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): April 4, 2013
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-34456 | 27-0419483 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2450 Broadway, 6th Floor Santa Monica, CA |
90404 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (310) 282-8820
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Underwriting Agreement Relating to the Issuance of the Notes
On April 5, 2013, Colony Financial, Inc. (the Company) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representative of the underwriters named therein (the Underwriters), relating to the issuance and sale of $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the Notes). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes to cover over-allotments, which the Underwriters exercised in full on April 5, 2013.
The Company estimates that the net proceeds from this offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, will be approximately $193.7 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds, including as a result of the Underwriters exercising their option to purchase additional Notes, to acquire its target assets in a manner consistent with its investment strategies and investment guidelines, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Company made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants concerning the Company and the registration statement in the Underwriting Agreement and also agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), or to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities. The closing of the offering is subject to customary closing conditions pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement.
The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2013 (the Indenture), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2013 (the First Supplemental Indenture), between the Company and the Trustee. The Notes will bear interest at a rate equal to 5.00% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on October 15, 2013.
The Notes will mature on April 15, 2023, unless earlier redeemed, repurchase or converted. The Notes are convertible at any time into shares of common stock at the applicable conversion rate, which will initially be equal to 42.3819 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $23.60 per share of common stock, representing a 10% conversion premium based on the closing price of the Companys common stock of $21.45 per share on April 4, 2013). The initial conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest.
The Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company at any time on or after April 22, 2020 if the last reported sale price of the Common Stock is at least 130% of the conversion price of the Notes for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The Notes have been registered under the Act, pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-187610) previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Act.
The foregoing description of the issuance and sale of the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 1.1, the Indenture, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 4.1, and the Supplemental Indenture (and the Form of Note included therein), which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 4.2.
Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On April 4, 2013, Colony Financial, Inc. (the Company) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Fourth Amendment (the Fourth Amendment) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated September 1, 2011 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the Credit Agreement) with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and certain other lenders that are parties thereto.
The Fourth Amendment modifies a provision of the Credit Agreement restricting the Companys ability to create or incur certain types of indebtedness by excepting from such provision the issuance of the Notes described above.
The foregoing summary of the Fourth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions contained in the Fourth Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and which is 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 required by Item 2.03 contained in Item 1.01 above under Underwriting Agreement Relating to the Issuance of the Notes relating to the incurrence by the Company of $200,000,000 of debt as a result of the issuance of the Notes is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
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Description |
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1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated April 5, 2013, by and among the Company, Colony Financial Manager, LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representative of the several Underwriters listed therein | |
4.1 | Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2013, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee | |
4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2013, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee | |
4.3 | Form of 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4.2) | |
5.1 | Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the legality of the Notes | |
8.1 | Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding certain tax matters | |
10.1 | Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2013, among the Company, CFI Mezz Funding, LLC, CFI RE Holdco, LLC, ColFin ESH Funding, LLC, ColFin 2100 Funding, LLC, CFI CorAmerica 2100 Funding, LLC, CFI RE Masterco, LLC, and each wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company that from time to time becomes a co-borrower thereto, as Borrowers, each lender from time to time party thereto, as Lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | |
23.1 | Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
23.2 | Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 10, 2013 | COLONY FINANCIAL, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Darren J. Tangen | |||||
Darren J. Tangen | ||||||
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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Description |
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1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated April 5, 2013, by and among the Company, Colony Financial Manager, LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representative of the several Underwriters listed therein | |
4.1 | Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2013, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee | |
4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2013, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee | |
4.3 | Form of 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4.2) | |
5.1 | Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding the legality of the Notes | |
8.1 | Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP regarding certain tax matters | |
10.1 | Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2013, among the Company, CFI Mezz Funding, LLC, CFI RE Holdco, LLC, ColFin ESH Funding, LLC, ColFin 2100 Funding, LLC, CFI CorAmerica 2100 Funding, LLC, CFI RE Masterco, LLC, and each wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company that from time to time becomes a co-borrower thereto, as Borrowers, each lender from time to time party thereto, as Lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | |
23.1 | Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
23.2 | Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1) |
Exhibit 1.1
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
(a Maryland corporation)
$175,000,000
5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Dated: April 5, 2013
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
(a Maryland corporation)
5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
April 5, 2013
Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
As Representative of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule A hereto,
200 West Street,
New York, New York 10282-2198
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Colony Financial, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company ), confirms its agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co. ( Goldman ) and each of the other underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the Underwriters ), for whom Goldman is acting as representative (in such capacity, the Representative ), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companys 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the Initial Securities ) set forth in Schedule A hereof and with respect to the grant by the Company to the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase up to an additional $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companys 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the Option Securities and together with the Initial Securities, the Securities ). The Securities are to be issued under a base indenture (the Base Indenture ), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture, to be dated as of April 10, 2013 (the Supplemental Indenture and together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture ), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee ).
The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Securities as soon as the Representative deems advisable.
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) an automatic shelf registration statement as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act ) (No. 333-187610), including the related base prospectus, covering the registration of the offer and sale of certain securities, including the Securities, under the 1933 Act and such registration statement became effective upon filing with the Commission. Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file a prospectus supplement in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430B ( Rule 430B ) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the 1933 Act Regulations ) and Rule 424(b) ( Rule 424(b) ) of the 1933 Act Regulations. Any information included in such prospectus that was omitted from such registration statement at the time it became effective but that is deemed to be part of such registration statement at the time it became effective pursuant to Rule 430B is referred to as Rule 430B Information . The base prospectus and prospectus supplement used in connection with the offering of the Securities that omitted Rule 430B Information, but including the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act at the time of first use of such prospectus, is hereinafter collectively called a preliminary prospectus . Such registration statement, at any given time, including the amendments thereto at such time, the exhibits and any schedules thereto at such time, the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act at such time and the documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or included therein by the 1933 Act Regulations, is herein called
the Registration Statement ; provided , however , that Registration Statement without reference to a time means the Registration Statement as of the time of the first contract of sale for the Securities, which time shall be considered the new effective date of such registration statement with respect to the Securities within the meaning of paragraph (f)(2) of Rule 430B; and provided , further , that if the Company files a registration statement with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations relating to the Securities (the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement ), then, after such filing, all references to Registration Statement shall also be deemed to include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. The base prospectus and the final prospectus supplement, in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Securities, including the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act at the time of the execution of this Agreement, is hereinafter collectively called the Prospectus . For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein, and shall include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system or any successor system ( EDGAR ).
All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is contained, included or stated in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information that is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by 1933 Act Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the 1934 Act ), incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, at or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Section 1. Representations and Warranties .
(a) Representations and Warranties by the Company . The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriters as of the date hereof, as of the Applicable Time referred to in Section 1(a)(i) hereof, as of the Closing Time referred to in Section 2(c) hereof, and as of each Date of Delivery (if any) referred to in Section 2(b) hereof, and agrees with the Underwriters, as follows:
(i) Compliance with Registration Requirements . The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 in connection with the issuance of the Securities and has prepared and filed an automatic shelf registration statement, as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act, including a related base prospectus, for registration under the 1933 Act of the offering and sale of the Securities and the shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock ), issuable upon conversion of the Securities. Each of the Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective under the 1933 Act. The Company has not received notice of any stop order issued under the 1933 Act suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.
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At the respective times, the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto (including the filing with the Commission of the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012) became effective, at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters and the Securities pursuant to Rule 430(B)(f)(2) under the 1933 Act Regulations, and at the Closing Time (and, if any Option Securities are purchased, at the Date of Delivery), the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and any amendments and supplements thereto complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and did not and 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 not misleading. Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), as of the date of the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement and at the Closing Time (and, if any Option Securities are purchased, at the Date of Delivery), included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, at the time the Registration Statement became effective or when such documents incorporated by reference were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, when read together with the other information in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, did not include 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 not misleading.
The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act, the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1934 Act (the 1934 Act Regulations ) and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the Trust Indenture Act ), as applicable.
As of the Applicable Time (as defined below), neither (x) the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below) issued at or prior to the Applicable Time and the Statutory Prospectus (as defined below) as of the Applicable Time and the information set forth on Schedule B hereto, all considered together (collectively, the General Disclosure Package ), nor (y) any individual Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below), when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
As used in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement:
Applicable Time means 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the date of this Agreement or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Representative.
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus means any issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations ( Rule 433 ), relating to the Securities that (i) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) is a road show that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (iii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Securities or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed in the form required to be retained in the Companys records pursuant to Rule 433(g).
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Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors (other than a bona fide electronic road show as defined in Rule 433), each of which is specified in Schedule C hereto.
Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus, each of which is specified in Schedule C hereto.
Statutory Prospectus as of any time means the base prospectus and the preliminary prospectus supplement (including any documents incorporated therein by reference) relating to the Securities that is included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to that time.
Well-Known Seasoned Issuer means a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Securities or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Representative as described in Section 3(i)(e), did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified.
The representations and warranties in this Section 1(a)(i) shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use therein (that information being limited to that described in the last sentence of Section 6(b) hereof).
Each preliminary prospectus (including the base prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto) complied when so filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and each such preliminary prospectus was, and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering will be, identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
At the time of filing the Registration Statement, any 462(b) Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an ineligible issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations.
The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
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(ii) Independent Accountants . The accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act, the 1934 Act Regulations and the Public Accounting Oversight Board.
(iii) Financial Statements; Non-GAAP Financial Measures . The financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (as defined below) at the dates indicated and the statement of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, if any, for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ( GAAP ) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and the supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and the summary financial information included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included therein. The pro forma financial statements of the Company and the related notes thereto included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein, have been prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly compiled on the bases described therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate in all material respects to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. No other financial statements are required by the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act or the 1934 Act Regulations to be included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or incorporated by reference therein, regarding non-GAAP financial measures (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the 1934 Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the 1933 Act, to the extent applicable.
(iv) No Material Adverse Change in Business . Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or in the earnings, business affairs, properties, assets or business prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a Material Adverse Effect ), (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (C) except for regular quarterly dividends on the Common Stock, dividends on the Companys 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and a special dividend of $0.05 per share of Common Stock declared by the Company on December 17, 2012, there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.
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(v) Good Standing of the Company . The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and has full power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(vi) Good Standing of Subsidiaries . Each direct and indirect subsidiary (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) of the Company (each a Subsidiary and collectively, the Subsidiaries ) has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has full power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and is duly qualified as a foreign entity to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The only Subsidiaries of the Company are (a) the Subsidiaries listed on Exhibit 21 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2013 as amended by the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed on March 12, 2013, (b) CFI CSFR Investor, LLC and (c) certain other Subsidiaries which, considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, do not constitute a significant subsidiary as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.
(vii) Capitalization . The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus in the column entitled Actual under the caption Capitalization (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, pursuant to reservations, agreements or the non-executive director stock plan referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus). The shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; and none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company was issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. The issued and outstanding equity interests of Colony Financial TRS, LLC (the TRS ) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; and none of the outstanding equity interests of the TRS was issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the TRS. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and the Indenture, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will conform to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption Description of Common Stock.
(viii) Authorization of Agreement . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
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(ix) Enforceability of Management Agreement and Investment Allocation Agreement . Each of the Management Agreement, as amended (the Management Agreement ), between the Company and Colony Financial Manager, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the state of Delaware (the Manager ), and the investment allocation agreement entered into by and among Colony Capital, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the state of Delaware ( Colony ), the Manager and the Company (the Investment Allocation Agreement and, together with the Management Agreement, the Transaction Agreements ), constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity and, with respect to equitable relief, the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(x) Authorization and Description of Indenture and Securities . The Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, and when issued and delivered, pursuant to this Agreement, against payment of the consideration set forth herein, such Securities will be validly issued and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; the Indenture has been duly authorized and, when executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, will constitute a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity and, with respect to equitable relief, the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity; the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; the Indenture and the Securities conform to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and such description conforms to the Companys Articles of Amendment and Restatement; no holder of the Securities will be subject to personal liability by reason of being such a holder; and the issuance of the Securities is not subject to the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. The certificates to be used to evidence title to the Securities will, on the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery (if any), be in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
(xi) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Organizational Documents (as defined below) or in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject (collectively, Agreements and Instruments ), except for such violations or defaults that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indenture and the performance of the Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein and in the Registration Statement (including the issuance and sale of the Securities by the Company and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities) and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder and thereunder, as applicable, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and does not and will
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not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of (i) the provisions of the Organizational Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their assets, properties or operations, except in the case of clause (ii) only, for any such violation that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, Organizational Documents means (a) in the case of a corporation, its charter and by-laws; (b) in the case of a limited or general partnership, its partnership certificate, certificate of formation or similar organizational document and its partnership agreement; (c) in the case of a limited liability company, its articles of organization, certificate of formation or similar organizational documents and its operating agreement, limited liability company agreement, membership agreement or other similar agreement; (d) in the case of a trust, its certificate of trust, certificate of formation or similar organizational document and its trust agreement or other similar agreement; and (e) in the case of any other entity, the organizational and governing documents of such entity. As used herein, a Repayment Event means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holders behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(xii) Absence of Labor Dispute . No labor dispute exists involving any employee of the Company or the Manager nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any labor dispute imminent, which, in either case, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xiii) Absence of Proceedings . Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement (other than as disclosed therein), or which would, if determined adversely to the Company, result in a Material Adverse Effect, or would materially and adversely affect the properties or assets of the Company or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Indenture, or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
(xiv) Accurate Disclosure . The statements in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the headings Prospectus SummaryThe Offering, BusinessOperating and Regulatory Structure, BusinessOur Manager and the Management AgreementManagement Agreement, Additional Federal Income Tax Considerations, Description of Notes, Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and Our Charter and Bylaws, Description of Common Stock, Description of Preferred Stock, Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer, U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations and Underwriting, insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings.
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(xv) Accuracy of Exhibits . There are no contracts or documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been so described or filed as required.
(xvi) No Finders Fee . Except for the Underwriters discounts and commissions payable by the Company to the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities contemplated herein or as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not incurred any liability for any brokerage commission, finders fees or similar payments in connection with the offering of the Securities contemplated hereby.
(xvii) Possession of Intellectual Property . The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names or other intellectual property (collectively, Intellectual Property ) necessary to conduct the business operated by them, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or is otherwise aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which would render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries therein, and which infringement or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidity or inadequacy, singly or in the aggregate, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xviii) Absence of Further Requirements . No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement or the Indenture, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture except (i) such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the Trust Indenture Act or state securities laws and (ii) such as may be required by the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE ).
(xix) Absence of Manipulation . None of the Company or any of its affiliates has taken, or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that would be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(xx) Possession of Licenses and Permits . The Company and its Subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, Governmental Licenses ) issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business operated by them, except where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(xxi) Title to Property . The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property, if any, owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries and good title to all other properties, if any, owned by them, in each case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind except such as (a) are described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or (b) do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and all of the leases and subleases of real property, if any, material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holds properties described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are in full force and effect, with such exceptions as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such real property by the Company or the any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease.
(xxii) Investment Company Act . The Company is not required, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company as herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be required, to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act ).
(xxiii) Environmental Laws . Except as described in the Registration Statement and except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials or mold (collectively, Hazardous Materials ) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, Environmental Laws ), (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (D) there are no events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.
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(xxiv) Registration Rights . There are no persons with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise registered for sale by the Company under the 1933 Act other than (a) those rights that have been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (b) those that have been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and have been waived.
(xxv) 1934 Act Reporting . The Company has been subject to the reporting requirements of either Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act, and has timely filed all reports with the Commission on EDGAR since January 1, 2011. At the time such reports were filed, they complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1934 Act (the 1934 Act Regulations ), as applicable, and did not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be state therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(xxvi) Accounting Controls and Disclosure Controls . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintains effective internal control over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the 1934 act Regulations) and a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the Companys inception, there has been (1) no material weakness in the Companys internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the 1934 Act Regulations) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
(xxvii) Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or implementing the provisions thereof (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ).
(xxviii) Payment of Taxes . All material United States federal income tax returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries required by law to be filed have been filed in a timely manner and all such tax returns are correct and complete in all material respects and all taxes
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shown by such returns or otherwise due and payable, have been paid, except taxes and assessments against which appeals have been or will be promptly taken and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed in a timely manner all tax returns that are required to have been filed by them pursuant to applicable foreign, state, local or other law, and all such tax returns are correct and complete in all material respects, except insofar as the failure to file such returns would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and has paid all material taxes due, except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided.
(xxix) Insurance . The Company and its Subsidiaries carry or are entitled to the benefits of insurance, with financially sound and reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as are customary in the business in which it is engaged, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any of its Subsidiaries will not be able to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.
(xxx) Lending Relationship . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of the Underwriters other than the Companys credit facility and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of the Underwriters.
(xxxi) Statistical and Market-Related Data . Any statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(xxxii) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the FCPA ), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any foreign official (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA.
(xxxiii) Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the Money Laundering Laws ) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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(xxxiv) OFAC . Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department ( OFAC ); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any of its Subsidiaries, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(xxxv) Prior Sales of Common Stock . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not sold, issued or distributed any shares of Common Stock.
(xxxvi) Real Estate Investment Trust . Commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2009, the Company has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust ( REIT ) under the Code, and the Companys current and proposed method of operation will enable it to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. All statements regarding the Companys qualification and taxation as a REIT and descriptions of the Companys organization and proposed method of operation set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are true, complete and correct in all material respects.
(xxxvii) No Equity Awards . Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not granted to any person or entity, a stock option or other equity-based award to purchase shares of Common Stock, pursuant to an equity-based compensation plan or otherwise.
(xxxviii) Absence of Certain Relationships . No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company, on the one hand, and the directors, officers or stockholders of the Company, on the other hand, which is required by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ( FINRA ) to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus which is not so described.
(xxxix) WKSI Status . (A) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (B) at
the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act or form of prospectus), (C) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) under the 1933 Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption in Rule 163, and (D) at the Applicable Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (D)), the Company was or is (as the case may be) a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405.
(b) Representations and Warranties by the Manager . The Manager represents and warrants to the Underwriters, as of the date hereof, as of the Applicable Time, as of the Closing Time referred to in Section 2(c) hereof, and as of each Date of Delivery (if any) referred to in Section 2(b) hereof and agrees with the Underwriters, as follows:
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(i) Accurate Disclosure . The information regarding the Manager and Colony in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.
(ii) Good Standing of the Manager . The Manager has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Manager is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts . The Manager is not in violation of its Organizational Documents or in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Manager is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Manager is subject (collectively, Managers Agreements and Instruments ), except for such violations or defaults that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the performance of the Management Agreement, the investment advisory agreement between the Manager and Colony (the Investment Advisory Agreement ) and the Investment Allocation Agreement by the Manager and compliance by the Manager with its obligations hereunder and under the Management Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Investment Allocation Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Manager pursuant to, the Managers Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of (i) the provisions of the Organizational Documents of the Manager or (ii) any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Manager or any of its assets, properties or operations, except in the case of clause (ii) only, for any such violation that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) Authorization of Agreement . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Manager.
(v) Enforceability of Management Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Investment Allocation Agreement . Each of the Management Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Investment Allocation Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Manager enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity and, with respect to equitable relief, the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
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(vi) Absence of Further Requirements . No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary or required for the performance by the Manager of its obligations under this Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement or the Investment Allocation Agreement except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations or state securities laws.
(vii) Possession of Licenses and Permits . The Manager possesses such Governmental Licenses issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business of the Manager with respect to the Company now conducted or proposed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus to be conducted by them, except where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; the Manager is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and the Manager has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(viii) Employment; Noncompetition; Nondisclosure . The Manager has not been notified that any of its executive officers or key employees named in the General Disclosure Package (each, a Company-Focused Professional ) plans to terminate his or her employment with the Manager or Colony, as the case may be. Neither the Manager nor, to the knowledge of the Manager, any Company-Focused Professional is subject to any noncompete, nondisclosure, confidentiality, employment, consulting or similar agreement that would be violated by the present or proposed business activities of the Company or the Manager as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(ix) Absence of Manipulation . The Manager has not taken, and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that would be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(x) Absence of Proceedings . There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings (including any inquiries or investigations by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign) now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Manager, threatened against or affecting the Manager that, if determined adversely to the Manager, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xi) Access to Resources . In accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Manager has access to the personnel and other resources of Colony necessary for the performance of the duties of the Manager set forth in the Management Agreement and as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(xii) Investment Advisers Act . Colony Capital, LLC, ( Colony Capital ) the sole and managing member of the Manager is registered with the Commission as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act ). The Manager is disclosed to be a relying adviser on Colony Capitals Form ADV on file with the Commission, and the Manager is not prohibited by the Advisers Act or the rules and regulations thereunder from performing its obligations under the Management Agreement as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
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(xiii) Internal Controls . The Manager operates under the Companys system of internal accounting controls in order to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions effectuated by it on behalf of the Company pursuant to its duties set forth in the Management Agreement are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; and (B) access to the Companys assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization.
(c) Officers Certificates . Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or the Manager delivered to the Representative or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company or the Manager, as applicable, to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.
Section 2. Sale and Delivery; Closing .
(a) Initial Securities . On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company at a purchase price of 97% of the principal amount of Initial Securities, the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities set forth opposite such Underwriters name in Schedule A hereto.
(b) Option Securities . In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, to purchase up to the principal amount of Option Securities at the same purchase price as the Underwriters shall pay for the Initial Securities. The option hereby granted may be exercised for 30 days after the date hereof and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time upon notice by the Representative to the Company setting forth the principal amount of Option Securities as to which the Underwriters are then exercising and the time and date of payment and delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time and date of delivery (a Date of Delivery ) shall be determined by the Representative, but shall not be later than seven full business days after the exercise of said option, nor in any event prior to the Closing Time, as hereinafter defined. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Securities, each of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total principal amount of Option Securities then being purchased which the principal amount of Initial Securities set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total principal amount of Initial Securities.
(c) Payment . Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, the Initial Securities shall be made at the offices of Clifford Chance US LLP, 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company, at 9:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the fourth business day after the date hereof or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called Closing Time ).
In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are purchased by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, such Option Securities shall be made at the above-mentioned offices, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company, on each Date of Delivery as specified in the notice from the Representative to the Company.
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Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company against delivery to the Representative for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of the Securities to be purchased by them through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representative shall otherwise instruct.
(d) Denominations; Registration . The Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Representative may request in writing at least one full business day before the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be. The certificates, if any, for the Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, will be made available for examination and packaging by the Representative in The City of New York not later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the business day prior to the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be.
Section 3. Covenants of the Company and the Manager .
(i) The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests . The Company, subject to Section 3(i)(b), will comply with the requirements of Rule 430B and will notify the Representative immediately, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective, or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus shall have been filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein or for additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities or the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(d) or (e) of the 1933 Act concerning the Registration Statement and (v) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Securities. The Company will effect the filings required under Rule 424(b), in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and will take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, make every reasonable effort to obtain the lifting thereof as soon as possible.
(b) Filing of Amendments and 1934 Act Documents . The Company will give the Representative notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement between the execution of this Agreement and any Date of Delivery (including any filing under Rule 462(b)) or any amendment, supplement or revision to either the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective or to the Prospectus, and will furnish the Representative with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representative or counsel for the Underwriters shall object. The Company will give the Representative notice of its intention to make any filings pursuant to the 1934 Act or the 1934 Act Regulations from the execution of this Agreement to the Closing Time and will furnish the Representative with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representative or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object.
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(c) Delivery of Registration Statements . The Company has furnished or will deliver to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Representative, upon request, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (without exhibits). The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(d) Delivery of Prospectuses . The Company has delivered to the Underwriters, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus as the Underwriters reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The Company will furnish to the Underwriters, without charge, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered (or but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 would be required to be delivered) under the 1933 Act in connection with sales of the Securities, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented, including any document incorporated by reference) as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(e) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws . The Company will comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus is required (or but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 would be required to be delivered) by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company, to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not include any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at any such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section 3(i)(b), such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement or the Prospectus comply with such requirements, and the Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement relating to the Securities or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representative and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.
(f) Blue Sky Qualifications . The Company will use its reasonable best efforts, in cooperation with the Representative, to qualify the Securities and the shares of Common Stock
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issuable upon conversion of the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Representative may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect for a period of not less than one year from the later of the effective date of the Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement; provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.
(g) Rule 158 . The Company will make generally available to its securityholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering a 12-month period beginning after the date upon which the Prospectus is filed that shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.
(h) Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Prospectus under Use of Proceeds.
(i) Restriction on Sale of Securities . The Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company) directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act with respect to (i) any shares of Common Stock or (ii) any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock, including the Securities (except, with respect to this clause (ii), the Companys 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the Series A Preferred Stock ) or a new series of preferred stock that has a limited conversion right similar to the Series A Preferred Stock but is not generally convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock); or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, until 30 days after the date of the Prospectus in the case of clause (i) above (the Common Stock Restricted Period ) and until 90 days after the date of the Prospectus in the case of clause (ii) above, provided, however, that the Company may issue and sell Common Stock pursuant to any employee stock option plan, equity incentive plan, stock ownership plan or dividend reinvestment plan of the Company in effect at the Applicable Time and the Company may issue Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of securities outstanding at the Applicable Time and the Company may file a registration statement with regard to securities issued or to be issued under any equity incentive plan; and provided, further, that the Company may, any time after the Common Stock Restricted Period, execute a sales agreement or similar agreement with respect to an at-the-market offering (the ATM Program ), including the filing of a prospectus with respect to the ATM Program, but no sales may be made under the ATM Program until the expiration of the 18-day period described below, if applicable. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder or (B) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock in connection with acquisitions of additional assets; provided, however, that with respect to (B), (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued in connection with such acquisitions shall be no more than 15% of the Companys outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date of this Agreement and (2) any shares of Common Stock issued in connection with such acquisitions shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above for the duration of the respective 30-day and 90-day restricted periods from the date of the Prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) during the last 17 days of the Common Stock Restricted Period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a
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material event relating to the Company occurs, or (y) prior to the expiration of the Common Stock Restricted Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Common Stock Restricted Period, the restrictions imposed in clause (i) above shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, provided, however, that no such extension will apply if, within three business days prior to the 15th calendar day prior to the expiration date of the Common Stock Restricted Period, the Company delivers a certificate, signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifying on behalf of the Company that (i) the shares of Common Stock are actively traded securities (as defined in Regulation M), and (ii) the Company meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 139 promulgated under the 1933 Act. The Company will provide the Representative and each individual subject to the Common Stock Restricted Period pursuant to the lock-up letters described in Section 5(k) below with prior notice of any such announcement that gives rise to an extension of the Common Stock Restricted Period.
(j) Reporting Requirements . The Company, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered (or but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 would be required to be delivered) under the 1933 Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(k) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses . The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Representative, and each Underwriter represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and the Representative, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Underwriters or by the Company and the Representative, as the case may be, is hereinafter referred to as a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus . The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping.
(l) Absence of Manipulation . Except as contemplated herein or in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(m) Qualification and Taxation as a REIT . The Company will continue to use its best efforts to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 2013 and thereafter, and the Company will use its best efforts to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code unless the Companys board of directors determines in good faith that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to be so qualified.
(n) Sarbanes-Oxley . The Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that are in effect.
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(o) Reserve of Common Stock . The Company agrees to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy any obligation to issue shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Securities.
(ii) The Manager covenants with the Underwriters as follows:
(p) Restriction on Sale of Securities . The Manager will not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Manager or any affiliate of the Manager or any person in privity with the Manager or any affiliate of the Manager) directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act with respect to (i) any shares of Common Stock or (ii) any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock, including the Securities (except, with respect to this clause (ii), the Series A Preferred Stock or a new series of preferred stock that has a limited conversion right similar to the Series A Preferred Stock but is not generally convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock); or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, during the Common Stock Restricted Period in the case of clause (i) above and until 90 days after the date of the Prospectus in the case of clause (ii) above. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder or (B) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock in connection with acquisitions of additional assets; provided, however, that with respect to (B), (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued in connection with such acquisitions shall be no more than 15% of the Companys outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date of this Agreement and (2) any shares of Common Stock issued in connection with such acquisitions shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above for the duration of the respective 30-day and 90-day restricted periods from the date of the Prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (x) during the last 17 days of the Common Stock Restricted Period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or (y) prior to the expiration of the Common Stock Restricted Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Common Stock Restricted Period, the restrictions imposed in clause (i) above shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, provided, however, that no such extension will apply if, within three business days prior to the 15th calendar day prior to the expiration date of the Common Stock Restricted Period, the Company delivers a certificate, signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifying on behalf of the Company that (i) the shares of Common Stock are actively traded securities (as defined in Regulation M), and (ii) the Company meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 139 promulgated under the 1933 Act.
(a) Absence of Manipulation . The Manager will not take, directly or indirectly, any actions designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
Section 4. Payment of Expenses .
(a) Expenses . The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits) as originally filed and of each amendment
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thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of this Agreement and such other documents as may be required in connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities and the issuance of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates for the Securities to the Underwriters, including any stock or other transfer taxes and any stamp or other duties payable upon the sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Companys counsel, accountants and other advisors, (v) the qualification of the Securities and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(i)(f) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement thereto, (vi) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each preliminary prospectus, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and any costs associated with electronic delivery of any of the foregoing by the Underwriters to investors, (vii) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Securities, (viii) the costs and expenses of the Underwriters relating to investor presentations on any road show undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Securities, including without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of aircraft and other transportation chartered in connection with the road show, except that the lodging, airfare and incidental expenses of employees of the Underwriters shall be the responsibility of the Underwriters, (ix) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters (not to exceed $20,000) in connection with, the review by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Securities, (x) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities on the NYSE, (xi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any agent of the Trustee and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities; and (xii) the fees of any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) under the 1934 Act). Except as explicitly provided in this Section 4(a), Section 4(b), Section 6 and Section 7, the Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel and other advisors.
(b) Termination of Agreement . If this Agreement is terminated by the Representative in accordance with the provisions of Section 5, Section 9 or Section 10 hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters.
Section 5. Conditions of the Underwriters Obligations . The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Manager contained herein as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time, the Closing Time and each Date of Delivery (if any), or in certificates of any officer of the Company or the Manager delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company and the Manager of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further conditions:
(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement . The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has become effective and at the Closing Time no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters. The Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, each preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as the case may be, shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (in the case of the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required under Rule 433 of the Securities Act) within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by such Rule.
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(b) Opinion of Counsel for Company and the Manager . At the Closing Time, the Representative shall have received an opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of Hogan Lovells US LLP, counsel for the Company and the Manager, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit A-1 hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(c) Tax Opinion . At the Closing Time, the Representative shall have received a tax opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of Hogan Lovells US LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit A-2 hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(d) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters . The Representative shall have received from Clifford Chance US LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated as of the Closing Time, with respect to the incorporation of the Company, the validity of the Securities delivered on such Closing Time, the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and other related matters as the Representative may require. In giving such opinion such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by Maryland law, upon the opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP referred to in Section 5(b) above. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the Company and the Manager and certificates of public officials.
(e) Company Officers Certificate . At the Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date hereof, since the Applicable Time or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and the Representative shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Time, of the chief executive officer, president or vice president of the Company and the chief financial or chief accounting officer of the Company to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse change, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 1(a) hereof are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time, (iii) the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to their knowledge, contemplated by the Commission.
(f) Manager Officers Certificate . The Representative shall have received a certificate of the chief executive officer, president or vice president of the Manager and the chief financial officer (or persons having equivalent functions) of the Manager, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) the representations and warranties of the Manager in Section 1(b) hereof are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time and (ii) the Manager has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Time.
(g) Accountants Comfort Letter . At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the Representative shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
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(h) Bring-down Comfort Letter . At the Closing Time, the Representative shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (g) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Time.
(i) Approval of Listing . At the Closing Time, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities shall have been authorized for listing and trading on the NYSE, subject only to notice of issuance.
(j) No Objection . FINRA has not raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements.
(k) Lock-up Agreements . At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto signed by the persons listed on Schedule D hereto.
(l) Chief Financial Officers Certificate . At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the Representative shall have received a written certificate executed by the chief financial officer of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, covering the accuracy of certain financial information set forth under the caption Prospectus SummaryRecent Developments in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and other customary matters. In addition, at the Closing Time, the Representative shall have received a written certificate executed by the chief financial officer of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, covering the accuracy of certain financial information set forth under the caption Prospectus SummaryRecent Developments in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and other customary matters.
(m) Conditions to Purchase of Option Securities . In the event that the Underwriters exercises their option provided in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Option Securities, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Manager contained herein and the statements in any certificates furnished by the Company or the Manager hereunder shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery and, at the relevant Date of Delivery, the Representative shall have received:
(i) Company Officers Certificate . A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the chief executive officer, president or vice president of the Company and the chief financial or chief accounting officer of the Company confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(e) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.
(ii) Manager Officers Certificate . A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the chief executive officer, president or vice president of the Manager and the chief financial officer (or persons having equivalent functions) of the Manager confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.
(iii) Opinion of Counsel for Company and the Manager . An opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP, counsel for the Company and the Manager, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof.
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(iv) Tax Opinion . A tax opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP, counsel for the Company and the Manager, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(c) hereof.
(v) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters . The favorable opinion of Clifford Chance US LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(d) hereof.
(vi) Bring-down Comfort Letter . A letter from Ernst & Young LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and dated such Date of Delivery, in the same form and substance as the letter furnished to the Representative pursuant to Section 5(h) hereof, except that the specified date in the letter furnished pursuant to this paragraph shall be a date not more than five days prior to such Date of Delivery.
(vii) Chief Financial Officers Certificate . A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the chief financial officer of the Company confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(l) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.
(n) Additional Documents . At the Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters.
(o) Termination of Agreement . If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement, or, in the case of any condition to the purchase of Option Securities, on a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing Time, the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the relevant Option Securities, may be terminated by the Representative by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Time or such Date of Delivery, as the case may be, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 6, 7, 8, 17 and 18 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.
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Section 6. Indemnification .
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Company . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its directors, its officers, its affiliates, as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act (each, an Affiliate ), its selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430B Information or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 6(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company; and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Underwriters), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;
provided , however , that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430B Information or any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(b) Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers . Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430B Information or any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use therein. It being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Underwriters consists of the eighth, ninth and tenth paragraphs under the caption Underwriting.
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(c) Actions against Parties; Notification . Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Representative, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided , however , that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 6 or Section 7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim 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) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse . If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 6(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
Section 7. Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions, which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Securities as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus.
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The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, the Underwriters shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by it in connection with the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls the Underwriters within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and each of the Underwriters Affiliates and selling agents shall have the same rights to contribution as the Underwriters, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Underwriters respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the principal amount of Initial Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto and not joint.
Nothing in this Section 7 is intended to, or shall, limit the contribution obligations of the Company.
Section 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive . All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company or the Manager submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters or their Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling the Underwriters, their officers or directors or any person controlling the Company or the Manager and (ii) delivery of and payment for the Securities.
Section 9. Termination of Agreement .
(a) Termination; General . The Representative may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has been, in the judgment of the Representative, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of
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which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) or General Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) or in the earnings, business affairs, properties or business prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the offering or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or the NYSE, or if trading generally on the American Stock Exchange or the NYSE or in the Nasdaq National Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the Commission, FINRA or any other governmental authority, or (iv) a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States, or (v) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New York authorities, or (iv) a downgrading in the rating accorded the Companys debt securities by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) under the 1934 Act) shall have occurred, or (v) any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) under the 1934 Act) shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Companys debt securities.
(b) Liabilities . If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 9, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6, 7, 8, 17 and 18 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.
Section 10. Default by the Company . If the Company shall fail at the Closing Time or a Date of Delivery, as the case may be, to sell the principal amount of Securities that it is obligated to sell hereunder, then this Agreement shall terminate without any liability on the part of any nondefaulting party; provided , however, that the provisions of Sections 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 17 and 18 shall remain in full force and effect. No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve the Company from liability, if any, in respect of such default.
Section 11. Default by an Underwriter . If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule A hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate principal amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in Schedule A hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Company. In the event of a default by any
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Underwriter as set forth in this Section 11, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five business days, as the Representative shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.
Section 12. Tax Disclosure . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, from the commencement of discussions with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company (and each employee, representative or other agent of the Company) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure. For purposes of the foregoing, the term tax treatment is the purported or claimed federal income tax treatment of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the term tax structure includes any fact that may be relevant to understanding the purported or claimed federal income tax treatment of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 13. Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to: Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282-2198, Attention: Registration Department.
Section 14. Parties . This Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company, the Manager and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters, the Company, the Manager and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 6 and 7 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters, the Company, the Manager and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.
Section 15. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship . Each of the Company and the Manager acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arms-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction the Underwriters are and have been acting solely as principals and are not agents or fiduciaries of the Company or the Manager, or their stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) the Underwriters have not assumed or will not assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Manager with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Underwriters have advised or are currently advising the Company or the Manager on other matters) and the Underwriters have no obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company or the Manager, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and each of the Company and the Manager has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
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Section 16. Research Analyst Independence . The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by such investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters are full service securities firms and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for their own account or the account of their customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 17. Integration . This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) by and among the Company, the Manager and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section 18. Trial by Jury . The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates), the Manager and the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 19. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF, THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS.
Section 20. USA PATRIOT ACT . In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.
Section 21. TIME . TIME SHALL BE OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.
Section 22. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.
Section 23. Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement by and among the Underwriters and the Company and the Manager in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, | ||
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Darren J. Tangen | |
Name: Darren J. Tangen | ||
Title: COO and CFO | ||
COLONY FINANCIAL MANAGER, LLC | ||
By | /s/ Mark M. Hedstrom | |
Name: Mark M. Hedstrom | ||
Title: President |
CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, | ||
as of the date first above written: | ||
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. |
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By | /s/ Adam T. Greene | |
Name: Adam T. Greene | ||
Title: Vice-President |
For itself and as representative of the Underwriters named herein
SCHEDULE A
Name of Underwriter |
Principal amount of
Initial Securities |
|||
Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
58,333,000 | |||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith
Incorporated |
38,889,000 | |||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
38,889,000 | |||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
38,889,000 | |||
Total |
175,000,000 |
Sch. A-1
SCHEDULE B
PRICING TERM SHEET Dated April 5, 2013 |
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 Registration Statement No. 333-187610 Supplementing the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April 4, 2013 and the Prospectus dated March 29, 2013 |
Colony Financial, Inc.
$175,000,000
5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
This pricing term sheet supplements Colony Financial, Inc.s preliminary prospectus supplement, dated April 4, 2013 (the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), including the documents incorporated by reference therein, relating to the offering of its 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the Notes), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. In all other respects, this pricing term sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to Colony or the Issuer, we, us and our in this pricing term sheet mean Colony Financial, Inc. and not its subsidiaries.
Issuer: |
Colony Financial, Inc., a Maryland corporation |
Title of Notes: |
5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 |
Ticker / Exchange: |
CLNY / New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) |
Notes Offered: |
$175,000,000 principal amount of 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (plus up to an additional $25,000,000 principal amount if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes to cover over-allotments, if any) |
Maturity: |
April 15, 2023, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed by us or converted |
Issue Price: |
100% |
Trade Date: |
April 5, 2013 |
Expected Settlement Date: |
April 10, 2013 |
Underwriting Discounts and Commissions: |
3% |
Sch. B-1
Interest Rate: |
5.00% per year. Interest will accrue from the date of issuance (which is scheduled for April 10, 2013) |
Interest Payment Dates: |
Each April 15 and October 15, beginning on October 15, 2013 |
Interest Payment Record Dates: |
Each April 1 and October 1, beginning on October 1, 2013 |
NYSE Last Reported Sale Price on April 4, 2013: |
$21.45 per share of the Issuers common stock |
Conversion Premium: |
Approximately 10% above the NYSE last reported sale price on April 4, 2013 |
Initial Conversion Rate: |
42.3819 shares of the Issuers common stock for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes |
Initial Conversion Price: |
Approximately $23.60 per share of the Issuers common stock |
Optional Redemption: |
The Notes will be subject to redemption at the Issuers option, in whole or in part, on any business day on or after April 22, 2020 if the last reported sale price of the Issuers common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Issuer provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date |
Joint Book-Running Managers: |
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
CUSIP / ISIN: |
19624RAA4 / US19624RAA41 |
Use of Proceeds: |
We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $169.4 million (or approximately $193.7 million if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes to cover over-allotments, if any, in full), after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to acquire our target assets in a manner consistent with our investment strategies and investment guidelines and for working capital and general corporate purposes. |
Adjustment to Shares Delivered Upon Conversion Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change: |
The following table below sets forth the number of additional shares (as defined under Description of the NotesAdjustment to Conversion Rate Upon Conversion in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) to be received per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for each stock price and effective date set forth below: |
Sch. B-2
Stock price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effective Date |
$ | 21.45 | $ | 22.00 | $ | 23.00 | $ | 24.00 | $ | 25.00 | $ | 26.00 | $ | 27.00 | $ | 28.00 | $ | 29.00 | $ | 30.00 | $ | 32.00 | $ | 34.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 10, 2013 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 4.0703 | 3.1707 | 2.4334 | 1.8348 | 1.3552 | 0.9773 | 0.6853 | 0.4661 | 0.1956 | 0.0715 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2014 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.7653 | 2.9051 | 2.2035 | 1.6362 | 1.1848 | 0.8328 | 0.5664 | 0.3684 | 0.1318 | 0.0280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2015 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.5379 | 2.7087 | 2.0320 | 1.4892 | 1.0624 | 0.7312 | 0.4832 | 0.3038 | 0.0975 | 0.0131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2016 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.3697 | 2.5590 | 1.9026 | 1.3756 | 0.9620 | 0.6467 | 0.4148 | 0.2499 | 0.0703 | 0.0019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2017 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.2899 | 2.4837 | 1.8304 | 1.3088 | 0.9018 | 0.5918 | 0.3646 | 0.2071 | 0.0435 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2018 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.3116 | 2.4915 | 1.8339 | 1.3064 | 0.8966 | 0.5878 | 0.3649 | 0.2127 | 0.0559 | 0.0017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2019 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.3457 | 2.5001 | 1.8139 | 1.2691 | 0.8499 | 0.5358 | 0.3134 | 0.1661 | 0.0251 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2020 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.3779 | 2.4623 | 1.7231 | 1.1340 | 0.6867 | 0.3648 | 0.1514 | 0.0238 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2021 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.4171 | 2.4705 | 1.7053 | 1.1018 | 0.6469 | 0.3252 | 0.1159 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2022 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.1951 | 2.2238 | 1.4642 | 0.8875 | 0.4714 | 0.1943 | 0.0341 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2023 |
4.2381 | 3.0726 | 1.0964 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
The exact stock prices and effective dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:
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if the stock price is between two stock prices in the table or the effective date is between two effective dates in the table, the number of additional shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of additional shares set forth for the next higher and next lower stock prices and the earlier and later effective dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year; |
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if the stock price is greater than $34.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate; or |
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if the stock price is less than $21.45 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the conversion rate be increased on account of a make-whole fundamental change to exceed 46.6200 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the conversion rate is required to be adjusted as set forth under Description of the NotesConversion RightsConversion Rate Adjustments in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.
Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On April 4, 2013, the Issuer and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Fourth Amendment (the Fourth Amendment) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated September 1, 2011 (the Credit Agreement), by and among the Issuer, certain of its subsidiaries, Bank of America, N.A., as lender and administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto. The Fourth Amendment modifies a provision of the Credit Agreement restricting the Issuers ability to create or incur certain types of indebtedness by excepting from such provision the issuance of the Notes.
Sch. B-3
General
This communication is intended for the sole use of the person to whom it is provided by the sender.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Notes nor shall there be any sale of these Notes in any state in which such solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of these Notes under the laws of any such state.
The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, dated March 29, 2013, and a preliminary prospectus supplement, dated April 4, 2013) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering of the Notes. Before you invest, you should read the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the accompanying Prospectus and the other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and the offering of the Notes. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, the underwriters or any dealer participating in the offering of the Notes will arrange to send you the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus if you request it by contacting Goldman, Sachs & Co. by telephone at (866) 471-2526, BofA Merrill Lynch by telephone at (866) 500-5408, Credit Suisse by telephone (toll free) at (800) 221-1037, or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC by telephone at (866) 803-9204.
ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.
Sch. B-4
SCHEDULE C
Pricing Term Sheet attached hereto on Schedule B.
Sch. C - 1
SCHEDULE D
Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.
Richard B. Saltzman
Darren J. Tangen
Kevin P. Traenkle
George G.C. Parker
John A. Somers
John L. Steffens
Ronald M. Sanders
Mark M. Hedstrom
D - 1
Exhibit 4.1
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.,
as Issuer,
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of April 10, 2013
Senior Debt Securities
Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of
1939 and Indenture, dated as of December 7, 2007
Trust Indenture Act Section |
Indenture Section | |
§ 310(a)(1) |
6.9 | |
(a)(2) |
6.9 | |
(a)(3) |
Not Applicable | |
(a)(4) |
Not Applicable | |
(a)(5) |
6.9 | |
(b) |
6.8, 6.10 | |
§ 311(a) |
6.13(a) | |
(b) |
6.13(b) | |
(b)(2) |
7.3(a)(2), 7.3(b) | |
§ 312(a) |
7.1, 7.2(a) | |
(b) |
7.2(b) | |
(c) |
7.2(c) | |
§ 313(a) |
7.3(a) | |
(b) |
7.3(b) | |
(c) |
7.3(a), 7.3(b) | |
(d) |
7.3(c) | |
§ 314(a) |
7.4 | |
(b) |
Not Applicable | |
(c)(1) |
1.2 | |
(c)(2) |
1.2 | |
(c)(3) |
Not Applicable | |
(d) |
Not Applicable | |
(e) |
1.2 | |
§ 315(a) |
6.1(a) | |
(b) |
6.2, 7.3(a) (6) | |
(c) |
6.1(b) | |
(d) |
6.1(c) | |
(d)(1) |
6.1(a) (1) | |
(d)(2) |
6.1(c) (2) | |
(d)(3) |
6.1(c) (3) | |
(e) |
5.14 | |
§ 316(a)(1) |
1.1 | |
(a)(1)(A) |
5.2, 5.12 | |
(a)(1)(B) |
5.13 | |
(a)(2) |
Not Applicable | |
(b) |
5.8 | |
§ 317(a)(1) |
5.3 | |
(a)(2) |
5.4 | |
(b) |
10.3 | |
§ 318(a) |
1.7 |
Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
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Section 1.1 Definitions. |
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Section 1.2 Compliance Certificates and Opinions. |
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Section 1.3 Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. |
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Section 1.4 Acts of Holders. |
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Section 1.5 Notices, etc. to Trustee and Company. |
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Section 1.6 Notice to Holders; Waiver. |
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Section 1.7 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. |
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Section 1.8 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. |
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Section 1.9 Successors and Assigns. |
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Section 1.10 Separability Clause. |
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Section 1.11 Benefits of Indenture. |
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Section 1.12 Governing Law. |
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Section 1.13 Legal Holidays. |
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Section 1.14 Certain Matters Relating to Currencies. |
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Section 1.15 Force Majeure. |
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Section 1.16 No Recourse Against Others. |
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Section 1.17 Waiver of Jury Trial. |
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ARTICLE II SECURITY FORMS |
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Section 2.1 Forms Generally. |
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Section 2.2 Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication. |
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ARTICLE III THE SECURITIES |
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Section 3.1 Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series. |
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Section 3.2 Denominations. |
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Section 3.3 Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. |
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Section 3.4 Temporary Securities. |
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Section 3.5 Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange. |
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Section 3.6 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities. |
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Section 3.7 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved. |
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Section 3.8 Persons Deemed Owners. |
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Section 3.9 Cancellation. |
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Section 3.10 Computation of Interest. |
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Section 3.11 Global Securities. |
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Section 3.12 CUSIP Numbers. |
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ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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Section 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Securities of any Series. |
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Section 4.2 Application of Trust Money. |
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Section 4.3 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. |
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Section 4.4 Reinstatement. |
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ARTICLE V REMEDIES |
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Section 5.1 Events of Default. |
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Section 5.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. |
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Section 5.3 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. |
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Section 5.4 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. |
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Section 5.5 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities. |
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Section 5.6 Application of Money Collected. |
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Section 5.7 Limitation on Suits. |
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Section 5.8 Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest. |
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Section 5.9 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. |
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Section 5.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. |
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Section 5.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. |
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Section 5.12 Control by Holders. |
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Section 5.13 Waiver of Past Defaults. |
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Section 5.14 Undertaking for Costs. |
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Section 5.15 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. |
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ARTICLE VI THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 6.1 Certain Duties and Responsibilities. |
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Section 6.2 Notice of Defaults. |
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Section 6.3 Certain Rights of Trustee. |
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Section 6.4 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. |
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Section 6.5 May Hold Securities. |
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Section 6.6 Money Held in Trust. |
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Section 6.7 Compensation and Reimbursement. |
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Section 6.8 Qualification of Trustee; Conflicting Interests. |
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Section 6.9 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. |
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Section 6.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. |
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Section 6.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. |
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Section 6.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. |
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Section 6.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. |
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Section 6.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent. |
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ARTICLE VII HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY |
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Section 7.1 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders. |
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Section 7.2 Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders. |
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Section 7.3 Reports by Trustee. |
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Section 7.4 Reports by Company. |
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ARTICLE VIII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE |
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Section 8.1 Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms. |
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Section 8.2 Successor Person Substituted. |
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ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 9.1 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. |
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Section 9.2 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. |
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Section 9.3 Execution of Supplemental Indentures. |
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Section 9.4 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. |
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Section 9.5 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. |
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Section 9.6 Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures. |
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ARTICLE X COVENANTS |
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Section 10.1 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. |
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Section 10.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency. |
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Section 10.3 Money for Security Payments to be Held in Trust. |
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Section 10.4 Corporate Existence. |
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Section 10.5 Maintenance of Properties. |
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Section 10.6 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims. |
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Section 10.7 Statement by Officers as to Default. |
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Section 10.8 Waiver of Certain Covenants. |
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ARTICLE XI REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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Section 11.1 Applicability of Article. |
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Section 11.2 Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. |
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Section 11.3 Selection by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed. |
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Section 11.4 Notice of Redemption. |
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Section 11.5 Deposit of Redemption Price. |
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Section 11.6 Securities Payable on Redemption Date. |
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Section 11.7 Securities Redeemed in Part. |
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ARTICLE XII SINKING FUNDS |
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Section 12.1 Applicability of Article. |
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Section 12.2 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities. |
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Section 12.3 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. |
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ARTICLE XIII DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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Section 13.1 Applicability of Article; Companys Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. |
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Section 13.2 Defeasance and Discharge. |
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Section 13.3 Covenant Defeasance. |
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Section 13.4 Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. |
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Section 13.5 Deposited Money and Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. |
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ARTICLE XIV GUARANTEE OF SECURITIES |
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Section 14.1 Guarantee. |
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Section 14.2 Future Guarantors. |
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Section 14.3 Delivery of Guarantee. |
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INDENTURE, dated as of April 10, 2013, between COLONY FINANCIAL, INC., a Maryland corporation (the Company), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York corporation, as trustee (the Trustee).
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
The Company deems it necessary to issue from time to time for its lawful purposes senior debt securities (the Securities) evidencing its unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness, and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of the Securities, unlimited as to principal amount, to bear interest at the rates or in accordance with such formulas, to mature at such times and to have such other provisions as shall be fixed as hereinafter provided.
This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, that are deemed to be incorporated into this Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series thereof, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 1.1 Definitions.
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;
(b) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP; and
(d) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 1.4.
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, control when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms controlling and controlled have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Authenticating Agent means any Person authorized by the Trustee to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities.
Beneficial Owner means, with respect to Global Securities, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Securities as reflected on the books of the Depositary for such Securities or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depositary (directly or as an indirect participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depositary).
Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company, or other body with analogous authority with respect to the Company, or any duly authorized committee of that board or body.
Board Resolution means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day, when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.
Capital Stock means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares (including preferred shares), interests, participations or other equity ownership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) in the Person and any rights (other than debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for corporate Capital Stock), warrants or options to purchase any thereof.
Certificate of a Firm of Independent Public Accountants means a certificate signed by any firm of independent public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Company. The term independent when used with respect to any specified firm of public accountants means such a firm which (1) is in fact independent, (2) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Company or in any other obligor upon the Securities of any series or in any affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor, and (3) is not connected with the Company or such other obligor or any affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor, as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions, but such firm may be the regular auditors employed by the Company. Whenever it is herein provided that any Certificate of a Firm of Independent Public Accountants shall be furnished to the Trustee for Securities of any series, such Certificate shall state that the signer has read this definition and that the signer is independent within the meaning hereof.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.
Common Shares means, with respect to any Person, capital stock or shares of beneficial interest issued by such Person other than Preferred Shares.
Company means the Person named as the Company in the first paragraph of this instrument, until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Company shall mean such successor Person.
Company Request or Company Order means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by any one of its Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Vice Chairman or a Vice President, and by any one of its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
Corporate Trust Office means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date of execution of this Indenture is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Finance, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).
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Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.
Depositary means a clearing agency registered as such under the Exchange Act, as amended, or any successor thereto, which shall in either case be designated by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Depositary shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Depositary as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of that series.
Dollars and the sign $ mean the currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Article V.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect from time to time, as used in the United States applied on a consistent basis; provided, that solely for purposes of any calculation required by the financial covenants contained herein, GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as used in the United States on the date hereof, applied on a consistent basis.
Global Security means a Security evidencing all or part of a series of Securities which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositarys instructions, all in accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to a Company Order, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and which shall represent the amount of uncertificated securities as specified therein.
Government Obligations means securities that are (i) direct obligations of the government which issued the currency in which the Securities of a particular series are payable or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the government that issued the currency in which the Securities of such series are payable, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed by such government, which, in either case, are full faith and credit obligations of such government payable in such currency and are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.
Guarantee has the meaning set forth in Article XIV hereof.
Guarantor means any Person that is liable under a Guarantee under Article XIV hereof.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
Indenture means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and shall include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.1.
Interest, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Interest Payment Date, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
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Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Vice Chairman or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary, of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Company (including in-house counsel), and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Original Issue Discount Security means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2.
Outstanding, when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(a) Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
(b) Securities, or portions thereof, for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and Securities, except to the extent provided in Section 4.3 or Section 13.2, with respect to which the Company has effected satisfaction and discharge or defeasance as provided in Article IV or Article XIII; and
(c) Securities that have been paid pursuant to Section 3.6 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands the Securities are valid obligations of the Company;
provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (i) Securities owned by the Company, any obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that (A) in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded and (B) Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor; and (ii) the principal amount of any Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration pursuant to Section 5.2.
Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 3.1.
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Predecessor Security of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.6 in exchange for a mutilated Security or in lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Security.
Preferred Shares means, with respect to any Person, shares of capital stock or of beneficial interest issued by such Person that are entitled to a preference or priority over any other shares of capital stock or beneficial interest issued by such Person upon any distribution of such Persons assets, whether by dividend or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
Redemption Date, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
Redemption Price, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 3.1.
Responsible Officer, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by Persons, who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Securities has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.5.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.7.
Stated Maturity, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
Subsidiary means, with respect to the Company, a Person a majority of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company. For the purposes of this definition, voting stock means having the voting power for the election of directors, general partners, trustees, managing members or Persons performing similar functions, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of securities has such voting power by reason of any contingency.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean such successor Trustee, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.
Trust Indenture Act means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
Yield to Maturity means the yield to maturity, computed at the time of issuance of a Security (or, if applicable, at the most recent redetermination of interest on such Security) and as set forth in such Security in accordance with generally accepted United States bond yield computation principles.
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Section 1.2 Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company or any obligor on the Securities shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that, in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.
Every certificate (other than certificates provided pursuant to Section 10.7) or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(a) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 1.3 Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, any one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.
Section 1.4 Acts of Holders.
(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.1) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
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(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security or the Holder of every Security issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, suffered or omitted to be done by the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
Section 1.5 Notices, etc. to Trustee and Company.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
(a) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed, in writing, to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(b) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) hereunder if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at 2450 Broadway, 6th Floor, Santa Monica, California 90404; or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.
The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however , that (a) the party providing such electronic instructions or directions, subsequent to the transmission thereof, shall provide the originally executed instructions or directions to the Trustee in a timely manner and (b) such originally executed instructions or directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such instructions or directions. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustees reliance upon and compliance with such instructions or directions notwithstanding such instructions or directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction or direction or if the subsequent written instruction or direction is never received. The party providing instructions or directions by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, as aforesaid, agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 1.6 Notice to Holders; Waiver.
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Any notice when mailed to a Holder in the aforesaid manner shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by such Holder whether or not actually
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received by such Holder. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impracticable to mail notice of any event as required by any provision of this Indenture, then any method of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.
Section 1.7 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by any of Sections 310 through 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act through the operation of Section 318(c) thereof, such imposed duties shall control.
Section 1.8 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 1.9 Successors and Assigns.
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 1.10 Separability Clause.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 1.11 Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person (other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any Paying Agent and the Holders) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 1.12 Governing Law.
This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 1.13 Legal Holidays.
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity, and no interest shall accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, to such next succeeding Business Day.
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Section 1.14 Certain Matters Relating to Currencies.
Whenever any action or Act is to be taken hereunder by the Holders of Securities denominated in different currencies or currency units, then for purposes of determining the principal amount of Securities held by such Holders, the aggregate principal amount of the Securities denominated in a foreign currency or currency unit shall be deemed to be that amount of Dollars that could be obtained for such principal amount on the basis of a spot rate of exchange specified to the Trustee for such series in an Officers Certificate for such Foreign Currency or currency unit into Dollars as of the date the taking of such action or Act by the Holders of the requisite percentage in principal amount of the Securities is evidenced to the Trustee.
The Trustee shall segregate moneys, funds and accounts held by the Trustee in one currency or currency unit from any moneys, funds or accounts held in any other currencies or currency units, notwithstanding any provision herein that would otherwise permit the Trustee to commingle such amounts.
Section 1.15 Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities or communications services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 1.16 No Recourse Against Others.
No recourse shall be had for the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Security of any series, or for any claim based thereon, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or any successor corporation of the Company, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor corporation of the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment of penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that this Indenture and all the Securities of each series are solely corporate obligations, and that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, or is incurred by, any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation of the Company, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor corporation of the Company, because of the incurring of the indebtedness hereby authorized or under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities of any series, or to be implied herefrom or therefrom; and that all such personal liability is hereby expressly released and waived as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Securities of each series.
Section 1.17 Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE HOLDERS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
ARTICLE II
SECURITY FORMS
Section 2.1 Forms Generally.
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be
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required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 3.3 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Section 2.2 Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication.
Subject to Section 6.14, the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
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ARTICLE III
THE SECURITIES
Section 3.1 Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of any series,
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 9.6 or 11.7);
(3) the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable;
(4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue (which, in either case or both, if so provided in such Board Resolution, may be determined by the Company from time to time and set forth in the Securities of the series issued from time to time), the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
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(5) the place or places where, subject to the provisions of Section 10.2, the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on Securities of the series shall be payable, any Securities of that series may be surrendered for exchange or conversion, and notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served;
(6) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currency unit in which, and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
(7) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currency unit in which, and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(8) whether Securities of the series are to be issued in registered form or bearer form or both, and if in bearer form, whether coupons will be attached to them and whether Securities of the series in bearer form may be exchanged for Securities of the series issued in registered form, and the circumstances under which and the places at which any such exchanges, if permitted, may be made;
(9) if the Securities of the series are to be issued in bearer form or as one or more global notes representing Securities of the series in bearer form, whether certain provisions for the payment of additional interest or tax redemptions shall apply; whether interest with respect to any portion of temporary Securities of the series in bearer form payable with respect to any interest payment date prior to the exchange of such temporary Securities in bearer form for definitive Securities of a series in bearer form shall be paid to any clearing organization with respect to the portion of such temporary Securities in bearer form held for its account and, in such event, the terms and conditions (including any certification requirements) upon which any such interest payment received by a clearing organization will be credited to the persons entitled to interest payable on such interest payment date; and the terms upon which a temporary Securities in bearer form may be exchanged for one or more definitive Securities of the series in bearer form;
(10) if other than denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(11) if other than the Trustee, the identity of each Security Registrar and/or Paying Agent;
(12) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2 or, if applicable, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series that is convertible in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, or the method by which such portion shall be determined;
(13) any Events of Default and covenants of the Company with respect to the Securities of that series, whether or not such Events of Default or covenants are consistent with the Events of Defaults or covenants set forth herein;
(14) if other than Dollars, the currency or currency unit in which payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities of that series shall be made or in which the Securities of that series shall be denominated and the particular provisions applicable thereto;
(15) if the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of that series are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in a currency or currency unit other than that in which such Securities are denominated or stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made, and the time and manner of determining the exchange rate between the currency or currency unit in which such Securities are denominated or stated to be payable and the currency or currency unit in which such Securities are to be so payable;
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(16) if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities of that series may be determined with reference to an index based on a currency or currency unit other than that in which such Securities are denominated or stated to be payable or any other index, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(17) if the Securities of that series do not bear interest, the applicable dates for purposes of Section 7.1;
(18) if the provisions of Section 4.1 relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture shall apply to the Securities of that series; or if provisions for the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture other than as set forth in Section 4.1 shall apply to the Securities of that series;
(19) the application, if any, of Article XIII to the Securities of that series;
(20) whether the Securities of that series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities; and whether such Global Security or Securities shall be temporary or permanent;
(21) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the Securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock or other securities and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange may be effected, including, without limitation, the initial conversion or exchange price or rate (or manner of calculation thereof), the portion that is convertible or exchangeable or the method by which any such portion shall be determined, the conversion or exchange period, provisions as to whether conversion or exchange will be at the option of the holders or at the option of the Company, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion or exchange price, provisions affecting conversion or exchange in the event of the redemption of such Securities, and any limitations on the transfer of ownership of Capital Stock in connection with the preservation of the Companys status as a real estate investment trust;
(22) whether such Securities will be secured or unsecured and if secured, the nature of the collateral securing the Securities
(23) whether and to what extent the Securities of such series will be guaranteed by a Guarantor and the identity of such Guarantor; and
(24) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture).
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination, rate of interest, Stated Maturity and the date from which interest, if any, shall accrue, and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such Board Resolution relating thereto. The terms of such Securities, as set forth above, may be determined by the Company from time to time if so provided in or established pursuant to the authority granted in a Board Resolution. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time, and unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened for issuance of additional Securities of such series.
If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.
Section 3.2 Denominations.
The Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 3.1. In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
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Section 3.3 Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Vice Chairman or one of its Vice Presidents and its Chief Financial Officer or Controller. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices on the date of such Securities.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities; and the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities as provided in this Indenture and not otherwise. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established in or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating substantially,
(a) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 2.1, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(b) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 3.1, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and
(c) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights and to general equity principles.
With respect to Securities of a series whose terms are to be established from time to time the Trustee shall be entitled to receive the Opinion of Counsel described in this Section in connection with the first authentication of Securities of that series. If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein duly executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized signatory, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 3.4 Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities of such series which are printed,
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lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for such series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of such series of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of such series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
Section 3.5 Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Security Registrar may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed Security Registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the office or agency in a Place of Payment for such series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series of the same tenor in any authorized denomination or denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount.
At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series of the same tenor in any authorized denomination or denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer, or for exchange or redemption, shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange or redemption of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 3.4, 9.6 or 11.7 not involving any transfer.
The Company shall not be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security if such Security may be among those selected for redemption during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the selection of the Securities to be redeemed under Section 11.3 or Section 12.3 and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption, or (b) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of Securities being redeemed in part, or (c) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security which has been surrendered for repayment at the option of the Holder, except the portion, if any, of such Security not to be so repaid.
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Section 3.6 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If (i) the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and (ii) there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company and the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion, may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay any such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Securities under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of such series duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
Section 3.7 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
Interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name the Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series) at maturity, to the Persons to whom principal is payable.
Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (a) or (b) below:
(a) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business and on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Subsection provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, the Trustee shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such
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series at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Person in whose names the Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (b).
(b) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after written notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
Section 3.8 Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to and at the time of due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name a Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.7) interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 3.9 Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange shall be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly canceled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with its customary procedures and, if requested, certification of their disposition delivered to the Company, unless by a Company Order the Company directs that canceled securities be returned to it.
Section 3.10 Computation of Interest.
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Section 3.11 Global Securities.
If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 3.1 that the Securities of a series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 3.3 and the Company Order with respect to such series, authenticate and deliver one or more Global Securities in temporary or permanent form that (i) shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series to be represented by one or more Global Securities, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee of such depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such depositary or pursuant to such depositarys instruction, and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive form, this Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. The Trustee shall deal with the Depositary and its participants as representatives of the Beneficial Owners of the Global Securities for purposes of exercising the rights of the Holders hereunder and the
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rights of the Beneficial Owners of the Global Securities shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Beneficial Owners and the Depositary and its participants. Except as provided for below, Beneficial Owners shall not be entitled to certificates for Global Securities as to which they are the Beneficial Owners. Requests and directions from, and votes of, such representatives shall not be deemed to be inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Beneficial Owners.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or Section 3.5, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive form, a Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor Depositary. The Beneficial Owners ownership of Securities shall be recorded on the records of a participant of the Depositary that maintains such Beneficial Owners account for such purpose and the participants record ownership of such Securities shall be recorded on the records of the Depositary.
If at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for Securities of a series shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulation, and the Company shall not have appointed a successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such series within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such lack of registration or good standing, or if at any time there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.
The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion (subject to the procedures of the Depositary) determine that the Securities of any series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities. In such event, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series in definitive form and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.
If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to Securities of a series, the Depositary for such series of Securities may surrender a Global Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole or in part for Securities of such series in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without charge,
(i) to each Person specified by the Depositary a new Security or Securities of the same series, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Persons beneficial interest in the Global Security; and
(ii) to the Depositary a new Global Security in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Securities delivered to Holders thereof.
Upon the exchange of a Global Security for Securities in definitive form, such Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section 3.11 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.
Neither the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall have any responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. None of the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Security or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
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Section 3.12 CUSIP Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
ARTICLE IV
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Securities of any Series.
(a) The Company shall be deemed to have satisfied and discharged the entire indebtedness on all the Securities of any particular series (i) that have become due and payable, or (ii) by their terms are to become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the Securities of such series, or (iii) with respect to which this Section 4.1 is specified to be applicable pursuant to Section 3.1, and, so long as no Event of Default shall be continuing, and the Trustee for the Securities of such series, upon Company Request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of such indebtedness, when:
(1) either
(A) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered and all coupons, if any, appertaining thereto (other than (i) any Securities and coupons of such series which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.6, (ii) coupons appertaining to Securities called for redemption and maturing after the relevant Redemption Date, whose surrender is not required as provided in Section 11.6 and (iii) Securities and coupons of such series for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in the last paragraph of Section 10.3) have been delivered to such Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) with respect to all Outstanding Securities of such series described in (A) above (and, in the case of (i) or (ii) below, any coupons appertaining thereto) not theretofore so delivered to the Trustee for the Securities of such series for cancellation:
(i) the Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with such Trustee as trust funds in trust an amount in the currency or currency unit in which the Securities of such series are payable (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1 for the Securities of such series), sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on all such Outstanding Securities of such series and any related coupons for unpaid principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, to the Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date as contemplated by Section 4.2, as the case may be; or
(ii) the Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with such Trustee as obligations in trust such amount of Government Obligations as will, as evidenced by a Certificate of a Firm of Independent Public Accountants delivered to such
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Trustee, together with the predetermined and certain income to accrue thereon (without consideration of any reinvestment thereof), be sufficient to pay and discharge when due the entire indebtedness on all such Outstanding Securities of such series and any related coupons for unpaid principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, to the Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date as contemplated by Section 4.2, as the case may be; or
(iii) the Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with such Trustee in trust an amount equal to the amount referred to in clause (i) or (ii) in any combination of currency or currency unit or Government Obligations;
(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable with respect to the Securities of such series and any related coupons;
(3) the Company has delivered to such Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the entire indebtedness on all Securities of such series and any related coupons have been complied with; and
(4) in the case of Securities having a Stated Maturity more than one year from the date of deposit pursuant to (B) above, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of execution 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 shall confirm that, the Holders of such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such satisfaction and discharge 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 defeasance had not occurred.
(b) Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 4.1 with respect to all the Securities of all series, the terms and conditions of such series, including the terms and conditions with respect thereto set forth in this Indenture, shall no longer be binding upon, or applicable to, the Company, and the Holders of the Securities of such series and any related coupons shall look for payment only to the funds or obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(1)(B); provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be discharged from (i) any payment obligations in respect of Securities of such series and any related coupons which are deemed not to be Outstanding under clause (c) of the definition thereof if such obligations continue to be valid obligations of the Company under applicable law, (ii) from any obligations under Sections 4.2(b), 6.7 and 6.10 and Article XIII and (iii) from any obligations under Sections 3.5 and 3.6 (except that Securities of such series issued upon registration of transfer or exchange or in lieu of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities and any related coupons shall not be obligations of the Company) and Sections 7.1 and 10.2; and provided, further, that in the event a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Act of 1978 or Title 11 of the United States Code or a successor statute is filed and not discharged with respect to the Company within 91 days after the deposit, the entire indebtedness on all Securities of such series and any related coupons shall not be discharged, and in such event the Trustee shall return such deposited funds or obligations as it is then holding to the Company upon Company Request.
Section 4.2 Application of Trust Money.
(a) All money and obligations deposited with the Trustee for any series of Securities pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held irrevocably in trust and shall be held under the terms of an escrow trust agreement in form satisfactory to such Trustee. Such money and obligations shall be applied by such Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities, any coupons, this Indenture and such escrow trust agreement, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as such Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities for the payment of which such
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money and obligations have been deposited with such Trustee. If Securities of any series are to be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity, whether pursuant to any optional redemption provision or in accordance with any mandatory sinking fund requirement, the Company shall make such arrangements as are reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee for any series of Securities for the giving of notice of redemption by such Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.
(b) The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee for any series of Securities against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 4.1 or the interest and principal received in respect of such Government Obligations other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is payable by or on behalf of Holders. The obligation of the Company under this Section 4.2(b) shall be deemed to be an obligation of the Company under Section 6.7(b).
(c) Anything in this Article IV to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to Section 6.7, the Trustee for any series of Securities shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 4.1 which, as expressed in a Certificate of a Firm of Independent Public Accountants delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then have been required to be deposited for the purpose for which such money or Government Obligations were deposited or received provided such delivery can be made without liquidating any Government Obligations.
Section 4.3 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
Upon compliance by the Company with the provisions of Section 4.1 as to the satisfaction and discharge of each series of Securities issued hereunder, and if the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under this Indenture, this Indenture shall cease to be of any further effect (except as otherwise provided herein). Upon Company Request and receipt of an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers Certificate complying with the provisions of Section 1.2, the Trustees for all series of Securities (at the expense of the Company) shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, any obligations of the Company under Sections 3.5, 3.6, 4.2(b), 6.7, 6.10, 7.1 and 10.2 and Article XIII and the obligations of the Trustee for any series of Securities under Section 4.2 shall survive.
Section 4.4 Reinstatement.
If the Trustee for any series of Securities is unable to apply any of the amounts (for purposes of this Section 4.4, Amounts) or Government Obligations, as the case may be, described in Section 4.1(a)(1)(B)(i) or (ii), respectively, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1 by reason of any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of such series and the coupons, if any, appertaining thereto shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 4.1 until such time as the Trustee for such series is permitted to apply all such Amounts or Government Obligations, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1; provided, however, that if, due to the reinstatement of its rights or obligations hereunder, the Company has made any payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on such Securities or coupons, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities or coupons to receive payment from such Amounts or Government Obligations, as the case may be, held by the Trustee for such series.
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ARTICLE V
REMEDIES
Section 5.1 Events of Default.
Unless otherwise specified in Section 3.1 with respect to any series of Securities, Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(a) default in the payment of any interest on any Security of such series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or
(b) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security of such series at its Maturity; or
(c) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture (other than a default in the performance, or a breach, of a covenant or warranty which is specifically dealt with elsewhere in this Section or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of series of Securities other than such series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder; or
(d) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or
(e) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by the Company to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by the Company of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by the Company to the filing of such petition or the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the Company in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or
(f) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 5.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing (other than pursuant to Section 5.1(d) or (e)), then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of
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not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may, and the Trustee upon the request of the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, declare the principal amount (or, if the Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all the Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders) and, upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(d) or (e) occurs and is continuing, then the principal of all the Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
At any time after such declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(a) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(1) all overdue interest on all Securities of such series,
(2) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of such series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities,
(3) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and
(4) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursement and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and
(b) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of principal of Securities of such series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.13.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 5.3 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Company covenants that if:
(a) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(b) default is made in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, with interest upon the overdue principal (and premium, if any) and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon overdue installments of interest, at the rate prescribed therefor in such Securities; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities, wherever situated.
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If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement for any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 5.4 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor, upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal (and premium, if any) and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims for the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(b) to collect and receive any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.7.
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 Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 5.5 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 5.6 Application of Money Collected.
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.7; and
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SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest.
Section 5.7 Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Securities of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(b) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount for the Outstanding Securities of such series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the cost, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, distribute or prejudice the rights of any other Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the Holders.
Section 5.8 Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right on the terms stated herein, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.7) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 5.9 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.
Section 5.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as provided in Section 3.6, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Trustee and the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
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Section 5.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 5.12 Control by Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that
(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture;
(b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction; and
(c) the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, determine that the proceedings so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability.
Section 5.13 Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder and its consequences, except a default
(a) in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security of such series, or
(b) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article IX cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 5.14 Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of any undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).
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Section 5.15 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE VI
THE TRUSTEE
Section 6.1 Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) With respect to Securities of any series, except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series,
(1) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(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; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements for this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
(b) In case an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall with respect to Securities of such series exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that
(1) this Subsection (c) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section;
(2) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to Securities of any series with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series relating to the time, method and place of conducting and proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture; and
(4) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
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(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
Section 6.2 Notice of Defaults.
Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, notice of such default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security of such series or in the payment of any sinking fund installment with respect to Securities, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of the board of directors or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders; and provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 5.1(c) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term default means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
Section 6.3 Certain Rights of Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1:
(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel;
(d) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(e) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence or indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
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(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(h) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(i) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;
(j) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any default hereunder or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default or Event of Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;
(k) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and
(l) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.
Section 6.4 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The recitals contained herein, and in the Securities, except the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee or any Authenticating Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.
Section 6.5 May Hold Securities.
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities, and, subject to Sections 6.8 and 6.13, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
Section 6.6 Money Held in Trust.
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Company.
Section 6.7 Compensation and Reimbursement.
The Company agrees:
(a) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
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(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct;
(c) to indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, damage, liability, claims or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee), incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section;
(d) the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities as to all property and funds held by it hereunder for any amount owing it or any predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.7, except with respect to funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities;
(e) Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(d) or Section 5.1(e), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law; and
(f) The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
Section 6.8 Qualification of Trustee; Conflicting Interests.
The Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act during the period of time required thereby. Nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the Commission the application referred to in the penultimate paragraph of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. In determining whether the Trustee has a conflicting interest as defined in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to the Securities of any series, there shall be excluded Securities of any particular series of Securities other than that series.
Section 6.9 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be:
(a) a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, or
(b) a corporation or other Person organized and doing business under the laws of a foreign government that is permitted to act as Trustee pursuant to a rule, regulation, or other order of the Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by authority of such foreign government or a political subdivision thereof substantially equivalent to supervision or examination applicable to a United States institutional trustee,
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. No obligor upon the Securities or a Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such obligor shall serve as Trustee upon the Securities. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
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Section 6.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee under Section 6.11.
(b) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may at the Companys expense petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
(c) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by an Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company.
(d) If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act pursuant to Section 6.8 hereof after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months unless the Trustees duty to resign is stayed in accordance with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.9 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or
(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
then, in any case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee, or (ii) subject to Section 5.14, the Holder of any Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(e) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of any one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the securities of such series and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.11, become the successor Trustee and supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders of such Securities and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 6.11, the Holder of any Security of such series who has been a bona fide Holder for at least six months may, subject to Section 5.14, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
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(f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of Securities of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
Section 6.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
(a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
(b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trust and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
(c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers, trusts and duties referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
Section 6.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
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Section 6.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor).
Section 6.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
At any time when any of the Securities remain Outstanding the Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 3.6, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustees certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.
The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.
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If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee | ||
By | ||
Authenticating Agent | ||
By | ||
Authorized Signatory |
ARTICLE VII
HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
Section 7.1 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:
(a) semi-annually, not later than June 30th and December 30th in each year, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of the preceding June 15th or December 15th, as the case may be; and
(b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided , however , that if and so long as the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar, no such list need be furnished.
Section 7.2 Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 7.1 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar or Paying Agent (if so acting). The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
(b) If three or more Holders (hereinafter referred to as applicants) apply in writing to the Trustee, and furnish to the Trustee reasonable proof that each such applicant has owned a Security for a period of at least six months preceding the date of such application, and such application states the applicants desire to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities and is accompanied by a copy of the form of proxy or other communication which such applicants propose to transmit, then the Trustee shall, within five Business Days after the receipt of such application, at its election, either
(1) afford such applicants access to the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 7.2(a), or
(2) inform such applicants as to the approximate number of Holders whose names and addresses appear in the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 7.2(a), and as to the approximate cost of mailing to such Holders the form of proxy or other communication, if any, specified in such application.
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If the Trustee shall elect not to afford such applicants access to such information, the Trustee shall, upon the written request of such applicants, mail to each Holder whose name and address appear in the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 7.2(a), a copy of the form of proxy or other communication which is specified in such requests, with reasonable promptness after a tender to the Trustee of the material to be mailed and of payment, or provision for the payment, of the reasonable expenses of mailing, unless within five days after such tender, the Trustee shall mail to such applicants and file with the Commission, together with a copy of the material to be mailed, a written statement to the effect that, in the opinion of the Trustee, such mailing would be contrary to the best interests of the Holders or would be in violation of applicable law. Such written statement shall specify the basis of such opinion. If the Commission, after opportunity for a hearing upon the objections specified in the written statement so filed, shall enter an order refusing to sustain any of such objections or if, after the entry of an order sustaining one or more of such objections, the Commission shall find, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that all the objections so sustained have been met and shall enter an order so declaring, the Trustee shall mail copies of such material to all such Holders with reasonable promptness after the entry of such order and the renewal of such tender, otherwise the Trustee shall be relieved of any obligation or duty to such applicants respecting their application.
(c) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders in accordance with Section 7.2(b), regardless of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under Section 7.2(b).
Section 7.3 Reports by Trustee.
(a) The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313 (a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty days after each May 15 following the date of the initial issuance of Securities under this Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).
(b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to the Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which the Securities are listed, with the Commission and also with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when the Securities are listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.
Section 7.4 Reports by Company.
The Company shall file with the Trustee, and transmit to the Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the reports, information and documents. All required reports, information and documents referred to in this Section 704 shall be deemed filed with the Trustee and transmitted to the Holders at the time such reports, information or documents are publicly filed with the Commission via the Commissions EDGAR filing system (or any successor system). For purposes of clarification, the foregoing sentence does not impose on the Trustee any duty to search for or obtain any electronic or other filings that the Company makes with the Commission, regardless of whether such filings are periodic, supplemental or otherwise. The Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
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ARTICLE VIII
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
Section 8.1 Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, and the Company shall not permit any Person to consolidate with or merge into the Company or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to the Company, unless:
(a) in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interests on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the Company or a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 8.2 Successor Person Substituted.
Upon any consolidation by the Company, with or merger by the Company into any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 8.1, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company herein; and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE IX
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 9.1 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
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(a) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities; or
(b) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or
(c) to add any additional Events of Default with respect to any or all series of Securities (and, if any such Event of Default applies to fewer than all series of Securities, stating each series to which such Event of Default applies); or
(d) to add or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons; or
(e) to change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture, provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision; or
(f) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1; or
(g) to add Guarantees with respect to the Securities; or
(h) to secure the Securities; or
(i) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.11(b); or
(j) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein; or
(k) to add to the conditions, limitations and restrictions on the authorized amount, form, terms or purposes of issue, authentication and delivery of Securities, as herein set forth, other conditions, limitations and restrictions thereafter to be observed; or
(l) to supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of Securities pursuant to Section 4.1 or Article XIII, provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of such series and any related coupons or any other series of Securities in any material respect; or
(m) to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as contemplated by Section 9.5 or otherwise; or
(n) to add or modify any other provision in this Indenture with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder which the Company may deem necessary or desirable and which does not materially and adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any Holder of Securities of any series.
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Section 9.2 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby:
(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2, or change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date); or
(b) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture; or
(c) modify any of the provisions of this Section or Sections 5.13 and 10.8, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Security affected thereby; provided, however, that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to the Trustee and concomitant changes in this Section and Section 10.8, or the deletion of this provision, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 6.11(b) and 9.1(i).
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
Upon the request of the Company, each accompanied by a copy of a Board Resolution authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 9.3 Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers Certificate stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
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Section 9.4 Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
Section 9.5 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to the Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect and shall be deemed to include any provisions of the Trust Indenture Act necessary to effect such conformity.
Section 9.6 Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE X
COVENANTS
Section 10.1 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.
Section 10.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities, an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The office of the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office or at the offices or agencies of its agent shall be such office or agency of the Company, unless the Company shall designate and maintain some other office or agency for one or more of such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change in the location of any such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Company may from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes, and may from time to time rescind such designation; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and any change in the location of any such office or agency.
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Section 10.3 Money for Security Payments to be Held in Trust.
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or not more than one Business Day before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any of the Securities, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
If the Company is not acting as Paying Agent, the Company will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any), or interest on, any Securities, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum in same day funds sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of such action or any failure so to act.
If the Company is not acting as Paying Agent, the Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:
(a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(b) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities) in the making of any payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest;
(c) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent; and
(d) acknowledge, accept and agree to comply in all aspects with the provisions of this Indenture relating to the duties, rights and disabilities of such Paying Agent.
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Unless otherwise required by applicable law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; 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 a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or mail to each such Holder or both notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification, publication or mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
Section 10.4 Corporate Existence.
Subject to Article VIII, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises of the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as a whole and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.
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Section 10.5 Maintenance of Properties.
The Company shall cause all properties owned by the Company or any Subsidiary or used or held for use in the conduct of its business or the business of any Subsidiary to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the Company from discontinuing the 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 its business or the business of any Subsidiary and not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.
Section 10.6 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (ii) all material lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.
Section 10.7 Statement by Officers as to Default.
The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture, and if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
Section 10.8 Waiver of Certain Covenants.
The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant or condition set forth in Sections 10.4 through 10.6 if, before or after the time for such compliance, the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding shall, by Act of such Holders, waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or effect such covenant or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such covenant or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
ARTICLE XI
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 11.1 Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series) in accordance with this Article.
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Section 11.2 Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution and an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company, the Company shall, not less than 45 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities (a) prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, or (b) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition.
Section 11.3 Selection by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed.
If less than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the particular Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem to be fair and appropriate, and the amounts to be redeemed shall be equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof.
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company and each Security Registrar in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 11.4 Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(a) the Redemption Date;
(b) the Redemption Price, or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculation thereof;
(c) if less than all Outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Securities to be redeemed;
(d) in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that after the Redemption Date upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in the aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued;
(e) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price;
(f) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security or portion thereof, and that (unless the Company shall default in payment of the Redemption Price) interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date;
(g) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and
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(h) the CUSIP Number of the Securities.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Companys request and with the notice information delivered to the Trustee at least 5 Business Days before such notice is to be given to the Holders (unless a shorter period shall be acceptable to the Trustee), by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.
The notice if mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security.
Section 11.5 Deposit of Redemption Price.
On or prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 10.3) an amount of money in same day funds sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series)) accrued interest on, all the Securities or portions thereof which are to be redeemed on that date.
Section 11.6 Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series) installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to the terms and the provisions of Section 3.7.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate borne by such Security.
Section 11.7 Securities Redeemed in Part.
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 10.2 (with, if the Company, the Security Registrar or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Security Registrar or the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge to the Holder, a new Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered; provided, however, that the Depositary need not surrender Global Securities for a partial redemption and may be authorized to make a notation on such Global Security of such partial redemption. In the case of a partial redemption of the Global Securities, the Depositary, and in turn, the participants in the Depositary, shall have the responsibility to select any Securities to be redeemed by their standard procedures.
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ARTICLE XII
SINKING FUNDS
Section 12.1 Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of such series.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a mandatory sinking fund payment, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an optional sinking fund payment. If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 12.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.
Section 12.2 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series, provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
Section 12.3 Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 75 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 12.2 and the basis for such credit and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. The Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 11.3 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 11.4. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 11.6 and 11.7.
ARTICLE XIII
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 13.1 Applicability of Article; Companys Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
If, pursuant to Section 3.1, provision is made for either or both of (a) defeasance of the Securities of or within a series under Section 13.2 or (b) covenant defeasance of the Securities of or within a series under Section 13.3, then the provisions of such Section or Sections, as the case may be, together with the other provisions of this Article (with such modifications thereto as may be specified pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to any Securities), shall be applicable to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, and the Company may at its option by Board Resolution, at any time, with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, elect to have Section 13.2 (if applicable) or Section 13.3 (if applicable) be applied to such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article.
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Section 13.2 Defeasance and Discharge.
Upon the Companys exercise of the above option applicable to this Section with respect to any Securities of or within a series, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto on the date the conditions set forth in Section 13.4 are satisfied (hereinafter, defeasance). For this purpose, such defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, which shall thereafter be deemed to be Outstanding only for the purposes of Section 13.5 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (A) and (B) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto and this Indenture insofar as such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense and at the request of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (A) the rights of Holders of such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 13.4 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto when such payments are due, (B) the Companys obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 3.5, 3.6, 10.2 and 10.3, (C) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, (D) the rights of Holders to convert Securities, if any, in accordance with their terms, and (E) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Company may exercise its option under this Section notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 13.3 with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto.
Section 13.3 Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Companys exercise of the above option applicable to this Section with respect to any Securities of or within a series, the Company shall be released from its obligations under Sections 10.4 to 10.6, inclusive, and, if specified pursuant to Section 3.1, its obligations under any other covenant, with respect to such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 13.4 are satisfied (hereinafter, covenant defeasance), and such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto shall thereafter be deemed to be 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 Sections 10.4 to 10.6, inclusive, or such other covenant, but shall continue to be deemed Outstanding for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such covenant defeasance means that, with respect to such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such Section or such other covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or such other covenant or by reason of reference in any such Section or such other covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a default or an Event of Default under Section 5.1(c) or 5.1(f) or otherwise, as the case may be, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto shall be unaffected thereby.
Section 13.4 Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to application of Section 13.2 or Section 13.3 to any Outstanding Securities of or within a series and any coupons appertaining thereto:
(a) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, (1) an amount in such currency or currencies in which such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto are then specified as payable at Stated Maturity, or (2) Government Obligations applicable to such Securities and coupons appertaining thereto (determined on the basis of the currency or currencies in which such Securities and coupons appertaining thereto are then specified as payable at Stated Maturity) which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto, money in an
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amount, or (3) a combination thereof, in any case, in an amount, sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of such principal and interest, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a Certificate of a Firm of Independent Public Accountants delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge, (i) the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto to the Stated Maturity of such principal or installment of principal or interest or any applicable Redemption Date and (ii) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments applicable to such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto on the day on which such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto.
(b) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
(c) No Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default with respect to such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or, insofar as Sections 5.1(d) and 5.1(e) are concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period), and the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (which may be subject to the customary exceptions) to the effect that after the passage of 91 days following deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally.
(d) In the case of an election under Section 13.2, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of execution 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 shall confirm that, the Holders of such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such 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 defeasance had not occurred.
(e) In the case of an election under Section 13.3, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto 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.
(f) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance under Section 13.2 or the covenant defeasance under Section 13.3 (as the case may be) have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that either (i) as a result of a deposit pursuant to subsection (a) above and the related exercise of the Companys option under Section 13.2 or Section 13.3 (as the case may be), registration is not required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by the Company, with respect to the trust funds representing such deposit or by the Trustee for such trust funds or (ii) all necessary registrations under said Act have been effected.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional or substitute terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Company in connection therewith pursuant to Section 3.1.
(h) If the Securities of such series are to be redeemed, either notice of such redemption shall have been given or the Company shall have given the Trustee irrevocable directions to give notice of such redemption in the name, and at the expense of, the Company, under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee.
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Section 13.5 Deposited Money and Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.3, all money and Government Obligations (or other property as may be provided pursuant to Section 3.1) (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.4 in respect of any Outstanding Securities of any series and any coupons appertaining thereto shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto 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 Holders of such Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal (and premium, if any) and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Security pursuant to Section 3.1, if, after a deposit referred to in Section 13.4(a) has been made, the Holder of a Security in respect of which such deposit was made is entitled to, and does, elect pursuant to Section 3.1 or the terms of such Security to receive payment in a currency other than that in which the deposit pursuant to Section 13.4(a) has been made in respect of such Security, the indebtedness represented by such Security and any coupons appertaining thereto shall be deemed to have been, and will be, fully discharged and satisfied through the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any), and interest, if any, on such Security as the same becomes due out of the proceeds yielded by converting (from time to time as specified below in the case of any such election) the amount or other property deposited in respect of such Security into the currency in which such Security becomes payable as a result of such election based on the applicable market exchange rate for such currency in effect on the second Business Day prior to each payment date.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 13.4 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 such Outstanding Securities and any coupons appertaining thereto.
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, subject to Section 6.7, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or Government Obligations (or other property and any proceeds therefrom) held by it as provided in Section 13.4 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a Certificate of a Firm of Independent Public Accountants thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect a defeasance or covenant defeasance, as applicable, in accordance with this Article, provided such delivery can be made without liquidating any Government Obligations.
ARTICLE XIV
GUARANTEE OF SECURITIES
Section 14.1 Guarantee.
(a) Each Person, if any, designated as a Guarantor in the Board Resolution or supplemental indenture establishing a series of Securities that also establishes itself as a Guarantor of such Securities by Board Resolution or pursuant to authority granted by one or more Board Resolutions and set forth, or determined in the manner established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, with respect to each series of Securities to which this Article XIV is made applicable, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees (the Guarantee) to each Holder of a Security of such series authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Securities of such series or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Securities of such series, that: (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of such series will be paid in full when due, whether at the Stated Maturity or Interest Payment Date, by acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise; (ii) all other obligations of the
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Company to the Holders of such series or the Trustee under this Indenture or the Securities of such series will be promptly paid in full, all in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such series; and (iii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities of such series or any of such other obligations thereunder, they will be paid in full when due in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at the Stated Maturity or Interest Payment Date, by acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed for whatever reason, each Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the same before failure so to pay becomes an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series. If the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of a series so guaranteed when and as the same shall become due, whether at the Stated Maturity or Interest Payment Date, by acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise, without the necessity of action by the Trustee or any Holder, each Guarantor with respect to such series shall be required to promptly make such payment in full. The obligations of all Guarantors under this Article XIV shall be joint and several.
(b) Each Guarantor agrees with respect to Securities of any series that its obligations with regard to this Guarantee shall be as principal and not merely as surety and shall be full, irrevocable and unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Securities of such series or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any delays in obtaining or realizing upon or failures to obtain or realize upon collateral, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or a guarantor. Each Guarantor with respect to Securities of any series 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 or right to require the prior disposition of the assets of the Company to meet its obligations, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of all obligations contained in the Securities of such series and this Indenture as it relates to such series of Securities.
(c) If any Holder of Securities of a series or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to any of the Company or a Guarantor with respect to Securities of that series, or any custodian, trustee, or similar official acting in relation to any of the Company or a Guarantor, any amount paid by any of the Company or a Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder with respect to Securities of that series, the Guarantee with respect to Securities of that series, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders of Securities of a series in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations of Securities of such series. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 5.2 for the purposes of a Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration as to the Company of the obligations so guaranteed, and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of those obligations as provided in Section 5.2, those obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors with respect to Securities of a series for purposes of the Guarantee.
(d) Each Guarantor and by its acceptance of a Security issued hereunder each Holder hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee by each Guarantor set forth in Section 14.1(a) not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purpose of any Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar Federal or state law. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Holders and all Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each of the Guarantors under the Guarantee set forth in Section 14.1(a) shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor, and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to the next succeeding sentence, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under such Guarantee not constituting such a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. Each Guarantor that makes any payment or distribution under Section 14.1(a) shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor equal to its Pro Rata Portion of such payment or distribution. For purposes of the foregoing, the Pro Rata Portion of any Guarantor means the percentage of net assets of all Guarantors held by such Guarantor, determined in accordance with GAAP.
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(e) It is the intention of the parties that the obligations of the Guarantors shall be in, but not in excess of, the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Accordingly, if the obligations in respect of the Guarantee would be annulled, avoided or subordinated to the creditors of any Guarantor by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding actually pending before such court as a result of a determination both that such Guarantee was made without fair consideration and, immediately after giving effect thereto, such Guarantor was insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they mature or left with an unreasonably small capital, then the obligations of such Guarantor under such Guarantee shall be reduced by such court if and to the extent such reduction would result in the avoidance of such annulment, avoidance or subordination; provided, however, that any reduction pursuant to this paragraph shall be made in the smallest amount as is strictly necessary to reach such result. For purposes of this paragraph, fair consideration, insolvency, unable to pay its debts as they mature, unreasonably small capital and the effective times of reductions, if any, required by this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with applicable law.
(f) If the obligations of any Guarantor are reduced pursuant to Section 14.1(d) or 14.1(e) above, such reduction shall be applied proportionately with respect to all Securities (of whatever series) guaranteed under Section 14.1, in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amount of such Securities so guaranteed (or, if any Securities are Original Issue Discount Securities, the accreted value of such Securities) and being then due upon the acceleration of the payment of such Securities.
(g) A Guarantor may consolidate with, sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of its assets to, or merge with or into, the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or another Guarantor at any time without limitation, provided that, if the successor entity or entity acquiring the assets is a Subsidiary of the Company or another Guarantor, such entity expressly or by operation of law assumes all of the obligations of the Guarantor under this Indenture in connection with the transaction. In any such case, the Guarantor shall be released from all obligations under this Indenture.
(h) In addition to the transactions permitted by Section 14.1(g), a Guarantor may consolidate with, sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of its assets to, or merge with or into, any other Person, provided that, in any such case, the Guarantor shall be the continuing Person, or the successor Person or Person acquiring the assets shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States or a State thereof and such Person expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Guarantor under this Indenture by supplemental indenture complying with Article IX hereof, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such corporation. In any such case, the Guarantor shall be released from all obligations under this Indenture. Any such consolidation, sale, lease, conveyance or merger is also subject to the condition that the Trustee receive an Officers Certificate of the Guarantor and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the transaction, and the assumption by any successor corporation or acquiror of assets, complies with the provisions of this Section 14.1(h) and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(i) Upon a sale, transfer or other disposition of Capital Stock of a Subsidiary Guarantor by the Company to a Person other than the Company, which disposition (i) is not subject to Section 14.1(g), Section 14.1(h) or Article VIII, (ii) causes such Guarantor to no longer be a Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) is for consideration at least equal to the fair value of the Capital Stock disposed of (in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company) and (iv) is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, such Guarantor shall be released from all obligations under this Indenture. Upon the delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the transaction or series of related transactions giving rise to the release of such obligations was made in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee upon Company Request shall execute, at the expense of the Company, any documents reasonably required by the Company in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations. Any Guarantor not so released shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities as provided in this Article XIV.
Section 14.2 Future Guarantors.
Each Person providing a guarantee of any Security of a series pursuant to this Indenture shall execute and deliver a supplemental indenture making such Person a party to this Indenture for the purpose of becoming a Guarantor.
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Section 14.3 Delivery of Guarantee.
The delivery of any Security of a series by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in Section 14.1 on behalf of each Guarantor for that series.
Patriot Act Disclosure:
To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. For a non-individual person such as a business entity, a charity, a Trust or other legal entity the Trustee will ask for documentation to verify its formation and existence as a legal entity.
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This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC. | ||||
By | /s/ Darren J. Tangen | |||
Name: | Darren J. Tangen | |||
Title: | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee | ||||
By | /s/ Laurence J. OBrien | |||
Name: | Laurence J. OBrien | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Base Indenture
Exhibit 4.2
EXECUTION COPY
Dated as of April 10, 2013
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
as Issuer
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
as Trustee
5.00% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO THE INDENTURE DATED AS OF APRIL 10, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION | 1 | |||||
Section 1.01 |
Scope of Supplemental Indenture | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02 |
Definitions | 2 | ||||
Section 1.03 |
References to Interest | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES | 9 | |||||
Section 2.01 |
Title and Terms; Payments | 9 | ||||
Section 2.02 |
Forms | 10 | ||||
Section 2.03 |
Transfer and Exchange | 12 | ||||
Section 2.04 |
Payments on the Securities | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 PURCHASES | 16 | |||||
Section 3.01 |
[Reserved.] | 16 | ||||
Section 3.02 |
Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change | 16 | ||||
Section 3.03 |
Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice | 18 | ||||
Section 3.04 |
Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice | 18 | ||||
Section 3.05 |
Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price | 19 | ||||
Section 3.06 |
Securities Purchased in Whole or in Part | 19 | ||||
Section 3.07 |
Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Securities | 19 | ||||
Section 3.08 |
Repayment to the Company | 20 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 CONVERSION | 20 | |||||
Section 4.01 |
Right to Convert | 20 | ||||
Section 4.02 |
Conversion Procedures | 20 | ||||
Section 4.03 |
Settlement Upon Conversion | 22 | ||||
Section 4.04 |
Adjustment of Conversion Rate | 23 | ||||
Section 4.05 |
Discretionary and Voluntary Adjustments | 32 | ||||
Section 4.06 |
Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon Conversion in Connection With a Make-Whole Fundamental Change | 33 | ||||
Section 4.07 |
Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale | 34 |
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ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS |
55 | |||||
Section 11.01 |
Effect on Successors and Assigns | 55 | ||||
Section 11.02 |
Governing Law | 55 | ||||
Section 11.03 |
No Security Interest Created | 55 | ||||
Section 11.04 |
Trust Indenture Act | 55 | ||||
Section 11.05 |
Benefits of Supplemental Indenture | 56 | ||||
Section 11.06 |
Calculations | 56 | ||||
Section 11.07 |
Execution in Counterparts | 56 | ||||
Section 11.08 |
Notices | 56 | ||||
Section 11.09 |
Ratification of Base Indenture | 56 | ||||
Section 11.10 |
The Trustee | 57 | ||||
Section 11.11 |
No Recourse Against Others | 57 |
SCHEDULE
Schedule A Additional Shares
EXHIBIT
Exhibit A Form of Security
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture ), dated as of April 10, 2013, between Colony Financial, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company ), and The Bank of New York Mellon (the Trustee ), as trustee under the Indenture dated as of April 10, 2013, between the Company and the Trustee (as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Base Indenture ).
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Company executed and delivered the Base Indenture to the Trustee to provide, among other things, for the issuance, from time to time, of the Companys unsecured senior debt securities, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, in one or more series to be established by the Company under, and authenticated and delivered as provided in, the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.1(f) of the Base Indenture provides for the Company and the Trustee to enter into supplemental indentures to the Base Indenture to establish the form and terms of securities of any series as contemplated by Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has duly adopted resolutions authorizing the Company to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture, the Company has authorized the creation and issuance under this Supplemental Indenture of its 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the Securities ), the form and substance of such Securities and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Base Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, and that all requirements necessary to make (i) this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms, and (ii) the Securities, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the valid obligations of the Company have been performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized in all respects.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, for and in consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Securities by the Holders (as defined herein) thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the benefit of the Company and the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 1.01 Scope of Supplemental Indenture . The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and shall govern only the terms of (and only the rights of the Holders and the obligations of the Company with respect to), the Securities, which may be issued from time to time, and shall not apply to any other securities that may be issued under the Base Indenture
(or govern the rights of the holders of securities or the obligations of the Company with respect to any such other securities) unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall, with respect to the Securities, supersede any corresponding provisions in the Base Indenture. Subject to the preceding sentence, and except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Securities and govern the rights of the Holders of the Securities and the obligations of the Company and the Trustee with respect thereto.
Section 1.02 Definitions . For all purposes of the Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) |
the terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article 1 and include the plural as well as the singular; and |
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all words, terms and phrases defined in the Base Indenture (but not otherwise defined herein) shall have the same meanings as in the Base Indenture. |
Additional Shares has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(a) hereof.
Agent Members has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c) hereof.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any matter at any time, the policies and procedures of the Depositary, if any, that are applicable to such matter at such time.
Base Indenture has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, as such instrument may be supplemented from time to time by one or more indentures supplemental thereto, including this Supplemental Indenture, entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Base Indenture, including, for all purposes of the Base Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and any such other supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern the Base Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and any other such supplemental indenture, respectively.
Business Day means, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close or to be closed.
Capital Stock means, for any Person, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.
Clause A Distribution has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c) hereof.
Clause B Distribution has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c) hereof.
Clause C Distribution has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c) hereof.
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Close of Business means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
Common Equity of any Person means the Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.
Common Stock means, subject to Section 4.07, the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company authorized at the date of this instrument as originally executed or shares of any class or classes of common stock resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof; provided , however , that if at any time there shall be more than one such resulting class, the shares so issuable on conversion of Securities shall include shares of all such classes, and the shares of each such class then so issuable shall be substantially in the proportion which the total number of shares of such class resulting from all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such classes resulting from all such reclassifications. Common Stock includes any stock of any class of Capital Stock which has no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the issuer thereof and which is not subject to redemption by the issuer thereof.
Company has the meaning, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, shall include its successors and assigns.
Continuing Director means a director who either was a member of the Companys Board of Directors on the date of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or who becomes a member of the Companys board of directors subsequent to that date and whose election, appointment or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders is duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors on the Companys Board of Directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Company on behalf of the Companys entire Board of Directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.
Conversion Agent means the office or agency designated by the Company where Securities may be presented for conversion.
Conversion Date has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b) hereof.
Conversion Notice has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b) hereof.
Conversion Price means, in respect of each Security, as of any date, $1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate in effect on such date.
Conversion Rate means initially 42.3819 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
Custodian means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Securities (so long as the Securities constitute Global Securities), or any successor entity.
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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.
DTA has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(d) hereof.
Effective Date has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(c) hereof.
Event of Default has the meaning, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, specified in Section 7.02 hereof.
Ex-Dividend Date means the first date on which shares of the Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question.
Form of Assignment and Transfer means the Form of Assignment and Transfer attached as Attachment 3 to the Form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice means the Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice attached as Attachment 2 to the Form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Notice of Conversion means the Form of Notice of Conversion attached as Attachment 1 to the Form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Fundamental Change shall be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Securities are originally issued if any of the following occurs:
(1) any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company or its Subsidiaries and the Companys or its Subsidiaries employee benefit plans, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Companys Common Equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Companys Common Equity;
(2) the consummation of (x) any consolidation, merger, amalgamation, scheme of arrangement or other binding share exchange or reclassification or similar transaction between the Company and another person (other than any of the Companys Subsidiaries), in each case pursuant to which the Common Stock shall be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a transaction (i) that results in the holders of all classes of the Companys Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction owning, directly or indirectly, as a result of such transaction, more than 50% of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event, or (ii) effected solely to change the Companys jurisdiction of incorporation or to form a holding company for the Company and that results in a share exchange or reclassification or similar exchange of the outstanding Common Stock solely into common shares of the surviving entity or (y) any sale or other disposition in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, to another person (other than any of the Companys Subsidiaries);
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(3) Continuing Directors cease to constitute at least a majority of the Companys Board of Directors;
(4) the Companys stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (other than in a transaction described in clause (2) above); or
(5) the Common Stock ceases to be listed on The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or any other National Securities Exchange;
provided , however , that in the case of a transaction or event described in clause (1) or (2) above, if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares) in the transaction or transactions that would otherwise constitute a Fundamental Change consists of shares of common stock or common equity interests that are traded on The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with the transaction that would otherwise constitute a Fundamental Change under clause (1) or (2) above ( Publicly Traded Securities ), and as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Securities become convertible into or by reference to such Publicly Traded Securities, excluding cash payments for fractional shares (subject to settlement in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4.03, 4.04 and 4.06 hereof), such event shall not be a Fundamental Change.
Fundamental Change Company Notice has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b) hereof.
Fundamental Change Expiration Time has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a) hereof.
Fundamental Change Purchase Date has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a) hereof.
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a) hereof.
Fundamental Change Purchase Price has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a) hereof.
Global Security means, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, a Security which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered to or on behalf of the Depositary or its nominee, all in accordance with the Indenture and pursuant to a Company Order, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and which shall represent the amount of uncertificated Securities as specified therein.
Holder means, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, the Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
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Indenture means, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, the Base Indenture, as originally executed and as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, each as may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
Interest Payment Date means, with respect to the payment of interest on the Securities and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, each April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on October 15, 2013.
Issue Date means, with respect to the Securities, April 10, 2013.
Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid and last ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid and the average last ask prices) on that Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded. If the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant Trading Day, the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted, the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and last ask prices for the Common Stock on the relevant Trading Day from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose. Any such determination will be conclusive absent manifest error.
Make-Whole Fundamental Change means any event that (i) is a Fundamental Change, after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from the definition thereof, or (ii) would be a Fundamental Change, but for the exclusion in Section (i) of clause (2) of the definition thereof.
Market Disruption Event means (i) a failure by the primary exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock trades or is quoted to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Trading Day for the Common Stock, of an aggregate one half-hour period of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.
Maturity Date means, with respect to any Security and the payment of the principal amount thereof, April 15, 2023.
Merger Event has the meaning specified in Section 4.07(a) hereof.
National Securities Exchange means a securities exchange registered as a national securities exchange under Section 6 of the Exchange Act.
Non-Recourse Indebtedness means indebtedness the terms of which provide that the lenders claim for repayment of such indebtedness is limited solely to a claim against the property which secures such indebtedness; provided that recourse obligations or liabilities of the
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borrower or any guarantor solely for customary carve out matters in respect of any indebtedness will not prevent indebtedness from being classified as Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
Notice of Default has the meaning, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.1 of the Base Indenture, specified in Section 7.02(g) hereof.
Offer Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(e) hereof.
Open of Business means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
Optional Redemption shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.02 hereof.
Outstanding means, with respect to the Securities, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, any Securities authenticated by the Trustee except (i) Securities cancelled by it, (ii) Securities delivered to it for cancellation and (iii)(A) Securities replaced pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Base Indenture, on and after the time such Security is replaced (unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that such Security is held by a bona fide purchaser), (B) Securities converted pursuant to Article 4 hereof, on and after their Conversion Date, (C) any and all Securities, as of the Maturity Date, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date or the Redemption Date, as applicable, if the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the Indenture, money sufficient to pay, purchase or redeem all of the Securities then payable, properly surrendered for purchase and not validly withdrawn or selected for redemption, as applicable, and (D) any and all Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor, except that in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice consent or waiver or other action that is to be made by a requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities, only such Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be disregarded.
Paying Agent has the meaning set forth in the Base Indenture and shall be the person authorized by the Company to pay the principal amount of, interest on, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price of, any Securities on behalf of the Company.
Physical Securities means any non-Global Security issued pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof that is in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement means the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement of the Company, dated April 4, 2013, to the Prospectus of the Company dated March 29, 2013, relating to the offering and sale of the Securities.
Publicly Traded Securities has the meaning specified in the definition of Fundamental Change.
Record Date means, except to the extent otherwise provided under Section 4.04(c) hereof, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of the Common Stock have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which Common Stock (or other applicable security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of
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the Common Stock entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, statute, contract or otherwise).
Redemption Date shall have the meaning, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, specified in Section 5.03(a) hereof.
Redemption Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.03(a) hereof.
Redemption Price means, for any Securities to be redeemed pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture, 100% of the principal amount of such Securities, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case interest accrued to the Interest Payment Date will be paid to Holders of record of such Securities on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Securities).
Reference Property has the meaning specified in Section 4.07(a) hereof.
Regular Record Date means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the April 1 (whether or not a Business Day) or the October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.
Reporting Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 7.04(a) hereof.
Scheduled Trading Day means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed. If the Common Stock is not so listed, Scheduled Trading Day means a Business Day.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Security or Securities has the meaning specified in the fourth paragraph of the Recitals of this Supplemental Indenture, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1 of the Base Indenture.
Significant Subsidiary means, with respect to any person, a Subsidiary of such person that would constitute a significant subsidiary as such term is defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as in effect on the original date of issuance of the Securities.
Spin-Off has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c) hereof.
Stock Price has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(c) hereof.
Successor Company has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a) hereof.
Supplemental Indenture has the meaning specified in the first paragraph hereof, as such instrument may be supplemented from time to time by one or more indentures supplemental
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thereto, entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture, including, for all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture and any such other supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern the Base Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and any other such supplemental indenture, respectively.
Supplementary Interest has the meaning specified in Section 7.04(a) hereof.
Trading Day means a day during which (i) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded and (ii) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, Trading Day means a Business Day.
Trigger Event has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c) hereof.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Base Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.
Unit of Reference Property has the meaning specified in Section 4.07(a) hereof.
U.S. or United States means the United States of America.
Valuation Period has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c) hereof.
Section 1.03 References to Interest . Any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Security in the Indenture shall be deemed to include Supplementary Interest if, in such context, Supplementary Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 7.04. Any express mention of the payment of Supplementary Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Supplementary Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Title and Terms; Payments .
(a) Establishment; Designation . Pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture, there is hereby established and authorized a new series of Securities under the Indenture, which series of Securities shall be designated the 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023.
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(b) Initial Issuance . Subject to Section 2.01(c) hereof, the aggregate principal amount of Securities that may initially be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is limited to $200,000,000. In addition, the Company may execute, and the Trustee may authenticate and deliver, in each case, in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, an unlimited aggregate principal amount of additional Securities upon the transfer, exchange, purchase, conversion or redemption of Securities pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 of the Base Indenture and Sections 3.06, 4.02 and 5.04 hereof.
(c) Further Issues . The Company may, without the consent of the Holders, issue additional Securities under the Indenture with the same terms and the same CUSIP number as the Securities initially issued under the Indenture in an unlimited aggregate principal amount; provided , that the Company may issue such additional Securities only if they are part of the same issue as the Securities initially issued hereunder for United States federal income tax purposes. Any such additional Securities will, for all purposes of the Indenture, including waivers, amendments and offers to purchase, be treated as part of the same series as the Securities initially issued under the Indenture.
(d) Purchases . The Company and its Subsidiaries may from time to time purchase Securities in open market purchases or negotiated transactions without giving prior notice to or obtaining any consent of the Holders. Any Securities purchased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the foregoing sentence or otherwise will be retired and will no longer be Outstanding under the Indenture.
(e) Denominations . Pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of the Base Indenture, the Securities will be issued only in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 2.02 Forms .
(a) In General . Pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Base Indenture, the Securities will be substantially in the forms set forth in Exhibit A hereto, and may include such insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities.
Notwithstanding Section 2.2 of the Base Indenture, each Security will bear a Trustees certificate of authentication substantially in the form included in Exhibit A hereto. Each Security will also bear the Form of Notice of Conversion, the Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer.
Any Security that is a Global Security will bear a legend substantially in the form of the legend set forth in Exhibit A hereto and shall also have affixed thereto the Schedule of Increases and Decreases of Global Security set forth in Annex A to Exhibit A hereto.
The terms and provisions contained in the Securities will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of the Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the
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Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent that any provision of any Security conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will govern and control.
(b) Initial and Subsequent Form of Securities . The Company hereby initially appoints The Depositary Trust Company as the Depositary for the Securities, which initially shall be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities without interest coupons (i) registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Depositary, and (ii) delivered to the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary.
So long as the Securities are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, and except to the extent provided in Section 2.03(c)(1) through (3) hereof, all Securities will be represented by one or more Global Securities.
(c) Global Securities . Each Global Security will represent the aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities endorsed thereon and provide that it represents such aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities, which aggregate principal amount may, from time to time, be reduced or increased to reflect transfers, exchanges, conversions, redemptions or purchases by the Company.
Only the Trustee, or the Custodian holding such Global Security for the Depositary, at the direction of the Trustee, may endorse a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities represented thereby, and whenever the Holder of a Global Security delivers instructions to the Trustee to increase or decrease the aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities represented by a Global Security in accordance with the Indenture and the Applicable Procedures, the Trustee, or the Custodian holding such Global Security for the Depositary, at the direction of the Trustee, will endorse such Global Security to reflect such increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities represented thereby. None of the Trustee, the Company or any agent of the Trustee or the Company will have any responsibility or bear any liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of the ownership of any beneficial interest in a Global Security or with respect to maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial interest.
Members of, or participants in, the Depositary ( Agent Members ) shall have no rights under the Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Security, and Cede & Co., or such other person designated by the Depositary as its nominee, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of any Holder.
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Section 2.03 Transfer and Exchange .
(a) In General . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article III of the Base Indenture, the Company is not required to transfer or exchange any Securities or portions thereof that have been selected for redemption in accordance with Article 5 hereof, except the unredeemed portions of Securities being redeemed in part, or that have been surrendered for purchase in accordance with Article 3 hereof (unless the related Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.04) or for conversion in accordance with Article 4 hereof, and a written form of transfer substantially in the form of the Form of Assignment and Transfer will be deemed to be written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar.
At such time as all interests in a Global Security have been redeemed, purchased, converted, cancelled or exchanged for Securities in certificated form, such Global Security shall, upon receipt thereof, be canceled by the Trustee in accordance with standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian for the Global Security. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Security is redeemed, purchased, converted, cancelled or exchanged for Securities in certificated form, the principal amount of such Global Security shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian for the Global Security, be appropriately reduced, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security, by the Trustee or the Custodian for the Global Security, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction.
(b) Global Securities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.5 of the Base Indenture, every transfer and exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Security will be effected through the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the provisions of the Indenture, and each Global Security may be transferred only as a whole and only (A) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, (B) by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or (C) by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(c) Holders Deemed Owners . Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any interest (subject to Section 3.7 of the Base Indenture) on such Security at the Maturity Date, in connection with an Optional Redemption or a Fundamental Change, upon any conversion and for all other purposes whatsoever, including delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion, for distribution of notices to such Holders or solicitations of their consent, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.5 of the Base Indenture:
(1) Each Global Security will be exchanged for Physical Securities if the Depositary delivers notice to the Company that the Depositary is unwilling, unable or no longer permitted under applicable law to continue to act as Depositary, and, in each case, the
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Company promptly delivers a copy of such notice to the Trustee and the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary within 90 days after receiving notice from the Depositary.
(2) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Security may exchange such beneficial interest for Physical Securities by delivering a written request to the Security Registrar.
(3) If the Company notifies the Trustee that it wishes to terminate and exchange all or part of a Global Security for Physical Securities and the beneficial owners of the majority of the principal amount of such Global Security (or portion thereof) to be exchanged consent to such exchange, the Company may exchange all beneficial interests in such Global Security (or portion thereof) for Physical Securities by delivering a written request to the Security Registrar.
In the case of an exchange for Physical Securities under clause (1) above:
(A) each Global Security will be deemed surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation;
(B) the Trustee will cause each Global Security to be cancelled in accordance with the Applicable Procedures; and
(C) the Company, in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, will promptly execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Request, the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, will promptly authenticate and deliver, for each beneficial interest in each Global Security so exchanged, an aggregate principal amount of Physical Securities equal to the aggregate principal amount of such beneficial interest, registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary specifies, and bearing any legends that such Physical Securities are required to bear under the Indenture.
In the case of an exchange for Physical Securities under clause (2) above:
(A) the Security Registrar will deliver notice of such request to the Company and the Trustee, which notice will identify the owner of the beneficial interest to be exchanged, the aggregate principal amount of such beneficial interest and the CUSIP of the relevant Global Security, in each case if and as such information is provided to the Security Registrar by the Depositary;
(B) the Company, in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, will promptly execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Request, the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, will promptly authenticate and deliver to such owner, for the beneficial interest so exchanged by such owner, Physical Securities registered in such owners name having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such beneficial interest and bearing any legends that such Physical Securities are required to bear under the Indenture; and
(C) the Security Registrar, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, will cause the principal amount of such Global Security to be decreased by the
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aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest so exchanged. If all of the beneficial interests in a Global Security are so exchanged, such Global Security will be deemed surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Trustee will cause such Global Security to be cancelled in accordance with the Applicable Procedures.
In the case of an exchange for Physical Securities under clause (3) above:
(A) the Company will deliver notice of such request to the Security Registrar and the Trustee, which notice will identify each owner of a beneficial interest to be exchanged, the aggregate principal amount of each such beneficial interest and the CUSIP of the relevant Global Security;
(B) the Company, in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, will promptly execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Request, the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Base Indenture, will promptly authenticate and deliver to each such beneficial owner, Physical Securities registered in such beneficial owners name having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of its exchanged beneficial interest and bearing any legends that such Physical Securities are required to bear under the Indenture and any applicable law; and
(C) the Security Registrar, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, will cause the principal amount of each relevant Global Security to be decreased by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interests so exchanged. If all of the beneficial interests in a Global Security are so exchanged, such Global Security will be deemed surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Trustee will cause such Global Security to be cancelled in accordance with the Applicable Procedures.
In each of the cases described in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above, the Company may rely on the Depositary to provide all names of beneficial owners and their respective principal amounts beneficially owned and may issue Physical Securities registered in the names and amounts so provided by the Depositary.
(d) Physical Securities . Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 2.03(a) hereof, Physical Securities may be transferred or exchanged in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Base Indenture.
Section 2.04 Payments on the Securities .
(a) In General . Each Security will accrue interest at a rate equal to 5.00% per annum 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, the Issue Date. Interest on a Security will cease to accrue on the date that the principal thereof has been paid or made available for payment or, subject to the provisions of Article 4 hereof, any Conversion Date for such Security. Interest on any Security will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, beginning October 15, 2013, to the Holder of such Security as of the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date. As provided in Section 3.10 of the Base Indenture, interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
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comprised of twelve 30-day months. Pursuant to Section 7.04 hereof, in certain circumstances, the Company may be obligated to pay Holders Supplementary Interest.
The Securities will mature on the Maturity Date, and on the Maturity Date, each Holder of a then Outstanding Security will be entitled on such date to receive $1,000 in cash for each $1,000 in principal amount of then Outstanding Securities held, together with accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Maturity Date on such then Outstanding Securities.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the Maturity Date or any Interest Payment Date or Fundamental Change Purchase Date or any Conversion Date falls, or if any payment, delivery, notice or other action by the Company is otherwise due, on a day that is not a Business Day, then any action to be taken on such date need not be taken on such date, but may be taken on the immediately following Business Day with the same force and effect as if taken on such date, and no additional interest will accrue and no Default shall occur on account of such delay.
(b) Method of Payment . The Company will pay the principal of, the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for any Physical Security to the Holder of such Security in cash at the designated office of the Paying Agent in the borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, New York, prior to 11:00 a.m. on the relevant payment date. The Company will pay any interest on any Physical Security to the Holder of such Security by check mailed to such Holders registered address or, if such Holder delivers to the Security Registrar a written request on or prior to a Regular Record Date that the Company make such payments by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, for each interest payment corresponding to each Regular Record Date occurring during the period beginning on the date on which such Holder delivered such request and ending on the date, if any, on which such Holder delivers to the Security Registrar a written instruction to the contrary, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by such Holder.
The Company will pay the principal of, interest on, the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for any Global Security to the Depositary by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the relevant payment date in accordance with Applicable Procedures.
(c) Defaulted Payments . The Company shall pay any interest on the Securities that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on the applicable Interest Payment Date, in accordance with Section 3.7 of the Base Indenture.
Section 2.05 Ranking . The obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Indenture and every outstanding Security issued under the Indenture from time to time constitute and shall constitute a general unsecured senior obligation of the Company, ranking equally with existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company and ranking senior in right of payment to any existing and future indebtedness of the Company that is expressly made subordinate to the Securities by the terms of such indebtedness.
Section 2.06 Guarantees . The Securities will not be guaranteed or otherwise supported by any of the Companys Subsidiaries or any other Person, and Article XIV of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Securities.
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ARTICLE 3
PURCHASES
Section 3.01 [Reserved.]
Section 3.02 Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change . If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder shall have the right, at such Holders option, to require the Company to purchase for cash all of such Holders Securities, or any portion thereof such that the remaining principal amount of each Security that is not purchased in full equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, on a date (the Fundamental Change Purchase Date ) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 calendar days or more than 35 calendar days following the date on which the Company delivers the Fundamental Change Company Notice, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the Fundamental Change Purchase Price ); provided , however , that if the Company purchases a Security on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date corresponding to such Regular Record Date, the Company shall instead pay such accrued and unpaid interest on such Security on the Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record of such Security as of such Regular Record Date.
Purchases of Securities under this Section 3.02 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:
(1) if the Securities to be purchased are Physical Securities, delivery to the Paying Agent by the Holder of a duly completed notice (the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice ) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A and of the Securities, duly endorsed for transfer, on or before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, subject to extensions to comply with applicable law (the Fundamental Change Expiration Time ); and
(2) if the Securities to be purchased are Global Securities, delivery of the Securities, by book-entry transfer, in compliance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary and the satisfaction of any other requirements of the Depositary in connection with tendering beneficial interests in a Global Security for purchase, by the Fundamental Change Expiration Time.
The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in respect of any Securities to be purchased shall state:
(1) if certificated, the certificate numbers of such Securities;
(2) the portion of the principal amount of such Securities, which must be such that the principal amount that is not to be purchased of each Security that is not to be purchased in full equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof; and
(3) that such Securities are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities and the Indenture.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.02 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.04.
The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
(b) On or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of the Securities, the Trustee and the Paying Agent (in the case of any Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice (the Fundamental Change Company Notice ) of the occurrence of such Fundamental Change and of the purchase right at the option of the Holders arising as a result thereof. Such notice shall be sent by first class mail or, in the case of any Global Securities, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary for providing notices. Simultaneously with providing such Fundamental Change Company Notice, the Company shall publish this information in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or publish the information on the Companys website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.
Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:
(1) the events causing the Fundamental Change;
(2) the date of the Fundamental Change;
(3) the last date on which a Holder of Securities may exercise the purchase right pursuant to this Article 3;
(4) the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;
(5) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;
(6) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;
(7) the applicable Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the applicable Conversion Rate;
(8) that the Securities with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with the Indenture;
(9) that the Holder shall have the right to withdraw any Securities surrendered for purchase prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time; and
(10) the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to purchase their Securities.
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No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the purchase rights of the Holders of Securities or affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Securities pursuant to this Section 3.02.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to deliver a Fundamental Change Company Notice or to purchase any Securities upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change if the Company has delivered a Redemption Notice for all of the Securities in accordance with Section 5.03, unless and until there is a default in the payment of the Redemption Price.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no purchase of any Securities pursuant to this Section 3.02 if the principal amount of the Securities has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to such Securities). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Securities held by it during the acceleration of the Securities (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to such Securities) and shall deem to be cancelled any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Securities in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary, in which case, upon such return or cancellation, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
Section 3.03 Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice . Upon receipt by the Paying Agent of a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice specified in Section 3.02, the Holder of the Security in respect of which such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.04) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Fundamental Change Purchase Price in cash with respect to such Security (and any previously accrued and unpaid interest on such Security). Such Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder, subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, on the later of (x) the applicable Fundamental Change Purchase Date (provided the conditions in Section 3.02 have been satisfied) and (y) the time of delivery or book-entry transfer of such Security to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.02, subject in each case to extensions to comply with applicable law.
Section 3.04 Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice . A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent in accordance with the Fundamental Change Company Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time, specifying:
(1) the principal amount of the Securities with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted;
(2) if Physical Securities have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn Securities; and
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(3) the principal amount, if any, of each Security that remains subject to the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, which must be such that the principal amount not to be purchased equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;
provided , however , that if the Securities are Global Securities, the notice must comply with Applicable Procedures of the Depositary.
The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Securities with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in compliance with the provisions of this Section 3.04.
Section 3.05 Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price . Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided herein) an amount of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Business Day) sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of all the Securities or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date. If the Paying Agent holds cash sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Securities that have been properly surrendered for purchase and not validly withdrawn and for which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with the Indenture on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then as of such Fundamental Change Purchase Date, (a) such Securities will cease to be Outstanding and interest will cease to accrue thereon (whether or not book-entry transfer of such Securities is made or whether or not such Securities have been delivered to the Paying Agent) and (b) all other rights of the Holders in respect thereof will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and previously accrued and unpaid interest thereon upon delivery or book-entry transfer of such Securities).
Section 3.06 Securities Purchased in Whole or in Part . Any Security that is to be purchased, whether in whole or in part, shall be surrendered at the office of the Paying Agent (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires in the case of Physical Securities, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holders attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Security so surrendered that is not purchased.
Section 3.07 Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Securities . In connection with any offer to purchase Securities under Section 3.02, the Company shall, in each case if required by law, (i) comply with Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable, (ii) file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act and (iii) otherwise comply with all U.S. federal and state securities laws applicable to the Company in connection with such purchase
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offer, in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under Section 3.02 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in Section 3.02.
Section 3.08 Repayment to the Company . To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 3.05 exceeds the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Securities or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then, following the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Paying Agent shall promptly return any such excess to the Company.
ARTICLE 4
CONVERSION
Section 4.01 Right to Convert . Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, each Holder shall have the right, at such Holders option, to convert its Securities, or any portion of its Securities such that the principal amount that remains Outstanding of each Security that is not converted in full equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, into Common Stock at the applicable Conversion Rate, at any time prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, unless the Securities have been previously repurchased or redeemed by the Company.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Securities or the Indenture, no Holder of Securities will be entitled to receive Common Stock following conversion of such Securities to the extent that receipt of such Common Stock would cause such Holder to exceed the ownership limits contained in the Companys charter, unless such Holder has been exempted from such limit in the Board of Directors sole discretion in accordance with the Companys charter.
(b) If any delivery of shares of Common Stock owed to a Holder upon conversion of Securities is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the limitations described in Section 4.01(b), the Companys obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and the Company shall deliver such shares as promptly as practicable after any such converting Holder gives notice to the Company that such delivery would not result in a violation of the ownership limit contained in the Companys charter.
(c) Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for monitoring compliance with Section 4.01(b) or (c) and, absent written direction from the Company to the contrary, may assume that any conversion complies with the limitations set forth therein.
Section 4.02 Conversion Procedures . Each Security shall be convertible at the office of the Conversion Agent and, if applicable, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary.
(a) To exercise the conversion privilege with respect to a beneficial interest in a Global Security, the Holder must complete the appropriate instruction form for conversion pursuant to the Depositarys book-entry conversion program, furnish appropriate endorsements
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and transfer documents if required by the Company or the Conversion Agent, and pay the funds, if any, required by Section 4.02(f) and any taxes or duties if required pursuant to Section 4.02(g), and the Conversion Agent must be informed of the conversion in accordance with the customary practice of the Depositary.
To exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any Physical Securities, the Holder of such Physical Securities shall:
(1) complete and manually sign a conversion notice in the form set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (the Conversion Notice ) or a facsimile of the Conversion Notice;
(2) deliver the Conversion Notice, which is irrevocable, and the Security to the Conversion Agent;
(3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents;
(4) if required, make any payment required under Section 4.02(f); and
(5) if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes as set forth in Section 4.02(g).
If, upon conversion of a Security, any shares of Common Stock are to be issued to a person other than the Holder of such Security, the related Conversion Notice shall include such other persons name and address.
If the Company calls the Securities for redemption pursuant to Article 5, Holders may convert their Securities at any time prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date. After that time, Holders will no longer have the right to convert their Securities on account of the Companys delivery of the relevant Redemption Notice, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price, in which case a Holder of the Securities may convert its Securities until the Redemption Price has been paid or duly provided for.
If a Security is subject to a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, such Security may not be converted unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.04 hereof prior to the relevant Fundamental Change Expiration Time.
For any Security, the first Business Day on which the Holder of such Security satisfies all of the applicable requirements set forth above with respect to such Security and on which conversion of such Security is not otherwise prohibited under the Indenture shall be the Conversion Date with respect to such Security.
Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as to any such Securities (or portion thereof) surrendered for conversion at the Close of Business on the applicable Conversion Date, and the Person in whose name the certificate for any shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion is registered shall be treated as a stockholder of record as of the Close
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of Business on such Conversion Date. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for a Security, the converting Holder shall no longer be the Holder of such Security.
(b) Endorsement . Any Securities surrendered for conversion shall, unless shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion are to be issued in the same name as the registration of such Securities, be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder or its duly authorized attorney.
(c) Physical Securities . If any Securities in a denomination greater than $1,000 shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the Securities so surrendered, without charge, new Securities in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Securities.
(d) Global Securities . Upon the conversion of a beneficial interest in Global Securities, the Conversion Agent shall make a notation in its records as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversions of Securities effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.
(e) Interest Due Upon Conversion . If a Holder converts a Security after the Close of Business on a Regular Record Date but prior to the Open of Business on the Interest Payment Date corresponding to such Regular Record Date, such Holder must accompany such Security with an amount of cash equal to the amount of interest that will be payable on such Security on the corresponding Interest Payment Date; provided , however , that a Holder need not make such payment (1) if the Conversion Date follows the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (3) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Security.
(f) Taxes Due upon Conversion . If a Holder converts a Security, the Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of any shares of the Common Stock upon the conversion, unless the tax is due because the Holder requests that any shares be issued in a name other than the Holders name, in which case the Holder will pay that tax.
Section 4.03 Settlement Upon Conversion .
(a) Settlement Method . Subject to this Section 4.03, upon any conversion of any Security, the Company shall deliver, on or prior to the third Trading Day immediately following the Conversion Date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) (A) the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be converted, divided by (B) $1,000, multiplied by (ii) the applicable Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date.
(b) Fractional Shares . The Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Securities. If multiple Securities shall be surrendered for
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conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable upon conversion (and the number of fractional shares of Common Stock, if any, for which cash shall be delivered) shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted hereby) so surrendered. If any fractional share of Common Stock would be issuable upon the conversion of any Securities, the Company shall pay an amount in cash equal to the current market value of the fractional shares. The current market value of a fractional share of Common Stock shall be determined (calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share) by the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Stock on the Conversion Date (or, if the Conversion Date is not a Trading Day, the next following Trading Day).
(c) Settlement of Accrued Interest and Deemed Payment of Principal . If a Holder converts a Security, the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Security and the Companys delivery of the number of shares of Common Stock into which a Security is convertible, together with any cash payment for any fractional shares of Common Stock, will be deemed to satisfy and discharge in full the Companys obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Security to, but excluding, the Conversion Date; provided , however , that if a Holder converts a Security after a Regular Record Date and prior to the Open of Business on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Company will still be obligated to pay the interest due on such Interest Payment Date to the Holder of such Security on such Regular Record Date (provided the Holder makes the interest payment upon conversion if so required by Section 4.02(f)).
As a result, except as otherwise provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, any accrued and unpaid interest with respect to a converted Security will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. In no event will a Holder be entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution with respect to any Common Stock issued on conversion of such Holders Securities if the applicable Conversion Date is after the Record Date for such dividend or distribution. Prior to the settlement of any conversion in accordance with this Section 4.03, and subject to Section 4.02(a) hereof, a Holder shall not be the owner of any Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Holders Securities.
(d) Notices . Whenever a Conversion Date occurs with respect to a Security, the Conversion Agent will, as promptly as possible, and in no event later than the Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date, deliver to the Company and the Trustee, if it is not then the Conversion Agent, notice that a Conversion Date has occurred, which notice will state such Conversion Date, the principal amount of Securities converted on such Conversion Date and the names of the Holders that converted Securities on such Conversion Date.
Section 4.04 Adjustment of Conversion Rate . The Conversion Rate will be adjusted as described in this Section 4.04, except that the Company shall not make any adjustment to the Conversion Rate if Holders participate (other than in the case of a share split or share combination), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock and as a result of holding the Securities, in any of the transactions described below without having to convert their Securities, as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Securities held by such Holder.
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(a) If the Company exclusively issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all shares of the Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:
where,
CR 0 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Record Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or combination, as applicable; |
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CR 1 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on such Record Date or immediately after the Open of Business on such effective date, as applicable; |
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OS 0 |
= |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Close of Business on such Record Date or immediately prior to the Open of Business on such effective date, as applicable, before giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination; and |
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OS 1 |
= |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as applicable. |
Any adjustment made under this Section 4.04(a) shall become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the Open of Business on the effective date for such share split or share combination. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 4.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
(b) If the Company issues to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan) entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock, at a price per share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR 0 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Record Date for such issuance; |
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CR 1 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on such Record Date; |
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OS 0 |
= |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Close of Business on such Record Date; |
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X |
= |
the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and |
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Y |
= |
the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants. |
Any increase made under this Section 4.04(b) will be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for such issuance. To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Common Stock are not delivered upon the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, or if such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Record Date for such issuance had not occurred.
For purposes of this Section 4.04(b), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders of the Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of the Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.
(c) If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding:
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(1) dividends or distributions, rights, options or warrants as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.04(a) hereof or Section 4.04(b) hereof;
(2) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.04(d) hereof; and
(3) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 4.04(c) shall apply;
then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where,
CR 0 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Record Date for such distribution; |
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CR 1 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on such Record Date; |
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SP 0 |
= |
the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and |
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FMV |
= |
the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors) of the shares of the Companys Capital Stock, evidences of the Companys indebtedness, other assets, or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire the Companys Capital Stock or other securities distributed with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock on the Record Date for such distribution. |
If FMV (as defined above) is equal to or greater than the SP 0 (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of Securities shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Securities it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of the Companys Capital Stock, evidences of the Companys indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire the Companys Capital Stock or other securities that such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for the distribution.
Any increase made under the portion of this Section 4.04(c) above will become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
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With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.04(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary of the Company or other business unit of the Company, and such Capital Stock or similar equity interest is listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the distribution) on a United States national securities exchange (a Spin-Off ), the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where,
CR 0 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period (as defined below); |
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CR 1 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period; |
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FMV 0 |
= |
the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (the Valuation Period ); and |
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MP 0 |
= |
the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the Valuation Period. |
The increase in the Conversion Rate made under the preceding paragraph of this Section 4.04(c) will be determined as of the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period, but will be given effect immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date of the Spin-Off; provided that in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references within this Section 4.04(c) to ten consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off to, and including, the Conversion Date in determining the applicable Conversion Rate. If any dividend or distribution that constitutes a Spin-Off is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared or announced. For the avoidance of doubt, if the application of the foregoing formula would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be made (other than with respect to the Companys right to readjust the Conversion Rate).
For purposes of the second adjustment set forth in this Section 4.04(c), (i) the Last Reported Sale Price of any Capital Stock or similar equity interest shall be calculated in a manner analogous to that used to calculate the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock in the definition of Last Reported Sale Price set forth in Section 1.02 hereof, (ii) whether a day is
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a Trading Day (and whether a day is a Scheduled Trading Day and whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred) for such Capital Stock or similar equity interest shall be determined in a manner analogous to that used to determine whether a day is a Trading Day (or whether a day is a Scheduled Trading Day and whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred) for the Common Stock, and (iii) whether a day is a Trading Day to be included in a Valuation Period will be determined based on whether a day is a Trading Day for both the Common Stock and such Capital Stock or similar equity interest.
Subject to Section 4.04(g), for the purposes of this Section 4.04(c), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of the Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Companys Capital Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (a Trigger Event ): (1) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (2) are not exercisable; and (3) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 4.04(c), (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 4.04(c). If any such right, option or warrant, distributed prior to the Issue Date are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Record Date of such deemed distribution (in which case the original rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders). In addition, in the event of any distribution or deemed distribution of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants which shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming each such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants which shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.
For purposes of Section 4.04(a) hereof, Section 4.04(b) hereof and this Section 4.04(c), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04(c) applies includes one or both of:
(A) a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 4.04(a) hereof also applies (the Clause A Distribution ); or
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(B) a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 4.04(b) hereof also applies (the Clause B Distribution ), then (i) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04(c) applies (the Clause C Distribution ) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required to be made under this Section 4.04(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall be made, (ii) the Clause B Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 4.04(b) hereof with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company, (A) the Record Date of the Clause B Distribution and the Clause A Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to be the Record Date of the Clause C Distribution and (B) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or the Clause B Distribution shall not be deemed to be outstanding immediately prior to the Close of Business on such Record Date within the meaning of Section 4.04(b) hereof, and (iii) the Clause A Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution or the Clause B Distribution, as the case may be, except that, if determined by the Company, (A) the Record Date of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to be the Record Date of the Clause C Distribution, and (B) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A distribution shall not be deemed to be outstanding immediately prior to the Close of Business on such Record Date or such effective date within the meaning of Section 4.04(a) hereof.
(d) If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, to the extent that the aggregate of all such cash dividends or distributions paid in any quarter exceeds the dividends threshold amount (the DTA ) for such quarter, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
where,
CR 0 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution; |
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CR 1 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution; |
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SP 0 |
= |
the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; |
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DTA |
= |
the dividend threshold amount, which shall initially be $0.35 per quarter; and |
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C |
= |
the amount in cash per share that the Company distributes to holders of the Common Stock in excess of the DTA |
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The DTA is subject to adjustment on an inversely proportional basis whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted other than adjustments made pursuant to this Section 4.04(d). If an adjustment is required to be made as set forth in this Section 4.04(d) as a result of a distribution that is not a regular quarterly dividend, the DTA will be deemed to be zero with respect to that particular adjustment.
If C (as defined above) is equal to or greater than SP 0 (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of the Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for such cash dividend or distribution. Such increase shall become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
(e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of the Common Stock exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the Offer Expiration Date ), the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
where,
CR 0 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Offer Expiration Date; |
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CR 1 |
= |
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business the Offer Expiration Date; |
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AC |
= |
the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender offer or exchange offer; |
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OS 0 |
= |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the expiration time of the tender or exchange offer on the Offer Expiration Date (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer); |
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OS 1 |
= |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the expiration time of the tender or exchange offer on the Offer Expiration Date (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted |
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for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and |
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SP 1 |
= |
the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration Date. |
The adjustment to the applicable Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph of this Section 4.04(e) will be given effect at the Open of Business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration Date. For purposes of determining the applicable Conversion Rate, in respect of any conversion during the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration Date, references within this Section 4.04(e) to 10 consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Offer Expiration Date to, and including, the relevant Conversion Date.
(f) Poison Pill . Whenever a Holder converts a Security, to the extent that the Company has a rights plan in effect, the Holder converting such Security will receive, in addition to any shares of Common Stock otherwise received in connection with such conversion, the rights under the rights plan unless the rights have separated from the Common Stock, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all holders of the Common Stock, shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants as described in Section 4.04(c) hereof, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.
(g) Deferral of Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company will not be required to adjust the Conversion Rate unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent; provided , however , that any such minor adjustments that are not required to be made will be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment, and provided , further , that any such adjustment of less than one percent that has not been made shall be made upon the occurrence of (i) the Effective Date for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change; (ii) the Companys giving of a Redemption Notice pursuant to Article 5; and (iii) any conversion of Securities. In addition, the Company shall not account for such deferrals when determining whether any of the conditions to conversion have been satisfied or what number of shares of Common Stock a Holder would have held on a given day had it converted its Securities.
(h) Limitation on Adjustments . Except as stated in this Section 4.04, the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of the Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities. If, however, the application of the formulas in Sections 4.04(a) through (e) hereof would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, then, except to the extent of any readjustment to the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be made (other than as a result of a reverse share split, share combination or readjustment).
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In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Conversion Rate will not be adjusted:
(1) on account of stock repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in Section 4.04(e) hereof, including structured or derivative transactions, or transactions pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors or otherwise;
(2) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Companys securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan;
(3) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan, program or agreement of or assumed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(4) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in the preceding clause (3) and outstanding as of the date the Securities were first issued;
(5) for a change in the par value of the Common Stock;
(6) for accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities, if any; or
(7) for an event otherwise requiring an adjustment under the Indenture if such event is not consummated.
(i) For purposes of this Section 4.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.
(j) Withholding on Adjustments . If, in connection with any adjustment to the Conversion Rate as set forth in this Section 4.04 a Holder shall be deemed for U.S. federal tax purposes to have received a distribution, the Company may set off any withholding tax it reasonably believes it is required to collect with respect to any such deemed distribution against cash payments of interest in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.04 hereof or from cash and Common Stock, if any, otherwise deliverable to a Holder upon a conversion of Securities in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.03 hereof or repurchase of a Security in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 hereof.
Section 4.05 Discretionary and Voluntary Adjustments .
(a) Discretionary Adjustments . Whenever any provision of the Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices over a span of multiple days, the Company will make appropriate adjustments to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where
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the Effective Date, Ex-Dividend Date, Record Date or Offer Expiration Date of the event occurs, at any time during the period when such Last Reported Sale Prices are to be calculated.
(b) Voluntary Adjustments . To the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the listing standards of The New York Stock Exchange (if the Company is then listed on The New York Stock Exchange), the Company is permitted to increase the Conversion Rate of the Securities by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Companys best interest. Subject to the listing standards of The New York Stock Exchange (if the Company is then listed on The New York Stock Exchange), the Company may also (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event.
Section 4.06 Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon Conversion in Connection With a Make-Whole Fundamental Change .
(a) Increase in the Conversion Rate . If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and a Holder elects to convert its Securities in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, under certain circumstances, increase the Conversion Rate for the Securities so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of Common Stock (the Additional Shares ), as described in this Section 4.06. A conversion of Securities shall be deemed for these purposes to be in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the relevant Conversion Notice is received by the Conversion Agent during the period from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to, and including, the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date or, if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is not a Fundamental Change, the 35th Business Day immediately following the Effective Date for such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Determining the Number of Additional Shares . The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate will be increased for a Holder that converts its Securities in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change shall be determined by reference to the table attached as Schedule A hereto, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the Effective Date ) and the price (the Stock Price ) paid (or deemed paid) per share of the Common Stock in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If the holders of the Common Stock receive only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
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(d) Interpolation and Limits . The exact Stock Prices and Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table in Schedule A, in which case:
(1) If the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table or the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the next higher and next lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year.
(2) If the Stock Price is greater than $34.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in Schedule A pursuant to Section 4.06(d)(4) hereof), the Conversion Rate shall not be increased.
(3) If the Stock Price is less than $21.45 per share (subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in Schedule A pursuant to Section 4.06(d)(4) hereof), the Conversion Rate shall not be increased.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Conversion Rate be increased on account of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change to exceed 46.6200 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted as set forth in Section 4.04 hereof.
(4) The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in Schedule A hereto shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Securities is otherwise required to be adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in such table shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted as set forth in Section 4.04.
(e) Notices . The Company shall notify the Holders of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change and issue a press release announcing such Effective Date no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date.
Section 4.07 Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale .
(a) Merger Events . In the case of:
(1) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a split, subdivision or combination for which an adjustment was made pursuant to Section 4.04(a) hereof);
(2) any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company;
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(3) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety; or
(4) any statutory share exchange;
and, in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a Merger Event , any such stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof), Reference Property , and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock (i) is entitled to receive in the applicable Merger Event or (ii) if as a result of the applicable Merger Event, each share of Common Stock is converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), the per-share of Common Stock weighted average of the types and amounts of Reference Property received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election, a Unit of Reference Property ) then, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Securities based on a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate will, without the consent of the Holders, be changed into a right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Securities based on a number of Units of Reference Property equal to the applicable Conversion Rate and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture (which shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Securities.
If the Merger Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election) as contemplated by the preceding paragraph such that a Unit of Reference Property is comprised of the per-share of Common Stock weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of the Common Stock in the Merger Event that affirmatively make such an election, the Company shall notify Holders of the weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.
The Company shall not become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 4.07. Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4 in the judgment of the Board of Directors or the board of directors of the successor person. If, in the case of any such Merger Event, the Reference Property receivable thereupon by a holder of Common Stock includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a person other than the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other person.
(b) Notice of Supplemental Indentures . The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at the address of such Holder as it appears on the register of the Securities maintained by the Security Registrar, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or
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validity of such supplemental indenture. The above provisions of this Section 4.07 shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.
Section 4.08 Stock Issued Upon Conversion .
(a) Reservation of Shares . To the extent necessary to satisfy its obligations under the Indenture, prior to issuing any shares of Common Stock, the Company will reserve out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to permit the conversion of the Securities.
(b) Certain other Covenants . The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of Securities shall be newly issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free from preemptive rights and free from any tax, lien or charge (other than those created by the Holder or due to a change in registered owner).
The Company shall list or cause to have quoted any shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of Securities on each national securities exchange or over-the-counter or other domestic market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
Section 4.09 Responsibility of Trustee . The Trustee and any Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Securities to determine or calculate the Conversion Rate, to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate, to confirm the accuracy of any such adjustment when made or the appropriateness of the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same or to make any determinations with respect to the ownership limit in the Companys charter. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock or of any other securities or property that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Securities; and the Trustee and the Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Securities for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article 4. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including without limitation its right to be compensated, reimbursed, and indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, including its capacity as Conversion Agent.
Section 4.10 Notice to Holders .
(a) Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions . The Company shall deliver notices of the events specified below at the times specified below and containing the information specified below unless, in each case, (i) pursuant to the Indenture, the Company is already required to deliver notice of such event containing at least the information specified below at an earlier time or, (ii) the Company, at the time it is required to deliver a notice, does not have knowledge of all of the information required to be included in such notice, in which case, the
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Company shall (A) deliver notice at such time containing only the information that it has knowledge of at such time (if it has knowledge of any such information at such time), and (B) promptly upon obtaining knowledge of any such information not already included in a notice delivered by the Company, deliver notice to each Holder containing such information. In each case, the failure by the Company to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.
(1) Issuances, Distributions, and Dividends and Distributions . If the Company (A) announces any issuance of any rights, options or warrants that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.04(b) hereof; (B) authorizes any distribution that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.04(c) hereof (including any separation of rights from the Common Stock described in Section 4.04(g) hereof); or (C) announces any dividend or distribution that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.04(d) hereof, then the Company shall deliver to the Holders, as promptly as possible, but in any event at least 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Ex-Dividend Date, notice describing such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be, and stating the expected Ex-Dividend Date and Record Date for such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be. In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Holders notice if the consideration included in such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, or the Ex-Dividend Date or Record Date of such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be, changes.
(2) Voluntary Increases . If the Company increases the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.05(b), the Company shall deliver notice to the Holders at least 15 calendar days prior to the date on which such increase will become effective, which notice shall state the date on which such increased will become effective and the amount by which the Conversion Rate will be increased.
(3) Dissolutions, Liquidations and Winding-Ups . If there is a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company, the Company shall deliver notice to the Holders at promptly as possible, but in any event at least 15 calendar days prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, is expected to become effective or occur, and (ii) the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, which notice shall state the expected effective date and Record Date for such event, as applicable, and the amount and kind of property that a holder of one share of the Common Stock is expected to be entitled, or may elect, to receive in such event. The Company shall deliver an additional notice to holders, as promptly as practicable, whenever the expected effective date or Record Date, as applicable, or the amount and kind of property that a holder of one share of the Common Stock is expect to be entitled to receive in such event, changes.
(b) Notices After Certain Actions and Events . Whenever an adjustment to the Conversion Rate becomes effective pursuant to Sections 4.04, 4.05 or 4.06 hereof, the Company will (i) file with the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such adjustment has become effective, the Conversion Rate, and the manner in which the adjustment was computed and (ii) deliver notice to the Holders stating that such adjustment has become effective and the
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Conversion Rate or conversion privilege as adjusted. Failure to give any such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of any such adjustment.
ARTICLE 5
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
Section 5.01 Applicability of Article XI of the Base Indenture. Article XI of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Securities. Instead, the provisions set forth in this Article 5 shall, with respect to the Securities, supersede in its entirety Article XI of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to Article XI thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Securities, be deemed to be references to this Article 5 and the provisions set forth in this Article 5.
Section 5.02 Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee. The Securities shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to April 22, 2020. On any Business Day on or after April 22, 2020, the Company may redeem (an Optional Redemption ) for cash all or part of the Securities, at the Redemption Price, if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock has been at least 130% of the Conversion Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 5.03.
Section 5.03 Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Securities .
(a) In case the Company exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem all or, as the case may be, any part of the Securities pursuant to Section 5.02, it shall fix a date for redemption (each, a Redemption Date ) and it or, at its written request received by the Trustee not less than 45 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of the Company, shall give or cause to be given a notice of such Optional Redemption (a Redemption Notice ) not less than 30 nor more than 60 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities so to be redeemed as a whole or in part at its last address as the same appears on the Security Register; provided, however , that, if the Company shall give such notice, it shall also give written notice of the Redemption Date to the Trustee. The Redemption Date must be a Business Day. The election of the Company to redeem any Securities pursuant to Section 5.02 shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution. The Company shall not less than 45 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed. The Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers Certificate evidencing compliance with the conditions to such redemption no later than the date the Redemption Notice is given pursuant to this Section 5.03.
(b) The Redemption Notice, if mailed in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such Redemption Notice or any defect in the Redemption Notice to
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the Holder of any Security designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security.
(c) Each Redemption Notice shall specify:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the Redemption Price;
(3) that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each Security to be redeemed, and that interest thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;
(4) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price;
(5) that Holders may surrender their Securities for conversion at any time prior to the 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date unless the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price (in which case a Holder may convert such Securities until the Redemption Price has been duly paid or duly provided for);
(6) the procedures a converting Holder must follow to convert its Securities;
(7) the Conversion Rate and, if applicable, the number of Additional Shares added to the Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 4.06;
(8) the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers, if any, assigned to such Securities; and
(9) in case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued.
A Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable.
(d) If fewer than all of the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed and the Securities are in the form of Global Securities, the Depositary will select the Securities to be redeemed. If fewer than all of the Outstanding Securities are to be redeemed and the Securities are in the form of Physical Securities, the Trustee shall select the Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed (in principal amounts of $1,000 or multiples thereof) by lot, on a pro rata basis or by another method the Trustee considers to be fair and appropriate. If any Security selected for partial redemption is submitted for conversion in part after such selection, the portion of the Security submitted for conversion shall be deemed (so far as may be possible) to be the portion selected for redemption.
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Section 5.04 Payment of Securities Called for Redemption .
(a) If any Redemption Notice has been given in respect of the Securities in accordance with Section 5.03, the Securities shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice and at the applicable Redemption Price. On presentation and surrender of the Securities at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice, the Securities shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price.
(b) Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent or, if the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 6.05 hereof an amount of cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on the Redemption Date), sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all of the Securities to be redeemed on such Redemption Date. Subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, payment for the Securities to be redeemed shall be made promptly after the later of:
(1) the Redemption Date for such Securities; and;
(2) the time of presentation of such Security to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by this Section 5.04.
(c) Upon surrender of a Security that is to be redeemed in part only pursuant to Section 5.02, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Security in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered, without payment of any service charge.
Section 5.05 Restrictions on Redemption. The Company may not redeem any Securities on any date if the principal amount of the Securities has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Redemption Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Redemption Price with respect to such Securities).
Section 5.06 No Sinking Fund. Article XII of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Securities.
ARTICLE 6
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 6.01 [Reserved]
Section 6.02 Payment of Principal, Interest, Redemption Price and Fundamental Change Purchase Price . This Section 6.02 shall replace Section 10.1 of the Base Indenture in its entirety.
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The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), the Redemption Price (if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on each of the Securities at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Securities.
Section 6.03 Maintenance of Office or Agency . This Section 6.03 replaces Section 10.2 of the Base Indenture in its entirety and references in the Base Indenture to Section 10.2 of the Base Indenture shall be deemed replaced with references to this Section 6.03.
The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office of the Paying Agent, an office of the Security Registrar and an office or agency where Securities may be surrendered for conversion ( Conversion Agent ) and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and the 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 shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office or the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
The Company may also from time to time designate co-registrars and one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, for such purposes. The Company 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 terms Paying Agent and Conversion Agent include any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.
The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Security Registrar, Custodian and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office, which shall be in the continental United States, shall be considered as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes.
With respect to any Global Security, the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or any Paying Agent shall be the Place of Payment where such Global Security may be presented or surrendered for payment or conversion or for registration of transfer or exchange, or where successor Securities may be delivered in exchange therefor; provided , however , that any such payment, conversion, presentation, surrender or delivery effected pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security shall be deemed to have been effected at the Place of Payment for such Global Security in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
Section 6.04 Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustees Office . The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 6.10 of the Base Indenture, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.
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Section 6.05 Provisions as to Paying Agent . This Section 6.05 shall replace Section 10.3 of the Base Indenture in its entirety and references in the Base Indenture to Section 10.3 of the Base Indenture shall be deemed replaced with references to this Section 6.05.
(a) If the Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, the Company will cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 6.05:
(1) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, the Securities in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Securities;
(2) that it will give the Trustee prompt notice of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, the Securities when the same shall be due and payable; and
(3) that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of the Trustee, it will forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust.
The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and Redemption Price and Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, the Securities, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal, accrued and unpaid interest, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action, provided that, if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.
(b) If the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, the Securities, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Securities a sum sufficient to pay such principal, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be, so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest on, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, the Securities when the same shall become due and payable.
(c) Anything in this Section 6.05 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or any Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 6.05, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained and upon such payment by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such sums.
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Section 6.06 Reports . This Section 6.06 will replace Section 7.4 of the Base Indenture in its entirety.
The Company will file with the Trustee, within 15 days after it is required to file the same with the Commission, copies of the quarterly and annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports, if any, that it is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and shall otherwise comply with Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any such report, information or document that the Company files with the Commission through the EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) will be deemed to be delivered to the Trustee for the purposes of this Section 6.06 at the time of such filing through the EDGAR system (or such successor thereto). For purposes of clarification, the foregoing sentence does not impose on the Trustee any duty to search for or obtain any electronic or other filings that the Company makes with the Commission, regardless of whether such filings are periodic, supplemental or otherwise.
Delivery of any such reports, information and documents to the Trustee shall be for informational purposes only, and the Trustees receipt of such reports, information and documents shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 6.07 Statements as to Defaults . The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event within thirty days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers Certificate setting forth the details of such Default or Event of Default, its status and the action that the Company proposes to take with respect thereto. Such Officers Certificate shall also comply with any additional requirements set forth in Section 1.2 of the Base Indenture.
Section 6.08 Supplementary Interest Notice . If Supplementary Interest is payable by the Company pursuant to Section 7.04 hereof, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate to that effect stating (a) the amount of such Supplementary Interest that is payable and (b) the date on which such interest is payable. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Supplementary Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Supplementary Interest directly to the Persons entitled to them, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.
Section 6.09 Covenant to Take Certain Actions . Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment to the Conversion Rate such that the Conversion Price per share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities would be less than the par value of the Common Stock, the Company shall take all corporate actions that may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary so it may validly and legally issue shares of Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Rate.
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ARTICLE 7
REMEDIES
Section 7.01 Amendments to the Base Indenture .
(a) The Holders shall not have the benefit of Article V of the Base Indenture and, with respect to the Securities, this Article 7 supersedes Article V of the Base Indenture in its entirety.
(b) [Reserved].
Section 7.02 Events of Default . Each of the following events (and only the following events) shall be an Event of Default wherever used with respect to the Securities:
(a) default in any payment of interest on any Security when due and payable, and the default continues for a period of thirty days;
(b) default in the payment of the principal of any Security (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) when due and payable on the Maturity Date, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;
(c) default in the payment of the Redemption Price upon an Optional Redemption of the Securities under Article 5 hereof;
(d) default in the Companys obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock or other consideration, together with cash in lieu thereof in respect of any fractional shares, required to be delivered or paid, as the case may be, upon conversion of any Securities, and such default continues for five (5) Business Days;
(e) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 10 hereof;
(f) failure by the Company to issue a notice in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02(b) hereof;
(g) failure by the Company for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding (a copy of which notice, if given by Holders, must also be given to the Trustee) has been received by the Company to comply with any of its other agreements contained in the Securities or the Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section 7.02 specifically provided for or that is not applicable to the Securities), which notice shall state that it is a Notice of Default hereunder;
(h) failure by the Company to pay beyond any applicable grace period, or the acceleration of, indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) of the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount greater than $50,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent at the time);
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(i) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking the liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any substantial part of the Companys or such Significant Subsidiary of the Companys property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; or
(j) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary of the Company or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of thirty consecutive days.
Section 7.03 Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment . If one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 7.02(i) or Section 7.02(j) with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company)), unless the principal of all of the Securities shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders), may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Securities to be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.02(i) or Section 7.02(j) with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company) occurs and is continuing, the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all Securities shall be immediately due and payable.
Section 7.04 Supplementary Interest . Notwithstanding any provisions of the Indenture to the contrary, if the Company so elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to (i) the Companys failure to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act any documents or reports that it is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or (ii) the Companys failure to comply with Section 6.06 hereof (a Reporting Event of Default ), will consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the Securities (the Supplementary Interest ) at a rate per year equal to (i) 0.25% per annum of the Outstanding principal amount of the Securities for the first 90 days of the 180-day period on which such Event of Default is continuing beginning on, and including, the date on which such an Event of Default first occurs and (ii) 0.50% per annum of the Outstanding principal amount of the Securities for the last 90 days of such 180-day period as
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long as such Event of Default is continuing. If the Company so elects, such Supplementary Interest will be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Securities. On the 181st day after such Event of Default (if the Reporting Event of Default is not cured or waived prior to such 181st day), the Securities will be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 7.03. The provisions of this Section 7.04 will not affect the rights of Holders of Securities in the event of the occurrence of any Event of Default that is not a Reporting Event of Default. In the event the Company does not elect to pay the Supplementary Interest following an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 7.04 or the Company elected to make such payment but does not pay the Supplementary Interest when due, the Securities will be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 7.03.
(a) In order to elect to pay the Supplementary Interest as the sole remedy during the first 180 days after the occurrence of an Reporting Event of Default, the Company must notify all Holders of Securities, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election prior to the beginning of such 180-day period. Upon the Companys failure to timely give such notice, the Securities will be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 7.03.
Section 7.05 Waiver of Past Defaults . The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding, by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive (including by way of consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, the Securities) all past Defaults or Events of Default with respect to the Securities (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from nonpayment of principal or interest, a failure to deliver consideration due upon conversion or any other provisions that requires the consent of each affected Holder to amend) and rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Securities and its consequences if (i) rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of, and interest on, the Securities that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration have been cured or waived and (iii) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursement and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel have been paid.
Section 7.06 Control by Majority . At any time, the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or for exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or, subject to the Trustees duties under Article VI of the Base Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act, that the Trustee determines to be unduly prejudicial to the rights of a Holder or to the Trustee, or that would potentially involve the Trustee in personal liability.
Section 7.07 Limitation on Suits . Subject to Section 7.08 hereof, no Holder may pursue a remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Securities unless:
(a) such Holder has previously delivered to the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
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(b) the Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities deliver to the Trustee a written request that the Trustee pursue a remedy with respect to such Event of Default;
(c) such Holder or Holders have offered and, if requested, provided to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or other expense of compliance with such written request;
(d) the Trustee has not complied with such written request within 60 days after receipt of such written request and offer of indemnity or security; and
(e) during such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities did not deliver to the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such written request.
A Holder may not use the Indenture to prejudice the rights of any other Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over any other Holder, it being understood that the Trustee does not have any affirmative duty to ascertain whether any usage of the Indenture by a Holder is unduly prejudicial to such other Holders.
Section 7.08 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in the Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of the principal of, interest on, Redemption Price for or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, its Securities, on or after the respective due date, and to convert its Securities and receive delivery of the consideration due with respect to such Securities in accordance with Article 4 hereof, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment or conversion rights, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder and will not be subject to the requirements of Section 7.07 hereof.
Section 7.09 Collection of Indebtedness; Suit for Enforcement by Trustee . If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.02(a), 7.02(b), 7.02(c) or 7.02(d) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, interest on, Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, and the amount of shares of Common Stock, if any, due upon the conversion of, the Securities, as the case may be, and such further amount as is sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, as well as any other amounts that may be due under Section 6.7 of the Base Indenture.
Section 7.10 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities . All rights of action and claims under the Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
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Section 7.11 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or its property and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, will be entitled 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, and, in the event that the Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.7 of the Base Indenture. 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 6.7 of the Base Indenture out of the estate in any such proceeding, will be denied for any reason, payment of the same will be secured by a lien on, and is 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 will be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to, or to accept or to adopt on behalf of any Holder, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 7.12 Restoration of Rights and Remedies . If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under the Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 7.13 Rights and Remedies Cumulative . Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in Section 3.6 of the Base Indenture, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 7.14 Delay or Omission Not a Waiver . No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 7 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by the Trustee (subject to the limitations contained in the Indenture) or by the Holders, as the case may be.
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Section 7.15 Priorities . If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 7, it will pay out the money in the following order:
FIRST : to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 6.7 of the Base Indenture, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
SECOND : to the Holders, for any amounts due and unpaid on the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest on, Redemption Price for, Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, and any cash due upon conversion of, any Security, without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts due and payable on all of the Securities; and
THIRD : the balance, if any, to the Company or to such other party as a court of competent jurisdiction directs.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to the Holders pursuant to this Section 7.15. If the Trustee so fixes a record date and a payment date, at least 15 days prior to such record date, the Company will deliver to each Holder and the Trustee a written notice, which notice will state such record date, such payment date and the amount of such payment.
Section 7.16 Undertaking for Costs . All parties to the Indenture agree, and each Holder, by such Holders acceptance of a Security, shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under the Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided , however , that the provisions of this Section 7.16 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, any Security on or after the due date expressed or provided for in the Indenture or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Security in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 hereof.
Section 7.17 Waiver of Stay, Extension and Usury Laws . The Company covenants that, to the extent that it may lawfully do so, 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 the Indenture; and the Company, 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 instead suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
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Section 7.18 Notices from the Trustee . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture, including Section 6.1 of the Base Indenture, whenever a Default occurs and is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee must deliver notice of such Default to the Holders within 90 days after the date on which such Default first occurred. Except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of, interest on, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, any Security or of a Default in the delivery of the consideration due upon conversion of a Security, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.
ARTICLE 8
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 8.01 Inapplicability of Provisions of Base Indenture; Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture . Article XIII of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Securities. The provisions set forth in this Article 8 shall, with respect to the Securities, supersede in their entirety Article IV of the Base Indenture.
When (a) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities theretofore authenticated (other than any Securities that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered or paid pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Base Indenture) and not theretofore canceled, or (b) all such Securities not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date, on any Redemption Date, on any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise) and the Company shall deposit with the Trustee, in trust, or deliver to the Holders, as applicable, an amount of cash and/or (in the case of conversion) shares of Common Stock sufficient to pay all amounts due on all of such Securities (other than any Securities that shall have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered or paid pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Base Indenture) not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and interest due, and if the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Securities (except as to (i) rights hereunder of Holders to receive all amounts owing upon the Securities and the other rights, duties and obligations of Holders, as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the amounts, if any, so deposited with the Trustee and (ii) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee under the Indenture), and the Trustee, on written demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the entire indebtedness on the Securities have been complied with, and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Securities; the Company, however, hereby agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly incurred by the Trustee, including the fees and expenses of its counsel, and to compensate the Trustee for any services thereafter reasonably and properly rendered by the Trustee in connection with the Indenture or the Securities.
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Section 8.02 Deposited Monies to Be Held in Trust by Trustee . Subject to Section 8.04 hereof, all monies and shares of Common Stock, if any, deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof shall be held in trust for the sole benefit of the Holders of the Securities, and such monies and shares of Common Stock shall be applied by the Trustee to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company if acting as its own Paying Agent), to the Holders of the particular Securities for the payment or settlement of which such monies or shares of Common Stock have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums or amounts due and to become due thereon for principal and interest, if any.
Section 8.03 Paying Agent to Repay Monies Held . Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Securities, all monies and shares of Common Stock, if any, then held by any Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) with respect to the Securities shall, upon written request of the Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies and shares of Common Stock.
Section 8.04 Return of Unclaimed Monies . Subject to the requirements of applicable law, any monies and shares of Common Stock deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any Paying Agent for payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the Holders of the Securities for two years after the date upon which the principal of or interest, if any, on such Securities, as the case may be, shall have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the Company by the Trustee or such Paying Agent upon Company Request, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent shall thereupon cease with respect to such monies and shares of Common Stock; and the Holder shall thereafter look only to the Company for any payment or delivery that such Holder may be entitled to collect unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.
Section 8.05 Reinstatement . If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 8.02 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Companys obligations under the Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 until such time as the Trustee or the Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money and shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 8.02; provided , however , that if the Company makes any payment of interest on, principal of or payment or delivery in respect of any Security following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or shares of Common Stock, if any, held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 9.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders . Section 9.1 of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Securities, and this Section 9.01 shall replace Section 9.1 of the Base Indenture in its entirety. Any supplemental indenture entered
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into under this Section 9.01 shall be deemed to be a supplemental indenture permitted by, under, or executed pursuant to, Article IX of the Base Indenture.
Without the consent of any Holder, the Company (when authorized by a Board Resolution) and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
(a) to conform the terms of the Indenture or the Securities to the description thereof in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as supplemented by the issuer free writing prospectus related to the offering of the Securities filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act of 1933 on April 5, 2013;
(b) to evidence the succession by a Successor Company and to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the Companys obligations under the Indenture and the Securities;
(c) to add guarantees with respect to the Securities;
(d) to secure the Securities;
(e) to add to the Companys covenants such further covenants, restrictions or conditions for the benefit of the Holders (or any other holders) or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company by the Indenture;
(f) (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture or the Securities, including to eliminate any conflict with the Trust Indenture Act, or (ii) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect;
(g) to provide for a successor Trustee;
(h) to comply with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary; or
(i) to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 9.02 Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders . Section 9.2 of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Securities, and this Section 9.02 shall replace Section 9.2 of the Base Indenture in its entirety. Any supplemental indenture entered into under this Section 9.02 shall be deemed to be a supplemental indenture permitted by, under, or executed pursuant to, Article IX of the Base Indenture.
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities affected by such supplemental indenture, including without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, Securities and by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures
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supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders under the Indenture; provided , however , that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby:
(a) reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of Securities Outstanding necessary to waive any past Default or Event of Default;
(b) reduce the rate of interest on any Security or change the time for payment of interest on any Security;
(c) reduce the principal of any Security or change the Maturity Date;
(d) change the place or currency of payment on any Security;
(e) make any change that impairs or adversely affects the conversion rights of any Securities;
(f) reduce the Redemption Price or make any other changes to the provisions of Article 5 that is materially adverse to Holders in any way;
(g) reduce the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Security or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the rights of the Holders of the Securities the Companys obligation to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions related thereto or otherwise;
(h) impair the right of any Holder of Securities to receive payment of principal of, and interest, if any, on, its Securities, or the right to receive payment of the shares of Common Stock or other consideration, together with cash in lieu thereof in respect of any fractional shares, due upon conversion of its Securities on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, with respect to such Holders Securities;
(i) modify the ranking provisions of the Indenture in a manner that is adverse to the rights of the Holders of the Securities; or
(j) make any change to the provisions of this Article 9 that requires each Holders consent or in the waiver provisions in Section 7.05 of this Supplemental Indenture if such change is adverse to the rights of Holders of the Securities.
It shall not be necessary for any Act or consent of Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act or consent shall approve the substance thereof. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons entitled to consent to any indenture supplemental hereto. If a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such supplemental indenture, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that , unless such consent shall have become effective by virtue of the requisite
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percentage having been obtained prior to the date which is 90 days after such record date, any such consent previously given shall automatically and without further action by any Holder be cancelled and of no further effect.
Section 9.03 Notice of Amendment or Supplement . After an amendment or supplement under this Article 9 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment or supplement. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, shall not impair or affect the validity of the amendment or supplement.
ARTICLE 10
SUCCESSOR COMPANY
Section 10.01 Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets . The provisions in Article VIII of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Securities, and this Article 10 supersedes the entirety thereof.
(a) [Reserved].
Section 10.02 Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms . Subject to the provisions of Section 10.04, the Company shall not amalgamate or consolidate with, merge with or into or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to another Person, unless:
(a) the Company shall be the surviving Person or the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the Successor Company ), if not the Company, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and the Successor Company (if not the Company) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company under the Securities and the Indenture as applicable to the Securities; and
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture.
Section 10.03 Successor Corporation to Be Substituted . In case of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and upon the assumption by the Successor Company, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any Fundamental Change Purchase Price), the Redemption Price (if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest and accrued and unpaid Supplementary Interest, if any, on all of the Securities, the due and punctual delivery or payment, as the case may be, of any consideration due upon conversion of the Securities and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed by the Company under the Indenture, such Successor Company shall succeed to and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of the first part. Such Successor Company thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either
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in its own name or in the name of the Company any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such Successor Company instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in the Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Securities that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Securities that such Successor Company thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under the Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In the event of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer (but not in the case of a lease), the Person named as the Company in the first paragraph of the Indenture or any successor that shall thereafter have become such in the manner prescribed in this Article 10 may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter and, except in the case of a lease, such Person shall be released from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Securities and from its obligations under the Indenture.
In case of any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
Section 10.04 Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee . In the case of an such amalgamation, merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease the Trustee shall receive an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that any such amalgamation, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such assumption and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, complies with the provisions of this Article 10.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01 Effect on Successors and Assigns . Notwithstanding Section 1.11 of the Base Indenture, all agreements of the Company, the Trustee, the Security Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent in the Indenture and the Securities will bind their respective successors.
Section 11.02 Governing Law . This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 11.03 No Security Interest Created . Nothing in the Indenture or in the Securities, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction.
Section 11.04 Trust Indenture Act . If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required under the Trust Indenture Act to be a
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part of and govern the Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of the Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to the Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.
Section 11.05 Benefits of Supplemental Indenture . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.11 of the Base Indenture, nothing in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Securities, expressed or implied, will give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any Authenticating Agent, any Security Registrar or their successors hereunder or the Holders of the Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 11.06 Calculations . Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Securities. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock, accrued interest payable on the Securities, the Conversion Rate and determinations with respect to the ownership limit in the Companys charter. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Companys calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Securities. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Companys calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will forward the Companys calculations to any Holder upon the request of that Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.
Whenever the Company is required to calculate the Conversion Rate, the Company will do so to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock.
Section 11.07 Execution in Counterparts . This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 11.08 Notices . The Company or the Trustee, by notice given to the other in the manner provided in Section 1.5 of the Base Indenture, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 1.5 and 1.6 of the Base Indenture, whenever the Company is required to deliver notice to the Holders, the Company will, by the date it is required to deliver such notice to the Holders, deliver a copy of such notice to the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Security Registrar and the Conversion Agent. Each notice to the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Security Registrar and the Conversion Agent shall be sufficiently given if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid to the address most recently sent by the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Security Registrar or the Conversion Agent, as the case may be, to the Company.
Section 11.09 Ratification of Base Indenture . The Base Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental
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Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein provided. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Company and each Holder of Securities, by its acceptance of such Securities, acknowledges and agrees that all of the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits afforded to the Trustee under the Base Indenture are deemed to be incorporated herein, and shall be enforceable by the Trustee hereunder, in each of its capacities hereunder as if set forth herein in full.
Section 11.10 The Trustee . The recitals in this Supplemental Indenture are made by the Company only and not by the Trustee and the Trustee shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency hereof, and all of the provisions contained in the Base Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and duties of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of the Securities and of this Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like effect as set forth in full herein.
Section 11.11 No Recourse Against Others . No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or be subject to any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by accepting a Security, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC. |
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Darren J. Tangen |
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee |
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Laurence J. OBrien |
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Vice President |
SCHEDULE A
The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased pursuant to Section 4.06 based on the Stock Price and Effective Date set forth below.
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Effective Date | $21.45 | $22.00 | $23.00 | $24.00 | $25.00 | $26.00 | $27.00 | $28.00 | $29.00 | $30.00 | $32.00 | $34.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 10, 2013 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 4.0703 | 3.1707 | 2.4334 | 1.8348 | 1.3552 | 0.9773 | 0.6853 | 0.4661 | 0.1956 | 0.0715 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2014 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.7653 | 2.9051 | 2.2035 | 1.6362 | 1.1848 | 0.8328 | 0.5664 | 0.3684 | 0.1318 | 0.0280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2015 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.5379 | 2.7087 | 2.0320 | 1.4892 | 1.0624 | 0.7312 | 0.4832 | 0.3038 | 0.0975 | 0.0131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2016 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.3697 | 2.5590 | 1.9026 | 1.3756 | 0.9620 | 0.6467 | 0.4148 | 0.2499 | 0.0703 | 0.0019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2017 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.2899 | 2.4837 | 1.8304 | 1.3088 | 0.9018 | 0.5918 | 0.3646 | 0.2071 | 0.0435 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2018 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.3116 | 2.4915 | 1.8339 | 1.3064 | 0.8966 | 0.5878 | 0.3649 | 0.2127 | 0.0559 | 0.0017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2019 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.3457 | 2.5001 | 1.8139 | 1.2691 | 0.8499 | 0.5358 | 0.3134 | 0.1661 | 0.0251 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2020 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.3779 | 2.4623 | 1.7231 | 1.1340 | 0.6867 | 0.3648 | 0.1514 | 0.0238 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2021 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.4171 | 2.4705 | 1.7053 | 1.1018 | 0.6469 | 0.3252 | 0.1159 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2022 |
4.2381 | 4.2381 | 3.1951 | 2.2238 | 1.4642 | 0.8875 | 0.4714 | 0.1943 | 0.0341 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 15, 2023 |
4.2381 | 3.0726 | 1.0964 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
Sch. A-1
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[For Global Securities, include the following legend:
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (DTC), A NEW YORK CORPORATION, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL IN AS MUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
No.: [ ]
CUSIP: 19624RAA4
ISIN: US19624RAA41
Principal Amount $[ ]
[as revised by the Schedule of Increases
and Decreases of Global Security attached hereto] 1
Colony Financial, Inc.
5.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2023
Colony Financial, Inc., a Maryland corporation, promises to pay to [ ] [include Cede & Co. for Global Security] or registered assigns, the principal amount of $[ ] [include in Global Securities or such other principal amount as shall be set forth in the Schedule of Increases and Decreases of Global Security attached hereto] on April 15, 2023 (the Maturity Date ).
1 | Include for Global Securities only. |
Exh. A-1
Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15, beginning on October 15, 2013.
Regular Record Dates: April 1 and October 1.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.
Exh. A-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, COLONY FINANCIAL, INC. has caused this instrument to be duly signed.
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC. |
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Exh. A-3
TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee |
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Exh. A-4
[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
5.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2023
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the Securities ), issued under an Indenture dated as of April [10], 2013 (herein called the Base Indenture ), and as further supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April [10], 2013 (herein called the Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture ) by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, herein called the Trustee , and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.
The Securities are redeemable in whole, or from time to time in part, at any time on or after April 22, 2020 at the option of the Company if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock for 20 or more Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) in a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the Redemption Notice exceeds 130% of the applicable Conversion Price in effect on each such Trading Day. The Redemption Price shall be payable in cash and shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case interest accrued to the Interest Payment Date will be paid to Holders of record of such Securities on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Securities). No sinking fund is provided for the Securities.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder of this Security will have the right, at such Holders option, to require the Company to purchase this Security, or any portion of this Security such that the principal amount of this Security that is not purchased equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Purchase Price for such Fundamental Change Purchase Date.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option at any time prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Stated Maturity or the Redemption Date, to convert this Security or a portion of this Security such that the principal amount of this Security that is not converted equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, into shares of Common Stock and an amount in cash, if any, in lieu of fractional shares, determined in accordance with Article 4 of the Supplemental Indenture, unless the Security has been previously repurchased or redeemed by the Company.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments in respect of the Redemption Price and Fundamental Change Purchase Price for, and the principal amount of, this Security to the Holder that surrenders this Security to the Paying
Exh. A-5
Agent to collect such payments in respect of this Security. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities to be effected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past Defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Security, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee security or indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of security or indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or interest hereon or amounts due upon conversion on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), the Redemption Price (if applicable) of, interest on, and the amount of shares of Common Stock, together with cash in lieu thereof in respect of any fractional shares, due upon conversion of, this Security at the time, place and rate, and in the coin and currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Exh. A-6
The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
Prior to and at the time of due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or Trustee may treat the Person in whose name the Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes (subject to Section 3.7 of the Base Indenture), whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
All defined terms used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. If any provision of this Security limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Indenture, such provision of the Indenture shall control.
Exh. A-7
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Security, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
TEN COM as tenants in common |
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT |
Custodian |
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TEN ENT as tenants by the entireties |
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JT TEN as joint tenants with right of Survivorship and not as tenants in common |
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act |
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
Exh. A-8
ANNEX A
[INCLUDE FOR GLOBAL SECURITY]
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES OF GLOBAL SECURITY
Initial principal amount of Global Security:
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Amount of Increase in principal amount of Global Security |
Amount of Decrease in principal amount of Global Security |
Principal amount of Global Security after Increase or Decrease |
Notation by Trustee or Custodian |
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Exh. A-9
ATTACHMENT 1
[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]
To: Colony Financial, Inc.
The undersigned Holder of this Security hereby irrevocably exercises the option to convert this Security, or a portion hereof (which is such that the principal amount of the portion of this Security that will not be converted equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) below designated, into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Security, and directs that any cash payable and any shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon conversion, together with any Securities representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be paid and/or issued and/or delivered, as the case may be, to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name is indicated below.
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, if this notice is being delivered on a date after the Close of Business on a Regular Record Date and prior to the Open of Business on the Interest Payment Date corresponding to such Regular Record Date, this notice must be accompanied by payment of an amount equal to the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date on the principal amount of this Security to be converted. If any shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect to such issuance and transfer as set forth in the Indenture.
Principal amount to be converted (in an integral multiple of $1,000, if less than all):
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NOTICE: The signature on the Conversion Notice must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Security in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. |
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs: |
(i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) another guarantee program acceptable to the Trustee. |
Exh. A-10
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Exh. A-11
Fill in for registration of any shares of Common Stock and Securities or payment of any cash or delivery of any Securities if to be issued/paid/delivered otherwise than to the registered Holder.
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Exh. A-12
ATTACHMENT 2
[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE PURCHASE NOTICE]
To: Colony Financial, Inc.
The undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Colony Financial, Inc. (the Company ) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture referred to in this Security (i) the entire principal amount of this Security, or the portion thereof (that is such that the portion not to be purchased has a principal amount equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) below designated, and (ii) if such Fundamental Change Purchase Date does not occur during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date corresponding to such Regular Record Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Purchase Date.
In the case of certificated Securities, the certificate numbers of the Securities to be purchased are as set forth below:
Dated:
Signature(s) |
Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number |
principal amount to be repaid (if less than all): $ ,000 |
NOTICE: The signature on the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Security in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. |
Exh. A-13
ATTACHMENT 3
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]
For value received hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto (Please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Security, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints to transfer the said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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NOTICE: The signature on the Assignment and Transfer must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Security in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. |
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs: |
(i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) another guarantee program |
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Exh. A-14
Exhibit 5.1
Hogan Lovells US LLP | ||
Columbia Square | ||
555 Thirteenth Street, NW | ||
Washington, DC 20004 | ||
T +1 202 637 5600 | ||
F +1 202 637 5910 www.hoganlovells.com |
April 10, 2013
Board of Directors
Colony Financial, Inc.
2450 Broadway, 6th Floor
Santa Monica, California 90404
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as counsel to Colony Financial, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company ), in connection with the Underwriting Agreement, dated April 5, 2013 (the Underwriting Agreement ), among the Company, Colony Financial Manager, LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co., as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule A of the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the Underwriters ) relating to the issuance by the Company of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (including $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount to cover the exercise in full of the overallotment option) (the Notes ) pursuant to the Companys automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-187610) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2013 (the Registration Statement ). This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies). As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.
For the purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed that (i) The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee ) under the Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2013, between the Company and the Trustee (the Base Indenture ), filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2013 and incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2013 (the First Supplemental Indenture , and together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture ), has all requisite power and authority under all applicable laws, regulations and
Board of Directors | April 10, 2013 | |
Colony Financial, Inc. |
governing documents to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture and has complied with all legal requirements pertaining to its status as such status relates to the Trustees right to enforce the Indenture against the Company, (ii) the Trustee has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture, (iii) the Trustee is validly existing and in good standing in all necessary jurisdictions, (iv) the Indenture constitutes a valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with its terms, (v) there has been no material mutual mistake of fact or misunderstanding or fraud, duress or undue influence in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of the Indenture, and the conduct of all parties to the Indenture has complied with any requirements of good faith, fair dealing and conscionability, and (vi) there are and have been no agreements or understandings among the parties, written or oral, and there is and has been no usage of trade or course of prior dealing among the parties that would, in either case, define, supplement or qualify the terms of the Indenture. We also have assumed the validity and constitutionality of each relevant statute, rule, regulation and agency action covered by this opinion letter.
This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the applicable provisions of the laws of the State of New York (but not including any laws, statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations of any political subdivision below the state level), as currently in effect. We express no opinion herein as to any other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations (and in particular, we express no opinion as to any effect that such other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations may have on the opinions expressed herein).
Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Notes have been duly authorized on behalf of the Company and that, following (i) receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Notes specified in the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors and the Underwriting Agreement and (ii) the due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.
This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the filing by the Company of a Current Report on Form 8-K on the date hereof, which Form 8-K will be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, and speaks as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the delivery of this letter.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the above-described Form 8-K and to the reference to this firm under the caption Legal Matters in the Prospectus Supplement dated April 5, 2013, which constitutes part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an expert within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Hogan Lovells US LLP |
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP |
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Exhibit 8.1
April 10, 2013
Board of Directors
Colony Financial, Inc.
2450 Broadway, 6 th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as tax counsel to Colony Financial, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company ), in connection with the Underwriting Agreement, dated April 5, 2013 (the Underwriting Agreement ), among the Company, Colony Financial Manager, LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co., as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule A of the Underwriting Agreement relating to the issuance by the Company of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 pursuant to the Companys automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-187610) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2013 (the Registration Statement ). In connection with the filing of the Companys Form 8-K on the date hereof (the April 10 th Form 8-K ), we have been asked to provide you with this letter with respect to the discussion included in the Prospectus Supplement dated April 5, 2013, which constitutes part of the Registration Statement (the Prospectus Supplement ) under the heading Additional Federal Income Tax Considerations.
Bases for Opinion
The opinion set forth in this letter is based on relevant current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), Treasury Regulations thereunder (including proposed and temporary Treasury Regulations), and interpretations of the foregoing as expressed in court decisions, applicable legislative history, and the administrative rulings and practices of the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS ), including its practices and policies in issuing private letter rulings, which are not binding on the IRS except with respect to a taxpayer that receives such a ruling, all as of the date hereof. These provisions and interpretations are subject to change by the IRS, Congress and the courts (as applicable), which may or may not be retroactive in effect and which might result in material modifications of our opinions. Our opinion does not foreclose the possibility of a contrary determination by the IRS or a court of competent jurisdiction, or of a contrary position taken by the IRS or the Treasury Department in regulations or rulings issued in the future. In this regard, an opinion of counsel with respect to an issue represents counsels best professional judgment with respect to the outcome on the merits with respect to such issue, if such issue were to be litigated, but an opinion is not binding on the IRS or the courts, and is not a guarantee that the IRS will not assert a contrary position with respect to such issue or that a court will not sustain such a position asserted by the IRS. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Registration Statement. Terms or phrases that are not capitalized but appear in quotation marks are used herein as they are used for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the Code, Treasury Regulations, and administrative guidance and rulings.
In rendering this opinion, we have examined such statutes, regulations, records, agreements, certificates and other documents as we have considered necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion, including, but not limited to the April 10 th Form 8-K, the Prospectus Supplement, the
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Registration Statement, and such records, documents, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to form the basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth (together, these documents are referred to herein as the Reviewed Documents ). As to matters of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon statements and representations of representatives of the Company.
In this regard, we have assumed with your consent the following:
(1) | that (A) all of the representations and statements as to factual matters set forth in the Reviewed Documents are true, correct, and complete as of the date hereof, (B) any representation or statement in the Reviewed Documents made as a belief or made to the knowledge of or similarly qualified is true, correct and complete as of the date hereof, without such qualification, (C) each agreement described in the Reviewed Documents is valid and binding in accordance with its terms, and (D) each of the obligations of the Company, and its subsidiaries, as described in the Reviewed Documents, has been or will be performed or satisfied in accordance with its terms; |
(2) | the genuineness of all signatures, the proper execution of all documents, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of documents submitted to us as copies, the authenticity of the originals from which any copies were made, and as to certificates of public officials, we have assumed the same to have been properly given and to be accurate; and |
(3) | that any documents as to which we have reviewed only a form were or will be duly executed without material changes from the form reviewed by us. |
Any material variation or difference in the facts from those set forth in the documents that we have reviewed and upon which we have relied may adversely affect the conclusions stated herein.
Opinion
Based upon and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the portions of the discussion in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption Additional U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations that describe applicable U.S. federal income tax law are correct in all material respects as of the date hereof.
Other than as expressly stated above, we express no opinion on any issue relating to the Company or to any investment therein. In particular, we express no opinion on the Companys qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Code, the qualification of any entities in which the Company has invested as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or any other tax consequences that may apply to the Company or to an investment in the Companys common stock or convertible notes.
This opinion letter addresses only the specific U.S. federal income tax matters set forth above, as limited and qualified herein, and does not address any other federal, state, local or foreign legal or tax issues.
This opinion letter has been prepared for your use in connection with the filing of the April 10 th Form 8-K and speaks as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation by reason of this opinion letter or
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otherwise to advise you of any changes in our opinion subsequent to the effective date of the April 10 th Form 8-K. Except as provided in the next paragraph, this opinion letter may not be distributed, quoted in whole or in part or otherwise reproduced in any document, or filed with any governmental agency without our express written consent.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 8.1 to the April 10 th Form 8-K and to the reference to Hogan Lovells US LLP under the caption Legal Matters in the Prospectus Supplement, which constitutes part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, however, we do not admit thereby that we are an expert within the meaning of the Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Hogan Lovells US LLP
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
Exhibit 10.1
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
FOURTH AMENDMENT, dated as of April 4, 2013 (this Agreement ), to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2011 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), among COLONY FINANCIAL, INC., a Maryland corporation (the REIT ), CFI MEZZ FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( CFI Mezz Funding ), CFI RE HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( CFI RE Holdco ), COLFIN ESH FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( ColFin ESH Funding ), COLFIN 2100 FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( ColFin 2100 ), CFI CORAMERICA 2100 FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( CorAmerica 2100 ), CFI RE MASTERCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( CFI RE Masterco ; and together with the REIT, CFI Mezz Funding, CFI RE Holdco, ColFin ESH Funding, ColFin 2100, CorAmerica 2100 and any Operating Partnership (as defined in the Credit Agreement) that is formed after the Restatement Effective Date and becomes a co-borrower thereunder in accordance with Section 6.12(c) , each a Borrower and collectively, the Borrowers ), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders ), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, together with any successor administrative agent, the Administrative Agent ) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement . Subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein, Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new clause (e) thereto which reads as follows:
(e) up to $287,500,000 of unsecured Indebtedness evidenced by convertible senior notes of the REIT due 2023 to be issued on or about April 15, 2013;
SECTION 2. Conditions Precedent .
This Agreement shall become effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Agreement duly executed by each of the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties . After giving effect to this Agreement, the Loan Parties, jointly and severally, reaffirm and restate the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents and all such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on the date hereof with the same force and effect as if made on such date (except (i) to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date and (ii) any representation or warranty that is already by its
terms qualified as to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date after giving effect to such qualification). Each of the Loan Parties represents and warrants (which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery hereof) to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
(a) it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and has taken or caused to be taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) no consent of any Person (including, without limitation, any of its equity holders or creditors), and no action of, or filing with, any governmental or public body or authority is required to authorize, or is otherwise required in connection with, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on its behalf by a duly authorized officer, and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity;
(d) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(e) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate any law, statute or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, or conflict with, or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, any contractual obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 4. Affirmation of Guarantors . Each Guarantor hereby approves and consents to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and agrees and affirms that its guarantee of the Obligations continues to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall apply to (i) the Credit Agreement and (ii) all of the other Loan Documents, as such are amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their terms.
SECTION 5. Costs and Expenses . The Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that its payment obligations set forth in Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement include the costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other documentation contemplated hereby (whether or not this Agreement becomes effective or the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated and whether or not a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing), including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Kaye Scholer LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent.
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SECTION 6. Ratification .
(a) Except as herein agreed, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and affirmed by the Loan Parties. Each of the Loan Parties hereby (i) confirms and agrees that the Borrowers are truly and justly indebted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the aggregate amount of the Obligations without defense, counterclaim or offset of any kind whatsoever, and (ii) reaffirms and admits the validity and enforceability of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(b) This Agreement shall be limited precisely as written and, except as expressly provided herein, shall not be deemed (i) to be a consent granted pursuant to, or a waiver, modification or forbearance of, any term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein or a waiver of any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, whether or not known to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, or (ii) to prejudice any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders may now have or have in the future against any Person under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.
SECTION 7. Waivers; Amendments . Neither this Agreement, nor any provision hereof, may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.
SECTION 8. References . All references to the Credit Agreement, thereunder, thereof or words of like import in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document and the other documents and instruments delivered pursuant to or in connection therewith shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby and as each may in the future be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.
SECTION 9. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto individually or in combination, in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page by telecopier or electronic mail (in a .pdf format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.
SECTION 10. Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
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SECTION 11. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or enforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
SECTION 12. Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 13. Loan Document . The Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes a Loan Document and that the failure of any of the Loan Parties to comply with the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute an Event of Default.
SECTION 14. Headings . Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWERS: | ||
COLONY FINANCIAL, INC., a Maryland corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI RE MASTERCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI RE HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI MEZZ FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
COLFIN ESH FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
COLFIN 2100 FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI CORAMERICA 2100 FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
GUARANTORS: | ||
COLONY FINANCIAL HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
COLONY FINANCIAL TRS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI FRB FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
COLONY FINANCIAL AMC, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CFI DB HOLDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI MBS HOLDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
COLFIN JIH FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
COLFIN 2011 ADC HOLDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
COLONY AMC MILESTONE NORTH, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial AMC, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI 2011 CRE HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CFI GNE LOAN FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI GNE WARRANT INVESTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI INLAND INVESTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CFI MILESTONE NORTH HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
COLONY AMC MILESTONE WEST, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial AMC, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI HUNT TRS INVESTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CFI RS HOLDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI CENTCO FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI BULLS TRS INVESTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CFI EXR LOAN FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI BOW TRS INVESTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI 2011-2 CRE HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CFI BMO II TRS INVESTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI FCDC HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI JIH TRS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CFI 2012 CRE ADC HOLDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI TRS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
CFI HEARTHSTONE INVESTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Holdco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CFI CSFR INVESTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: CFI RE Masterco, LLC, its managing member | ||
By: Colony Financial, Inc., its managing member | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald M. Sanders | |
Name: Ronald M. Sanders | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as Administrative Agent | ||
By: | /s/ James P. Johnson | |
Name: James P. Johnson | ||
Title: Senior Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ James P. Johnson | |
Name: James P. Johnson | ||
Title: Senior Vice President |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , as a lender | ||
By: | /s/ Matthew Griffith | |
Name: Matthew Griffith | ||
Title: Executive director |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH , as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Bill ODaly | |
Name: Bill ODaly | ||
Title: Director |
By: | /s/ Michael DOnofrio | |
Name: Michael DOnofrio | ||
Title: Associate |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
ONEWEST BANK, FSB , as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Scott Shepherd | |
Name: Scott Shepherd | ||
Title: EVP |
[Signature page to Fourth Amendment to Colony Financial, Inc. Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]