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): July 2, 2014

 

SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-35471

(Commission file number)

 

27-4867100

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1160 Dairy Ashford Rd., Suite 160, Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

(281) 258-4400
(Company's telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 
 

  

THIS REPORT AND THE EXHIBITS HERETO INCLUDE “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE U.S. PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER FROM EXPECTATIONS, ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS AND, CONSEQUENTLY, YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS PREDICTIONS OF FUTURE EVENTS. THESE STATEMENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF WORDS OR PHRASES SUCH AS “EXPECT,” “ESTIMATE,” “PROJECT,” “BUDGET,” “FORECAST,” “ANTICIPATE,” “INTEND,” “PLAN,” “MAY,” “WILL,” “COULD,” “SHOULD,” “BELIEVES,” “PREDICTS,” “POTENTIAL,” “CONTINUE,” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS.

 

THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE STATEMENTS REGARDING THE EXPECTED FUTURE PERFORMANCE OF SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC. (THE “COMPANY”). THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THE EXPECTED RESULTS. MOST OF THESE FACTORS ARE OUTSIDE THE COMPANY’S CONTROL AND DIFFICULT TO PREDICT. THESE RISKS AND CONTINGENCIES INCLUDE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE LEVELS OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY, INTENSE INDUSTRY COMPETITION, A LIMITED NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS, NEED TO MANAGE RAPID GROWTH, DELAYS, REDUCTIONS OR CANCELLATIONS OF SERVICE CONTRACTS, OPERATIONAL DISRUPTIONS DUE TO SEASONALITY, WEATHER AND OTHER EXTERNAL FACTORS, CREW PRODUCTIVITY, THE AVAILABILITY OF CAPITAL RESOURCES, SUBSTANTIAL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPOSING THE COMPANY TO CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS AND GLOBAL FACTORS INCLUDING ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND MILITARY UNCERTAINTIES, THE NEED TO COMPLY WITH DIVERSE AND COMPLEX LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND OTHER FACTORS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY’S FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

THE FOREGOING LIST OF FACTORS IS NOT EXCLUSIVE. ALL SUBSEQUENT WRITTEN AND ORAL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE COMPANY AND ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON ITS BEHALF ARE EXPRESSLY QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY THE CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS ABOVE. READERS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE MADE. EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE OR ACCEPT ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING TO RELEASE PUBLICLY ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN ITS EXPECTATIONS OR ANY CHANGE IN EVENTS, CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENT IS BASED.

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), its domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and noteholder collateral agent (the “Noteholder Collateral Agent”), entered into an Indenture dated as of July 2, 2014 (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Company issued $150 million aggregate principal amount of its 10.000% senior secured notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The Notes will mature on July 15, 2019, and interest is payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2015.

 

The Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by all of the Company’s existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, except for immaterial subsidiaries (the “Guarantees”). The Notes and the Guarantees are senior secured obligations of the Company and the Guarantors and will rank senior in right of payment to any of the Company’s and Guarantors’ future subordinated indebtedness and equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ other existing and future senior indebtedness. The Notes and the Guarantees are secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s and Guarantors’ assets, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens, as of the issue date. These liens, however, will be contractually subordinated to a first priority lien on such assets that may secure a new credit facility that the Company and the Guarantors are permitted to enter into in the future.

 

The Company will have the right to redeem some or all of the Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount to be redeemed) set forth below, together with accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, if redeemed on or after January 15, 2017 as indicated:

 

Period Percentage
On or after January 15, 2017 and prior to July 15, 2017 107.500%
On or after July 15, 2017 and prior to July 15, 2018 105.000%
On and after July 15, 2018 100.000%

 

 

The Company will also have the right to redeem some or all of the Notes at any time or from time to time prior to January 15, 2017, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus an applicable premium determined in accordance with the Indenture and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

 

In addition, the Company will have the right to redeem from time to time up to 35% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes before January 15, 2017, with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings by the Company at a redemption price equal to 110.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued but unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

 

Subject to certain exceptions, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture), each holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to purchase that holder’s Notes for a cash price equal to 101% of the principal amounts to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. Upon the occurrence of an Asset Sale (as defined in the Indenture), each holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to purchase that holder’s Notes for a cash price equal to 100% of the principal amounts to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, from any proceeds from the Asset Sale in excess of $7.5 million that are not otherwise used by the Company to either reduce its debt, reinvest in assets or acquire a permitted business.

 

The Indenture contains various covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries, including the Guarantors, to, among other things: (i) transfer or sell assets; (ii) pay dividends, redeem subordinated indebtedness or make other restricted payments; (iii) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or, with respect to its restricted subsidiaries, issue preferred stock; (iv) create or incur liens; (v) incur dividend or other payment restrictions affecting its restricted subsidiaries; (vi) consummate a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of its or its subsidiaries’ assets; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; (viii) engage in business other than its current business and reasonably related extensions thereof; and (ix) take or omit to take any actions that would adversely affect or impair in any material respect the collateral securing the Notes.

 

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The Indenture also provides for customary events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the principal of, and any accrued interest on, the Notes to be due and payable immediately.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Notes and execution of the Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors and the Noteholder Collateral Agent entered into a Security Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2014 (the “Security Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company and the Guarantors pledged substantially all of their assets to secure their obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, subject to certain exclusions and exceptions as set forth in such agreement. The Notes and the Guarantees are not secured by the assets of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and the Security Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture, the Form of 10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, the Notation of Guarantee and the Security Agreement, filed as Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 4.2, Exhibit 4.3 and Exhibit 10.1, respectively, hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

In connection with the completion of the offering of the Notes, the Company, the Guarantors named therein and Jefferies LLC, as initial purchaser, entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to use its best efforts to register with the SEC a new series of notes having substantially identical terms as the Notes as part of an offer to exchange freely tradable notes (the “Exchange Notes”), for the Notes. The Company and the Guarantors further agreed to use best efforts to: (i) file a registration statement for the Exchange Notes with the SEC within 300 days after the issuance of the Notes; (ii) cause that registration statement to be declared effective within 390 days after the issue date of the Notes; and (iii) close the exchange offer 30 days after such registration statement is declared effective. In certain circumstances, the Company may be required to file a shelf registration statement to cover resales of the Notes. The use of the shelf registration statement will be subject to certain customary suspension periods. If the Company and the Guarantors do not meet the deadlines set forth above, they will be required to pay additional interest to holders of the Notes, under certain circumstances, in an amount ranging from 0.25% to a maximum of 1.0% per annum, until they have fulfilled the obligations described above.

 

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Offering of the Notes closed on July 2, 2014. After deducting the Initial Purchaser’s discounts and commissions and estimated expenses of the offering payable by the Company, the Company used or intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, together with available cash, (i) to repay certain of its existing indebtedness, (ii) to fund the purchase of equipment related to its Alaska operations, (iii) to pay related fees and expenses and (iv) for general corporate purposes.

 

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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On July 2, 2014, with the use of the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes, the Company repaid all indebtedness owing under the Credit Agreement dated as of November 28, 2012 (the “2012 Credit Agreement”), as amended, among the Company and SAExploration Sub, Inc., as parent, SAExploration, Inc., SAExploration Seismic Services (US), LLC and NES, LLC, as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, and MC Admin Co LLC, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Upon such repayment, the 2012 Credit Agreement was terminated, and all security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent were or are in the process of being terminated and released. In connection with the early repayment of the outstanding loans under 2012 Credit Agreement, the Company paid a prepayment premium and make-whole payment to the lenders thereunder of approximately $8.88 million in the aggregate.

 

In addition, on July 2, 2014, with the use of the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes, the Company repaid all indebtedness owing under the unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $17.5 million (the “Promissory Note”), issued by the Company to CLCH, LLC, as representative of the stockholders of the corporation formerly known as SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (“Former SAE”), in connection with the merger of Former SAE with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company on June 24, 2013 (the “Merger”).

 

Descriptions of the 2012 Credit Agreement and the Promissory Note are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 3, 2014, in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing,” a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information included in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On July 2, 2014, Arnold Wong, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, notified the Company of his decision to resign from the Board of Directors with immediate effect. Mr. Wong was designated as a nominee to the Company’s Board of Directors by Former SAE and elected upon consummation of the Merger as the representative of the Administrative Agent under the 2012 Credit Agreement, which was terminated upon the repayment of the outstanding loans thereunder with the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On July 2, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Notes offering. For information regarding this matter, the Company hereby incorporates by reference herein the information set forth in such press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

4.1 Indenture, dated July 2, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and noteholder collateral agent.

 

4.2 Form of 10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.1).

 

4.3 Notation of Guarantee executed July 2, 2014, among the Company, SAExploration Sub, Inc., SAExploration, Inc., SAExploration Seismic Services (US), LLC, and NES, LLC.

 

10.1 Security Agreement, dated July 2, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as noteholder collateral agent.

 

10.2 Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 2, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and Jefferies LLC, as initial purchaser.

 

99.1 Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing,”  from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 3, 2014.

 

99.2 Press Release dated July 2, 2014.

 

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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:  July 9, 2014

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

  By:

/s/ Brent Whiteley

  Name: Brent Whiteley
  Title:

Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and

Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

4.1 Indenture, dated July 2, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and noteholder collateral agent.

 

4.2 Form of 10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.1).

 

4.3 Notation of Guarantee executed July 2, 2014, among the Company, SAExploration Sub, Inc., SAExploration, Inc., SAExploration Seismic Services (US), LLC, and NES, LLC.

 

10.1 Security Agreement, dated July 2, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as noteholder collateral agent.

 

10.2 Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 2, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and Jefferies LLC, as initial purchaser.

 

99.1 Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing,”  from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 3, 2014.

 

99.2 Press Release dated July 2, 2014.

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC.

 

AND EACH OF THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

 

10.000% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2019

 

 

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of July 2, 2014 

 

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

as Trustee and Noteholder Collateral Agent 

 

 

 

 
 

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
 
Section 1.01 Definitions 1
Section 1.02 Other Definitions 23
Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of TIA 24
Section 1.04 Rules of Construction 24
     
ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES
 
Section 2.01 Form and Dating 25
Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication 26
Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent 27
Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust 27
Section 2.05 Holder Lists 27
Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange 27
Section 2.07 Replacement Notes 36
Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes 36
Section 2.09 Treasury Notes 37
Section 2.10 Temporary Notes 37
Section 2.11 Cancellation 37
Section 2.12 Overdue Interest 37
Section 2.13 Persons Deemed Owners 38
Section 2.14 Interest Payment Date; Record Date 38
     
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASE
 
Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee 38
Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed 38
Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption 39
Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption 40
Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price 40
Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part 40
Section 3.07 Optional Redemption 40
Section 3.08 No Sinking Fund Payments 41
Section 3.09 Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds or From Excess Cash Flow 41
     
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
 
Section 4.01 Payment of Notes 44
Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency 44
Section 4.03 Corporate Existence; Insurance; Maintenance of Properties 45
Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate 45
Section 4.05 Taxes 46
Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws 46
Section 4.07 Restricted Payments 46
Section 4.08 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock 49

 

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Section 4.09 Liens 53
Section 4.10 [Reserved] 54
Section 4.11 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries 54
Section 4.12 Transactions with Affiliates 55
Section 4.13 [Reserved] 57
Section 4.14 Business Activities 57
Section 4.15 Additional Note Guarantees 57
Section 4.16 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries 57
Section 4.17 Payments for Consent 58
Section 4.18 Reports 58
Section 4.19 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control 60
Section 4.20 Asset Sales 61
     
ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS
     
Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets 64
Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted 65
     
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
 
Section 6.01 Events of Default 65
Section 6.02 Acceleration 67
Section 6.03 Other Remedies 67
Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults 68
Section 6.05 Control by Majority 68
Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits 68
Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee or Noteholder Collateral Agent 69
Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim 69
Section 6.10 Priorities 70
Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs 70
     
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
 
Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee 70
Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee 71
Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee 72
Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer 72
Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults 72
Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes 73
Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity 73
Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee 74
Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc 75
Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification 75
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company 75
Section 7.12 Trustee in Other Capacities; Noteholder Collateral Agent and Paying Agent 75
     
ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
 
Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance 76
Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge 76

 

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Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance 77
Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance 77
Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions 78
Section 8.06 Repayment to Company 78
Section 8.07 Reinstatement 79
     
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
 
Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes 79
Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes 80
Section 9.03 [Reserved] 82
Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents 82
Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes 82
Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc 82
     
ARTICLE 10
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
 
Section 10.01 Satisfaction and Discharge 82
Section 10.02 Application of Trust Money 83
     
ARTICLE 11
NOTE GUARANTEES
 
Section 11.01 Guarantee 84
Section 11.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability 85
Section 11.03 Execution and Delivery of Guarantee 85
Section 11.04 Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms 86
Section 11.05 Releases 87
     
ARTICLE 12
SECURITY
 
Section 12.01 Grant of Security Interests; Intercreditor Agreement 88
Section 12.02 Recording and Opinions 89
Section 12.03 Mortgages and Filings 91
Section 12.04 Advances to Subsidiaries 92
Section 12.05 Additional Collateral 92
Section 12.06 Further Assurances 93
Section 12.07 Release of Liens 93
Section 12.08 Form and Sufficiency of Release 95
Section 12.09 Authorization of Actions to be Taken by the Noteholder Collateral Agent Under the Security Documents 95
Section 12.10 Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents 96
Section 12.11 Replacement of Noteholder Collateral Agent 96
     
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
 
Section 13.01 [Reserved] 96
Section 13.02 Notices 96
Section 13.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes 98

 

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Section 13.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent 98
Section 13.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion 98
Section 13.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents 98
Section 13.07 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders 98
Section 13.08 Governing Law 99
Section 13.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements 99
Section 13.10 Successors 99
Section 13.11 Severability 99
Section 13.12 Counterpart Originals 99
Section 13.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc 99
Section 13.14 Releases 99

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A FORM OF NOTE
Exhibit B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Exhibit C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Exhibit D FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Exhibit E FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
Exhibit F FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

NOTE: This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of July 2, 2014 among SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Guarantors (as defined herein) and U.S. Bank National Association, and any and all successors thereto, as trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”) and as Noteholder Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “ Noteholder Collateral Agent ”).

 

The Company, the Guarantors, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) of the 10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “ Notes ”):

 

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01         Definitions .

 

ABL Agent ” has the meaning assigned to it in the Security Agreement.

 

Accession Agreement ” means an accession agreement, if any, to the Security Documents, in substantially the form provided therein, entered into by the Company, the holders of any Pari Passu Indebtedness and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, from time to time.

 

Acquired Debt ” means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

(1)       Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person (regardless of the form of the applicable transaction by which such Person became a Subsidiary) or expressly assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from any Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person or of such Indebtedness being incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets; and

 

(2)         Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

 

Acquired Debt will be deemed to be incurred on the date the acquired Person becomes a Subsidiary or date of the applicable acquisition of assets.

 

Additional Interest ” means all additional interest then owing on the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Additional Notes ” means Notes (other than the Initial Notes) originally issued after the date of this Indenture under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, as part of the same class as the Initial Notes.

 

Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.

 

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Agent ” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent.

 

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

 

(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the Note; or

 

(2) the excess of:

 

(a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the Note at January 15, 2017, (such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing in Section 3.07(b) hereof) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through January 15, 2017 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to such redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

 

(b) the principal amount of the Note.

 

Calculation of the Applicable Premium is a responsibility of the Company and the Trustee shall not be responsible to calculate or verify any calculation related to the Applicable Premium.

 

Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.

 

Asset Sale ” means:

 

(1)         the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 4.19 and/or Section 5.01 and not by Section 4.20; and

 

(2)         the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests in any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than directors' qualifying shares or other shares required by law to be held by persons other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary).

 

Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

 

(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of less than $1.0 million;

 

(2) a sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

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(4) (a) the sale, exchange, lease, conveyance or other transfer of property, products, services, equipment or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business and of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets in the ordinary course of business, (b) the abandonment or relinquishment of assets, the waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or (c) dispositions pursuant to condemnation or similar involuntary dispositions;

 

(5) the granting of Liens not prohibited by Section 4.09 and dispositions in connection with Permitted Liens;

 

(6) dispositions of Capital Stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(7) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 4.07 or a Permitted Investment.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the U.S. Code entitled "Bankruptcy" as now and hereinafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

Beneficial Owner ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.

 

Board of Directors ” means:

 

(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;

 

(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of a direct or indirect general partner of the partnership;

 

(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the direct or indirect managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and

 

(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.

 

Capital Lease Obligation ” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

 

Capital Stock ” means:

 

(1) in the case of a corporation, capital stock;

 

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(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) in the equity of such entity;

 

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and

 

(4) in the case of any other entity, any other interests or participations that confer on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing entity,

 

but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

Cash Equivalents ” means:

 

(1) United States dollars or any foreign currency in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary conducts business;

 

(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

 

(3) certificates of deposit and Eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of “B” or better or any commercial bank organized under the laws of another country that is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and has total assets in excess of $500.0 million;

 

(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

 

(5) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and, in each case, maturing within twelve months after the date of acquisition; and

 

(6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition.

 

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any 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 properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) other than a Permitted Holder;

 

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(2) the adoption or the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

(3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any “person” (as defined above), other than a Permitted Holder, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or

 

(4) 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 such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance).

 

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, S.A. or any successor thereto.

 

Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to it in the Security Documents.

 

Company ” means SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, until such time as another Person shall become the "Company" pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor Person.

 

Consolidated Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication:

 

(1) an amount equal to (i) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring loss plus (ii) any net loss realized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(3) the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

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(4) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-cash charge or expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charges or expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus

 

(5) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business,

 

in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Notwithstanding the preceding, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than a Guarantor will be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company only to the extent that a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended to the Company by such Restricted Subsidiary without prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained), and without direct or indirect restriction pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:

 

(1) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;

 

(2) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;

 

(3) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded; and

 

(4) notwithstanding clause (1) above, the Net Income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary will be excluded, whether or not distributed to the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries.

 

Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, the amount which, in accordance with GAAP, would be set forth under the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, less the sum of (1) all current liabilities and (2) goodwill and intangible assets, in each case, in accordance with GAAP as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available.

 

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Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” will be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company, except as specified in Section 4.02.

 

Credit Agreement ” means a new credit agreement to be entered into after the Issue Date among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders from time to time party thereto, providing for borrowings in an amount not to exceed the amount of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.08(b)(1) including any related notes, Guarantees, collateral documents, security documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to investors) in whole or in part from time to time.

 

Credit Facilities ” means one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement) or commercial paper facilities, in each case, with banks or other institutional lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time.

 

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

 

Default ” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof (other than in the name of the Depositary or its nominee) and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

 

Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

 

Disqualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature, except to the extent that such Capital Stock is solely redeemable with, or solely exchangeable for, any capital stock of such Person that is not Disqualified Stock. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.07. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Indenture will be the maximum amount that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature.

 

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Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

Equity Interests ” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

 

Equity Offering ” means a public or private sale of Equity Interests of the Company by the Company (other than Disqualified Stock and other than to a Subsidiary of the Company).

 

Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system, or any successor thereto.

 

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

 

Exchange Notes ” means the Exchange Notes issued in exchanges for Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Existing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under any Credit Facility, the Notes and the Note Guarantees) in existence on the date of this Indenture, until such amounts are repaid.

 

Excluded Property ” has the meaning assigned to it in the Security Agreement.

 

Fair Market Value ” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by the Chief Financial Officer or Board of Directors of the Company (unless otherwise provided in this Indenture).

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Stock or preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “ Calculation Date ”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act) to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

 

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In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

 

(1) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including any related financing transactions and including increases in equity ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries of the specified Person, during the four-quarter period or subsequent to such period and on or prior to the Calculation Date, or that are to be made on the Calculation Date, will be given pro forma effect in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;

 

(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;

 

(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;

 

(4) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter period;

 

(5) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter period; and

 

(6) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months).

 

Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus

 

(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus

 

(3) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus

 

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(4) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.

 

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

 

Foreign Subsidiary Reorganization ” means the transaction or transactions pursuant to which assets utilized primarily in the Company’s non-U.S. operations and located in non-U.S. jurisdictions or titled in the name of a foreign branch of a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company will be transferred to one or more Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company formed or to be formed in such respective non-U.S. jurisdictions.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to time.

 

Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(2) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

Global Notes ” means, individually and collectively, each of the Notes in global, book-entry form deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01 hereof.

 

Government Securities ” means securities that are:

 

(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or

 

(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America,

 

which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.

 

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Guarantee ” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).

 

Guarantors ” means (1) each Domestic Subsidiary of the Company on the date of this Indenture and (2) each other Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, in each case, together with their respective successors and assigns until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

 

Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:

 

(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;

 

(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and

 

(3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

 

Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.

 

IAI Global Note ” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means, as of any date, any Restricted Subsidiary whose total assets, as of that date, are less than $100,000 and whose total revenues for the most recent 12-month period for which consolidated financial statements are available do not exceed $100,000 for such 12-month period; provided that a Restricted Subsidiary will not be considered to be an Immaterial Subsidiary if it, directly or indirectly, guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company.

 

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:

 

(1) in respect of borrowed money;

 

(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

 

(3) in respect of banker’s acceptances;

 

(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations;

 

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(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than one year after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or

 

(6) representing any Hedging Obligations,

 

if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person. Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness.

 

Indenture ” means this Indenture, pursuant to which the Notes will be issued, among the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

Indirect Participant ” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

 

Initial Notes ” means the $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.

 

Institutional Accredited Investor ” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ” means any intercreditor agreement (i) whose terms are not materially less favorable to the Holders of the Notes than those summarized in the Offering Memorandum under “Description of Notes—Security”, (ii) that is entered into in connection with entering into any Credit Agreement and (iii) that is among the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the Company, the Guarantors and any other parties thereto, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

 

Investments ” means, with respect to any specified Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and other advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.07(c) hereof. The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.07(c) hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

 

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Issue Date ” means the date of this Indenture.

 

Kuukpik Joint Venture ” means Kuukpik/SAExploration, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company and a joint venture between SAExploration, Inc. and Kuukpik Corporation.

 

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.

 

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

 

Mortgage ” means each mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt and any other document or instrument under which any Lien on real property owned by the Company or any Guarantor is granted to secure the obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under this Indenture.

 

Net Income ” means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:

 

(1) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with (i) any Asset Sale or (ii) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(2) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss).

 

Net Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of (1) the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, the amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by such assets and which is required to be repaid by the Company or Restricted Subsidiary, in connection with such transaction and legal, accounting and investment banking fees, brokers fees, sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale and taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements and (2) any reserve for adjustment, indemnification, earnout or similar obligations in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.

 

Non-Recourse Debt ” means Indebtedness:

 

(1) as to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), or (ii) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise;

 

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(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and

 

(3) as to which the lenders will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary).

 

Non-U.S. Person ” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person as defined under Regulation S of the Securities Act.

 

Note Guarantee ” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

 

Noteholder Collateral Agent ” means U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as collateral agent for the benefit of the Holders of Notes under the Security Documents, together with its successors in such capacity.

 

Notes ” means, collectively, the Notes originally issued under this Indenture as of the Issue Date, and any Additional Notes subsequently issued, except if otherwise started herein.

 

Obligations ” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

 

Offering Memorandum ” means the Offering Memorandum dated June 25, 2014 of the Company and Guarantors relating to the Notes.

 

Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person; provided that, in the case of a limited or general partnership, limited liability company or other Person that is not a corporation, the term “Officer” shall also include any of the foregoing officers of a direct or indirect general partner, managing member or other similar Person.

 

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof; provided that, if this Indenture expressly calls for an Officers’ Certificate delivered by or signed on behalf of a Person other than the Company, then such certificate shall be signed by two Officers of such Person, one of whom shall be the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, treasurer or principal accounting officer of such Person or, in the case of a limited or general partnership, limited liability company or other Person that is not a corporation, any of the foregoing Officers may be of a direct or indirect general partner, managing member or other similar Person.

 

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Opinion of Counsel ” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee. Anything in this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, any such opinion of legal counsel may rely, as to factual matters, on a certificate of an Officer of the Company or any Guarantor or any other appropriate Person and on certificates and statements of governmental bodies and officials.

 

Pari Passu Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness (1) that is permitted to be incurred under Section 4.08 and (2) that is secured by a Permitted Lien described in clause (3) of the definition of the Permitted Liens; provided that (i) it is so designated as Pari Passu Indebtedness in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent and (ii) an authorized representative of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered an Accession Agreement.

 

Participant ” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

 

Permitted Business ” means any business that is the same as, or reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to, any of the businesses in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries was engaged on the date of this Indenture, as described in the Offering Memorandum, and any business reasonably related or complimentary thereto.

 

Permitted Holders ” means any of (a) Jeff Hastings, Brian Beatty and Brent Whiteley, (b) any Related Party thereof and (c) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter or initial purchaser in connection with a public or private offering of the Capital Stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such Capital Stock.

 

Permitted Investments ” means:

 

(1) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Guarantor;

 

(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

 

(3) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:

 

(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and a Guarantor; or

 

(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all or any substantial portion of its assets or of any of its business units to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and a Guarantor;

 

(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale (or a transaction excluded from the definition thereof) that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.20;

 

(5) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

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(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (a) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (b) litigation, arbitration or other disputes.

 

(7) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations;

 

(8) loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1.0 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(9) repurchases of the Notes or Exchange Notes;

 

(10) any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the date of this Indenture and any Investment consisting of an extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to a binding commitment existing on, the date of this Indenture; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased (a) as required by the terms of such Investment or commitment as in existence on the date of this Indenture or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

 

(11) advances to customers in the ordinary course of business, prepaid expenses or deposits, and performance guarantees of contracts or obligations other than Indebtedness;

 

(12) Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries as a result of the Foreign Subsidiary Reorganization;

 

(13) Investments in joint ventures in aggregate amount not to exceed $5.0 million, provided each such joint venture is engaged in a Permitted Business;

 

(14) any Investment by any Foreign Subsidiary in any other Foreign Subsidiary or any Person, if as a result the Person becomes a Foreign Subsidiary or the Person is merged or consolidated with or into a transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, any Foreign Subsidiary; and

 

(15) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (15) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed $5.0 million.

 

Permitted Liens ” means:

 

(1) Liens on assets of the Company or any Guarantor securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Credit Facilities that are permitted to be incurred by Section 4.08(b)(1);

 

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(2) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by Section 4.08(b)(4) covering only the assets constructed or acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness; provided , however such Liens are created within 180 days of the later of the acquisition, lease, completion of improvements, construction, repairs or additions or commencement of full operation of the assets or property subject to such Lien and do not encumber any other assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such assets or property and assets affixed or appurtenant thereto;

 

(3) Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) (a) the Notes and the Note Guarantees, (b) Additional Notes and Note Guarantees related to any Additional Notes and (c) Pari Passu Indebtedness, provided that, in the case of clauses (b) or (c) at the time such Additional Notes or such Pari Passu Indebtedness is incurred and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Secured Leverage Coverage Ratio is not greater than 3.5 to 1.0;

 

(4) Liens in favor of the Company or the Guarantors;

 

(5) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of, or is merged with or into or consolidated with, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such person becoming a Subsidiary or such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person that becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or the Subsidiary;

 

(6) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to such acquisition and were not incurred in contemplation of, such acquisition;

 

(7) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, insurance, surety or appeal bonds, workers compensation obligations, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (including Liens to secure letters of credit issued to assure payment of such obligations);

 

(8) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture;

 

(9) (a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor; (b) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff, Liens arising out of judgments or awards not constituting an Event of Default and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made; and (c) Liens on cash collateral for letters of credit or Hedging Obligations permitted by clauses (1), (9) and (11)(a), respectively, of Section 4.08(b) securing, in the case of letters of credit, an amount not to exceed the face amount of cash collateralized letters of credit for the benefit of the Company and/or the Guarantors and, in the case of Hedging Obligations, not to exceed the amount of such Hedging Obligations;

 

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(10) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business; Liens on property or assets under construction (and related rights) in favor of a contractor or developer arising from progress or partial payments by a third party relating to such property or assets; and Liens arising from UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or Liens occurring solely by the filing of a UCC statement, which filing has not been consented to by the Company or Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(11) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or improvements or accessions that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

 

(12) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; provided , however , that:

 

(a) the new Lien is limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Indebtedness (plus improvements and accessions to such property, or proceeds or distributions thereof); and

 

(b) the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, committed amount, of the original Indebtedness and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such renewal, refunding, refinancing, replacement, defeasance or discharge; and

 

(13) any extension, renewal or replacement, in whole or in part of any Lien described above in this definition of “Permitted Liens” (other than Liens described in clause (1) of this definition of “Permitted Liens”); provided that any such extension, renewal or replacement does not extend to any additional property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds, replacements or dividends or distributions in respect thereof);

 

(14) Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness, which occurred in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

(15) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Guarantor of the Company with respect to obligations that do not exceed $5.0 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(16) Liens securing Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary;

 

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(17) Liens on any property in favor of domestic or govern governmental bodies to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute, not yet due and payable; and

 

(18) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements.

 

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:

 

(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);

 

(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged, or has a final maturity date more than 91 days after the final maturity date of the Notes;

 

(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms, taken as a whole, at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and

 

(4) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company or by the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged and is initially guaranteed only by (a) Persons who were obligors on or guarantors of the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged or (b) a Guarantor in accordance with paragraph (10) of the definition of “Permitted Debt.”

 

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.

 

Private Placement Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(f)(1) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

 

QIB ” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

 

Redemption Date ” means the date of redemption established by the Company as set forth under Section 3.07 hereof.

 

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Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into among Jefferies LLC, as the initial purchaser, the Company and the Guarantors.

 

Regulation S ” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Regulation S Global Note ” means a Regulation S Temporary Global Note or Regulation S Permanent Global Note or both, as appropriate.

 

Regulation S Permanent Global Note ” means a permanent Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note upon expiration of the Restricted Period.

 

Regulation S Temporary Global Note ” means a temporary Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and bearing the Global Note Legend, the Private Placement Legend and the legend referred to in Section 2.06(f)(3) deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.

 

Related Party ” means:

 

(1) any controlling stockholder, 80% or more (based on voting power) owned Subsidiary, or immediate family member (in the case of an individual) of a Person described in clause (a) of the definition of Permitted Holder; or

 

(2) any trust, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, members, owners or Persons beneficially holding an 80% or more controlling interest of which consist of any one or more Permitted Holders.

 

Responsible Officer ” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Administration of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers, who in each case is responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Restricted Definitive Note ” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

 

Restricted Global Note ” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

 

Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

 

Restricted Period ” means the 40-day "distribution compliance period" as defined in Regulation S.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 144A Global Note ” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold to QIBs.

 

Rule 903 ” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 904 ” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

S&P means Standard & Poor's Rating Services or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

 

Secured Leverage Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (1) consolidated total Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by Liens as of such date (provided that in making such calculation, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company is permitted to incur under Section 4.08(b)(1) shall be deemed outstanding and secured by a Lien) to (2) the Company’s Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date, determined on a pro forma basis to give effect to any adjustments to as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

 

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

 

Security Agreement ” means the security agreement, dated as of the date of this Indenture, among the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Company and the Guarantors, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Security Documents ” means, collectively, any Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Agreement, each Mortgage, each pledge agreement and each document or other instrument (other than this Indenture) creating Liens in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent as required by this Indenture, in each case, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Indenture.

 

Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal of any Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal is scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

 

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Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers, trustees or similar persons of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

 

(2) any partnership or limited liability company of which (a) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (b) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or controlling managing member or otherwise controls such entity.

 

TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

 

Treasury Rate ” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to January 15, 2017; provided , however , that if the then remaining term of the Notes to January 15, 2017 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate will be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, and provided, further, that if the period from the redemption date to January 15, 2017, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

 

Trustee ” means U.S. Bank National Association until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

 

Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction from time to time.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

 

(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

 

(2) except as permitted by Section 4.12 is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;

 

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(3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and

 

(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

U.S. Person ” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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 in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

 

(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

 

(2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Section 1.02        Other Definitions .

 

  

  Defined in
Term   Section
     
ABL Priority Collateral   12.07
Affiliate Transaction   4.12
Asset Sale Offer   4.20
Authentication Order   2.02
Calculation Date   1.01
Change of Control Offer   4.19
Change of Control Payment   4.19
Change of Control Payment Date   4.19
Control Agreement   12.01
Covenant Defeasance   8.03
DTC   2.03
Event of Default   6.01
Excess Proceeds   4.20
Financial Reports   4.18
incur   4.08
Indemnified Party   7.07
Interest Payment Date   2.14
Legal Defeasance   8.02
Material Adverse Effect   4.03
Notes Documents   12.01
Notes Obligations   12.01
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    Defined in
Term   Section
     
Offer Amount   3.09
Offer Period   3.09
Offer to Purchase   3.09
Paying Agent   2.03
Payment Default   6.01
Permitted Debt   4.08
Premises   12.03
Purchase Date   3.09
Record Date   2.14
Registrar   2.03
Restricted Payments   4.07
Successor Guarantor   11.04

 

Section 1.03        Incorporation by Reference of TIA.

 

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, such provision is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture.

 

The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

 

indenture securities ” means the Notes;

 

indenture security Holder ” means a Holder of a Note;

 

indenture to be qualified ” means this Indenture;

 

indenture trustee ” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

 

obligor ” on the Notes and the Guarantees means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Guarantees, respectively.

 

Prior to the filing of any registration statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, anything in this Indenture or in any provision of the TIA that is referred to herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if any provision of the TIA that is referred to in this Indenture would require that any application, filing, report, other document or other information be provided to or filed with, or any request or demand be made upon, the SEC or any securities exchange, then such provision shall not be deemed to be part of this Indenture and neither the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, any other Agent, the Company, any Guarantor or any other Person shall be required to comply with such provision or file or otherwise provide any filing, report, document or other information to, or make such demand or request to, the SEC or any securities exchange.

 

Section 1.04         Rules of Construction .

 

Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

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

 

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

 

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(3)        “or” is not exclusive;

 

(4)        words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

 

(5)        “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

 

(6)        provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

 

(7)        references to sections of or rules or regulations under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; and

 

(8)        references to “interest” mean the interest rate then borne by the Notes, including any overdue interest required by Section 2.12 and any Additional Interest that may accrue on the Notes.

 

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

 

Section 2.01        Form and Dating .

 

(a)        General . The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in principal amount in excess thereof.

 

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

(b)        Global Notes . Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent such aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein, as such aggregate principal amount may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, cancellations and redemptions by endorsements on the schedule attached to such Global Note. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

 

(c)        Temporary Global Notes. Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S will be issued initially in the form of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, which will be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as Custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereafter provided.

 

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Following the termination of the Restricted Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note will be exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent Global Note pursuant to the Applicable Procedures upon receipt by the Trustee of (i) a written certificate from the Depositary, together with certificates from Euroclear and Clearstream certifying that they have received certification of non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note (except to the extent of any beneficial owner thereof who acquired a beneficial interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and who will take delivery of such beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note, each bearing the Private Placement Legend, all as contemplated by Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof), and (ii) an Officers’ Certificate from the Company. Simultaneously with the authentication of the Regulation S Permanent Global Note, the Trustee will cancel the Regulation S Temporary Global Note. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.

 

(d)        Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” (or in each case any successors thereto) of Clearstream will be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and the Regulation S Permanent Global Note that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.

 

Section 2.02        Execution and Authentication .

 

At least one Officer must sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

 

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

 

A Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

 

The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by two Officers (an “ Authentication Order ”), authenticate Notes for original issue that may be validly issued under this Indenture, including any Additional Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Notes authorized for issuance by the Company pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof.

 

The Trustee may, with the prior written consent of the Company (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld), appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.

 

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Section 2.03        Registrar and Paying Agent .

 

The Company will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange, including the names and addresses of the Holders and the principal amounts and interest on the Notes. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

 

The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company may from time to time appoint any other Person as a successor Depositary and thereupon terminate any predecessor Depositary.

 

The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

 

Section 2.04        Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .

 

The Company will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, Additional Interest if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Guarantor) will have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

 

Section 2.05         Holder Lists .

 

The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes, including names and addresses of Holders in the possession of any Paying Agent other than the Trustee.

 

Section 2.06        Transfer and Exchange .

 

(a)        Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes . A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if:

 

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(1)        the Depositary notifies the Company that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for the Global Notes or that it has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary within 90 days after it obtains knowledge of such circumstances;

 

(2)        the Company in its sole discretion notifies the Trustee in writing that the Company elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Notes; provided that in no event shall the Regulation S Temporary Global Note be exchanged for Definitive Notes prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to this Indenture and Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act; or

 

(3)        there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes and the Depositary or a Holder requests such exchange (in which case only the requested portion of the Global Note shall be exchanged).

 

Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (1), (2) or (3) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof; provided that the exchange of the Regulation S Temporary Global Note for the Regulation S Permanent Global Note must comply with the other applicable provisions of this Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 2.01(c) and Regulation S. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Sections 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.06. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Sections 2.06(b) or (c) hereof. Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, no Holder shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall not be required to issue, Definitive Notes except under the circumstances set forth in clause (1), (2) or (3) above of this Section 2.06(a).

 

(b)           Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes . The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

 

(1)        Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note . Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however , that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person and may only be made in offshore transactions within the meaning of Regulation S. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).

 

(2)        All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either:

 

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(A)         both:

 

(1)        a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and

 

(2)        instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or

 

(B)         both:

 

(1)        a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and

 

(2)        instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above;

 

provided that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certifications required in respect of such transfer or exchange pursuant to this Indenture or Rule 903 under the Securities Act.

 

Transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent Global Note shall be made at the end of the Restricted Period in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and upon receipt of the certifications specified in Section 2.01(c).

 

Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof.

 

(3)         Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)        If the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(B)        if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

 

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(C)        if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

 

(c)          Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

 

(1)         Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If in accordance with Section 2.06(a) a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note is to be exchanged for a Restricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

(A)        if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof;

 

(B)        if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(C)        if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

 

(D)        if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

 

(E)        if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) or (C) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof;

 

(F)        if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

(G)        if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

 

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(g) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

 

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(2)            Beneficial Interests in Regulation S Temporary Global Note to Definitive Notes. Notwithstanding Sections 2.06(c)(1)(A) and (C) hereof, a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note prior to (A) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (B) the receipt by the Registrar of any certifications required in respect of such transfer or exchange pursuant to this Indenture or pursuant to Rule 903(b)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act, except in the case of a transfer pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 903 or Rule 904.

 

(d)           Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.

 

(1)            Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

(A)        if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof;

 

(B)         if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(C)         if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

 

(D)         if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

 

(E)         if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) or (C) of this Section 2.06(d)(1), a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof;

 

(F)         if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

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(G)         if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

 

the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the Rule 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI Global Note.

 

(e)            Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).

 

(1)            Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)        If the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(B)         if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

 

(C)         if the transfer will be made pursuant to any exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in (B) or (C) of this Section 2.06(e), then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

 

(f)            Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

 

(1)           Private Placement Legend.

 

(A)        Each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form (except that such legend need not be borne by a Regulation S Permanent Global Note or a Definitive Note issued in exchange for an interest in a Regulation S Permanent Global Note in compliance with this Indenture):

 

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“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS A NON-U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO IT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE OR (C) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) WHICH IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO IT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE, (D) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S, OR REGISTRAR’S, AS APPLICABLE, RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE OR REGISTRAR. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.”

 

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(2)            Global Note Legend . Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

 

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“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 MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE 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.”

 

(3)            Regulation S Temporary Global Note Legend. The Regulation S Temporary Global Note will bear a Legend in substantially the following form:

 

PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 40-DAY "DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD" (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S), THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, A U.S. PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S, EXCEPT TO A PERSON REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A AND THE INDENTURE OR OTHERWISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S.

 

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(g)           Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

 

(h)           General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

 

(1)           To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrar’s request.

 

(2)           No service charge will be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.19, 4.20 and 9.05 hereof).

 

(3)           The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

 

(4)           All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

(5)           Neither the Registrar nor the Company will be required:

 

(A)        to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection;

 

(B)         to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part; or

 

(C)         to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

 

(6)           Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent, the Guarantors and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if any, interest, or Additional Interest, if any, on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Guarantor, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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(7)           The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

 

(8)           All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile or other electronic transmission.

 

(9)           The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Participants) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

(i)             Exchange Offer . Upon the occurrence of the exchange offer as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Global Notes without the legend required by Section 2.06(f)(1) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes accepted for exchange in such exchange offer and (ii) Definitive Notes without the legend required by Section 2.06(f)(1) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the exchange offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount.

 

Section 2.07           Replacement Notes .

 

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by (i) the Trustee to protect the Trustee or (ii) the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.

 

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

 

Section 2.08           Outstanding Notes .

 

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(c) hereof.

 

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

 

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

 

If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest.

 

Section 2.09           Treasury Notes .

 

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any Guarantor, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded.

 

Section 2.10           Temporary Notes .

 

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company will prepare and the Trustee will authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

 

Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

 

Section 2.11           Cancellation .

 

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will destroy canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all canceled Notes will be delivered to the Company upon written request. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 2.12           Overdue Interest .

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Code) on overdue principal, premium, if any, and interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) from time to time on demand at the rate equal to 2.00% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate (as set forth in the caption on the face of the form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A) on the Notes to the extent lawful to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case consistent with Section 4.01 hereof. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of overdue interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such overdue interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) will mail or cause to be sent to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

 

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All reference to “interest” in this Indenture and the Notes mean the initial interest rate borne by the Notes and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any increases in that rate to the extent overdue interest accrues on the Notes.

 

Section 2.13           Persons Deemed Owners .

 

The Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes. Only Holders have rights under this Indenture and the Notes.

 

Section 2.14           Interest Payment Date; Record Date .

 

Interest on outstanding Notes will accrue at the rate of 10.000% per year and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2015 (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”). The Company will make each interest payment to the Holders of record on the immediately preceding January 1 and July 1 (each, a “ Record Date ”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASE

 

Section 3.01           Notices to Trustee .

 

If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 15 days (or such lesser number of days as the Trustee may agree to) before a notice of redemption is to be mailed to Holders of Notes pursuant to Section 3.03, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth:

 

(1)           the paragraph or section of this Indenture or the Notes pursuant to which the redemption shall occur;

 

(2)           the redemption date;

 

(3)           the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed; and

 

(4)           the redemption price.

 

Section 3.02           Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed .

 

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee or the Registrar will select Notes for redemption on a pro rata basis (or, in the case of Global Notes, in such manner as the applicable Depositary may require), unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange requirements (provided a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows of the listing of the Notes on a stock exchange).

 

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In the event of partial redemption, the particular Notes to be redeemed will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption.

 

The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in minimum amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that any unredeemed portion of a Note redeemed in part must be an authorized denomination; and provided further that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.

 

Section 3.03           Notice of Redemption .

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to the Trustee and each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that, anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a Covenant Defeasance or Legal Defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 10 hereof.

 

The notice will identify the Notes to be redeemed and will state:

 

(1)           the redemption date;

 

(2)           the redemption price;

 

(3)           If the Notes are being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Notes to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Notes, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;

 

(4)           the name and address of the Paying Agent;

 

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

 

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

 

(7)           the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

 

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

 

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At the Company’s request, the Trustee will give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense; provided, however , that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date (or a shorter period as agreed to by the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in this Section 3.03 above.

 

Section 3.04           Effect of Notice of Redemption .

 

Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes or portions thereof called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be conditional.

 

Section 3.05           Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price .

 

No later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) New York City time on the Redemption Date or, in the event of a purchase of Notes pursuant to Sections 4.19 or 4.20 hereof, the purchase date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

 

If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after an interest Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for redemption or properly tendered for purchase and not withdrawn is not so paid on the applicable Redemption Date or purchase date, as applicable, because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, unpaid interest from the Redemption Date or purchase date, as applicable, to but excluding the date on which such principal and interest is paid, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in accordance with Section 4.01 hereof.

 

Section 3.06           Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part .

 

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee will authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered, provided that such Note shall be in an authorized denomination.

 

Section 3.07           Optional Redemption .

 

(a)           Except as set forth in clauses (c) and (d) of this Section 3.07, the Notes shall not be redeemable at the option of the Company prior to January 15, 2017.

 

(b)           On or after January 15, 2017, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at one time or from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor (subject to the provisions of the first sentence of Section 3.03 of this Indenture) more than 60 days’ prior written notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed to the applicable Redemption Date, if redeemed during the periods indicated below, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date:

 

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Period   Percentage  
On or after January 15, 2017 and prior to July 15, 2017     107.500 %
On or after July 15, 2017 and prior to July 15, 2018     105.000 %
On and after July 15, 2018     100.000 %

 

Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable Redemption Date.

 

(c)           At any time prior to January 15, 2017, the Company may, at its option, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, at one time or from time to time, issued under this Indenture, upon not less than 30 nor (subject to the provisions of the first sentence of Section 3.03 of this Indenture) more than 60 days’ prior written notice, at a redemption price equal to 110% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the applicable Record Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date), with the net cash proceeds of Equity Offerings of the Company; provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued under this Indenture (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries) remains outstanding immediately after such redemption; and (ii) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering.

 

(d)           At any time prior to January 15, 2017, the Company may also, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at one time or from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor (subject to the provisions of the first sentence of Section 3.03 of this Indenture) more than 60 days’ prior written notice, at a redemption price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date in respect of then outstanding Notes.

 

(e)           Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

 

Section 3.08           No Sinking Fund Payments .

 

The Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

 

Section 3.09           Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds .

 

In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.20 hereof, the Company shall be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer (an “ Offer to Purchase ”), it will follow the procedures specified below and in Sections 4.20 (c), (d), (e) and (f):

 

(a)           The applicable Offer to Purchase shall be made to all Holders and, in the case of an Asset Sale Offer pursuant to Section 4.20, all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets.

 

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(b)           The Asset Sale Offer will remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days and not more than 30 Business Days from the date notice of such offer is sent, except in each case to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (in either such case, the “ Offer Period ”).

 

(c)           No later than three Business Days after the termination of the applicable Offer Period (the “ Purchase Date ”), the Company will apply all Excess Proceeds (after deducting from such Excess Proceeds an amount equal to all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the applicable Asset Sale Offer and the purchase, prepayment or redemption of any applicable pari passu Indebtedness), as applicable, (the “ Offer Amount ”), to the purchase of Notes and, in the case of an Asset Sale Offer, such other pari passu Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if applicable, determined in the manner described in Section 4.20) or, if less than the applicable Offer Amount has been tendered and not withdrawn (including, in the case of an Asset Sale Offer, such pari passu Indebtedness to be repurchases, redeemed or repaid), all Notes tendered in response to the Offer to Purchase and, in the case of an Asset Sale Offer, any such pari passu Indebtedness.

 

(d)           If the applicable Purchase Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, will be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the applicable Offer to Purchase.

 

(e)           Upon the commencement of an applicable Offer to Purchase, the Company will send, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the applicable Offer to Purchase. The notice, which will govern the terms of the applicable Offer to Purchase, will state:

 

(1)           that the Offer to Purchase is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.20 hereof and the length of time the Offer to Purchase will remain open;

 

(2)           the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;

 

(3)           that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest;

 

(4)           that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note or portion thereof accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will cease to accrue interest on and after the Purchase Date;

 

(5)           that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Offer to Purchase may elect to have Notes purchased in minimum principal amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in principal amount in excess thereof, so long as, in the case of Notes surrendered for repurchase in part, any portion of a Note not surrendered for repurchase is an authorized denomination;

 

(6)           that Holders electing to have Notes purchased pursuant to such Offer to Purchase will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business in The City of New York at least three Business Days prior to the last day of the applicable Offer Period;

 

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(7)           that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the depositary, if appointed by the Company, or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, prior to the close of business in The City of New York at least three Business Days prior to the last day of the applicable Offer Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;

 

(8)           that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and, in the case of an Asset Sale Offer, other applicable pari passu Indebtedness surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Trustee or the Registrar will select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with, in the case of an Asset Sale Offer, any applicable pari passu Indebtedness) in the manner provided in Section 4.20 of this Indenture (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate so that only Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, will be purchased and so that any unrepurchased portion of a Note repurchased in part is an authorized denomination); and

 

(9)           that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).

 

On or before the applicable Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis as provided in this Section 3.09 and in Section 4.20 hereof, to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof duly tendered pursuant to the applicable Offer to Purchase and not duly withdrawn and, in the case of an Asset Sale Offer, any applicable pari passu Indebtedness or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes duly tendered and not duly withdrawn and, in the case of an Asset Sale Offer, all applicable pari passu Indebtedness and will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, will promptly (but in any case not later than five days after the Purchase Date) mail to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase (or, in the case of any Notes that are in global form, make such payment through the facilities of DTC or any other applicable Depositary), and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company, will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each such Holder a new Note, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company (or, in the case of Global Notes, transferred by book entry) to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the applicable Offer to Purchase on the Purchase Date.

 

Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.06 hereof. For purposes of clarity, the parties hereto agree that, anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, interest on any Note or portion thereof accepted for repurchase by the Company pursuant to Section 3.09, 4.19 or 4.20 shall cease to accrue on and after the applicable purchase date unless the Company defaults in making the payment due on such Note or portion thereof, as applicable, as provided herein.

 

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 each repurchase of Notes pursuant to this Section 3.09, or Sections 4.19 or 4.20 hereof, and, in the case of an Asset Sale Offer, any pari passu Indebtedness pursuant to an applicable Offer to Purchase. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 3.09, Section 3.05, Section 3.06, Section 4.19 or Section 4.20 of this Indenture or any definitions relating thereto, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under such provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

 

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ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS

 

Section 4.01           Payment of Notes .

 

The Company will pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest on, the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in this Indenture and the Notes. Principal, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, Additional Interest, if any, and interest then due. The Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, pay overdue interest, if any, in the same manner, on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Notes and in this Indenture.

 

If a Holder of $10.0 million aggregate principal amount or more of Definitive Notes has given wire transfer instructions to the Company not later than 15 days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date, date of maturity, redemption date or other purchase date, providing for payments to be made to a bank located in the United States, the Company will pay all principal of, and interest and premium, Additional Interest, if any, on, that Holder’s Notes in accordance with those instructions; provided that payments of principal and premium, if any, shall be made only against surrender of the applicable Note. All other payments on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of a Paying Agent unless the Company elects to make interest payments by check mailed to the Holders of the Notes at their addresses as set forth in the register of Holders or by wire transfer.

 

Anything in this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to the contrary notwithstanding, if any Interest Payment Date, maturity date, Redemption Date, repurchase date pursuant to Sections 3.09, 4.19 or 4.20 of this Indenture or other date on which any payment of principal, premium, Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Note is due is not a Business Date, then such payment need not be made on such date, but such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date such payment was originally due, and no interest or other sum shall accrue on the amount payable for the period from and after the date such payment was originally due nor shall any such delay in payment constitute a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture.

 

Section 4.02           Maintenance of Office or Agency .

 

The Company will maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by applicable law or a court, no service of legal process may be made on the Company or any Guarantor at an office of the Trustee. Such office shall initially be at U.S. Bank National Association, Corporate Trust Services, 5555 San Felipe, Suite 1150, Houston, Texas 77056.

 

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The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.

 

Section 4.03           Corporate Existence; Insurance; Maintenance of Properties .

 

(a)          Subject to Article 5 and Sections 11.04 and 11.05 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:

 

(1)           its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary; and

 

(2)           the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors or an Officer of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”); provided further, that this Section 4.03 shall not prevent the sale or other disposition of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any assets of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of Capital Stock or assets or otherwise) that does not violate Section 4.20 of this Indenture.

 

(b)           The Company will (1) cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order (subject to ordinary wear and tear) as, in the judgment of the Company, may be necessary so that the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may be properly conducted; provided that this requirement shall not prevent the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties or disposing of any of them, if such discontinuance or disposal is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole and does not violate Section 4.20 hereof; and (2) provide or cause to be provided, for itself and its Restricted Subsidiaries, insurance (including appropriate self insurance) against loss or damage, that in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company is appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, products liability insurance, physical damage insurance and public liability insurance, with reputable insurers and by such Restricted Subsidiaries as are then conducting business.

 

Section 4.04           Compliance Certificate .

 

(a)           The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

 

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(b)           So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company will deliver to the Trustee, within ten Business Days of any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

Section 4.05           Taxes .

 

The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or other appropriate actions or if the Board of Directors or any Officer of the Company shall determine that such failure will not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.06           Stay, Extension and Usury Laws .

 

The Company and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

 

Section 4.07           Restricted Payments .

 

(a)           The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(1)           declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and other than dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company);

 

(2)           purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company;

 

(3)           make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or to the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor, as the case may be (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except a payment of regularly scheduled interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof; or

 

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(4)           make any Restricted Investment,

 

(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “ Restricted Payments ”),

 

unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

 

(1)           no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;

 

(2)           the Company would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.08(a) hereof; and

 

(3)           such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of Section 4.07(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(A)        50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the fiscal quarter in which the date of this Indenture occurs to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus

 

(B)         100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary since the date of this Indenture as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Company); plus

 

(C)         to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as such after the date of this Indenture is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture; plus

 

(D)         to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as such after the date of this Indenture is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or it or any other Person is merged or consolidated into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or all of the assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or such other Person are transferred to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture in a transaction that complies with the provisions of this Indenture, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the aggregate amount of the Investments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary or such other Person, determined as of the date of such redesignation or such other transaction, as applicable, or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture; plus

 

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(E)         100% of any dividends received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company after the date of this Indenture from an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period.

 

(b)           So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the preceding provisions will not prohibit:

 

(1)           the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend, distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

(2)           the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Equity Interests issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan, or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by Indebtedness from or guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from clause (3)(B) of the preceding paragraph;

 

(3)           the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from or in exchange for a substantially concurrent incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

(4)           the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership, limited liability company, or other Person, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;

 

(5)           the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any current or former officer, director, consultant or employee of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement, equity incentive plan or agreement or other similar plan or agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $1.0 million in any twelve month period;

 

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(6)           the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options or other equity awards to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options or other equity awards and any repurchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests made in lieu of or to satisfy withholding or similar taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of stock options, warrants, equity incentives, other equity awards or other rights to acquire Equity Interests;

 

(7)           the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company issued after the date of this Indenture in compliance with the covenant in Section 4.08;

 

(8)           payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (i) the exercise of warrants, stock options, awards under equity incentive plans or similar securities or (ii) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person or the conversion or exchange of Indebtedness of any such Person that is convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of such Person; and

 

(9)           other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5.0 million since the date of this Indenture.

 

(c)           The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment or, in the case of a dividend or similar distribution, on the date of declaration thereof, of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this covenant will be determined by the Board of Directors or Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Board of Directors’ or Chief Financial Officer’s determination must be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if the Fair Market Value exceeds $10.0 million. For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, if a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments described in clauses (1) through (9) above or the first paragraph of this covenant, the Company, in its sole discretion, may divide or classify and from time to time divide, re-divide, classify and reclassify such Restricted Payment among such clauses and/or first paragraph in any manner in compliance with this covenant.

 

Section 4.08           Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock .

 

(a)           The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “ incur ”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided, however , that the Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or such preferred stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or the preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.

 

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(b)           The provisions of Section 4.08(a) hereof will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness or issuances of Disqualified Stock, as applicable (collectively, “ Permitted Debt ”):

 

(1)           the incurrence by the Company and the Guarantors of additional Indebtedness and letters of credit under Credit Facilities in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (1) (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) not to exceed the greater of (a) $20.0 million, less the aggregate amount of all permanent commitment reductions with respect to any revolving credit borrowings under a Credit Facility that have been made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the date of this Indenture and (b) 19.0% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, but in no event more than $30.0 million; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness under such Credit Facilities that is not revolving credit borrowings exceed $8.0 million;

 

(2)           the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Existing Indebtedness;

 

(3)           the incurrence by the Company and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes and the related Note Guarantees to be issued on the date of this Indenture (but not any Additional Notes for the avoidance of doubt) and the Exchange Notes and the related Note Guarantees to be issued pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement;

 

(4)           the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of, or to lease property, plant, equipment or other assets (including Capital Stock) used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4) at any time outstanding not to exceed $5.0 million;

 

(5)           Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) of (x) the Company or any Guarantor incurred or issued to finance an acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of another Person (whether through merger, consolidation, the direct purchase of such assets or the acquisition of Capital Stock of the person owning such assets) or (y) Persons that are acquired by the Company or a Guarantor; provided that after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (5), and such acquisition, merger or consolidation (in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are contemplated by the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”), the Company would have been able to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (5);

 

(6)           the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) that was permitted by this Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.08(a) hereof or clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (15) or (16) of this Section 4.08(b);

 

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(7)           the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however , that:

 

(A)        if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor, in the case of a Guarantor; and

 

(B)       any (i) subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (7);

 

(8)           the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that any:

 

(A)        subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(B)        sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,

 

will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (8);

 

(9)           the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

 

(10)         the Guarantee by the Company or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of Section 4.08; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Notes, then the Note Guarantee shall be subordinated or pari passu , as applicable, to other Indebtedness of the Guarantor to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;

 

(11)         the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, insurance contracts, self-insurance obligations, bankers’ acceptances, performance and surety bonds and other similar guarantees of obligations not constituting Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business;

 

(12)         the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within five Business Days following receipt by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of notice or such event;

 

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(13)         any obligation arising from agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn outs, or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition or acquisition of any business, assets or Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, assets acquired by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and any Person that, as a result of such transaction, becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) in a transaction permitted by this Indenture, provided the maximum liability in respect of all such Indebtedness incurred in connection with a disposition shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds including noncash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such noncash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;

 

(14)         Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the net proceeds thereof are promptly deposited to effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of the Notes or to effect satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture;

 

(15)         the incurrence by Foreign Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding pursuant to this clause (15), including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (15), not to exceed $8.0 million (or the equivalent thereof, measured at the time of each incurrence, in applicable foreign currency); and

 

(16)         the incurrence by the Company or any of the Guarantors of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (16), not to exceed $10.0 million.

 

The Company will not incur, and will not permit any Guarantor to incur, any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however , that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a junior Lien basis.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (16) appearing above in this Section 4.08(b), or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(a), the Company will be permitted to classify and divide such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, and later reclassify and redivide all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness among any one or more of such clauses and/or Section 4.08(a), in any manner that complies with this Section 4.08. Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding on the date of this Indenture will initially be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt. The accrual of interest or dividends on Disqualified Stock, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the reclassification of Disqualified Stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 4.08; provided , in each such case, that the amount of any such accrual, accretion or payment is included in Fixed Charges (to the extent required by the definition of such term) of the Company as accrued. For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values. In determining the amount of Indebtedness outstanding, the outstanding amount of any particular Indebtedness of any Person shall be counted only once and any obligation of such person or any other Person under any guarantee, Lien, letter of credit or similar instrument supporting such Indebtedness shall be disregarded so long as it is permitted to be incurred by the Person or Persons incurring such obligation.

 

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The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:

 

(1)           the accreted value of Indebtedness, in the cause of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;

 

(2)           with respect to contingent obligations, the maximum liability upon the occurrences of the contingency giving rise to the obligation;

 

(3)           with respect to Hedging Obligations, the net amount payable, if any, by the specified Persons if such Hedging Obligations terminated at that time due to default by such Person;

 

(4)           in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:

 

(A)        the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination;

 

(B)         the amount of such Indebtedness of the other Person;

 

(5)           the maximum amount the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, in the case of any Disqualified Stock;

 

(6)           the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP, in the case of Indebtedness issued at a price that is less than the principal amount thereof; and

 

(7)           the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness.

 

Section 4.09           Liens .

 

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness or trade payables on any asset or property now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.

 

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Section 4.10           [Reserved]

 

Section 4.11           Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries .

 

(a)           The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

 

(1)           pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on its Capital Stock, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(2)           make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or

 

(3)           sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

(b)          However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

 

(1)           agreements governing Existing Indebtedness and Collateral Documents as in effect on the date of this Indenture and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of this Indenture;

 

(2)           this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents and any amendments, restatements, modifications, supplements, refunding, replacements or refinancings thereof;

 

(3)           agreements or instruments (other than those referred to in the clauses (1), (2) or (3) in this Section 4.11(b)) governing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the provisions of the covenant described in Section 4.08 and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements or instruments; provided that the restrictions therein are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in (x) this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents or (y) in the case of any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of any such agreements or instruments, the agreements or instruments governing such Indebtedness;

 

(4)           applicable law, rule, regulation, permit or order;

 

(5)           any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred;

 

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(6)           customary non-assignment provisions in contracts and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(7)           mortgage financings and other Indebtedness, in each case incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of property, plant, equipment or other assets in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property that has been, is being or is to be purchased, leased, designed, constructed, installed or improved, as the case may be, of the nature described in Section 4.11(a)(3);

 

(8)           any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation or sale or other disposition of Capital Stock) or any assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary or of such assets pending such sale or other disposition;

 

(9)           Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;

 

(10)         Permitted Liens and other Liens permitted to be incurred under the provisions of Section 4.09 that limit the right to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;

 

(11)         provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, limited liability company agreements, merger agreements, acquisition agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements (including agreements or restrictions entered into in connection with Investments permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be made), which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements pending the disposition or transfer of such assets; provided that such disposition or transfer complies with Section 4.20;

 

(12)         restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(13)         any instrument governing Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness was not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture.

 

Section 4.12           Transactions with Affiliates .

 

(a)           The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each, an “ Affiliate Transaction ”), unless:

 

(1)           the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could reasonably be expected to have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and

 

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(2)           the Company delivers to the Trustee:

 

(A)        with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $1.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this covenant and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company; and

 

(B)        with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to the Company or such Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of recognized standing.

 

(b)           the following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.12(a):

 

(1)           any employment agreement, employee benefit plan, equity incentive plan, employee stock ownership plan, officer or director indemnification agreement, compensation agreement or arrangement, customary benefit programs or arrangements for employees, officers or directors (including vacation plans, health and life insurance plans, deferred compensation plans and retirement or savings plans) or any similar agreement or arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and payments pursuant thereto;

 

(2)           payment of reasonable and customary fees and reimbursements of expenses (pursuant to indemnity arrangements or otherwise) of directors or officers of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(3)           loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $1.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

 

(4)           transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(5)           transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;

 

(6)           any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to Affiliates of the Company;

 

(7)           Restricted Payments that do not violate the provisions of this Indenture described in Section 4.07 and Permitted Investments; and

 

(8)           any transactions between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and any Person, a director of which is also a director of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, in connection with the approval of the transaction.

 

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Section 4.13          [Reserved]

 

Section 4.14           Business Activities .

 

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.15           Additional Note Guarantees .

 

If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) after the date of this Indenture, then the Company will:

 

(1)           cause that newly acquired or created Domestic Subsidiary to execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to which it will become a Guarantor in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;

 

(2)           execute an amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which it becomes subject to the obligations of a Guarantor thereunder;

 

(3)           become a party to the Security Documents and take all other actions required by the Security Documents to grant to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders a Lien, to the extent and in the manner required by the Security Documents, in assets that constitute Collateral pursuant to this Indenture and Security Documents;

 

(4)           take such further action and execute and deliver such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Trustee or Noteholder Collateral Agent to effect the foregoing; and

 

(5)           deliver an Opinion of Counsel and such other documents as required by this Indenture, and to the Noteholder Collateral Agent as required by the Security Documents.

 

Section 4.16           Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries .

 

(a)           The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if:

 

(1)           the Company could make the Restricted Payment which is deemed to occur upon such designation as described in, and the amount calculated pursuant to Section 4.07 equal to the appropriate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary at the time of such designation;

 

(2)           such Restricted Subsidiary meets the definition of an “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

 

(3)           the designation would not constitute or cause (with or without the passage of time) a Default or Event of Default or no Default or Event of Default would be in existence immediately following such designation; and

 

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(4)           the Company delivers to the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions.

 

(b)           If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value as of the date of such designation of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 or under one or more clauses of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” as determined by the Company.

 

(c)           If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary designated as such would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, then such Subsidiary will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.08, the Company will be in default under Section 4.08.

 

(d)           The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company if:

 

(1)           the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries could incur the Indebtedness which is deemed to be incurred upon such designation under Section 4.08, equal to the total Indebtedness of such Subsidiary calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period following such designation;

 

(2)           the designation would not constitute or cause a Default or Event of Default; and

 

(3)           the Company delivers to the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions, including the incurrence of Indebtedness under Section 4.08.

 

Section 4.17           Payments for Consent .

 

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder of Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents or the Registration Rights Agreement unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

 

Section 4.18           Reports .

 

(a)           Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Trustee or cause the Trustee to furnish to the Holders, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations, including any permitted extensions thereof:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(c)           If, at any time after consummation of the exchange offer contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in Section 4.18(a) with the SEC within the time periods specified in Section 4.18(a) unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Company’s filings for any reason, the Company will post the reports referred to in Section 4.18(a) on its website within the time periods, including any permitted extensions thereof, that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, if at any time any such reports are not filed by the Company, or are not accepted by the SEC for any reason, for inclusion on the SEC’s EDGAR service (or any successor thereto), the Company will post such reports on a website no later than the date the Company is required to provide those reports to the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and maintain such posting for so long as any Notes remain outstanding. Access to such reports on such website may be subject to a confidentiality acknowledgment; provided, that no other conditions, including password protection, may be imposed on access to such reports other than a representation by the Person accessing such reports that it is the Trustee, a Holder, a beneficial owner of the Notes, a bona fide prospective investor, a securities analyst or a market maker.

 

(d)           The Company will hold a quarterly conference call for the Holders and securities analysts to discuss such financial information no later than ten business days after distribution of such financial information.

 

(e)           If the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraphs will include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company.

 

(f)           In addition, the Company shall, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, if at any time the Company is not required to file periodic reports with the SEC the reports required by this Section 4.18, it will furnish to the Holders of Notes and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

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Section 4.19           Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control .

 

(a)           Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will make an offer (a “ Change of Control Offer ”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to a minimum principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in principal amount in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Notes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.19. In the Change of Control Offer, the Company will offer a payment (the “ Change of Control Payment ”) in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to the Trustee and each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and stating:

 

(1)           that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.19 and that all Notes duly tendered will be accepted for payment and

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(5)           that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer the Notes by book-entry transfer, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business in The City of New York on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(6)           that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business in The City of New York 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 Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes purchased; and

 

(7)           that Holders whose Notes are being purchased 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 and integral multiples of $1,000.

 

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. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of this Section 4.19 by virtue of such compliance.

 

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(b)           On or before the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

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

 

(2)           deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn; and

 

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

 

(c)           The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn the Change of Control Payment for such Notes (or, in the case of any Notes that are in global form, make such payment through the facilities of DTC or any other applicable Depositary), and the Company will execute and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (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 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. 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.

 

(d)           The provisions described above in this Section 4.19 that require the Company to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable.

 

(e)           The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control 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 Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company 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 3.03 hereof, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.

 

Section 4.20           Asset Sales .

 

(a)           The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:

 

(1)           the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (measured as of the date of the definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Sale) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and

 

(2)           at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided, however , to the extent that any disposition in such Asset Sale was of Collateral, any consideration received is pledged as Collateral under the Security Documents promptly after receipt of such non-cash consideration by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent required by and, in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture and the Security Documents.

 

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For purposes of this Section 4.20(a), each of the following will be deemed to be cash:

 

(A)       any liabilities, as shown on the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet (or, if incurred after the date of such balance sheet, as would have been shown on such consolidated balance sheet had they been incurred on or prior to its date), of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or any other Person, other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to a customary novation or indemnity agreement that releases the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from or indemnifies it against further liability;

 

(B)        any securities, notes, or other obligations received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such transferee that are, subject to ordinary settlement periods, converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; and

 

(C)        any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clauses (2) or (4) of Section 4.20(b); and

 

(b)           Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net Proceeds:

 

(1)           to repay Indebtedness and other Obligations under a Credit Facility; provided that, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to permanently reduce commitments with respect thereto in an amount equal to the principal amount so repaid;

 

(2)           to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, a Permitted Business or one or more Persons primarily engaged in a Permitted Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, such Permitted Business or Person, as the case may be, is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(3)           to make a capital expenditure; or

 

(4)           to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and that are used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that the assets (including Voting Stock) acquired with the Net Cash Proceeds of a disposition of Collateral are pledged as Collateral under the Security Documents promptly after receipt of such assets by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent required by and in accordance with the Security Documents.

 

Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may apply the Net Proceeds to temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture.

 

Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided above in this Section 4.20(b) will constitute “ Excess Proceeds .” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $7.5 million, the Company will, within five days thereof, make an offer (an “ Asset Sale Offer ”) to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets, to purchase, prepay or redeem the maximum amount of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased, prepaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds (after deducting therefrom all fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith).

 

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(c)           The offer price for the Notes in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, and will be payable in cash.

 

(d)           If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture.

 

(e)           If the sum of the aggregate amount of principal of, and premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into (or required to be prepaid or redeemed in connection with) such Asset Sale Offer plus the aggregate amount of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with such Asset Sale Offer and the purchase, prepayment or redemption of any such pari passu Indebtedness exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee or the Registrar will, after deducting from such Excess Proceeds an amount equal to all such fees and expenses, select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis with any such pari passu Indebtedness (except that any Notes represented in global form will be selected by such method as DTC or the applicable Depositary, as the case may be, or its nominee may require), based on the amounts tendered or required to be prepaid or redeemed (including, amounts required to be paid in respect of principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any), with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate so that Notes are repurchased in denominations of $2,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in principal amount in excess thereof and so that any such pari passu Indebtedness issued in specified authorized denominations is only repurchased in such authorized denominations or so that any unrepurchased portion of a Note or such pari passu Indebtedness that is repurchased in part is an authorized denomination. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.

 

(f)           The Company will not and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into or suffer to exist any agreement (other than any agreement governing Credit Facilities for Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the second paragraph of Section 4.08 that would place any restriction of any kind (other than pursuant to law or regulation) on the ability of the Company to make an Asset Sale Offer.

 

(g)           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 each repurchase of Notes and any pari passu Indebtedness pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

 

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ARTICLE 5
SUCCESSORS

 

Section 5.01           Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets .

 

(a)           The Company will not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation); or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:

 

(1)           either: (A) the Company is the surviving corporation; or (B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia;

 

(2)           the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture, delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel required by this Indenture, including as to the enforceability of the supplemental indenture and by amendment, supplement or other instrument joins the Security Documents in form and substance reasonably required by the Security Documents and takes all other actions required by the Security Documents to grant to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, to the extent and subject to the exceptions provided in the Security Documents and this Indenture, a Lien in assets that constitute Collateral pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents;

 

(3)           immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;

 

(4)           the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, (a) be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.08(a) hereof or (b) have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio equal to or greater than the actual Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company for such four-quarter period; and

 

(5)           the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture; provided that in giving an Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate as to any matters of fact.

 

(b)           In addition, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of it and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person, except as otherwise provided for in Section 5.01(a).

 

(c)           This Section 5.01 will not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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(d)           Section 5.01(a)(3) and Section 5.01(a)(4) will not apply to (x) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into one of its Restricted Subsidiaries for any purpose or (y) with or into an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporation the Company in another jurisdiction.

 

Section 5.02           Successor Corporation Substituted .

 

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof, the Company shall be automatically released from its obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Security Documents and the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Registration Rights Agreement referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to the predecessor Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein and therein; provided, however , that, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, the predecessor Company shall not be released from its obligations to pay the principal of and premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Notes.

 

ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 6.01           Events of Default .

 

Each of the following is an “ Event of Default ”:

 

(1)           default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest or Additional Interest, if any, with respect to the Notes;

 

(2)           default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, the Notes;

 

(3)           failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions of Sections 3.09, 4.19, 4.20 or 5.01 hereof;

 

(4)           failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 60 days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with any of the other agreements in this Indenture or the Security Documents;

 

(5)           default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee exists, on, or is created after, the date of this Indenture, if that default:

 

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(A)          is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, or premium, if any, on, such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “ Payment Default ”); or

 

(B)         results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,

 

and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $5.0 million or more; provided that if, prior to any acceleration of the Notes, (i) any such Payment Default is cured or waived, (ii) any such acceleration is rescinded or (iii) such Indebtedness is repaid, all Defaults and Events of Default under this Indenture resulting therefrom (but not any acceleration of the Notes) shall be automatically rescinded, so long as such rescission does not conflict with any judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction;

 

(6)         failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final, unappealable judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $5.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days;

 

(7)         except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding of any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee;

 

(8)         breach by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any representation or warranty or agreement in the Security Documents that has a material adverse effect on the Holders of the Notes or on the Collateral (and the failure to cure such breach for 60 days) or the repudiation by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of their obligations under the Security Documents;

 

(9)         the Liens created by the Security Documents shall at any time not constitute a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral intended to be covered thereby (to the extent perfection by filing, registration, recordation or possession is required by this Indenture or the Security Documents), or, except for expiration in accordance with its terms or amendment, modification, waiver, termination or release in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or the applicable Security Document, any of the Security Documents shall for whatever reason be terminated or cease to be in full force and effect (in each case, except in accordance with the terms thereof or of this Indenture) or any material provisions of the Security Documents shall be unenforceable against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a party thereto, if any such case, such default continues for 60 days after notice, or the enforceability of the Security Documents shall be contested by the Company or any Guarantor;

 

(10)        the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of applicable Bankruptcy Code:

 

(A)         commences a voluntary case;

 

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

 

(C)         consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

 

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

 

(E)         generally is not paying its debts as they become due; and

 

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

 

(A)         is for relief against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;

 

(B)         appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or of any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or

 

(C)         orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

 

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 consecutive days.

 

Section 6.02          Acceleration .

 

In the case of an Event of Default specified in clause (10) or (11) of Section 6.01 hereof, with respect to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee, by written notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Trustee and the Company, may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.

 

Section 6.03          Other Remedies .

 

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

 

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

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Section 6.04          Waiver of Past Defaults .

 

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest, including Additional Interest, or premium, if any, on, or the principal of, the Notes, premium, if any, or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on, the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase pursuant to Sections 4.19 or 4.20 of this Indenture). Upon any such waiver, such Default or Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising from any such Default shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 6.05          Control by Majority .

 

Subject to Section 7.02(f), Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, subject to the exceptions set forth in the next sentence. However, the Trustee may withhold from Holders of Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal, interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any.

 

Section 6.06          Limitation on Suits .

 

Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, when due, no Holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

 

(1)         such Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

(2)         Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

(3)         such holders have offered and, if requested, provided to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

 

(4)         the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

 

(5)         Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

 

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

 

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Section 6.07          Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment .

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest and any Additional Interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder; provided that a Holder shall not have the right to institute any such suit for the enforcement of payment if and to the extent that the institution or prosecution thereof or the entry of judgment therein would, under applicable law, result in the surrender, impairment, waiver or loss of the Lien of this Indenture upon any property subject to such Lien.

 

Section 6.08          Collection Suit by Trustee or Noteholder Collateral Agent .

 

If an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.01(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Noteholder Collateral Agent may recover judgment (a) in its own name, and (b)(1) in the case of the Trustee, as trustee of an express trust or (2) in the case of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as Noteholder Collateral Agent on behalf of the Holders, in each case against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest and any Additional Interest remaining unpaid on, the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and their respective agents and counsel. Any amounts recovered by the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be promptly paid by it to the Trustee.

 

Section 6.09          Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .

 

The Trustee shall be authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee or the Noteholder Collateral Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and their respective agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee or the Noteholder Collateral Agent, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee or the Noteholder Collateral Agent under the Security Documents and Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee or the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

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Section 6.10          Priorities .

 

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

 

First : to the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Paying Agent and the Registrar for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all reasonable compensation and expenses incurred, and all reasonable disbursements and advances made, by the Trustee or the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and the costs and expenses of collection;

 

Second : to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest and any Additional Interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, respectively; and

 

Third : to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

 

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.

 

Section 6.11          Undertaking for Costs .

 

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

 

ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE

 

Section 7.01          Duties of Trustee .

 

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

 

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

 

(1)        the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

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

 

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

 

(1)         this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

 

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

 

(3)         the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

 

(d)          Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.

 

(e)          No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability.

 

(f)          The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

(g)          Subject to this Section 7.01, the Trustee shall not be liable for the failure to perform its duties and obligations hereunder to the extent such failure is directly caused by the failure of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 7.02          Rights of Trustee .

 

(a)          The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

 

(b)          Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

 

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

 

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(d)          The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

 

(e)          Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

 

(f)          Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01(a) of this Indenture, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any losses, liabilities and expenses that are incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

 

(g)          The right of the Trustee or an Agent to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty.

 

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

 

Section 7.03          Individual Rights of Trustee .

 

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest within the meaning of TIA Section 310(b), (other than a conflicting interest arising under the provisions of subparagraph (1) of TIA Section 310(b) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, subclauses (1)(A), (B) and (C) and the proviso to such subparagraph (1)) it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days or resign. (For purposes of clarity, the parties hereto agree that no "conflicting interest" shall arise under TIA Section 310(b) because the Trustee is trustee under another Indenture under which the Company or any Guarantor is an obligor.) Any Agent may do the same (subject to the above limitations and exclusions) with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

 

Section 7.04          Trustee’s Disclaimer .

 

The Trustee will not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

 

Section 7.05          Notice of Defaults .

 

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee will mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs or if discovered later than 90 days, promptly after such discovery. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on, any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if it determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

 

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Section 7.06          Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes .

 

(a)          Within 60 days after each December 15 commencing December 15, 2014, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee will mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (excluding TIA § 313(a)(5) and (6)) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also will comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee will also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c)(1) and (3).

 

(b)          A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes will be mailed by the Trustee to the Company.

 

Section 7.07          Compensation and Indemnity .

 

(a)          The Company will pay to the Trustee, Noteholder Collateral Agent, Paying Agent and Registrar (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and the Security Documents and services hereunder and thereunder as agreed to in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a Trustee of an express trust. The Company will reimburse each Indemnified Party promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses may include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Indemnified Party’s agents and counsel.

 

(b)          The Company and the Guarantors will indemnify each Indemnified Party and their respective employees, officers and directors against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture or the Security Documents, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable compensation and disbursement of its agents and counsel) of enforcing this Indenture against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith or willful misconduct. Each Indemnified Party will notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Indemnified Party to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company or any of the Guarantors of their Obligations hereunder or under the Security Documents. The Company or such Guarantor will defend the claim and the applicable Indemnified Party will cooperate in the defense. Each Indemnified Party may have separate legal counsel and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such legal counsel; provided that, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to pay the fees and expenses of more than one firm of legal counsel for all of the Indemnified Parties in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings, which legal counsel shall be selected by the Trustee. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without the Company's consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(c)          The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the termination of the Security Documents.

 

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(d)          To secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’ payment Obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent will have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money, Collateral or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, or the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its capacity as Noteholder Collateral Agent, except, in the case of the Trustee, such funds that are held in trust to pay principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on particular Notes pursuant to Article 8 or 10 hereof. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

(e)          When an Indemnified Party incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(10) or (11) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Code.

 

(f)          The Trustee will comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

 

Section 7.08          Replacement of Trustee .

 

(a)          A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.

 

(b)          The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

 

(1)         the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

 

(2)         the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Code;

 

(3)         a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

 

(4)         the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

(c)          If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

 

(d)          If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

(e)          If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

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(f)          A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective, and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s Obligations under Section 7.07 hereof will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

Section 7.09          Successor Trustee by Merger, etc .

 

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or entity, the successor corporation or entity without any further act will be the successor Trustee.

 

Section 7.10          Eligibility; Disqualification .

 

There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation or entity organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

 

This Indenture will always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b), other than the provisions of subparagraph (1) of TIA Section 310(b) (including subclauses (A), (B), and (C) and of the proviso to such subparagraph (1)) and other than the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of TIA Section 310(b) providing for an application to the SEC. For purposes of clarity, the parties hereto agree that no “conflicting interest” shall arise under TIA Section 310(b) because the Trustee is trustee under another indenture.

 

Section 7.11          Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company .

 

The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

 

Section 7.12          Trustee in Other Capacities; Noteholder Collateral Agent and Paying Agent .

 

References to the Trustee in Sections 7.01(b), (c)(2), (d), (e), (f), and (g). 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.07, and 7.08 shall be understood to include the Trustee when acting in its other capacities under this Indenture, including, without limitation, as Paying Agent and Noteholder Collateral Agent. Without limiting the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, such Sections shall be read to apply to the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Security Documents, mutatis mutandis, in addition to this Indenture. The privileges, rights, indemnities, immunities and exculpatory provisions contained in this Indenture shall apply to the Trustee, whenever it is acting under the Notes Documents.

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ARTICLE 8
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

Section 8.01          Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .

 

The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the applicable conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

 

Section 8.02          Legal Defeasance and Discharge .

 

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees), this Indenture and the Security Documents and all of the obligations with respect to their Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Note Guarantees), which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 8.02, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents and this Indenture (and the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

 

(1)         the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on such Notes when such payments are due, but solely from the trust referred to in Section 8.05 hereof;

 

(2)         the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes under Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.10 and 4.02 hereof;

 

(3)         the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

 

(4)         the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee under this Indenture, and the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and

 

(5)         this Article 8.

 

Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

 

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Section 8.03          Covenant Defeasance .

 

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 3.09, 4.03, and 4.05 and Sections 4.07 through and including 4.20 hereof, and Section 5.01 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees, the Company and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof or otherwise constitute a default under this Indenture, but, except as specified above and in the immediately following sentence, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Note Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) hereof will not constitute Events of Default.

 

Section 8.04          Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance .

 

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Sections 8.02 or 8.03 hereof:

 

(1)         the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest, Additional Interest, if any, and premium, if any, on, the outstanding Notes on the stated dates for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

 

(2)         in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that (a) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (b) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(3)         in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(4)         no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);

 

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(5)         such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);

 

(6)         the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or others; and

 

(7)         the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which counsel may rely on an Officers' Certificate as to matters of fact), each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

 

Upon any Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, all of the Collateral shall be released from all Liens arising under the Security Documents and this Indenture and the Security Documents shall automatically terminate.

 

Section 8.05          Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .

 

Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “ Trustee ”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

Section 8.06          Repayment to Company .

 

Subject to applicable abandoned property laws, any money deposited (whether under this Article 8, Section 4.01 or any other provision of this Indenture or any of the Security Documents) with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, 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 or any of its Subsidiaries) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to 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 or any of its Subsidiaries as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times or The Wall Street Journal, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

 

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Section 8.07          Reinstatement .

 

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Sections 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Sections 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money and Government Securities in accordance with Sections 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however , that, if the Company or any Guarantor makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest or Additional Interest, if any, on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable, will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

Section 9.01          Without Consent of Holders of Notes .

 

Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Notes, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee and, if any amendment or supplement relates to any Security Document, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, and the Security Documents:

 

(1)         to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

 

(2)         to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

 

(3)         to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of Notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s or such Guarantor’s assets, as applicable;

 

(4)         to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder in any material respect;

 

(5)         to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;

 

(6)          to conform the text of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to any provision appearing under the caption “Description of Notes” in the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in such Description of Notes was intended to be a substantially verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes or the Note Guarantees, which intent may be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate to that effect delivered to the Trustee;

 

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(7)         to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date of this Indenture;

 

(8)         to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes;

 

(9)         to secure the Notes or the Note Guarantees pursuant to the requirements of Section 4.09 hereof or otherwise, including, without limitation, entering into any amendment or waiver, or entering into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional assets or property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Holders of Notes, or as required by applicable laws to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Holders of Notes, in any property or assets so that the security interests therein comply with applicable laws;

 

(10)        to add any additional guarantees of the Notes or to evidence the release of any Guarantor from its Note Guarantee and such Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Security Documents and the release of such Guarantor’s Collateral from the Liens arising under this Indenture and the Security Documents, in each case as provided in this Indenture and the Security Documents;

 

(11)        to evidence or provide for the acceptance of appointment under this Indenture of a successor trustee or a successor Noteholder Collateral Agent;

 

(12)        to enter into additional or supplemental Security Documents for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes; or

 

(13)        to release Collateral when permitted or required by this Indenture or the Security Documents.

 

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02(b) hereof, the Trustee and, if applicable, the Noteholder Collateral Agent will join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee will not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

Section 9.02          With Consent of Holders of Notes .

 

Except as provided in Section 9.01 and in the next three succeeding paragraphs of this Section 9.02, this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, or the Security Documents may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees or the Security Documents may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.

 

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Without the consent of each Holder of Notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

 

(1)         reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

(2)         reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter or waive any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes (except provisions relating to minimum notice of redemption or Sections 3.09, 4.19 and 4.20 hereof);

 

(3)         reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including Additional Interest and default interest, on any Note;

 

(4)         waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest, Additional Interest, if any, or premium, on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

 

(5)         make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

 

(6)         make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, or premium, on the Notes;

 

(7)         waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by Sections 3.09, 4.19 or 4.20 hereof);

 

(8)         release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or

 

(9)         make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.

 

In addition, the entering into the Intercreditor Agreement by the Company and the Guarantors on terms that are materially worse for the Noteholder Collateral Agent, when, taken as a whole, compared to those summarized in the Offering Memorandum under “Description of Notes—Security” will require the consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

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In addition, any amendment to, or waiver of, the provisions of this Indenture or any Security Documents that has the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes will require the consent of the holders of at least 66-2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

Section 9.03          [Reserved]

 

Section 9.04          Revocation and Effect of Consents .

 

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

 

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.

 

Section 9.05          Notation on or Exchange of Notes .

 

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note will not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Section 9.06          Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc .

 

The Trustee and, if required by this Article 9, the Noteholder Collateral Agent will sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amended or supplemental indenture until the Board of Directors of the Company approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.04 hereof, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.

 

ARTICLE 10
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

Section 10.01          Satisfaction and Discharge .

 

This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:

 

(1)         either:

 

(A)         all Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

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(B)         all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and accrued interest, including any Additional Interest, to the date of maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

 

(2)         no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;

 

(3)         the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by it under this Indenture; and

 

(4)         the Company has delivered irrevocable written instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.

 

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which counsel may rely on an Officers' Certificate as to matters of fact) to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

 

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money has been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of clause (1) of this Section 10.01, the provisions of Sections 10.02 and 8.06 hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 10.01 will be deemed to discharge those provisions of Section 7.07 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

Upon any such satisfaction and discharge, all of the Collateral shall be released from all Liens arising under the Security Documents and this Indenture and the Security Documents shall automatically terminate.

 

Section 10.02          Application of Trust Money .

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) interest (and Additional Interest, if any) for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 10.01 hereof by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money and Government Securities in accordance with Section 10.01 hereof; provided that if the Company or any Guarantor has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable, shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent; and provided, further, that no Default or Event of Default under or as a result of any of the provisions of this Indenture that have been so revived or reinstated shall be deemed to have occurred during the 90 days immediately following the date of such reinstatement.

 

ARTICLE 11
NOTE GUARANTEES

 

Section 11.01          Guarantee .

 

(a)          Subject to this Article 11, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantees, and each Restricted Subsidiary who hereafter becomes a Guarantor will jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantee, on a senior basis and a secured basis to the extent of the Collateral pledged by such Guarantor as set forth in Article 12 and the Security Documents, to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent and their respective successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents or the Obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:

 

(1)         the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, interest on the Notes, if any, and all other Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder or thereunder or under any Security Document will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and

 

(2)         in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.

 

Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. The Guarantors agree that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

 

(b)          Each Guarantor hereby agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that its obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes, any Security Document or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any change in the time, manner or place or payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Company's obligations under this Indenture or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Notes, this Indenture or any Security Agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto, any pledge, exchange, release or non-perfection or loss of priority of any Collateral, any release or amendment of the Note Guarantee of any other Guarantor, any exercise, non-exercise or waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of the Notes, this Indenture or any Security Document, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same, or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Note Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the Obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.

 

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(c)          If any Holder, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.

 

(d)          Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to enforce any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantee.

 

Section 11.02          Limitation on Guarantor Liability .

 

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Bankruptcy Code, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state or other law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee or Guarantor. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the Obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the Obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 11, result in the Obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

 

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Section 11.03          Execution and Delivery of Guarantee .

 

To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto will be signed by an Officer of such Guarantor (by manual or facsimile signature) and endorsed on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers.

 

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01 hereof will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.

 

If an Officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture or the Note Guarantee no longer holds such office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which such Note Guarantee is endorsed, the Note Guarantee will be valid nevertheless.

 

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

 

In the event that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries creates or acquires any Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) after the Issue Date, the Company will, if required by Section 4.15 hereof, cause such Domestic Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.15 hereof and this Article 11, to the extent applicable; provided that the Company shall not be required to cause any such new Domestic Subsidiary to execute a notation of its Guarantee on any Notes that were issued prior to the time that such Domestic Subsidiary became a Guarantor.

 

Section 11.04          Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms .

 

Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.05 hereof, no Guarantor may sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than the Company or another Guarantor, unless:

 

(1)         immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

 

(2)         either (A) (i) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (the “ Successor Guarantor ”), if other than such Guarantor, unconditionally assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee, this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, appropriate amendments to the Security Documents and an amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement; (ii) the Successor Guarantor causes such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, delivered, filed and recorded in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Liens under the applicable Security Documents on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Guarantor, together with such financing statements (or other filings) as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or other filings or registrations under the Uniform Commercial Code, filings or registrations under any other registries or the applicable law of any other relevant jurisdiction; (iii) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Guarantor shall: (1) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the applicable Security Documents, (2) be subject to Liens in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the secured parties and (3) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens; and (iv) the property and assets of the Person which is merged or consolidated with or into the Successor Guarantor, to the extent that they are property or assets of the types which would constitute Collateral under the applicable Security Documents, shall be treated as after-acquired property and the Successor Guarantor shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Liens under the applicable Security Documents all in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture and the Security Documents; or (B) the Net Proceeds, if any, of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents,

 

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provided , however , that the transfer, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of, directly or indirectly, the Guarantors as a whole will also be governed by Article 5 and may be subject to Section 4.19 hereof.

 

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and, if the Successor Person was not immediately prior to such transaction a Guarantor, upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the predecessor Guarantor’s obligations under the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the predecessor Guarantor, such successor Person will succeed to and be substituted for the predecessor Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee (it being understood and agreed that such successor Person need not execute a notation of its Guarantee on Notes issued prior to the time that it became a Guarantor). All the Note Guarantees so issued will in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

 

Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding clauses (1) and (2) above, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes or the Security Documents will prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor, or will prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or another Guarantor.

 

Section 11.05          Releases .

 

The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:

 

(1)         in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.20 hereof;

 

(2)         in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.20 hereof and the Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a result of the sale or other disposition;

 

(3)         if the Company designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;

 

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(4)         upon Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance in accordance with Article 8 hereof or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture in accordance with Article 10 hereof; or

 

(5)         upon the liquidation or dissolution of such Guarantor provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

If the Note Guarantee of a Guarantor is released, then such Guarantor will automatically be released from all of its Obligations under this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Registration Rights Agreement and all Collateral of such Guarantor will be released from any Liens arising under this Indenture or the Security Documents. Any Guarantor not released from its Obligations under its Note Guarantee as provided in this Section 11.05 will, subject to Section 11.02, remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, and premium, if any, on the Notes and for the other Obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 11.

 

ARTICLE 12
SECURITY

 

Section 12.01          Grant of Security Interests; Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(a)          The Company and the Guarantors:

 

(1)         shall grant a security interest or mortgage lien, as applicable, in the Collateral as set forth in the Security Documents to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders, the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent to secure the due and punctual payment of the Notes Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement) and the performance of all other Obligations of the Company and the Guarantors to the Holders, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Trustee under the Notes Documents (as defined in the Security Agreement), subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, this Indenture and any other Permitted Liens;

 

(2)         hereby covenant (A) to perform and observe their obligations under the Security Documents and (B) take any and all commercially reasonable actions (including without limitation the covenants set forth in the Security Documents and in this Article) required to cause the Security Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Obligations contained in the Notes Documents, valid and enforceable and (in the case of security interests on personal property) perfected, in each case except as expressly provided herein or therein, security interests or mortgage liens, as applicable, in and on all the Collateral, in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons except for Permitted Liens and so long as the Intercreditor Agreement is in full force and effect except as otherwise provided in the Intercreditor Agreement and as may otherwise be limited by the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

(3)         shall do or cause to be done, at their sole cost and expense, all such actions and things as may be required by the provisions of the Security Documents, to confirm to the Noteholder Collateral Agent the security interests in the Collateral contemplated hereby and by the Security Documents, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of the Notes Documents according to the intent and purpose herein and therein expressed.

 

(b)          Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note:

 

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(1)         appoints the Noteholder Collateral Agent to act as its agent (and by its signature below, the Noteholder Collateral Agent accepts such appointment);

 

(2)         consents and agrees to the terms of each of the Security Documents, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms, and authorizes and directs the Noteholder Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith; and

 

(3)         appoints, authorizes and, upon the Company’s request, directs the Noteholder Collateral Agent to enter, at any time including a future date, into the Intercreditor Agreement with the ABL Agent acting for the benefit of financial institutions that become party to the Credit Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

In connection with entering into the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to clause (3) of the preceding sentence or any Control Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement) pursuant to clause (2) of the preceding sentence, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be entitled to receive and rely on, an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Sections 13.04 and 13.05 that the entry into the Intercreditor Agreement or such Control Agreement complies with the conditions relating thereto contained in this Indenture or in the Security Agreement, as applicable.

 

(c)          This Article 12, the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents (other than the Intercreditor Agreement) will be subject to the terms, limitations and conditions set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)          Subject to the terms of the Security Documents and this Indenture, the Trustee will determine and will direct the Noteholder Collateral Agent as to the circumstances and manner in which the Collateral will be disposed of and how remedies against Collateral are to be exercised during the continuance of an Event of Default, including, but not limited to, the determination of whether to release all or any portion of the Collateral from the Liens created by the Security Documents and whether to foreclose on the Collateral following a Default or Event of Default; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from disposing of Collateral as expressly permitted under the provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents.

 

Section 12.02          Recording and Opinions.

 

(a)          The Company shall, in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Security Documents, and shall cause each of the Guarantors to, at their sole cost and expense, file UCC-1 financing statements in the applicable filing office naming the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, as debtor in order to perfect the security interest granted by them or under the Security Documents in the Collateral of the Company and the Guarantors and deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent the certificates representing the Pledged Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement), and take or cause to be taken, in accordance with the Security Documents, all commercially reasonable action required to perfect (except as expressly provided in the Security Documents), maintain (with the priority required under the Security Documents), preserve and protect the security interests or mortgage liens, as applicable, in the Collateral granted by the Security Documents, including, in the case of personal property, (i) the filing of financing statements, continuation statements, collateral assignments and any instruments of further assurance, in such manner and in such places as may be required by law to preserve and protect fully the rights of the Holders, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, and the Trustee under the Notes Documents in the Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents, and (ii) the delivery of the certificates, if any, evidencing any certificated securities pledged under the Security Documents, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer executed in blank. The Company and the Guarantors shall, in accordance with the Security Documents, from time to time promptly pay all financing and continuation statement recording and/or filing fees, charges and recording and similar taxes relating to the Notes Documents and any amendments hereto or thereto and any other instruments of further assurance required pursuant thereto. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor will take any action, or omit to take any action, which action or omission would adversely affect or impair in any material respect the security interests in the Collateral granted by the Company and the Guarantors for the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Holders except as expressly set forth in the Notes Documents. Neither the Trustee nor the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have any duty to see to any perfection of such security interest in the Collateral, including the recording or filing of any document or in confirming or maintaining the perfection of any such liens.

 

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(b)          If property of a type constituting Collateral is acquired by the Company or any Guarantor that is not automatically subject to a perfected (to the extent required by the Security Agreement) security interest or mortgage lien, as applicable, under the Security Documents or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company becomes a new Guarantor, then the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable, will, as soon as reasonably practicable after such property’s acquisition or such Subsidiary becoming a Guarantor,

 

(1)         grant Liens on such property (or, in the case of a new Guarantor, all of its assets constituting the type that is Collateral) in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes (and, to the extent such grant would require the execution and delivery of a Security Document), the Company or such Guarantor shall, if such property is personal property, execute and deliver such Security Document on substantially the same terms as the Security Document covering personal property, Collateral owned by the Company or a Guarantor on the Issue Date (but with such changes therein as may be necessary or appropriate to conform to local law or practice), including execution of a supplement to the Security Agreement and, if such property is real property, execute a new Mortgage or an amendment to an existing Mortgage granting a mortgage lien on such property as required by Section 12.03 hereof);

 

(2)         deliver any certificates (including in the case of real property title insurance) and other documentation in respect thereof as required by the Security Documents and, in the case of real property, Section 12.03 of this Indenture; and

 

(3)         in the case of personal property, cause the security interest granted in such Security Document to be perfected to the same extent and with the same priority as the Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) granted on Collateral owned by the Company or a Guarantor on the Issue Date are perfected (including, with respect to Equity Interests of a Subsidiary or intercompany debt, perfection by control to the extent required by the applicable Security Document, and in the case of real property, cause the new Mortgage or amendment to the existing Mortgage, as applicable, to be filed or recorded as required by Section 12.03 hereof).

 

(c)          The Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent (if other than the Trustee), on or within one month of December 31 of each year, commencing December 31, 2014, an Opinion of Counsel with respect to Collateral as defined in the Security Agreement that constitutes property covered by Article 9 of the UCC and as to which perfection may be accomplished by possession, control or filing of a financial statement under Article 9 of the UCC either (1) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all action necessary and required under the Security Documents to perfect or continue the perfection of the security interests created by the Security Agreement in such Article 9 Collateral has been taken and reciting the details of such action or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given or (2) stating that, in the Opinion of such Counsel, no such action is necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of any security interest created under the Security Agreement. Such opinion may be subject to the limitations and assumptions of any prior opinion (including the opinions delivered on the Issue Date in connection with the offering of the Notes) to the extent such limitations and assumptions are applicable and other customary assumptions and limitations.

 

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Section 12.03          Mortgages and Filings.

 

Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors owns any real property in fee simple on the Issue Date. If any real property having a Fair Market Value of more than $5.0 million shall be acquired by the Company or a Guarantor after the Issue Date that is not Excluded Property (as defined in the Security Agreement) (individually and collectively, the “ Premises ”), the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent within 90 days of the Issue Date, or with respect to the Premises acquired after the Issue Date, within 120 days of the date of acquisition of such Premises or, in the case of any Premises located outside of the United States of America, within such period of time (which may be longer than 120 days after the date of acquisition of such Premises), as may be reasonably necessary to obtain and deliver the following documents, (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement):

 

(a)          fully executed counterparts of Mortgages, duly executed by the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, together with evidence of the completion (or satisfactory arrangements for the completion), of all recordings and filings of such Mortgage and any financing statements as may be necessary to create a valid, recorded Lien in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent (subject to no liens other than Permitted Liens) against the properties purported to be covered thereby;

 

(b)          mortgagee’s title insurance policies in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as mortgagee for the ratable benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Holders in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Premises, insuring that title to such Premises is indefeasible and that the interests created by the Mortgage constitute valid Liens thereon free and clear of all Liens, defects and encumbrances other than Permitted Liens (including any defects or encumbrances that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said Premises or materially adversely impair their use in the operation of the Premises), together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance, as the Company determines are customary and shall be accompanied by evidence of the payment in full of all premiums thereon;

 

(c)          with respect to each of the Premises, the most recent survey of such Premises, together with either (i) an updated survey certification in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent from the applicable surveyor stating that, based on a visual inspection of the Premises and the knowledge of the surveyor, there has been no change in the facts depicted in the survey or (ii) an affidavit from the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, stating that there has been no change, sufficient for the title insurance company to remove all standard survey exceptions and issue the endorsements to the title insurance policies ;

 

(d)          a flood zone certification respecting the Premises, if applicable;

 

(e)          an opinion from local counsel in each state where a Premises is located and covering customary local counsel matters with respect to the Mortgage;

 

(f)          copies of all real property leases in which the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, holds the lessor’s interest or other real property agreements relating to possessory interests, if any, in each case that the Board of Directors or an Officer of the Company determines, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, are material with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries considered as a whole;

 

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(g)          copies certified by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other Officer of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, of (i) all organizational documents of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, and (ii) documents, evidencing the corporate authority of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, to enter into the Mortgage;

 

(h)          evidence that the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, has made all notifications, registrations and filings, to the extent that applicable laws, including without limitation environmental, health and safety laws, require such notifications, registrations and filings in connection with the Mortgage or, with respect to Premises acquired after the Issue Date, the acquisition of the Premises;

 

(i)          evidence of casualty and property insurance as required by the applicable Mortgage;

 

(j)          evidence that all applicable mortgage or transfer taxes and filing or recording fees relating to the granting or recording of the applicable Mortgage required hereunder have been paid in full; and

 

(k)          an Officers’ Certificate reasonably certifying that all items in this Section 12.03 have been delivered.

 

Section 12.04          Advances to Subsidiaries.

 

If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary makes any loans or other advances to Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date, then such loans or other advances will either (1) be evidenced by intercompany notes in favor of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary and will be pledged pursuant to the Security Documents as Collateral to secure the Notes, or (2) the Company will not, and will cause the applicable Restricted Subsidiary not to, pledge or deliver any such intercompany note as security for Indebtedness to any other party. Any such intercompany note will be payable upon demand. If the Restricted Subsidiary is not a party to the Intercompany Subordinated Note (as defined in the Security Agreement), such Restricted Subsidiary shall, within 30 days of making such loan or advance, execute and deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent a joinder to the Intercompany Subordinated Note in the form attached as Exhibit 3 to the Security Agreement.

 

Section 12.05          Additional Collateral.

 

If property of a type constituting Collateral is acquired by the Company or a Guarantor that is not automatically subject to a perfected security interest under the Security Documents or a Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor, then the Company and such Guarantor, as applicable, will, as soon as reasonably practicable after such property’s acquisition or such Subsidiary becoming a Guarantor:

 

(a) grant Liens on such property (or, in the case of a new Guarantor, all of its assets constituting the type that is Collateral) in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders of Notes (and, to the extent such grant would require the execution and delivery of a Security Document, the Company or such Guarantor shall execute and deliver such Security Document on substantially the same terms as the Security Documents covering Collateral owned by the Company or a Guarantor on the Issue Date including, with respect to personal property, execution of a supplement to the Security Agreement and, with respect to fee-owned real property having a Fair Market Value in excess of $5.0 million, execution of a new mortgage or an amendment to an existing mortgage);

 

(b) deliver certain certificates in respect thereof as required by the Security Documents and, in the case of real property located in the United States, a title insurance policy relating to any mortgage therein; and

 

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(c) to the extent required by the Security Documents, cause the Lien granted in such Security Document to be duly perfected to the same extent and with the same priority as the Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) granted on Collateral owned by the Company or a Guarantor on the Issue Date are perfected (including, with respect to Equity Interests of a Subsidiary or intercompany debt, perfection by control to the extent required by the applicable Security Document and, to the extent applicable to assets and property not constituting Excluded Property, taking such action as may be required under the terms of the Security Document to be taken under the laws of any applicable foreign jurisdiction to create, perfect and maintain the requisite priority of such Lien under such laws, including, to the extent so required, entering into security documentation governed by foreign law).

 

In addition, to the extent any disposition of assets or property in an Asset Sale is of Collateral, any non-cash consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will be pledged as Collateral under the Security Documents as soon as reasonably practicable after such sale, in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Security Documents.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company and the Guarantors shall have discretion to determine not to obtain or perfect a security interest in non-U.S. assets or property under the circumstances described in Section 3.7 of the Security Agreement.

 

Section 12.06          Further Assurances.

 

(a)          Neither the Company nor any Guarantor will enter into any agreement that requires the proceeds received from any sale of Collateral to be applied to repay, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire any Indebtedness of any Person, other than as permitted or required by this Indenture or the Security Documents (including, without limitation, the Intercreditor Agreement)..

 

(b)           Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Company nor any Guarantor will take or omit to take any action which would adversely affect or impair in any material respect the Liens in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent with respect to the Collateral, except as otherwise permitted or required by the Security Documents or this Indenture.

 

(c) The Company shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, at their sole cost and expense, (i) execute and deliver all such agreements and instruments and take all further action as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may reasonably request to more fully or accurately describe the property intended to be Collateral or the obligations intended to be secured by the Security Documents; and (ii) file any such notice filings or other agreements or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or desirable under applicable law to perfect the Liens created by the Security Documents.

 

(d) The Company will, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, as soon as reasonably practicable, following the Issue Date, terminate and release all Liens on assets located outside the United States (other than Liens securing intercompany obligations between any Foreign Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Company or any Guarantor, on the other hand), or on any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiaries owned by the Company or any Guarantor, in each case that secured the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries under the credit agreement among the Company, the subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto and MC Admin Co LLC, as administrative agent, dated as of November 28, 2012, as amended.

 

Section 12.07          Release of Liens .

 

(a)          Subject to the terms of the Notes Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors will be entitled to releases of assets included in the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes Obligations under the Notes Documents under any one or more of the following circumstances and such Liens on such assets shall automatically, without the need for any further action by any Person, be released, terminated and discharged:

 

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(1)         with respect to any asset constituting Collateral, if such Collateral is sold or otherwise disposed of (including by way of merger or consolidation, among other things) in accordance with the terms of Section 4.20 and the Security Documents and the Company has delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent an Officers’ Certificate certifying to such effect; provided (a) any cash received from a disposition of Collateral will be required to be deposited in a deposit account controlled by the Company and held as Collateral subject to the Liens created by the applicable Security Documents pending its application or use in compliance with Section 4.20 hereof and, from such deposit account, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may withdraw funds to deploy the proceeds of an Asset Sale in compliance with Section 4.20 hereof; and (b) that to the extent that any disposition in such Asset Sale was of Collateral, the non-cash consideration received will, to the extent required by the Security Documents, be pledged as Collateral under the Security Documents as soon as reasonably practicable after such sale, in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture and the Security Documents;

 

(2)         if any Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (including by virtue of such Guarantor ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary), that Guarantor’s assets will also be released from the Liens securing its Note Guarantee and its other Obligations under this Indenture, its Note Guarantees and the Security Documents.

 

(3)         if required in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document;

 

(4)         upon Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Article 8 hereof or satisfaction and discharge pursuant to Article 10 hereof;

 

(5)         if such property or assets become Excluded Property;

 

(6)         with the consent of the Holders of Notes of the requisite percentage of outstanding Notes in accordance with Article 9 of this Indenture; or

 

(7)         if, in connection with the exercise of the ABL Agent’s remedies in respect of any ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement), the ABL Agent, on behalf of holders of ABL Obligations, as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, releases any of its Liens on any part of the ABL Priority Collateral, then the Liens, if any, of the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes on the ABL Priority Collateral sold or disposed of in connection with such exercise will be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released; and, in such event, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Holders of the Notes, at the Company's expense, promptly will execute and deliver to the ABL Agent such termination statement, releases and other documents as the ABL Agent may request in writing to effectively confirm such release.

 

(b)          Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, upon receipt of any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and, if applicable, the Trustee, shall execute, deliver or acknowledge such instruments or releases to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents, including the Intercreditor Agreement; provided that (except for dispositions excluded from the definition of the term “Asset Sale”) the Company or the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, executes and delivers an Officers’ Certificate to the Noteholder Collateral Agent certifying that the release of such Collateral is permitted under the terms of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to such release have been satisfied.

 

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(c)          The release of any Collateral from the terms of the Security Documents pursuant to this Section 12.07 shall not be deemed to impair the Collateral under the Notes Documents in contravention of the provisions thereof and hereof.

 

Section 12.08          Form and Sufficiency of Release.

 

In the event that the Company or any Guarantor has sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of or proposes to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Collateral that may be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any Guarantor to any Person other than the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with the Notes Documents, and the Company or any Guarantor requests in writing that the Noteholder Collateral Agent and, if applicable, the Trustee furnish a written disclaimer, release or quit-claim of any interest in such property under the Notes Documents, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and, if applicable, the Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company or such Guarantor (in proper form prepared by the Company or such Guarantor) such an instrument promptly after satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein for delivery of any such release. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, all purchasers and grantees of any property or rights purporting to be released herefrom shall be entitled to rely upon any release executed by the Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder as sufficient for the purpose of the Notes Documents and as constituting a good and valid release of the property therein described from the Lien of the Notes Documents.

 

Section 12.09          Authorization of Actions to be Taken by the Noteholder Collateral Agent Under the Security Documents.

 

Subject to the provisions of the applicable Security Documents, the Trustee and each Holder, by acceptance of any Notes, agrees that (a) the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Security Documents, and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof, (b) the Noteholder Collateral Agent may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Trustee or the Holders, take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to (i) preserve the Collateral or rights under the Security Documents and (ii) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations of the Company and the Guarantors hereunder and under the Notes Documents and (c) the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any act that may be unlawful or in violation of the Notes Documents, and such suits and proceedings as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral (including the power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the security interest thereunder or be prejudicial to the interests of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Holders or the Trustee). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may, at the expense of the Company, request the direction of the Holders with respect to any such actions and upon receipt of the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, shall take such actions; provided that all actions so taken shall, at all times, be in conformity with the requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable.

 

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Section 12.10          Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents.

 

The Noteholder Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the Security Documents and to the extent not prohibited under the Intercreditor Agreement for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.10 and the other provisions of this Indenture.

 

Section 12.11          Replacement of Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

A resignation or removal of the Noteholder Collateral Agent and appointment of a successor Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be effected pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement and this Section 12.11.

 

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Noteholder Collateral Agent as provided below, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company shall appoint a successor Noteholder Collateral Agent. Upon acceptance by a successor Noteholder Collateral Agent of an appointment to serve as Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Notes Documents, such successor Noteholder Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the retiring Noteholder Collateral Agent without further act. Any successor to U.S. Bank National Association by merger or acquisition of stock or acquisition of the corporate trust business shall continue to be Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder without further act on the part of the parties hereto, unless such successor resigns as provided above.

 

Section 12.12 Conflicting Provisions . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, with respect to Foreign Located Assets and Foreign Equity (each as defined in the Security Agreement), in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and Article III of the Security Agreement, the provisions of Article III of the Security Agreement shall control.

 

ARTICLE 13

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 13.01          [Reserved]

 

Section 13.02          Notices .

 

Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier providing for next day business delivery, to the others’ address:

 

If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

1160 Dairy Ashford, Suite 160

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

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Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.

909 Fannin Street, Suite 2300

Houston, Texas 77010

Attention: Garney Griggs, Esq.

 

If to the Trustee or Noteholder Collateral Agent:

 

U.S. Bank National Association
5555 San Felipe Street, Suite 1150

Houston, Texas 77056

Attention: Mauri J. Cowen

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Thompson & Knight LLP

333 Clay St., Suite 3300

Houston, Texas. 77002

Attention: Cassandra G. Mott, Esq.

 

The Company, any Guarantor, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or the Trustee, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

 

Any notice or communication to a Holder may be delivered by hand, email or fax (if such Holder has provided an email address or fax number), or mailed by first class mail, or by overnight air courier providing for next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

 

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it will mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Note, where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption) to a Holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee), pursuant to the customary procedures of such Depositary.

 

A copy of this Indenture and the Security Documents may be requested from the Company in writing by a Holder for no charge.

 

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Section 13.03          Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes .

 

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture, the Note Guarantee, any Security Document or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

 

Section 13.04          Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent .

 

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee or the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to take any action under this Indenture or any Security Document, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee or the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as the case may be, evidence of compliance with the conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture or any Security Document (including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), to include:

 

(1)         an Officers’ Certificate (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, provided for in this Indenture or any Security Document relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

 

(2)         an Opinion of Counsel (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been satisfied.

 

Section 13.05          Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion .

 

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition provided for in this Indenture or any Security Document must include:

 

(1)         a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such condition;

 

(2)         a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

(3)         a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such condition has been satisfied; and

 

(4)         a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition has been satisfied.

 

Section 13.06          Rules by Trustee and Agents .

 

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

 

Section 13.07          No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders .

 

No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any Obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Security Documents or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such Obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

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Section 13.08          Governing Law .

 

This Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

Section 13.09          No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

Section 13.10          Successors .

 

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors to the extent provided in this Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent in this Indenture will bind their successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.05 hereof.

 

Section 13.11          Severability .

 

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 13.12          Counterpart Originals.

 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy or counterpart will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. This Indenture may be executed in multiple counterparts, which when taken together, shall constitute one instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original 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 13.13          Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

 

The Table of Contents and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

Section 13.14          Releases.

 

If any provision of this Indenture provides that, upon the occurrence of specified events or the satisfaction of specified conditions, any Collateral shall be released or the Company or any Guarantor shall be released from its obligations under this Indenture, any Security Document, any Note or any Note Guarantee, then the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver (in each case at the expense and request of the Company), such instruments, agreements, releases, termination statements, certificates and other documents as the Company shall reasonably request in order to effect or evidence such release.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC. , as Issuer
     
  By:  /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and
Secretary
     
  SAEXPLORATION SUB , INC. , as a Guarantor
     
  By:  /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and
Secretary
     
  SAEXPLORATION, INC. , as a Guarantor
     
  By:  /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and
Secretary
     
  NES, LLC , as a Guarantor
     
  By:  /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and
Secretary
     
  SAEXPLORATION SEISMIC SERVICES (US)
LLC , as a Guarantor
     
  By:  /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and
Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 

 
 

  

  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as Trustee
     
  By:  /s/ Mauri J. Cowen
    Name: Mauri J. Cowen
    Title: Vice President
     
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as
Noteholder Collateral Agent
   
  By:  /s/ Mauri J. Cowen
    Name: Mauri J. Cowen
    Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

 

 

[For Global Notes Only] THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (1) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (2) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (3) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THIS INDENTURE AND (4) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

 

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) ( 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 MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE 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.

 

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[For Rule 144A/IAI/Temporary Regulation S Notes] THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT ), OR ANY STATE OR OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS A NON-U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO IT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE OR (C) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (2) AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE ) WHICH IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC. (THE "COMPANY") OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHICH NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO IT IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PURCHASE IS MADE, (D) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501 (A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S OR REGISTRAR’S, AS APPLICABLE, RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE OR REGISTRAR. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.

 

[For Temporary Regulation S Notes] [PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 40-DAY "DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD" (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S), THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, A U.S. PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S, EXCEPT TO A PERSON REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A AND THE INDENTURE OR OTHERWISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S.]

 

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[Face of Note]

 

CUSIP 144A: 78636X AA3

Reg S: U7787T AA5

IAI: 78636X AB1

 

10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

   
No. ___ $____________

 

SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC.

 

promises to pay to                or registered assigns, the principal sum of __________________________________________________________ DOLLARS [or such other amount as shall be specified on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto]* on July 15, 2019.

 

Interest Payment Dates: January 15 and July 15, commencing on January 15, 2015.

 

Record Dates: January 1 and July 1

 

Dated: _______________, 20__

  

  SAEXPLORATION  HOLDINGS, INC.
               
    By:            
    Name:  
    Title:

 

This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as Trustee

 

By:      
  Authorized Signatory    

  

Dated:

 

*Applicable only to Global Notes

 

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[Back of Note]

10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

 

(1)          Interest . SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at a rate of 10.000% per annum, from July 2, 2014 until July 15, 2019. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof (each, a “ Record Date ”) and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided further that the first Interest Payment Date shall be January 15, 2015. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Code) on overdue principal, premium, if any, and interest (without regard to any applicable grace period), from time to time on demand at a rate equal to 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate set forth in the caption on the face of this Note to the Person who is the Holder of this Note on a subsequent special record date, all as provided in the Indenture. All reference to “interest” in this Note and the Indenture mean the initial interest rate borne by the Notes and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any increases in that rate to the extent overdue interest accrues on the Notes (unless the Indenture states otherwise). Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Anything in this Note, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, if any Interest Payment Date, maturity date, Redemption Date, repurchase date pursuant to Sections 3.09, 4.19 or 4.20 of the Indenture or other date on which any payment of principal, premium, if any, interest or Additional Interest, if any, on this Note is due is not a Business Date, then such payment need not be made on such date, but such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date such payment was originally due, and no interest or other sum shall accrue on the amount payable for the period from and after the date such payment was originally due nor shall any such delay in payment constitute a Default or Event of Default under the Indenture.

 

(2)          Method of Payment . The Company will pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on January 1 or July 1, as the case may be, next preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are transferred or exchanged after such Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to default and overdue interest and except that interest payable on redemption of any Note on a Redemption Date that is not an Interest Payment Date, or any repurchase of any Note on a repurchase date pursuant to Sections 3.09, 4.19 or 4.20 of the Indenture that is not an Interest Payment Date, shall be paid to the Persons to whom such redemption price or repurchase price, as the case may be, is payable. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that (1) payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium on, all Global Notes (unless otherwise required by the applicable Depositary). In addition, if a Holder of $10.0 million aggregate principal amount or more of Definitive Notes has given wire transfer instructions to the Company not later than 15 days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date, date of maturity, redemption date or other purchase date, providing for payments to be made to a bank located in the United States, the Company will pay all principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, that Holder’s Notes in accordance with those instructions; provided that payments of principal and premium, if any, shall be made only against surrender of the applicable Note. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. The principal of the Notes shall be payable only upon surrender of any Note at the specified offices of the Paying Agent. If the due date for payment of the principal in respect of any Note is not a Business Day at the place in which it is presented for payment, the Holder thereof shall not be entitled to payment of the amount due until the next succeeding Business Day at such place.

 

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(3)          Paying Agent and Registrar . Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity; provided no Event of Default is continuing.

 

(4)          Indenture, Registration Rights Agreement and Security Documents . The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of July 2, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”) among the Company, the Guarantors, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be issued thereunder. Holders are entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Security Documents.

 

(5)          Ranking . This Note shall constitute a senior obligation of the Company and the Obligation of the Company under the Indenture and this Note shall be secured pursuant to the Security Documents and will be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement from and after such time as the Noteholder Collateral Agent and any other parties thereto shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(6)          Optional Redemption . The Notes are subject to redemption at the option of the Company as provided in Article III of the Indenture.

 

(7)          No Sinking Fund Payments . The Company is not required to make sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

 

(8)          Repurchase at the Option of Holder.

 

(a)  If there is a Change of Control, the Company will be required, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture, to make an offer (a “ Change of Control Offer ”) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to minimum amounts of $2,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in principal amount in excess thereof) of each Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, thereon to the date of purchase (the “ Change of Control Payment ”), subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date in respect of then outstanding Notes. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.

 

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(b)  If the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company consummates an Asset Sale, the Company in circumstances specified in the Indenture may be required to commence an offer (an “ Asset Sale Offer ”) to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets pursuant to Section 4.20 of the Indenture to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds so long as they exceed $7.5 million (less the aggregate amount of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with such Asset Sale Offer and any purchase, prepayment or redemption of any such pari passu Indebtedness) at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, thereon to the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture. Holders of Notes that are the subject of such an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “ Option of Holder to Elect Purchase ” attached to the Notes.

 

(9)          Notice of Redemption . Notice of redemption will be mailed by or on behalf of the Company at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to the Trustee and each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a Covenant Defeasance or Legal Defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 10 thereof. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 in principal amount may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000 in principal amount (provided that any unredeemed portion of any Note must be in a principal amount of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof), unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed.

 

(10)         Denominations, Transfer, Exchange . The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in principal amount in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a Record Date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

 

(11)         Persons Deemed Owners . The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes. Only Holders have rights under the Indenture and the Notes.

 

(12)         Amendment, Supplement and Waiver . Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and Security Documents may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, voting as a single class, and any existing Default or Event or Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Security Documents may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and Security Documents may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency and to effect certain other changes as set forth in the Indenture.

 

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(13)         Defaults and Remedies . If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, Security Documents or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal or interest or Additional Interest, if any, or premium, if any,) if and so long as a committee of Trustees' Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Holders of the Notes. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or Additional Interest, if any, or premium, if any, on, or the principal of, the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required, within 10 Business Days of any Officer of the Company becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.

 

(14)         Trustee Dealings with Company . The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

 

(15)         No Recourse Against Others . No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Security Documents or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

(16)         Authentication . This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

 

(17)         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 right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

(18)         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 the Trustee may 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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(19)         Governing Law. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

1160 Dairy Ashford, Suite 160

Houston, Texas, 77079

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

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Assignment Form

 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

   
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:     
   
  (Insert assignee’s legal name)
   
   
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint  
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company.  The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date: _______________

 

  Your Signature:    
  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

Signature Guarantee*: _________________________

 

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

 

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Option of Holder to Elect Purchase

 

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Sections 4.19 or 4.20 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

 

¨ Section 4.19   ¨ Section 4.20

 

If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Sections 4.19 or 4.20 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased (must be a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, and the portion, if any, of this Note that is not being tendered for purchase must be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof):

 

$_______________

 

Date: _______________

 

  Your Signature:    
  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

  Tax Identification No.:    

 

Signature Guarantee*: _________________________

 

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

 

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Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note *

 

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange   Amount of
decrease in
 Principal Amount
of
this Global Note
  Amount of
 increase in
 Principal Amount
of
this Global Note
  Principal Amount
of this Global Note
following such
decrease
or increase
  Signature of
authorized officer
of Trustee or
Custodian
                 

 

* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form .

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

1160 Dairy Ashford, Suite 160

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

U.S. Bank National Association

5555 San Felipe Street, Suite 1150

 

Houston, Texas, 77056

 

Re:   10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”), among SAExploration Holdings, Inc., as issuer (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee or Noteholder Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

___________________, (the “ Transferor ”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $___________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “ Transfer ”), to ___________________________ (the “ Transferee ”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

 

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

 

1.    ¨ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A . The Transfer is being effected pursuant to an in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Rule 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

2.     ¨ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Note, the Regulation S Permanent Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S . The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States, as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act, and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person, as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act, or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Permanent Global Note, the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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3.     ¨ Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S . The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

 

(a)           ¨ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

 

or

 

(b)           ¨ such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof;

 

or

 

(c)           ¨ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;

 

or

 

(d)           ¨ such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Note and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.

 

     
    [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______________________

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

 

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

 

(a) ¨ a beneficial interest in the:

 

(i) ¨ Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or

 

(ii) ¨ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _________), or

 

(iii) ¨ IAI Global Note (CUSIP _________); or

 

(b) ¨ a Restricted Definitive Note.

 

2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

 

[CHECK ONE of (a), (b) or (c)]

 

(a) ¨ a beneficial interest in the:

 

(i) ¨ Rule 144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or

 

(ii) ¨ Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _________), or

 

(iii) ¨ IAI Global Note (CUSIP _________), or

 

(b) ¨ a Restricted Definitive Note; or

 

(c) ¨ an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

 

in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

  

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

  

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

1160 Dairy Ashford, Suite 160

Houston, Texas, 77079

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

U.S. Bank National Association

5555 San Felipe Street, Suite 1150

Houston, Texas, 77056

 

Re: 10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

 

(CUSIP ____________)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”), among SAExploration Holdings, Inc., as issuer (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Noteholder Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

__________________________, (the “ Owner ”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “ Exchange ”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

 

1.           Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes

 

(a)    ¨ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities Act ").

 

(b)    ¨ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note . In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] ¨ Rule 144A Global Note, ¨ Regulation S Global Note, or ¨ IAI Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the applicable Restricted Global Note and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.

 

     
    [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ______________________

 

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EXHIBIT D

  

FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM
ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

1160 Dairy Ashford, Suite 160

Houston, Texas, 77079

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

U.S. Bank National Association

5555 San Felipe Street, Suite 1150

Houston, Texas, 77056

 

Re: 10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”), among SAExploration Holdings, Inc., as issuer (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and Noteholder Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

In connection with our proposed purchase of $____________ aggregate principal amount of:

 

(a)   ¨ a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or

 

(b)   ¨ a Definitive Note,

 

we confirm that:

 

1.          We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).

 

2.          We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) for so long as the Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person we reasonably believe is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to which notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (C) pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act and in accordance with the laws applicable to it in the jurisdiction in which such purchase is made, (D) to an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that is acquiring such Notes or such interest therein for its own account, or for the account of such an institutional accredited investor, for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to a registration statement which has been declared effective under the Securities Act, or (F) pursuant to another available exemption from registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

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3.          We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you, the Registrar and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you, the Registrar and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect and to the effect set forth in Section 2 above.

 

4.          We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

 

5.          We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor” as defined above) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.

 

You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

     
    [Insert Name of Accredited Investor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______________________

 

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EXHIBIT E

  

FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

 

For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor to such Guarantor under the Indenture referred to below) has, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of July 2, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”) among SAExploration Holdings, Inc., (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and as noteholder collateral agent (the “ Trustee ”), and the Noteholder Collateral Agent (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on overdue principal of and overdue interest on the Notes, if any, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Note Guarantee and the Indenture, and the limitations thereon, are expressly set forth in Article 11 of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Note Guarantee.

 

This Note Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

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  SAEXPLORATION SUB, INC. , as a Guarantor
   
  By:               
  Name:
  Title:
   
  SAEXPLORATION, INC. , as a Guarantor
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:
   
  NES, LLC , as a Guarantor
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:
   
  SAEXPLORATION SEISMIC SERVICES (US),
LLC , as a Guarantor
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS

 

Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of ________________, 20__, among __________________ (the “ Guaranteeing Subsidiary ”), a subsidiary of SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (or its permitted successor), a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and Noteholder Collateral Agent under the Indenture referred to below (the “ Trustee ”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of July 2, 2014 providing for the issuance of 10.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “ Notes ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “ Guarantee ”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes and the Noteholder Collateral Agent as follows:

 

1.           Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

2.           Agreement to Guarantee . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 11 thereof, and subject to the limitations therein.

 

3.           No Recourse Against Others . No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) under the Notes, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Security Documents or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

4.          NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

5.           Counterparts . This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in multiple counterparts, which when taken together, shall constitute one instrument. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

 
 

  

6.           Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

7.           The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.

 

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

 

Dated: _______________, 20__

 

  SAEXPLORATION  HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By:          
    Name:
    Title:
   
  [ Guaranteeing Subsidiary ]
   
  By:         
    Name:
    Title:
     
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    AS TRUSTEE
     
  By:       
    Authorized Signatory
     
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    AS NOTEHOLDER COLLATERAL AGENT
     
  By:         
    Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit 4.3

 

NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

 

For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor to such Guarantor under the Indenture referred to below) has, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of July 2, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”) among SAExploration Holdings, Inc., (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), and the Noteholder Collateral Agent (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and overdue interest on, the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Note Guarantee and the Indenture, and the limitations thereon, are expressly set forth in Article 11 of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Note Guarantee.

 

This Note Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal law of the State of New York.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

 

 

 

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  saexploration Holdings, Inc . , as Issuer
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
     
  saexploration sub, inc. , as a Guarantor
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
     
  SAEXPLORATION, INC. , as a Guarantor
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
     
  SAEXPLORATION SEISMIC SERVICES (US), LLC , as a Guarantor
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
     
  NES, LLC , as a Guarantor
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

[Notation of Guarantee]

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, AT ANY TIME THAT THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS GRANTED TO THE NOTEHOLDER COLLATERAL AGENT (AS DEFINED BELOW) PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY BY NOTEHOLDER COLLATERAL AGENT HEREUNDER, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW). IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL.

 

 

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

by

 

SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC.,

 

and

 

EACH OF THE SUBSIDIARIES OF
SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC. PARTY HERETO,
as Pledgors,

 

and

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Noteholder Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of July 2, 2014

 

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page (s)
     
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 2
     
SECTION 1.1 Definitions 2
     
SECTION 1.2 Interpretation 15
     
SECTION 1.3 Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities 15
     
SECTION 1.4 Perfection Certificate 15
     
ARTICLE II GRANT OF SECURITY AND SECURED OBLIGATIONS 15
     
SECTION 2.1 Grant of Security Interest 15
     
SECTION 2.2 Filings 17
     
SECTION 2.3 Intercreditor Agreement 18
     
SECTION 2.4 Possession or Control of Collateral 18
     
ARTICLE III PERFECTION; SUPPLEMENTS; FURTHER ASSURANCES; USE OF COLLATERAL 19
     
SECTION 3.1 Delivery of Certificated Securities Collateral 19
     
SECTION 3.2 Perfection of Uncertificated Securities Collateral 20
     
SECTION 3.3 Financing Statements and Other Filings; Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest 20
     
SECTION 3.4 Other Actions 21
     
SECTION 3.5 Joinder of Additional Pledgors 26
     
SECTION 3.6 Supplements; Further Assurances 26
     
SECTION 3.7 Perfection under Foreign Law 27
     
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS 28
     
SECTION 4.1 Title 28
     
SECTION 4.2 Validity of Security Interest 29
     
SECTION 4.3 Pledgor Defense of Claims; Transferability of Collateral 29
     
SECTION 4.4 Other Financing Statements 29
     
SECTION 4.5 Chief Executive Office; Change of Name; Jurisdiction of Organization, etc 30
     
SECTION 4.6 Location of Inventory and Equipment 31
     
SECTION 4.7 Corporate Names; Prior Transactions 31
     
SECTION 4.8 Due Authorization and Issuance 31
     
SECTION 4.9 Consents, etc 32
     
SECTION 4.10 Collateral 32
     
SECTION 4.11 Intellectual Property 32
       

 

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SECTION 4.12 Insurance 34
     
SECTION 4.13 Payment of Taxes; Compliance with Legal Requirements; Contesting Liens; Charges 35
     
SECTION 4.14 Books and Records; Other Information 36
     
ARTICLE V CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING SECURITIES COLLATERAL 36
     
SECTION 5.1 Pledge of Additional Securities Collateral 36
     
SECTION 5.2 Voting Rights; Distributions; etc 36
     
SECTION 5.3 Default 38
     
SECTION 5.4 Certain Agreements of Pledgors as Issuers and Holders of Equity Interests 38
     
ARTICLE VI CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL 39
     
SECTION 6.1 Grant of License 39
     
SECTION 6.2 Registration 39
     
SECTION 6.3 Protection of Noteholder Collateral Agent’s Security 39
     
SECTION 6.4 After-Acquired Property 42
     
SECTION 6.5 Litigation 42
     
SECTION 6.6 Intent-to-Use Trademark and Service Mark Applications 43
     
SECTION 6.7 Foreign Intellectual Property Collateral 43
     
ARTICLE VII CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING ACCOUNTS 43
     
SECTION 7.1 Special Representation and Warranties 43
     
SECTION 7.2 Maintenance of Records 44
     
SECTION 7.3 Legend 44
     
SECTION 7.4 Modification of Terms, etc 44
     
SECTION 7.5 Collection 45
     
ARTICLE VIII TRANSFERS 45
     
SECTION 8.1 Transfers of Collateral 45
     
ARTICLE IX REMEDIES 45
     
SECTION 9.1 Remedies 45
     
SECTION 9.2 Notice of Sale 47
     
SECTION 9.3 Waiver of Notice and Claims; Other Waivers; Marshalling 48
     
SECTION 9.4 Standards for Exercising Rights and Remedies 49
     
SECTION 9.5 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 50
     
SECTION 9.6 Certain Additional Actions Regarding Intellectual Property 51
       

 

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ARTICLE X PROCEEDS OF CASUALTY EVENTS AND COLLATERAL DISPOSITIONS; APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS 51
     
SECTION 10.1 Proceeds of Casualty Events and Collateral Dispositions 51
     
SECTION 10.2 Application of Proceeds 51
     
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS 51
     
SECTION 11.1 Concerning Noteholder Collateral Agent 51
     
SECTION 11.2 Noteholder Collateral Agent May Perform; Noteholder Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact 53
     
SECTION 11.3 Continuing Security Interest; Assignment 53
     
SECTION 11.4 Release; Retention in Satisfaction; Etc 54
     
SECTION 11.5 Costs and Expenses 54
     
SECTION 11.6 Modification in Writing 55
     
SECTION 11.7 Notices 55
     
SECTION 11.8 Governing Law, Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial 55
     
SECTION 11.9 Severability of Provisions 57
     
SECTION 11.10 Execution in Counterparts 57
     
SECTION 11.11 Business Days 57
     
SECTION 11.12 Waiver of Stay 57
     
SECTION 11.13 No Credit for Payment of Taxes or Imposition 58
     
SECTION 11.14 No Claims Against Noteholder Collateral Agent 58
     
SECTION 11.15 No Release 58
     
SECTION 11.16 Overdue Amounts 58
     
SECTION 11.17 Obligations Absolute 58

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit 1 Form of Issuer’s Acknowledgement
   
Exhibit 2 Form of Pledge Amendment
   
Exhibit 3 Form of Joinder Agreement
   
Exhibit 4 Form of Securities Account Control Agreement
   
Exhibit 5 Form of Deposit Account Control Agreement
   
Exhibit 6 Form of Copyright Security Agreement
   
Exhibit 7 Form of Patent Security Agreement
   
Exhibit 8 Form of Trademark Security Agreement
   
Exhibit 9 Form of Perfection Certificate
   
Exhibit 10 Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement

 

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SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of July 2, 2014 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) by and among SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party hereto (such parties, the “ Guarantors ”), (the Company, together with the Guarantors, as pledgors, assignors and debtors hereunder and together with any successors, the “ Pledgors ,” and each, a “ Pledgor ”), and U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as noteholder collateral agent (in such capacity and together with any successors in such capacity, the “ Noteholder Collateral Agent ”) for the Secured Parties. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture (as hereinafter defined).

 

R E C I T A L S :

 

A.           The Company, as issuer, the Guarantors party thereto, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee thereunder (the “ Trustee ”) have entered into the Indenture, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”).

 

B.           The Company, the Guarantors, and Jefferies LLC, as initial purchaser (the “ Initial Purchaser ”), have entered into the Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2014 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”) by which the Company proposes to issue the 10.000% senior secured notes due 2019 (the “ Initial Notes ”).

 

C.           The Guarantors have, pursuant to the Indenture, unconditionally guaranteed the Notes Obligations.

 

D.           Each Pledgor will obtain benefits from the Indenture and the other Notes Documents and, accordingly, desires to execute this Agreement to induce (a) the Initial Purchaser and the other Holders to purchase the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the other Notes Documents and (b) the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Trustee to enter the Indenture and the other Notes Documents.

 

E.           The Pledgors may, in the future, grant to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the lenders under the Credit Agreement a security interest in the Collateral (it being understood that, in such case, the relative rights and priorities of the grantees in respect of the Collateral shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

F.           Each Pledgor is, or as to Collateral acquired by such Pledgor after the date hereof, will be, the legal and/or beneficial owner of the Collateral pledged by it hereunder.

 

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G.           This Agreement is given by each Pledgor in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the payment and performance of all of the Notes Obligations.

 

A G R E E M E N T :

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Pledgor and the Noteholder Collateral Agent hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

SECTION 1.1            Definitions .

 

(a)           Unless otherwise defined herein or in the Indenture, capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the UCC have the meanings assigned to them in the UCC.

 

(b)           Terms used but not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Indenture have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. In addition, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

ABL Agent ” means the collateral agent for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders, together with its successors in that capacity.

 

ABL Claimholders ” means, at any time of determination, collectively, (a) the ABL Agent, (b) the lenders under the Credit Agreement at such time, (c) the issuing bank or banks of letters of credit or similar instruments under the Credit Agreement, (d) each other person to whom any of the Obligations under the Credit Agreement is owed at such time and (e) the successors, replacements and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

ABL Loan Documents ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

ABL Priority Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

ABL Security Documents ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Additional Pledged Interests ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, (a) all options, warrants, rights, agreements, additional membership, partnership or other Equity Interests of whatever class of any issuer of Initial Pledged Interests or any interest in any such issuer, together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Pledgor relating to such interests in each such issuer or under any Organizational Document of any such issuer, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such membership, partnership or other Equity Interests and any and all interest of such Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such membership, partnership or other Equity Interests from time to time acquired by such Pledgor in any manner and (b) all membership, partnership or other Equity Interests, as applicable, of each limited liability company, partnership or other entity (other than a corporation) hereafter acquired or formed by such Pledgor and all options, warrants, rights, agreements, additional membership, partnership or other Equity Interests of whatever class of such limited liability company, partnership or other entity, together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Pledgor relating to such interests or under any Organizational Document of any such issuer, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such membership, partnership or other Equity Interests and any and all interest of such Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such membership, partnership or other Equity Interests, from time to time acquired by such Pledgor in any manner.

 

Additional Pledged Shares ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, (a) all options, warrants, rights, Equity Interests, agreements, additional shares of capital stock of whatever class of any issuer of the Initial Pledged Shares or any other equity interest in any such issuer, together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Pledgor relating to such interests issued by any such issuer under any Organizational Document of any such issuer, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such interests and any and all interest of such Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such interests, from time to time acquired by such Pledgor in any manner and (b) all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each corporation hereafter acquired or formed by such Pledgor and all options, warrants, rights, agreements or additional shares of capital stock of whatever class of such corporation, together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Pledgor relating to such shares or under any Organizational Document of such corporation, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such shares and any and all interest of such Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such shares, from time to time acquired by such Pledgor in any manner.

 

Agents ” means the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent and the Trustee; and “ Agent ” means any of them.

 

Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereof.

 

Attorney Costs ” shall mean and include all reasonable fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel.

 

Bailee Letter ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.4(i) .

 

Casualty Event ” means any loss of title (other than through a consensual disposition of such Property in accordance with this Agreement) or any loss of or damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (including by any Governmental Authority) of, any Property of any Pledgor. “Casualty Event” includes any taking of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Legal Requirement, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any Real Property of any Person or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, or any settlement in lieu thereof.

 

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Charges ” means any and all property and other taxes, assessments and special assessments, levies, fees and all other governmental charges imposed upon or assessed against, and all claims (including any landlords’, carriers’, mechanics’, workmen’s, repairmen’s, laborers’, materialmen’s, suppliers’ and warehousemen’s Liens and other charges arising by operation of law) against, all or any portion of the Collateral.

 

Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1 .

 

Collateral Account ” means any collateral account or sub-account established by the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the purpose of serving as a collateral account under this Agreement and all property from time to time on deposit in the Collateral Account.

 

Commercial Motor Vehicles ” means motor vehicles used primarily for commercial purposes.

 

Commodity Account Control Agreement ” means a commodity account control agreement in a form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

Company ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereof.

 

Computer Hardware and Software ” means all rights (including rights as licensee and lessee) with respect to (a) computer and other electronic data processing hardware, including all integrated computer systems, central processing units, memory units, display terminals, computer elements, card readers, tape drives, hard and soft disc drives, cables, electrical supply hardware, generators, power equalizers, accessories, peripheral devices and other related computer hardware; (b) all software, all software programs and all databases designed for use on the computers and electronic data processing hardware described in clause (a) above, including all operating system software, utilities and application programs in any form (service code and object code in magnetic tape, disc or hard copy format or any other listings whatsoever); (c) any firmware associated with any of the foregoing; (d) any documentation for hardware, software and firmware described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, including flow charts, logic diagrams, manuals, specifications, training materials, charts and pseudo codes; and all rights with respect thereto, including any and all licenses, options, warrants, service contracts, program services, test rights, maintenance rights, support rights, improvement rights, renewal rights and indemnifications, and any substitutions, replacements, additions, new versions or model conversions of any of the foregoing.

 

Contracts ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all contracts, agreements and grants (in each case, whether written or oral, or third party or intercompany), to which such Pledgor is a party, and all assignments, amendments, restatements, supplements, extensions, renewals, replacements or modifications thereof.

 

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Control ” means (a) in the case of each Deposit Account, “control,” as such term is defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC, and (b) in the case of any Security Entitlement, “control,” as such term is defined in Section 8-106 of the UCC and (c) in the case of any Commodity Contract, “control,” as such term is defined in Section 9-106 of the UCC.

 

Control Agreements ” means, collectively, the Deposit Account Control Agreement(s), the Securities Account Control Agreement(s) and the Commodity Account Control Agreement(s).

 

Copyright Security Agreement ” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 6 hereto.

 

Copyrights ” means, collectively, all works of authorship (whether or not protected by statutory or common law copyright, whether established or registered in the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished) and all copyright registrations and applications, together with any and all (a) tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, (b) rights and privileges arising under applicable Legal Requirements with respect to the use of such copyrights, (c) reissues, renewals, continuations, modifications, and extensions thereof and derivative works, (d) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (e) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and (f) rights to sue for past, present or future infringements thereof.

 

Deposit Account Control Agreement ” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 5 hereto among the applicable Pledgor, the relevant depository bank, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the ABL Agent (if applicable), as such form may be modified to reflect any changes that may be reasonably required by a new depository bank (or substituted by an agreement based on a form provided by the applicable depository bank); provided that any such changes or any such other agreement shall not be materially worse for the Secured Parties, when taken as a whole, than such terms as are set out in the agreement set forth on Exhibit 5 .

 

Deposit Accounts ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, (a) all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC, each Collateral Account and all accounts and sub-accounts relating to any of the foregoing accounts and (b) all cash, funds, checks, notes and instruments from time to time on deposit in any of the accounts or sub-accounts described in clause (a) of this definition.

 

Discharge of ABL Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Distributions ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all dividends, cash, options, warrants, rights, instruments, distributions, returns of capital or principal, income, interest, profits and other property, interests (debt or equity) or proceeds, including as a result of a split, revision, reclassification or other like change of the Pledged Securities, from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed to such Pledgor in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Securities or Intercompany Notes.

 

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Equity Interest ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or nonvoting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), joint venture interests, or if such Person is a limited liability company, membership interests and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of Property of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued on or after the Closing Date, but excluding debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity.

 

Excluded Accounts ” means, as to any Pledgor, all Deposit Accounts used solely for (i) payroll and/or accrued employee benefits or (ii) employee benefit plans.

 

Excluded Property ” means:

 

(1)          all of any Pledgor’s right, title and interest in any leasehold or other nonfee simple interest in any Real Property of such Pledgor (whether leased or otherwise held on the date hereof or leased or otherwise acquired after the date hereof);

 

(2)          any permit or lease or license or any contractual obligation entered into by any Pledgor (A) that prohibits or requires the consent of any Person other than the Company or any of its Affiliates as a condition to the creation by any Pledgor of a Lien on any right, title or interest in such permit, lease, license or contractual agreement or any Capital Stock or equivalent related thereto or (B) to the extent that any Legal Requirement applicable thereto prohibits the creation of a Lien thereon, but only, with respect to the prohibition in (A) and (B), to the extent, and for as long as, such prohibition is not terminated or rendered unenforceable or otherwise deemed ineffective by the UCC or any other Legal Requirement;

 

(3)          all foreign intellectual property and any “intent-to-use” trademark applications prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law;

 

(4)          fixed or capital assets owned by any Pledgor that are subject to a purchase money Lien or a capital lease if the contractual obligation pursuant to which such Lien is granted (or in the document providing for such capital lease) prohibits or requires the consent of any Person other than the Company or any of its Affiliates as a condition to the creation of any other Lien on such equipment;

 

(5)          motor vehicles subject to certificates of title (except to the extent perfection can be obtained by the filing of UCC financing statements);

 

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(6)          cash collateral for letters of credit or Hedging Obligations permitted by clauses (1), (9), and (11) of Section 4.08(b) of the Indenture securing, in the case of letters of credit, an amount not to exceed the face amount of cash collateralized letters of credit for the benefit of any of the Pledgors and, in the case of Hedging Obligations, not to exceed the amount of such Hedging Obligations;

 

(7)          (a) the Equity Interests in the Kuukpik Joint Venture, (b) any interest in any Equity Interest that is not directly owned by any Pledgor and (c) any interest in any Equity Interests of any other joint venture, partnership or other entity that is existing (A) on the date hereof or (B) from and after the date hereof if such joint venture, partnership or other entity is not a Subsidiary of a Pledgor, in each case if and for so long as the grant of a Lien with respect thereto is not permitted by the other partner, joint venture or joint venture partner, as applicable, and the applicable Pledgor has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the right to grant a lien in such joint venture, partnership or other entity;

 

(8)          Equity Interests in excess of 65% of all outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary;

 

(9)          any ABL Priority Collateral that has been released in accordance with the ABL Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(10)         any Notes Priority Collateral that has been released in accordance with the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(11)         the Excluded Accounts;

 

(12)         any property or assets owned at any time or from time to time by any Foreign Subsidiary; and

 

(13)         any asset or property (i) with a Fair Market Value of less than $20.0 million or (ii) constituting Equity Interests in a Foreign Subsidiary, in each case as to which the Board of Directors determines in good faith that the costs of obtaining or perfecting such a security interest are excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the holders of the notes of the security afforded thereby (based on the Fair Market Value of such asset or property) (it being understood that such determination in respect of assets described in clauses (i) and (ii) shall only apply with respect to actions required to create or perfect a security interest in the Collateral under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction);

 

provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (1) through (13) above to the contrary, (a) Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds of Property described in clauses (1) through (13) above (unless such proceeds are also described in such clauses), and (b) subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, no property or assets that are subject to a Lien securing ABL Obligations shall constitute Excluded Property so long as such Lien remains in effect; provided, further, that at such time as any of the foregoing Property no longer constitutes Excluded Property, such Property shall immediately constitute Collateral and a Lien on and security interest in and to all of the right, title and interest of the applicable Pledgor in, to and under such Property shall immediately attach thereto.

 

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Financial Officer ” of any Person shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person, or any officer with an equivalent position performing duties normally attributable to any of the foregoing.

 

Foreign Equity ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.7 .

 

Foreign Jurisdiction ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.7 .

 

Foreign Located Assets ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.7 .

 

Foreign Perfection ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.7 .

 

Foreign Subsidiary Property ” means any asset or property of the nature described in paragraph (12) of the definition of Excluded Property, including any such assets or properties that (a) become Reorganization Assets or (b) are designated as Reorganization Assets so long as such assets or properties become Reorganization Assets within 180 days of such designation.

 

General Intangibles ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all “general intangibles,” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by such Pledgor and, in any event, shall include (a) all of such Pledgor’s rights, title and interest in, to and under all insurance policies and coverages and Contracts, (b) all of such Pledgor’s interest in know-how and warranties relating to any of the Collateral or any Mortgaged Property, (c) any and all other rights, claims, choses-in-action and causes of action of such Pledgor against any other Person and the benefits of any and all collateral or other security given by any other Person in connection therewith, (d) all guarantees, endorsements and indemnifications on, or of, any of the Collateral or any Mortgaged Property, (e) all of Pledgor’s interest in lists, books, records, correspondence, ledgers, printouts, files (whether in printed form or stored electronically), tapes and other papers or materials containing information relating to any of the Collateral or any Mortgaged Property, including all customer or tenant lists, identification of suppliers, data, plans, blueprints, specifications, designs, drawings, appraisals, recorded knowledge, surveys, studies, engineering reports, test reports, manuals, standards, processing standards, performance standards, catalogs, research data, computer and automatic machinery software and programs and the like, field repair data, accounting information pertaining to such Pledgor’s operations or any of the Collateral or any Mortgaged Property and all media in which or on which any of the information or knowledge or data or records may be recorded or stored and all computer programs used for the compilation or printout of such information, knowledge, records or data, (f) all licenses, consents, permits, variances, certifications, authorizations and approvals, however characterized, of any Governmental Authority (or any Person acting on behalf of a Governmental Authority) now or hereafter acquired or held by such Pledgor pertaining to operations now or hereafter conducted by such Pledgor or any of the Collateral or any Mortgaged Property, including building permits, certificates of occupancy, environmental certificates, industrial permits or licenses and certificates of operation, and (g) all rights to reserves, payment intangibles, deferred payments, deposits, refunds, indemnification of claims to the extent the foregoing relate to any Collateral or any Mortgaged Property and claims for tax or other refunds against any Governmental Authority relating to any Collateral or any Mortgaged Property.

 

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Goodwill ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, the goodwill connected with such Pledgor’s business including (a) all goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by any Intellectual Property Collateral in which such Pledgor has any interest, (b) all of Pledgor’s interest in know-how, trade secrets, customer and supplier lists, proprietary information, inventions, methods, plans, policies, procedures, formulae, descriptions, compositions, technical data, drawings, specifications, name plates, catalogs, confidential information and the right to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any Person, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals, consulting agreements, engineering contracts and such other assets which relate to such goodwill and (c) all product lines of such Pledgor’s business.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, local or foreign (whether civil, criminal, military or otherwise) court, central bank or governmental agency, tribunal, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body or any subdivision thereof or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Guarantors ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereof.

 

Indenture ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereof.

 

Initial Pledged Interests ” means, with respect to each Pledgor, all membership, partnership or other Equity Interests (other than in a corporation), as applicable, in each issuer described on Schedule 11 to the Perfection Certificate together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Pledgor in and to each such issuer or under any Organizational Document of each such issuer, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such membership, partnership or other Equity Interests and any and all interests of such Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such membership, partnership or other Equity Interests.

 

Initial Pledged Shares ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock in each issuer that is a corporation described on Schedule 11 to the Perfection Certificate together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Pledgor relating to such shares of capital stock in each such issuer or under any Organizational Document of each such issuer, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such shares of capital stock and any and all interest of such Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to the Initial Pledged Shares.

 

Initial Purchaser ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereof.

 

Instruments ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all “instruments,” as such term is defined in Article 9, rather than Article 3, of the UCC, and shall include all promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange or acceptances.

 

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Intellectual Property Collateral ” means, collectively, all (i) Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets now owned or hereafter created or acquired by or assigned to such Pledgor, including, without limitation, the Patents, Trademarks (including Internet domain names) and Copyrights that are Registered and listed on Schedules 14(a) , 14(b) , and 14(c) to the Perfection Certificate, (ii) License Agreements to which any Pledgor is now or hereafter becomes a party or beneficiary, including, without limitation, the License Agreements listed on Schedules 14(a) , 14(b) , and 14(c) to the Perfection Certificate and (iii) Goodwill.

 

Intercompany Canadian Note ” means the Promissory Note dated December 5, 2012, issued by SAExploration (Canada) Ltd. to SAExploration, Inc. in the original principal amount of U.S. $50,000,000, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Intercompany Notes ” means the Intercompany Canadian Note, the Intercompany Subordinated Note and any other intercompany notes now owned or hereafter acquired by any of the Pledgors and all certificates, instruments or agreements evidencing the Intercompany Notes and such other intercompany notes, and all assignments, amendments, amendments and restatements, supplements, extensions, renewals, replacements or modifications thereof.

 

Intercompany Subordinated Note “ means the Amended and Restated Global Intercompany Subordinated Note dated July 2, 2014, issued by the Pledgors and each of their direct Subsidiaries, evidencing the intercompany Indebtedness among them from time to time and at any time outstanding, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Indenture.

 

Investment Property ” means any Security, whether certificated or uncertificated, Security Entitlement, Securities Account, Commodity Contract or Commodity Account, excluding, however, the Securities Collateral.

 

Joinder Agreement ” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto.

 

Legal Requirements ” means, as to any Person, the Organizational Documents of such Person, and any governmental treaty, law (including the common law), statute, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, guidelines, license, permit requirement, Order or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, and the interpretation or administration thereof, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.

 

License Agreements ” means, collectively, all agreements, permits, consents, orders, franchises and covenants not to sue relating to the license, development, use or disclosure of any Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret, together with any and all (a) renewals, extensions, supplements and continuations thereof, (b) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements or violations thereof, (c) rights to sue for past, present or future infringements or violations thereof and (d) other rights to use, exploit or practice any or all of the Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights or Trade Secrets.

 

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Mortgaged Property ” means each Real Property subject to a Mortgage (if any).

 

Notes Documents ” means the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and any other guarantees of the Notes, the Security Documents, the Registration Rights Agreement and each of the other documents and instruments executed pursuant thereto, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time governing, or in connection with, any Notes Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Notes Obligations to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, extended or refinanced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

Noteholder Collateral Agent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereof.

 

Notes ” means the Initial Notes, the Additional Notes, the Exchange Notes, and the Private Exchange Notes (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).

 

Notes Obligations ” means all the Obligations payable by any Pledgor to any Secured Party under the Notes, the Indenture and any other Notes Documents, including all interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, accrue) after commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant Notes Document, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

 

Notes Priority Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Order ” means any judgment, decree, verdict, order, consent order, consent decree, writ, declaration or injunction.

 

Organizational Documents ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any corporation, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or similar documents) of such Person, (b) in the case of any limited liability company, the certificate of formation and operating agreement (or similar documents) of such Person, (c) in the case of any limited partnership, the certificate of formation and limited partnership agreement (or similar documents) of such Person (and, where applicable, the equityholders or shareholders registry of such Person), (d) in the case of any general partnership, the partnership agreement (or similar document) of such Person, (e) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing, and (f) any shareholder, voting trust or similar agreement between or among any holders of Equity Interests of such Person.

 

Patent Security Agreement ” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 7 hereto.

 

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Patents ” means, collectively, all patents, patent applications, utility models and statutory invention registrations (whether established or registered or recorded in the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof), together with any and all (a) rights and privileges arising under applicable Legal Requirements with respect to the use of any patents, (b) inventions and improvements described and charged therein, (c) reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions, modifications and continuations-in-part thereof, (d) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (e) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and (f) rights to sue for past, present or future infringements thereof.

 

Perfection Certificate ” means the perfection certificate dated as of the date hereof, executed and delivered by each Pledgor party thereto in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each other Perfection Certificate (which shall be in the form of Exhibit 9 hereto and reasonably acceptable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent) and any supplement thereto executed and delivered by the applicable Pledgor in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of each Joinder Agreement executed in accordance with Section 3.5 , in each case, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise in accordance with the Indenture.

 

Perfection Certificate Supplement ” means a perfection certificate supplement in the form of Exhibit 10 hereto or any other form approved by the Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

Pledge Amendment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.1 .

 

Pledged Interests ” means, collectively, the Initial Pledged Interests and the Additional Pledged Interests.

 

Pledged Securities ” means, collectively, the Pledged Interests, the Pledged Shares and the Successor Interests, provided that the term does not include any Excluded Property.

 

Pledged Shares ” means, collectively, the Initial Pledged Shares and the Additional Pledged Shares.

 

Pledgor ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereof.

 

Pledgor Foreign Property ” means any asset or property of the nature described in paragraph (13) of the definition of Excluded Property.

 

Property ” means any right, title or interest in or to property or assets of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including Equity Interests of any other Person owned by the Person in question and whether now in existence or owned or hereafter entered into or acquired, including all Real Property, cash, securities, accounts, revenues and contract rights.

 

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Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereof.

 

Real Property ” means all right, title and interest (including any leasehold, fee, mineral or other estate) in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned, leased or operated by any Person, whether by lease, license or other means, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all improvements and appurtenant fixtures, and other Property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.

 

Related Person ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) each Affiliate of such Person and each of the officers, directors, partners, trustees, employees, affiliates, shareholders, Advisors, agents, attorneys-in-fact and Controlling Persons of each of the foregoing, and (b) if such Person is an Agent, each other Person designated, nominated or otherwise mandated by or assisting such Agent in accordance with the applicable provisions of any Notes Document.

 

Registered ” means issued by, registered with, renewed by or the subject of a pending application before any Governmental Authority or Internet domain name registrar.

 

Reorganization Assets ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.7 .

 

Secured Party ” means, collectively, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders and any other Person to which Notes Obligations are owed.

 

Securities Account Control Agreement ” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto among the applicable Pledgor, the relevant securities intermediary, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the ABL Agent (if applicable), as such form may be modified to reflect any changes that may be reasonably required by a new securities intermediary (or substituted by an agreement based on a form provided by the applicable securities intermediary); provided that any such changes or any such other agreement shall not be materially worse for the Secured Parties, when taken as a whole, than such terms as are set out in the agreement set forth on Exhibit 4 .

 

Securities Collateral ” means, collectively, the Pledged Securities, the Intercompany Notes and the Distributions, but not including any Excluded Property.

 

Specified Movable Property ” means the assets or properties of any Pledgor that are currently located in a Foreign Jurisdiction or hereafter are moved to a Foreign Jurisdiction, in each case that are under either an export or import or similar license or permit that requires such assets or property to leave such Foreign Jurisdiction no more than six months from the date they became situated in such Foreign Jurisdiction.

 

Successor Interests ” means, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all shares of each class of the capital stock of the successor corporation or interests or certificates of the successor limited liability company, partnership or other entity owned by such Pledgor (unless such successor is such Pledgor itself) formed by or resulting from any consolidation or merger in which any Person listed on Schedule 1(a) to the Perfection Certificate is not the surviving entity.

 

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Trade Secrets ” means, collectively, (a) all know-how, trade secrets and confidential or proprietary information, including customer and supplier lists, proprietary information, inventions, methods, plans, policies, procedures, formulae, descriptions, compositions, technical data, drawings, specifications, name plates, catalogs, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals, (b) all registrations and applications for registrations for any of the foregoing, (c) all tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, (d) the right to limit the use or disclosure of any of the foregoing by any Person, (e) all rights and privileges arising under applicable Legal Requirements with respect to the use of any such information, (f) income, fees, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto, including damages, claims and payments for past, present or future infringements or misappropriations thereof, (g) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and (h) rights to sue for past, present or future infringements thereof.

 

Trademark Security Agreement ” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 8 hereto.

 

Trademarks means, collectively, all trademarks, service marks, slogans, logos, certification marks, trade dress, uniform resource locations (URL’s), domain names, corporate names and trade names, whether registered or unregistered, and all registrations and applications for the foregoing (whether statutory or common law and whether established or registered in the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof), together with any and all (a) rights and privileges arising under applicable Legal Requirements with respect to the use of any trademarks, (b) goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby, (c) reissues, continuations, extensions and renewals thereof, (d) income, fees, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto, including damages, claims and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (e) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and (f) rights to sue for past, present or future infringements thereof.

 

Transferable Record ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction.

 

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York; provided, however , that to the extent that, by reason of mandatory provisions of applicable Legal Requirements, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment, perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

 

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United States ” means the United States of America.

 

SECTION 1.2            Interpretation . The rules of interpretation specified in the Indenture shall be applicable to this Agreement. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The words “asset” and “Property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any Notes Document, agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth in any Notes Document), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, (e) each term used herein and stated to have the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement shall be disregarded at any time that the Intercreditor Agreement is not in full force and effect, and (f) any reference to any law or regulation shall (i) include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting or supplementing such law or regulation, and (ii) unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

SECTION 1.3            Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities . Each Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection with the execution and delivery hereof, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation and negotiation hereof and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party (i.e., the Noteholder Collateral Agent) shall not be employed in the interpretation hereof.

 

SECTION 1.4            Perfection Certificate . Each of the Persons from time to time party hereto agrees that the Perfection Certificate and all descriptions of Collateral, schedules, amendments and supplements thereto, as amended from time to time, are and shall at all times remain a part of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II

 

GRANT OF SECURITY AND SECURED OBLIGATIONS

 

SECTION 2.1            Grant of Security Interest . As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance in full of all the Notes Obligations, each Pledgor hereby pledges, hypothecates and grants to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien on and security interest in and to all of the right, title and interest of such Pledgor in, to and under the following property, wherever located, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired from time to time (collectively, the “ Collateral ”):

 

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(a)           all Accounts;

 

(b)           all cash and Cash Equivalents;

 

(c)           all Chattel Paper;

 

(d)           all Collateral Accounts;

 

(e)           all Commercial Tort Claims, including those of any Pledgor described on Schedule 15 to the Perfection Certificate;

 

(f)           all Computer Hardware and Software;

 

(g)           all Deposit Accounts;

 

(h)           all Documents;

 

(i)           all Equipment (including Commercial Motor Vehicles) and Fixtures;

 

(j)           all General Intangibles;

 

(k)           all Goods;

 

(l)           all Instruments;

 

(m)           all Intellectual Property Collateral;

 

(n)           all Inventory;

 

(o)           all Investment Property;

 

(p)           all Letters of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights (whether or not the Letter of Credit is evidenced by a writing);

 

(q)           all Securities Collateral;

 

(r)           all Supporting Obligations;

 

(s)           all books and records pertaining to the Collateral;

 

(t)           to the extent not covered by clauses (a) through (s) of this sentence, all choses in action and all other personal property of such Pledgor, whether tangible or intangible; and

 

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(u)           all Proceeds and products of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of, each of the foregoing, and any and all Proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to such Pledgor from time to time with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (a) through (u) above or in any other provision of any Notes Document, (i) the security interest created by this Agreement shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall not include, any Excluded Property other than Pledgor Foreign Property (but shall include the Proceeds and products of Excluded Property and each other item set forth in clause (u) above with respect to Excluded Property, in each case, to the extent that such Proceeds, products and other items do not themselves constitute Excluded Property), (ii) the Pledgors shall from time to time at the request of the Noteholder Collateral Agent give written notice to the Noteholder Collateral Agent identifying in reasonable detail any Excluded Property and shall provide to the Noteholder Collateral Agent such other information regarding the Excluded Property as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may reasonably request, (iii) in connection with the Foreign Subsidiary Reorganization, certain of the Pledgor Foreign Property of one or more of the Pledgors that will constitute Collateral are permitted to be transferred from branches of such Pledgor in a foreign jurisdiction to a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Company, whereupon such assets and properties will be deemed to be excluded from the Collateral, automatically and without the need for any further action, by reason of becoming Excluded Property under clause (12) of the definition thereof, (iv) the obligations (if any) of the Pledgors to perfect the security interest granted hereunder in any Collateral consisting of Foreign Located Assets and Foreign Equity under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States shall be determined under Section 3.7 of this Agreement, and (v) from and after the Closing Date, no Pledgor shall permit to become effective in any document creating, governing or providing for any permit, lease or license, a provision that would prohibit the creation of a Lien on such permit, lease or license in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent unless (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) such Pledgor believes, in its reasonable judgment, that such prohibition is usual and customary in transactions of such type or such prohibition is imposed by applicable Legal Requirements.

 

SECTION 2.2            Filings .

 

(a)           Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Noteholder Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file or record in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements (including fixture filings), continuation statements and amendments thereto and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to any Collateral in such form and in such offices as the Noteholder Collateral Agent determines to perfect the security interest of the Noteholder Collateral Agent under this Agreement. Each Pledgor agrees to provide all information requested by the Noteholder Collateral Agent with respect to any such filing or recording promptly upon request. Such financing statements, continuation statements and amendments may describe the Collateral in the same manner as described herein or may contain a description of Collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may determine, in its sole discretion, is necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure the perfection or priority of the security interest in the Collateral, including, describing such property as “all assets whether now owned or hereafter acquired”, “all personal property whether now owned or hereafter acquired” or words of similar import (regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the UCC).

 

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(b)           Each Pledgor hereby further authorizes the Noteholder Collateral Agent to file and/or record with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, any applicable successor office and any other similar office or Governmental Authority in the United States, as applicable, this Agreement, the Copyright Security Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement, the Trademark Security Agreement, and any other documents determined by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion to be necessary, advisable or prudent for the purpose of recording, perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the pledge and security interest granted by such Pledgor hereunder or the priority thereof, with or without the signature of such Pledgor, and naming such Pledgor, as debtor, and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as secured party.

 

SECTION 2.3            Intercreditor Agreement . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Liens and security interests granted to the Noteholder Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party hereunder (including under Article IX hereof) shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement from and after the date on which the Intercreditor Agreement shall be executed by all parties thereto or, if an effective date is specified therein, the effective date of the Intercreditor Agreement, and for so long as the Intercreditor Agreement remains in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, then for so long as the Intercreditor Agreement remains in full force and effect, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control. The security interest granted hereunder to the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be for the first priority benefit of the Holders of the Notes, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement for so long as the Intercreditor Agreement remains in full force and effect. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control (except as otherwise provided by Section 12.12 of the Indenture), unless the controlling provisions of the Indenture and this Agreement are inconsistent with the Intercreditor Agreement, in which case the Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

SECTION 2.4            Possession or Control of Collateral . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations and for so long as the Intercreditor Agreement and ABL Loan Documents shall require the delivery of possession or control to the ABL Agent of any Collateral, any covenant hereunder requiring (or any representation or warranty hereunder to the extent that it would have the effect of requiring) the delivery of possession or control to the Noteholder Collateral Agent of such Collateral shall be deemed to have been satisfied (or, in the case of any representation and warranty, shall be deemed to be true) if, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, possession or control of such Collateral shall have been delivered to the ABL Agent.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

PERFECTION; SUPPLEMENTS; FURTHER ASSURANCES;
USE OF COLLATERAL

 

SECTION 3.1            Delivery of Certificated Securities Collateral . Each Pledgor represents and warrants that all certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing the Securities Collateral in existence on the date hereof have been delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent in suitable form for transfer by delivery or accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank and that the Noteholder Collateral Agent has a valid and enforceable perfected first priority security interest therein and in the Securities Collateral under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States and, with respect to any certificates delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent representing or evidencing the Securities Collateral, such Pledgor shall take, and shall cause the issuer to take, such action as the Noteholder Collateral Agent deems to be necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure that such certificates shall constitute Securities (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC). Each Pledgor hereby agrees that all certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing Securities Collateral acquired by such Pledgor after the date hereof shall (other than Pledged Securities evidencing Foreign Equity, which shall be perfected in any Foreign Jurisdiction in accordance with Section 3.7 hereof) promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) upon receipt thereof by such Pledgor be delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Noteholder Collateral Agent pursuant hereto and such Pledgor shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) upon receipt thereof take, and shall cause the issuer to take, such action as the Noteholder Collateral Agent deems to be necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure that such certificates shall constitute Securities (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC). All certificated Securities Collateral shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have the right, at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, to endorse, assign or otherwise transfer to or to register in the name of the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any of its nominees or endorse for negotiation any or all of the Securities Collateral, without any indication that such Securities Collateral is subject to the security interest hereunder. In addition, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have the right, at any time, to exchange certificates representing or evidencing Securities Collateral for certificates of smaller or larger denominations, including for the purpose of evidencing a pledge of Equity Interests representing 65% or less of all outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary.

 

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SECTION 3.2            Perfection of Uncertificated Securities Collateral . Each Pledgor represents and warrants that the Noteholder Collateral Agent has a valid and enforceable perfected first priority security interest in all uncertificated Pledged Securities pledged by it hereunder that are in existence on the date hereof. Each Pledgor shall ensure that the issuer of any membership, partnership or other Equity Interests constituting uncertificated Pledged Securities does not issue any certificate representing such interest or take any step to ‘opt in’ or have such uncertificated Pledged Securities treated as “securities” within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(15) of the UCC without the prior written consent of the Noteholder Collateral Agent. Each Pledgor hereby agrees that if any issuer of Pledged Securities is organized in a jurisdiction that does not permit the use of certificates to evidence equity ownership or any of the Pledged Securities are at any time not evidenced by certificates of ownership, then each applicable Pledgor shall, if the Noteholder Collateral Agent deems it necessary, advisable or prudent to perfect a first priority security interest in such Pledged Securities under any applicable Legal Requirements in the United States (it being agreed that Noteholder Collateral Agent may rely solely on advice of counsel in making such determination), (i) cause such pledge to be recorded on the equityholder register or the books of the issuer, (ii) cause the issuer to execute and deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent an acknowledgment of the pledge of such Pledged Securities substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, and, with respect to any such issuer that is not a Foreign Subsidiary, execute any customary pledge forms or other documents that the Noteholder Collateral Agent deems to be necessary, advisable or prudent to complete the pledge and give the Noteholder Collateral Agent the right to transfer such Pledged Securities under the terms hereof and, upon the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s request, provide to the Noteholder Collateral Agent an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, confirming such pledge and perfection thereof under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States, and (iii) subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, cause such Pledged Securities to become certificated and delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent in accordance with, and take such other action contemplated by, the provisions of Section 3.1 .

 

SECTION 3.3            Financing Statements and Other Filings; Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest . Each Pledgor represents and warrants that the only filings, registrations and recordings necessary under any applicable Legal Requirements in the United States to perfect the security interest granted by each Pledgor to the Noteholder Collateral Agent in respect of the Collateral are listed on Schedule 7 to the Perfection Certificate. All such filings, registrations and recordings have been delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent in completed and, to the extent necessary, advisable or prudent, duly executed form for filing in each applicable governmental, municipal or other office specified on Schedule 7 to the Perfection Certificate. Each Pledgor agrees that at the sole cost and expense of the Pledgors, (i) such Pledgor will maintain the security interest created by this Agreement in the Collateral as a valid and enforceable perfected first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens and the Intercreditor Agreement) and shall defend such security interest against the claims and demands of all Persons, (ii) such Pledgor shall furnish to the Noteholder Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral as required by Section 3.7 or by the applicable provisions of Legal Requirements in the United States, and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail and (iii) at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, such Pledgor shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days (or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) and duly execute and deliver, and file and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further action as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and the rights and powers herein granted, including the filing of any financing statements and amendments thereof, continuation statements and other documents (including this Agreement) under the UCC (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction in the United States or as otherwise required by Section 3.7 , with respect to the security interest created hereby and the execution and delivery of Control Agreements, all in form reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent and in such offices (including the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office) wherever required by or applicable under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States or as otherwise required by Section 3.7 to perfect (to the extent a security interest in such Collateral may be so perfected under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States or as otherwise required by Section 3.7 ), continue and maintain a valid, enforceable, first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens and the Intercreditor Agreement) in the Collateral as provided herein and to preserve the other rights and interests granted to the Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder, as against third parties, with respect to the Collateral.

 

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SECTION 3.4            Other Actions . Subject in each case to the Intercreditor Agreement, in order to further ensure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Noteholder Collateral Agent to enforce, the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States, each Pledgor represents and warrants and covenants as follows, in each case at such Pledgor’s own expense, to take the following actions with respect to the following Collateral:

 

 

(a)           Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper . As of the date hereof, each Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that (i) no amounts individually or in the aggregate in excess of $200,000 (other than checks and payment instructions received and collected in the ordinary course of business) payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral are evidenced by any Instrument or Tangible Chattel Paper other than such Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper listed on Schedule 12 to the Perfection Certificate, (ii) each Intercompany Note in existence on the date hereof has been properly assigned and delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent by the Pledgor or Pledgors to which such Intercompany Note was issued, accompanied by an endorsement of such Intercompany Note in the form attached thereto duly executed in blank by each such Pledgor or Pledgors, and (iii) each such Instrument and each such item of Tangible Chattel Paper individually or in the aggregate in excess of $200,000 has been properly endorsed, assigned and delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, accompanied by instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank. If any amount individually or in the aggregate in excess of $200,000 then payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be evidenced by any Instrument or Tangible Chattel Paper, the Pledgor acquiring such Instrument or Tangible Chattel Paper shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion), endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may from time to time specify.

 

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(b)           Deposit Accounts . Each Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that (i) as of the date hereof, such Pledgor has neither opened nor maintains any Deposit Accounts other than the accounts listed on Schedule 16(a) to the Perfection Certificate with the respective banks referred to therein, (ii) such Pledgor and each applicable bank has executed and delivered, or to the extent it has not already done so on the date hereof, shall execute and deliver within thirty (30) days of the date hereof, a Control Agreement in such form as shall be satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent with respect to each Deposit Account of such Pledgor listed on Schedule 16(a) to the Perfection Certificate other than (a) Excluded Accounts, (b) bank accounts in jurisdictions outside of the United States, except as required under Section 3.7 as to which each Pledgor shall have 180 days from the date hereof to execute and deliver a Control Agreement or such other applicable documentation, or (c) any Deposit Account with an average daily balance of less than $100,000, individually, and $200,000 in the aggregate measured on a trailing thirty day basis, and (iii) the Noteholder Collateral Agent has or, to the extent that such Pledgor enters into the applicable Control Agreement after the date hereof, will have a valid and enforceable perfected first priority security interest (subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and Permitted Liens) in each such Deposit Account by Control. No Pledgor shall hereafter establish and maintain any Deposit Account with respect to which such Pledgor is required to enter into a Control Agreement hereunder or under the Indenture unless (A) the applicable Pledgor shall have given the Noteholder Collateral Agent at least 15 days’ prior written notice of its intention to establish such new Deposit Account with a bank, and (B) such bank and such Pledgor shall have duly executed and delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent a Deposit Account Control Agreement (or an amendment to an existing Deposit Account Control Agreement) with respect to such Deposit Account. The provisions of this Section 3.4(b) shall not apply to any Excluded Accounts or any other Excluded Property. No Pledgor has granted or shall grant Control of any Deposit Account to any Person other than the Noteholder Collateral Agent and, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations and to the extent required under the Intercreditor Agreement, the ABL Agent.

 

(c)           Securities Accounts; Commodity Accounts . Each Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that (i) as of the date hereof, it has neither opened nor maintains any Securities Accounts or Commodity Accounts other than those listed on Schedule 16 to the Perfection Certificate (if any), (ii) such Pledgor and each applicable Securities Intermediary or Commodity Intermediary (if any) has executed and delivered, or to the extent it has not already done so on the date hereof, shall execute and deliver within thirty (30) days of the date hereof, a Securities Account Control Agreement or Commodity Account Control Agreement, as applicable, for each Securities Account or Commodity Account of such Pledgor listed on Schedule 16(b) to the Perfection Certificate (if any), other than any such Securities Account or Commodity Account with an average daily balance of less than $100,000, individually, or $200,000 in the aggregate measured on a trailing thirty day basis, (iii) the Noteholder Collateral Agent has, or, to the extent that such Pledgor enters into the applicable Control Agreement after the date hereof, will have, a valid and enforceable perfected first priority security interest (subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and Permitted Liens) in each such Securities Account and Commodity Account by Control, and (iv) it does not hold, own or have any interest in any certificated securities or uncertificated securities other than those constituting Pledged Securities and those maintained in Securities Accounts or Commodity Accounts listed on Schedule 16 of the Perfection Certificate or in respect of which the Noteholder Collateral Agent has Control.

 

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(d)           Investment Property . If any Pledgor shall at any time acquire any certificated securities constituting Investment Property, such Pledgor shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) after acquiring such security, (i) endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent or (ii) deliver such securities into a Securities Account with respect to which a Securities Account Control Agreement is in effect in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent. If any securities now or hereafter acquired by any Pledgor constituting Investment Property are uncertificated and are issued to such Pledgor or its nominee directly by the issuer thereof, such Pledgor shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) after acquiring such security notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent thereof and pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, either (i) cause the issuer to agree to comply with Entitlement Orders or other instructions from the Noteholder Collateral Agent as to such securities, without further consent of any Pledgor or such nominee, (ii) cause a Security Entitlement with respect to such uncertificated security to be held in a Securities Account with respect to which the Noteholder Collateral Agent has Control or (iii) arrange for the Noteholder Collateral Agent to become the registered owner of the securities. The Pledgors shall not hereafter establish and maintain any Securities Account or Commodity Account with any Securities Intermediary or Commodity Intermediary unless (1) the applicable Pledgor shall have given the Noteholder Collateral Agent at least 15 days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) prior written notice of its intention to establish such new Securities Account or Commodity Account with such Securities Intermediary or Commodity Intermediary, (2) such Securities Intermediary or Commodity Intermediary shall be reasonably acceptable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent and (3) such Securities Intermediary or Commodity Intermediary, as the case may be, and such Pledgor shall have duly executed and delivered a Control Agreement with respect to such Securities Account or Commodity Account, as the case may be. The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall not give any Entitlement Orders or instructions or directions to any issuer of uncertificated securities, Securities Intermediary or Commodity Intermediary, and shall not withhold its consent to the exercise of any withdrawal or dealing rights by such Pledgor, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or, after giving effect to any such withdrawal or dealing rights, would occur. The provisions of this Section 3.4(d) shall not apply to any Financial Assets credited to a Securities Account for which the Noteholder Collateral Agent is the Securities Intermediary. No Pledgor shall grant Control over any Investment Property to any Person other than the Noteholder Collateral Agent and, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations and to the extent required under the Intercreditor Agreement, the ABL Agent, and each Pledgor shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent if any issuer of Pledged Interests takes any action to have any Pledged Interests issued by it treated as Securities under Article 8 of the UCC and such Pledgor shall take all steps deemed necessary, advisable or prudent by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in order to grant Control of such Pledged Interests in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent. As between the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Pledgors, the Pledgors shall bear the investment risk with respect to the Investment Property and Pledged Securities, and the risk of loss of, damage to, or the destruction of the Investment Property and Pledged Securities, whether in the possession of, or maintained as a security entitlement or deposit by, or subject to the control of, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, a Securities Intermediary, Commodity Intermediary, any Pledgor or any other Person; provided, however , that nothing contained in this Section 3.4(d) shall release or relieve any Securities Intermediary or Commodity Intermediary of its duties and obligations to the Pledgors or any other Person under any Control Agreement or under applicable Legal Requirements. Each Pledgor shall promptly pay all Charges and fees of whatever kind or nature with respect to the Investment Property and Pledged Securities pledged by it under this Agreement. In the event any Pledgor shall fail to make such payment contemplated in the immediately preceding sentence, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may, after providing written notice thereof to the Pledgors, do so for the account of such Pledgor, and the Pledgors shall promptly reimburse and indemnify the Noteholder Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 11.4(a) hereof and Section 7.07 of the Indenture from all costs and expenses incurred by the Noteholder Collateral Agent under this Section 3.4(d) .

 

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(e)           Electronic Chattel Paper and Transferable Records. If any amount, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $200,000 or payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral is evidenced by any Electronic Chattel Paper or any Transferable Record, the Pledgor acquiring such Electronic Chattel Paper or Transferable Record shall promptly and in any event within ten (10) days of the acquisition thereof (or such later date as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent in writing thereof and shall take such action as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may reasonably request to vest in the Noteholder Collateral Agent control under Section 9-105 of the UCC of such Electronic Chattel Paper or control under Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as so in effect in such jurisdiction, of such Transferable Record. The Noteholder Collateral Agent agrees with such Pledgor that the Noteholder Collateral Agent will arrange, pursuant to procedures satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent and so long as such procedures will not result in the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s loss of control, for the Pledgor to make alterations to the Electronic Chattel Paper or Transferable Record permitted under Section 9-105 of the UCC or, as the case may be, Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act for a party in control to allow without loss of control, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after giving effect to any such alterations.

 

(f)           Letter-of-Credit Rights. If any Pledgor is at any time a beneficiary under a Letter of Credit now or hereafter issued in favor of such Pledgor having a face amount in excess of $300,000, individually or in the aggregate, such Pledgor shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) after becoming a beneficiary thereunder (or such later date as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent thereof and such Pledgor shall, at the request of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, either (i) arrange for the issuer and any confirmer or other nominated Person of such Letter of Credit to consent to an assignment to the Noteholder Collateral Agent of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit or (ii) arrange for the Noteholder Collateral Agent to become the transferee beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, with the Noteholder Collateral Agent agreeing, in each case, that the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit are to be applied as provided in this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(g)           Commercial Tort Claims . As of the date hereof, each Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that it holds no Commercial Tort Claims having a book value or a Fair Market Value, individually or in the aggregate, for all such Commercial Tort Claims in excess of $300,000 other than those listed on Schedule 15 to the Perfection Certificate. If any Pledgor shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim having a book value or a Fair Market Value, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $300,000, such Pledgor shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) after acquiring such Commercial Tort Claim notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent in writing signed by such Pledgor of the brief details thereof and grant to the Noteholder Collateral Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the Proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

(h)           Reserved .

 

(i)           Collateral in the Possession of a Third Party . If any Equipment or Inventory (other than Equipment or Inventory leased to a customer in the ordinary course of business) is in possession or control of any third party, including any warehouseman, landlord, lessor, bailee or agent, in any case for more than 3 months, the Pledgors shall notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent thereof and notify the third party of the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s security interest therein and use best efforts to obtain an acknowledgment (a “ Bailee Letter ”) from such third party that such party (i) is holding the Equipment and Inventory for the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, (ii) waives all right, title and interest in such Equipment and/or Inventory, and (iii) will comply with instructions from the Noteholder Collateral Agent with respect to such Collateral, without further consent of any Pledgors; provided , that , the foregoing requirements shall not apply to Equipment or Inventory in the possession or control of any third party to the extent that the book value or Fair Market Value of such Equipment or Inventory (in each case, that is not in transit in the ordinary course of business) is less than $500,000 in the aggregate at any time. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, if any such Bailee Letter is obtained under the Credit Agreement in favor of the ABL Agent with respect to any location for which the Noteholder Collateral Agent has not received such Bailee Letter, the applicable Pledgor shall obtain and deliver a Bailee Letter to the Noteholder Collateral Agent concurrently with delivery to the ABL Agent of such Bailee Letter under the Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 3.5            Joinder of Additional Pledgors . The Pledgors shall cause each Subsidiary of the Company that, from time to time, after the date hereof shall be required to pledge any assets to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Indenture, to execute and deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent (i) a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto, (ii) a Perfection Certificate, in each case, within 30 days after the date on which it was acquired or created (or such later date as may be agreed by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) and (iii) such other documentation in connection therewith as the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall request, and upon such execution and delivery, such Subsidiary shall constitute a “Guarantor” and a “Pledgor” for all purposes hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor and Pledgor herein. The execution and delivery of such Joinder Agreement shall not require the consent of any Pledgor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Pledgor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of, or failure to add, any new Guarantor or new Pledgor as a party to this Agreement or any other Notes Document.

 

SECTION 3.6            Supplements; Further Assurances . Subject to Section 3.7 , each Pledgor shall take such further actions, and execute and deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent such additional assignments, agreements, supplements, powers and instruments, as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may deem necessary, advisable or prudent, wherever required by applicable Legal Requirements, in order to perfect, preserve and protect the security interest and the priority thereof in the Collateral as provided herein and the rights and interests granted to the Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder, to carry into effect the purposes hereof or better to assure and confirm unto the Noteholder Collateral Agent the Collateral or permit the Noteholder Collateral Agent, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, to exercise and enforce its rights, powers and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Pledgor shall make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file or refile and/or deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent from time to time upon reasonable request such lists, descriptions and designations of the Collateral, copies of warehouse receipts, receipts in the nature of warehouse receipts, bills of lading, documents of title, vouchers, invoices, schedules, confirmatory assignments, supplements, additional security agreements, conveyances, financing statements, transfer endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates, reports and other assurances or instruments as the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall reasonably request. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, institute and maintain, in its own name or in the name of any Pledgor, such suits and proceedings as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may be advised by counsel shall be necessary, advisable or prudent to prevent any impairment of the security interest in the Collateral or the perfection or priority thereof. Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (y) a landlord of any Pledgor shall provide notice of default under or termination of any lease to which a Pledgor is a party, such Pledgor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such landlord to agree (in a writing addressed to the Noteholder Collateral Agent) to extend the time period provided by such landlord for the removal of Collateral from the leased premises for a period, and otherwise on terms and conditions, reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent; provided that, in connection therewith, no Pledgor shall agree, directly or indirectly, with any landlord to abandon any Collateral or waive or limit such Pledgor’s rights in any Collateral. All of the foregoing shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Pledgors and shall be paid in accordance with Section 11.4(a) hereof and Section 7.07 of the Indenture.

 

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SECTION 3.7            Perfection under Foreign Law .

 

(a)           Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article III with respect to (a) the assets or properties of any Pledgor that are located in a non-U.S. jurisdiction (a “ Foreign Jurisdiction ”) or hereafter are moved to a Foreign Jurisdiction (any assets or properties so located or moved being “ Foreign Located Assets ”), and (b) Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary that are owned by any Pledgor (such Equity Interests that do not constitute Excluded Property being “ Foreign Equity ”), but subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, no Pledgor shall be required to take any action to create or perfect any security interest in or Lien on the Foreign Located Assets or the Foreign Equity under the law of any Foreign Jurisdiction (“ Foreign Perfection ”), except as provided in this Section 3.7 .

 

(b)           Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, no Pledgor shall be required to take any action to establish Foreign Perfection with respect to (i) any Specified Movable Property, (ii) any Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity prior to the date that is 30 days after the date hereof (or, if any such asset or property becomes a Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity after the date hereof, 180 days after the date on which such asset or property becomes a Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity) or (iii) any Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity (A) that the Board of Directors has determined to be either (1) Pledgor Foreign Property or (2) a Foreign Located Asset that will be transferred to a Foreign Subsidiary in the Foreign Subsidiary Reorganization within 180 days of the date hereof and (B) as to which such Pledgor has notified the Noteholder Collateral Agent thereof in writing within 30 days after the date hereof (or, if any such asset or property becomes a Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity after the date hereof, with respect to clause (1) only, 180 days after the date on which such asset or property becomes a Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity) and, with respect to clause (2), within 180 days after the determination to transfer such asset or property.

 

(c)           In determining whether any Foreign Located Assets are Excluded Property, Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the date of valuation thereof.

 

(d)           To the extent that any Foreign Located Asset or any Foreign Equity does not constitute Excluded Property and is not Specified Movable Property, the Pledgor shall diligently pursue such actions as are necessary to establish and thereafter maintain Foreign Perfection under the laws of the Foreign Jurisdiction with respect to such Foreign Located Asset and Foreign Equity to the extent the laws of the Foreign Jurisdiction so permit (or as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may request) as soon as reasonably practicable following:

 

(i)          in the case of any Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity as to which clauses (b)(iii)(A)(2) and (b)(iii)(B) above apply, the 180 th day after the date hereof; and

 

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(ii)         in the case of any other Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity as to which clause (b)(iii) above does not apply, the 30 th day after the date hereof (or, in the case of any asset or property that becomes a Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity after the date hereof, the 180 th day after such asset or properly becomes a Foreign Located Asset or Foreign Equity).

 

(e)           Upon the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s request, in connection with any actions specified in clause (c) above, the applicable Pledgor shall provide to the Noteholder Collateral Agent an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, confirming the Foreign Perfection under applicable Legal Requirements in the applicable Foreign Jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 3.8            Post-Closing Obligations . Each of the Pledgors shall satisfy the requirements set forth in Schedule 3.8 hereto on or before the date specified for such requirement or such later date to be determined by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

Each Pledgor represents, warrants and covenants as follows (it being acknowledged and agreed that each reference in the representations and warranties of this Article IV to a Schedule of the Perfection Certificate, shall be taken as a reference to such Schedule as contained in the most recently updated or supplemented Perfection Certificate in effect at the time such representation and warranty is made):

 

SECTION 4.1            Title . Except for the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and Permitted Liens, such Pledgor owns the Collateral (or either owns or has a license to, in the case of Intellectual Property Collateral) and, as to Collateral acquired by it from time to time after the date hereof, will own (or either own or have a License to, in the case of Intellectual Property Collateral) the rights in each item of Collateral pledged by it hereunder free and clear of any and all Liens or claims of others (other than Permitted Liens). Such Pledgor has not filed, nor authorized any third party to file a financing statement or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral on file or of record in any public office, except such as have been filed in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, filed in favor of the holder of a Permitted Lien, permitted by the Indenture or financing statements or public notices relating to the termination statements listed on Schedule 9(a) to the Perfection Certificate. No Person other than the Noteholder Collateral Agent and, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations and to the extent required under the Intercreditor Agreement, the ABL Agent, has, or will have, control or possession of all or any part of the Collateral, except to the extent not prohibited by the Notes Documents.

 

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SECTION 4.2            Validity of Security Interest . The security interest in and Lien on the Collateral granted to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder constitutes (a) a legal and valid security interest in all the Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Notes Obligations under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States, and (b) (i) in the case of all Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing a financing statement under the UCC, subject to the filings and other actions described on Schedule 7 to the Perfection Certificate, a valid and enforceable perfected first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in all such Collateral under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States to the extent required by this Agreement and (ii) with respect to certificated Securities Collateral, Instruments, Tangible Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodities Accounts, certificated Investment Property, Electronic Chattel Paper, Transferable Records and Letter-of-Credit Rights, subject to the deliveries contemplated pursuant to Section 3.1 and Section 3.4 and the filings contemplated pursuant to Section 3.3 , a valid and enforceable perfected first priority security interest (with respect to the perfected first priority security interest contemplated by Section 3.3 , subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and Permitted Liens) in all such Collateral under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States to the extent required by this Agreement. The security interest and Lien granted to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement in and on the Collateral will at all times constitute a valid and enforceable perfected, continuing first priority security interest therein under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States to the extent required by this Agreement, subject only to clause (b) of the preceding sentence and Permitted Liens.

 

SECTION 4.3            Pledgor Defense of Claims; Transferability of Collateral . Each Pledgor shall, at its own cost and expense, defend title to the Collateral pledged by it hereunder and the security interest therein granted to the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the priority thereof required hereunder against all claims and demands of all Persons, at its own cost and expense, at any time claiming any interest therein adverse to the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party. Other than as contemplated by this Agreement or in the Intercreditor Agreement, there is no agreement that, to the knowledge of such Pledgor, restricts the transferability of any material portion of the Collateral or impairs or conflicts in any material respect with such Pledgor’s obligations or the rights of the Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder, and no Pledgor shall enter into any such agreement or take any other action that would have any such effect.

 

SECTION 4.4            Other Financing Statements . No Pledgor has filed, nor authorized any third party to file (nor will there be) any valid or effective financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) covering or purporting to cover any interest of any kind in the Collateral under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States, other than financing statements and other statements and instruments filed in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, or relating to Permitted Liens, or as otherwise permitted by the Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement or financing statements or public notices relating to the termination statements listed on Schedule 9(a) to the Perfection Certificate. Prior to the payment in full of the Notes Obligations, no Pledgor shall execute, authorize or permit to be filed in any public office any financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) relating to any Collateral, except financing statements and other statements and instruments filed or to be filed in respect of and covering the security interests granted by such Pledgor in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, or any holder of Permitted Liens, or as otherwise permitted by the Indenture.

 

 

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SECTION 4.5            Chief Executive Office; Change of Name; Jurisdiction of Organization, etc.

  

(a)           The exact legal name, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number and tax identification number, if any, of each Pledgor is set forth on Schedule 1(a) to the Perfection Certificate, and the chief executive office of each Pledgor is set forth on Schedule 2(a) to the Perfection Certificate.

 

(b)           No Pledgor shall effect any change (i) in any Pledgor’s legal name, (ii) in the location of any Pledgor’s chief executive office, (iii) in any Pledgor’s type of organization, (iv) in any Pledgor’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or organizational identification number, if any (except as may be required by applicable Legal Requirements, in which case, Company shall promptly notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent of such change), or (v) in any Pledgor’s jurisdiction of organization (in each case, including by merging with or into any other entity, reorganizing, dissolving, liquidating, reorganizing or organizing in any other jurisdiction), until (A) it shall have given the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Trustee not less than 10 Business Days’ prior written notice (in the form of an officers’ certificate), of its intention so to do, clearly describing such change and providing such other information in connection therewith as the Noteholder Collateral Agent or the Trustee may request and (B) it shall have taken all action satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, enforceability, perfection and priority of the security interest of the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States and otherwise to the extent required by Section 3.7 , if applicable. Each Pledgor shall promptly provide the Noteholder Collateral Agent with certified Organizational Documents reflecting any of the changes described in the preceding sentence. Each Pledgor as to which any such change shall occur shall promptly notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent in writing of any change in the location of any office in which it maintains books or records relating to Collateral owned by it or any office or facility at which Collateral is located (including the establishment of any such new office or any such facility), other than changes in the locations of Equipment in the ordinary course of business or changes in location to a Mortgaged Property or a leased Property subject to a landlord access agreement in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent. The Noteholder Collateral Agent may rely on advice of counsel as to whether any or all UCC financing statements of the Pledgors need to be amended as a result of the changes described in this Section 4.5(b) .

 

(c)           If any Pledgor does not have an organizational identification number or tax identification number and later obtains one, such Pledgor shall within ten Business Days (or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent in writing of such organizational identification number or tax identification number, as the case may be.

 

(d)           Concurrently with the delivery of annual reports pursuant to Section 4.18(a)(1) of the Indenture, each Pledgor shall deliver to Noteholder Collateral Agent a Perfection Certificate Supplement and a certificate of a Financial Officer of Company certifying that all UCC financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations, including all refilings, rerecordings and reregistrations, containing a sufficient description of the Collateral have been filed of record in each governmental, municipal or other appropriate office in each jurisdiction in the United States and otherwise to the extent required by Section 3.7 necessary to protect and perfect the security interests and Liens under the Security Documents for a period of not less than 18 months after the date of such certificate (except as noted therein with respect to any continuation statements to be filed within such period).

 

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(e)           If any Pledgor fails to provide information to the Noteholder Collateral Agent about such changes on a timely basis, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible to any party for any failure to maintain a valid, enforceable, and perfected security interest with the priority required hereunder in such Pledgor’s property constituting Collateral, for which the Noteholder Collateral Agent needed to have information relating to such changes. The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire about any such change if no Pledgor informs the Noteholder Collateral Agent of any such change, the parties acknowledging and agreeing that it would not be feasible or practical for the Noteholder Collateral Agent to search for information on such changes if such information is not provided by any of the Pledgors.

 

SECTION 4.6            Location of Inventory and Equipment .  As of the date hereof, all Equipment (including Commercial Motor Vehicles) and Inventory (if any) of each Pledgor is located at its chief executive office, such other location of such Pledgor (if any) listed on Schedules 2(c) and 2(d) to the Perfection Certificate, on project sites, or in transit to and from or being staged for delivery to project sites, where such Equipment (including Commercial Motor Vehicles) and Inventory (if any) may be used from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Each Pledgor will (a) provide the Noteholder Collateral Agent with not less than 15 days’ prior written notice of its intention to move any Equipment (including Commercial Motor Vehicles) or Inventory valued in excess of $500,000 or the equivalent from any such location to another location, and will provide the Noteholder Collateral Agent with such other information in connection with such new location as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may request for purposes of maintaining the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Noteholder Collateral Agent in such Equipment (including Commercial Motor Vehicles) and Inventory under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States, and (b) subject to Section 3.7 , take all other actions requested by the Noteholder Collateral Agent to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Noteholder Collateral Agent in such Equipment (including Commercial Motor Vehicles) and Inventory for the benefit of the Secured Parties.  

 

SECTION 4.7            Corporate Names; Prior Transactions .  No Pledgor has, during the past five years, been known by or used any other corporate or fictitious name or been party to any merger or consolidation, or acquired all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, in each case other than as set forth on Schedules 1(b) and 1(c) to the Perfection Certificate.  

 

SECTION 4.8            Due Authorization and Issuance .  All of the Initial Pledged Shares have been, and to the extent any Additional Pledged Shares are hereafter issued, such Pledged Shares will be, upon such issuance, duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. All of the Initial Pledged Interests have been fully paid for, and there is no amount or other obligation owing by any Pledgor to any issuer of the Initial Pledged Interests in exchange for or in connection with the issuance of the Initial Pledged Interests or any Pledgor’s status as a partner or a member of any issuer of the Initial Pledged Interests.  

 

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SECTION 4.9            Consents, etc .  Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, no consent of any party (including, without limitation, equity holders or creditors of such Pledgor) and no consent, authorization, approval, license or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body or other Person is required (a) for the exercise by the Noteholder Collateral Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this Agreement or (b) for the exercise by the Noteholder Collateral Agent of any remedies it may have in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, except as may be provided by the Intercreditor Agreement. If the Noteholder Collateral Agent desires to exercise any remedies, voting or consensual rights or attorney-in-fact powers set forth in this Agreement and determines it necessary to obtain any approvals or consents of any Governmental Authority or any other Person therefor, then, upon the request of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, each Pledgor agrees to use its best efforts to assist and aid the Noteholder Collateral Agent to obtain as soon as practicable any necessary approvals or consents for the exercise of any such remedies, rights and powers.  

 

SECTION 4.10          Collateral .  All information set forth herein, including the schedules annexed hereto, and all information contained in any documents, schedules and lists heretofore delivered to any Secured Party, including the Perfection Certificate and the schedules thereto, in connection with this Agreement, in each case, relating to the Collateral, is accurate and complete in all material respects.  

 

SECTION 4.11          Intellectual Property .

 

(a)           To the knowledge of each Pledgor, the operation of such Pledgor’s business as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted and the use of the Intellectual Property Collateral in connection therewith does not conflict with, infringe, misappropriate, dilute, misuse or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of any third party.

 

(b)           Such Pledgor is licensed to use or is the exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property Collateral, and is entitled to use all Intellectual Property Collateral subject only to the terms of the License Agreements.

 

(c)           The Intellectual Property Collateral set forth on Schedules 14(a) , 14(b) , and 14(c) to the Perfection Certificate includes all of the following that are owned by such Pledgor (or in the case of License Agreements, to which such Pledgor is a party) as of the date hereof: Patents that are Registered, Trademarks that are Registered and for which registration has been applied, Copyrights that are Registered and License Agreements. As indicated in Schedules 14(a) , 14(b) , and 14(c) to the Perfection Certificate, as of the date hereof, the Pledgors own no Patents or Copyrights, whether Registered or not Registered, or rights to any applications therefor or any License Agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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(d)           The Intellectual Property Collateral is subsisting and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part, and to the best of each Pledgor’s knowledge, is valid and enforceable. No Pledgor is aware of any uses of any item of Intellectual Property Collateral that could be expected to lead to such item becoming invalid or unenforceable.

 

(e)           Such Pledgor has made or performed all filings, recordings and other acts and has paid all required fees and taxes to maintain and protect its interest in each and every item of Intellectual Property Collateral which such Pledgor, in its reasonable business judgment, considers material to its business in full force and effect in such jurisdictions as such Pledgor has determined in its sole discretion are material to such Pledgor’s business, and to protect and maintain its interest therein including, without limitation, recordations of any of its interests in the Patents and Trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in corresponding national and international patent and trademark offices, and recordation of any of its interests in the Copyrights with the United States Copyright Office and in corresponding national and international copyright offices. Such Pledgor has used proper statutory notice in connection with its use of each Patent, Trademark and Copyright in the Intellectual Property Collateral.

 

(f)           No claim, action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding has been asserted or is pending or threatened against any Pledgor (i) based upon or challenging or seeking to deny or restrict such Pledgor’s rights in or use of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral, (ii) alleging that such Pledgor’s rights in or use of the Intellectual Property Collateral or that any services provided by, processes used by, or products manufactured or sold by, such Pledgor, infringe, misappropriate, dilute, misuse or otherwise violate any patent, trademark, copyright or any other proprietary right of any third party, or (iii) alleging that the Intellectual Property Collateral is being licensed or sublicensed in violation or contravention of the terms of any license or other agreement. To the knowledge of each Pledgor, no Person is engaging in any activity that infringes, misappropriates, dilutes, misuses or otherwise violates the Intellectual Property Collateral or such Pledgor’s rights in or use thereof. Except as set forth on Schedules 14(a) , 14(b) , and 14(c) to the Perfection Certificate, such Pledgor has not granted any license, release, covenant not to sue, non-assertion assurance, or other right to any Person with respect to any part of the Intellectual Property Collateral. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Notes Documents will not result in the termination or impairment of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral.

 

(g)           With respect to each License Agreement: (i) such License Agreement is valid and binding and in full force and effect and represents the entire agreement between the respective parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof; (ii) such License Agreement will not cease to be valid and binding and in full force and effect on terms identical to those currently in effect as a result of the rights and interest granted herein, nor will the grant of such rights and interest constitute a breach or default under such License Agreement or otherwise give any party thereto a right to terminate such License Agreement; (iii) such Pledgor has not received any notice of termination or cancellation under such License Agreement; (iv) such Pledgor has not received any notice of a breach or default under such License Agreement, which breach or default has not been cured; (v) such Pledgor has not granted to any other third party any rights, adverse or otherwise, under such License Agreement; and (vi) neither such Pledgor nor any other party to such License Agreement is in breach or default thereof in any material respect, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration under such License Agreement.

 

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(h)           To each Pledgor’s knowledge, (i) none of the Trade Secrets of such Pledgor has been used, divulged, disclosed or appropriated to the detriment of such Pledgor for the benefit of any other Person other than such Pledgor; (ii) no employee, independent contractor or agent of such Pledgor has misappropriated any trade secrets of any other Person in the course of the performance of his or her duties as an employee, independent contractor or agent of such Pledgor; and (iii) no employee, independent contractor or agent of such Pledgor is in default or breach of any term of any employment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment of inventions agreement or similar agreement or contract relating in any way to the protection, ownership, development, use or transfer of such Pledgor’s Intellectual Property Collateral.

 

(i)           No Pledgor or Intellectual Property Collateral is subject to any outstanding consent, settlement, agreement, decree, order, injunction, judgment or ruling restricting the use of any Intellectual Property Collateral or that would impair the validity or enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral.

 

SECTION 4.12          Insurance .    (a) Each Pledgor shall keep its insurable property insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers, and maintain such other insurance, to such extent and against such risks as is customary with companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, including insurance with respect to Mortgaged Properties (if any) and other properties material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries against such casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts with such deductibles as is customary in the case of similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, including, to the extent applicable to such Pledgor’s business, (i) physical hazard insurance on an “all risk” basis, (ii) commercial general liability against claims for bodily injury, death or property damage covering any and all insurable claims, (iii) explosion insurance in respect of any boilers, machinery or similar apparatus constituting Collateral, (iv) business interruption insurance, (v) worker’s compensation insurance and such other insurance as may be required by any Legal Requirement and (vi) such other insurance against risks as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may from time to time require acting upon the instructions of the percentage of Holders required under the Indenture (in each case, such policies to be in such form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent); provided that with respect to physical hazard insurance, (x) neither the Noteholder Collateral Agent nor the applicable Pledgor shall agree to the adjustment of any claim in excess of $500,000 thereunder without the consent of the other (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), and (y) no consent of any Pledgor or any of such Pledgor’s Subsidiaries shall be required during the existence of an Event of Default.  

 

(b)           The Pledgors shall provide that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or material change in any insurance coverage required under Section 4.12(a) shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Noteholder Collateral Agent of written notice thereof.

 

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(c)           All such insurance required under Section 4.12(a) shall (i) name the Noteholder Collateral Agent as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance on any real property owned by the applicable Pledgor), additional insured on behalf of the Secured Parties (in the case of liability insurance), or lender’s loss payee (in the case of property insurance on any of the Collateral), as applicable, (ii) contain customary lender’s loss payable endorsements, and (iii) be satisfactory in all other material respects to the Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

(d)           No Pledgor that is an owner of any Mortgaged Property (if any) shall take any action that is reasonably likely to be the basis for termination, revocation or denial of any insurance coverage required to be maintained under such Pledgor’s respective Mortgage (if any) or that could reasonably be the basis for a defense to any claim under any insurance policy maintained in respect of the premises, and each Pledgor shall otherwise comply in all material respects with all insurance requirements in respect of the premises; provided , however , that each Pledgor may, at its own expense and after written notice to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, (i) contest the applicability or enforceability of any such insurance requirements by appropriate legal proceedings, the prosecution of which does not constitute a basis for cancellation or revocation of any insurance coverage required under this Section 4.12 or (ii) cause the insurance policy containing any such insurance requirement to be replaced by a new policy complying with the provisions of this Section 4.12 .

 

(e)           In the event that the proceeds of any insurance claim are paid after the Noteholder Collateral Agent has exercised its right to foreclose after an Event of Default, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be paid to the Noteholder Collateral Agent to satisfy any deficiency remaining after such foreclosure. The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall retain its interest in the insurance policies and coverages required to be maintained pursuant to the Indenture during any redemption period.

 

SECTION 4.13          Payment of Taxes; Compliance with Legal Requirements; Contesting Liens; Charges .  Each Pledgor may at its own expense contest the validity, amount or applicability of any Charges so long as the contest thereof shall be conducted in accordance with, and not prohibited pursuant to the provisions of, the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, (a) no contest of any such obligation may be pursued by such Pledgor if such contest could reasonably be expected to expose the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to (i) any possible criminal liability or (ii) any additional civil liability for failure to comply with such obligations unless such Pledgor shall have furnished a bond or other security therefor satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, or such Secured Party, as the case may be, and (b) if at any time payment or performance of any obligation contested by such Pledgor pursuant to this Section 4.13 shall become reasonably necessary to prevent the imposition of remedies because of non-payment, such Pledgor shall pay or perform the same in sufficient time to prevent the imposition of remedies in respect of such default or prospective default.  

 

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SECTION 4.14          Books and Records; Other Information .  

 

(a)           Each Pledgor shall, at any and all times, within a reasonable time after written request by the Noteholder Collateral Agent, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, in such manner and in such detail as may be reasonably requested by the Noteholder Collateral Agent, additional information with respect to the Collateral.

 

(b)           Each Pledgor will permit any representatives designated by the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to visit and inspect the financial records and the property of such Pledgor and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any representatives designated by the Noteholder Collateral Agent to discuss the affairs, finances, accounts and condition of any Pledgor with the officers and employees thereof and advisors therefor (including independent accountants) at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably requested, upon reasonable advance notice to such Pledgor; provided that if a Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) the representatives of the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Pledgors at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice to any Pledgor and (ii) the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to access any Mortgaged Property to undertake any Response that the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its discretion deems appropriate at the cost and expense of the Pledgors. The Pledgors shall jointly and severally bear all reasonable and properly documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Noteholder Collateral Agent in connection with any such visit or inspection.

 

ARTICLE V

 

CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING SECURITIES COLLATERAL

 

SECTION 5.1            Pledge of Additional Securities Collateral .  Each Pledgor shall, upon obtaining any Pledged Securities constituting Collateral or Intercompany Notes of any Person, accept the same in trust for the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent and promptly, and in any event within ten Business Days (or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) thereafter, deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent a pledge amendment, duly executed by such Pledgor, in substantially the form of Exhibit 2 hereto (each, a “ Pledge Amendment ”), and the certificates and other documents required under Section 3.1 and Section 3.4(a) in respect of such additional Pledged Securities or Intercompany Notes that are to be pledged pursuant to this Agreement, and confirming the grant of the Lien created hereby in respect of such additional Pledged Securities or Intercompany Notes. Each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Noteholder Collateral Agent to attach each Pledge Amendment to this Agreement and agrees that all Pledged Securities or Intercompany Notes listed on any Pledge Amendment delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall for all purposes hereunder be considered Collateral.

 

SECTION 5.2            Voting Rights; Distributions; etc .

 

(a)           Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

 

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(i)          Each Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Securities Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms or purposes hereof, the other Notes Documents or any other document evidencing the Notes Obligations; provided, however, that no Pledgor shall in any event exercise such rights in any manner that is prohibited by the Indenture or other Notes Documents.

 

(ii)         Each Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain, and to utilize free and clear of the Lien hereof, any and all Distributions, but only if and to the extent made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture; provided, however , that any and all such Distributions consisting of rights or interests in the form of Pledged Securities or Intercompany Notes shall promptly, and in any event within 2 Business Days after receipt thereof, be delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent to hold as Collateral and shall, if received by any Pledgor, be received in trust for the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, be segregated from the other property or funds of such Pledgor and be forthwith delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent as Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary, advisable or reasonably requested endorsement).

 

(b)           Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may implement either or both of the following remedies (subject, in each case, to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement):

 

(i)          all rights of each Pledgor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 5.2(a)(i) shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Noteholder Collateral Agent, which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights; and

 

(ii)         all rights of each Pledgor to receive Distributions that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 5.2(a)(ii) without further action shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Noteholder Collateral Agent, which shall thereupon have the sole right to receive and hold as Collateral such Distributions.

 

(c)           Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Pledgor shall, at its sole cost and expense, from time to time execute and deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent appropriate instruments as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may request in order to permit the Noteholder Collateral Agent to exercise the voting and other rights which it may be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(ii) and to receive all Distributions which it may be entitled to receive under Section 5.2(b)(ii) . If the Noteholder Collateral Agent exercises its right to vote any of such Pledged Securities, each Pledgor hereby appoints the Noteholder Collateral Agent such Pledgor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and irrevocable proxy to vote such Pledged Securities in any manner the Noteholder Collateral Agent deems advisable for or against all matters submitted or which may be submitted to a vote of shareholders, partners or members, as the case may be. The power-of-attorney and proxy granted hereby is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.

 

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(d)           Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, all Distributions that are received by any Pledgor contrary to the provisions of Section 5.2(b)(ii) shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, shall be segregated from the other funds of such Pledgor and shall immediately be paid over to the Noteholder Collateral Agent as Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary, advisable or reasonably requested endorsement).

 

SECTION 5.3            Default .  Such Pledgor is not in default or violation under any agreement to which such Pledgor is a party relating to the Pledged Securities pledged by it (including with respect to the payment of any portion of any mandatory capital contribution, if any, required to be made thereunder). No Securities Collateral pledged by such Pledgor is subject to any defense, offset or counterclaim, nor have any of the foregoing been asserted or alleged against such Pledgor by any Person with respect thereto, and as of the date hereof, there are no certificates, instruments, documents or other writings (other than the Organizational Documents of such Pledgor and certificates, if any, delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent or, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations and to the extent required by the Intercreditor Agreement, the ABL Agent) which evidence any Pledged Securities of such Pledgor.

 

SECTION 5.4            Certain Agreements of Pledgors as Issuers and Holders of Equity Interests .  

 

(a)           In the case of each Pledgor that is an issuer of Securities Collateral, such Pledgor agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Securities Collateral issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it.

 

(b)           In the case of each Pledgor that is a partner, member or holder of any Equity Interests in a partnership, limited liability company or other entity, such Pledgor hereby consents to the extent required by the applicable Organizational Documents of such Pledgor to the pledge by each other Pledgor, pursuant to the terms hereof, of the Pledged Interests owned by such other Pledgor in such partnership, limited liability company or other entity and, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the transfer of such Pledged Interests to the Noteholder Collateral Agent or its nominee and to the substitution of the Noteholder Collateral Agent or its nominee as a substituted partner, member or holder of Equity Interests in such partnership, limited liability company or other entity with all the rights, powers and duties of a general partner, limited partner, member or holder of Equity Interests, as the case may be; provided , that prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations and to the extent required by the Intercreditor Agreement, the requirements for delivery under this paragraph shall be deemed to have been satisfied by the transfer of such Pledged Interests to the ABL Agent or its nominee and to the substitution of the ABL Agent or its nominee as a substituted partner, member or holder of Equity Interests in such partnership, limited liability company or other entity with all the rights, powers and duties of a general partner, limited partner, member or holder of Equity Interests.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING INTELLECTUAL

PROPERTY COLLATERAL

 

SECTION 6.1            Grant of License .  For the purpose of enabling the Noteholder Collateral Agent, during the continuance of an Event of Default, to exercise rights and remedies under Article IX at such time as the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, and for no other purpose, each Pledgor hereby grants to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, to the extent licensable, an irrevocable, non-exclusive worldwide license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Pledgor) to use, assign, license sublicense or otherwise dispose of the Intellectual Property Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, wherever the same may be located. Such license shall include access to all media in which any of the Intellectual Property Collateral may be recorded or stored and to all computer programs used for the compilation or printout hereof.

 

SECTION 6.2            Registration.   Except pursuant to licenses and other agreements entered into by any Pledgor in the ordinary course of business, on and as of the date hereof (i) each Pledgor owns and/or possesses the right to use, and has done nothing to authorize or enable any other Person to use, any Copyright, Patent or Trademark listed on Schedules 14(a) , 14(b) , and 14(c) , to the Perfection Certificate, and (ii) to the knowledge of such Pledgor, all registrations with the United States Patent and Trademark Office listed on Schedules 14(a) , 14(b) , and 14(c) to the Perfection Certificate are valid and in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 6.3            Protection of Noteholder Collateral Agent’s Security .  

 

(a)           With respect to each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral, each Pledgor agrees, on a continuing basis, to take, at its sole cost and expense, all necessary steps, including, without limitation, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office and any other Governmental Authority in the United States, to (i) maintain the validity and enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral and maintain such Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect, and (ii) pursue the registration and maintenance of each Patent, Trademark, or Copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Intellectual Property Collateral of such Pledgor, including, without limitation, the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or other Governmental Authorities in the United States, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 of the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings. No Pledgor shall, without the written consent of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, discontinue use of or otherwise abandon any Intellectual Property Collateral in the United States, or abandon any right to file an application in the United States for any Patent, Trademark, or Copyright, unless such Pledgor shall have previously determined that such use or the pursuit or maintenance of such Intellectual Property Collateral is no longer desirable in the conduct of such Pledgor’s business and that the loss thereof would not be reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the operation of such Pledgor’s business, in which case, such Pledgor will give prompt notice of any such abandonment to the Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

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(b)           Each Pledgor agrees, on a continuing basis, promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days) to notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent in writing if such Pledgor becomes aware (i) that any item of the Intellectual Property Collateral may have become abandoned, placed in the public domain, invalid or unenforceable, or of any adverse determination or development regarding such Pledgor’s ownership of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral or its right to register the same or to keep and maintain and enforce the same, or (ii) of any adverse determination or the institution of any proceeding (including, without limitation, the institution of any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any court) regarding any item of the Intellectual Property Collateral.

 

(c)           In the event that any Pledgor becomes aware that any item of the Intellectual Property Collateral is being infringed or misappropriated by a third party, such Pledgor shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days) notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent in writing and shall take such actions, at its expense, as such Pledgor or the Noteholder Collateral Agent deems reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances to protect or enforce such Intellectual Property Collateral, including, without limitation, suing for infringement or misappropriation and for an injunction against such infringement or misappropriation. Without limiting the foregoing, upon such Pledgor obtaining knowledge thereof, such Pledgor shall promptly (and in any event within ten Business Days) notify the Noteholder Collateral Agent in writing of any event that may be reasonably expected to materially and adversely affect the value or utility of any item of Intellectual Property Collateral, the ability of such Pledgor or the Noteholder Collateral Agent to dispose of such Intellectual Property Collateral or any portion thereof or the rights and remedies of the Noteholder Collateral Agent in relation thereto, including a levy or written threat of levy or any legal process against such Intellectual Property Collateral or any portion thereof.

 

(d)           Each Pledgor agrees, on a continuing basis, to use proper statutory notice as required by law in connection with its use of each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral. No Pledgor shall do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of its Intellectual Property Collateral may lapse or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain. No Pledgor will settle or compromise any pending or future litigation or administrative proceeding (other than office actions) with respect to any material Intellectual Property Collateral without the prior written consent of the Noteholder Collateral Agent (at the direction of the requisite percentage of Holders of Notes), which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(e)           Each Pledgor agrees, on a continuing basis, to take all steps which it or the Noteholder Collateral Agent deems reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances to preserve and protect each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral, including, without limitation, maintaining the quality of any and all products or services used or provided in connection with any of the Trademarks, consistent with the quality of the products and services as of the date hereof, and taking all steps necessary to ensure that all licensed users of any of the Trademarks use such consistent standards of quality.

 

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(f)           No Pledgor shall (i) license any Intellectual Property Collateral other than pursuant to License Agreements entered into by such Pledgor in, or incidental to, the ordinary course of its business, or (ii) amend or permit the amendment of any License Agreement in a manner that materially and adversely affects the right to receive payments thereunder, or in any manner that would materially impair the value of any Intellectual Property Collateral or the Lien on and security interest in the Intellectual Property Collateral intended to be granted to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), without the consent of the Noteholder Collateral Agent (at the direction of the requisite percentage of Holders of Notes), which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(g)           Each Pledgor agrees, on a continuing basis, to diligently keep adequate records respecting the Intellectual Property Collateral and furnish to the Noteholder Collateral Agent from time to time upon the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s request therefor reasonably detailed statements and amended schedules further identifying and describing the Intellectual Property Collateral and such other materials evidencing or reports pertaining to the Intellectual Property Collateral as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may from time to time request.

 

(h)           During the continuance of an Event of Default, within ten Business Days (or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) after written notice from the Noteholder Collateral Agent to any Pledgor, such Pledgor shall make available to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, to the extent within such Pledgor’s power and authority, such personnel in such Pledgor’s employ on the date of such Event of Default as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may designate, by name, title or job responsibility, to permit such Pledgor to continue, directly or indirectly, to produce, advertise and sell the products and services sold or delivered by such Pledgor under or in connection with the Intellectual Property Collateral, and each Pledgor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such Persons shall be available to perform their prior functions on the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s behalf if compensated at such Pledgor’s expense on a per diem, pro rata basis consistent with the salary and benefits structure applicable to each as of the date of such Event of Default.

 

(i)           With respect to its Intellectual Property Collateral, each Pledgor agrees to execute or otherwise authenticate, as applicable, the Copyright Security Agreement (promptly after such Pledgor shall at any time become the owner of any Copyright), the Patent Security Agreement (promptly after such Pledgor shall at any time become the owner of any Patent) and the Trademark Security Agreement in substantially the forms set forth in Exhibits 6 , 7 and 8 hereto, respectively, or otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, for recording the security interest granted hereunder to the Noteholder Collateral Agent in such Intellectual Property Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office and any other Governmental Authorities necessary to perfect the security interest hereunder in such Intellectual Property Collateral under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States.

 

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SECTION 6.4            After-Acquired Property .   If any Pledgor shall, at any time before the payment in full of the Notes Obligations, (a) obtain any rights to any additional Intellectual Property Collateral or (b) become entitled to the benefit of any additional Intellectual Property Collateral or any renewal or extension thereof, including any reissue, division, continuation, or continuation-in-part of any Intellectual Property Collateral, or any improvement on any Intellectual Property Collateral, the provisions of this Agreement shall automatically apply thereto and any such item enumerated in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 6.4 with respect to such Pledgor shall automatically constitute Intellectual Property Collateral if such item would have constituted Intellectual Property Collateral at the time of execution hereof and be subject to the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement without further action by any party (excluding any Intellectual Property Collateral that constitutes Excluded Property). Each Pledgor shall promptly (i) provide to the Noteholder Collateral Agent written notice of any of the foregoing and (ii) confirm the attachment of the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement to any rights described in clauses (a) and (b) of the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 6.4 by execution of an instrument in form reasonably acceptable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the filing of any instruments or statements as shall be deemed necessary, advisable or prudent by the Noteholder Collateral Agent to preserve, protect or perfect the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s security interest or the priority thereof in such Intellectual Property Collateral to the extent such security interest in such Intellectual Property Collateral may be perfected under applicable Legal Requirements in the United States. Further, each Pledgor authorizes the Noteholder Collateral Agent to modify this Agreement by amending Schedules 14(a) , (b) and (c) to the Perfection Certificate to include any Intellectual Property Collateral acquired or arising after the date hereof of such Pledgor.

 

SECTION 6.5            Litigation .  Unless there shall occur and be continuing any Event of Default, each Pledgor shall have the right to commence and prosecute in its own name, as the party in interest, for its own benefit and at the sole cost and expense of the Pledgors, such applications for protection of the Intellectual Property Collateral and such suits, proceedings or other actions to prevent the infringement, counterfeiting, unfair competition, dilution, diminution in value or other damage as such Pledgor shall determine in its exercise of prudent business judgment to be necessary, advisable or prudent to protect the Intellectual Property Collateral. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, have the right but shall in no way be obligated to file applications for protection of the Intellectual Property Collateral and/or bring suit in the name of any Pledgor, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties to enforce the Intellectual Property Collateral and any license thereunder. In the event of such suit, each Pledgor shall, at the reasonable request of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, do any and all lawful acts and execute any and all documents requested by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in aid of such enforcement and the Pledgors shall promptly reimburse and indemnify the Noteholder Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 11.4(a) hereof and Section 7.07 of the Indenture for all costs and expenses incurred by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in the exercise of its rights under this Section 6.5 . In the event that the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall elect not to bring such suit to enforce the Intellectual Property Collateral, each Pledgor agrees, at the reasonable request of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, to take all actions necessary, advisable or prudent, whether by suit, proceeding or other action, to prevent the infringement, counterfeiting, unfair competition, dilution, diminution in value of or other damage to any of the Intellectual Property Collateral by others and for that purpose agrees to diligently maintain any suit, proceeding or other action against any Person so infringing as the Noteholder Collateral Agent (at direction of the requisite percentage of Holders of Notes) shall determine to be necessary to prevent such infringement.

 

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SECTION 6.6            Intent-to-Use Trademark and Service Mark Applications .  In connection with any United States intent-to-use trademark or service mark applications whether listed on Schedules 14(a) , 14(b) , or 14(c) to the Perfection Certificate or otherwise, the Pledgors shall file a bona fide statement of use and shall take such other actions or steps as shall be required by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to entitle such application to registration within 10 Business Days following the date of first use in commerce of the mark that is the subject of such application. Upon acceptance of such bona fide statement of use by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, such application shall automatically become subject to the security interest granted herein. The Pledgors shall execute any further documents and instruments as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may deem necessary, advisable or prudent to confirm, implement, or enforce the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s security interest in such applications. If the Pledgors fail to execute such further documents and instruments within ten Business Days (or such longer period as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) after presentment, then after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may, in the name of, and on behalf of, the Pledgors, execute such documents and instruments and make appropriate disposition of same, and the Pledgors hereby irrevocably appoint the Noteholder Collateral Agent as their lawful attorney-in-fact with full power to do so. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and such appointment shall be irrevocable for the term hereof.

 

SECTION 6.7            Foreign Intellectual Property Collateral .  Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any Notes Document, no Pledgor shall be required to take any actions to perfect the security interest in any foreign Intellectual Property Collateral owned by a Pledgor, other than the filing of UCC-1 financing statements.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING ACCOUNTS

 

SECTION 7.1            Special Representation and Warranties .  As of the time when each of its Accounts arises, each Pledgor shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such Account and all records, papers and documents relating thereto (i) are genuine and correct and in all material respects what they purport to be, (ii) to the Pledgor’s knowledge, represent the legal, valid and binding obligation of the account debtor, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability, evidencing indebtedness unpaid and owed by such account debtor, arising out of the performance of labor or services or the sale, lease, license, assignment or other disposition and delivery of the goods or other property listed therein or out of an advance or a loan, (iii) will, in the case of an Account, except for the original or duplicate original invoice evidencing such purchaser’s account and any master service or other agreement related thereto, be the only original writing evidencing and embodying such obligation of the account debtor named therein and (iv) are in all material respects in compliance and conform with all applicable Legal Requirements in the United States.

 

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SECTION 7.2            Maintenance of Records .  Each Pledgor shall keep and maintain at its own cost and expense complete records of each Account, in a manner consistent with prudent business practices, including records of all payments received, all credits granted thereon, all merchandise returned and all other documentation relating thereto. Each Pledgor shall, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and at such Pledgor’s sole cost and expense, upon the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s demand made at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, deliver all tangible evidence of Accounts, including all documents evidencing Accounts and any books and records relating thereto to the Noteholder Collateral Agent or to its representatives (copies of which evidence and books and records may be retained by such Pledgor). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may transfer a full and complete copy of any Pledgor’s books, records, credit information, reports, memoranda and all other writings relating to the Accounts to and for the use by any Person that has acquired or is contemplating acquisition of an interest in the Accounts or the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s security interest therein without the consent of any Pledgor.

 

SECTION 7.3            Legend .  At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and at the request of the Noteholder Collateral Agent and in form and manner satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, each Pledgor shall legend the Accounts and the other books, records and documents of such Pledgor evidencing or pertaining to the Accounts with an appropriate reference to the fact that the Accounts have been assigned to the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and that the Noteholder Collateral Agent has a security interest therein.

 

SECTION 7.4            Modification of Terms, etc .  No Pledgor shall (i) rescind or cancel any obligations evidenced by any Account or modify any term thereof or make any adjustment with respect thereto except in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with prudent business practices, or (ii) extend or renew any such obligations except in the ordinary course of business consistent with prudent business practices, or (iii) compromise or settle any dispute, claim, suit or legal proceeding relating thereto or sell any Account or interest therein except in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with prudent business practices, without (in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii)) the prior written consent of the Noteholder Collateral Agent. Each Pledgor shall timely fulfill all obligations on its part to be fulfilled under or in connection with the Accounts owned by such Pledgor.

 

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SECTION 7.5            Collection .  Each Pledgor shall cause to be collected from the account debtor of each of the Accounts, as and when due in the ordinary course of business and consistent with prudent business practices (including Accounts that are delinquent, such Accounts to be collected in accordance with generally accepted commercial collection procedures), any and all amounts owing under or on account of such Account, and apply forthwith upon receipt thereof all such amounts as are so collected to the outstanding balance of such Account, except that any Pledgor may, with respect to an Account, allow in the ordinary course of business (i) a refund or credit due as a result of returned or damaged or defective merchandise and (ii) such extensions of time to pay amounts due in respect of Accounts and such other modifications of payment terms or settlements in respect of Accounts as shall be commercially reasonable in the circumstances, all in accordance with such Pledgor’s ordinary course of business consistent with its collection practices as in effect from time to time. The costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of collection, in any case, whether incurred by any Pledgor, the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any Secured Party, shall be paid by the Pledgors in accordance with Section 11.4(a) hereof and Section 7.07 of the Indenture.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

TRANSFERS

 

SECTION 8.1            Transfers of Collateral .  No Pledgor shall (a) sell, convey, assign or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any of the Collateral pledged by it hereunder except to the extent not prohibited by and otherwise subject to the requirements of this Agreement or the Indenture, including as contemplated by the Foreign Subsidiary Reorganization, or (b) create or permit to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of the Collateral pledged by it hereunder other than Permitted Liens.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

REMEDIES

 

SECTION 9.1            Remedies .  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may from time to time, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to the other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, the following remedies:

 

(a)           Personally, or by agents or attorneys, immediately take possession of the Collateral or any part thereof, from any Pledgor or any other Person who then has possession of any part thereof with or without notice or process of law, and for that purpose may enter upon any Pledgor’s premises where any of the Collateral is located, remove such Collateral, remain present at such premises to receive copies of all communications and remittances relating to the Collateral and use in connection with such removal and possession any and all services, supplies, aids and other facilities of any Pledgor;

 

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(b)           Demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable in respect of the Collateral including instructing the obligor or obligors on any agreement, instrument or other obligation constituting part of the Collateral to make any payment required by the terms of such agreement, instrument or other obligation directly to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, and in connection with any of the foregoing, compromise, settle, extend the time for payment and make other modifications with respect thereto; provided, however , that in the event that any such payments are made directly to any Pledgor, prior to receipt by any such obligor of such instruction, such Pledgor shall segregate all amounts received pursuant thereto in trust for the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent and shall promptly but in no event later than 3 Business Days after receipt thereof (or such later date as may be agreed to in writing by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) pay such amounts to the Noteholder Collateral Agent;

 

(c)           Sell, assign, grant a license to use or otherwise liquidate, or direct any Pledgor to sell, assign, grant a license to use or otherwise liquidate, any and all investments made in whole or in part with the Collateral or any part thereof, and take possession of the proceeds of any such sale, assignment, license or liquidation;

 

(d)           Take possession of the Collateral or any part thereof, by directing any Pledgor in writing to deliver the same to the Noteholder Collateral Agent at any place or places so designated by the Noteholder Collateral Agent, in which event such Pledgor shall at its own expense: (i) forthwith cause the same to be moved to the place or places designated by the Noteholder Collateral Agent and therewith delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, (ii) store and keep any Collateral so delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent at such place or places pending further action by the Noteholder Collateral Agent and (iii) while the Collateral shall be so stored and kept, provide such security and maintenance services as shall be necessary to protect the same and to preserve and maintain them in good condition. Each Pledgor’s obligation to deliver the Collateral as contemplated in this Section 9.1(d) is of the essence hereof. Upon application to a court of equity having jurisdiction, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be entitled to a decree requiring specific performance by any Pledgor of such obligation;

 

(e)           Withdraw all moneys, instruments, securities and other property in any bank, financial securities, deposit or other account of any Pledgor constituting Collateral for application to the Notes Obligations as provided in Article X ;

 

(f)           Retain and apply the Distributions to the Notes Obligations as provided in Article X ;

 

(g)           Exercise any and all rights as beneficial and legal owner of the Collateral, including perfecting assignment of and exercising any and all voting, consensual and other rights and powers with respect to any Collateral; and

 

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(h)           Exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral), and the Noteholder Collateral Agent may also in its sole discretion, without notice except as specified in Section 9.2 , sell, assign, transfer or grant a license to use the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange, broker’s board or at any of the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable. The Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party or any of their respective Affiliates may be the purchaser, licensee, assignee or recipient of any or all of the Collateral at any such sale and shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold, assigned or licensed at such sale, to use and apply any of the Notes Obligations owed to such Person as a credit on account of the purchase price of any Collateral payable by such Person at such sale. Each purchaser, assignee, licensee or recipient at any such sale shall acquire the property sold, assigned or licensed absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Pledgor, and each Pledgor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, all rights of redemption, stay and/or appraisal that it now has or may at any time in the future have under any Legal Requirement now existing or hereafter enacted. The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Noteholder Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Pledgor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, any claims against the Noteholder Collateral Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Collateral may have been sold, assigned or licensed at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Noteholder Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree.

 

(i)           By accepting the benefits of this Agreement and each other Notes Document, the Secured Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that any action taken by the Noteholder Collateral Agent under this Agreement and each other Notes Document may be enforced only by the action of the Noteholder Collateral Agent acting upon the instructions of the percentage of Holders required under the Indenture and that no other Secured Party shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Agreement or to realize upon the security to be granted hereby, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, be exercised by the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of the Notes Documents. Furthermore, each Pledgor agrees to, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Noteholder Collateral Agent in obtaining any approvals or assignments or licenses from any relevant Governmental Authority that may be necessary or desirable for the exercise of the rights and, remedies of the Noteholder Collateral Agent with respect to the Collateral.

 

SECTION 9.2            Notice of Sale .  Each Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by any Legal Requirement, ten (10) Business Days prior notice to such Pledgor of the time and place of any public sale or of the time after which any private sale or other intended disposition is to take place shall be commercially reasonable notification of such matters, unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value (in which case no such prior notice shall be required) or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market (in which case no such prior notice shall be required). No notification need be given to any Pledgor if it has signed, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, a statement renouncing or modifying any right to notification of sale or other intended disposition.

 

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SECTION 9.3            Waiver of Notice and Claims; Other Waivers; Marshalling .

 

(a)           Each Pledgor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, notice of judicial hearing in connection with the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s taking possession or the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s disposition of any of the Collateral, including any and all prior notice and hearing for any prejudgment remedy or remedies and any such right which such Pledgor would otherwise have under any Legal Requirement, and each Pledgor hereby further waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements (i) all damages occasioned by such taking of possession, (ii) all other requirements as to the time, place and terms of sale or other requirements with respect to the enforcement of the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s rights hereunder and (iii) all rights of redemption, appraisal, valuation, stay, extension or moratorium now or hereafter in force under any applicable Legal Requirements. The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any incorrect or improper payment made pursuant to this Article IX except to the extent resulting solely from the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment. Any sale of, or the grant of options to purchase, or any other realization upon, any Collateral shall operate to divest all right, title, interest, claim and demand, either at law or in equity, of the applicable Pledgor therein and thereto, and shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity or otherwise against such Pledgor and against any and all Persons claiming or attempting to claim the Collateral so sold, optioned or realized upon, or any part thereof, from, through or under such Pledgor.

 

(b)           Except as set forth in Section 9.2 , each Pledgor hereby waives demand, notice, protest, notice of acceptance of this Agreement, notice of the issuance of Notes, Collateral received or delivered or any other action taken in reliance hereon and all other demands and notices of any description.

 

(c)           The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Notes Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, each Pledgor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any Legal Requirement relating to the marshalling of collateral and hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such Legal Requirements.

 

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SECTION 9.4            Standards for Exercising Rights and Remedies .    (a) To the extent that applicable Legal Requirements impose duties on the Noteholder Collateral Agent to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner, each Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable for the Noteholder Collateral Agent (i) to fail to incur expenses deemed significant by the Noteholder Collateral Agent to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise to fail to complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or other finished products for disposition, (ii) to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or to fail to obtain consents for Governmental Authorities or third parties for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of, (iii) to fail to exercise collection remedies against account debtors or other Persons obligated on Collateral or to fail to remove Liens or encumbrances on or any adverse claims against Collateral, (iv) to exercise collection remedies against account debtors and other Persons obligated on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other collection specialists, (v) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (vi) to contact other Persons, whether or not in the same business as any Pledgor, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or any portion of the Collateral, (vii) to hire one or more professional auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the collateral is of a specialized nature, (viii) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (ix) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather than retail markets, (x) to disclaim or modify disposition warranties, (xi) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure the Noteholder Collateral Agent against risks of loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to the Noteholder Collateral Agent a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral, or (xii) to the extent deemed appropriate by the Noteholder Collateral Agent, to obtain the services of other brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist the Noteholder Collateral Agent in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. The Pledgors acknowledge that the purpose of this Section 9.4 is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by the Noteholder Collateral Agent would fulfill the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s duties under the UCC or other Legal Requirement of the State of New York or any other relevant jurisdiction in the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s exercise of remedies against the Collateral and that other actions or omissions by the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to fail to fulfill such duties solely on account of not being indicated in this Section 9.4 . Without limiting the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 9.4 shall be construed to grant any rights to any Pledgor or to impose any duties on the Noteholder Collateral Agent that would not have been granted or imposed by this Agreement or by applicable Legal Requirements in the absence of this Section 9.4 .

 

(b)           Each Pledgor recognizes that, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in Legal Requirements, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may be compelled, with respect to any sale of all or any part of the Collateral, to limit purchasers to those who meet the requirements of a Governmental Authority. Each Pledgor acknowledges that any such sales may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent than those obtainable through a public sale without such restrictions, and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such restricted sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that, except as may be required by applicable Legal Requirements, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to engage in public sales.

 

(c)           Each Pledgor recognizes that, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and applicable state securities laws, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may be compelled, with respect to any sale or disposition of all or any part of the Securities Collateral and Investment Property, to limit purchasers to Persons who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Securities Collateral or Investment Property for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Pledgor acknowledges that any such private sales may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent than those obtainable through a public sale without such restrictions (including a public offering made pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act), and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to engage in public sales and no obligation to delay the sale of any Securities Collateral or Investment Property for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer thereof to register it for a form of public sale requiring registration under the Securities Act or under applicable state securities laws, even if such issuer would agree to do so.

 

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(d)           Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if the Noteholder Collateral Agent determines to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Securities Collateral or Investment Property, then upon written request from the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the applicable Pledgor shall, and shall cause each issuer of Securities Collateral and Investment Property to be sold hereunder to, from time to time furnish to the Noteholder Collateral Agent all such information as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may request in order to determine the number and nature or interest, of securities or other instruments included in the Securities Collateral or Investment Property which may be sold by the Noteholder Collateral Agent as exempt transactions under the Securities Act and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, as the same are from time to time in effect.

 

(e)           Each Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 9.4 will cause irreparable injury to the Noteholder Collateral Agent and other Secured Parties, that the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 9.4 shall be specifically enforceable against such Pledgor, and such Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants.

 

SECTION 9.5            No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .

 

(i)          No failure on the part of the Noteholder Collateral Agent to exercise, no course of dealing with respect to, and no delay on the part of the Noteholder Collateral Agent in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy; nor shall the Noteholder Collateral Agent be required to look first to, enforce or exhaust any other security, collateral or guaranties. Subject to the terms of (and to the extent not inconsistent with) the Intercreditor Agreement, all rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable Legal Requirements, in equity or otherwise.

 

(ii)         Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, in the event that the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have instituted any proceeding to enforce any right, power or remedy under this Agreement by foreclosure, sale, entry or otherwise, and such proceeding shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, then and in every such case, the Pledgors, the Noteholder Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party shall be restored to their respective former positions and rights hereunder with respect to the Collateral, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall continue as if no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

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SECTION 9.6            Certain Additional Actions Regarding Intellectual Property .  If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, upon the written demand of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, each Pledgor shall, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, execute and deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent an assignment or assignments of the Intellectual Property Collateral that is Registered or such other documents as are necessary, advisable or prudent to carry out the intent and purposes hereof.

 

ARTICLE X

 

PROCEEDS OF CASUALTY EVENTS AND COLLATERAL DISPOSITIONS;

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

 

SECTION 10.1          Proceeds of Casualty Events and Collateral Dispositions .  The Pledgors shall take all actions required by the Indenture with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds of any Casualty Event or from the sale or disposition of any Collateral.

 

SECTION 10.2          Application of Proceeds .  The proceeds received by the Noteholder Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise by the Noteholder Collateral Agent of its remedies shall be applied, together with any other sums then held by the Noteholder Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement and the Indenture.

 

ARTICLE XI

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 11.1          Concerning Noteholder Collateral Agent .

 

(i)          The Noteholder Collateral Agent has been appointed as “Noteholder Collateral Agent” pursuant to the Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement. The actions of the Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the terms of the Indenture. The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have the right hereunder to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking action (including the release or substitution of the Collateral), in accordance with this Agreement, the Indenture, and the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall have no right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral hereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Secured Party that all rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Noteholder Collateral Agent may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact in connection herewith and shall not be liable for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith. The Noteholder Collateral Agent may resign and a successor Noteholder Collateral Agent may be appointed in the manner provided in the Indenture. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Noteholder Collateral Agent by a successor Noteholder Collateral Agent, that successor Noteholder Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Noteholder Collateral Agent under this Agreement, and the retiring Noteholder Collateral Agent shall thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Noteholder Collateral Agent’s resignation, the provisions hereof shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement while it was the Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

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(ii)         Except for the exercise of reasonable care in the custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession from time to time if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Noteholder Collateral Agent, in its individual capacity, accords its own property consisting of similar instruments or interests; provided that neither the Noteholder Collateral Agent nor any of the other Secured Parties nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall have responsibility for (x) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relating to any Securities Collateral, whether or not the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, (y) failing to demand, collect or realize upon all or any part of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so, or (z) failing to take any necessary steps to preserve rights against any Person with respect to any Collateral.

 

(iii)        The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the instructions of the percentage of Holders required under the Indenture in requesting or requiring the performance of certain actions or the delivery of certain information for any actions to be performed or information to be delivered at the request of, or to the extent required by, the Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder. The Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice, statement, certificate, order or other document or any telephone message believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and, with respect to all matters pertaining to this Agreement and its duties hereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it.

 

(iv)         If any item of Collateral also constitutes collateral granted to the Noteholder Collateral Agent under any other deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, pledge or instrument of any type, in the event of any conflict between the provisions hereof and the provisions of such other deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, pledge or instrument of any type in respect of such collateral, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, in its sole discretion, shall determine which provisions shall control, except that, to the extent that any such conflict shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

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(v)          In addition to the foregoing rights, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have the rights, protections and immunities given to it as Noteholder Collateral Agent under the Indenture, and such are incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

SECTION 11.2          Noteholder Collateral Agent May Perform; Noteholder Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact .  If any Pledgor shall fail to perform any covenants contained in this Agreement (including such Pledgor’s covenants to (i) pay the premiums in respect of all required insurance policies hereunder, (ii) pay Charges, (iii) make repairs, (iv) discharge Liens or (v) pay or perform any obligations of such Pledgor under any Collateral) or if any representation or warranty on the part of any Pledgor contained herein shall be breached, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) do the same or cause it to be done or remedy any such breach, and may expend funds for such purpose; provided, however , that the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall in no event be bound to inquire into the validity of any Charges, lien, imposition or other obligation which such Pledgor fails to pay or perform as and when required hereby and which such Pledgor does not contest in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.13 . Any and all amounts so expended by the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall be paid by the Pledgors in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.4(a) hereof and Section 7.07 of the Indenture. Neither the provisions of this Section 11.2 nor any action taken by the Noteholder Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this Section 11.2 shall prevent any such failure to observe any covenant contained in this Agreement nor any breach of representation or warranty from constituting an Event of Default. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, each Pledgor hereby appoints the Noteholder Collateral Agent its attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in the place and stead of such Pledgor and in the name of such Pledgor, or otherwise, from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, in the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument consistent with the terms of the Indenture, this Agreement and the other Notes Documents which the Noteholder Collateral Agent may deem necessary, advisable or prudent to accomplish the purposes hereof. The foregoing grant of authority is a power of attorney coupled with an interest and such appointment shall be irrevocable for the term hereof. Each Pledgor hereby ratifies all that such attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

SECTION 11.3          Continuing Security Interest; Assignment .  This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) be binding upon the Pledgors, their respective successors and assigns and (ii) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Noteholder Collateral Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and each of their respective successors, transferees and assignees (including permitted assignees pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Indenture). No other Persons (including any other creditor of any Pledgor) shall have any interest herein or any right or benefit with respect hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (ii), any Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer any obligations held by it secured by this Agreement to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured Party, herein or otherwise, subject however, to the provisions of the Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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SECTION 11.4          Release; Retention in Satisfaction; Etc.

 

(a)           Collateral hereunder shall be released if and to the extent so provided in Sections 12.07 and 12.08 of the Indenture or upon the transfer or sale of any asset or property (other than transfers or sales to the Company or any Guarantor) theretofore included in Collateral to the extent permitted under Sections 3.7 or 8.1 of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Except as may be expressly applicable pursuant to Section 9-620 of the UCC, no action taken or omission to act by the Noteholder Collateral Agent or the Holders hereunder or under the Indenture or the other Security Documents shall be deemed to constitute a retention of the Collateral in satisfaction of the Notes Obligations or otherwise to be in full satisfaction of the Note Obligations, and the Notes Obligations shall remain in full force and effect until the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Holders shall have applied payments (including, without limitation, collections from Collateral) towards the Notes Obligations in the full amount then outstanding.

 

(c)           Upon such release or any release of Collateral or any part thereof in accordance with the provisions of the Notes Documents, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, upon the request and at the sole cost and expense of the Pledgors and promptly after the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s receipt of such request, (i) assign, transfer and deliver to Pledgors, against receipt and without recourse to or warranty by the Noteholder Collateral Agent except as to the fact that the Noteholder Collateral Agent has not encumbered the released assets except in accordance with the Security Documents, such of the Collateral or any part thereof to be released (in the case of a release) as may be in possession of the Noteholder Collateral Agent and as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof, the Indenture, or any other Security Document, and (ii) execute documents and instruments prepared by the Pledgors and acceptable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent (including UCC 3 termination financing statements or releases) acknowledging the release of such Collateral.

 

SECTION 11.5          Costs and Expenses .  Any action taken by any Pledgor under or with respect to any Notes Document, even if required under any Notes Document or at the request of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, shall be at the expense of such Pledgor, and neither the Noteholder Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall be required under any Notes Document to reimburse any Pledgor therefor except as expressly provided therein. In addition, each Pledgor agrees to pay or reimburse upon demand (a) the Noteholder Collateral Agent and each Related Person thereof for all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by each of them, in connection with the investigation, development, preparation, negotiation, syndication, execution, interpretation or administration of, any modification of any term of or termination of, any Notes Document, any commitment or proposal letter therefor, any other document prepared in connection therewith or the consummation and administration of any transaction contemplated therein, in each case including Attorney Costs to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, (b) the Noteholder Collateral Agent and each Related Person thereof for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by each of them in connection with internal audit reviews, field examinations and examinations of Collateral (which shall be reimbursed, in addition to the out of pocket costs and expenses of such examiners, at the per diem rate per individual charged by the Noteholder Collateral Agent for its examiners) and (c) the Noteholder Collateral Agent and each Related Person thereof for all costs and expenses incurred by each of them in connection with (i) any refinancing or restructuring of the Notes Obligations in the nature of a “work out,” (ii) the enforcement or preservation of any right or remedy under any Notes Document, any Notes Obligation, with respect to the Collateral or any other related right or remedy or (iii) the commencement, defense, conduct of, intervention in, or the taking of any other action with respect to, any proceeding (including any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding) related to any Pledgor, Notes Document, or Notes Obligation (or the response to and preparation for any subpoena or request for document production relating thereto), including Attorney Costs.

 

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SECTION 11.6          Modification in Writing .  Subject to any additional restrictions in the Intercreditor Agreement, no amendment, modification, supplement, termination or waiver of or to any provision hereof, nor consent to any departure by any Pledgor therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and unless in writing and signed by the Noteholder Collateral Agent. Any amendment, modification or supplement of or to any provision hereof, any waiver of any provision hereof and any consent to any departure by any Pledgor from the terms of any provision hereof shall, in each case, be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given. Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on any Pledgor in any case shall entitle any Pledgor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. This Section 11.6 shall not limit the provisions set forth in Section 7.07 of the Indenture.

 

SECTION 11.7          Notices .  Unless otherwise provided herein or in the Indenture, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be given in the manner and become effective as set forth in the Indenture, as to any Pledgor, addressed to it at the address of the Company set forth in the Indenture and as to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, addressed to it at the address set forth in the Indenture, or in each case at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 11.7 .

 

SECTION 11.8          Governing Law, Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial .

 

(a)           THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE UCC PROVIDES THAT PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN WHICH CASE THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION SHALL GOVERN WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST IN, OR THE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO, SUCH PARTICULAR COLLATERAL.

 

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(b)           EACH PLEDGOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY NOTES DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT RESULTING THEREFROM, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTES DOCUMENT OR OTHERWISE SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE NOTEHOLDER COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY OTHER AGENT, OR ANY OTHER SECURED PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTES DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY PLEDGOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

 

(c)           EACH PLEDGOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTES DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN SECTION 11.8(b) . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(d)           EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY NOTES DOCUMENT, IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES (OTHER THAN FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OR ELECTRONIC MEANS) IN SECTION 11.7 . NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTES DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

 

(e)           EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER NOTES DOCUMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS OR THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.8 .

 

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SECTION 11.9          Severability of Provisions .  Any provision hereof which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 11.10          Execution in Counterparts .  This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 11.11          Business Days .  In the event any time period or any date provided in this Agreement ends or falls on a day other than a Business Day, then such time period shall be deemed to end and such date shall be deemed to fall on the next succeeding Business Day, and performance herein may be made on such Business Day, with the same force and effect as if made on such other day.

 

SECTION 11.12          Waiver of Stay .  Each Pledgor covenants that in the event that such Pledgor or any property or assets of such Pledgor shall hereafter become the subject of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or such Pledgor shall otherwise be a party to any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar proceeding to which the provisions relating to the automatic stay under Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision in any such Legal Requirement is applicable, then, in any such case, whether or not the Noteholder Collateral Agent has commenced foreclosure proceedings under this Agreement, such Pledgor shall not, and each Pledgor hereby expressly waives its right to (to the extent it may lawfully do so) at any time insist upon, plead or in any whatsoever, claim or take the benefit or advantage of any such automatic stay or such similar provision as it relates to the exercise of any of the rights and remedies (including any foreclosure proceedings) available to the Noteholder Collateral Agent as provided in this Agreement, in any other Security Document or any other document evidencing the Notes Obligations. Each Pledgor further covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted herein to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no law relating to any stay or similar provision had been enacted.

 

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SECTION 11.13          No Credit for Payment of Taxes or Imposition .  No Pledgor shall be entitled to any credit against the principal, premium, if any, or interest payable under the Indenture, and such Pledgor shall not be entitled to any credit against any other sums which may become payable under the terms thereof or hereof, by reason of the payment of any Charge on the Collateral or any part thereof.

 

SECTION 11.14          No Claims Against Noteholder Collateral Agent .  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute any consent or request by the Noteholder Collateral Agent, express or implied, for the performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof, nor as giving any Pledgor any right, power or authority to contract for or permit the performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in such fashion as would permit the making of any claim against the Noteholder Collateral Agent in respect thereof or any claim that any Lien based on the performance of such labor or services or the furnishing of any such materials or other property is prior to the Lien hereof.

 

SECTION 11.15          No Release .  Nothing set forth in this Agreement or any other Notes Document, nor the exercise by the Noteholder Collateral Agent of any of the rights or remedies hereunder, shall relieve any Pledgor from the performance of any term, covenant, condition or agreement on such Pledgor’s part to be performed or observed under or in respect of any of the Collateral or from any liability to any Person under or in respect of any of the Collateral or shall impose any obligation on the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to perform or observe any such term, covenant, condition or agreement on such Pledgor’s part to be so performed or observed or shall impose any liability on the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party for any act or omission on the part of such Pledgor relating thereto or for any breach of any representation or warranty on the part of such Pledgor referred to in this Agreement, the Indenture or the other Notes Documents, or under or in respect of the Collateral or made in connection herewith or therewith. The obligations of each Pledgor contained in this Section 11.15 shall survive the termination and release of the Liens hereunder and the discharge of such Pledgor’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Notes Documents. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the Noteholder Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any contracts, agreements and other documents included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Pledgor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any such contract, agreement or other document included in the Collateral hereunder.

 

SECTION 11.16          Overdue Amounts .  Until paid, all amounts due and payable under this Agreement shall constitute Notes Obligations and shall bear interest, whether before or after judgment, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Indenture as if such amounts constituted overdue principal thereunder.

 

SECTION 11.17          Obligations Absolute .  Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, all obligations of each Pledgor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

 

(i)          any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or the like of any other Pledgor;

 

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(ii)         any lack of validity or enforceability of any Notes Document, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto against any other Pledgor;

 

(iii)        any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Notes Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from any Notes Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

 

(iv)         any pledge, exchange, release or non-perfection or loss of priority of any other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to any departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the Notes Obligations;

 

(v)          any exercise, non-exercise or waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect hereof, or any Notes Document; or

 

(vi)         any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Pledgor.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgors and the Noteholder Collateral Agent have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

  SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC., as a Pledgor
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
  SAEXPLORATION SUB, INC., as a Pledgor
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
  SAEXPLORATION, INC., as a Pledgor
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
  SAEXPLORATION SEISMIC SERVICES (US), LLC, as a Pledgor
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
  NES, LLC, as a Pledgor
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
    Name: Brent Whiteley
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Security Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  as Noteholder Collateral Agent
     
  By: /s/ Mauri J. Cowen
    Name: Mauri J. Cowen
    Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Security Agreement]

 

 
 

 

Schedule 3.8

 

Post-Closing Obligations

 

1. On or before August 2, 2014 (or such later date as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have received a Deposit Account Control Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement) duly executed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, NES, LLC, SAExploration, Inc., SAExploration Seismic Services (US), LLC, and the Noteholder Collateral Agent with respect to account numbers 1304652785, 275510164 and 1279311565.

 

2. On or before August 2, 2014 (or such later date as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have received a joinder to the Intercompany Subordinated Note duly executed by SAExploration (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Southeast Asian Exploration Pte., Ltd., SAExploration (Brasil) Serviços Sísmicos Ltda. and SAExploration (Colombia), S.A.S.

 

3. On or before August 2, 2014 (or such later date as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have received an Issuer’s Acknowledgement, in substantially the form attached to the Security Agreement as Exhibit 1, duly executed by SAExploration (Brasil) Serviços Sísmicos Ltda., SAExploration (Colombia), S.A.S., and SAExploration (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

 

4. On or before July 16, 2014 (or such later date as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have received certificates of property and liability insurance, additional insured endorsements and lender’s loss payable endorsements, in each case with respect to the Pledgors meeting the requirements of Section 4.12 of the Security Agreement and in form and substance satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent.

 

5. On or before August 31, 2014 (or such later date as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Company shall have physically delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent (a) an original stock certificate evidencing 65% of the Equity Interests of SAExploration (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., together with a stock transfer power duly executed in blank form, and (b) an original stock certificate evidencing 65% of the Equity Interests of 1623739 Alberta Ltd., together with a stock transfer power duly executed in blank form.

 

 
 

 

6. (a) On or before July 16, 2014 (or such later date as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Company shall have delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent duly executed copies of (i) an Acuerdo de Terminacion del Contrato de Prenda Abierta de Tenencia y de Primer Grado sobre Establecimiento de Comercio de SAExploration, Inc ., in Colombia, (ii) a Levantamiento de Garantía Mobiliaria granted by MC Admin Co LLC, as agent, in favor of SAExploration, Inc. Sucursal del Peru as debtor, releasing the assets pledged as of November 27, 2012 under a contrato de garantía mobiliaria entered into by the debtor, and (iii) a Deed of Discharge and Release executed by MC Admin Co LLC, as Chargee, in favor of SAE, as Chargor, with respect to 65% of the shares of Southeast Asian Exploration Pte. Ltd owned by SAE (the foregoing releases and each other document executed in connection therewith collectively, the “ Release Documents ”), and (b) on or before August 2, 2014 (or such later date as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Company shall have delivered evidence satisfactory to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, in its sole discretion, that each Release Document has been duly filed, received, and acknowledged by the appropriate filing offices and Governmental Authorities necessary to give legal effect to the release of liens, security interests, and other encumbrances contained therein.

 

7. On or before July 16, 2014 (or such later date as the Noteholder Collateral Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have received with respect to each of the Intercompany Notes and Instruments meeting the dollar thresholds an endorsement duly executed in blank in accordance with Section 3.4 of the Security Agreement.

 

8. On or before July 3, 2014, the Noteholder Collateral Agent shall have received an opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Noteholder collateral Agent in its sole discretion, of Durrell Law Group P.C. pursuant to Section 7(a)(vi) of the Purchase Agreement between Jefferies LLC and the Company.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Version

 

 

$150,000,000

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

 

10% of Senior Secured Notes due 2019

 

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

July 2, 2014

 

Jefferies LLC

520 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), is issuing and selling to Jefferies LLC (the “ Initial Purchaser ”) upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement dated June 25, 2014, by and among the Company, the Initial Purchaser and the subsidiary guarantors named therein (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 issued by the Company (each, a “ Note ” and collectively, the “ Notes ”). As an inducement to the Initial Purchaser to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the subsidiary guarantors listed in the signature pages hereto agree with the Initial Purchaser, for the benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Notes (including, without limitation, the Initial Purchaser), as follows:

 

1. Definitions

 

Capitalized terms that are used herein without definition and are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Additional Interest : See Section 4(a).

 

Advice : See Section 6(w).

 

Agreement : This Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Initial Purchaser.

 

Applicable Period : See Section 2(e).

 

Business Day : A day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to be closed.

 

Closing Date : July 2, 2014.

 

Company : See the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Day : Unless otherwise expressly provided, a calendar day.

 

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Effectiveness Date : The 390 th day after the Closing Date.

 

Effectiveness Period : See Section 3(a).

 

Event Date : See Section 4(b).

 

Exchange Act : The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Exchange Notes : Senior Secured Notes due 2019 of the Company, identical in all material respects to the Notes, including the guarantees endorsed thereon, except for references to series and restrictive legends.

 

Exchange Offer : See Section 2(a).

 

Exchange Registration Statement : See Section 2(a).

 

Filing Date : The 300 th day after the Closing Date.

 

FINRA : Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

Holder : Any beneficial holder of Registrable Notes.

 

Indemnified Party : See Section 8(c).

 

Indemnifying Party : See Section 8(c).

 

Indenture : The Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and noteholder collateral agent, pursuant to which the Notes are being issued, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Initial Purchaser : See the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Initial Shelf Registration : See Section 3(a).

 

Inspectors : See Section 6(o).

 

Lien: Shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

 

Losses: See Section 8(a).

 

Notes : See the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Participating Broker-Dealer : See Section 2(e).

 

Person : An individual, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, union, business association, firm, government or agency or political subdivision thereof, or other legal entity.

 

Private Exchange : See Section 2(f).

 

Private Exchange Notes : See Section 2(f).

 

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Prospectus : The prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

Purchase Agreement : See the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Records : See Section 6(o).

 

Registrable Notes : Notes and Private Exchange Notes; provided, however, that a Note or Private Exchange Note, as applicable, shall cease to be a Registrable Note upon the earliest to occur of the following: (i) in the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(a), the Note has been exchanged for an Exchange Note in an Exchange Offer as contemplated in Section 2(a); (ii) in the circumstances contemplated by Section 3, a Shelf Registration registering such Note or Private Exchange Note, as applicable, under the Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective and such Note or Private Exchange Note, as applicable, has been sold or otherwise transferred by the holder thereof pursuant to and in a manner contemplated by such effective Shelf Registration; (iii) such Note or Private Exchange Note, as applicable, is actually sold by the holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144 under circumstances in which any legend borne by such Note or Private Exchange Note, as applicable, relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company or pursuant to the Indenture; or (iv) such Note or Private Exchange Note, as applicable, shall cease to be outstanding.

 

Registration Statement : Any registration statement of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors filed with the SEC under the Securities Act (including, but not limited to, the Exchange Registration Statement, the Shelf Registration and any subsequent Shelf Registration) that covers any of the Registrable Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

Rule 144 : Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule 144A) or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC providing for offers and sales of securities made in compliance therewith resulting in offers and sales by subsequent holders that are not affiliates of an issuer or such securities being free of the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

Rule 144A : Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule (other than Rule 144) or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.

 

Rule 415 : Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.

 

Rule 430A : Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.

 

SEC : The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities : The Notes, the Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes.

 

Securities Act : The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

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Security Documents : Shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

 

Shelf Notice : See Section 2(j).

 

Shelf Registration : See Section 3(b).

 

Subsequent Shelf Registration : See Section 3(b).

 

Subsidiary Guarantor : Each subsidiary of the Company that guarantees the obligations of the Company under the Notes and Indenture.

 

TIA : The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

Trustee : The trustee under the Indenture and, if existent, the trustee under any indenture governing the Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes (if any).

 

Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering : A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.

 

2. Exchange Offer

 

(a) Unless the Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable laws or a policy of the SEC, the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to) (i) use its best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC promptly after the date hereof, but in no event later than the Filing Date, a registration statement (the “ Exchange Registration Statement ”) on an appropriate form under the Securities Act with respect to an offer (the “ Exchange Offer ”) to the Holders of Notes to issue and deliver to such Holders, in exchange for the Notes, a like principal amount of Exchange Notes, (ii) use its best efforts to cause the Exchange Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Date, (iii) use its best efforts to keep the Exchange Registration Statement effective until the consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with its terms, and (iv) commence the Exchange Offer and use its best efforts to issue on or prior to 30 days after the date on which the Exchange Registration Statement is declared effective, Exchange Notes in exchange for all Notes tendered prior thereto in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the SEC.

 

(b) The Exchange Notes shall be issued under, and entitled to the benefits of, (i) the Indenture or a trust indenture that is identical to the Indenture (other than such changes as are necessary to comply with any requirements of the SEC to effect or maintain the qualifications thereof under the TIA) and (ii) the Security Documents.

 

(c) Interest on the Exchange Notes and Private Exchange Notes will accrue from the last interest payment due date on which interest was paid on the Notes surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has been paid on the Notes, from the date of original issue of the Notes. Each Exchange Note and Private Exchange Note shall bear interest at the rate set forth thereon; provided , that interest with respect to the period prior to the issuance thereof shall accrue at the rate or rates borne by the Notes from time to time during such period.

 

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(d) The Company may require each Holder as a condition to participation in the Exchange Offer to represent (i) that any Exchange Notes received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) that at the time of the commencement and consummation of the Exchange Offer such Holder has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Notes in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) that if such Holder is an “affiliate” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable to it, (iv) if such Holder is not a broker-dealer, that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the Notes and (v) if such Holder is a Participating Broker-Dealer, that it will deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of the Exchange Notes.

 

(e) The Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to) include within the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Registration Statement a section entitled “Plan of Distribution” reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchaser which shall contain a summary statement of the positions taken or policies made by the staff of the SEC with respect to the potential “underwriter” status of any broker-dealer that is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Exchange Notes received by such broker-dealer in the Exchange Offer for its own account in exchange for Notes that were acquired by it as a result of market-making or other trading activity (a “ Participating Broker-Dealer ”), whether such positions or policies have been publicly disseminated by the staff of the SEC or such positions or policies, in the judgment of the Initial Purchaser, represent the prevailing views of the staff of the SEC. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also allow, to the extent permitted by applicable policies and regulations of the SEC, the use of the Prospectus by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, including, to the extent so permitted, all Participating Broker-Dealers, and include a statement describing the manner in which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Notes. The Company shall use its best efforts to keep the Exchange Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the Prospectus contained therein, in order to permit such Prospectus to be lawfully delivered by all Persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act for such period of time as such Persons must comply with such requirements in order to resell the Exchange Notes (the “ Applicable Period ”).

 

(f) If, upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Initial Purchaser holds any Notes acquired by it and having the status of an unsold allotment in the initial distribution, the Company (upon the written request from the Initial Purchaser) shall, simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer, issue and deliver to the Initial Purchaser, in exchange (the “ Private Exchange ”) for the Notes held by the Initial Purchaser, a like principal amount of Senior Secured Notes that are identical to the Exchange Notes except for the existence of restrictions on transfer thereof under the Securities Act and securities laws of the several states of the United States (the “ Private Exchange Notes ”) (and which are issued pursuant to the same indenture as the Exchange Notes). The Private Exchange Notes shall bear the same CUSIP number as the Exchange Notes if permitted by the CUSIP Service Bureau and DTC Corporation.

 

(g) In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to):

 

(i) mail to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal that is an exhibit to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and any related documents;

 

(ii) keep the Exchange Offer open for not less than 30 days after the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders (or longer if required by applicable law);

 

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(iii) utilize the services of a depository for the Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, which may be the Trustee or an affiliate thereof;

 

(iv) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Registrable Notes at any time prior to the close of business, New York City time, on the last Business Day on which the Exchange Offer shall remain open; and

 

(v) otherwise comply in all material respects with all applicable laws.

 

(h) As soon as practicable after the close of the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as the case may be, the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to):

 

(i) accept for exchange all Registrable Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as the case may be, and not validly withdrawn;

 

(ii) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Notes so accepted for exchange; and

 

(iii) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly to each Holder tendering such Registrable Notes, Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, equal in principal amount to the Notes of such Holder so accepted for exchange.

 

(i) The Exchange Notes and the Private Exchange Notes may be issued under (i) the Indenture or (ii) an indenture identical to the Indenture (other than such changes as are necessary to comply with any requirements of the SEC to effect or maintain the qualification thereof under the TIA), which in either event will provide that the Exchange Notes will not be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture, that the Private Exchange Notes will be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture, and that the Exchange Notes, the Private Exchange Notes and the Notes, if any, will be deemed one class of security (subject to the provisions of the Indenture) and entitled to participate in all the security granted by the Company pursuant to the Security Documents and in any Subsidiary Guarantee (as such terms are defined in the Indenture) on an equal and ratable basis.

 

(j) If: (i) prior to the consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes determines in its or their reasonable judgment that (A) the Exchange Notes would not, upon receipt, be tradeable by the Holders thereof without restriction under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and without material restrictions under applicable Blue Sky or state securities laws, or (B) the interests of the Holders under this Agreement, taken as a whole, would be materially adversely affected by the consummation of the Exchange Offer; (ii) applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC would not permit the consummation of the Exchange Offer prior to the Effectiveness Date; (iii) subsequent to the consummation of the Private Exchange, any Holder of Private Exchange Notes so requests; (iv) the Exchange Offer is not consummated within 450 days of the Closing Date for any reason; or (v) in the case of (A) any Holder not permitted by applicable law or SEC policy to participate in the Exchange Offer, (B) any Holder participating in the Exchange Offer that receives Exchange Notes that may not be sold without restriction under state and federal securities laws (other than due solely to the status of such Holder as an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act) or (C) any broker-dealer that holds Notes acquired directly from the Company or any of its affiliates and, in each such case contemplated by this clause (v), such Holder notifies the Company within six months of consummation of the Exchange Offer, then the Company shall promptly (and in any event within five Business Days) deliver to the Holders (or in the case of an occurrence of any event described in clause (v) of this Section 2(j), to any such Holder) and the Trustee notice thereof (the “ Shelf Notice ”) and shall as promptly as possible thereafter file an Initial Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 3; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors will not be obligated to file any such Initial Shelf Registration statement unless the aggregate amount of Registrable Notes to be registered thereunder exceeds $10.0 million.

 

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3. Shelf Registration

 

If a Shelf Notice is delivered pursuant to Section 2(j), then this Section 3 shall apply to all Registrable Notes. Otherwise, upon consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with Section 2, the provisions of Section 3 shall apply solely with respect to (i) Notes held by any Holder thereof not permitted to participate in the Exchange Offer, (ii) Notes held by any broker-dealer that acquired such Notes directly from the Company or any of its affiliates and (iii) Exchange Notes that are not freely tradeable as contemplated by Section 2(j)(v) hereof, provided in each case that the relevant Holder has duly notified the Company within six months of the Exchange Offer as required by Section 2(j)(v). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors will not be obligated to file any such shelf registration statement unless the aggregate amount of Registrable Notes to be registered thereunder exceeds $10.0 million.

 

(a) Initial Shelf Registration . The Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to), as promptly as practicable, file with the SEC a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Notes (the “ Initial Shelf Registration ”). The Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to) use its best efforts to file with the SEC the Initial Shelf Registration promptly after of the delivery of the Shelf Notice and shall use its best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable thereafter (but in no event more than 90 days after delivery of the Shelf Notice). The Initial Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-1 or another appropriate form permitting registration of such Registrable Notes for resale by Holders in the manner or manners reasonably designated by them (including, without limitation, one or more underwritten offerings). The Company and Subsidiary Guarantors shall not permit any securities other than the Registrable Notes to be included in any Shelf Registration. The Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to) use its best efforts to keep the Initial Shelf Registration continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date which is one year from the Closing Date (subject to extension pursuant to Section 6(v) (the “ Effectiveness Period ”), or such shorter period ending when (i) all Registrable Notes covered by the Initial Shelf Registration have been sold in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Initial Shelf Registration (ii) a Subsequent Shelf Registration covering all of the Registrable Notes covered by and not sold under the Initial Shelf Registration or an earlier Subsequent Shelf Registration has been declared effective under the Securities Act or (iii) there cease to be any outstanding Registrable Notes.

 

(b) Subsequent Shelf Registrations . If the Initial Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration (as defined below) ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because of the sale of all of the securities registered thereunder), the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to) use its best efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within 30 days of such cessation of effectiveness amend such Shelf Registration in a manner to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file (and cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to file) an additional “shelf” Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 covering all of the Registrable Notes (a “ Subsequent Shelf Registration ”). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to) use its best efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration to be declared effective as soon as practicable after such filing and to keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective for a period equal to the number of days in the Effectiveness Period less the aggregate number of days during which the Initial Shelf Registration or any Subsequent Shelf Registration was previously continuously effective. As used herein the term “Shelf Registration” means the Initial Shelf Registration and any Subsequent Shelf Registrations

 

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(c) Supplements and Amendments . The Company shall promptly supplement and amend any Shelf Registration if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used for such Shelf Registration, if required by the Securities Act, or if reasonably requested in writing by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes covered by such Shelf Registration or by any underwriter of such Registrable Notes.

 

(d) Provision of Information. No Holder of Registrable Notes shall be entitled to include any of its Registrable Notes in any Shelf Registration pursuant to this Agreement unless such Holder furnishes to the Company and the Trustee in writing, within 20 days after receipt of a written request therefor, such information as the Company and the Trustee after conferring with counsel with regard to information relating to Holders that would be required by the SEC to be included in such Shelf Registration or Prospectus included therein, may reasonably request for inclusion in any Shelf Registration or Prospectus included therein, and no such Holder shall be entitled to Additional Interest pursuant to Section 4 hereof unless and until such Holder shall have provided such information.

 

4. Additional Interest

 

(a) The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the Holders of Registrable Notes will suffer damages if the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to fulfill its material obligations under Section 2 or Section 3 hereof and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors agree to pay additional cash interest on the Notes (“ Additional Interest ”) under the circumstances and to the extent set forth below (each of which shall be given independent effect):

 

(i) (1) If the Exchange Registration Statement is not filed by the Filing Date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the Notes over and above any stated interest at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principle amount of such Notes for the first 90 days immediately following the Filing Date, such Additional Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90 day period; and (2) if the Exchange Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Effectiveness Date, Additional Interest shall accrue on the Notes over and above any stated interest at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes for the first 90 days immediately following the Effectiveness Date, such Additional Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90 -day period;

 

(ii) if the Initial Shelf Registration is not declared effective on or prior to the 90 days after the Shelf Notice, Additional Interest shall accrue on the Notes over and above any stated interest at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes for the first 90 days immediately following the Effectiveness Date, such Additional Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period;

 

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(iii) if (A) the Company (and any Subsidiary Guarantor) has not exchanged Exchange Notes for all Notes validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer on or prior to the 60 Business Days after the Effectiveness Date, (B) the Exchange Registration Statement ceases to be effective at any time prior to the time that the Exchange Offer is consummated, (C) if applicable, a Shelf Registration has been declared effective and such Shelf Registration ceases to be effective at any time prior to the first anniversary of its effective date (other than such time as all Notes have been disposed of thereunder) and is not declared effective again within 30 days, or (D) pending the announcement of a material corporate transaction, the Company issues a written notice pursuant to Section 6(e)(v) or (vi) that a Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Registration Statement is unusable and the aggregate number of days in any 365-day period for which all such notices issued or required to be issued, have been, or were required to be, in effect exceeds 120 days in the aggregate or 30 days consecutively, in the case of a Shelf Registration statement, or 15 days in the aggregate in the case of an Exchange Registration Statement, then Additional Interest shall accrue on the Notes, over and above any stated interest, at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes commencing on (w) the 61st Business Day after the Effectiveness Date, in the case of (A) above, or (x) the date the Exchange Registration Statement ceases to be effective without being declared effective again within 30 days, in the case of clause (B) above, or (y) the day such Shelf Registration ceases to be effective in the case of (C) above, or (z) the day the Exchange Registration Statement or Shelf Registration ceases to be usable in case of clause (D) above, such Additional Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum at the beginning of each such subsequent 90-day period;

 

provided, however , that the maximum Additional Interest rate on the Notes may not exceed at any one time in the aggregate 1.00% per annum; and provided further , that (1) upon the filing of the Exchange Registration Statement ( in the case of (i)(1) above) or the effectiveness of the Exchange Registration Statement (in the case of (i)(2) above), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Initial Shelf Registration (in the case of (ii) above), or (3) upon the exchange of Exchange Notes for all Notes tendered (in the case of (iii)(A) above), or upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Registration Statement that had ceased to remain effective (in the case of clause (iii)(B) above), or upon the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration which had ceased to remain effective (in the case of (iii)(C) above), Additional Interest on the Notes as a result of such clause (or the relevant subclause thereof) or upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or Exchange Registration Statement (in the case of clause (iii)(D) above), as the case may be, shall cease to accrue.

 

(b) The Company shall notify the Trustee within 3 Business Days after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which Additional Interest is required to be paid (an “ Event Date ”). Any amounts of Additional Interest due pursuant to clause (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) of this Section 4 will be payable in cash , on the dates and in the manner provided in the Indenture and whether or not any cash interest would then be payable on such date, commencing with the first such semi-annual date occurring after any such Additional Interest commences to accrue. The amount of Additional Interest will be determined by multiplying the applicable Additional Interest rate by the principal amount of the Notes, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the case of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360.

 

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5. Hold-Back Agreements

 

The Company agrees that it will not effect any public or private sale or distribution (including a sale pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act) of any securities the same as or similar to those covered by a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 or 3 hereof (other than Additional Notes (as defined in the Indenture) issued under the Indenture), or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the 10 days prior to, and during the 90-day period beginning on, the effective date of any Registration Statement filed pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 hereof unless the Holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes to be included in such Registration Statement consent, if the managing underwriter thereof so requests in writing.

 

6. Registration Procedures

 

In connection with the filing of any Registration Statement pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to) effect such registrations to permit the sale of such securities covered thereby in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto and in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company hereunder, the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to):

 

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC as soon as practicable after the date hereof but in any event on or prior to the Filing Date, the Exchange Registration Statement or if the Exchange Registration Statement is not filed because of the circumstances contemplated by Section 2(j), a Shelf Registration as prescribed by Section 3, and use its best efforts to cause each such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided that, if (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period relating thereto, before filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to), if requested, furnish to and afford the Holders of the Registrable Notes to be registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, each Participating Broker-Dealer, the managing underwriters, if any, and each of their respective counsel, a reasonable opportunity to review copies of all such documents (including copies of any documents to be incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed to be filed (in each case at least 5 Business Days prior to such filing). The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto in respect of which the Holders must provide information for the inclusion therein without the Holders being afforded an opportunity to review such documentation if the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement, or any such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, the managing underwriters, if any, or any of their respective counsel shall reasonably object in writing on a timely basis. A Holder shall be deemed to have reasonably objected to such filing if such Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or fails to comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act.

 

(b) Provide an indenture trustee for the Registrable Notes, the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and cause the Indenture (or other indenture relating to the Registrable Notes) to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement; and in connection therewith, to effect such changes to such indenture as may be required for such indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute, and use its best efforts to cause such trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes, and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable such indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner.

 

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(c) Prepare and file with the SEC such pre-effective amendments and post-effective amendments to each Shelf Registration or Exchange Registration Statement, as the case may be, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective for the Effectiveness Period or the Applicable Period, as the case may be; cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any Prospectus supplement required by applicable law, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the Securities Act; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable to them with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented and with respect to the subsequent resale of any securities being sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer covered by any such Prospectus. The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall not, during the Applicable Period, voluntarily take any action that would result in selling Holders of the Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement or Participating Broker-Dealers seeking to sell Exchange Notes not being able to sell such Registrable Notes or such Exchange Notes during that period, unless such action is required by applicable law, rule or regulation or permitted by this Agreement.

 

(d) Furnish to such selling Holders and Participating Broker-Dealers who so request in writing (i) upon the Company’s receipt, a copy of the order of the SEC declaring such Registration Statement and any post effective amendment thereto effective, (ii) such reasonable number of copies of such Registration Statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including any documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits), (iii) such reasonable number of copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus) and each amendment and supplement thereto, and such reasonable number of copies of the final Prospectus as filed by the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and each amendment and supplement thereto, and (iv) such other documents (including any amendments required to be filed pursuant to clause (c) of this Section), as any such Person may reasonably request in writing. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby consent to the use of the Prospectus by each of the selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, and the underwriters or agents, if any, and dealers, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Notes covered by, or the sale by Participating Broker-Dealers of the Exchange Notes pursuant to, such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

(e) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period relating thereto, the Company shall notify in writing the selling Holders of Registrable Notes, or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, the managing underwriters, if any, and each of their respective counsel promptly (but in any event within 2 Business Days) (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective (including in such notice a written statement that any Holder may, upon request, obtain, without charge, one conformed copy of such Registration Statement or post-effective amendment including financial statements and schedules, documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference and exhibits), (ii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iii) if at any time when a Prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Registrable Notes the representations and warranties of the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated by Section 6(n) hereof cease to be true and correct, (iv) of the receipt by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of a Registration Statement or any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the happening of any event, the existence of any condition or any information becoming known that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in, or amendments or supplements to, such Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein to make the statement not misleading, or in the case of a Prospectus or documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference, it will not 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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (vi) of any reasonable determination by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate and (vii) of any request by the SEC for amendments to the Registration Statement or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto.

 

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(f) Use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of a Prospectus or suspending the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Notes or the Exchange Notes to be sold by any Participating Broker-Dealer, for sale in any jurisdiction, and, if any such order is issued, to use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible date.

 

(g) If (A) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, (B) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period or (C) reasonably requested in writing by the managing underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold in connection with an underwritten offering, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information or revisions to information therein relating to such underwriters or selling Holders as the managing underwriters, if any, or such Holders or any of their respective counsel reasonably request in writing to be included or made therein and (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplements or post-effective amendment.

 

(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Notes or any delivery of a Prospectus contained in the Exchange Registration Statement by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, use its best efforts to register or qualify, and to cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case may be, for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any selling Holder, Participating Broker-Dealer or any managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably request in writing; provided , that where Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers or Registrable Notes are offered other than through an underwritten offering, the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor agree to cause its counsel to perform Blue Sky investigations and file any registrations and qualifications required to be filed pursuant to this Section 6(h), keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Exchange Notes held by Participating Broker-Dealers or the Registrable Notes covered by the applicable Registration Statement; provided that neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (B) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or (C) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

 

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(i) If (A) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3 or (B) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is requested to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, cooperate with the selling Holders of Registrable Notes and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Notes to be sold, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends and shall be in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company, and enable such Registrable Notes to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or Holders may reasonably request.

 

(j) Use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Notes covered by any Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Notes, except as may be required solely as a consequence of the nature of such selling Holder’s business, in which case the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to) cooperate in all reasonable respects with the filing of such Registration Statement and the granting of such approvals; provided that neither the Company nor any existing Subsidiary Guarantor shall be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (B) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or (C) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

 

(k) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by paragraph 6(e)(v) or 6(e)(vi) hereof, as promptly as practicable, prepare and file with the SEC, at the expense of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Notes being sold thereunder or to the purchasers of the Exchange Notes to whom such Prospectus will be delivered by a Participating Broker-Dealer, such Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein to make the statements not misleading or such Prospectus or documents incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a 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, if SEC review is required, use its best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective as soon as possible.

 

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(l) Use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement to be rated with such appropriate rating agencies, if so requested in writing by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes covered by such Registration Statement or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any.

 

(m) Prior to the initial issuance of the Exchange Notes, (i) provide the Trustee with one or more certificates for the Registrable Notes in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and (ii) provide a CUSIP number for the Exchange Notes.

 

(n) If a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, as may be appropriate in the circumstances) and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested in writing by the managing underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of such Registrable Notes, and in such connection, whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an Underwritten Registration, (i) make such representations and warranties to the Holders and the underwriters, if any, with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as then conducted, and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, as may be appropriate in the circumstances, and confirm the same if and when reasonably required; (ii) obtain an opinion of counsel to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriters, if any, and the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold), addressed to each selling Holder and each of the underwriters, if any, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions of counsel to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors requested in underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, as may be appropriate in the circumstances; (iii) obtain “cold comfort” letters and updates thereof (which letters and updates (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriters) from the independent certified public accountants of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement), addressed to each of the underwriters, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings of debt securities similar to the Notes, as may be appropriate in the circumstances, and such other matters as reasonably requested in writing by the underwriters; and (iv) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested in writing by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being sold and the managing underwriters, if any, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Company and its subsidiaries made pursuant to clause (i) above and to evidence compliance with any conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other similar agreement entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

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(o) If (1) a Shelf Registration is filed pursuant to Section 3, or (2) a Prospectus contained in an Exchange Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2 is required to be delivered under the Securities Act by any Participating Broker-Dealer who seeks to sell Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, make available for inspection by any selling Holder of such Registrable Notes being sold, or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Notes, if any, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such selling Holder or each such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, or underwriter (collectively, the “ Inspectors ”), at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Records ”) as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise any applicable due diligence responsibilities, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information reasonably requested in writing by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement. Each Inspector shall agree in writing that it will keep the Records confidential and not disclose any of the Records unless (i) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement, (ii) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction, (iii) the information in such Records is public or has been made generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Inspector or (iv) disclosure of such information is, in the reasonable written opinion of counsel for any Inspector, necessary or advisable in connection with any action, claim, suit or proceeding, directly or indirectly, involving or potentially involving such Inspector and arising out of, based upon, related to, or involving this Agreement, or any transaction contemplated hereby or arising hereunder. Each selling Holder of such Registrable Notes and each such Participating Broker-Dealer will be required to agree that information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be deemed confidential and shall not be used by it as the basis for any market transactions in the securities of the Company unless and until such is made generally available to the public. Each Inspector, each selling Holder of such Registrable Notes and each such Participating Broker-Dealer will be required to further agree that it will, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, give notice to the Company and, to the extent practicable, use its best efforts to allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential at its expense.

 

(p) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to the security holders of the Company with regard to any Applicable Registration Statement earning statements satisfying the provisions of section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) no later than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Notes are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said 12-month periods.

 

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(q) Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer or Private Exchange, obtain an opinion of counsel to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser), addressed to the Trustee for the benefit of all Holders participating in the Exchange Offer or Private Exchange, as the case may be, to the effect that (i) the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and (ii) the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, and the Indenture constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to customary United States and foreign exceptions.

 

(r) If the Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange is to be consummated, upon delivery of the Registrable Notes by the Holders to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (or to such other Person as directed by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors) in exchange for the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall mark, or caused to be marked, on such Registrable Notes that the Exchange Notes or the Private Exchange Notes, as the case may be, are being issued as substitute evidence of the indebtedness originally evidenced by the Registrable Notes; provided that in no event shall such Registrable Notes be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied.

 

(s) Cooperate with each seller of Registrable Notes covered by any Registration Statement and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Notes and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA.

 

(t) Use its best efforts to take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement contemplated hereby.

 

(u) The Company may require each seller of Registrable Notes or Participating Broker-Dealer as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding such seller or Participating Broker-Dealer and the distribution of such Registrable Notes as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing. The Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Notes of any seller who fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time (which time in no event shall exceed 45 days, subject to Section 3(d)) hereof) after receiving such request. Each seller of Registrable Notes or Participating Broker-Dealer as to which any registration is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished by such seller not materially misleading.

 

(v) Each Holder of Registrable Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer agrees by acquisition of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by such Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 6(e)(ii), 6(e)(iv), 6(e)(v), 6(e)(vi), or 6(e)(vii), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Notes covered by a Registration Statement and such Participating Broker-Dealer will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Exchange Notes pursuant to any Prospectus and, in each case, forthwith discontinue dissemination of such Prospectus until such Holder's or Participating Broker-Dealer's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(k), or until it is advised in writing (the “ Advice ”) by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any amendments or supplements thereto and, if so directed by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, will deliver to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder's or Participating Broker-Dealer's possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Notes current at the time of the receipt of such notice. In the event the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall give any such notice, the Applicable Period shall be extended by the number of days during such periods from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each Participating Broker-Dealer shall have received (x) the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(k) or (y) the Advice.

 

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7. Registration Expenses

 

(a) All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be borne by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, whether or not the Exchange Offer or a Shelf Registration is filed or becomes effective, including, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees, including, without limitation, (A) fees with respect to filings required to be made with FINRA in connection with any underwritten offering and (B) fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws as provided in Section 6(h) hereof (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions (x) where the Holders are located, in the case of the Exchange Notes, or (y) as provided in Section 6(h), in the case of Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes to be sold by a Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period)), (ii) printing expenses, including, without limitation, expenses of printing Prospectuses if the printing of Prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes included in any Registration Statement or by any Participating Broker-Dealer during the Applicable Period, as the case may be, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their obligations hereunder, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and, subject to Section 7(b), the Holders, (v) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public accountants referred to in Section 6 (including, without limitation, the expenses of any special audit and “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance), (vi) rating agency fees and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Securities to be registered on any securities exchange, (vii) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors desire such insurance, (viii) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, (ix) fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” or other independent appraiser participating in an offering pursuant to Section 3 of Schedule E to the By-laws of FINRA, but only where the need for such a “qualified independent underwriter” arises due to a relationship with the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, (x) internal expenses of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors performing legal or accounting duties), (xi) the expense of any annual audit, (xii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Exchange Agent and (xiii) the expenses relating to printing, word processing and distributing all Registration Statements, underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements, indentures and any other documents necessary in order to comply with this Agreement.

 

(b) The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel chosen by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes to be included in any Registration Statement. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall pay all documentary, stamp, transfer or other transactional taxes attributable to the issuance or delivery of the Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes in exchange for the Notes; provided that the Company shall not be required to pay taxes payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of any Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note in a name other than that of the Holder of the Note in respect of which such Exchange Note or Private Exchange Note is being issued. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall reimburse the Holders for fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Holders) relating to any enforcement of any rights of the Holders under this Agreement.

 

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8. Indemnification

 

(a) Indemnification by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors . The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Notes, Exchange Notes or Private Exchange Notes and each Participating Broker-Dealer selling Exchange Notes during the Applicable Period, each Person, if any, who controls each such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors and partners of each such Holder, Participating Broker-Dealer and controlling person, to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys' fees as provided in this Section 8) and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending against any of the foregoing) (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, directly or indirectly caused by, related to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with, in the case of the Registration Statement or in any amendments thereto, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein to make the statements not misleading, or in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any preliminary prospectus, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a 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, except insofar as (a) such Losses are solely based upon information relating to such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer and furnished in writing to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors by such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer or their counsel expressly for use therein, or (b) with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any prospectus relating to a Shelf Registration Statement, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Participating Broker-Dealer from whom the person asserting any such losses, claim, damages or liabilities purchased the Securities concerned, if (i) a prospectus contained in such Shelf Registration Statement was required to be delivered by such Participating Broker-Dealer under the Securities Act in connection with such purchase, (ii) (ii) any such loss, claim, damage or liability resulted directly from the fact that the Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus forming a part thereof that was delivered by such Participating Broker-Dealer to such purchaser contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a 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, (iii) the Company (A) prepared a supplement or amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or such prospectus that corrected such untrue statement or such omission such that, after giving effect to such supplement or amendment, the Shelf Registration Statement or such prospectus, as the case may be, did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a 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 (B) delivered written copies of such corrected Shelf Registration Statement or such prospectus to such Participating Broker-Dealer sufficiently in advance of the applicable time of sale with respect to such purchase of Securities so that the Participating Broker-Dealer could have distributed to such purchaser such corrected Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus to such purchaser before the applicable time of sale and (iv) the Participating Broker-Dealer did not distribute such corrected Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus to such purchaser by or at the applicable time of sale. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors also agree to indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their officers, directors, agents and employees and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of Section 5 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders or the Participating Broker-Dealer.

 

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(b) Indemnification by Holder . In connection with any Registration Statement, Prospectus or form of prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus in which a Holder is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in writing such information as the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors reasonably request for use in connection with any Registration Statement, Prospectus or form of prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, their respective directors and each Person, if any, who controls the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers and partners of such controlling persons, to the fullest extent lawful, from and against all Losses arising out of or based upon, in the case of the Registration Statement or in any amendments thereto, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein to make the statements not misleading, or in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained therein or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such losses are finally judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, unappealable order to have resulted solely from an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact contained in or omitted from any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors expressly for use therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the liability of any selling Holder be greater in amount than such Holder’s Maximum Contribution Amount (as defined below).

 

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . If any proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “ Indemnified Party ”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the party or parties from which such indemnity is sought (the “ Indemnifying Party ” or “ Indemnifying Parties ”, as applicable) in writing; but the omission to so notify the Indemnifying Party (i) will not relieve such Indemnifying Party from any liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and only to the extent it is materially prejudiced as a result thereof and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligations to any Indemnified Party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) above.

 

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The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to an Indemnified Party, within 20 Business Days after receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such proceeding, to assume, at its expense, the defense of any such proceeding; provided , that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay such fees and expenses in writing; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such proceeding or shall have failed to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; or (3) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party or any of its affiliates or controlling persons, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more defenses available to such Indemnified Party that are in addition to, or in conflict with, those defenses available to the Indemnifying Party or such affiliate or controlling person (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Parties in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties, the Indemnifying Parties shall not have the right to assume the defense and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party; it being understood, however, that, the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for such Indemnified Party).

 

No Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any settlement of any such proceeding effected without its written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, but if settled with its written consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such proceeding, each Indemnifying Party jointly and severally agrees, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth above, to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any and all Losses by reason of such settlement or judgment. The Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement unless such judgment or settlement (i) includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to each Indemnified Party of a release, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, from all liability in respect of such proceeding for which such Indemnified Party would be entitled to indemnification hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Party is a party thereto) and (ii) 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.

 

(d) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold such Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses in respect of which this Section 8 would otherwise apply by its terms (other than by reason of exceptions provided in this Section 8), then each applicable Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and Indemnified Party, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent any such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any proceeding, to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) or 8(b) was available to such party.

 

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The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), a selling Holder shall not be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of such Holder's Maximum Contribution Amount. A selling Holder's “ Maximum Contribution Amount ” shall equal the excess of (i) the aggregate proceeds received by such Holder pursuant to the sale of such Registrable Notes or Exchange Notes over (ii) the aggregate amount of damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of the Registrable Securities held by each Holder hereunder and not joint. The Company’s and Subsidiary Guarantors’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8(d) are joint and several.

 

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 8 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

 

9. Rules 144 and 144A

 

(a) The Company covenants that it shall (a) file the reports required to be filed by it (if so required) under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner having given effect to any applicable extension pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act and, if at any time the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the written request of any Holder of Registrable Notes, make publicly available other information necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 and 144A and (b) take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request in writing, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Notes without registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the exemptions provided by Rule 144 and Rule 144A.

 

(b) Availability of Rule 144 Not Excuse for Obligations under Section 2. The fact that holders of Registrable Notes may become eligible to sell such Registrable Notes pursuant to Rule 144 shall not (1) cause such Notes to cease to be Registrable Notes or (2) excuse the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, including without limitation the obligations in respect of an Exchange Offer, Shelf Registration and Additional Interest.

 

10. Underwritten Registrations of Registrable Notes

 

If any of the Registrable Notes covered by any Shelf Registration are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that will manage the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Registrable Notes included in such offering; provided , however , that such investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers must be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

No Holder of Registrable Notes may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder's Registrable Notes on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

11. Miscellaneous

 

(a) Remedies . In the event of a breach by either the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein, in the Indenture or, in the case of the Initial Purchaser, in the Purchase Agreement, or granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors agree that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by either the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agree that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to) waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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(b) No Inconsistent Agreements . Except as disclosed in the Final Offering Memorandum, the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors have not entered, as of the date hereof, and the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall not enter, after the date of this Agreement, into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors have not entered and will not enter into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that will grant to any Person piggy-back rights with respect to a Registration Statement which conflicts with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Notes . The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action with respect to the Registrable Notes as a class that would adversely affect the ability of the Holders to include such Registrable Notes in a registration undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(d) Amendments and Waivers . The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, otherwise than with the prior written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Registrable Notes in circumstances that would adversely affect any Holders of Registrable Notes; provided , however , that Section 8 and this Section 11(d) may not be amended, modified or supplemented without the prior written consent of each Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders of Registrable Notes whose securities are being tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer or sold pursuant to a Notes Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect, impair, limit or compromise the rights of other Holders of Registrable Notes may be given by Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Registrable Notes being tendered or being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Notes Registration Statement.

 

(e) Notices . All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, registered first-class mail, next-day air courier or telecopier:

 

(i) if to a Holder of Securities or to any Participating Broker-Dealer, at the most current address of such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer, as the case may be, set forth on the records of the registrar of the Notes, with a copy in like manner to the Initial Purchaser as follows:

 

Jefferies LLC
520 Madison Avenue

New York, New York, 10022
Facsimile No.: (646) 619-4437
Attention: General Counsel

 

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with a copy to:

 

Jones Day

222 East 41 st Street

New York, New York, 10017
Attention: Ian Blumenstein, Esq.

 

(ii) if to the Initial Purchaser, at the address specified in Section 11(e)(1);

 

(iii) if to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as follows:

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

1160 Dairy Ashford, Suite 160

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: Brent Whiteley, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

 

with a copy to:

 

Strasburger & Price LLP

909 Fannin Street, Suite 2300

Houston, Texas 77010

Attention: W. Garney Griggs, Esq.

 

All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, if mailed, one Business Day after being deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; one Business Day after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery; and when receipt is acknowledged by the addressee, if telecopied.

 

Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee under the Indenture at the address specified in such Indenture.

 

(f) Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Securities.

 

(g) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

(h) Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

(i) Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITS AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. THE COMPANY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY AND ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. THE COMPANY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE COMPANY AT ITS SAID ADDRESS, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY HOLDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST THE COMPANY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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(j) Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

(k) Securities Held by the Company or Its Affiliates . Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Securities is required hereunder, Securities held by the Company or its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.

 

(l) Third Party Beneficiaries . Holders and Participating Broker-Dealers are intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement may be enforced by such Persons.

 

(m) Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and the Security Documents, is intended by the parties as a final and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and any and all prior oral or written agreements, representations, or warranties, contracts, understanding, correspondence, conversations and memoranda between the Initial Purchaser on the one hand and the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors on the other, or between or among any agents, representatives, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest or successors in interest with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof are merged herein and replaced hereby.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

  SAExploration Holdings, Inc
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
  Name: Brent Whiteley
  Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
     
  SAExploration Sub, Inc.
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
  Name: Brent Whiteley
  Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
     
  SAExploration, Inc.
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
  Name: Brent Whiteley
  Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
     
  SAExploration Seismic Services (US), LLC
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
  Name: Brent Whiteley
  Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
     
     
  NES, LLC
     
     
  By: /s/ Brent Whiteley
  Name: Brent Whiteley
  Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 
 

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:

 

JEFFERIES LLC  
     
     
By: /s/ Craig Zaph  
Name: Craig Zaph  
Title: Managing Director  

  

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

  

Exhibit 99.1

 

ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations […]

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources […]

 

Financing . In connection with the Merger, we executed a Joinder to the 2012 Credit Agreement, pursuant to which we joined, in the same capacity as Former SAE, the 2012 Credit Agreement dated as of November 28, 2012, among Former SAE, as parent, its subsidiaries, SAExploration, Inc., SAExploration Seismic Services (US), LLC and NES, LLC, as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, and CP Admin Co LLC, as Administrative Agent, as amended by an Amendment No. 1 to the 2012 Credit Agreement dated as of December 5, 2012, by an Amendment No. 2 and Consent to the 2012 Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2013, and by an Amendment No. 3 to the 2012 Credit Agreement dated October 31, 2013.

  

The 2012 Credit Agreement interest rate is 13.5%, of which 2.5% may be paid-in-kind (“PIK”), at our election, by adding interest back to the principal amount under the 2012 Credit Agreement. Our management has exercised the PIK option in 2013 and currently intends to continue to do so. Repayment of the 2012 Credit Agreement began on December 31, 2012, with a payment of $100,000, and additional principal payments of $200,000 are due at the end of every calendar quarter through September 30, 2016, with the remaining balance due on November 28, 2016. The 2012 Credit Agreement provides for certain prepayment penalties if we prepay any portion of the outstanding principal balance prior to its due date that decline over the term of the agreement.

 

We may borrow up to an additional $20 million under the 2012 Credit Agreement on the same terms as our current loan amount, including the effective interest rate, provided that, at the time of our request, no default exists and certain conditions are satisfied. Those conditions include the consent of the lenders that agree to provide such additional loan amounts, our compliance on a pro forma basis with certain financial ratio tests and the execution of an amendment to the 2012 Credit Agreement, in a form agreed to by us and the administrative agent under the 2012 Credit Agreement, providing for the increase in the loan amount.

 

The payment of intercompany notes and stockholder notes is subordinated to the payment of the obligations under the 2012 Credit Agreement.

 

The 2012 Credit Agreement is secured by security interests in most of our assets, and the lenders may require additional security interests to be granted with respect to assets not initially pledged to them.

 

The 2012 Credit Agreement contains numerous negative covenants, including covenants restricting liens, consolidations, mergers (except for the Merger), acquisitions, purchases and sales of assets other than in the ordinary course of business, dividends, indebtedness, advances, investments, loans, transactions with affiliates, capital expenditures, modifications or prepayments of existing stockholder notes, amendments of the certificates of incorporation and by-laws of our company and our subsidiaries, changes to our joint venture or any of the stockholder notes, prepayment or amendment of any intercompany secured note, issuances of additional equity interests, changes in the nature of the companies’ existing businesses, the creation of additional subsidiaries and holding amounts in deposit accounts not subject to perfected security interests.

 

The 2012 Credit Agreement also contains affirmative covenants, including those requiring the furnishing of periodic financial information, compliance with ERISA and environmental laws and other standard covenants. The 2012 Credit Agreement also contains certain financial covenants, including capital expenditure limits, as well as required ratios we must maintain with respect to debt service coverage, net leverage and a total leverage.

 

 
 

  

The 2012 Credit Agreement contains events of default related to nonpayment of obligations thereunder, representations or warranties being determined to be untrue in any material respect when made, noncompliance with covenants, default under other agreements, the bankruptcy or insolvency of us or any of our subsidiaries, special ERISA defaults related to plan underfunding and other reportable events, any security document ceasing to be in effect or failing to constitute a first priority lien or security interest in favor of the lenders, any guaranty of the obligations ceasing to be in force or being denied or disaffirmed, judgments or decrees being entered against us or any of the borrowers, or the occurrence of a change of control or a material adverse event.

 

At December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenants and had $81.1 million and $79.9 million, respectively, outstanding under the 2012 Credit Agreement. We note that we have an obligation under our 2012 Credit Agreement to deliver annual consolidated financial statements with 90 days following the end of our fiscal year. We were not able to deliver such financial statements until the completion of our 2013 financial statement audit and the filing of this Form 10-K. The failure to timely deliver such financial statements resulted in a technical event of default under our 2012 Credit Agreement. The remedies provided to the lenders in the 2012 Credit Agreement for an event of default are only available if the event of default is continuing.

 

At the Closing of the Merger, we issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $17.5 million to CLCH, as a representative of the Former SAE stockholders, as Merger consideration to the Former SAE stockholders. The note is unsecured, is subordinate to the borrowings outstanding under the 2012 Credit Agreement, carries an annual interest rate of 10% and is due and payable in full on June 24, 2023. Interest payments are due semi-annually under the note, subject to certain restrictions under the 2012 Credit Agreement. In connection with the execution of Amendment No. 3 to the 2012 Credit Agreement, CLCH, LLC, Seismic Management Holdings Inc. and Brent Whiteley, agreed to allow us to withhold the interest payments payable to them in respect of their individual interests as stockholders of Former SAE under the note until such payments are permitted to be made under the 2012 Credit Agreement, which is expected to be in the fourth quarter of 2014.

 

Additional financing is not anticipated, nor is it permitted under the 2012 Credit Agreement other than with respect to our ability to borrow additional amounts under the 2012 Credit Agreement as described above. As a result, financing activities in 2014 are restricted to the planned principal payments of $0.2 million per quarter and the payment of current debt, capital leases, and other items.

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

MACINTOSH HD:USERS:MICHAELOLIVER:DESKTOP:SAE_LOGO_RGB.JPEG

 

  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

SAEXPLORATION COMPLETES $150 MILLION SENIOR SECURED NOTES OFFERING

 

 

July 2, 2014 – HOUSTON, TX – (BUSINESS WIRE) – SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAEX, OTCBB: SAEXW) (“SAE” or the “Company”) today announced that it has completed its previously announced private offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of 10.000% senior secured notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed by each of SAE’s existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries and are secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of SAE and the guarantors, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens. These liens, however, are contractually subordinated to a first priority lien on certain assets that may secure a new credit facility that SAE and the guarantors will be permitted to enter into in the future.

 

SAE plans to use the net proceeds of the offering of the Notes (i) to repay certain of its existing indebtedness, (ii) to fund the purchase of equipment related to its Alaska operations, (iii) to pay related fees and expenses and (iv) for general corporate purposes.

 

The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws. The Notes and related guarantees were offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification of the Notes under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

About SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

 

SAE is an internationally-focused oilfield services company offering a full range of vertically-integrated seismic data acquisition and logistical support services in remote and complex environments throughout Alaska, Canada, South America, Southeast Asia and Africa. In addition to the acquisition of 2D, 3D, time-lapse 4D and multi-component seismic data on land, in transition zones and offshore in depths up to 5,000 feet, SAE offers a full suite of logistical support and in-field processing services, such as program design, planning and permitting, camp services and infrastructure, surveying, drilling, environmental assessment and reclamation and community relations. SAE operates crews around the world, performing major projects for its blue-chip customer base, including major integrated oil companies, national oil companies and large independent oil and gas exploration companies. Operations are supported through a multi-national presence in Houston, Alaska, Canada, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, New Zealand and Malaysia. For more information, please visit SAE’s website at www.saexploration.com.

 

 
 

  

The information in SAE’s website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this notice or incorporated in filings SAE makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements can be identified by the use of words or phrases such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans to,” “will,” “should” and variations of these words or similar words. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding SAE’s financial condition, results of operations and business and SAE’s expectations or beliefs concerning future periods. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in this release. These risks and uncertainties include fluctuations in the levels of exploration and development activity in the oil and gas industry, intense industry competition, a limited number of customers, the need to manage rapid growth, delays, reductions or cancellations of service contracts, operational disruptions due to seasonality, weather and other external factors, crew productivity, the availability of capital resources, substantial international business exposing SAE to currency fluctuations and global factors including economic, political and military uncertainties, the need to comply with diverse and complex laws and regulations, and other risks incorporated by reference to SAE’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain risks and uncertainties related to SAE’s business are or will be described in greater detail in SAE’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. Except as required by applicable law, SAE is not under any obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.

 

Contact

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

Ryan Abney

Vice President, Capital Markets & Investor Relations

(281) 258-4409

rabney@saexploration.com