As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SEALED AIR CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 65-0654331 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
200 Riverfront Boulevard
Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1033
(201) 791-7600
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)
Norman D. Finch Jr., Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Sealed Air Corporation
200 Riverfront Boulevard, Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1033
(201) 791-7600
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Phyllis G. Korff, Esq.
Laura A. Kaufmann Belkhayat, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, New York 10036-6522
(212) 735-3000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement as determined by the registrant.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filter, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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(1) | Not applicable pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II(E). |
(2) | Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or as units with other securities registered hereunder. An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of Debt Securities, Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Warrants, Rights to purchase such securities, Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units, of the registrant is being registered as may from time to time be issued at currently indeterminable prices and as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange or exercise of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable anti-dilution provisions. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. |
(3) | In accordance with Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. |
PROSPECTUS
SEALED AIR CORPORATION
DEBT SECURITIES
COMMON STOCK
PREFERRED STOCK
WARRANTS
RIGHTS
STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS
STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
We may from time to time offer to sell:
| debt securities; |
| shares of our common stock; |
| shares of our preferred stock; |
| warrants to purchase our debt securities or shares of our common stock or preferred stock, or other securities; |
| rights to purchase our debt securities or shares of our common stock or preferred stock, or other securities; |
| stock purchase contracts to purchase shares of our common stock or our preferred stock; and |
| stock purchase units, each representing ownership of a stock purchase contract and any of our debt securities, shares of our common stock or preferred stock, or preferred securities or debt obligations of third-parties, including U.S. treasury securities, any other securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, or any combination of the foregoing, securing the holders obligation to purchase shares of our common stock or preferred stock under the stock purchase contracts. |
The debt securities may consist of debentures, notes, bonds or other types of indebtedness. The debt securities, preferred stock, warrants, rights, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units may be convertible or exercisable or exchangeable for common or preferred stock or other securities of ours. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker symbol SEE.
We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis. These securities also may be resold by securityholders, if so provided in a prospectus supplement hereto. We will provide specific terms of any securities to be offered, including the amount, prices and other terms of the securities and information about any selling securityholders, in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest.
This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated herein by reference and described under the heading Risk Factors beginning on page 5.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is April 4, 2014.
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This prospectus is part of an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), as a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). By using a shelf registration statement, we may sell, at any time and from time to time, in one or more offerings, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus. As allowed by the SEC rules, this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials do not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information, we refer you to the registration statement, including its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials about the provisions or contents of any agreement or other document are not necessarily complete. If the SECs rules and regulations require that an agreement or document be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see that agreement or document for a complete description of these matters.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that contains specific information about the terms of that offering, including the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities offered. The prospectus supplement may also add information to this prospectus or update or change information in this prospectus. To the extent that this prospectus is used by any securityholder to resell any securities, information with respect to the securityholder and the terms of the securities being offered will be contained in a prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with any additional information you may need to make your investment decision. You should also read and carefully consider the information in the documents we have referred you to in Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference below. Information incorporated by reference after the date of this prospectus is considered a part of this prospectus and may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Any information in such subsequent filings that is inconsistent with this prospectus will supersede the information in this prospectus or any earlier prospectus supplement. You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus and any supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with other information.
You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any other offering materials is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of each document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since then.
When used in this prospectus, the terms Sealed Air Corporation, the Company, we, our and us refer to Sealed Air Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can inspect and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the public reference facilities of the SEC at the SECs Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC ( www.sec.gov ). Our internet address is www.sealedair.com . However, the information on our website is not a part of this prospectus. In addition, you can inspect reports and other information we file at the office of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
We have filed a registration statement and related exhibits with the SEC under the Securities Act. The registration statement contains additional information about us and the securities we may issue. You may inspect the registration statement and exhibits without charge at the office of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, and you may obtain copies from the SEC at prescribed rates.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents. We hereby incorporate by reference the documents listed below, which means that we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and in some cases supersede this information (other than portions of these documents that are either (1) described in paragraph (e) of Item 201 of Registration S-K or paragraphs (d)(1)-(3) and (e)(5) of Item 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC or (2) furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K). Specifically, we incorporate by reference the following documents or information filed with the SEC (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, unless otherwise indicated):
| Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed on February 28, 2014; |
| Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2014 and February 10, 2014; |
| The description of our common stock, par value $0.10 per share, contained in our Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed as part of our Registration Statement on Form S-4, declared effective on February 13, 1998; and |
| Future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended (the Exchange Act) on or after the date of this prospectus, until we have sold all of the offered securities to which this prospectus relates or the offering is otherwise terminated. |
You may request a copy of these filings at no cost by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Corporate Secretary
Sealed Air Corporation
200 Riverfront Boulevard
Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1033
(201) 791-7600
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus and our future oral and written statements, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning our business, consolidated financial condition and results of operations. All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus regarding our strategies, prospects, financial condition, costs, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. The SEC encourages companies to disclose forward-looking statements so that investors can better understand a companys future prospects and make informed investment decisions. Some of our statements in this prospectus, in documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus and in our future oral and written statements may be forward-looking. These statements reflect our beliefs and expectations as to future events and trends affecting our business, our consolidated financial condition and results of operations. These forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations concerning future events and discuss, among other things, anticipated future financial performance and future business plans. Forward-looking statements are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by such words as anticipates, believes, plan, assumes, could, should, estimates, expects, intends, potential, seek, predict, may, will and similar expressions. Examples of these forward-looking statements include projections regarding our financial performance such as those described in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part I, Item 7 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
The following are important factors that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements: global economic and political conditions, changes in our credit ratings, changes in raw material pricing and availability, changes in energy costs, competitive conditions, success of our restructuring activities, currency translation and devaluation effects, the success of our financial growth, profitability, cash generation and manufacturing strategies and our cost reduction and productivity efforts, the effects of animal and food-related health issues, pandemics, consumer preferences, environmental matters, regulatory actions and legal matters, and the other information referenced under Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Except as required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Sealed Air Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, is a global leader in food safety and security, facility hygiene and product protection. We serve an array of end markets including food and beverage processing, food service, retail, healthcare and industrial, and commercial and consumer applications. Our focus is on achieving quality sales growth through leveraging our geographic footprint, technological know-how and leading market positions to bring measureable, sustainable value to our customers, employees and investors.
Sealed Air was founded in 1960. We conduct substantially all of our business through three wholly-owned subsidiaries, Cryovac, Inc., Sealed Air Corporation (US) and Diversey, Inc.
We are a leading global innovator in the applications we serve and we differentiate ourselves through our:
| extensive global reach, by which we leverage our strengths across our operations in 63 countries to reach customers in over 175 countries; |
| approximately 25,000 employees representing industry-leading expertise in food science, hygiene and sanitation solutions, and in package design, sales, service and engineering; |
| leading brands, such as Cryovac ® packaging technology, Diversey and TASKI ® brand cleaning and hygiene solutions and our Bubble Wrap ® brand cushioning, Jiffy ® protective mailers, and Instapak ® foam-in-place systems; |
| technology leadership with an emphasis on proprietary technologies; |
| total systems offering that includes specialty materials and formulations, equipment systems and services; and |
| solid cash flow generation from premium solutions to meet our customers needs, productivity improvements, working capital management and an asset-light business model. |
Our principal executive offices are located at 200 Riverfront Boulevard, Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1033. Our telephone number is (201) 791-7600.
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Before you invest in any of our securities, in addition to the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should carefully consider the risk factors under the heading Risk Factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, which are incorporated herein by reference. These risk factors may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by risk factors contained in other Exchange Act reports that we file with the SEC, which will be subsequently incorporated herein by reference; by any prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus; or by a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. In addition, new risks may emerge at any time and we cannot predict such risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our financial performance. See Incorporation By Reference and Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.
RATIO OF EARNINGS (LOSS) TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth our historical ratio of earnings (loss) to fixed charges for each of the periods indicated.
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1.5x | * | 1.8x | 3.0x | 2.9x |
* | Loss did not cover fixed charges by $1,464 million in 2012 due to the pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of goodwill and other intangible assets of $1,892.3 million. |
The historical ratios were prepared on a consolidated basis using amounts calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, and, therefore, reflect all consolidated earnings and fixed charges.
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was determined by dividing earnings available to cover fixed charges by total fixed charges. Earnings available to cover fixed charges consist of: (i) earnings from continuing operations before income tax provision and (ii) fixed charges, exclusive of capitalized interest. Total fixed charges consist of: (i) interest expense, which includes amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to debt issuances, (ii) capitalized interest and (iii) an estimate of interest within rental expense. Earnings from discontinued operations related to the sale of our rigid medical packaging business, the sale of Diversey Japan and related fixed charges have been excluded. As of the date of this prospectus, no shares of our preferred stock were issued and outstanding.
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Unless otherwise stated in the prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of any debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights, stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units that may be offered hereby for general corporate purposes. We will not receive any of the proceeds from sales of securities by selling securityholders, if any, pursuant to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement relating to an offering will contain a more detailed description of the use of proceeds of any specific offering of securities.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
References to Sealed Air Corporation, company, we, us and our in this section are only to Sealed Air Corporation and not to its subsidiaries.
The following summarizes the material provisions of the debt securities to which a prospectus supplement may relate. We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series. Each time we offer debt securities, the prospectus supplement related to that offering will describe the applicable terms.
As required by United States federal law for all bonds and notes of companies that are publicly offered, the debt securities will be governed by a document called an indenture. An indenture is a contract to be entered into by us and a financial institution, acting as trustee on your behalf. The indenture is subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The trustee has two main roles:
| First, subject to some limitations, the trustee can enforce your rights against us if we default. |
| Second, the trustee performs certain administrative duties for us, which include sending you notices and, if the trustee also performs the service of paying agent, sending you interest payments. |
Because this section is a summary of the material terms, it does not describe every aspect of the debt securities. We urge you to read the indenture governing the debt securities because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of debt securities. The indenture is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. This description is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture covering the debt securities, as described below, including definitions of some terms used in the indenture. The indenture is subject to any amendments or supplements that we may enter into from time to time, as permitted under the indenture.
General
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be unsecured senior obligations of our company. As senior debt securities, they will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.
We are a holding company and substantially all of our assets are owned by, and our business is conducted through, subsidiaries, both foreign and domestic. Our debt securities will not be guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries, except in certain circumstances that are discussed below under Subsidiary Guarantees. Distributions or advances from our subsidiaries are a major source of funds that are necessary for us to meet our debt service and other obligations. Contractual provisions, laws or regulations to which we or any of our subsidiaries may become subject, as well as any subsidiarys financial condition and operating requirements, may limit our ability to obtain cash required to service our indebtedness, including the debt securities.
The debt securities will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future obligations of our subsidiaries (unless such subsidiaries become subsidiary guarantors as discussed below under Subsidiary Guarantees) including claims in respect to trade payables. In addition, the guarantees of any subsidiaries that become subsidiary guarantors may be released in certain circumstances.
The indenture provides for the issuance by us from time to time of debt securities in one or more series. The indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities we may issue under the indenture. In addition, the indenture does not limit the amount of other indebtedness or debt securities, other than certain secured indebtedness to the extent described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of debt securities that may be issued by Sealed Air Corporation or its restricted subsidiaries.
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The indenture sets forth the specific terms of any series of debt securities or provides that such terms will be set forth in, or determined pursuant to, an authorizing resolution and officers certificate or a supplemental indenture, if any, relating to that series.
You should read the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities for the following terms of the series of debt securities offered by that prospectus supplement and this prospectus:
| the title of the debt securities and the series in which the debt securities will be included; |
| any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities; |
| the date or dates, or the method or methods, if any, by which the date or dates on which the principal of the debt securities will be payable shall be determined; |
| the rate or rates at which the debt securities will bear interest, if any, which rate may be zero in the case of some debt securities issued at an issue price representing a discount from the principal amount payable at maturity, or the method by which the rate or rates will be determined (including, if applicable, any remarketing option or similar method), and the date or dates from which the interest, if any, will accrue or the method by which the date or dates will be determined; |
| the date or dates on which the interest, if any, on the debt securities will be payable and any regular record dates applicable to the date or dates on which interest will be so payable; |
| whether and under what circumstances additional amounts, if any, on the debt securities or any of them will be payable and, if so, whether and on what terms we will have the option to redeem the debt securities in lieu of paying the additional amounts (and the terms of the option); |
| the place or places where the principal of, any premium or interest on or any additional amounts with respect to the debt securities will be payable, any of the debt securities that are registered securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and any debt securities may be surrendered for conversion or exchange; |
| whether any of the debt securities may be redeemed at our option and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the other terms and conditions upon which the debt securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part; |
| whether we will be obligated to redeem or purchase any of the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of any holder of the debt securities and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the other terms and conditions upon which the debt securities will be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, and any provisions for the remarketing of the debt securities so redeemed or purchased; |
| if other than denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof, the denominations in which any debt securities will be issuable; |
| if other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal amount (or the method by which such portion will be determined) of the debt securities that will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of maturity; |
| if other than United States dollars, the currency of payment, including composite currencies, of the principal of, any premium or interest on or any additional amounts with respect to any of the debt securities; |
| whether the principal of, any premium or interest on or any additional amounts with respect to the debt securities will be payable, at the election of Sealed Air Corporation or a holder, in a currency other than that in which the debt securities are stated to be payable and the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, the election may be made; |
| any index, formula or other method used to determine the amount of payments of principal of, any premium or interest on or any additional amounts with respect to debt securities; |
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| whether the debt securities are to be issued in the form of one or more global securities and, if so, the identity of the depositary for the global security or securities; |
| any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the events of default or covenants of Sealed Air Corporation with respect to the debt securities; |
| whether some of the provisions relating to the discharge, defeasance and covenant defeasance described below under Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance will be applicable to the debt securities; |
| whether the debt securities are to be guaranteed by any subsidiary and the form of such subsidiary guarantee, if other than the form set forth in the indenture; and |
| any other terms of the debt securities and any other deletions from or modifications or additions to the indenture in respect of the debt securities. |
Unless otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities, the principal, premium, interest and additional amounts, if any, will be payable at the office or agency maintained by us (initially a corporate trust office designated by the Trustee); provided that payment of interest on registered securities may be made by check mailed to the payee at the addresses of the persons appearing on the security register or by transfer to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located in the United States. In the case of registered securities, interest on the debt securities will be payable on any interest payment date to the persons in whose names the debt securities are registered at the close of business on the record date. All paying agents initially designated by us for the debt securities of a particular series will be named in the prospectus supplement relating to those debt securities. We may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind the designation of any paying agent or approve a change in the office through which any paying agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the affected debt securities.
We have appointed the Trustee as security registrar. Unless otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities, the debt securities may be presented for transfer (duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, if so required by us or the security registrar) or exchanged for other debt securities of the same series (containing identical terms and provisions, in any authorized denominations, and of a like aggregate principal amount) at the office or agency maintained by us (initially a corporate trust office designated by the Trustee). The transfer or exchange will be made without service charge, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge and any other expenses payable in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of debt securities. We will not be required to (1) issue, register the transfer of, or exchange, debt securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of any of the debt securities of that series and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing of the notice of redemption or (2) register the transfer of or exchange any debt security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt security being redeemed in part.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be issued in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. The debt securities may be represented in whole or in part by one or more global debt securities registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee and, if so represented, interests in the global debt security will be shown on, and transfers will be effected only through, records maintained by the designated depositary and its participants as described below. Where debt securities of any series are issued in bearer form, the special restrictions and considerations, including special offering restrictions and United States federal income tax considerations, applicable to the those debt securities and to payment on and transfer and exchange of those debt securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
We may issue debt securities with terms different from those of debt securities that may already have been issued. Without the consent of the holders thereof, we may reopen a previous issue of a series of debt securities and issue additional debt securities of that series without limit unless the reopening was restricted when that series was created.
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There is no requirement that we issue debt securities in the future under the same indenture, and we may use other indentures or documentation, containing materially different provisions in connection with future issues of other debt securities.
We may issue the debt securities as original issue discount securities, which are debt securities, including any zero-coupon debt securities, that are issued and sold at a discount from their stated principal amount. Original issue discount securities provide that, upon acceleration of their maturity, an amount less than their principal amount will become due and payable. We will describe the United States federal income tax consequences and other considerations applicable to original issue discount securities in any prospectus supplement relating to them.
In addition, special United States federal income tax considerations or other restrictions or other terms applicable to any debt securities offered exclusively to foreigners or denominated in a currency other than United States dollars may also be set forth in the prospectus supplement, if applicable.
We will comply with any tender offer rules within the Exchange Act, which may then be applicable, if we are obligated to purchase debt securities at the option of the holders of the securities. Any obligation applicable to a series of debt securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Unless otherwise described in a prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities, the indenture does not contain any provisions that would limit our or our subsidiaries ability to incur indebtedness (other than certain secured indebtedness to the extent described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of debt securities) or that would afford holders of debt securities protection in the event that we engage in a highly leveraged or similar transaction. Reference is made to the prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of debt securities being offered for information about any deletions from, modifications or additions to the events of default described below or covenants of Sealed Air Corporation in the indenture.
Conversion and Exchange
If any debt securities are convertible, they may be convertible into or exchangeable for securities, property or cash, or a combination of the foregoing, and the prospectus supplement will explain the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including:
| the securities, property or cash into which the debt securities are convertible or for which they are exchangeable; |
| the conversion price or exchange ratio, or the calculation method for such price or ratio; |
| the conversion or exchange period, or how such period will be determined; |
| if conversion or exchange will be mandatory or at the option of the holder or our company; |
| provisions for adjustment of the conversion price or the exchange ratio; |
| provisions affecting conversion or exchange in the event of the redemption of the debt securities; and |
| any other terms of the debt securities that are consistent with the provisions of the indenture. |
Such terms may also include provisions under which the number or amount of other securities or property to be received by the holders of such debt securities upon conversion or exchange would be calculated according to the market price of such other securities or property as of a time stated in the prospectus supplement.
Global Securities
The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global debt securities (each a Global Security) that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary identified in the
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prospectus supplement relating to that particular series. The specific terms of a depositary arrangement with respect to a series of debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to that particular series. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements.
Upon the issuance of a Global Security, the depositary for the Global Security or its nominee will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the debt securities represented by the Global Security. These accounts will be designated by the underwriters or agents with respect to such debt securities or by us if the debt securities are offered and sold directly by us. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be limited to persons that may hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in such a Global Security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary or its nominee (with respect to interests of participants) for such Global Security and on the records of participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The laws of some states require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. These limits and laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Security.
So long as the depositary for a Global Security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of the Global Security, such depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by the Global Security for all purposes under the indenture governing these debt securities. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security will not be entitled to have debt securities of the series represented by the Global Security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of debt securities of a series in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the debt securities under the indenture.
Principal of, any premium and interest on, and any additional amounts with respect to debt securities registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the Global Security representing the debt securities. None of Sealed Air Corporation, the Trustee, the paying agent or the security registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of the Global Security for the debt securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to the beneficial ownership interests.
We expect that the depositary for a series of debt securities or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or additional amounts with respect to debt securities, will immediately credit participants accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interest in the principal amount of the Global Security for the debt securities as shown on the records of the depositary or its nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the Global Security held through the participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in street name, and will be the sole responsibility of the participants.
The indenture provides that if (1) the depositary for a series of debt securities notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or if the depositary ceases to be eligible under the indenture and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days of written notice, (2) we determine that the debt securities of a particular series will no longer be represented by Global Securities and execute and deliver to the Trustee a company order to that effect or (3) an event of default with respect to a series of debt securities has occurred and is continuing and the depositary requests the issuance of debt securities in definitive form, the Global Securities will be exchanged for debt securities of a series in definitive form of like tenor and of an equal aggregate principal amount, in authorized denominations. The definitive debt securities will be registered in such name or names as the depositary instructs the Trustee. We expect that these instructions may be based upon directions received by the depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in Global Securities.
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Events of Default
Each of the following events will constitute an event of default under the indenture with respect to any series of debt securities issued:
| default in the payment of any interest on any debt security of the series, or any additional amounts payable, when interest or additional amounts become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; |
| default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any debt security of the series, or any additional amounts payable, when principal, premium or additional amounts become due and payable at maturity, upon any redemption, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise; |
| default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of any debt security of the series; |
| default in the performance, or breach, of the covenant relating to the restrictions on mergers, consolidations and certain transfers, leases and acquisitions of assets by our company or the covenant relating to the obligation of our company to cause subsidiaries to become subsidiary guarantors as provided in the indenture; |
| default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of Sealed Air Corporation contained in the indenture for the benefit of the series or in the debt securities of the series (other than a covenant or warranty a default in the performance or the breach of which is dealt with elsewhere in the indenture or which is expressly included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than such series), and the continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after written notice as provided in the indenture; |
| default under the terms of any bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of, or under any mortgages, indentures, agreements or instruments under which any of our debt is issued, secured or evidenced (including any event of default under any other series of debt securities) with a principal amount then outstanding, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $75,000,000, whether the debt now exists or is incurred in the future, which default (i) results in such debt becoming or being declared due and payable before it is otherwise due and payable or (ii) consists of the failure to pay all or any portion of such debt at its final stated maturity (after expiration of any applicable grace period) and such default shall not have been rescinded or such debt shall not have been discharged within 10 days; |
| particular events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Sealed Air Corporation; and |
| any other event of default under the indenture with respect to debt securities of the series. |
No event of default with respect to a particular series of debt securities issued under the indenture necessarily constitutes an event of default with respect to any other series of debt securities issued thereunder. Any modifications to the foregoing events of default will be described in any prospectus supplement.
The indenture provides that if an event of default with respect to the debt securities of any series (other than an event of default described in the seventh bullet above) occurs and is continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the series by written notice as provided in the indenture may declare the principal amount (or a lesser amount as may be provided for in the debt securities of the series) of all outstanding debt securities of the series to be due and payable immediately. At any time after a declaration of acceleration is made, but before a judgment or decree for payment of money is obtained by the Trustee, and subject to applicable law and particular other provisions of the indenture, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities may, under some circumstances, rescind and annul acceleration.
An event of default described in the seventh bullet of the first paragraph above will cause the principal amount and accrued interest (or a lesser amount as provided for in the debt securities of the series) to become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act by the Trustee or any holder.
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The indenture provides that, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default with respect to the debt securities of any series, the Trustee will deliver, in the manner set forth in the indenture, a notice of default to the holders of the debt securities of the series unless the default has been cured or waived. Except in the case of a default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on, or additional amounts or any sinking fund or purchase fund installment with respect to, any debt security of the series, the Trustee may withhold notice if it in good faith determines that the withholding of the notice is in the best interest of the holders of debt securities of the series. Further, in the case of any default specified in the fifth bullet of the first paragraph above, no notice of default will be given to holders of the debt securities of the affected series until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof.
If an event of default occurs and is continuing with respect to the debt securities of any series, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the holders of debt securities of the series by all appropriate judicial proceedings.
The indenture provides that, subject to the duty of the Trustee to act with the required standard of care, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of the holders of the debt securities, unless the holders offer to the Trustee reasonable indemnity.
Subject to the provisions for the indemnification of the Trustee, and subject to applicable law and particular other provisions of the indenture, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will 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 debt securities of the series.
Under the indenture, we are required annually to furnish to the Trustee a statement as to any default in performance or observance by us of any terms, provisions and conditions of the indenture. We are also required to deliver to the Trustee a written notice within thirty days after becoming aware of any event of default or any event which after notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an event of default.
Subsidiary Guarantee
Unless otherwise described in a prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities, if any of our subsidiaries becomes a subsidiary guarantor under our Credit Agreement, we are required to cause such subsidiary concurrently to become a subsidiary guarantor under the indenture by executing and delivering to the Trustee a subsidiary guarantee substantially in the form established in or pursuant to the indenture. As used in the indenture, the term Credit Agreement means the Amended and Restated Syndicated Facility Agreement, dated November 15, 2012, as amended on November 27, 2013, by and among us and certain of our subsidiaries, the lenders party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as agent for the lenders, as such Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, replaced, refinanced or modified from time to time (whether or not there is ever a period when there is no Credit Agreement then in effect), including, without limitation, by adding additional parties to or increasing the commitments under such Credit Agreement.
If a subsidiary guarantor is no longer a subsidiary guarantor under our Credit Agreement, on delivery by us to the Trustee of an officers certificate certifying to the same, then automatically, without the requirement of any further action by us, such subsidiary or the Trustee, such subsidiary will cease to be a subsidiary guarantor under the indenture and will have no further obligation or liability under its subsidiary guarantee.
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Modification and Waiver
The indenture may be modified or amended by us and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modification or amendment; provided, however, that no modification or amendment may, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected by the modification or amendment:
| change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any premium or installment of interest on, or any additional amounts with respect to, any debt security; |
| reduce the principal amount of, or the rate (or modify the calculation of the rate in a manner that may reduce the rate) of interest on, or any additional amounts with respect to, or any premium payable upon the redemption of any debt security or otherwise; |
| change our obligation to pay additional amounts with respect to any debt security 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 or the amount provable in bankruptcy; |
| change the redemption provisions of any debt security or adversely affect the right of repayment at the option of any holder of any debt security; |
| change the place of payment or the currency in which the principal of, any premium or interest on or any additional amounts with respect to any debt security is payable; |
| impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the stated maturity of any debt security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date or, in the case of repayment at the option of any holder, on or after the date for repayment); |
| modify the provisions of any subsidiary guarantee or the provisions of the indenture relating to any subsidiary guarantee in any way that would adversely affect the interests of each holder; |
| reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities, the consent of whose holders is required in order to take certain actions; |
| reduce the requirements for quorum or voting by holders of debt securities in the indenture; |
| make any change that adversely affects the right to convert or exchange any debt security into or for shares of common stock of Sealed Air Corporation or other securities in accordance with its terms; or |
| modify any of the provisions described in the immediately preceding bullets or any of the provisions in the indenture regarding the waiver of past defaults and the waiver of some covenants by the holders of debt securities except to increase any percentage vote required or to provide that some other provisions of the indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the holder of each debt security affected. |
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of the series, waive our compliance with a number of restrictive provisions of the indenture. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of the series, waive any past default and its consequences under the indenture with respect to the debt securities of the series, except a default (a) in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any), any interest on or any additional amounts with respect to debt securities of the series or (b) in respect of a covenant or provision of the indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each debt security of any series.
Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
We may discharge some obligations to holders of any series of debt securities not yet delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and that either became due and payable or will become due and payable within one year (or scheduled for redemption within one year) by depositing with the Trustee, in trust, funds in United States
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dollars or in the foreign currency in which the debt securities are payable in an amount sufficient to pay the entire indebtedness on the debt securities with respect to principal (and premium, if any), any additional amounts and interest to the date of deposit (if the debt securities have become due and payable) or to the maturity or redemption of the debt securities, as the case may be.
The indenture provides that, unless the provisions of the indenture relating to defeasance and discharge are made inapplicable to the debt securities of or within any series pursuant to the indenture, we may elect either:
| to defease and be discharged from any and all obligations with respect to the debt securities (except for, among other things, the obligation to pay additional amounts, if any, upon the occurrence of particular events of taxation, assessment or governmental charge with respect to payments on the debt securities and other obligations to register the transfer or exchange of the debt securities, to replace temporary or mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities, to maintain an office or agency with respect to the debt securities and to hold moneys for payment in trust) (defeasance) or |
| to be released from our obligations with respect to the debt securities under certain covenants as described in the applicable prospectus supplement, and any omission to comply with these obligations will not constitute a default or an event of default with respect to the debt securities (covenant defeasance). |
Defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, will be conditioned upon the irrevocable deposit by us with the Trustee, in trust, of an amount in United States dollars or in the foreign currency in which the debt securities are payable, or Government Obligations (as defined below), or both, which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the debt securities on the scheduled due dates (including any redemption date that we irrevocably specify at the time of defeasance or covenant defeasance) and any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments, if applicable.
Such a trust may be established only if, among other things, (1) the applicable defeasance or covenant defeasance does not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any other material agreement or instrument to which we are a party or by which we are bound, (2) no event of default or event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become an event of default with respect to the debt securities to be defeased occurred and is continuing on the date of establishment of the trust, or, insofar that an event in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our company is concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 90th day after the date of establishment of the trust and (3) we have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel (as specified in the indenture) to the effect that the holders of the debt securities will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance or covenant defeasance and will be subject to United States 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 or covenant defeasance had not occurred, and such opinion of counsel, in the case of defeasance, must refer to and be based upon a letter ruling of the Internal Revenue Service received by us, a Revenue Ruling published by the Internal Revenue Service or a change in applicable United States federal income tax law occurring after the date of the indenture.
Foreign Currency means any currency, currency unit or composite currency, including, without limitation, the Euro, issued by the government of one or more countries other than the United States of America or by any recognized confederation or association of such governments.
Government Obligations means securities that are (1) direct obligations of the United States of America or the government or governments that issued the Foreign Currency in which the debt securities of a particular series are payable, for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or (2) obligations of a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America or the government or governments that issued the Foreign Currency in which the debt securities of such series are payable, the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America or other government or governments, which, in the case of clauses (1) and (2), are not
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callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer or issuers, and also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of or any other amount with respect to any Government Obligation held by the custodian for the account of the holder of the depositary receipt, provided that (except as required by law) the custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of the depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian with respect to the Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of or any other amount with respect to the Government Obligation evidenced by the depositary receipt.
If after we have deposited funds or Government Obligations to effect defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to debt securities of any series, (a) the holder of a debt security of the series is entitled to, and does, elect pursuant to the indenture or the terms of the debt security to receive payment in a currency other than that in which the deposit has been made in respect of the debt security, or (b) a Conversion Event (as defined below) occurs in respect of the Foreign Currency in which the deposit has been made, the indebtedness represented by the debt security will 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, and additional amounts, if any, with respect to such debt security as the debt security becomes due out of the proceeds yielded by converting the amount or other properties so deposited in respect of the debt security into the currency in which the debt security becomes payable as a result of such election or Conversion Event based on (x) in the case of payments made pursuant to clause (a) above, the applicable market exchange rate for the currency in effect on the second business day prior to the payment date, or (y) with respect to a Conversion Event, the applicable market exchange rate for the Foreign Currency in effect (as nearly as feasible) at the time of the Conversion Event.
Conversion Event means the cessation of use of (1) a Foreign Currency both by the government of the country or the confederation that issued the Foreign Currency and for the settlement of transactions by a central bank or other public institutions of or within the international banking community or (2) any currency unit or composite currency for the purposes for which it was established.
In the event that we effect covenant defeasance with respect to any debt securities and the debt securities are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any event of default (other than an event of default with respect to any covenant as to which there has been covenant defeasance), if the amount in United States dollars or the Foreign Currency in which the debt securities are payable, and Government Obligations on deposit with the Trustee, will be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities at the time of the stated maturity or earlier redemption but is not sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities at the time of the acceleration resulting from the event of default, Sealed Air Corporation will remain liable to make payment of the amounts due at the time of acceleration.
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made or instruments entered into and, in each case, performed in said state.
Relationship with the Trustee
The Trustee under the indenture, U.S. Bank, National Association, is also the trustee under indentures regarding our other outstanding senior notes.
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General
The following is a summary of information concerning our capital stock. The summaries and descriptions below do not purport to be complete statements of the relevant provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the Certificate of Incorporation) or of our amended and restated by-laws (the By-laws). The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to these documents, which you must read for complete information on our capital stock. Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws are incorporated by reference to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 thereto.
Common Stock
We are authorized to issue up to 400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share. There were 215,246,674 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2014.
Dividends. Dividends on shares of common stock may be declared by our Board from the surplus or net profits of the Company to the extent such funds are legally available for the payment of dividends.
Voting Rights. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. The holders of shares of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. In other words, a holder of a single share of common stock cannot cast more than one vote for each position to be filled on our Board. A consequence of not having cumulative voting rights is that the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in the election of directors can elect all directors standing for election, which means that the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any directors.
Other Rights. In the event of any liquidation, holders of common stock will be entitled to share on a pro rata basis in all of the remaining assets and funds available for distribution under such liquidation, subject to the payment in full of all claims of creditors and prior rights of any class or series of preferred stock then outstanding. The rights of holders of common stock may only be modified by a vote of a majority of the shares outstanding or through the issuance of preferred stock as authorized in the Certificate of Incorporation. The shares of common stock have no preemptive, conversion or similar rights. The shares of common stock also have no redemption rights.
Fully Paid. The issued and outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. This means the full purchase price for the outstanding shares of our common stock has been paid and the holders of such shares will not be assessed any additional amounts for such shares. Any additional shares of common stock that we may issue in the future will also be fully paid and non-assessable.
Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share. No shares of our preferred stock were issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2014.
Under the Certificate of Incorporation, preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Preferred stock will have the powers, designations, preferences and other rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions stated in the Certificate of Incorporation and otherwise as fixed by our Board. Except as otherwise fixed by our Board or as required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that holders of preferred stock of any series are entitled to one vote per share held, are entitled to vote share for share with the holders of common stock without distinction as to class and are not entitled to vote separately as a class or series of a class. Unless otherwise fixed by our Board, all series of preferred stock will rank equally and will be identical in all respects. All shares of any one series of preferred stock must be identical with each other in all respects, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates on which
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dividends thereon accumulate. The number of shares of preferred stock authorized to be issued may be increased or decreased from time to time by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our stock entitled to vote, and the holders of the preferred stock will not be entitled to vote separately as a class or series of a class on any such increase or decrease.
The authority possessed by our Board to issue preferred stock could potentially be used to discourage attempts by third-parties to obtain control of our Company through a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise by making such attempts more difficult or more costly. Our Board may issue preferred stock with voting rights or conversion rights that, if exercised, could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of common stock. Except as described below, there are no current agreements or understandings with respect to the issuance of preferred stock and our Board has no present intention to issue any shares of preferred stock.
Restrictions on Payment of Dividends
We are incorporated in Delaware and are governed by Delaware law. Delaware law allows a corporation to pay dividends only out of surplus, as determined under Delaware law, or, if no such surplus exists, out of the corporations net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year (provided that such payment will not reduce capital below the amount of capital represented by all classes of shares having a preference upon the distribution of assets).
Anti-takeover Effects of Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws and Delaware Law
Some provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws and of Delaware law may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares held by stockholders.
Size of Board and Vacancies
The number of directors on our Board will be fixed exclusively by our Board. Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in our authorized number of directors and vacancies will be filled by a majority of our directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist in the case of death, removal or resignation of any director, or if stockholders fail at any meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected to elect the number of directors then constituting the whole Board.
Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals
Our By-laws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and nomination of candidates for election as directors other than nominations made by or at the direction of our Board.
No Cumulative Voting
Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.
Undesignated Preferred Stock
The authorization in our Certificate of Incorporation of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our Board to issue our preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of us. The provision in our Certificate of Incorporation authorizing such preferred stock may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying changes of control of our management.
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Delaware Anti-takeover Law
We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the DGCL), an anti-takeover law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date such person becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination or the transaction in which such person becomes an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a business combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Generally, an interested stockholder is a person that, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status did own, 15% or more of a corporations voting stock. The existence of this provision may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by our Board and the anti-takeover effect includes discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of our common stock.
Limitation on Liability of Directors and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that: (1) under certain circumstances a corporation may indemnify a director or officer made party to, or threatened to be made party to, any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) because such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or because such person is or was so serving another enterprise at the request of the corporation, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to criminal cases, had no reasonable cause to believe such persons conduct was unlawful; (2) under certain circumstances a corporation may indemnify a director or officer made party to, or threatened to be made party to, any action or suit by or in the right of the corporation for judgment in favor of the corporation because such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or because such person is or was so serving another enterprise at the request of the corporation, against expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (3) a present or former director or officer shall be indemnified by the corporation against expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with and to the extent that such person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in the preceding clauses, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws provide that, to the fullest extent legally permitted by the DGCL, we will indemnify and hold harmless any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or a person of whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company or for its benefit as a director, officer employee or agent of another corporation, or as its representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, from and against any and all expenses, liabilities and losses (including without limitation attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith.
Our Certificate of Incorporation eliminates the liability of directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as directors, except for liability (1) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The DGCL and our By-Laws permit the purchase by the Company of insurance for indemnification of directors and officers. We currently maintain directors and officers liability insurance.
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NYSE Listing
Our shares of common stock are listed on the NYSE. Our shares trade under the ticker symbol SEE.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare.
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We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock, common stock or other securities. We may issue warrants independently or together with other securities. Warrants sold with other securities may be attached to or separate from the other securities. We will issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between us and a warrant agent that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will include some or all of the following:
| the title of the warrants; |
| the aggregate number of warrants offered; |
| the designation, number and terms of the debt securities, preferred stock, common stock or other securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants and procedures by which those numbers may be adjusted; |
| the exercise price of the warrants; |
| the dates or periods during which the warrants are exercisable; |
| the designation and terms of any securities with which the warrants are issued; |
| if the warrants are issued as a unit with another security, the date on and after which the warrants and the other security will be separately transferable; |
| if the exercise price is not payable in United States dollars, the foreign currency, currency unit or composite currency in which the exercise price is denominated; |
| any minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time; |
| any terms relating to the modification of the warrants; |
| any terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange or exercise of the warrants; and |
| any other specific terms of the warrants. |
The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any warrants that we may offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable warrant agreement, which will be filed with the SEC.
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We may issue rights to purchase debt securities, preferred stock, common stock or other securities. These rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the stockholder receiving the rights in such offering. In connection with any offering of such rights, we may enter into a standby arrangement with one or more underwriters or other purchasers pursuant to which the underwriters or other purchasers may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of any offering of rights for which this prospectus is being delivered, including the following:
| the price, if any, per right; |
| the exercise price payable for debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, or other securities upon the exercise of the rights; |
| the number of rights issued or to be issued to each stockholder; |
| the number and terms of debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, or other securities which may be purchased per right; |
| the extent to which the rights are transferable; |
| any other terms of the rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the rights; |
| the date on which the holders ability to exercise the rights shall commence, and the date on which the rights shall expire; |
| the extent to which the rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; and |
| if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement entered into by us in connection with the offering of such rights. |
The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any rights that we may offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable rights certificate, which will be filed with the SEC.
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DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
We may issue stock purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from or sell to us, and obligating us to sell to or purchase from the holders, a specified number of shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities at a future date or dates, which we refer to in this prospectus as stock purchase contracts. The price per share of the securities and the number of shares of the securities may be fixed at the time the stock purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts, and may be subject to adjustment under anti-dilution formulas. The stock purchase contracts may be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a stock purchase contract and our debt securities, shares of our common stock or preferred stock, or preferred securities or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. treasury securities, any other securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, or any combination of the foregoing, securing the holders obligations to purchase shares of our common stock or preferred stock under the stock purchase contracts, which we refer to herein as stock purchase units. The stock purchase units may require holders to secure their obligations under the stock purchase contracts in a specified manner. The stock purchase units also may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the stock purchase contracts or the stock purchase units, as the case may be, or vice versa, and those payments may be unsecured or pre-funded on some basis.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units. This description is not complete and the description in the prospectus supplement will not necessarily be complete, and reference is made to the stock purchase contracts, and, if applicable, collateral or depositary arrangements relating to the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units, which will be filed with the SEC each time we issue stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units. If any particular terms of the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units described in the prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described herein, then the terms described herein will be deemed superseded by that prospectus supplement. Material United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the stock purchase units and the stock purchase contracts will also be discussed in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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If the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part is used by selling securityholders for the resale of any securities registered thereunder pursuant to one or more registration rights agreements which we have or will enter into with such selling securityholders or otherwise, information about such selling securityholders, their beneficial ownership of our securities and their relationship with us will be set forth in a prospectus supplement, in a post-effective amendment, or in filings we make with the SEC under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference to such registration statement.
We, or selling securityholders, if applicable, may sell the securities being offered hereby in one or more of the following ways from time to time:
| to underwriters for resale to purchasers; |
| directly to purchasers; or |
| through agents or dealers to purchasers. |
In addition, we may enter into derivative or hedging transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. In connection with such a transaction, the third parties may sell securities covered by and pursuant to this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement. If so, the third party may use securities borrowed from us or others to settle such sales and may use securities received from us to close out any related short positions. We may also loan or pledge securities covered by this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement to third parties, who may sell the loaned securities or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement.
We will identify the specific plan of distribution, including any underwriters, dealers, agents or direct purchasers, and their compensation in a prospectus supplement.
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York, or counsel to be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement, will serve as counsel to Sealed Air Corporation.
The consolidated financial statements and schedule of Sealed Air Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, and managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following statement sets forth the expenses of Sealed Air Corporation (the Registrant) in connection with the offering described in this Registration Statement (all of which will be borne by the Registrant). All amounts shown are estimated and are based on fees related to the preparation and filing of this registration statement exclusive of any securities offerings hereunder.
Amount to
be paid |
||||
SEC registration fee |
$ | * | ||
Trustee fees |
3,000 | |||
Printing expenses |
3,000 | |||
Legal fees and expenses |
50,000 | |||
Accounting fees and expenses |
15,000 | |||
Miscellaneous |
1,000 | |||
|
|
|||
Total |
$ | 72,000 | ||
|
|
* | In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the Registrant is deferring payment of the registration fee for the securities offered by this prospectus. |
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the General Corporation Law) provides that: (1) under certain circumstances a corporation may indemnify a director or officer made party to, or threatened to be made party to, any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) because such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or because such person is or was so serving another enterprise at the request of the corporation, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to criminal cases, had no reasonable cause to believe such persons conduct was unlawful; (2) under certain circumstances a corporation may indemnify a director or officer made party to, or threatened to be made party to, any action or suit by or in the right of the corporation for judgment in favor of the corporation because such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or because such person is or was so serving another enterprise at the request of the corporation, against expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (3) a present or former director or officer shall be indemnified by the corporation against expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with and to the extent that such person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in the preceding clauses, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein.
Under Article ELEVENTH of the Registrants Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article 8 of the Registrants Amended and Restated By-Laws, indemnification of directors and officers is provided for to the fullest extent permitted under the General Corporation Law. Article TWELFTH of the Registrants Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation eliminates the liability of directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as directors, except for liability (1) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law, or
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(4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The General Corporation Law, the Registrants Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Registrants Amended and Restated By-Laws permit the purchase by the Registrant of insurance for indemnification of directors and officers. The Registrant currently maintains directors and officers liability insurance.
The foregoing summary of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law, Articles ELEVENTH and TWELFTH of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant and Article 8 of the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant is qualified in its entirety by reference to the relevant provisions of Section 145, the relevant provisions of the Registrants Unofficial Composite Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-108544, and the relevant provisions of the Registrants Amended and Restated By-Laws, which are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, File No. 1-12139.
Item 16. Exhibits
The exhibit index appears on the page immediately following the signature page of this registration statement.
Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; and |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
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(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
(i) | Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
(ii) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. |
(5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
(ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; |
(iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and |
(iv) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
(6) | That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrants annual report, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(7) | To supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of any applicable subscription period, to set forth the results of a subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during such subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering. |
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(8) | That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, (A) the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective and (B) each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(9) | To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. |
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission this type of indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Borough of Elmwood Park, State of New Jersey, on April 4, 2014.
S EALED A IR C ORPORATION (Registrant) |
||
By: |
/s/ J EROME A. P ERIBERE |
|
Jerome A. Peribere President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby severally constitutes, appoints and authorizes Norman D. Finch Jr., William G. Stiehl and Guy Chayoun, and each of them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such person and in such persons name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities to sign and execute any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ J EROME A. P ERIBERE Jerome A. Peribere |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
April 4, 2014 | ||
/s/ C AROL P. L OWE Carol P. Lowe |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
April 4, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM G. S TIEHL William G. Stiehl |
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
|
April 4, 2014 | ||
/s/ H ANK B ROWN Hank Brown |
Director |
April 4, 2014 | ||
/s/ M ICHAEL C HU Michael Chu |
Director |
April 4, 2014 | ||
/s/ J ACQUELINE B. K OSECOFF Jacqueline B. Kosecoff |
Director |
April 4, 2014 | ||
/s/ K ENNETH P. M ANNING Kenneth P. Manning |
Director |
April 4, 2014 |
Name |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ W ILLIAM J. M ARINO William J. Marino |
Director |
April 4, 2014 | ||
/s/ J ERRY R. W HITAKER Jerry R. Whitaker |
Director |
April 4, 2014 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description |
|
1.1* | Form of Underwriting Agreement | |
3.1 | Unofficial Composite Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant as currently in effect (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-108544 and incorporated by reference herein). | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant as currently in effect (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein). | |
4.1* | Form of Certificate for Preferred Stock. | |
4.2 | Form of Indenture between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee. | |
4.3* | Form of Debt Securities to be issued under the Indenture. | |
4.4* | Form of Warrant Agreement. | |
4.5* | Form of Warrant Certificate. | |
4.6* | Form of Rights Agreement. | |
4.7* | Form of Rights Certificate. | |
4.8* | Form of Stock Purchase Contract Agreement. | |
4.9* | Form of Stock Purchase Contract. | |
4.10* | Form of Stock Purchase Unit Agreement. | |
4.11* | Form of Stock Purchase Unit. | |
5.1 | Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. | |
12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. | |
23.1 | Consent of KPMG LLP. | |
23.2 | Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
24.1 | Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement). | |
25.1 | Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee, under the Indenture pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. |
* | To be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report of the Registrant on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference or by post-effective amendment. |
| Filed herewith |
Exhibit 4.2
SEALED AIR CORPORATION
As Issuer
to
U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
As Trustee
Indenture
Dated as of , 2014
DEBT SECURITIES
Reconciliation and tie between
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the Trust Indenture Act)
and Indenture
Trust Indenture Act Section |
Indenture Section | |||
§310(a)(1) |
609 | |||
(a)(2) |
609 | |||
(a)(5) |
609 | |||
(b) |
610 | |||
§312(a) |
701 | |||
(b) |
702 | |||
(c) |
702 | |||
§313(a) |
703 | |||
(b)(2) |
703 | |||
(c) |
703 | |||
(d) |
703 | |||
§314(a)(1), (2), (3) |
704 | |||
(a)(4) |
1004(1) | |||
(c)(1) |
102 | |||
(c)(2) |
102 | |||
(c)(3) |
|
1204(1) and
1205 second to
|
|
|
(e) |
102 | |||
(f) |
102 | |||
§315(a) |
603 | |||
(b) |
602 | |||
(c) |
603 | |||
(d) |
603 | |||
(e) |
514 | |||
§316(a) (last sentence) |
|
101
(Outstanding) |
|
|
(a)(1)(A) |
512 | |||
(a)(1)(B) |
513 | |||
(b) |
508 | |||
(c) |
513 | |||
§317(a)(1) |
503 | |||
(a)(2) |
504 | |||
(b) |
1003 | |||
§318(a) | 114 |
Note: | This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE | ||||||
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application | ||||||
SECTION 101. |
Definitions. |
1 | ||||
SECTION 102. |
Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
14 | ||||
SECTION 103. |
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee |
15 | ||||
SECTION 104. |
Acts of Holders; Record Dates |
15 | ||||
SECTION 105. |
Notices, Etc., to Trustee, Company and Subsidiary Guarantors |
18 | ||||
SECTION 106. |
Notice to Holders; Waiver |
19 | ||||
SECTION 107. |
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents |
20 | ||||
SECTION 108. |
Successors and Assigns |
20 | ||||
SECTION 109. |
Separability Clause |
20 | ||||
SECTION 110. |
Benefits of Indenture |
20 | ||||
SECTION 111. |
Governing Law |
20 | ||||
SECTION 112. |
Legal Holidays |
21 | ||||
SECTION 113. |
Language of Notices. |
21 | ||||
SECTION 114. |
Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. |
21 | ||||
SECTION 115. |
Judgment Currency. |
21 | ||||
SECTION 116. |
No Security Interest Created. |
22 | ||||
SECTION 117. |
Limitation on Individual Liability. |
22 | ||||
ARTICLE TWO | ||||||
Security Forms | ||||||
SECTION 201. |
Forms Generally |
23 | ||||
SECTION 202. |
Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication |
23 | ||||
SECTION 203. |
Securities in Global Form. |
24 | ||||
ARTICLE THREE | ||||||
The Securities | ||||||
SECTION 301. |
Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series |
25 | ||||
SECTION 302. |
Denominations |
29 | ||||
SECTION 303. |
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating |
29 | ||||
SECTION 304. |
Temporary Securities |
32 | ||||
SECTION 305. |
Registration, Transfer and Exchange |
32 |
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SECTION 306. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
36 | ||||
SECTION 307. |
Payment of Interest and Certain Additional Amounts; Rights to Interest and Additional Amounts Preserved |
37 | ||||
SECTION 308. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
39 | ||||
SECTION 309. |
Cancellation |
40 | ||||
SECTION 310. |
Computation of Interest |
40 | ||||
SECTION 311. |
CUSIP Numbers |
40 | ||||
ARTICLE FOUR | ||||||
Satisfaction and Discharge | ||||||
SECTION 401. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
41 | ||||
SECTION 402. |
Application of Trust Money |
42 | ||||
ARTICLE FIVE | ||||||
Remedies | ||||||
SECTION 501. |
Events of Default |
43 | ||||
SECTION 502. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
45 | ||||
SECTION 503. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
46 | ||||
SECTION 504. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
47 | ||||
SECTION 505. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities or Coupons |
48 | ||||
SECTION 506. |
Application of Money Collected |
48 | ||||
SECTION 507. |
Limitation on Suits |
49 | ||||
SECTION 508. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium, Interest and Additional Amounts |
49 | ||||
SECTION 509. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
50 | ||||
SECTION 510. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
50 | ||||
SECTION 511. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
50 | ||||
SECTION 512. |
Control by Holders |
50 | ||||
SECTION 513. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
51 | ||||
SECTION 514. |
Undertaking for Costs |
51 | ||||
SECTION 515. |
Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws |
52 | ||||
ARTICLE SIX | ||||||
The Trustee | ||||||
SECTION 601. |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities |
52 | ||||
SECTION 602. |
Notice of Defaults |
52 | ||||
SECTION 603. |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
53 | ||||
SECTION 604. |
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities |
55 | ||||
SECTION 605. |
May Hold Securities |
55 | ||||
SECTION 606. |
Money Held in Trust |
55 |
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SECTION 607. |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
56 | ||||
SECTION 608. |
Disqualification; Conflicting Interests |
57 | ||||
SECTION 609. |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
57 | ||||
SECTION 610. |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
57 | ||||
SECTION 611. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
59 | ||||
SECTION 612. |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
60 | ||||
SECTION 613. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company |
60 | ||||
SECTION 614. |
Appointment of Authenticating Agent |
61 | ||||
ARTICLE SEVEN | ||||||
Holders Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company | ||||||
SECTION 701. |
Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders |
63 | ||||
SECTION 702. |
Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders |
63 | ||||
SECTION 703. |
Reports by Trustee |
64 | ||||
SECTION 704. |
Reports by Company |
64 | ||||
ARTICLE EIGHT | ||||||
Merger, Consolidation, Etc. | ||||||
SECTION 801. |
Mergers, Consolidations and Certain Transfers, Leases and Acquisitions of Assets |
65 | ||||
SECTION 802. |
Successor Substituted |
66 | ||||
ARTICLE NINE | ||||||
Supplemental Indentures | ||||||
SECTION 901. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders |
66 | ||||
SECTION 902. |
Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders |
68 | ||||
SECTION 903. |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
69 | ||||
SECTION 904. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
70 | ||||
SECTION 905. |
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures |
70 | ||||
SECTION 906. |
Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. |
70 | ||||
ARTICLE TEN | ||||||
Covenants | ||||||
SECTION 1001. |
Payment of Principal, Premium, Interest and Additional Amounts |
70 | ||||
SECTION 1002. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
71 | ||||
SECTION 1003. |
Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust |
72 | ||||
SECTION 1004. |
Statement by Officers as to Default |
73 | ||||
SECTION 1005. |
Existence |
74 | ||||
SECTION 1006. |
Maintenance of Properties |
74 |
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SECTION 1007. |
Payment of Taxes and Other Claims |
74 | ||||
SECTION 1008. |
Maintenance of Insurance |
75 | ||||
SECTION 1009. |
Limitation on Liens |
75 | ||||
SECTION 1010. |
Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transactions |
77 | ||||
SECTION 1011. |
Waiver of Certain Covenants |
78 | ||||
SECTION 1012. |
Additional Amounts. |
78 | ||||
ARTICLE ELEVEN | ||||||
Redemption of Securities | ||||||
SECTION 1101. |
Applicability of Article |
79 | ||||
SECTION 1102. |
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee |
79 | ||||
SECTION 1103. |
Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed |
79 | ||||
SECTION 1104. |
Notice of Redemption |
80 | ||||
SECTION 1105. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
82 | ||||
SECTION 1106. |
Securities Payable on Redemption Date |
82 | ||||
SECTION 1107. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
83 | ||||
ARTICLE TWELVE | ||||||
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance | ||||||
SECTION 1201. |
Companys Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
83 | ||||
SECTION 1202. |
Defeasance and Discharge |
84 | ||||
SECTION 1203. |
Covenant Defeasance |
85 | ||||
SECTION 1204. |
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance |
85 | ||||
SECTION 1205. |
Deposited Money and Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions |
87 | ||||
SECTION 1206. |
Reinstatement |
89 | ||||
ARTICLE THIRTEEN | ||||||
Subsidiary Guarantee | ||||||
SECTION 1301. |
[Reserved] |
89 | ||||
SECTION 1302. |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
89 | ||||
SECTION 1303. |
Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms |
90 | ||||
SECTION 1304. |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
90 | ||||
ARTICLE FOURTEEN | ||||||
Sinking Funds | ||||||
SECTION 1401. |
Applicability of Article. |
90 | ||||
SECTION 1402. |
Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities. |
91 | ||||
SECTION 1403. |
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. |
91 |
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ARTICLE FIFTEEN | ||||||
Repayment at the Option of Holders | ||||||
SECTION 1501. |
Applicability of Article. |
92 | ||||
ARTICLE SIXTEEN | ||||||
Securities in Foreign Currencies | ||||||
SECTION 1601. |
Applicability of Article. |
92 | ||||
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN | ||||||
Meetings of Holders of Securities | ||||||
SECTION 1701. |
Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called. |
93 | ||||
SECTION 1702. |
Call, Notice and Place of Meetings. |
93 | ||||
SECTION 1703. |
Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings. |
93 | ||||
SECTION 1704. |
Quorum; Action. |
94 | ||||
SECTION 1705. |
Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meetings. |
95 | ||||
SECTION 1706. |
Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings. |
95 |
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ANNEXES
ANNEX A | Form of Subsidiary Guarantee |
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INDENTURE, dated as of , 2014, among SEALED AIR CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the Company), having its principal office at 200 Riverfront Boulevard, Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1033 and U.S. Bank, National Association, a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (herein called the Trustee).
RECITALS
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its senior unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter called the Securities), unlimited as to principal amount, to bear such rates of interest, to mature at such time or times, to be issued in one or more series and to have such other provisions as shall be fixed as hereinafter provided.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder that are required to be part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, shall be governed by such provisions.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase from time to time of the Securities by the Holders (as herein defined) thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities of any series thereof and any Coupons (as herein defined) as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application
SECTION 101. Definitions .
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
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(2) 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;
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term GAAP with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean GAAP as are generally accepted at the date of such computation;
(4) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to Article, Section or Annex refers to an Article or Section of or Annex to this Indenture; and
(5) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
Accounts Receivable shall mean, with respect to any Person, all rights of such Person to the payment of money arising out of any sale, lease or other disposition of goods or provision of services by such Person.
Act, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Additional Amounts means any additional amounts which are required hereby or by any Security, under circumstances specified herein or therein, to be paid by the Company in respect of certain taxes, assessments or other governmental charges imposed on Holders specified therein and which are owing to such Holders.
Affiliate of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, control, when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of 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 pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities.
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Authorized Newspaper means a newspaper, in an official language of the place of publication or in the English language, customarily published on each day that is a Business Day in the place of publication, whether or not published on days that are Legal Holidays in the place of publication, and of general circulation in each place in connection with which the term is used or in the financial community of each such place. Where successive publications are required to be made in Authorized Newspapers, the successive publications may be made in the same or in different newspapers in the same city meeting the foregoing requirements and in each case on any day that is a Business Day in the place of publication.
Authorized Officer means, when used with respect to the Company, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, a Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company.
Bearer Security means any Security in the form established pursuant to Section 201 which is payable to bearer.
Board of Directors means, with respect to the Company, the board of directors of the Company, or any duly authorized committee of that board.
Board Resolution of the Company means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, to have been duly adopted by its Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day with respect to any Place of Payment or other location, means, unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 301, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in such Place of Payment or other location are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.
Capital Lease shall mean at any date any lease of property which, in accordance with GAAP, would be required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee.
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 Stock includes any capital stock of any class of the Company 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 Company and which is not subject to redemption by the Company.
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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 Order or Company Request means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Chief Financial Officer, or a Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
Consolidated Assets shall mean, at any date, the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all as set forth on the most recent publicly issued balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries and computed in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets shall mean, at any date, Consolidated Assets after deducting therefrom, without duplication, (i) applicable reserves and other properly deductible items, (ii) all current liabilities and (iii) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, all as set forth on the most recent publicly issued balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries and computed in accordance with GAAP.
Conversion Event means the cessation of use of (1) a Foreign Currency both by the government of the country or the confederation which issued such Foreign Currency and for the settlement of transactions by a central bank or other public institutions of or within the international banking community or (2) any currency unit or composite currency for the purposes for which it was established.
Corporate Trust Office means the principal office of the Trustee in Atlanta, Georgia, at which its corporate trust business shall be administered at all times, which at the date hereof is U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services, Two Midtown Plaza, 1349 W. Peachtree St, Suite 1050, Atlanta, GA 30309 and for the purpose of maintaining a corporate trust office in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York pursuant to Sections 609 and 1002 hereunder, means the office of the Trustee located at 100 Wall Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005, Attention: U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services.
Corporation means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.
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Coupon means any interest coupon appertaining to a Bearer Security.
Currency, with respect to any payment, deposit or other transfer in respect of the principal of or any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security, means Dollars or the Foreign Currency, as the case may be, in which such payment, deposit or other transfer is required to be made by or pursuant to the terms hereof or such Security and, with respect to any other payment, deposit or transfer pursuant to or contemplated by the terms hereof or such Security, means Dollars.
CUSIP number means the alphanumeric designation assigned to a Security by Standard & Poors Rating Service, CUSIP Service Bureau.
Custodian means the Trustee or other Securities custodian, as custodian with respect to the Securities, each in global form, or a successor entity thereto.
Credit Agreement means the Amended and Restated Syndicated Facility Agreement, dated November 15, 2012, as amended on November 27, 2013, by and among the Company, certain of the Companys subsidiaries, the lenders party thereto, Citibank N.A., as agent for the lenders, as such Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, replaced, refinanced or modified from time to time (whether or not there is ever a period when there is no Credit Agreement then in effect), including, without limitation, by adding additional parties to or increasing the commitments under such Credit Agreement.
Defaulted Interest has the meaning specified in Section 307.
Dollars or $ means a dollar or other equivalent unit of legal tender for payment of public or private debts in the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary means each Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 501.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (or any successor statute), as it may be amended from time to time.
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Expiration Date has the meaning specified in Section 104.
Foreign Currency means any currency, currency unit or composite currency, including, without limitation, the Euro, issued by the government of one or more countries, other than the United States of America, or by any recognized confederation or association of such governments.
Foreign Subsidiary means (i) each Subsidiary of the Company not incorporated under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof and (ii) any other Subsidiary of the Company substantially all of the operations of which remain outside the United States.
Funded Debt means all Indebtedness having a maturity of more than 12 months from the date as of which the computation of Funded Debt is made or having a maturity of 12 months or less but by its terms being renewable or extendible beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the borrower.
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Government Obligations means securities which are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America or the other government or governments which issued the Foreign Currency in which the principal of or any premium or interest on such Security or any Additional Amounts in respect thereof shall be payable, in each case where the payment or payments thereunder are supported by the full faith and credit of such government or governments or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America or the government or governments that issued the Foreign Currency in which the principal of or any premium or interest on such Security or any Additional Amounts in respect thereof shall be payable, in each case where the timely payment or payments thereunder are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America or such other government or governments, and which, in the case of (i) or (ii), are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer or issuers thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of or other amount with respect to any such Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depositary receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of or other amount with respect to the Government Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.
Holder in the case of any Registered Security, means the Person in whose name such Security is registered in the Security Register and, in the case of any Bearer Security, means the bearer thereof and, in the case of any Coupon, means the bearer thereof.
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Indebtedness of any Person means, at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (except trade accounts payable and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business) to the extent such amounts would be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as debt on a balance sheet of such Person, (iv) all obligations of such Person under Capital Leases, (v) all Indebtedness secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is otherwise an obligation of such Person, (vi) all non-contingent obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit (other than letters of credit which secure obligations in respect of trade payables or other letters of credit not securing Indebtedness, unless such reimbursement obligation remains unsatisfied for more than three business days) and (vii) all guarantees or endorsements (other than endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business) of such Person of Indebtedness of others.
Indenture means this instrument 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, with respect to any Security, by the terms and provisions of such Security and any Coupon appertaining thereto established pursuant to Section 301 (as such terms and provisions may be amended pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof).
Indexed Security means a Security the terms of which provide that the principal amount thereof payable at Stated Maturity may be more or less than the principal face amount thereof at original issuance.
interest, with respect to any Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity and, when used with respect to a Security which provides for the payment of Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1012, includes such Additional Amounts.
Interest Payment Date, with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
Judgment Currency has the meaning specified in Section 115.
Legal Holidays has the meaning specified in Section 112.
Lien shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other) or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Capital Lease).
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Material Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that, directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary, either (A) owns assets with a book value in excess of 5% of the book value of the Consolidated Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, measured as of the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which the Company has publicly issued financial statements or (B) generated annual revenues in excess of 5% of the revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, for the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period for which the Company has publicly issued financial statements.
Maturity with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, whether at the Stated Maturity or upon declaration of acceleration, notice of redemption or repurchase, notice of option to elect repayment or otherwise, and includes the Redemption Date.
New York Banking Day has the meaning specified in Section 115.
Notice of Default means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(5).
Office or Agency, with respect to any Securities, means an office or agency of the Company maintained or designated in a Place of Payment for such Securities pursuant to Section 1002 or any other office or agency of the Company maintained or designated for such Securities pursuant to Section 1002 or, to the extent designated or required by Section 1002 in lieu of such office or agency, the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
Officers Certificate of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President or the Chief Financial Officer, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee and that, if required by the Trust Indenture Act, complies with the requirements of Section 314(e) of the Trust Indenture Act. One of the officers signing an Officers Certificate given pursuant to Section 1004 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company or the chief operating officer of the Company. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to an Officers Certificate shall mean an Officers Certificate of the Company. References herein, or in any Security or Subsidiary Guarantee, to any officer of a Subsidiary Guarantor or other Person that is a partnership shall mean such officer of the partnership or, if none, of a general partner of the partnership authorized thereby to act on its behalf.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Company, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and that, if required by the Trust Indenture Act, complies with the requirements of Section 314(e) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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Original Issue Discount Security means a Security issued pursuant to this Indenture which provides for declaration of an amount less than the principal face amount thereof to be due and payable upon acceleration pursuant to Section 502.
Outstanding, when used with respect to any Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all such Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except :
(i) any such Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or the Security Registrar or delivered to the Trustee or the Security Registrar for cancellation;
(ii) any such Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (if the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, shall act as a Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto; 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;
(iii) any such Securities which have been defeased pursuant to Section 1202 hereof;
(iv) any such Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company; and
(v) any such Security converted or exchanged as contemplated by this Indenture into Common Stock or other securities, if the terms of such Security provide for such conversion or exchange pursuant to Section 301;
provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, or are present at a meeting of Holders of Securities for quorum purposes, (i) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that may be counted in making such determination and that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be equal to the amount of the principal thereof that pursuant to the terms of such Original Issue Discount Security would be declared (or shall have been declared to be) due and payable upon a
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declaration of acceleration thereof pursuant to Section 502 at the time of such determination, and (ii) the principal amount of any Indexed Security that may be counted in making such determination and that shall be deemed Outstanding for such purposes shall be equal to the principal face amount of such Indexed Security at original issuance, unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, and (iii) the principal amount of a Security denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be the Dollar equivalent, determined on the date of original issuance of such Security, of the principal amount (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security, the Dollar equivalent on the date of original issuance of such Security of the amount determined as provided in (i) above) of such Security, and (iv) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Coupons appertaining thereto or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making any such determination or 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. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Coupons appertaining thereto or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.
Paying Agent means the Trustee or any other Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to any Securities or any Coupons on behalf of the Company.
Permitted Encumbrances shall mean, as of any particular time and with respect to any real property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) such easements, leases, subleases, encroachments, rights of way, minor defects, irregularities or encumbrances on title which are not unusual with respect to property similar in character to any such real property and which do not secure Indebtedness and do not materially impair such real property for the purpose for which it is held or materially interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) municipal and zoning ordinances which are not violated by the existing improvements and the present use made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of such real property.
Permitted Receivables Financing means a sale, pledge or any other transfer of Accounts Receivable as a method of financing.
Person shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
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Place of Payment, with respect to any Security, means the place or places where the principal of, or any premium or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to such Security are payable as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or such Security.
Predecessor Security of any particular Security means every Security issued before, and evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by, such particular Security; for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or any Security to which a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Coupon appertains shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or the Security to which a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Coupon appertains.
Principal Property means any manufacturing plant located in the United States currently owned or subsequently acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary which has a gross book value which (including related land, improvements, machinery and equipment without deduction of any depreciation reserves) on the date as of which the determination is being made exceeds 1% of Consolidated Assets, other than properties or any portion of a particular property which the Companys Board of Directors determines, in good faith, not to be of material importance to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, in the case of a portion of a particular property, to the use or operation of such property.
Redemption Date means, with respect to any Security or portion thereof to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture or such Security.
Redemption Price, with respect to any Security or portion thereof to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed as determined by or pursuant to this Indenture or such Security.
Registered Security means any Security established pursuant to Section 201 which is registered in a Security Register.
Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Registered Security on any Interest Payment Date therefor means the date, if any, specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or such Security as the Regular Record Date.
Required Currency has the meaning specified in Section 115.
Responsible Officer means any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, or any Trust Officer or any other Officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those
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performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other Officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
Restricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that is a Material Subsidiary and a Domestic Subsidiary.
Sale and Leaseback Transaction means an arrangement with any lender or investor, or to which any lender or investor is a party, providing for the leasing by a Person of any Principal Property of such Person which has been or is being sold or transferred by such Person to such lender or investor or to any person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such lender or investor on the security of such Principal Property, other than such arrangements involving any Principal Property within 180 days after the purchase or completion of construction of such Principal Property. The stated maturity of such arrangement shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such arrangement prior to the first date on which such arrangement may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
Security or Securities means any note or notes, bond or bonds, debenture or debentures, or any other evidences of indebtedness, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture; provided , however , that, if at any time there is more than one Person acting as Trustee under this Indenture, Securities, with respect to any such Person, shall mean Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, exclusive, however, of Securities of any series as to which such Person is not Trustee.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933 (or any successor statute), as it may be amended from time to time.
Security Register and Security Registrar have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.
Special Record Date for the payment of any Defaulted Interest on any Registered Security means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
Stated Maturity with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon or any Additional Amounts with respect thereto, means the date established by or pursuant to this Indenture or such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is, or such Additional Amounts are, due and payable.
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Subsidiary of any Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms of such stock ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, association, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% equity interest at the time.
Subsidiary Guarantee means the unconditional guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantor of the due and punctual payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to any Securities, executed in the form established pursuant to Annex A or such other form established pursuant to Section 301.
Subsidiary Guarantor shall mean at any time each Subsidiary that has become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 1302 of this Indenture, in each case so long as it remains a Subsidiary Guarantor.
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such with respect to one or more series of Securities pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder; provided , however , that if at any time there is more than one such Person, Trustee shall mean each such Person and as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean only the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
Trust Indenture Act means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided , however , that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, Trust Indenture Act means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.
United States except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Security, means the United States of America (including the states thereof and the District of Columbia), its territories and possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.
United States Alien except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Security, means any Person who, for United States Federal income tax purposes, is a foreign corporation, a non-resident alien individual, a non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust, or a foreign partnership one or more of the members of which is, for United States Federal income tax purposes, a foreign corporation, a non-resident alien individual or a non-resident alien fiduciary of a foreign estate or trust.
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U.S. Depositary or Depositary means, with respect to any Security issuable or issued in the form of one or more global Securities, the Person designated as U.S. Depositary or Depositary by the Company in or pursuant to this Indenture, which Person must be, to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, if so provided with respect to any Security, any successor to such Person. If at any time there is more than one such Person, U.S. Depositary or Depositary shall mean, with respect to any Securities, the qualifying entity which has been appointed with respect to such Securities.
Vice President, when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president of such Person, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title vice president.
SECTION 102. 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 shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under the Trust Indenture Act or this Indenture. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officers Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with any requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and as set forth in this Indenture.
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he 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
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
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SECTION 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee .
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the 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 or any Security, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.
SECTION 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in or pursuant to 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 of such Holders duly appointed in writing. If, but only if, Securities of a series are issuable as Bearer Securities, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in or pursuant to this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series may, alternatively, be embodied in and evidenced by the record of Holders of Securities of such series voting in favor thereof, either in person or by proxies duly appointed in writing, at any meeting of Holders of Securities of such series duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article Seventeen, or a combination of such instruments and any such record. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments and any such record (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the Act of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments or so voting at any such meeting. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a
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writing appointing any such agent, or of the holding by any Person of a Security, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 315 of the Trust Indenture Act) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, and any agent of the Trustee or the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. The record of any meeting of Holders of Securities shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 1706.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 104, unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, a Holder, including a U.S. Depositary that is a Holder of a global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a U.S. Depositary that is a Holder of a global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such global Security through such U.S. Depositarys standing instructions and customary practices.
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also 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.
The ownership, principal amount and serial numbers of Registered Securities held by any Person, and the date of the commencement and the date of the termination of holding the same, shall be proved by the Security Register.
The ownership, principal amount and serial numbers of Bearer Securities held by any Person, and the date of the commencement and the date of the termination of holding the same, may be proved by the production of such Bearer Securities or by a certificate executed, as depositary, by any trust company, bank, banker or other depositary reasonably acceptable to the Company, wherever situated, if such certificate shall be deemed by the Company and the Trustee to be satisfactory, showing that at the date therein mentioned such Person had on deposit with such depositary, or exhibited to it, the Bearer Securities therein described; or such facts may be proved by the certificate or affidavit of the Person holding such Bearer Securities, if such certificate or affidavit is deemed by the Trustee to be satisfactory. The Trustee and the Company may assume that such ownership of any Bearer Security continues until (i) another certificate or affidavit bearing a later date issued in respect of the same Bearer Security is produced, or (ii) such Bearer Security is produced to the Trustee by some other Person, or (iii) such Bearer Security is surrendered in exchange for a Registered Security, or (iv) such Bearer Security is no longer Outstanding. The ownership, principal amount and serial numbers of Bearer Securities held by the Person so executing such instrument or writing and the date of the commencement and the date of the termination of holding the same may also be proved in any other manner which the Company and the Trustee deem sufficient.
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Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, any Security Registrar, any Paying Agent or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Registered Securities entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities; provided that the Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Registered Securities on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Registered Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Registered Securities entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Registered Securities on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render
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ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Companys expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of Registered Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106.
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which sets such record date may designate any day as the Expiration Date and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.
SECTION 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee, Company and Subsidiary Guarantors .
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,
(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor 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, Attention: Corporate Trust Department, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Holders or the Company by the Trustee, or, with respect to notices by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, transmitted by facsimile transmission (confirmed by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers: (404) 898-2467 or to any other facsimile number previously furnished in writing to the Company by the Trustee, or
(2) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to it addressed to it at the address of the Companys principal office specified in the first paragraph of this
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instrument, Attention: General Counsel and Secretary, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company or, with respect to notices by the Trustee, transmitted by facsimile transmission (confirmed by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile number: 201 703-4231 or to any other facsimile number previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.
SECTION 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver .
Except as otherwise expressly provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of Securities of any event,
(1) such notice shall be sufficiently given to Holders of Registered Securities if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of a Registered Security 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; and
(2) such notice shall be sufficiently given to Holders of Bearer Securities, if any, if published in an Authorized Newspaper in The City of New York and, if such Securities are then listed on any stock exchange outside the United States, in an Authorized Newspaper in such city as the Company shall advise the Trustee that such stock exchange so requires, on a Business Day at least twice, the first such publication to be not earlier than the earliest date and the second such publication to be not later than the latest date prescribed for the giving of such notice.
In any case where notice to Holders of Registered Securities is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder of a Registered Security shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders of Registered Securities or the sufficiency of any notice to Holders of Bearer Securities given as provided herein. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given or provided. In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
In case by reason of the suspension of publication of any Authorized Newspaper or Authorized Newspapers or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to publish any notice to Holders of Bearers Securities as provided above, then such notification to Holders of Bearer Securities as shall be made by such reasonable alternate method of publication or notice, with notice of such to be provided to the Trustee, shall constitute sufficient notice to such Holders for every purpose hereunder. Neither failure to give notice by publication to Holders of Bearer Securities as provided above, nor any defect in any notice so published, shall affect the sufficiency of any notice mailed to Holders of Registered Securities as provided above.
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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 of Securities 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.
SECTION 107. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents .
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
SECTION 108. Successors and Assigns .
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION 109. Separability Clause .
In case any provision in this Indenture, in the Securities, any Coupon or any Subsidiary Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 110. Benefits of Indenture .
Nothing in this Indenture, any Securities, any Coupon or any Subsidiary Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Security Registrar, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent and their successors hereunder and the Holders of Securities or Coupons, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
SECTION 111. Governing Law .
THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND ANY COUPONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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SECTION 112. Legal Holidays .
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity of any Security, or the last date on which a Holder has the right to convert or exchange Securities of a series that are convertible or exchangeable shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, of the Securities, any Coupon or any Subsidiary Guarantee other than a provision in any Security or Coupon that specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu hereof) payment need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date and such Securities need not be converted or exchanged, but such payment may be made, and such Securities may be converted or exchanged, 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, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity, Maturity or last day for conversion or exchange provided that no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity, Maturity or last day for conversion or exchange, as the case may be, to such Business Day if such payment is made or duly provided for on such Business Day.
SECTION 113. Language of Notices.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election or waiver required or permitted under this Indenture shall be in the English language, except that, if the Company so elects, any published notice may be in an official language of the country of publication.
SECTION 114. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with any duties under any required provision of the Trust Indenture Act imposed by operation of Section 318(c) thereof, such required provision shall control.
SECTION 115. Judgment Currency.
The Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, that (a) if for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of the principal of, or premium or interest, if any, or Additional Amounts on the Securities of any series (the Required Currency) into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the Judgment Currency), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the requisite amount of the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking Day preceding the day on which a final unappealable judgment is given and (b) its obligations under this Indenture to make payments in the Required Currency (i) shall not
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be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any judgment (whether or not entered in accordance with clause (a)), in any currency other than the Required Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable in respect of such payments, (ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the Required Currency so expressed to be payable and (iii) shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sum due under this Indenture. For purposes of the foregoing, New York Banking Day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in The City of New York or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.
SECTION 116. No Security Interest Created.
Subject to the provisions of Section 1009, nothing in this Indenture or in any Securities, express 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 where property of the Company or its Subsidiaries is or may be located.
SECTION 117. Limitation on Individual Liability.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture, in any Security or any Subsidiary Guarantee, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, either directly or through the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and the obligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, shareholders, officers or directors, as such, of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture, in any Security or any Subsidiary Guarantee or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability of every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture, in any Security or any Subsidiary Guarantee or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture or any Subsidiary Guarantee and the issuance of such Security.
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ARTICLE TWO
Security Forms
SECTION 201. Forms Generally .
Each Registered Security, Bearer Security, Coupon and temporary or permanent global Security issued pursuant to this Indenture shall be in the form established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, shall have such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by or pursuant to this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Security or Coupon as evidenced by their execution of such Security or Coupon.
Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Securities, the Securities shall be issuable in registered form without Coupons.
Any Subsidiary Guarantees shall be in substantially the form set forth in Annex A.
The definitive Securities and definitive Coupons shall be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities or Coupons as evidenced by their execution thereof.
SECTION 202. Form of Trustees Certificate of Authentication .
The Trustees certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
Dated:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
U.S. Bank, National Association, | ||
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Authorized Officer |
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SECTION 203. Securities in Global Form .
Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Securities, the Securities shall be issuable in temporary or permanent global form. If Securities of a series shall be issuable in global form, any such Security may provide that it or any number of such Securities shall represent the aggregate amount of all Outstanding Securities of such series (or such lesser amount as is permitted by the terms thereof) from time to time endorsed thereon and may also provide that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect exchanges. Any endorsement of any Security in global form to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, or changes in the rights of Holders, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made in such manner and by such Person or Persons as shall be specified therein or in the Company Order to be delivered pursuant to Section 303 or 304 with respect thereto. Subject to the provisions of Section 303 and, if applicable, Section 304, the Trustee shall deliver and redeliver, in each case at the Companys expense, any Security in permanent global form in the manner and upon instructions given by the Person or Persons specified therein or in the applicable Company Order. If a Company Order pursuant to Section 303 or 304 has been, or simultaneously is, delivered, any instructions by the Company with respect to a Security in global form shall be in writing but need not be accompanied by or contained in an Officers Certificate and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 307, unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Securities, payment of principal of, any premium and interest on, and any Additional Amounts in respect of, any Security in temporary or permanent global form shall be made to the Person or Persons specified therein.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 308 and except as provided in the preceding paragraph, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall treat, including for the purpose of any Subsidiary Guarantees, as the Holder of such principal amount of Outstanding Securities represented by a global Security (i) in the case of a global Security in registered form, the Holder of such global Security in registered form, or (ii) in the case of a global Security in bearer form, the Person or Persons specified pursuant to Section 301.
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ARTICLE THREE
The Securities
SECTION 301. 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.
With respect to any Securities to be authenticated and delivered hereunder, 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,
(1) the title of such Securities and the series in which such Securities shall be included;
(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such title or the Securities of such series which 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 such series pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 905 or 1107, upon repayment in part of any Registered Security of such series pursuant to Article Fifteen, upon surrender in part of any Registered Security for conversion into Common Stock or exchange for other securities pursuant to its terms, or pursuant to or as contemplated by the terms of such Securities);
(3) whether such Securities are to be issuable as Registered Securities, as Bearer Securities or alternatively as Bearer Securities and Registered Securities, and whether the Bearer Securities are to be issuable with Coupons, without Coupons or both, and any restrictions applicable to the offer, sale or delivery of the Bearer Securities and the terms, if any, upon which Bearer Securities may be exchanged for Registered Securities and vice versa;
(4) if any of such Securities are to be issuable in global form, when any of such Securities are to be issuable in global form and (i) whether such Securities are to be issued in temporary or permanent global form or both, (ii) whether beneficial owners of interests in any such global Security may exchange such interests for Securities of the same series and of like tenor and of any authorized form and denomination, and the circumstances under which any such exchanges may occur, if other than in the manner specified in Section 305, and (iii) the name of the Depositary or the U.S. Depositary, as the case may be, with respect to any such global Security;
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(5) if any of such Securities are to be issuable as Bearer Securities or in global form, the date as of which any such Bearer Security or global Security shall be dated (if other than the date of original issuance of the first of such Securities to be issued);
(6) if any of such Securities are to be issuable as Bearer Securities, whether interest in respect of any portion of a temporary Bearer Security in global form payable in respect of an Interest Payment Date therefor prior to the exchange, if any, of such temporary Bearer Security for definitive Securities shall be paid to any clearing organization with respect to the portion of such temporary Bearer Security 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;
(7) the date or dates, or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates shall be determined, on which the principal of such Securities is payable;
(8) the rate or rates at which such Securities shall bear interest, if any, or the method or methods, if any, by which such rate or rates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, from which such interest shall accrue or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates are to be determined, the Interest Payment Dates, if any, on which such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date, if any, for the interest payable on Registered Securities on any Interest Payment Date, whether and under what circumstances Additional Amounts on such Securities or any of them shall be payable and, if so, whether and on what terms the Company will have the option to redeem such Securities in lieu of paying such Additional Amounts (and the terms of such option), the notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of interest on a floating rate Security and the manner of giving such notice, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;
(9) if in addition to or other than the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the place or places where the principal of, any premium and interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to such Securities shall be payable, any of such Securities that are Registered Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, any of such Securities may be surrendered for conversion or exchange and notices or demands to or upon the Company in respect of such Securities, this Indenture and any Subsidiary Guarantees may be served, the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest payment or Additional Amounts on a global Security on an Interest Payment Date, will be paid and the manner in which any principal of or premium, if any, on any global Security will be paid;
(10) whether any of such Securities are to be redeemable at the option of the Company and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part;
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(11) whether the Company is obligated to redeem or purchase any of such Securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of any Holder thereof and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, and any provisions for the remarketing of such Securities so redeemed or purchased;
(12) the denominations in which any of such Securities that are Registered Securities shall be issuable if other than minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, and the denominations in which any of such Securities that are Bearer Securities shall be issuable if other than the denomination of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof;
(13) whether the Securities of the series will be convertible into shares of Common Stock and/or exchangeable for other securities, and if so, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, and any deletions from or modifications or additions to this Indenture to permit or to facilitate the issuance of such convertible or exchangeable Securities or the administration thereof;
(14) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any of such Securities that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502 or the method by which such portion is to be determined;
(15) if other than Dollars, the Foreign Currency in which payment of the principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any of such Securities shall be payable;
(16) if the principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any of such Securities are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in Dollars or in a Foreign Currency other than that in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made, and the time and manner of determining the exchange rate between the Currency in which such Securities are stated to be payable and the Currency in which such Securities or any of them are to be paid pursuant to such election, and any deletions from or modifications of or additions to the terms of this Indenture to provide for or to facilitate the issuance of Securities denominated or payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in a Foreign Currency;
(17) whether the amount of payments of principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to such Securities may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method or methods (which index, formula or method or methods
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may be based, without limitation, on one or more Currencies, commodities, equity securities, equity indices or other indices), and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and paid or payable;
(18) any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Events of Default or covenants of the Company with respect to any of such Securities, whether or not such Events of Default or covenants are consistent with the Events of Default or covenants set forth herein;
(19) whether either or both of Section 1202 relating to defeasance or Section 1203 relating to covenant defeasance shall not be applicable to the Securities of such series, or any covenants in addition to those specified in Section 1203 relating to the Securities of such series shall be subject to covenant of defeasance, and any deletions from, or modifications or additions to, the provisions of Article Four and Twelve in respect of the Securities of such series;
(20) whether any of such Securities are to be issuable upon the exercise of warrants, and the time, manner and place for such Securities to be authenticated and delivered;
(21) if any of such Securities are to be issuable in global form and are to be issuable in definitive form (whether upon original issue or upon exchange of a temporary Security) only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions, the form and terms of such certificates, documents or conditions;
(22) if there is more than one Trustee, the identity of the Trustee and, if not the Trustee, the identity of each Security Registrar, Paying Agent or Authenticating Agent with respect to such Securities;
(23) whether any of such Securities are to be guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantors as provided in Article Thirteen and the form of Subsidiary Guarantees, if other than the form set forth in Annex A; and
(24) any other terms of such Securities and any other deletions from or modifications or additions to this Indenture in respect of such Securities.
All Securities of any one series and all Coupons, if any, appertaining to Bearer Securities of such series shall be substantially identical except as to Currency of payments due thereunder, denomination and the rate of interest thereon, or method of determining the rate of interest, if any, Maturity, and the date from which interest, if any, shall accrue and except as may otherwise be provided by the Company in or pursuant to the Board Resolution and set forth in the Officers Certificate or in any indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pertaining to such series of Securities. The terms of the Securities of any series may provide, without limitation,
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that the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee on original issue from time to time upon written order of persons designated in the Officers Certificate or supplemental indenture and that such persons are authorized to determine, consistent with such Officers Certificate or any applicable supplemental indenture, such terms and conditions of the Securities of such series as are specified in such Officers Certificate or supplemental indenture. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise so provided, a series may be reopened for issuances of additional Securities of such series or to establish additional terms of such series of Securities. If a separate entity is named as a Trustee in connection with issuance of any series of Securities, the Company agrees to enter into a supplemental indenture in connection with such issuance.
If any of the terms of the Securities of any series shall be established by action taken by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, the Board Resolution shall be delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers Certificate setting forth the terms of such series.
SECTION 302. Denominations .
Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, the principal of, any premium and interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to, the Securities shall be payable in Dollars. Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, Registered Securities denominated in Dollars shall be issuable in registered form without Coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, and the Bearer Securities denominated in Dollars shall be issuable in the denomination of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof. Securities not denominated in Dollars shall be issuable in such denominations as are established with respect to such Securities in or pursuant to this Indenture.
SECTION 303. 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 or one of its Vice Presidents, under its corporate seal reproduced thereon attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. Coupons shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company. The signature of any of these officers or the Companys seal on the Securities or any Coupons may be manual or facsimile.
Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto 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 and Coupons or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities or Coupons.
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At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities together with any Coupons appertaining thereto, executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication and, provided that the Board Resolution and Officers Certificate or supplemental indenture or indentures with respect to such Securities referred to in Section 301 and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities have been delivered to the Trustee; the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order, and subject to the provisions hereof and of such Securities, shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 315(a) through 315(d) of the Trust Indenture Act) shall be fully protected in relying upon,
(1) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that:
(a) the form or forms and terms of such Securities and Coupons, if any, have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
(b) all conditions precedent to the authentication and delivery of such Securities and Coupons, if any, appertaining thereto, have been complied with and that such Securities and Coupons, when completed by appropriate insertions, executed under the Companys corporate seal and attested by duly Authorized Officers of the Company, delivered by duly Authorized Officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication pursuant to this Indenture, and 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 legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be subject to or limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and will entitle the Holders thereof to the benefits of this Indenture; such Opinion of Counsel need express no opinion as to the availability of equitable remedies;
(c) all laws and requirements in respect of the execution and delivery by the Company of such Securities and Coupons, if any, have been complied with; and
(d) this Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; and
(2) an Officers Certificate stating that all conditions precedent to the execution, authentication and delivery of such Securities and Coupons, if any, appertaining thereto, have been complied with and that, to the best knowledge of the Persons executing such certificate, no event which is, or after notice or lapse of time would become, an Event of Default with respect to any of the Securities shall have occurred and be continuing.
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If all the Securities of any series are not to be issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers Certificate at the time of issuance of each Security, but such opinion and certificate, with appropriate modifications, shall be delivered at or before the time of issuance of the first Security of such series. After any such first delivery, any separate written request by an Authorized Officer of the Company that the Trustee authenticate and deliver Securities of such series for original issue will be deemed to be a certification by the Company that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to authentication and delivery of such Securities continue to have been complied with.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate or to cause an Authenticating Agent to authenticate any 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 or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken.
Each Registered Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. Each Bearer Security and any Bearer Security in global form shall be dated as of the date specified in or pursuant to this Indenture.
No Security or Coupon appertaining thereto 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 in Section 202 or 614 executed by or on behalf of the Trustee or by the Authenticating Agent by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers. Such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Except as permitted by Section 306 or 307, the Trustee shall not authenticate and deliver any Bearer Security unless all Coupons appertaining thereto then matured have been detached and cancelled.
The Company initially appoints DTC to act as Depository with respect to the global Securities.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Custodian for the global Securities.
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SECTION 304. Temporary Securities .
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities, which Securities are printed, 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, in registered form, or if authorized in or pursuant to this Indenture, in bearer form with one or more Coupons or without Coupons and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution thereof. Such temporary Securities may be in global form.
Except in the case of temporary Securities in global form, which shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions thereof, if temporary Securities are issued, the Company will cause to be prepared without unreasonable delay definitive Securities of the same series and containing terms and provisions that are identical to those of any temporary Securities. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities, upon surrender of the temporary Securities at any Office or Agency for such Securities, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities (accompanied by any unmatured Coupons appertaining thereto), the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of authorized denominations of the same series and containing identical terms and provisions; provided , however , that no definitive Bearer Security, except as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, shall be delivered in exchange for a temporary Registered Security; and provided , further , that a definitive Bearer Security shall be delivered in exchange for a temporary Bearer Security only in compliance with the conditions set forth in or pursuant to this Indenture. Until so exchanged the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
SECTION 305. Registration, Transfer and Exchange .
With respect to the Registered Securities of each series, if any, the Company shall cause to be kept at an Office or Agency for such series a register (each such register being herein sometimes referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of the Registered Securities of such series and of transfers and exchanges of the Registered Securities of such series. Such Office or Agency shall be the Security Registrar for that series of Securities. Unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities, the Trustee shall be the initial Security Registrar for each series of Securities. The Company shall have the right to remove and replace from time to time the Security Registrar for any series of Securities; provided that no such removal or replacement shall be effective until a successor Security Registrar with respect to such series of Securities shall have been appointed by the Company and shall have accepted such
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appointment by the Company. In the event that the Trustee shall not be or shall cease to be the Security Registrar with respect to a series of Securities, it shall have the right to examine the Security Register for such series at all reasonable times. There shall be only one Security Register for each series of Securities.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Registered Security of any series at any Office or Agency 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 Registered Securities of the same series denominated as authorized in or pursuant to this Indenture, of a like aggregate principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding and containing identical terms and provisions.
At the option of the Holder, Registered Securities of any series may be exchanged for new Registered Securities of the same series containing identical terms and provisions, in any authorized denominations, and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at any Office or Agency for such series. Whenever any Registered Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Registered Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
If provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, with respect to Securities of any series, at the option of the Holder, Bearer Securities of such series may be exchanged for Registered Securities of such series containing identical terms, denominated as authorized in or pursuant to this Indenture and in the same aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Bearer Securities to be exchanged at any Office or Agency for such series, with all unmatured Coupons and all matured Coupons in default thereto appertaining. If the Holder of a Bearer Security is unable to produce any such unmatured Coupon or Coupons or matured Coupon or Coupons in default, such exchange may be effected if the Bearer Securities are accompanied by payment in funds acceptable to the Company and the Trustee in an amount equal to the face amount of such missing Coupon or Coupons, or the surrender of such missing Coupon or Coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there is furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each of them, any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Bearer Security shall surrender to any Paying Agent any such missing Coupon in respect of which such a payment shall have been made, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount of such payment; provided , however , that, except as otherwise provided in Section 1002, interest represented by Coupons shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of those Coupons at an Office or Agency for such series located outside the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in case a Bearer Security of any series is surrendered at any such Office or Agency for such series in exchange for a Registered Security of such series and like tenor after the close of business at such Office or Agency on (i) any Regular Record Date and before the opening of business at such Office or Agency on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, or (ii) any Special Record Date and before the opening of business at such Office or Agency on the related date for payment of Defaulted Interest, such Bearer Security shall be surrendered without the Coupon relating to such Interest Payment Date
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or proposed date of payment, as the case may be (or, if such Coupon is so surrendered with such Bearer Security, such Coupon shall be returned to the Person so surrendering the Bearer Security), and interest or Defaulted Interest, as the case may be, shall not be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, in respect of the Registered Security issued in exchange for such Bearer Security, but shall be payable only to the Holder of such Coupon when due in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
If provided in or pursuant to this Indenture with respect to Securities of any series, at the option of the Holder, Registered Securities of such series may be exchanged for Bearer Securities upon such terms and conditions as may be provided in or pursuant to this Indenture with respect to such series.
Whenever any Securities are surrendered for exchange as contemplated by the immediately preceding two paragraphs, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, any global Security shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities only if (i) the Depositary is at any time unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as Depositary and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of the date the Company is so informed in writing, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order to the effect that such global Security shall be so exchangeable, or (iii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities and the Depositary requests the issuance of definitive Securities. If the beneficial owners of interests in a global Security are entitled to exchange such interests for definitive Securities as the result of an event described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence, then without unnecessary delay but in any event not later than the earliest date on which such interests may be so exchanged, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee definitive Securities in such form and denominations as are required by or pursuant to this Indenture, and of the same series, containing identical terms and in aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such global Security, executed by the Company. On or after the earliest date on which such interests may be so exchanged, such global Security shall be surrendered from time to time by the U.S. Depositary or such other Depositary as shall be specified in the Company Order with respect thereto, and in accordance with instructions given to the Trustee and the U.S. Depositary or such other Depositary, as the case may be (which instructions shall be in writing but need not be contained in or accompanied by an Officers Certificate or be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel unless requested by the Trustee), as shall be specified in the Company Order with respect thereto to the Trustee, as the Companys agent for such purpose, to be exchanged, in whole or in part, for definitive Securities as described above without charge. The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in exchange for such surrendered global Security or portion thereof, a like aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of the same series of authorized denominations and of like tenor as such global Security or portion thereof to be exchanged, which (unless such Securities are not issuable both as Bearer Securities and as Registered Securities, in which case
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the definitive Securities exchanged for the global Security or portion thereof shall be issuable only in the form in which the Securities are issuable, as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture) shall be in the form of Bearer Securities or Registered Securities, or any combination thereof, as shall be specified by the beneficial owner thereof, but subject to the satisfaction of any certification or other requirements to the issuance of Bearer Securities; provided , however , that no such exchanges may occur during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection of Securities of the same series to be redeemed and ending on the relevant Redemption Date; and provided , further , that (unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture) no Bearer Security delivered in exchange for a portion of a global Security shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to any location in the United States. Promptly following any such exchange in part, such global Security shall be returned by the Trustee to such Depositary or the U.S. Depositary, as the case may be, or such other Depositary or U.S. Depositary referred to above in accordance with the instructions of the Company referred to above. If a Registered Security is issued in exchange for any portion of a global Security after the close of business at the Office or Agency for such Security where such exchange occurs on or after (i) any Regular Record Date for such Security and before the opening of business at such Office or Agency on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, or (ii) any Special Record Date for such Security and before the opening of business at such Office or Agency on the related proposed date for payment of interest or Defaulted Interest, as the case may be, interest shall not be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, in respect of such Registered Security, but shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, only to the Person to whom interest in respect of such portion of such global Security shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantors, 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 Registered Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar for such Security) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar for such Security duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange 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 304, 305, 905 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, the Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security during a period
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beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of like tenor and the same series under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Registered Security selected for redemption in whole or in part, except in the case of any Security to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed, or (iii) to exchange any Bearer Security selected for redemption except, to the extent provided with respect to such Bearer Security, that such Bearer Security may be exchanged for a Registered Security of like tenor and the same series, provided that such Registered Security shall be immediately surrendered for redemption with written instruction for payment consistent with the provisions of this Indenture or (iv) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security which, in accordance with its terms, has been surrendered for repayment at the option of the Holder, except the portion, if any, of such Security not to be so repaid.
SECTION 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities .
If any mutilated Security or a Security with a mutilated Coupon appertaining to it 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 containing identical terms and of like principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, with Coupons appertaining thereto corresponding to the Coupons, if any, appertaining to the surrendered Security.
If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security or Coupon and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them, any Subsidiary Guarantor and any agent of any of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security or Coupon has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, or in exchange for the Security to which a destroyed, lost or stolen Coupon appertains with all appurtenant Coupons not destroyed, lost or stolen, a new Security of the same series containing identical terms and of like principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, with Coupons appertaining thereto corresponding to the Coupons, if any, appertaining to such destroyed, lost or stolen Security or to the Security to which such destroyed, lost or stolen Coupon appertains.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security or Coupon has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security or Coupon; provided , however , that payment of principal of, any premium or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Bearer Securities shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 1002, be payable only at an Office or Agency for such Securities located outside the United States and, unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, any interest on Bearer Securities and any Additional Amounts with respect to such interest shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of the Coupons appertaining thereto.
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Upon the issuance of any new Security 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, with any Coupons appertaining thereto, issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security, or in exchange for a Security to which a destroyed, lost or stolen Coupon appertains shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security and Coupons appertaining thereto or destroyed, lost or stolen Coupon shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of such series and any Coupons, if any, duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section, as amended or supplemented pursuant to this Indenture with respect to particular Securities or generally, shall be 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 or Coupons.
SECTION 307. Payment of Interest and Certain Additional Amounts; Rights to Interest and Additional Amounts Preserved .
Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, any interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Registered Security which shall be payable, and are punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.
Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, any interest on ,and any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Registered Security which shall be payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for such Registered Security (herein called Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names such Registered Security (or a Predecessor Security thereof)
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shall be registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on such Registered Security 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 Person entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause 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 of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of such Registered Security (or a Predecessor Security thereof) in the manner provided in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. The Trustee may, in its discretion, in the name and at the expense of the Company cause a similar notice to be published at least once in an Authorized Newspaper of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, but such publication shall not be a condition precedent to the establishment of such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so given, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Registered Security (or a Predecessor Security thereof) shall be registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).
(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities of any particular series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, at the option of the Company, interest on Registered Securities that bear interest may be paid by mailing a check to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or by transfer to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located in the United States.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Section 305, 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.
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In the case of any Registered Security of any series that is convertible into shares of Common Stock or exchangeable for other securities, which Registered Security is converted or exchanged after any Regular Record Date and on or prior to the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (other than any Registered Security with respect to which the Stated Maturity is prior to such Interest Payment Date), interest with respect to which the Stated Maturity is on such Interest Payment Date shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date notwithstanding such conversion or exchange, and such interest (whether or not punctually paid or duly provided for) shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Registered Security (or one or more predecessor Registered Securities) is registered at the close of business on such Regular Record Date. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence, in the case of any Registered Security which is converted or exchanged, interest with respect to which the Stated Maturity is after the date of conversion or exchange of such Registered Security shall not be payable.
SECTION 308. Persons Deemed Owners .
Prior to due presentment of a Registered Security for registration of transfer, the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Registered Security is registered as the owner of such Registered Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 305 and 307) interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to, such Registered Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not any payment with respect to such Registered Security shall be overdue, and none of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, or the Trustee may treat the bearer of any Bearer Security or the bearer of any Coupon as the absolute owner of such Security or Coupon for the purpose of receiving payment thereof or on account thereof and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not any payment with respect to such Security or Coupon shall be overdue, and none of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee or any agent of the Company any Subsidiary Guarantor, or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
No Holder of any beneficial interest in any global Security held on its behalf by a Depositary shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to such global Security, and such Depositary may be treated by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee as the owner of such global Security for all purposes whatsoever. None of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar 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 for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
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SECTION 309. Cancellation .
All Securities and Coupons surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer, exchange or conversion or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and any such Securities and Coupons, as well as Securities and Coupons surrendered directly to the Trustee for any such purpose, shall be promptly cancelled 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 cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by or pursuant to this Indenture. All cancelled Securities and Coupons held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with the Trustees customary procedures. Copies of all cancelled Securities shall be provided to the Company by the Trustee, promptly, following cancellation of such Securities.
SECTION 310. Computation of Interest .
Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or in any Security, interest on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months provided , however , that any overdue interest and interest on overdue interest on any Securities, shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day or 366-day year, as the case may be, and the number of days actually elapsed during the relevant period.
SECTION 311. 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.
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ARTICLE FOUR
Satisfaction and Discharge
SECTION 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture .
Upon the direction of the Company by a Company Order, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to any series of Securities specified in such Company Order and any Coupons appertaining thereto (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, on receipt of a Company Order and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(1) either
(a) all Securities of such Series theretofore authenticated and delivered and all Coupons appertaining thereto (other than (i) Coupons appertaining to Bearer Securities of such series surrendered in exchange for Registered Securities of such series and maturing after such exchange whose surrender is not required or has been waived as provided in Section 305, (ii) Securities and Coupons of such series which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306, (iii) Coupons appertaining to Securities of such series called for redemption and maturing after the relevant Redemption Date whose surrender has been waived as provided in Section 1106, and (iv) 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 Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all such Securities of such Series and, in the case of (i) and (ii) below, any Coupons appertaining thereto, not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
have become due and payable, or
will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
if redeemable at the option of the Company, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,
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and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of discharging its obligations under this Indenture, money in Currency in which such Securities are payable in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any), and interest on and any Additional Amount with respect to such Securities, interest to the date of such deposit and any Coupons appertaining thereto, to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable), to Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) the Company has or any Subsidiary Guarantors have, jointly or severally, paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series and any Coupons appertaining thereto and under any Subsidiary Guarantees by any Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be; and
(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
In the event there are Securities of two or more series hereunder, the Trustee shall be required to execute an instrument acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture only if requested to do so with respect to Securities of such series as to which it is Trustee and if the other conditions thereto are met.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any series of Securities, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of Clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Company and Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series under Sections 305, 306, 402, 1002 and 1003, with respect to the payment of Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to such Securities as contemplated by Section 1012 (but only to the extent that the Additional Amounts payable with respect to such Securities exceed the amount deposited in respect of such Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 401(1)(b)), and with respect to any rights to convert or exchange such Securities into Common Stock or other securities shall survive.
SECTION 402. Application of Trust Money .
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and Government Obligations (or other property as may be provided pursuant to Section 301)(including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 and
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Article Twelve in respect of any Outstanding Securities of any series and any Coupons appertaining thereto shall be held in trust and applied by it, 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 the principal (and premium, if any) and interest and Additional Amounts, if any; but such money and Government Obligations need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
ARTICLE FIVE
Remedies
SECTION 501. Events of Default .
Event of Default, wherever used herein, with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) unless such event is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture, Board Resolution or Officers Certificate establishing the terms of such series pursuant to this Indenture:
(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of such series, or any Additional Amount payable with respect thereto, when interest or Additional Amount become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or
(2) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any)on any Security of such series, or any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto, when such principal, premium or such Additional Amounts become due and payable at their Maturity; or
(3) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when and as due by the terms of a Security of such series; or
(4) default in the performance, or breach, of Section 801 hereof or Section 1302 hereof (relating to the obligation of the Company to cause Subsidiaries to become Subsidiary Guarantors); or
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(5) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture or the Securities of such Series (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has been expressly included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than such series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, in the manner provided in Section 105, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in 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
(6) a default or defaults under the terms of any bond(s), debenture(s), note(s) or other evidence(s) of, or under any mortgage(s), indenture(s), agreement(s) or instrument(s) under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including any Event Default under any other series of Securities) with a principal amount then outstanding, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $75,000,000, whether such Indebtedness now exists or is hereafter incurred, which default or defaults (i) shall have resulted in such Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable or (ii) shall constitute the failure to pay all or any portion of such Indebtedness at the final stated maturity thereof (after expiration of any applicable grace period) and such default shall not have been rescinded or such Indebtedness shall not have been discharged within 10 days; or
(7) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary 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 or any Restricted Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under any applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or of any substantial part of the property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, 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 60 consecutive days; or
(8) the commencement by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary 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 or any Restricted Subsidiary to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal
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or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or the filing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the filing of such a petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or of any substantial part of the property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or the making by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action; or
(9) any other Event of Default provided in or pursuant to this Indenture with respect to Securities of such series.
SECTION 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment .
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) or (8) that occurs with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal of all the Securities of such series, or lesser amount as may be provided for in 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 Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal or such lesser amount and any accrued interest shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) or (8) involving the Company occurs, the principal of and any accrued interest on the Outstanding Securities of such series (or such lesser amount as may be provided for in the Securities of such series) shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of any Security of that series, become immediately due and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to the 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 provided in this Article, 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
(1) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
(a) all overdue interest on and Additional Amounts with respect to all Securities of such series and any Coupon appertaining thereto,
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(b) 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 any interest thereon and any Additional Amounts with respect thereto at the rate or rates provided therefor in such Securities,
(c) to the extent that payment of such interest or Additional Amounts is lawful, interest upon overdue interest and Additional Amounts at the rate provided therefor in such Securities, and
(d) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel;
and
(2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of, any premium and interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities of such series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee .
The Company covenants that if
(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security or any Coupon appertaining thereto when such interest or Additional Amounts becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security or any Additional Amounts with respect thereto at the Maturity thereof,
the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto, the whole amount of money then due and payable with respect to such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto, with interest upon
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the overdue principal, any premium and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon any overdue installments of interest and Additional Amounts at the rate or rates borne by or provided for 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 the money it is required to pay the Trustee pursuant to the preceding paragraph forthwith upon the demand of the Trustee, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the money 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 such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto and collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series and any Coupon appertaining thereto by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or such Securities or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
SECTION 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities of any series or the property of the Company or its creditors or of any Subsidiary Guarantor or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions, including participation as a member, voting or otherwise, of any committee of creditors, which would be authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders of Securities or any Coupons and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same subject to this Indenture; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder of Securities or any Coupons 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 of Securities or any Coupons, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder of a Security or any Coupon any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or Coupons or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder of a Security or any Coupon in any such proceeding.
SECTION 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities or Coupons .
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture, any of the Securities or Coupons or any Subsidiary Guarantee may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or Coupons 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 each and every Holder of the Securities or Coupons in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
SECTION 506. Application of Money Collected .
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any), interest or any Additional Amounts, upon presentation of the Securities or Coupons or both, as the case may be, 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 607;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Securities and any Coupons for principal of (and premium, if any), any interest and any Additional Amounts in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities and Coupons for principal (and premium, if any), any interest and any Additional Amounts, respectively; and
THIRD: To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company, its successors or assigns, or to whoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
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SECTION 507. Limitation on Suits .
No Holder of any Security of any series or any Coupons appertaining thereto shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless
(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series;
(2) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of 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;
(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series.
SECTION 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium, Interest and Additional Amounts .
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security or Coupon shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 305 and 307) interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to such Security or payment of such Coupon, as the case may be, on the respective Stated Maturity or Maturities therefor expressed in such Security or Coupon (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date or, in the case of repayment at the option of such Holder if provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, on the date such repayment is due) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the written consent of such Holder.
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SECTION 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies .
If the Trustee or any Holder of a Security or a Coupon has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the 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 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative .
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities or Coupons in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
SECTION 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver .
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security or Coupon to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders of Security or Coupon may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
SECTION 512. Control by Holders .
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 and any Coupons appertaining thereto, provided that
(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or with the Securities of such series,
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(2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction, and
(3) such direction is not unduly prejudicial to the rights of the other Holders of Securities of such series not joining in such action or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.
SECTION 513. 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 and any Coupons appertaining thereto waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default
(1) in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any), interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Security of such series or any Coupons appertaining thereto, or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the written consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 514. Undertaking for Costs .
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs, including legal fees and expenses, against any such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that this Section 514 shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee or any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or in any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on or Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to any Security on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such
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Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date, and, in the case of repayment, on or after the date for repayment) or for the enforcement of the right, if any, to convert or exchange any Security into Common Stock or other securities in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 515. 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 SIX
The Trustee
SECTION 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities .
The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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. 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 602. Notice of Defaults .
Subject to the provisions of Section 603(k), within 90 days after the occurrence of any default with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall give notice of such default to all Holders of Securities of such series and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided , however , that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any), or any interest on, or any Additional Amounts or any sinking fund or purchase fund installment with respect to, any Security of such series, 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
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faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the best interest of the Holders of Securities and Coupons of such series; and provided , further , that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(5) with respect to Securities of such series, 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 with respect to Securities of such series.
SECTION 603. Certain Rights of Trustee .
Subject to Section 315(a) through 315(d) of the Trust Indenture Act and the provisions of Section 601:
(a) 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;
(b) 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, coupon, 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;
(c) in case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall 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 man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;
(d) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order (in each case, other than delivery of any Security, together with any Coupons appertaining thereto, to the Trustee for authentication and delivery pursuant to Section 303 which shall be sufficiently evidenced as provided therein) and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(e) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers Certificate;
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(f) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(g) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by or pursuant to this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders of Securities of any series or any Coupons appertaining thereto pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(h) 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, coupon, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney upon reasonable notice during normal business hours;
(i) 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;
(j) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct;
(k) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer (with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture) of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;
(l) 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 to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and
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(m) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with an Act of the Holders hereunder, and, to the extent not so provided herein, with respect to any act requiring the Trustee to exercise its own discretion, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture or any Securities, unless it shall be proved that, in connection with any such action taken, suffered or omitted or any such act, the Trustee was negligent, acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct.
SECTION 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities .
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, in any Coupons and in any Subsidiary Guarantee, except the Trustees certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor as the case may be, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Securities, the Coupons or any Subsidiary Guarantees except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder and that the statements made by it in a Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 supplied to the Company are true and accurate, subject to the qualifications set forth therein. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.
SECTION 605. May Hold Securities .
The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities or Coupons and, subject to Section 310(b) and 311 of the Trust Indenture Act, may otherwise deal with the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor and any other obligor upon the Securities, any Coupons and any Subsidiary Guarantees with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
SECTION 606. Money Held in Trust .
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be.
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SECTION 607. Compensation and Reimbursement .
The Company agrees
(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Company and the Trustee for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its gross negligence or bad faith; and
(3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the Trustee) incurred without gross negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, a Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
The Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities of any series as to all property and funds held by it hereunder for any amount owing it or any predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Section 607, except with respect to funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities or any Coupons appertaining thereto.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(7) or Section 501(8), 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.
The provisions of this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the termination of this Indenture.
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SECTION 608. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests .
If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, this Indenture.
SECTION 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility .
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, that is eligible and satisfies the requirements under Section 310(a)(1), (2) and (5) of the Trust Indenture Act, has a combined capital and surplus (computed in accordance with Section 310(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act) of at least $50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
SECTION 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor .
(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 611.
(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 required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.
(c) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of removal, the Trustee being removed may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.
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(d) If at any time:
(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the obligations imposed upon it under Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to Securities of any series after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of a Security of such series who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months, or
(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 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 such case, (i) the Company by or pursuant to a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities or the Securities of such series, or (ii) subject to Section 315(e) of the Trust Indenture Act, any Holder of a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities of such series 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 one or more series, the Company, by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by the 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 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent 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 Securities and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder of a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a
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Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
(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 first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of Registered Securities, if any, of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register and, if Securities of such series are issued as Bearer Securities, by publishing notice of such event once in an Authorized Newspaper in each Place of Payment located outside the United States. 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 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor .
Upon the appointment hereunder of any successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, such successor Trustee so appointed 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 written 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 and trusts of the retiring Trustee and, subject to Section 1003, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
Upon the appointment hereunder of any successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and such successor Trustee 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, such 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, 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 that no Trustee shall be responsible for any notice given to, or received by, or any act or failure to act on the part of any
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other Trustee hereunder, 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, such retiring Trustee shall have no further responsibility for the exercise of rights and powers or for the performance of the duties and obligations vested in the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates other than as hereinafter expressly set forth, 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 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 such successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee, upon payment of its charges with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates and, subject to Section 1003, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee, to the extent contemplated by such supplemental indenture, the property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
Upon request of any Person appointed hereunder as a 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 and trusts referred to in the two paragraphs above of this Section, as the case may be.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
SECTION 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business .
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
SECTION 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company .
If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other obligor upon the Securities, any Coupons or any Subsidiary Guarantee, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any such other obligor.
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SECTION 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent .
The Trustee may appoint one or more Authenticating Agents acceptable to the Company with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of that or those series of Securities issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer, partial redemption or partial repayment or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if such Securities had been 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 reasonably acceptable to the Company and, except as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, 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 (computed in accordance with Section 310(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act) 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 purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of 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 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 the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be
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reasonably acceptable to the Company and shall (i) mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Registered Securities, if any, of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent shall serve, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, and (ii) if Securities of the series are issued as Bearer Securities, publish notice of such appointment at least once in an Authorized Newspaper in the place where such successor Authenticating Agent has its principal office if such office is located outside the United States. 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.
The provisions of Sections 308, 604 and 605 shall be applicable to each Authenticating Agent.
If an Authentication Agent is appointed with respect to one or more series of Securities pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
Dated:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
[NAME OF TRUSTEE], | ||||
As Trustee | ||||
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If all of the Securities of any series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Company wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested in writing by the Company (which writing need not be accompanied by or contained in an Officers Certificate by the Company), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Company with respect to such series of Securities.
ARTICLE SEVEN
Holders Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company
SECTION 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders .
In accordance with Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:
(a) semi-annually with respect to Securities of each series, not more than 15 days after each Regular Record Date or upon such other dates as are set forth in or pursuant to the Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto authorizing such series, a list, in each case in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of the Securities of such series as of the applicable date, and
(b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the 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;
excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar.
SECTION 702. 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 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
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(b) The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and duties of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) Every Holder of Securities or Coupons, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or any Security Registrar shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders of Securities or Coupons made pursuant to applicable law or in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
SECTION 703. Reports by Trustee .
(a) Within 60 days after May 15 th of each year commencing with the first May 15 th following the first issuance of Securities pursuant to Section 301, if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall transmit, pursuant to Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, a brief report dated as of such May 15 th with respect to any of the events specified in said Section 313(a) which may have occurred since the later of the immediately preceding May 15 th and the date of this Indenture.
(b) The Trustee shall transmit the reports required by Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act at the times specified therein.
(c) Reports pursuant to this Section shall be transmitted in the manner and to the Persons required by Sections 313(c) and 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.
SECTION 704. Reports by Company .
The Company, pursuant to Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, shall:
(a) file with the Trustee copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, within 15 days after the same is filed with the Commission; or, if the Company is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of said Sections, then it shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations; provided that any such information, documents or reports filed or furnished with the Commission pursuant to its
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Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (or EDGAR) system shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee and Holders as of the time such information, documents or reports are filed or furnished via EDGAR;
(b) file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Company, with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and regulations; and
(c) transmit to Holders within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute 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).
ARTICLE EIGHT
Merger, Consolidation, Etc.
SECTION 801. Mergers, Consolidations and Certain Transfers, Leases and Acquisitions of Assets .
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, unless:
(1) 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 corporation, partnership or trust, shall be organized and validly 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 (or indentures, if at any such time there is more than one Trustee) supplemental
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hereto and thereto, as applicable, executed by the successor Person and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee or Trustees, as applicable, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any), interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to all the Securities and the performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture and the Securities on the part of the Company to be performed or observed and shall provide for conversion or exchange rights in accordance with the provisions of the Securities of any series that are convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock or other securities; and
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Company 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.
SECTION 802. Successor Substituted .
Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of 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 801, 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 Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture, the Securities and the Coupons.
ARTICLE NINE
Supplemental Indentures
SECTION 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders .
Without the consent of any Holders of Securities or Coupons, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Company 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:
(1) 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
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(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (as shall be specified in such supplemental indenture or indentures), or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or
(3) to secure the Securities pursuant to the requirements of Section 1009 or otherwise; or
(4) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein or in any Subsidiary Guarantee which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein or in any Subsidiary Guarantee, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture or any Subsidiary Guarantee which shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series then Outstanding or any Coupons appertaining thereto in any material respect, provided that any amendment made solely to conform the provisions of this Indenture to the corresponding description of the Securities contained in the applicable prospectus or prospectus supplement shall be deemed to not adversely affect the interests of the Holders; or
(5) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to provide that Bearer Securities may be registrable as to principal, to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to Securities, to permit Bearer Securities to be issued in exchange for Registered Securities, to permit Bearer Securities to be exchanged for Bearer Securities of other authorized denominations or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form, provided any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series or any Coupons appertaining thereto in any material respect; or
(6) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series and any Coupons appertaining thereto as permitted by Sections 201 and 301; or
(7) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or
(8) to add to, delete from or revise the conditions, limitations and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms or purposes of issue, authentication and delivery of Securities, as herein set forth; or
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(9) to add any additional Events of Default with respect to all or any series of Securities (as shall be specified in such supplemental indenture); or
(10) to supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the discharge and defeasance of any series of Securities pursuant to Article Four and Twelve, provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of any Holder of an Outstanding Security of such series and any Coupons appertaining thereto or any other Outstanding Security or Coupon in any material respect; or
(11) to make provisions with respect to conversion or exchange rights of Holders of Securities of any series; or
(12) to amend or supplement any provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture, provided that no such amendment or supplement shall materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders of any Securities then Outstanding.
SECTION 902. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders .
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series, affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution of the Company, 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 any Subsidiary Guarantee or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture, the Securities of such series or any Subsidiary Guarantee; provided , however , that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any premium or installment of interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate (or modify the calculation of such rate in a manner that may reduce such rate) of interest thereon or any Additional Amounts with respect thereto, or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or otherwise; or change the obligations of the Company to pay Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1012 (except as contemplated by Section 801(1) and permitted by Section 901(1)) 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 502 or the amount thereof provable in bankruptcy pursuant to Section 504, change the redemption provisions or adversely affect the right of repayment at the option of any Holder as contemplated by Article Fifteen, or change the Place of Payment, or
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Currency in which, the principal of, any premium or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date or, in the case of repayment at the option of the Holder, on or after the date of repayment), or
(2) modify the provisions of any Subsidiary Guarantee or the provisions of this Indenture relating to any such Subsidiary Guarantee in any way that shall adversely affect the interests of each Holder, or
(3) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, 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 reduce the requirements of Section 1704 for quorum or voting, or
(4) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or Section 1011 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 Outstanding Security affected thereby; or
(5) make any change that adversely affects the right to convert or exchange any Security into or for Common Stock or other securities in accordance with its terms.
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which shall have been included expressly and solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders of Securities under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
SECTION 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures .
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 315 of the Trust
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Indenture Act) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel 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.
SECTION 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures .
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder and of any Coupon appertaining thereto shall be bound thereby.
SECTION 905. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures .
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, 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.
SECTION 906. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.
ARTICLE TEN
Covenants
SECTION 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium, Interest and Additional Amounts .
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of each series that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of, any premium and interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to, the Securities of such series in accordance with the terms thereof, any Coupons appertaining thereto and this Indenture. Any interest due on any Bearer Security on or before the Maturity thereof, and any Additional Amounts payable with respect to such interest, shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of the Coupons appertaining thereto for such interest as they severally mature.
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SECTION 1002. 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 (but not Bearer Securities, except as otherwise provided below, unless such Place of Payment is located outside the United States) may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, where Securities of such series that are convertible or exchangeable may be surrendered for conversion or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Securities of such series relating thereto, any Subsidiary Guarantees and this Indenture may be served. If Securities of a series are issuable as Bearer Securities, the Company shall maintain, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto, an Office or Agency in a Place of Payment for such series which is located outside the United States where Securities of such series and any Coupons appertaining thereto may be presented and surrendered for payment; provided , however , that if the Securities of such series are listed on The Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland or the Luxembourg Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange located outside the United States and such stock exchange shall so require, the Company shall maintain a Paying Agent in London, Luxembourg or any other required city located outside the United States, as the case may be, so long as the Securities of such series are listed on such exchange. 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 of the Trustee, except that Bearer Securities of such series and any Coupons appertaining thereto may be presented and surrendered for payment at the place specified for the purpose with respect to such Securities as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, no payment of principal, premium, interest or Additional Amounts with respect to Bearer Securities shall be made at any Office or Agency in the United States or by check mailed to any address in the United States or by transfer to an account maintained with a bank located in the United States; provided , however , if amounts owing with respect to any Bearer Securities shall be payable in Dollars, payment of principal of, any premium or interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to any such Security may be made at a designated Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or any Office or Agency designated by the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, if (but only if) payment of the full amount of such principal, premium, interest or Additional Amounts at all offices outside the United States maintained for such purpose by the Company in accordance with this Indenture is illegal or effectively precluded by exchange controls or other similar restrictions.
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The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other Offices or Agencies (in or outside the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided , however , that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an Office or Agency in each Place of Payment for Securities for any series 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. Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, the Company hereby designates as the Place of Payment for each series of Securities the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and initially appoints the office of the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office as the Office or Agency for the purposes set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 1002.
Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 301, if and so long as the Securities of any series (i) are denominated in a Foreign Currency or (ii) may be payable in a Foreign Currency, or so long as it is required under any other provision of this Indenture, then the Company will maintain with respect to each such series of Securities, or as so required, at least one exchange rate agent.
SECTION 1003. Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust .
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on or Additional Amounts with respect to any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum in the currency or currencies, currency units or units or composite currency or currencies in which the Securities of such series is payable (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 301 for the Securities of such series) sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or any interest or Additional Amounts 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 in writing of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum (in the currency or currencies, currency unit or units or composite currency or currencies described in the preceding paragraph) sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Person entitled thereto, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.
The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will
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(i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to Securities of such series in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture; (ii) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series in the making of any payment of principal, any premium or interest on or Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities of such series; and (iii) during the continuance of such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent as such.
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.
Except as otherwise provided herein or pursuant hereto and subject to any applicable abandoned property laws, 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 or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security of any series or any Coupon appertaining thereto and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any), interest or any such Additional Amounts shall have 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 or any Coupon appertaining thereto 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 an Authorized Newspaper in each Place of Payment for such series or to be mailed to Holders of Registered Securities of such series, 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 publication or mailing nor shall it be later than two years after such principal and any premium or interest or Additional Amounts shall have become due and payable, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
SECTION 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default .
(1) 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 (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
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(2) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or an event which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, an Officers Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or default and the action which the Company proposes to take with respect thereto.
SECTION 1005. Existence .
Subject to Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.
SECTION 1006. Maintenance of Properties .
The Company will cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of any Subsidiary Guarantor 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 if such discontinuance 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 1007. 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, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; 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 and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and which if unpaid would reasonably not be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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SECTION 1008. Maintenance of Insurance .
The Company shall, and shall cause any Subsidiary Guarantors to, keep at all times all of their properties which are of an insurable nature insured against loss or damage, and to maintain liability insurance, with insurers believed by the Company to be responsible to the extent that property of similar character is usually so insured, or liability insurance usually is so maintained, by corporations similarly situated and owning like properties in accordance with good business practice.
SECTION 1009. Limitation on Liens .
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien securing Indebtedness on (a) any Principal Property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) shares of capital stock or Indebtedness of any Material Subsidiary owned by or owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or on any income, revenues or rights in respect of any such capital stock or Indebtedness, unless the Securities shall be equally and ratably secured. This restriction shall not apply, however, to:
(i) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture; provided that such Liens secure only those obligations which they secure as of the date of this Indenture;
(ii) Liens on any property securing Indebtedness incurred or assumed after the date of the Indenture for the purposes of financing all or any part of the cost of purchasing, constructing or improving such property (including any Capitalized Lease); provided that such Lien attaches to such property concurrently with or within 180 days after the purchase, completion of construction or improvement of such property and that such Lien applies to no other property of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(iii) any Lien on any property of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company and not incurred in contemplation of such event;
(iv) any Lien on any property of any Person existing at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with or into the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and not incurred in contemplation of such event;
(v) any Lien on any property existing prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;
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(vi) Liens securing any obligations of any Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or a Subsidiary;
(vii) Liens incurred to extend, renew or replace Liens referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above; provided that any such extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property covered by the Lien extended, renewed or replaced and that the obligation secured by such new Lien shall not be greater in amount than the obligations secured by the Lien extended, renewed or replaced (plus an amount in respect of reasonable financing fees and related transaction costs);
(viii) Liens incurred pursuant to any industrial revenue bond or similar conduit financing to secure the related Indebtedness, so long as such Lien is limited to the property of the related project;
(ix) Liens on Accounts Receivable that are the subject of a Permitted Receivables Financing (and any related property that would ordinarily be subjected to a Lien in connection with such Permitted Receivables Financing, such as proceeds and records);
(x) Liens for taxes, governmental assessments, charges or levies in the nature of taxes not yet due and payable, or Liens for taxes, governmental assessments, charges or levies in the nature of taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves, to the extent required by GAAP, have been established;
(xi) Liens imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness, such as carriers, warehousemens, materialmens, repairmens, and mechanics liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, including without limitation, Liens in respect of litigation claims made or filed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, and (x) which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property or assets subject to such Lien or materially impair the use of such property in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (y) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien;
(xii) Permitted Encumbrances;
(xiii) utility deposits and pledges or deposits in connection with the workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, or to secure
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the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety, customs and appeal bonds, bids, leases, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money);
(xiv) landlords liens under leases to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;
(xv) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement or similar filings regarding operating leases; and
(xvi) Liens not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses (i) through (xv) securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not exceeding the greater of (x) $235,000,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which the Company has publicly issued financial statements.
SECTION 1010. Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transactions .
The Company shall not enter into, or allow any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to enter into, any Sale and Leaseback Transaction except for Sale and Leaseback Transactions:
(i) to which the sole parties are the Company and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company;
(ii) which do not involve a lease term of more than three years; or
(iii) in connection with which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, within 120 days after the effective date of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, applies an amount equal to the greater of (a) the net proceeds of such sale or transfer and (b) the fair value, as determined by the Companys Board of Directors at the time of such sale or transfer, of the Principal Property sold pursuant to the Sale and Leaseback Transaction,
(x) to the repayment or retirement (other than mandatory repayment or retirement) of Funded Debt of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; or
(y) to the purchase of other property that will constitute Principal Property.
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SECTION 1011. Waiver of Certain Covenants .
The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant or condition set forth in Sections 1005 through 1010, inclusive, with respect to the Securities of any series if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect 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.
SECTION 1012. Additional Amounts.
If any Securities of a series provide for the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company agrees to pay to the Holder of any such Security or any Coupon appertaining thereto Additional Amounts as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or such Securities. Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on, or in respect of, any Security of any series or any Coupon or the net proceeds received on the sale or exchange of any Security of any series, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts provided by the terms of such series established hereby or pursuant hereto to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to such terms, and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts (if applicable) in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding the payment of Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities of the applicable series, if the Securities of a series provide for the payment of Additional Amounts, at least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date with respect to such series of Securities (or if the Securities of such series shall not bear interest prior to Maturity, the first day on which a payment of principal is made), and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal or interest if there has been any change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers Certificate, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent or Paying Agents, if other than the Trustee, an Officers Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent or Paying Agents whether such payment of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of such series shall be made to Holders of Securities of such series or the Coupons appertaining thereto who are United States Aliens without withholding for or on account of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge described in the Securities of such series. If any such withholding shall be required, then such Officers Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld on such payments to such Holders of Securities or Coupons, and the Company agrees to pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent the Additional Amounts required by the terms of such Securities.
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The Company covenants to indemnify the Trustee and any Paying Agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense reasonably incurred without negligence or bad faith on their part arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by any of them in reliance on any Officers Certificate furnished pursuant to this Section.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
Redemption of Securities
SECTION 1101. Applicability of Article .
Redemption of Securities of any series at the election of the Company, as permitted or required by the terms of such Securities shall be made in accordance with the terms of such Securities and (except as otherwise provided herein or pursuant hereto) this Article.
SECTION 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee .
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of (a) less than all the Securities of any series or (b) all of the Securities of any series, with the same issue date, interest rate or formula, Stated Maturity and other terms, the Company shall, at least 5 Business Days prior to the date on which notice of such redemption is given to Holders of Securities of such series (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed.
SECTION 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed .
If less than all the Securities of any series with the same issue date, interest rate or formula, Stated Maturity and other terms are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions of the principal amount of Registered Securities of such series; provided , however , that no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a Registered Security of such series not redeemed to less than the minimum denomination for a Security of such series established herein or pursuant hereto.
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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 the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
Unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities of any series, if any Security selected for partial redemption is converted into Common Stock or exchanged for other securities in part before termination of the conversion or exchange right with respect to the portion of the Security so selected, the converted portion of such Security shall be deemed (so far as may be) to be the portion selected for redemption. Securities which have been converted or exchanged during a selection of Securities to be redeemed shall be treated by the Trustee as Outstanding for the purpose of such selection.
SECTION 1104. Notice of Redemption .
Notice of redemption shall be given in the manner provided in Section 106, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be redeemed, to the Holders of Securities to be redeemed. Failure to give notice by mailing in the manner herein provided to the Holder of any Registered Securities designated for redemption as a whole or in part, or any defect in the notice to any such Holder, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Securities or portion thereof.
Any notice that is mailed to the Holder of any Registered Securities in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not such Holder receives the notice.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date,
(2) the Redemption Price,
(3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed,
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(4) in case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such Security shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Security, the Holder of such Security will receive, without charge, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed,
(5) that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security or portion thereof to be redeemed, and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date,
(6) the place or places where such Securities, together (in the case of Bearer Securities) with all Coupons appertaining thereto, if any, maturing after the Redemption Date, are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price and any accrued interest and Additional Amounts pertaining thereto,
(7) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case,
(8) that, unless otherwise specified in such notice, Bearer Securities of any series, if any, surrendered for redemption must be accompanied by all Coupons maturing subsequent to the date fixed for redemption or the amount of any such missing Coupon or Coupons will be deducted from the Redemption Price, unless security or indemnity satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee, any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Paying Agent is furnished,
(9) if Bearer Securities of any series are to be redeemed and no Registered Securities of such series are to be redeemed, and if such Bearer Securities may be exchanged for Registered Securities not subject to redemption on the Redemption Date pursuant to Section 305 or otherwise, the last date, as determined by the Company, on which such exchanges may be made,
(10) in the case of Securities of any series that are convertible into Common Stock or exchangeable for other securities, the conversion or exchange price or rate, the date or dates on which the right to convert or exchange the principal of the Securities of such series to be redeemed will commence or terminate and the place or places where such Securities may be surrendered for conversion or exchange, and
(11) the CUSIP number and/or similar numbers of such Securities, if any (or any other numbers used by a Depositary to identify such Securities).
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A notice of redemption published as contemplated by Section 106 need not identify particular Registered Securities to be redeemed.
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Companys written request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.
SECTION 1105. 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 1003) an amount of money in the applicable Currency sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 301 or in the Securities of such series) any accrued interest on, and Additional Amounts with respect to, all such Securities or portions thereof which are to be redeemed on that date.
SECTION 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date .
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price 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 and the Coupons for such interest appertaining to any Bearer Securities so to be redeemed, except to the extent provided below, shall be void. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, together with all Coupons, if any, appertaining thereto maturing after the Redemption Date, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with any accrued interest and Additional Amounts to the Redemption Date; provided , however , that, except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Bearer Securities of such series, installments of interest on Bearer Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of Coupons for such interest (at an Office or Agency located outside the United States except as otherwise provided in Section 1002), and provided , further , that, except as otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Registered Securities of such series, installments of interest on Registered Securities 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 at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates therefore according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any Bearer Security surrendered for redemption shall not be accompanied by all appurtenant Coupons maturing after the Redemption Date, such Security may be paid after deducting from the Redemption Price an amount equal to the face amount of all such missing
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Coupons, or the surrender of such missing Coupon or Coupons may be waived by the Company and the Trustee if there be furnished to them such security or indemnity as they may require to save each of them, any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Paying Agent harmless. If thereafter the Holder of such Security shall surrender to the Trustee or any Paying Agent any such missing Coupon in respect of which a deduction shall have been made from the Redemption Price, such Holder shall be entitled to receive the amount so deducted; provided , however , that any interest or Additional Amounts represented by Coupons shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of those Coupons at an Office or Agency for such Security located outside of the United States except as otherwise provided in Section 1002.
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 provided therefor in the Security.
SECTION 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part .
Any Registered Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at an Office or Agency of the Company for such Security (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, 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 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, a new Registered Security or Securities of the same series, (each with, if applicable, a Subsidiary Guarantee of each Subsidiary Guarantor executed by such Subsidiary Guarantor), containing identical terms and provisions, 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. If a Security in global form is so surrendered, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the U.S. Depositary or other Depositary for such Security in global form as shall be specified in the Company Order with respect thereto to the Trustee, without service charge, a new Security in global form in a denomination equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security in global form so surrendered.
ARTICLE TWELVE
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
SECTION 1201. Companys Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .
Unless pursuant to Section 301, either or both of (i) defeasance of the Securities of or within a series under Section 1202 shall not be applicable with respect to the Securities of such series or (ii) covenant defeasance of the Securities of or within a series under Section 1203 shall not be applicable with respect to the Securities of such series, then such provisions, together
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with the other provisions of this Article (with such modifications thereto as may be specified pursuant to Section 301 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 either Section 1202 or Section 1203 be applied to such Outstanding Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Twelve.
SECTION 1202. Defeasance and Discharge .
Upon the Companys exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 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 and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1204 are satisfied (hereinafter, defeasance). For this purpose, such defeasance means that (a) 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 1205 and the other sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied all 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 of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same) and (b) any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from all of its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee, except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of such Outstanding Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1204 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to, such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto when such payments are due, and any rights of such Holder to convert such Securities into Common Stock or exchange such Securities for other securities, (ii) the obligations of the Company and the Trustee with respect to such Securities under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003 and with respect to the payment of Additional Amounts, if any, on such Securities as contemplated by Section 1012 (but only to the extent that the Additional Amounts payable with respect to such Securities exceed the amount deposited in respect of such Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 1204(a) below), and with respect to any rights to convert such Securities into Common Stock or exchange such Securities for other securities, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (iv) this Article Twelve. Subject to compliance with this Article Twelve the Company may exercise its option under this Section 1202 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 1203 with respect to such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto.
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SECTION 1203. Covenant Defeasance .
Upon the Companys exercise of the option provided in Section 1201 applicable to this Section with respect to any Securities of or within a series, (i) the Company shall be released from its obligations under Sections 1006 through 1010 inclusive, and Section 801 and, to the extent specified pursuant to Section 301(19), any other covenant applicable to such Securities, with respect to such Outstanding Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto and (ii) the occurrence of an event specified in Sections 501(5) (with respect to any of Sections 1006 through 1010, inclusive) and 501(4) shall not be deemed to be an Event of Default on and after the date the conditions set forth below 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 any such 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 Coupons appertaining thereto: (a) 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, Clause or Article, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section, Clause or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section, Clause or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document and (b) any Subsidiary Guarantors shall be released from all of their obligations under their Subsidiary Guarantees; but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities and Coupons appertaining thereto shall be unaffected thereby.
SECTION 1204. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .
The following shall be the conditions to application of either Section 1202 or Section 1203 to any Outstanding Securities of or within a series and any Coupons appertaining thereto:
(1) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 609, who shall agree to comply with the provisions of this Article Twelve applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto, (A) an amount in Dollars or in such Foreign Currency in which such Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto are then specified as payable, or (B) Government Obligations 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 amount, or (C) a combination thereof, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or other
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qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, (y) the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Outstanding Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto at the Stated Maturity of such principal, premium or interest (including any Redemption Date that the Company irrevocably specifies at the time of such defeasance or covenant defeasance) and (z) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments applicable to such Outstanding Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto on the days 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.
(2) In the case of an election under Section 1202, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (y) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Outstanding Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred.
(3) In the case of an election under Section 1203, 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 gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and covenant defeasance had not occurred.
(4) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate to the effect that such Securities, if then listed on any securities exchange or approved for trading in any automated quotation system, will not be delisted or disapproved for such trading as a result of such deposit.
(5) 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 subsections 501(7) and (8) are concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 90th day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period).
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(6) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (assuming all such Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act).
(7) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
(8) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to either the defeasance under Section 1202 or the covenant defeasance under Section 1203 (as the case may be) have been complied with.
(9) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in the Trustee or the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, or such trust shall be qualified under such act or exempt from regulation thereunder and the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to that effect.
(10) 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 301.
SECTION 1205. Deposited Money and Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and Government Obligations (or other property as may be provided pursuant to Section 301)(including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trusteecollectively, for purposes of this Section 1205, the Trustee) pursuant to Section 1204 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 and Additional Amounts, if any; but such money and Government Obligation need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
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Unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Security, if, after a deposit referred to in Section 1204(1) has been made, (a) the Holder of a Security in respect of which such deposit was made is entitled to, and does, elect pursuant to Section 301 or the terms of such Security to receive payment in a Currency other than that in which the deposit pursuant to Section 1204(1) has been made in respect of such Security, or (b) a Conversion Event occurs in respect of the Foreign Currency in which the deposit pursuant to 1204(1) has been made, 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, and Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to, 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 or Conversion Event based on (x) in the case of payments made pursuant to clause (a) above, the applicable market exchange rate for such Currency in effect on the second Business Day prior to each payment date, or (y) with respect to a Conversion Event, the applicable market exchange rate for such Foreign Currency in effect (as nearly as feasible) at the time of the Conversion Event.
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 1204 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities and any Coupons appertaining thereto.
Anything in this Article Twelve to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request and be relieved of all liability with respect to any money or Government Obligations (or other property and any proceeds therefrom) held by it as provided in Section 1204 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent defeasance or covenant defeasance.
In the case where an election is made under Section 1203 with respect to a Security and the Security is declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to any covenant as to which there has been covenant defeasance), if the amount in Dollars or Foreign Currency in which the Security is payable, and Government Obligations on deposit with the Trustee, will be sufficient to pay amounts due on the Security at the time of the Stated Maturity or earlier redemption but is not sufficient to pay amounts due on the Security at the time of the acceleration resulting from the Event of Default, the Company shall remain liable to make payment of the amounts due at the time of acceleration.
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SECTION 1206. Reinstatement .
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 1202 or 1203 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Twelve until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 1202 or 1203; provided , however , that if the Company makes any payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to 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 held by the Trustee or the Paying Agent.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
Subsidiary Guarantee
SECTION 1301. [Reserved] .
SECTION 1302. Subsidiary Guarantors .
Unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities of any series, if any Subsidiary of the Company shall become a subsidiary guarantor under, and as such term is defined in, the Credit Agreement, the Company shall cause such Subsidiary concurrently to become a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Trustee (a) a Subsidiary Guarantee substantially in the form established pursuant to Annex A or the form as otherwise established pursuant to Section 301 and (b) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such Subsidiary Guarantee has been duly authorized and executed by such Person and constitutes the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Person (subject to customary exceptions concerning creditors rights and equitable principles).
A Subsidiary Guarantee shall be executed by manual signature on behalf of each respective Subsidiary Guarantor by any one of such Subsidiary Guarantors Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer or Vice Presidents, attested by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary.
A Subsidiary Guarantee bearing the manual signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of a Subsidiary Guarantor shall bind such Subsidiary Guarantor, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the execution and delivery of the Subsidiary Guarantee or did not hold such offices at the date of such Subsidiary Guarantee.
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SECTION 1303. Subsidiary Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms .
Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of any Subsidiary Guarantor with or into the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of any Subsidiary Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor.
SECTION 1304. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors .
If a Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a subsidiary guarantor under, and as such term is defined in, the Credit Agreement, and if the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate certifying to that effect as of the date of such Officers Certificate, then automatically, without the requirement of any further action by the Company, such Subsidiary or the Trustee, such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder and shall have no further obligation or liability under its Subsidiary Guarantee. The Trustee shall, at the Companys expense, execute and deliver such instruments as the Company may reasonably request to evidence such termination.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
Sinking Funds
SECTION 1401. 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 permitted or required in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Security of such series issued pursuant to this Indenture.
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 such 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 1402. 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 and this Indenture.
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SECTION 1402. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of any series to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities, accompanied by a written notice to the Trustee, (1) deliver Outstanding Securities of such series (other than any of such Securities previously called for redemption or any of such Securities in respect of which cash shall have been released to the Company), together in the case of any Bearer Securities of such series with all unmatured Coupons appertaining thereto, and (2) apply as a credit Securities of such series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such series of Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, provided that such series of 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. If, as a result of the delivery or credit of Securities of any series in lieu of cash payments pursuant to this Section 1402, the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed in order to satisfy the remaining sinking fund payment shall be less than $100,000, the Trustee need not call Securities of such series for redemption, except upon Company Request, and such cash payment shall be held by the Trustee or a Paying Agent and applied to the next succeeding sinking fund payment, provided , however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent shall at the request of the Company from time to time pay over and deliver to the Company any cash payment so being held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of Securities of that series purchased by the Company having an unpaid principal amount equal to the cash payment requested to be released to the Company.
SECTION 1403. 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 shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing mandatory 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 and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting of Securities of that series pursuant to Section 1402, and the optional amount, if any, to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so credited and not theretofore delivered. If such Officers Certificate shall specify an optional amount to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, the Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the amount therein specified. Not less than 60 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 1103 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 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 1106 and 1107.
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ARTICLE FIFTEEN
Repayment at the Option of Holders
SECTION 1501. Applicability of Article.
Securities of any series which are repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before their Stated Maturity shall be repaid in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such series. The repayment of any principal amount of Securities pursuant to such option of the Holder to require repayment of Securities before their Stated Maturity, for purposes of Section 309, shall not operate as a payment, redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the Company, at its option, shall deliver or surrender the same to the Trustee with a directive that such Securities be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1501, in connection with any repayment of Securities, the Company may arrange for the purchase of any Securities by an agreement with one or more investment bankers or other purchasers to purchase such Securities by paying to the Holders of such Securities on or before the close of business on the repayment date an amount not less than the repayment price payable by the Company on repayment of such Securities, and the obligation of the Company to pay the repayment price of such Securities shall be satisfied and discharged to the extent such payment is so paid by such purchasers.
ARTICLE SIXTEEN
Securities in Foreign Currencies
SECTION 1601. Applicability of Article.
Whenever this Indenture provides for (i) any action by, or the determination of any of the rights of, Holders of Securities of any series in which not all of such Securities are denominated in the same Currency, or (ii) any distribution to Holders of Securities, in the absence of any provision to the contrary in the form of Security of any particular series or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities, any amount in respect of any Security denominated in a Currency other than Dollars shall be treated for any such action or distribution as that amount of Dollars that could be obtained for such amount on such reasonable basis of exchange and as of the record date with respect to Registered Securities of such series (if any) for such action, determination of rights or distribution (or, if there shall be no applicable record date, such other date reasonably proximate to the date of such action, determination of rights or distribution) as the Company may specify in a written notice to the Trustee.
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ARTICLE SEVENTEEN
Meetings of Holders of Securities
SECTION 1701. Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called.
A meeting of Holders of Securities of any series may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to this Article to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act provided by this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series.
SECTION 1702. Call, Notice and Place of Meetings.
(1) The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders of Securities of any series for any purpose specified in Section 1701, to be held at such time and at such place in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or, if Securities of such series have been issued in whole or in part as Bearer Securities, in London or in such place outside the United States as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of Holders of Securities of any series, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given, in the manner provided in Section 106, not less than 21 nor more than 180 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.
(2) In case at any time the Company (by or pursuant to a Board Resolution) or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the Holders of Securities of such series for any purpose specified in Section 1701, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have mailed notice of or made the first publication of the notice of such meeting within 21 days after receipt of such request (whichever shall be required pursuant to Section 106) or shall not thereafter proceed to cause the meeting to be held as provided herein, then the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series in the amount above specified, as the case may be, may determine the time and the place in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or, if Securities of such series are to be issued as Bearer Securities, in London for such meeting and may call such meeting for such purposes by giving notice thereof as provided in clause (1) of this Section.
SECTION 1703. Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings.
To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series, a Person shall be (1) a Holder of one or more Outstanding Securities of such series, or (2) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy for a Holder or Holders of one or more
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Outstanding Securities of such series by such Holder or Holders. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.
SECTION 1704. Quorum; Action.
The Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of Holders of Securities of such series. In the absence of a quorum within 30 minutes after the time appointed for any such meeting, the meeting shall, if convened at the request of Holders of Securities of such series, be dissolved. In any other case the meeting may be adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days as determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such meeting. In the absence of a quorum at any reconvened meeting, such reconvened meeting may be further adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days as determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such reconvened meeting. Notice of the reconvening of any adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in Section 1702(1), except that such notice need be given only once not less than five days prior to the date on which the meeting is scheduled to be reconvened. Notice of the reconvening of an adjourned meeting shall state expressly the percentage, as provided above, of the principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series which shall constitute a quorum.
Except as limited by the proviso to Section 902, any resolution presented to a meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is present as aforesaid may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; provided , however , that, except as limited by the proviso to Section 902, any resolution with respect to any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act which this Indenture expressly provides may be made, given or taken by the Holders of a specified percentage, which is less than a majority, in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a meeting or an adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is present as aforesaid by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such specified percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series.
Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly held in accordance with this Section shall be binding on all the Holders of Securities of such series and the Coupons appertaining thereto, whether or not such Holders were present or represented at the meeting.
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SECTION 1705. Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meetings.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders of Securities of such series in regard to proof of the holding of Securities of such series and of the appointment of proxies and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall deem appropriate. Except as otherwise permitted or required by any such regulations, the holding of Securities shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 104 and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 104 or by having the signature of the person executing the proxy witnessed or guaranteed by any trust company, bank or banker authorized by Section 104 to certify to the holding of Bearer Securities. Such regulations may provide that written instruments appointing proxies, regular on their face, may be presumed valid and genuine without the proof specified in Section 104 or other proof.
(2) The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders of Securities as provided in Section 1702(2), in which case the Company or the Holders of Securities of the series calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented at the meeting.
(3) At any meeting, each Holder of a Security of such series or proxy shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities of such series held or represented by him; provided , however , that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not Outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not Outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote, except as a Holder of a Security of such series or proxy.
(4) Any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly called pursuant to Section 1702 at which a quorum is present may be adjourned from time to time by Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented at the meeting; and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
SECTION 1706. Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings.
The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be by written ballots on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders of Securities of such series or of their representatives by proxy and the principal amounts and serial numbers of the Outstanding Securities of such series held or represented by them. The
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permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in triplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record, at least in triplicate, of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was given as provided in Section 1702 and, if applicable, Section 1704. Each copy shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one such copy shall be delivered to the Company, and another to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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ANNEX A Form of Subsidiary Guarantee
Form of Subsidiary Guarantee
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
For value received, the Subsidiary Guarantor named below, as of the date hereof, hereby unconditionally guarantees to the Holders of [ insert title of Securities ] (the Securities), issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of , 2014 between Sealed Air Corporation (the Company) and U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the Indenture), for the benefit of whom this Subsidiary Guarantee is executed and delivered, and to the Trustee on behalf of such Holders, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any), interest on (and Additional Amounts, if any) such Securities when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise, according to the terms thereof, [ insert if applicable: any Coupons appertaining thereto] and of the Indenture referred to therein. In case of the failure of the Company punctually to make any such payment, the Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees to cause such payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity or by acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise, and as if such payment were made by the Company.
The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of such Security or the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any creation, exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on any collateral for, or any release or amendment or waiver of any term of any other guarantee of, or any consent to departure from any requirement of any other guarantee of, all or of any of the Securities, the election by the Trustee or any of the Holders in any proceeding under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, any borrowing or grant of a security interest by the Company, as debtor-in-possession, under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion of the claims of the Trustee or any of the Holders for payment of any of the Securities, any waiver or consent by the Holder of such Security or by the Trustee or either of them with respect to any provisions thereof or of the Indenture, the obtaining of any judgment against the Company or any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives the benefits of diligence, presentment, demand of payment, any requirement that the Trustee or any of the Holders protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest in or other Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against the Company or any other Person or any collateral, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to such Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this
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Subsidiary Guarantee will not be discharged, while it remains a Subsidiary Guarantor, except by complete performance of the obligations contained in such Security and in this Subsidiary Guarantee. The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that, in the event of a default in payment of principal (or premium, if any) or interest on (or Additional Amounts, if any) such Security, whether at their Stated Maturity, by acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise, legal proceedings may be instituted by the Trustee on behalf of, or by, the Holder of such Security, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, directly against the Subsidiary Guarantor to enforce this Subsidiary Guarantee without first proceeding against the Company. The Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that if, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee or any of the Holders are prevented by applicable law from exercising their respective rights to accelerate the maturity of the Securities, to collect interest on the Securities, or to enforce or exercise any other right or remedy with respect to the Securities, the Subsidiary Guarantor agrees to pay to the Trustee for the account of the Holders, upon demand therefor, the amount that would otherwise have been due and payable had such rights and remedies been permitted to be exercised by the Trustee or any of the Holders.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Subsidiary Guarantee or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the Subsidiary Guarantee of the Subsidiary Guarantor, which is absolute and unconditional, of the due and punctual payment of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest (and Additional Amounts, if any) on the Securities.
The Subsidiary Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holders of the Securities against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by the Subsidiary Guarantor on account of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Subsidiary Guarantee; provided , however , that the Subsidiary Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (and Additional Amounts, if any) on all of the Securities issued under the Indenture shall have been paid in full.
This Subsidiary Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Companys assets.
The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder are limited to the maximum amount that would cause the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guarantee not to constitute a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under Federal or State law, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including, without limitation, any guarantees under the Credit Agreement) and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations set forth in the following paragraph. To the fullest extent permitted by law, this Subsidiary Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the
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Securities is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Securities, whether as a voidable preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Securities shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
To the extent that any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be required to pay any amounts on account of the Securities pursuant to its Subsidiary Guarantee in excess of the greater of (i) the amount of the economic benefit actually received by such Subsidiary Guarantor from the issuance of the Securities and (ii) an amount calculated as the product of (A) the aggregate amount payable by the Subsidiary Guarantors on account of the Securities pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantees times (B) the proportion (expressed as a fraction) that such Subsidiary Guarantors net worth at the date enforcement of the Subsidiary Guarantees is sought bears to the aggregate net worth of all Subsidiary Guarantors at such date, then such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be reimbursed by the other Subsidiary Guarantors for the amount of such excess, pro rata, based upon the respective net worth of such other Subsidiary Guarantors at the date enforcement of the Subsidiary Guarantees is sought. This paragraph is intended only to define the relative rights of Subsidiary Guarantors as among themselves, and nothing set forth in this paragraph is intended to or shall impair the joint and several obligations of Subsidiary Guarantors under their respective Subsidiary Guarantees.
The Subsidiary Guarantor shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Subsidiary Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under this Subsidiary Guarantee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsidiary Guarantee or the Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from this Subsidiary Guarantee if and when it ceases to be a subsidiary guarantor under, and as such term is defined in, the Credit Agreement, as provided in the Indenture.
No stockholder, officer, director, employer or incorporator, past, present or future, of the Subsidiary Guarantor, as such, shall have any personal liability under any Subsidiary Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employer or incorporator.
All terms used in this Subsidiary Guarantee shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
This Subsidiary Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until delivered to the Trustee.
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THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Exhibit 5.1
[Letterhead of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP]
April 4, 2014
Sealed Air Corporation
200 Riverfront Boulevard
Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-1033
Re: | Sealed Air Corporation, Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Sealed Air Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3, to be filed on the date hereof by the Company (the Registration Statement) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act). The Registration Statement relates to the issuance and sale from time to time by the Company, pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Act, of the following securities of the Company: (i) shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share (Common Stock); (ii) shares of preferred stock, $0.10 par value per share (Preferred Stock), in one or more series; (iii) debt securities (Debt Securities) which may be issued in one or more series under one or more indentures (each, an Indenture and, collectively, Indentures), entered into or proposed to be entered into between the Company and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee); (iv) warrants (the Warrants) to purchase Debt Securities, shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or other securities pursuant to one or more warrant agreements (each, a Warrant Agreement) proposed to be entered into between the Company and warrant agents to be named therein (each, a Warrant Agent and, collectively, Warrant Agents); (v) rights (the Rights) to purchase Debt Securities, shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or other securities which may be issued under one or more rights certificates (each, a Rights Certificate) and/or pursuant to one or more subscription rights agreements (each, a Rights Agreement) proposed to be entered into between the Company and an agent or agents (each, a Rights Agent and, collectively, Rights Agents); (vi) stock purchase contracts of the Company (Stock Purchase Contracts), obligating the holders thereof to purchase from or sell to the Company, and the Company to sell to or purchase from such holders, shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock at a future date or dates, which may be issued under one or more purchase contract agreements proposed to be entered into by the Company and a purchase contract agent or agents to be named (each, a Stock Purchase Contract Agent); (vii) stock purchase units of the Company (Stock Purchase Units), each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract and/or Debt Securities or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities, other stock purchase contracts or common stock, securing an obligation of the holder thereof to
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purchase or to sell, as the case may be, shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock under such holders Stock Purchase Contract; and (viii) such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock and amount of Debt Securities, Warrants, Rights, Stock Purchase Contracts, and Stock Purchase Units, as may be issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, or the settlement of any Rights, Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units, including such shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock as may be issued pursuant to anti-dilution adjustments, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of offering (collectively, Indeterminate Securities). The Registration Statement also relates to the sale of the Companys Common Stock from time to time by certain stockholders of the Company to be named in a prospectus supplement (the Selling Stockholders), pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Act (the Secondary Shares). The Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, Rights, Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units, Indeterminate Securities and Secondary Shares are collectively referred to herein as the Offered Securities.
This opinion is being delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of:
(i) | the Registration Statement relating to the Offered Securities; |
(ii) | the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, as certified by the Secretary of the State of Delaware (the Certificate of Incorporation); |
(iii) | the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as currently in effect, as certified by the Secretary of the Company (the By-laws); |
(iv) | the Indenture relating to Debt Securities (the Indenture) and the form of senior note included therein, to be filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement; |
(v) | certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board of Directors) relating to the registration of the Offered Securities, including, but not limited to, the resolutions of the Board of Directors approved on January 28, 2014; |
(vi) | a specimen certificate representing the Common Stock. |
We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements,
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certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents, certificates and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth herein.
In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, including endorsements, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified, conformed or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein which were not independently established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others and of public officials. In making our examination of documents executed or to be executed, we have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had or will have the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such parties of such documents, and the validity and binding effect thereof on such parties. We have also assumed that the Indenture, Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units, Warrant Agreements and the Rights Agreements have been or will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee, Stock Purchase Contract Agents, Warrant Agents and Rights Agents, as the case may be, and, in the case of Indenture, in substantially the form reviewed by us, and that any Debt Securities, Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units, Warrants or Rights Certificates, that may be issued will be manually authenticated, signed or countersigned, as the case may be, by duly authorized officers of the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agent, Warrant Agent, Rights Agent or the Trustee, as the case may be and that each will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
In addition, we have assumed that the terms of the Offered Securities of the Company will have been established so as not to, and that the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance of its obligations under, the Indenture, the Offered Securities of the Company, the Stock Purchase Contracts, the Stock Purchase Units, the Warrant Agreements and the Subscription Rights Agreements, will not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under (i) any agreement or instrument to which the Company or its properties are subject, (ii) any law, rule or regulation to which the Company or its properties is subject, (iii) any judicial or regulatory order or decree of any governmental authority or (iv) any consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority. In rendering the opinion set forth in paragraph 8 below, we have assumed that (i) the Company has received or will receive the entire amount of the consideration contemplated by the Board of Directors authorizing the issuance of such Secondary Shares and (ii) such consideration was not nor will not be less than $0.10 per Secondary Share, and we have further assumed that (i) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee
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appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company has taken or will take all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance of the Secondary Shares and related matters; (ii) the terms of the issuance and sale of the Secondary Shares have been or will be duly established and in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; (iii) if certificated, certificates in the form required under Delaware corporate law representing the Secondary Shares will be duly executed and countersigned; and (vii) the Secondary Shares will be registered in the Companys share registry and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefore. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein which were not independently established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.
Our opinions set forth herein are limited to (i) Delaware corporate law and (ii) the laws of the State of New York that, in our experience, are normally applicable to securities of the type contemplated by the Registration Statement and, to the extent that judicial or regulatory orders or decrees or consents, approvals, licenses, authorizations, validations, filings, recordings or registrations with governmental authorities are relevant, to those required under such laws (all of the foregoing being referred to as Opined on Law). We do not express any opinion as to any non-Opined on Law on the opinions herein stated. The Offered Securities may be issued from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis, and this opinion is limited to the laws, including the rules and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof, which laws are subject to change with possible retroactive effect.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
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With respect to the shares of any Common Stock offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities (the Offered Common Stock), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Common Stock has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Common Stock is to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Common Stock has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors of the Company, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all |
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necessary corporate action to approve the issuance of the Offered Common Stock and related matters; (v) terms of the issuance and sale of the Offered Common Stock have been duly established and are then in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; (vi) if certificated, certificates in the form required under Delaware corporate law representing the shares of Offered Common Stock are duly executed and countersigned; and (vii) the shares of Offered Common Stock are registered in the Companys share registry and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefore, the shares of Offered Common Stock (including any Common Stock duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants or Rights or the settlement of any Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units), when issued and sold in accordance with the applicable underwriting agreement, if any, or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration therefor is not less than $0.10 per share of Common Stock. |
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With respect to the shares of any series of Preferred Stock offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities (the Offered Preferred Stock), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Preferred Stock has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Preferred Stock is to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Preferred Stock has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors of the Company, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance, sale and terms of the Offered Preferred Stock and related matters, including the adoption of a Certificate of Designation for the Offered Preferred Stock in accordance with the applicable provisions of the corporate laws of the State of Delaware (the Certificate of Designation); (v) the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware has duly occurred; (vi) the terms of the Offered Preferred Stock and of their issuance and sale have been duly established and are then in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation, including the Certificate of Designation relating to the Offered Preferred Stock, and the By-laws of the Company so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument |
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binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; (vii) if certificated, certificates in the form required under Delaware corporate law representing the shares of Offered Preferred Stock are duly executed and countersigned; and (vii) the shares of Offered Preferred Stock are registered in the Companys share registry and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefore, the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock (including any Preferred Stock duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants or Rights or the settlement of any Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units), when issued and sold in accordance with the applicable underwriting agreement, if any, or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration therefor is not less than $0.10 per share of Preferred Stock. |
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With respect to any series of Debt Securities offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities (the Offered Debt Securities), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act and the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1933, as amended; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to any Offered Debt Securities has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Debt Securities are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Debt Securities has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (v) the Board of Directors of the Company, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance, sale and terms of the Offered Debt Securities and related matters; (vi) the terms of the Offered Debt Securities and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Indenture so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; and (vii) the Offered Debt Securities have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and duly delivered to the purchasers thereof upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, the Offered Debt Securities (including any Debt Securities duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants or Rights or the settlement of any Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units), when issued and sold in |
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accordance with the applicable Indenture and the applicable underwriting agreement, if any, or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies, (d) the waivers of any usury defense contained in the Indenture or Offered Debt Securities which may be unenforceable, (e) requirements that a claim with respect to any Offered Debt Securities denominated in a currency, currency unit or composite currency other than United States dollars (or a judgment denominated other than in United States dollars in respect of such claim) be converted into United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law and (f) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States or in foreign currencies, currency units or composite currencies. |
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With respect to any Warrants offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities (the Offered Warrants), when (i) the Registration Statement as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Warrants has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Warrants are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Warrants has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors of the Company, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Warrants and the Offered Securities of the Company into which the Offered Warrants are exercisable, the consideration to be received therefor and related matters; (v) a Warrant Agreement relating to the Offered Warrants has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (vi) the terms of the Offered Warrants and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the applicable Warrant Agreement so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company and the applicable Warrant Agent; and (vii) the Offered Warrants have been duly executed, delivered |
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and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Warrant Agreement and duly issued and sold in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the Offered Warrants, when issued and sold in accordance with the applicable Warrant Agreement and the applicable underwriting agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies. |
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With respect to any Rights, including any Indeterminate Securities (the Offered Rights), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Rights has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Rights are to be sold or otherwise distributed pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Rights has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors of the Company, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Rights, the Offered Securities of the Company into which the Offered Rights are exercisable, the Rights Agreement and related matters; (v) the terms of the Offered Rights and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Rights Agreement, and the applicable Rights Certificate so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company and the applicable Rights Agent; (vi) Common Stock or the Preferred Stock relating to such Offered Rights has been duly issued and paid for in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto; and (vii) the Right Certificates in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement |
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or term sheet relating thereto have been duly executed, delivered and countersigned, issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Rights Agreement, the Offered Rights (including any Rights duly issued upon due conversion, exchange or exercise of any Debt Securities, Warrants or Preferred Stock), when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the applicable Rights Agreement, the Rights Certificate and the applicable purchase agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, or upon due conversion, exercise or exchange of any Debt Securities, Warrants or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally; (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies. |
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With respect to any Stock Purchase Contracts offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities (the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts are to be sold pursuant to firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors of the Company, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts and related matters; (v) the terms of the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts and of their issuance and sale have been duly established with the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agreement so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company and the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agent; and (vi) the applicable Offered Stock Purchase Contracts have been duly executed and delivered and duly issued and sold in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the |
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Offered Stock Purchase Contracts (including any stock Purchase Contracts duly issued upon due conversion, exchange or exercise of any Warrants or Debt Securities), when issued and sold in accordance with the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agreement and the applicable underwriting agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally, (b) Section 160 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, (c) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and (d) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies. |
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With respect to any Stock Purchase Units, including any Indeterminate Securities (the Offered Stock Purchase Units), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Stock Purchase Units has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Stock Purchase Units are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Stock Purchase Units has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Stock Purchase Units and related matters; (v) the terms of the Offered Stock Purchase Units and the related Offered Stock Purchase Contracts and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agreement so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company and the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agent; (vi) any Debt Securities of the Company included in such Offered Stock Purchase Units have been duly issued and paid for in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto; and (vii) the Offered Stock Purchase Units have been duly executed, delivered, countersigned, issued and sold in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agreement in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated |
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in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the Offered Stock Purchase Units (including any Stock Purchase Units duly issued upon due conversion, exchange or exercise of any Debt Securities ), when issued and sold in accordance with the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agreement and the applicable purchase agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, or upon due conversion, exercise or exchange of any Debt Securities, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally, (b) Section 160 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and (c) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). |
8. | With respect to any Secondary Shares to be offered by the Selling Stockholders, such Secondary Shares have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. |
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable laws.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Exhibit 12.1
The historical ratios below were prepared on a consolidated basis using amounts calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and, therefore, reflect all consolidated earnings and fixed charges.
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was determined by dividing earnings available to cover fixed charges by total fixed charges. Earnings available to cover fixed charges consist of: (i) earnings from continuing operations before income tax provision and (ii) fixed charges, exclusive of capitalized interest. Total fixed charges consist of: (i) interest expense, which includes amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to debt issuances, (ii) capitalized interest and (iii) an estimate of interest within rental expense. Earnings from discontinued operations related to the sale of Diversey Japan and related fixed charges have been excluded. As of the date of this registration statement, no shares of our preferred stock were issued and outstanding.
SEALED AIR CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income tax provision |
$ | 177.7 | $ | (1,882.6 | ) | $ | 189.4 | $ | 343.4 | $ | 329.9 | |||||||||
Total fixed charges |
391.9 | 417.9 | 238.1 | 176.7 | 175.3 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest |
5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||
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(1) | The interest component of rental expense has been deemed to be approximately 33% of rental expense. |
* | Loss did not cover fixed charges by $1,464 million in 2012 due to the pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of goodwill and other intangible assets of $1,892.3 million (see Note 8 (Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets) to the Companys consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, for further discussion). |
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors
Sealed Air Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-3 of Sealed Air Corporation of our report dated February 28, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Sealed Air Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity, cash flows and comprehensive income (loss), for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, the related consolidated financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which report appears in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10-K of Sealed Air Corporation, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading Experts in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Short Hills, New Jersey
April 4, 2014
Exhibit 25.1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
¨ | Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
31-0841368
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota |
55402 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Jack Ellerin
U.S. Bank National Association
1349 W. Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 898-8830
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Sealed Air Corporation
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)
Delaware | 65-0654331 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 Riverfront Boulevard Elmwood Park, New Jersey |
07407-1033 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Debt Securities
(Title of the Indenture Securities)
FORM T-1
Item 1. | GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee. |
a) | Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. |
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C.
b) | Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
Yes
Item 2. | AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation. |
None
Items 3-15 | Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustees knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee. |
Item 16. | LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification. |
1. | A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.* |
2. | A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2. |
3. | A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3. |
4. | A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.** |
5. | A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable. |
6. | The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6. |
7. | Report of Condition of the Trustee as of September 30, 2013 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7. |
* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005. |
** | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-166527 filed on May 5, 2010. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia on the 4 th of April, 2014.
By: |
/s/ Jack Ellerin |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 2
Comptroller of the Currency
Administrator of National Banks
Washington, DC 20219
CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE
I, Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:
1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.
2. U.S. Bank National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, February 27, 2013, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Comptroller of the Currency |
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Exhibit 3
Comptroller of the Currency
Administrator of National Banks
Washington, DC 20219
CERTIFICATION OF FIDUCIARY POWERS
I, Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:
1. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.
2. U.S. Bank National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, February 27, 2013, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Exhibit 6
CONSENT
In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
Dated: April 4, 2014
By: |
/s/ Jack Ellerin |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 12/31/2013
($000s)
12/31/2013 | ||||
Assets |
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Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions |
$ | 8,472,724 | ||
Securities |
79,357,671 | |||
Federal Funds |
76,693 | |||
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables |
232,699,923 | |||
Fixed Assets |
4,466,915 | |||
Intangible Assets |
13,365,332 | |||
Other Assets |
22,039,020 | |||
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Total Assets |
$ | 360,478,278 | ||
Liabilities |
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Deposits |
$ | 271,150,926 | ||
Fed Funds |
2,539,914 | |||
Treasury Demand Notes |
0 | |||
Trading Liabilities |
432,300 | |||
Other Borrowed Money |
29,623,570 | |||
Acceptances |
0 | |||
Subordinated Notes and Debentures |
5,586,320 | |||
Other Liabilities |
11,722,618 | |||
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Total Liabilities |
$ | 321,055,648 | ||
Equity |
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Common and Preferred Stock |
18,200 | |||
Surplus |
14,231,212 | |||
Undivided Profits |
24,312,465 | |||
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries |
$ | 860,753 | ||
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Total Equity Capital |
$ | 39,422,630 | ||
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital |
$ | 360,478,278 |
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