UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) August 13, 2014

 

 

EXPEDIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-51447   20-2705720

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

333 108th Avenue NE

Bellevue, Washington 98004

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(425) 679-7200

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Notes Offering

On August 13, 2014, Expedia, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), and the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto (the “subsidiary guarantors”) pursuant to which the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Company $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Company, conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, and termination and other customary provisions. The Notes were offered pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-197974, dated August 8, 2014. On August 18, 2014, the Company completed the sale of the Notes.

The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, after underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, were approximately $493 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, to fund the consideration payable in connection with the Company’s proposed acquisition of Wotif.com Holdings Limited and/or other potential future acquisitions by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. General corporate purposes may also include, without limitation, dividends, stock repurchases, repayment of debt, investments, additions to working capital, capital expenditures and advances to or investments in the Company’s subsidiaries.

The Notes were issued under an indenture dated as of August 18, 2014 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014 (the “Supplemental Indenture,” and the Base Indenture as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Notes are unconditionally guaranteed by the subsidiary guarantors, which include each domestic subsidiary of the Company that is a borrower under or guarantees the obligations under the Company’s existing credit agreement. The Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsubordinated and unsecured obligations. So long as the guarantees are in effect, each subsidiary guarantor’s guarantee will be the senior unsecured obligation of such subsidiary guarantor and will rank equally in right of payment with all of such subsidiary guarantor’s existing and future unsubordinated and unsecured obligations. The Notes pay interest semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2015, at a rate of 4.500% per year and will mature on August 15, 2024.

The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time at a specified make-whole premium and, on or after May 15, 2024, at par. Upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture), each holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such holder’s notes, in whole or in part, at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.

The Indenture provides for Events of Default that may, in certain circumstances, lead to the outstanding principal and unpaid interest of the Notes becoming immediately due and payable.

The Indenture contains covenants limiting the Company’s ability and the Company’s subsidiaries’ ability to create certain liens, enter into sale and lease-back transactions, and consolidate or merge with, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all the Company’s assets to, another person. However, each of these covenants is subject to certain exceptions.


The material terms of the offer and sale of the Notes are described in the Company’s final prospectus supplement, as filed with the SEC on August 14, 2014, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act, which supplements the Company’s prospectus, as filed with the SEC on August 8, 2014, and contained in the registration statement referenced above.

The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture, which are included as exhibits hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

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

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

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 13, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the commencement of the offering of the Notes. The Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.

On August 13, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering of the Notes. The Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2014, by and among Expedia, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters*
Exhibit 4.1    Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014, among Expedia, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.*
Exhibit 4.2    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014, among Expedia, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.*
Exhibit 4.3    Form of Note (included as Exhibit A to the First Supplemental Indenture in Exhibit 4.2)
Exhibit 5.1    Legal Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz*
Exhibit 5.2    Legal Opinion of Holland & Hart LLP*
Exhibit 5.3    Legal Opinion of Jones Day*
Exhibit 5.4    Legal Opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP*
Exhibit 5.5    Legal Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP*
Exhibit 23.1    Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
Exhibit 23.2    Consent of Holland & Hart LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2)


Exhibit 23.3    Consent of Jones Day (contained in Exhibit 5.3)
Exhibit 23.4    Consent of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.4)
Exhibit 23.5    Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.5)
Exhibit 99.1    Press Release, dated August 13, 2014*
Exhibit 99.2    Press Release, dated August 13, 2014*

*Filed herein.


SIGNATURE

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

 

EXPEDIA, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Robert J. Dzielak
 

Executive Vice President, General

Counsel and Secretary

Dated: August 18, 2014


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2014, by and among Expedia, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters*
Exhibit 4.1    Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014, among Expedia, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.*
Exhibit 4.2    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014, among Expedia, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.*
Exhibit 4.3    Form of Note (included as Exhibit A to the First Supplemental Indenture in Exhibit 4.2)
Exhibit 5.1    Legal Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz*
Exhibit 5.2    Legal Opinion of Holland & Hart LLP*
Exhibit 5.3    Legal Opinion of Jones Day*
Exhibit 5.4    Legal Opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP*
Exhibit 5.5    Legal Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP*
Exhibit 23.1    Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
Exhibit 23.2    Consent of Holland & Hart LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2)
Exhibit 23.3    Consent of Jones Day (contained in Exhibit 5.3)
Exhibit 23.4    Consent of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.4)
Exhibit 23.5    Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.5)
Exhibit 99.1    Press Release, dated August 13, 2014*
Exhibit 99.2    Press Release, dated August 13, 2014*

*Filed herein.

EXHIBIT 1.1

$500,000,000

Expedia, Inc.

4.500% Senior Notes due 2024

Underwriting Agreement

August 13, 2014

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

As Representatives of the

several Underwriters listed

in Schedule 1 hereto

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

and

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Underwriters ”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “ Representatives ”), $500,000,000 principal amount of its 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “ Securities ”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture to be dated as of August 18, 2014, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of August 18, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”) among the Company, the guarantors listed on Schedule 2 hereto (the “ Guarantors ”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), and will be guaranteed on a senior basis by each of the Guarantors (the “ Guarantees ”).

The Company and the Guarantors hereby confirm their agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:

1. Registration Statement . The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “ Securities Act ”), a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-197974), including a prospectus, relating to the Securities. Such registration statement,


as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (“ Rule 430 Information ”), is referred to herein as the “ Registration Statement ”; and as used herein, the term “ Preliminary Prospectus ” means each prospectus included in such registration statement (and any amendments thereto) before it becomes effective, any prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Securities Act and the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness that omits Rule 430 Information, and the term “ Prospectus ” means the prospectus in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities. If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “ Rule 462 Registration Statement ”), then any reference herein to the term “ Registration Statement ” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be and any reference to “ amend ”, “ amendment ” or “ supplement ” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “ Exchange Act ”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

At or prior to 4:40 p.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof, the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the “ Time of Sale ”), the Company and the Guarantors had prepared the following information (collectively, the “ Time of Sale Information ”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated August 13, 2014, and each “ free-writing prospectus ” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex B hereto.

2. Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters .

(a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 98.794% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, from August 18, 2014 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.

 

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(b) The Company and the Guarantors understand that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information. The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.

(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at the offices of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on August 18, 2014, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”.

(d) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Company to the Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”), for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the “ Global Note ”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than the business day prior to the Closing Date.

(e) The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company and the Guarantors with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company, the Guarantors or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company, the Guarantors or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company and the Guarantors shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter shall have any responsibility or liability to the Company or the Guarantors with respect thereto. Any review by the Representatives or any Underwriter of the Company, the Guarantors, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Representatives or such Underwriter and shall not be on behalf of the Company or the Guarantors or any other person.

 

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3. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Guarantors . The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Underwriter that:

(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company and the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus.

(b) Time of Sale Information . The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company and the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.

(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. The Company and the Guarantors (including their agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “ written communication ” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company and the Guarantors or their agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i) (ii) and (iii) below) an “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Annex B hereto which constitute part of the Time of Sale Information and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not at the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or

 

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omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company and the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “ Trust Indenture Act ”), and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.

(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they were filed with the Commission conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(f) Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries (as defined in Section 14 hereof) as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of their operations and the changes in their consolidated cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis in all material respects throughout the periods covered thereby (except as noted therein), and the supporting schedules, if any, included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information fairly presents in all material respects the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(g) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any material change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company or any Guarantor on any class of capital stock (other than regular cash dividends and stock repurchases consistent with prior practice), or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of the Guarantors have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so duly organized, validly existing in good standing or qualified or to have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a

 

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material adverse effect or a prospective material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company or the Guarantors of their respective obligations under the Securities and the Guarantees (a “ Material Adverse Effect ”). The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Schedule 3 to this Agreement.

(i) Capitalization. The Company has the capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading “Capitalization” (except for any subsequent issuances of capital stock pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock options or under existing employee benefit plans and stock repurchases consistent with prior practice) and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each Guarantor have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (except, in the case of any foreign subsidiary, for directors’ qualifying shares and except as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus) and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party.

(j) Due Authorization. The Company and each of the Guarantors have full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Securities, the Indenture (including each Guarantee set forth therein) (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken.

(k) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and each of the Guarantors and upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement was or will have been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and each of the Guarantors enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the “ Enforceability Exceptions ”).

(l) The Securities and the Guarantees . The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; and the Guarantees have been duly authorized by each of the Guarantors and, when the Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be valid and legally binding

 

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obligations of each of the Guarantors, enforceable against each of the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

(m) Underwriting Agreement . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors.

(n) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents . Each Transaction Document conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

(o) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors is (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any Guarantor is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities, the issuance of the Guarantees and compliance by the Company and each of the Guarantors with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any Guarantor pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any Guarantor is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any Guarantor or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) No Consents Required . No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities, the issuance of the Guarantees and compliance by the Company and each of the Guarantors with the terms thereof and the consummation of

 

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the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except for (i) the registration of the Securities and the Guarantees under the Securities Act, (ii) the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, (iii) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters and (iv) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations the failure of which to obtain would not adversely affect the Underwriters and would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(r) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, suits or proceedings (“ Actions ”) pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; no Actions are, to the best knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, threatened or contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others; and (i) there are no current or pending Actions that are required under the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that are not so described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and (ii) there are no statutes, regulations or contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that are not so filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

(s) Independent Accountants. Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.

(t) Intellectual Property. The Company and the Guarantors own or possess adequate rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses, except where the failure to own or possess such rights would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (i) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the conduct of their respective businesses will not conflict in any respect with any such rights of others, and (ii) the Company, the Guarantors and the Company’s other subsidiaries have not received any notice of any material claim of infringement or conflict with any such rights of others.

(u) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, or other affiliates of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and that is not so described in such documents and in the Time of Sale Information.

 

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(v) Investment Company Act. Neither the Company, nor any of the Guarantors is, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, none of them will be an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “ Investment Company Act ”).

(w) Taxes. Except as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes and filed all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof and (ii) there is no tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.

(x) Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course.

(y) Disclosure Controls . The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

 

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(z) Accounting Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including, without limitation, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the book value for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls.

(aa) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, any agent, employee, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

(bb) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any

 

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related or similar applicable rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory agency (collectively, the “ Anti-Money Laundering Laws ”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Guarantors, threatened.

(cc) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, directors or officers, nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Guarantors, any agent, employee or affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), and, to the extent applicable, any Sanctions administered or enforced by the United Nations Security Council (“ UNSC ”), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“ HMT ”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), nor is the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of the Guarantors located, or to the extent prohibited by applicable law, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Cuba, Burma (Myanmar), Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria (each, a “ Sanctioned Country ”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country to the extent such activity is prohibited under any applicable Sanctions or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.

(dd) Solvency. On and immediately after the Closing Date, the Company (after giving effect to the issuance of the Securities and the other transactions related thereto as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus) will be Solvent. As used in this paragraph, the term “ Solvent ” means, with respect to a particular date, that on such date (i) the present fair market value (or present fair saleable value) of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole on a going concern basis is not less than the sum of their total existing debts and liabilities (including identified contingent liabilities) taken as a whole; (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are able to pay their debts and other liabilities as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the Company is not incurring debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (iv) the Company is not engaged in any business or transaction, and does not propose to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which the Company is engaged.

 

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(ee) No Broker’s Fees. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.

(ff) No Registration Rights . No person has the right to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Securities.

(gg) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(hh) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) included or incorporated by reference in any of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

(ii) Sarbanes-Oxley Act . There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

(jj) Status under the Securities Act . The Company is not an ineligible issuer and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.

4. Further Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors . The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Underwriter that:

(a) Required Filings. The Company and the Guarantors will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Pricing Term Sheet referred to in Annex B hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and the Company will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; and

 

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the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.

(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, (i) to the Representatives, two signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and documents incorporated by reference therein; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A) a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used herein, the term “ Prospectus Delivery Period ” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.

(c) Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus with respect to this offering, whether before or after the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object.

(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when the Registration Statement has become effective; (ii) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (iii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (v) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or

 

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pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (vi) of the occurrence of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (viii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

(e) Time of Sale Information. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.

(f) Ongoing Compliance . If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented including such documents to be incorporated by reference will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law .

 

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(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company and the Guarantors will reasonably cooperate with the Underwriters to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Securities; provided that neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction, (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject or (iv) make any change to its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents.

(h) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.

(i) Clear Market. During the period from the date hereof through and including the date that is one day after the Closing Date, the Company and each of the Guarantors will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of the Guarantors and having a tenor of more than one year.

(j) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds”.

(k) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(l) Record Retention . The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.

(m) Ratings . The Company and the Guarantors will take all reasonable action necessary to enable Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. to provide their respective ratings of the Securities.

(n) The Company shall pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.

 

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5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters . Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:

(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any “ free writing prospectus ”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such Underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex B or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such Underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an “ Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters may use the Pricing Term Sheet referred to in Annex B hereto without the consent of the Company.

(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).

6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.

(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date.

(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Securities or any other debt securities of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act and

 

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(ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).

(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of the Company’s chief financial officer (i) confirming that such officer has carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and, to the best knowledge of such officer, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company and the Guarantors have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.

(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, Ernst & Young LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date shall use “cut-off” dates no more than three business days prior to the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, respectively.

(g) Opinion of In-House Counsel of the Company . The Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company a written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect set forth in Annex A-1 hereto.

(h) Opinion of Counsel for the Company and the Guarantors . Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company and the Guarantors, their written opinion letter and negative assurance letter, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, substantially to the effect set forth in Annex A-2 hereto.

 

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(i) Opinion of Nevada Counsel . Holland & Hart LLP, counsel for certain of the Guarantors, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of such Guarantors, their written opinion letter, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, substantially to the effect set forth in Annex A-3 hereto.

(j) Opinion of Texas Counsel . Jones Day, counsel for certain of the Guarantors, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of such Guarantors, their written opinion letter, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, substantially to the effect set forth in Annex A-4 hereto.

(k) Opinion of Washington Counsel . Perkins Coie LLP, counsel for certain of the Guarantors, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of such Guarantor, their written opinion letter, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, substantially to the effect set forth in Annex A-5 hereto.

(l) Opinion of Delaware Counsel . Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, counsel for certain of the Guarantors, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of such Guarantors, their written opinion letter, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, substantially to the effect set forth in Annex A-6 hereto.

(m) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion letter and 10b-5 statement of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

(n) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantees; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantees.

(o) Good Standing . The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and the Guarantors in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication, from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.

 

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(p) DTC . The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

(q) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.

All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.

7. Indemnification and Contribution .

(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein (it being understood and agreed that the only such information is that described as such in Section 7(b) hereof).

(b) Indemnification of the Company and the Guarantors. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the Guarantors, their respective directors and officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company and the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including, without limitation,

 

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reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred) that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company and the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following paragraphs or sentences in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus: the third sentence of the second paragraph, the third paragraph, the third and fourth sentences of the fourth paragraph, and the first sentence of the seventh paragraph, in each case under the heading “Underwriting”.

(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “ Indemnified Person ”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “ Indemnifying Person ”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided , further , that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 7 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; or (iii) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by the Representatives and any such separate firm for the Company and the Guarantors,

 

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their respective directors, their respective officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Company and the Guarantors shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any Guarantor or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take

 

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account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating, defending or preparing any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.

(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

8. Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.

9. Termination . This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice to the Company and the Guarantors, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange or the over-the-counter market or minimum prices shall have been established on any such exchange or market by the Commission, by such exchange or by another regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of the Guarantors shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

10. Defaulting Underwriter .

(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other

 

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persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company and the Guarantors agree to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “ Underwriter ” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.

(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.

(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company or the Guarantors, except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.

(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company, the Guarantors or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.

11. Payment of Expenses .

(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay or cause to be paid all costs and

 

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expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and the Guarantees and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters, which fees and expenses of such counsel shall not exceed $15,000); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; and (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors; provided , however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, the Underwriters shall pay their own costs and expenses, including the fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters, any transfer taxes on the Securities which they may sell and the expenses of advertising any offering of the Securities made by the Underwriters.

(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 (other than if the Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters subsequently enter into another agreement for the Underwriters to underwrite the same or substantially similar securities of the Company), (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement relating to the failure of the Company or any Guarantor to perform any obligation or satisfy any condition applicable to it, the Company and the Guarantors agree to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.

12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates of each Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.

 

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13. Survival . The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or the Underwriters.

14. Certain Defined Terms . For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term “ affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term “ business day ” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; and (c) the term “ subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

15. Compliance with USA Patriot Act . In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

16. Miscellaneous .

(a) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated shall be binding upon the Underwriters.

(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (fax: 212-834-6081); Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk – 3rd Floor; and c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, NY1-050-12-01, New York, New York 10020 (fax: 212-901-7881); Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal. Notices to the Company and the Guarantors shall be given to them at Expedia, Inc., 333 108th Avenue, N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 (fax: 425-679-3163); Attention: Chief Financial Officer (with a copy to the General Counsel at the same address; fax: 425-679-7251).

(c) Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

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in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company and each of the Guarantors waive any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in such courts. Each of the Company and each of the Guarantors agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, is subject by a suit upon such judgment.

(e) Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right to trial by jury in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(g) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

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

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.

 

Very truly yours,

EXPEDIA, INC.,

as Issuer

By:  

/s/ Mark D. Okerstrom

  Name: Mark D. Okerstrom
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
EXPEDIA, INC. (a Washington corporation)
CLASSIC VACATIONS, LLC
EGENCIA LLC
HOTELS.COM GP, LLC
HOTWIRE, INC.
INTERACTIVE AFFILIATE NETWORK, LLC
TRAVELSCAPE, LLC

WWTE, INC.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Name: Robert J. Dzielak
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
EAN.COM, LP

HOTELS.COM, L.P.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

By:   Hotels.com GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Name: Robert J. Dzielak
 

Title: Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

[ Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement ]

 


HRN 99 HOLDINGS, LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Name: Robert J. Dzielak
  Title: Manager

Accepted: August 18, 2014

 

For themselves and on behalf of the

several Underwriters listed

in Schedule 1 hereto.

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By  

/s/ Robert Bottamedi

       Name: Robert Bottamedi
       Title: Vice President
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
                              INCORPORATED
By  

/s/ Keith Harman

       Name: Keith Harman
       Title: Managing Director

[ Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement ]


Schedule 1

 

Underwriter

   Principal Amount  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 112,500,000   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                      Incorporated

     112,500,000   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     75,000,000   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

     75,000,000   

RBS Securities Inc.

     75,000,000   

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

     12,500,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

     12,500,000   

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

     12,500,000   

Barclays Capital Inc.

     6,250,000   

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

     6,250,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 500,000,000   


Schedule 2

 

Name of Subsidiary

  

Jurisdiction

Classic Vacations, LLC    Nevada
EAN.com, LP    Delaware
Egencia LLC    Nevada
Expedia, Inc.    Washington
Hotels.com GP, LLC    Texas
Hotels.com, L.P.    Texas
Hotwire, Inc.    Delaware
HRN 99 Holdings, LLC    New York
Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC    Delaware
Travelscape, LLC    Nevada
WWTE, Inc.    Nevada


Schedule 3

 

Subsidiary

  

Jurisdiction

Activity Information Center, Inc.    United States - HI
Classic Vacations, LLC    United States - NV
CruiseShipCenters Holdings Inc    United States - NV
CruiseShipCenters USA Inc.    United States - NV
DN Holdings LLC    United States - DE
EAN.com, LP    United States - DE
Egencia APAC Holdings, Inc.    United States - WA
Egencia LLC    United States - NV
Expedia Global, LLC    United States - NV
Expedia, Inc.    United States - WA
Hotels.com GP, LLC    United States - TX
Hotels.com, L.P.    United States - TX
Hotwire, Inc.    United States - DE
HRN 99 Holdings, LLC    United States - NY
Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC    United States - DE
Lodging Partner Services LLC    United States - DE
Mobiata, LLC    United States - MN
Premier Getaways, Inc.    United States - FL
T-16 Holdings, LLC    United States - DE
Travelscape, LLC    United States - NV
WWTE, Inc.    United States - NV
1 to 1 Cruises Inc.    Canada
AAE Japan K.K.    Japan
AAE (Thailand) Limited    Thailand
AAE Travel Services India Private Limited    India
AAEXP Malaysia Sdn Bhd    Malaysia
AnyRoadTour Limited    UK
Aspirasi Ventura Sdn Bhd    Malaysia
Auto Escape Group (SAS)    France
Auto Escape Nordics AS    France
Auto Escape S.A.    France
Car Del Mar Ferienautovermietung GmbH    Germany
CarRentals K.K.    Japan
CruiseShipCenters International Inc.    Canada
CruiseShipCenters Canada Inc.    Canada
CruiseShipCenters Western Canada Ltd.    Canada
CSC Holdings Inc.    Canada
CSC Travel Group Inc.    Canada
Egencia Australia Pty Ltd    Australia
Egencia Belgium SA    Belgium
Egencia Canada Corp.    Canada
Egencia Cayman Holdings Ltd    Cayman Islands


Egencia (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd.    China
Egencia (Shanghai) Travel Service Co., Ltd.    China
Egencia (Shanghai) Travel Service Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch    China
Egencia (Shanghai) Travel Service Co., Ltd. Jing’an Branch    China
Egencia Europe SAS    France
Egencia France SAS    France
Egencia GmbH    Germany
Egencia Holdings UK Ltd.    UK
Egencia KK    Japan
Egencia Travel India Private Limited    India
Egencia UK Ltd.    United Kingdom
eLong, Inc. (67%)    Cayman Islands
Expedia Australia Holdings Pty Ltd    Australia
Expedia Australia Investments Pty Ltd    Australia
Expedia Alpha Y.K.    Japan
Expedia Argentina S.R.L.    Argentina
Expedia Asia Holdings Mauritius    Mauritius
Expedia Asia Pacific Limited    Hong Kong
Expedia Asia Pacific-Alpha Limited    Cayman Islands
Expedia Asia Pacific-Delta Limited    Cayman Islands
Expedia Asia Pacific-Gamma Limited    Cayman Islands
Expedia Australia Pty. Ltd.    Australia
Expedia Canada Corp.    Canada
Expedia Consulting Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd.    China
Expedia Consulting Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch    China
Expedia Consulting Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Branch    China
Expedia do Brasil Agencia de Viagens e Turismo Ltda.    Brazil
Expedia Finland OY    Finland
Expedia France s.a.s.    France
Expedia FZ — LLC    United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
Expedia Greece Travel Support Services EPE    Greece
Expedia Holdings K.K.    Japan
Expedia Holdings s.a.s.    France
Expedia Italy SRL    Italy
Expedia Korea Co., Ltd.    Republic of Korea
Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sarl    Switzerland
Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sarl Representative Office    Indonesia


Expedia Mexico, S de R. L. de C.V.    Mexico
Expedia New Zealand Limited    New Zealand
Expedia Online Travel Services India Private Limited    India
Expedia Omega K.K.    Japan
Expedia Philippine Representative Office    Philippines
Expedia Poland Sp. z o.o.    Poland
Expedia s.a.    Belgium
Expedia Services CZ s.r.o    Czech Republic
Expedia Services SAS    France
Expedia Sigma K.K.    Japan
Expedia Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Expedia Spain, S.L.    Spain
Expedia Singapore Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Expedia Sweden AB    Sweden
Expedia (Thailand) Limited    Thailand
ExpediaTurkey Seyahat Destek Hizmetleri Limited Sirketi    Turkey
Expedia.com GmbH    Germany
Expedia.com Limited    United Kingdom
Expedia.nl B.V.    Netherlands
Extensive Region Travel Network Limited Company    Taiwan
Ferieverden AS    Norway
Hotels (TR) Limited    United Kingdom
Hotelz Y.K.    Japan
Huurautos Limited    UK
Interactive Domain Name Holdings Corporation    Canada (Nova Scotia)
LLC Partner Services Group    Russia
Lodging Partner Services Costa Rica, S.R.L.    Costa Rica
Partner Services Group Denmark ApS    Denmark
Partner Services Group Travel South Africa Pty Ltd    South Africa
PT Lodging Partner Services Indonesia    Indonesia
Quebec CruiseShipCenters Inc.    Canada
Rent-a-car International Limited    UK
Swetra Group AB    Sweden
TGO (Thailand) Limited    Thailand
The Tourism Representative Office of Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sarl in Ho Chi Minh City    Vietnam
Traveldoo SAS    France
Traveldoo UK Limited    United Kingdom


Travelforce New Zealand Limited    New Zealand
Travel Partner Exchange S.L.U.    Spain
Trivago GmbH (~62%)    Germany
Trivago Spain, S.L.    Spain
Trivago Hong Kong Limited    Hong Kong
Trivago (Shanghai) Information Consulting Co., Ltd.    China
Tron Newco GmbH    Germany
VacationSpot S.L.    Spain
Venere Net S.r.l.    Italy
Venere UK Limited    United Kingdom
VIA Egencia AS    Norway
VIA Egencia Denmark A/S    Denmark
VIA Egencia Finland Oy    Finland
VIA Egencia Sweden AB    Sweden
VIA Egencia Norway AS    Norway
VIA Egencia Philippines Inc.    Philippines
Wawasan Lodging Partner Services Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia
WWTE, Inc. Taiwan Representative Office    Taiwan
WWTE Travel Limited    Ireland
WWTE Travel S.à r.l.    Luxembourg


Annex B

Time of Sale Information

 

    Pricing Term Sheet, dated August 13, 2014, substantially in the form of Annex C.


Annex C

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-197974

Pricing Term Sheet

Expedia, Inc.

Pricing Term Sheet

 

Issuer:

 

   Expedia, Inc.

Security Description:

 

   4.500% Senior Notes due 2024

Size:

 

   $500,000,000

Maturity:

 

   August 15, 2024

Coupon:

 

   4.500%

Price:

 

   99.444% of face amount

Yield to maturity:

 

   4.570%

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

 

   T+215 bps

Benchmark Treasury:

 

   2.500% due May 15, 2024

Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:

 

   100-22 / 2.420%

Interest Payment Dates:

 

   February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2015
Redemption Provisions:   

Make-whole call

 

  

At any time prior to May 15, 2024, at a discount rate of Treasury plus 35 basis points

 

Par call

 

  

At any time on or after May 15, 2024

 

Settlement:

 

   T+3; August 18, 2014

CUSIP:

 

   30212P AJ4

ISIN:

 

   US30212PAJ49

Ratings*:

 

   [Reserved]

Minimum denomination

 

   $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof

Joint Bookrunners

 

  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

RBS Securities Inc.

Co-Managers   

Barclays Capital Inc.

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

 

*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised or withdrawn at any time.

Each of the issuer and the guarantors has filed a registration statement (File No. 333-197974), including a prospectus, with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering.


You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov . Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan collect at (212) 834-4533 or calling Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free at 1-800-294-1322.

Exhibit 4.1

EXPEDIA, INC.,

the Subsidiary Guarantors, from time to time parties hereto ,

AND

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

as Trustee

 

 

Indenture

 

 

Dated as of August 18, 2014


EXPEDIA, INC.

Indenture Dated as of August 18, 2014.

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET* .

Showing the Location in the Indenture of the Provisions Inserted Pursuant to Sections 310 to 318(a) inclusive of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

 

Provisions of Trust Indenture Act of 1939      Indenture Provision
§ 310(a)(1), (2)      §  8.09
            (3)      Not Applicable
            (4)      Not Applicable
        (b)      §  8.08; § 8.10
        (c)      Not Applicable
§ 311(a)      §  8.13(a)
        (b)      §  8.13(b)
        (b)(2)      §  9.03(a)(ii); § 9.03(b)
        (c)      Not Applicable
§ 312(a)      §  9.01; § 9.02(a)
        (b)      §  9.02(b)
        (c)      §  9.02(c)
§ 313(a)      §  9.03(a)
        (b)(1)      Not Applicable
        (2)      §  9.03(b)
        (c)      §  9.03(a); § 9.03(b)
        (d)      §  9.03(c)
§ 314(a)      §  9.04
        (b)      Not Applicable
        (c)      §  1.02
        (d)      Not Applicable
        (e)      §  1.02
        (f)      Not Applicable
§ 315(a)(1)      §  8.01(a)(i)
            (2)      §  8.01(a)(ii)
        (b)      §  8.02
        (c)      §  8.01(b)
        (d)(1)      §  8.01(a)
            (2)      §  8.01(c)(ii)
            (3)      §  8.01(c)(iii)
        (e)      §  7.14
§ 316(a)      §  7.12; § 7.13
        (b)      §  7.08
        (c)      §  1.04
§ 317(a)(1), (2)      §  7.03; § 7.04
        (b)      §  12.03
§ 318(a)      §  1.08

 

* This Cross Reference Sheet is not part of the Indenture.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  
ARTICLE ONE   
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION   

Section 1.01. Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02. Compliance Certificates and Opinions

     6   

Section 1.03. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee

     7   

Section 1.04. Act of Holders

     7   

Section 1.05. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company

     8   

Section 1.06. Notice to Holders; Waiver

     8   

Section 1.07. Immunity of Incorporator, Stockholders, Officers and Directors

     8   

Section 1.08. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

     9   

Section 1.09. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

     9   

Section 1.10. Successors and Assigns

     9   

Section 1.11. Separability Clause

     9   

Section 1.12. Benefits of Indenture

     9   

Section 1.13. Governing Law

     9   

Section 1.14. Cross References

     9   

Section 1.15. Counterparts

     9   

Section 1.16. Legal Holidays

     9   

Section 1.17. Securities in Foreign Currencies

     9   

Section 1.18. Waiver of Jury Trial

     9   

Section 1.19. Force Majeure

     10   
ARTICLE TWO   
SECURITY FORMS   

Section 2.01. Forms Generally

     10   

Section 2.02. Form of Certificate of Authentication

     10   

Section 2.03. Securities in Global Form

     11   
ARTICLE THREE   
THE SECURITIES   

Section 3.01. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series

     11   

Section 3.02. Denominations

     13   

Section 3.03. Authentication and Dating

     13   

Section 3.04. Execution of Securities

     14   

Section 3.05. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Securities

     14   

Section 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities

     16   

Section 3.07. Temporary Securities

     16   

Section 3.08. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

     17   

Section 3.09. Persons Deemed Owners

     18   

Section 3.10. Cancellation

     18   

Section 3.11. Computation of Interest

     18   

Section 3.12. CUSIP

     18   
ARTICLE FOUR   
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES   

Section 4.01. Applicability of Article

     18   

Section 4.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee

     18   

 

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Section 4.03. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed

     18   

Section 4.04. Notice of Redemption

     19   

Section 4.05. Deposit of Redemption Price

     19   

Section 4.06. Securities Payable on Redemption Date

     19   

Section 4.07. Securities Redeemed in Part

     20   
ARTICLE FIVE   
SINKING FUNDS   

Section 5.01. Applicability of Article

     20   

Section 5.02. Satisfaction of Mandatory Sinking Fund Payments with Securities

     20   

Section 5.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund

     20   
ARTICLE SIX   
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE   

Section 6.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

     21   

Section 6.02. Satisfaction, Discharge and Defeasance of Securities of any Series

     22   

Section 6.03. Application of Trust Money

     23   

Section 6.04. Paying Agent to Repay Moneys Held

     23   

Section 6.05. Return of Unclaimed Moneys

     23   
ARTICLE SEVEN   
REMEDIES   

Section 7.01. Events of Default

     23   

Section 7.02. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment

     25   

Section 7.03. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee

     26   

Section 7.04. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     26   

Section 7.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims without Possession of Securities

     27   

Section 7.06. Application of Money Collected

     27   

Section 7.07. Limitation on Suits

     27   

Section 7.08. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest

     28   

Section 7.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies

     28   

Section 7.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative

     28   

Section 7.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     28   

Section 7.12. Control by Holders

     28   

Section 7.13. Waiver of Past Defaults

     28   

Section 7.14. Undertaking for Costs

     29   

Section 7.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     29   
ARTICLE EIGHT   
THE TRUSTEE   

Section 8.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities

     29   

Section 8.02. Notice of Defaults

     30   

Section 8.03. Certain Rights of Trustee

     30   

Section 8.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities

     31   

Section 8.05. May Hold Securities

     31   

Section 8.06. Money Held in Trust

     32   

Section 8.07. Compensation and Reimbursement

     32   

Section 8.08. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests

     32   

Section 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Different Trustees for Different Series; Eligibility

     32   

Section 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

     33   

Section 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

     34   

Section 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

     34   

 

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Section 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims against Company

     35   

Section 8.14. Authenticating Agent

     35   
ARTICLE NINE   
HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY   

Section 9.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders

     36   

Section 9.02. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders

     36   

Section 9.03. Reports by Trustee

     36   

Section 9.04. Reports by Company

     36   
ARTICLE TEN   
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER   

Section 10.01. Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms

     37   

Section 10.02. Successor Corporation Substituted

     37   
ARTICLE ELEVEN   
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES   

Section 11.01. Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders

     37   

Section 11.02. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders

     38   

Section 11.03. Execution of Supplemental Indentures

     39   

Section 11.04. Notice of Supplemental Indenture

     39   

Section 11.05. Effect of Supplemental Indentures

     39   

Section 11.06. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act

     40   

Section 11.07. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures

     40   
ARTICLE TWELVE   
COVENANTS   

Section 12.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest

     40   

Section 12.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency

     40   

Section 12.03. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust

     40   

Section 12.04. Statement as to Compliance

     41   

Section 12.05. Corporate Existence

     41   

Section 12.06. Permit No Vacancy in Office of Trustee

     41   

Section 12.07. Waiver

     41   
ARTICLE THIRTEEN   
GUARANTEES   

Section 13.01. Guarantees

     42   

Section 13.02. No Subrogation

     43   

Section 13.03. Consideration

     43   

Section 13.04. Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantor Liability

     43   

Section 13.05. Execution and Delivery

     43   

Section 13.06. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors

     44   

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of August 18, 2014, between EXPEDIA, INC., a Delaware corporation, (the “ Company ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors, from time to time parties hereto, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee hereunder (the “ Trustee ”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

The Company is authorized to borrow money for its corporate purposes and to issue debentures, notes or other evidences of unsecured indebtedness therefor; and for its corporate purposes, the Company has determined to make and issue its debentures, notes or other evidences of unsecured indebtedness to be issued in one or more series (the “ Securities ”), as hereinafter provided, up to such principal amount or amounts as may from time to time be authorized by or pursuant to the authority granted in one or more resolutions of the Board of Directors.

The Company wishes to permit certain Subsidiaries of the Company to make the Guarantees permitted pursuant to Section 3.01 and set forth in Section 13.01 with respect to Securities of certain series issued under this Indenture.

This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Indenture, and shall be governed by such provisions; provided that if any provision of this Indenture modifies any TIA provision that may be so modified, such TIA provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified; provided further that if any provision of this Indenture excludes any TIA provision that may be so excluded, such TIA provision shall be excluded from this Indenture.

All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

That, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained and of the purchase and acceptance of the Securities by the holders thereof and of the sum of One Dollar to the Company duly paid by the Trustee at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, and for other valuable considerations, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are to be issued, IT IS HEREBY COVENANTED, DECLARED AND AGREED, by and between the parties hereto, that all the Securities are to be executed, authenticated and delivered subject to the further covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth; and the Company, for itself and its successors, does hereby covenant and agree to and with the Trustee and its successors in said trust, for the benefit of those who shall hold the Securities, or any of them, as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.01. Definitions .

For all purposes of this Indenture, of all indentures supplemental hereto and all Securities issued hereunder except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (a) the terms defined in this Article shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular; (b) all terms used in this Indenture, in any indenture supplemental hereto or in any such Securities which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Act; and (c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein or in such Securities shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Certain terms used in Article Eight hereof are defined in that Article.

Act ” when used with respect to any Holder has the meaning specified in Section 1.04 hereof.

 

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Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person; provided , however , that the term “Affiliate” shall not include IAC/InterActiveCorp, Liberty Media Corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries. For the purposes of this definition, “ control ” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling ” and “ controlled ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Applicable Tax Law ”: See Section 1.20.

Authenticating Agen t” means any Person appointed by the Trustee to act on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.14 to authenticate Securities.

Bankruptcy Law ”: See Section 7.01 hereof.

Board of Directors ” means either the board of directors of the Company or any committee of that board duly authorized to act for it in respect hereof.

Board Resolution ” means a copy of a resolution or resolutions certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

Business Day ” means (i) when used with respect to any payment, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in the Place of Payment with respect to such payment are authorized or required by law or executive order to close and (ii) when used for any other purpose, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or in the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, partnership interests and limited liability company membership interests, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

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

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or 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 on such date.

Company ” means the corporation named as the “ Company ” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor corporation shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “ Company ” shall mean each such successor corporation.

“Company Order ” and “ Company Request ” mean, respectively, a written consent, order or request signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman, its Chief Executive Officer, its Senior Executive, its President, any one of its Vice Presidents, its Treasurer, any one of its Assistant Treasurers, its Chief Financial Officer, its Chief Accounting Officer, its General Counsel, its Controller, any one of its Assistant Controllers, its Secretary or any one of its Assistant Secretaries, and delivered to the Trustee.

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. A person shall be deemed to Control another person if such person (1) is an officer or director of the other person or (2) directly or indirectly owns or controls 10% or more of the other person’s Capital Stock. The terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

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Corporate Trust Office ” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 400 South Hope Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attention: Corporate Trust, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

corporation ” means a corporation, association, company or business trust.

Defaulted Interest ”: See Section 3.08 hereof.

Depositary ” when used with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued, in whole or in part, in the form of a Global Security, means the Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Depositary” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities of any such series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of that series.

Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” mean the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means (1) any Subsidiary that is not (a) formed under the laws of the United States of America or a state or territory thereof or (b) treated as a domestic entity or a partnership or a division of a domestic entity for U.S. tax purposes or (2) any Subsidiary that is (a) a domestic partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. tax purposes and (b) owned by a Subsidiary described in (1).

Event of Default ”: See Section 7.01 hereof.

Foreign Currency ” means any currency issued by the government of any country other than the United States of America or any composite currency (including, without limitation, the European Currency Unit) acceptable to the Trustee.

“GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time.

Global Security ” means a Security issued to evidence all or a part of any series of Securities which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions, all in accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to a Company Order, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.

Guarantee ” means any guarantee, if applicable, by any Subsidiary Guarantor endorsed on a Security authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture and any Guarantees of any Subsidiary Guarantor established in accordance with Section 3.01 and set forth in Section 13.01.

Holder ” means, unless otherwise established as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to the Securities of any series, a Person in whose name a Security of any series is registered in the Securities Register for the Securities of such series.

 

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“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, obligations (other than Nonrecourse Obligations) of such Person for borrowed money (including without limitation, indebtedness for borrowed money evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments).

Indenture ” means this instrument as originally executed, or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time as herein provided, and shall include the form and terms of the Securities of each series established as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 3.01.

interest ” when used with respect to any non-interest bearing Security means interest payable after Maturity thereof.

Interest Payment Date ” when used with respect to the Securities of any series means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on the Securities of such series.

Maturity ” when used with respect to any Security means the date on which the principal of such Security becomes due and payable whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, pursuant to a sinking fund, notice of option to elect repayment or otherwise.

“Nonrecourse Obligation” means indebtedness or other obligations substantially related to (1) the acquisition of assets not previously owned by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the Company’s other direct or indirect Subsidiaries or (2) the financing of a project involving the development or expansion of properties of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the Company’s other direct or indirect Subsidiaries, as to which the obligee with respect to such indebtedness or obligation has no recourse to the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the Company’s other direct or indirect Subsidiaries or any of the Company’s, any Subsidiary Guarantor’s or such Subsidiary’s assets other than the assets which were acquired with the proceeds of such transaction or the project financed with the proceeds of such transaction (and the proceeds thereof).

“Obligations” : See Section 13.01 hereof.

“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Controller, the Chief Operating Officer, any President or Vice President, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the General Counsel, the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary, as applicable.

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by any two Officers of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. Wherever this Indenture requires that an Officer’s Certificate be signed also by an accountant or other expert, such accountant or other expert (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture) may be in the employ of the Company and shall be acceptable to the Trustee.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel to the Company. The counsel may be an employee of the Company. Opinions of Counsel required to be delivered under this Indenture may have qualifications customary for opinions of the type required and counsel delivering such Opinions of Counsel may rely on certificates of the Company or governmental or other officials customary for opinions of the type required, including certificates certifying as to matters of fact

Original Issue Discount Security ” means any Security less than the principal amount of which becomes due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof.

Outstanding ” when used with respect to Securities means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except :

(a) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

(b) Securities or portions thereof for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided, however, that, if such Securities or portions thereof are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and

 

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(c) Securities paid or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Securities are held by a holder in due course; provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities Outstanding have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (i) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded (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 pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor), and (ii) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that shall be deemed to be outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof.

Overdue Rate ” when used with respect to the Securities of any series means the rate designated as such, established as contemplated by Section 3.01 for the Securities of such series.

Paying Agent ” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Securities on behalf of the Company.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Place of Payment ” when used with respect to the Securities of any series means the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of such series are specified as payable, established as contemplated by Section 3.01 or, if not so established, specified in Section 12.02.

record date ”: See Section 3.08 hereof.

Redemption Date ” when used with respect to any Security or portion thereof to be redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant hereto.

Redemption Price ” when used with respect to any Security or portion thereof to be redeemed on any Redemption Date means the price at which it is to be so redeemed, established as contemplated by Section 3.01 exclusive of interest accrued and unpaid to such Redemption Date.

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

Securities ”: See RECITALS OF THE COMPANY herein.

 

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Securities Register ” and “ Securities Registrar ”: See Section 3.05 hereof.

Stated Maturity ” when used with respect to any Security or any installment of interest thereon means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of interest is due and payable.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of that date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (1) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of that date, owned, controlled or held or (2) that is, as of that date, otherwise Controlled (within the meaning of the first sentence of the definition of “Control”), by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent .

“Subsidiary Guarantors” means Classic Vacations, LLC, EAN.com, LP, Egencia LLC, Expedia, Inc. (a Washington corporation), Hotels.com GP, LLC, Hotels.com, L.P., Hotwire, Inc., HRN 99 Holdings, LLC, Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC, Travelscape, LLC, and WWTE, Inc. and such other Subsidiaries of the Company as may from time to time provide a Guarantee with respect to the Securities of a particular series pursuant to Section 3.01 and as set forth in Section 13.01, until released from such Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture and the terms of such series of Securities .

Trustee ” means the Person named as the “ Trustee ” in the first paragraph of this instrument and, subject to the provisions of Article Eight hereof, shall also include its successors and assigns as Trustee hereunder. If there shall be at any one time more than one Trustee hereunder, “ Trustee ” shall mean each such Trustee and shall apply to each such Trustee only with respect to the Securities of those series with respect to which it is serving as Trustee.

Trust Indenture Act ” and “ TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and as in force at the date as of which this instrument was executed, except as provided in Section 11.06 hereof.

U.S. Government Obligations ” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the Company’s option.

Vice President ” when used with respect to the Company means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “ vice president.

Section 1.02. 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 an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent (including any covenant compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with.

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(a) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

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(c) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 1.03. 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.

Any certificate, statement or opinion of an Officer of the Company or of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to accounting matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by an accountant or firm of accountants in the employ of the Company, unless such Officer or counsel, as the case may be, knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the accounting matters upon which his or her certificate, statement or opinion is based are erroneous.

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated to form one instrument.

Section 1.04. Act of Holders .

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 8.01 hereof) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.04.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may be proved in any manner that the Trustee deems sufficient and in accordance with such reasonable requirements as the Trustee may determine.

(c) The ownership of Securities of any series shall be proved by the Securities Register.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Security shall bind 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 or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company or any agent of the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

 

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(e) The Company may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to vote or consent or take any other action under this Indenture, which record date shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days prior to the solicitation with respect thereto, and only such Holders shall be so entitled.

Section 1.05. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company . Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

(a) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, or

(b) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (except as provided in Subsection (d) of Section 7.01 hereof) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, provided , however , that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.

Section 1.06. Notice to Holders; Waiver. Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if (i) for global notes, delivered electronically in accordance with the depositary’s applicable procedures, or (ii) for certificated notes, in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Securities Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Any notice delivered in the manner prescribed by this Indenture shall be deemed to have been given whether or not such Holder receives said notice. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

Section 1.07. Immunity of Incorporator, Stockholders, Officers and Directors. No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or the interest, if any, on any Security of any series, or for any claim based thereon, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor corporation, 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 agreed and understood that this Indenture and all the Securities are solely corporate obligations, and that no personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is incurred by, any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor corporation, because of the incurring of the indebtedness hereby authorized or under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities, or to be implied herefrom or therefrom; and that all such personal liability is hereby expressly released and waived as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issue of the Securities.

 

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Section 1.08. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision deemed to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such deemed-included provision shall control.

Section 1.09. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 1.10. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 1.11. Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Indenture or in any Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or of any Securities shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 1.12. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, and the Holders of the Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

Section 1.13. Governing Law . This Indenture and each Security shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and this Indenture and each Security for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Section 1.14. Cross References . All references herein to “ Articles ” and other subdivisions are to the corresponding Articles or other subdivisions of this Indenture; and the words “ herein ” “ hereof ” “ hereby ” “ hereunder ” “ hereinbefore ” and “ hereinafter ” and other words of similar purport refer to this Indenture generally and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision hereof.

Section 1.15. Counterparts . This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 1.16. Legal Holidays . In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of a Security of any series is not a Business Day at the relevant Place of Payment with respect to Securities of such series, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or the Securities, payment of interest, if any, or principal and premium, if any, with respect to such Security need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date or at the Stated Maturity, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be.

Section 1.17. Securities in Foreign Currencies. Whenever this Indenture provides for any action by, or any distribution to, Holders of Securities denominated in Dollars and in any Foreign Currency, in the absence of any provision to the contrary established as contemplated by Section 3.01 for the Securities of any particular series, any amount in respect of any Security denominated in a Foreign Currency 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 such date as the Company may specify in a Company Order.

Section 1.18. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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Section 1.19. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Section 1.20. FATCA . In order to comply with applicable tax laws (inclusive of rules, regulations, directives and published interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) in effect from time to time (“Applicable Tax Law”) that a foreign financial institution, issuer, trustee, paying agent, holder or other institution is or has agreed to be subject to related to the Indenture and the Notes, the Company agrees (i) upon reasonable written request of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. sufficient information about holders or other applicable parties and/or transactions related to this Indenture and the Notes (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. can determine whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable Tax Law, and (ii) that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. shall be entitled to make, to the extent it is required to do so under Applicable Tax Law, any withholding or deduction in respect of Taxes from payments under the Indenture for which The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. shall not have any liability. The terms of this section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

ARTICLE TWO

SECURITY FORMS

Section 2.01. Forms Generally. The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the forms as shall be established by or pursuant to Board Resolution or one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture 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 be required to comply with any law or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with any rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities.

The definitive Securities of each series shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

Section 2.02. Form of Certificate of Authentication . The Certificate of Authentication on all Securities shall be in substantially the following form:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Dated:     The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee
    By  

 

      [ Authorized Officer ]
      or
    By  

 

      [ As Authenticating Agent ]
    By  

 

      [ Authorized Officer ]

 

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Section 2.03. Securities in Global Form . If any Security of a series is issuable as a Global Security (in whole or in part), such Global Security may provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series from time to time represented thereby in the records of the Trustee or endorsed thereon and may also provide that the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series represented thereby in the records of the Trustee or endorsed thereon may from time to time be reduced or increased. Any change in the records of the Trustee or any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the aggregate principal amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with provisions established as contemplated by Section 3.01.

ARTICLE THREE

THE SECURITIES.

Section 3.01. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series . The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution or one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of any Securities of any series:

(a) the title of the Securities of such series (which shall distinguish the Securities of such series from all other series of Securities);

(b) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered pursuant to Section 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 4.07, or 11.07 hereof);

(c) the date or dates, or the method by which such date or dates will be determined or extended, on which the principal of and premium, if any, on the Securities of such series is payable;

(d) the Persons to whom interest on Securities of such series shall be payable, if other than the Persons in whose names such Securities are registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest;

(e) the rate or rates, or the method to be used in determining the rate or rates, at which the Securities of such series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable and, if other than as set forth in Section 3.08 hereof, the record date for the determination of Holders to whom such interest is payable, and the basis upon which Interest shall be calculated if other than as set forth in Section 3.11;

(f) the place or places at which (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on Securities of such series shall be payable if other than as set forth in the third sentence of Section 12.02, (ii) registration of transfer of Securities of such series may be effected, (iii) exchanges of Securities of such series may be effected and (iv) notice and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served; and if such is the case, that the principal of such Securities shall be payable without the presentment or surrender thereof;

(g) the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of such series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at the option of a Holder or otherwise;

(h) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Securities of such series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of such series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

 

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(i) if other than Dollars, the Foreign Currency or Foreign Currencies in which payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of such series shall be payable or in which such Securities will be denominated;

(j) if the principal of and premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in a coin or currency (including a composite currency) other than that in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made;

(k) if denominated or payable in any coin or currency, including composite currencies, other than Dollars, or if the terms of the Securities provide that the principal amount thereof payable at maturity may be more or less than the principal face amount thereof at original issuance, the method by which the Securities of such series shall be valued, which may be any reasonable method, against the Securities of all other series for voting, the giving of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, distribution and all other purposes hereof and any provisions required for purposes of applying Sections 6.01 and 6.02 hereof;

(l) if the amount of payments of principal of and premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series may be determined with reference to an index, the formula or other method (which may be based on one or more currencies (including a composite currency), commodities, equity indices or other indices), and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

(m) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which Securities of such series shall be issuable;

(n) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of such series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof or the method by which such portion shall be determined;

(o) any addition to, or modification or deletion of, any Event of Default or any covenant of the Company specified herein with respect to the Securities of such series;

(p) if other than the rate of interest stated in the title of the Securities of such series, the applicable Overdue Rate;

(q) if the Securities of such series do not bear interest, the applicable dates for purposes of Section 9.01 hereof;

(r) the inapplicability to the Securities of such series of Section 6.01 relating to satisfaction, discharge and defeasance of Securities or, if applicable, any modification to Section 6.01 with respect to the Securities of such series;

(s) if other than The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. is to act as Trustee for the Securities of such series, the name and Corporate Trust Office of such Trustee;

(t) whether the Securities of such series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Security or Securities and, in such case the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Global Security or Securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for other definitive Securities, the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities (which shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, or any other applicable statute or regulation, to the extent required thereunder), whether such Global Security shall be permanent or temporary, any limitations on the rights of the Holder or Holders to transfer or exchange the same or to obtain the registration of transfer thereof in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 3.05, any limitations on the rights of the Holder or Holders thereof to obtain certificates in definitive form, and, the provisions for determining the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Securities from time to time represented thereby and any and all matters incidental to such Global Security or Securities;

 

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(u) if the Securities of such series may be converted into or exchanged for other securities of the Company or any other Persons, the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Securities of such series may be converted or exchanged;

(v) if the principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of such series are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in securities or other property, the type and amount of such securities or other property, or the method by which such amount shall be determined, and the periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, any such election may be made;

(w) if the Securities of such series are to be secured;

(x) if the Securities of such series are to be issued upon the exercise of a warrant or right, the time, manner and place for such Securities to be authenticated and delivered;

(y) if Securities of such series are guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantors and any deletions from, modifications to or additions to Article Thirteen, the Events of Default or covenants with respect to such Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to Securities of such series, whether or not such changes are consistent with Article Thirteen, the Events of Default or covenants set forth herein;

(z) any other terms of the Securities of such series (which terms shall conform to any applicable requirements of the TIA, and shall not materially adversely affect the rights of the Holders of Securities then outstanding);

(aa) the subordination, if any, of the Securities of the series pursuant to this Indenture and any changes or additions to the provisions of this Indenture then in effect;

(bb) with regard to Securities of the series that do not bear interest, the dates for certain required reports to the Trustee;

(cc) any U.S. Federal Income tax consequences applicable to the Securities;

(dd) whether and under what circumstances the Company will pay additional amounts to non-United States Holders of Securities of such series in respect of any tax assessment or government charge; and

(ee) the date as of which any Global Securities will be dated if other than the date of original issuance of the first Securities of a particular series to be issued.

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to principal amount and except as may otherwise be established as contemplated by this Section 3.01.

Section 3.02. Denominations. Unless otherwise established as contemplated by Section 3.01, the Securities of each series shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons in such denominations as shall be established as contemplated by Section 3.01 or in the absence thereof, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

Section 3.03. Authentication and Dating . At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, said Securities pursuant to a Company Order. In authenticating (or causing authentication of) such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be provided with, prior to the authentication of such Securities, and (subject to Sections 8.01 and 8.03 hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon:

(a) a Board Resolution relating thereto and, if applicable, an appropriate record of any action taken pursuant to such resolution, in each case certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;

(b) an executed supplemental indenture, if any, relating thereto;

(c) an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the form and terms of the Securities of such series as established as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 3.01 hereof (to the extent not set forth in the documents delivered pursuant to Subsection 3.03(a) or 3.03(b)) and stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the issuance of such Securities have been complied with, that no Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any Series has occurred and is continuing and that the issuance of such Securities is not and will not result in (i) an Event of Default or an event or condition which, upon the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default or (ii) a default under the provisions of any other instrument or agreement by which the Company is bound governing indebtedness in a principal amount in excess of $35,000,000; and

 

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(d) an Opinion of Counsel stating

(i) that the form and terms of such Securities have been established as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 3.01 in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and

(ii) that such Securities, when executed and delivered by the Company, and authenticated and delivered by or on behalf of the Trustee in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights, to general principles of equity and to such other qualifications as such counsel shall conclude do not materially adversely affect the rights of Holders of such Securities.

The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Securities under this Section 3.03 if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Holders or would otherwise adversely affect its rights, duties, obligations or immunities hereunder.

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

Section 3.04. Execution of Securities . The Securities shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman, its Chief Executive Officer, its Senior Executive, its Chief Financial Officer, its President or any one of its Vice Presidents and attested to by its Secretary or any one of its Assistant Secretaries, whose signatures may be manual or facsimile. Only such Securities as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form hereinbefore recited, executed by or on behalf of the Trustee by manual signature, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by or on behalf of the Trustee upon any Security executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the Holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such officer before the Securities so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by or on behalf of the Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Securities nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed such Securities had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Security may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Security, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Indenture any such person was not such an officer.

Section 3.05. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Securities . Securities of any series (except for Global Securities, which may only be exchanged in limited circumstances described below) may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of the same series of other authorized denominations. Unless otherwise established as contemplated by Section 3.01, Securities to be exchanged shall be surrendered at any of the offices or agencies of the Company maintained as provided in Section 12.02 hereof for such purpose, and the Company shall execute and register, or cause to be registered, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, in exchange therefor the Security or Securities which the Holder making such exchange shall be entitled to receive.

Unless otherwise established as contemplated by Section 3.01, the Company shall keep at the office or agency in the same city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located, a register for the Securities of each series issued hereunder (the register maintained at such office or agency and at any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein collectively referred to as the “Securities Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities of such series and registration of transfer of such Securities as provided in this Article. Such Securities Register shall be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed “Securities Registrar” for the purpose of registering Securities and registering transfers of Securities as herein provided. Upon due presentment for registration of

 

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transfer of any Security of any series at any of the offices or agencies of the Company maintained as provided in Section 12.02 hereof for such purpose, the Company shall execute and register, or cause to be registered, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of the same series in authorized denominations for an equal aggregate principal amount.

Every Security issued upon registration of transfer or exchange of Securities pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Security or Securities surrendered upon registration of such transfer or exchange.

All Securities presented for registration of transfer or for exchange, redemption or payment shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee or the Securities Registrar) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by, a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and the Securities Registrar 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 3.07, 4.07 or 11.07 hereof not involving any transfer.

The Company shall not be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the delivery of a notice of redemption of Securities of such series and ending at the close of business on the day of such delivery or (b) to register the transfer of or exchange any 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.

Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, no Global Security shall be registered for transfer or exchange, or authenticated or delivered, pursuant to this Section 3.05 or Sections 3.06, 3.07, 4.07 or 11.07 in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Security or its nominee until (i) the Depositary with respect to a Global Security notifies the Company in writing that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulation if required thereunder, and the Company notifies the Trustee that it is unable to locate a qualified successor Depositary, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order that such Global Security shall be so transferable and exchangeable or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series. Upon the occurrence in respect of any Global Security of any series of any one or more of the conditions specified in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence or such other conditions as may be specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for such series, such Global Security may be registered for transfer or exchange for Securities registered in the names of, or authenticated and delivered to, such Persons as the Depositary with respect to such series shall instruct the Trustee in writing. The Trustee, upon receipt of such instruction, will authenticate and deliver Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, any Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer or, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, any Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section 3.05, Section 3.06, 3.07, 4.07 or 11.07 or otherwise, shall also be a Global Security. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, a Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such Global Security to a nominee of such Depositary or to another Depositary or a nominee thereof or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or to another Depositary or a nominee thereof.

 

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Upon such terms established as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to the Securities of any series, the Depositary for the Securities of such series may surrender a Global Security for such series in exchange in whole or in part for Securities of such series of like tenor and terms and in definitive form. Thereupon the Company shall execute, and the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (i) to the Depositary or to each Person specified by such Depositary a new Security or Securities of the same series, of like tenor and terms in definitive form and of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Security, and (ii) to such Depositary a new Global Security of like tenor and terms and in a principal amount equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Securities delivered pursuant to clause (i).

Upon the exchange of a Global Security for Securities in definitive form, such Global Security shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Definitive Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section shall either be in global form, established as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 3.01, or shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations and delivered to the Depositary or to such Persons at such addresses as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee in writing.

Section 3.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities . In case any temporary or definitive Security of any series shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, and in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company in the case of a mutilated Security shall, and in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed Security may in its discretion, execute, and upon a Company Request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, a new Security of the same series bearing a number, letter or other distinguishing symbol not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Security, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Security so destroyed, lost or stolen, or if any such Security shall have become due and payable or shall be about to become due and payable, instead of issuing a substituted Security, the Company may pay or authorize the payment of the same without surrender thereof (except in the case of a mutilated Security). In every case the applicant for a substituted Security shall furnish to the Company and to the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company and to the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership thereof.

Upon the issuance of any substituted Security under this Section 3.06, 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 and any Authenticating Agent) connected therewith.

Every substituted Security of any series issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.06 by virtue of the fact that any Security of such series is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder. All Securities shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.06 are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) any and all other rights or remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

Section 3.07. Temporary Securities . Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series the Company may execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, temporary Securities of such series (printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced). Temporary Securities shall be issuable in any authorized denomination and substantially in the form of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be determined by the Company with the concurrence of the Trustee. Every such temporary Security shall be executed by the Company and shall be authenticated by or on behalf of Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the definitive Securities in lieu of

 

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which they are issued. Without unreasonable delay the Company will execute and deliver to the Trustee definitive Securities of such series and thereupon any or all temporary Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at any of the offices or agencies of the Company maintained as provided in Section 12.02 hereof for such purpose, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, in exchange for such temporary Securities an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of such series. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor except that in case of any such exchange involving any registration of transfer the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto. 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 authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.07, Global Securities may remain in temporary form and, unless otherwise established as contemplated by Section 3.01, shall not be exchangeable for definitive Global Securities.

Section 3.08. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved . The Holder at the close of business on any record date with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be entitled to receive the interest, if any, payable on such Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the cancellation of such Securities upon any transfer or exchange subsequent to the record date and prior to such Interest Payment Date. Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of a particular series, the term “record date” as used in this Section 3.08 with respect to any Interest Payment Date, shall mean the last day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date if such Interest Payment Date is the fifteenth day of the calendar month, and shall mean the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date if such Interest Payment Date is the first day of the calendar month, whether or not such day shall be a Business Day.

If and to the extent the Company shall default in the payment of the interest due on such Interest Payment Date, such defaulted interest (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder on such record date by virtue of having been such Holder; and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (a) or (b) below:

(a) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Holders entitled thereto at the close of business on a subsequent record date established in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each applicable 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 Holders entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause (a) provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall not be 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 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 record date therefor to be delivered electronically or mailed first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder entitled thereto at his address as it appears on the Securities Register, not less than 10 days prior to such record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the record date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Holders of applicable Securities at the close of business on such record date (notwithstanding the cancellation of such Securities upon any transfer or exchange subsequent to such record date and prior to such payment) and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (b).

(b) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of such series 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 (b), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.08, 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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Section 3.09 . Persons Deemed Owners . Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if any and (subject to Section 3.08 hereof) interest, if any, on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Securities Registrar shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests and they shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting on any such information provided by the Depositary.

Section 3.10. Cancellation . All Securities surrendered for the purpose of payment, redemption, exchange or registration of transfer or for credit against any sinking fund shall, if surrendered to the Company or any Paying Agent or any Securities Registrar, be surrendered to the Trustee and promptly cancelled by it, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be promptly cancelled by it, and no Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of cancelled Securities and deliver a certificate of such disposal to the Company upon its request therefor unless, by a Company Order, the Company directs that such cancelled Securities be returned to it. If the Company shall acquire any of the Securities, however, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 3.11. Computation of Interest . Except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 3.01 hereof for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Section 3.12. CUSIP . The Company in issuing the Securities may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.

ARTICLE FOUR

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

Section 4.01. Applicability of Article . The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to all Securities which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 3.01 hereof for Securities of any series.

Section 4.02. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee . The election of the Company to redeem any Securities of any series shall be evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all of the Securities of a series, the Company shall, at least 30 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth such Redemption Date and the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and stating that no default in payment of interest or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities of such series.

Section 4.03. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed . If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the particular Securities of such series to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and in accordance with applicable Depositary procedures and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal of Securities of a denomination greater than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of such series.

 

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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 Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed, whether or not such provisions so provide.

Section 4.04. Notice of Redemption . Notice of redemption shall be given electronically or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Securities Register. Neither the failure to deliver such notice, nor any defect in any notice so delivered, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.

All notices of redemption shall state:

(a) the Redemption Date,

(b) the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any,

(c) if less than all Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the Securities of such series to be redeemed,

(d) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, will become due and payable upon each such Security, and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after said date,

(e) the place where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any,

(f) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if that be the case, and

(g) the applicable CUSIP number, if any.

Notice of redemption of the Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company; provided that in the latter case the Company will give the Trustee at least 15 days prior notice of such request.

Section 4.05. Deposit of Redemption Price . On or before 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 12.03 hereof) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued interest, if any, on, all the Securities or portions thereof which are to be redeemed on that date.

Section 4.06. Securities Payable on Redemption Date . Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities or portions thereof so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price thereof together with accrued interest, if any, thereon to the Redemption Date, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and such accrued interest, if any) such Securities or portions thereof shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of such Securities for redemption in accordance with said notice such Securities or specified portions thereof shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with any accrued interest to the Redemption Date. Installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities registered as such on the relevant record dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 3.08 hereof.

 

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If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof on such Redemption Date, the principal and premium, if any, shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate borne by the Security.

Section 4.07. Securities Redeemed in Part . Security of any series which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the Place of Payment (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, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series 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 amount of the Security so surrendered.

ARTICLE FIVE

SINKING FUNDS

Section 5.01. Applicability of Article . The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities except as otherwise established as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series.

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment established as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment,” and any permitted payment in excess of such minimum amount established as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment.”.

Section 5.02. Satisfaction of Mandatory Sinking Fund Payments with Securities . In lieu of making all or any part of any mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to any Securities of a series in cash, the Company may at its option (a) deliver to the Trustee Securities of that series theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company, or (b) receive credit for the principal amount of Securities of that series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities; provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such mandatory sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

Section 5.03. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund . Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for the Securities of any series, the Company will deliver to the Trustee a certificate signed by the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company specifying the amount of such next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, 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 Securities of such series pursuant to Section 5.02 (which Securities will accompany such certificate) and whether the Company intends to make any permitted optional sinking fund payment in connection therewith. Such certificate shall also state that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to Securities of such series. Such certificate shall be irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company shall be obligated to make the cash payment or payments therein referred to, if any, on or before the next succeeding sinking fund payment date. In the case of the failure of the Company to deliver such certificate when due (or to deliver the Securities specified in this Section 5.03) the sinking fund payment due on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date for Securities of that series shall be paid entirely in cash and shall be sufficient to redeem the principal amount of such Securities subject to a mandatory sinking fund payment without the option to deliver or credit Securities as provided in Section 5.02 and without the right to make any optional sinking fund payment, in connection therewith.

Any sinking fund payment or payments (mandatory or optional) with respect to the Securities of any particular series made in cash plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments with respect to Securities of such series made in cash which shall equal or exceed $100,000 or the equivalent thereof in the Foreign Currency in which such series is denominated (or a lesser sum if the Company shall so request) shall be applied by

 

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the Trustee on the sinking fund payment date on which such payment is made (or, if such payment is made before a sinking fund payment date, on the sinking fund payment date following the date of such payment) to the redemption of such Securities at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for operation of the sinking fund together with accrued interest, if any, to the date fixed for redemption. Any sinking fund moneys not so applied or allocated by the Trustee to the redemption of such Securities shall be added to the next cash sinking fund payment received by the Trustee for Securities of such series and, together with such payment, shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.03. Any and all sinking fund moneys with respect to the Securities of any particular series held by the Trustee on the last sinking fund payment date with respect to Securities of such series and not held for the payment or redemption of particular Securities shall be applied by the Trustee, together with other moneys, if necessary, to be deposited sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the principal of the Securities of such series at Maturity.

The Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in the first paragraph of Section 4.03 hereof and the Company shall cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the manner provided in Section 4.04 hereof. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 4.06 and 4.07 hereof.

On or before any sinking fund payment date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money sufficient to pay any interest accrued to the Redemption Date for Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed on such sinking fund payment date pursuant to this Section 5.03.

The Trustee shall not redeem any Securities of any series with sinking fund moneys or deliver any notice of redemption of Securities of such series by operation of the sinking fund therefor during the continuance of a default in payment of interest on Securities of such series or of any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default occurring as a consequence of this paragraph) with respect to Securities of such series, except that if the notice of redemption of any Securities of such series shall theretofore have been mailed in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Trustee shall redeem such Securities if cash sufficient for that purpose shall be deposited with the Trustee for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Article. Except as aforesaid, any moneys in the sinking fund for Securities of such series at the time when any such default or Event of Default shall occur and any moneys thereafter paid into such sinking fund shall, during the continuance of such default or Event of Default, be held as security for the payment of such Securities; provided , however , that in case such Event of Default or default shall have been cured or waived as, provided herein, such moneys shall thereafter be applied on the next sinking fund payment date for such Securities on which such moneys may be applied pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.03.

ARTICLE SIX

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE

Section 6.01. Discharge of Liability on Securities; Defeasance . (a) With respect to any Securities of or within a series, when (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all Outstanding Securities of such series that have not already been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii)(A) all Outstanding Securities have become due and payable, whether at maturity, as a result of repayment at the option of the Holders or as a result of the mailing or electronic delivery of a notice of redemption pursuant to Article Four hereof or (B) the Securities of such series shall become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or the Securities of such series 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, and, in each case of this clause (ii), the Company irrevocably deposits or causes to be deposited with the Trustee in trust funds in U.S. dollars in an amount sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all Outstanding Securities of such series, including interest thereon to maturity or such redemption date, and if in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall, subject to Section 6.01(c), cease to be of further effect. The Trustee shall acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate from the Company and an Opinion of Counsel from the Company that all conditions precedent provided herein relating to satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

 

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(b) Subject to Sections 6.01(c) and 6.02, the Company at any time may terminate (i) all of its obligations under the Securities of any series and this Indenture (“legal defeasance option”) or (ii) the operation of Sections 7.01(d), 7.01(e), 7.01(f) and 7.01(i) (“covenant defeasance option”) and, if specified pursuant to Section 3.01, its obligations under any other covenant. The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option.

If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option with respect to the Securities of any series, payment of the Securities of such series may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Sections 7.01(d), 7.01(e), 7.01(f) and 7.01(i).

Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Company terminates.

(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, the Company’s obligations in Sections 3.06, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 8.07, 8.10, 12.01, 12.02 and 12.04 shall survive until the Securities of such series have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Company’s and the Trustee’s obligations in Sections 6.04, 6.05 and 8.07 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

Section 6.02. Conditions to Defeasance . The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option with respect to a series of Securities only if:

(i) the Company irrevocably deposits or causes to be deposited in trust with the Trustee U.S. dollars or U.S. Government Obligations, or both, which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms shall provide cash at such times and in such amounts as shall be sufficient to pay principal and interest when due on all Outstanding Securities of such series (except Securities replaced pursuant to Section 3.06) to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(ii) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due and without reinvestment on the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus any deposited money without investment shall provide cash at such times and in such amounts as shall be sufficient to pay principal and interest when due on all Outstanding Securities of such series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(iii) 91 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 91-day period no default specified in Section 7.01(g) or (h) occurs which is continuing at the end of the period;

(iv) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantors;

(v) in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred;

(vi) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred; and

 

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(vii) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Securities as contemplated by this Article Six have been complied with.

Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date in accordance with Article Four.

Section 6.03. Application of Trust Money . The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article Six. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations either directly or through the Paying Agent as the Trustee may determine and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities.

Section 6.04. Repayment to the Company . The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess money or securities held by them at any time.

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after the date of payment of such principal and interest, and, thereafter, Holders of Securities of the applicable series entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.

Any unclaimed funds held by the Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.04 shall be held uninvested and without any liability for interest.

Section 6.05. Indemnity for Government Obligations . The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations or the principal and interest received on such U.S. Government Obligations.

Section 6.06. Reinstatement . If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article Six by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities of the applicable series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Six until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article Six; provided , however , that (a) if the Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Securities following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent and (b) unless otherwise required by any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall return all such money and U.S. Government Obligations to the Company promptly after receiving a written request therefor at any time, if such reinstatement of the Company’s obligations has occurred and continues to be in effect.

ARTICLE SEVEN

REMEDIES

Section 7.01. Events of Default .

“Event of Default” whenever used herein with respect to Securities of any series means any one of the following events and such other events as may be established with respect to the Securities of such series as contemplated by Section 3.01 hereof, continued for the period of time, if any, and after the giving of notice, if any, designated herein or therein, as the case may be, unless the same is either not applicable to the Securities of such series or is deleted or modified in the terms of the Securities of such series established as contemplated by Section 3.01 hereof:

(a) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of such series when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days; or

 

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(b) default in the payment of the principal or premium, if any, on any Security of such series at its Maturity, upon optional redemption or otherwise; or

(c) default in the making or satisfaction of any sinking fund payment or analogous obligation when the same becomes due and payable by the terms of the Securities of such series; or

(d) the Company or, if Guarantees are issued, any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to comply with any of its agreements in respect of the Securities of such series contained in this Indenture or in such Securities (other than a covenant or warranty in respect of the Securities of such series a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section 7.01 specifically dealt with) or established as contemplated by Section 3.01 hereof for the Securities of such series, and such failure continues for 90 days after the notice specified below;

(e) A failure to make any payment at maturity, including any applicable grace period, in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in an amount in excess of $35,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or composite currency and such failure shall have continued for 30 days after the notice specified below; provided , however , that if any such failure shall cease, or be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been cured;

(f) a default with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), which default results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness in an amount in excess of $35,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or composite currency without such Indebtedness having been discharged or such acceleration having been cured, waived, rescinded or annulled for a period of 30 days after written notice specified below; provided , however , that if any such default or acceleration shall be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been cured; or

(g) the Company or, if Guarantees are issued, any Subsidiary Guarantor, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences a voluntary case;

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

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

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

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

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

(A) is for relief against the Company or, if Guarantees are issued, any Subsidiary Guarantor in an involuntary case;

(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or, if Guarantees are issued, any Subsidiary Guarantor; or

(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or, if Guarantees are issued, any Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

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(or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws) and the order, decree or relief remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or

(i) if Guarantees are issued, the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect during its term or such Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms in writing its obligations under the terms of this Indenture or its Guarantee, in each case, other than any such cessation, denial or disaffirmation in connection with the termination of such Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of Article Thirteen.

The foregoing will constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is 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.

The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

If any failure, default or acceleration referred to in clauses (e) or (f) above shall cease or be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been thereupon cured.

A Default with respect to Securities of such series under clauses (d), (e) or (f) of this Section 7.01 is not an Event of Default until the Trustee (by notice to the Company) or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series (by notice to the Company and the Trustee) gives notice of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified in said clause (d), (e) or (f) after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”.

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

Section 7.02. 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 7.01(g) or 7.01(h) with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all of the Securities of such series shall have already become due and payable, the Trustee by notice to the Company or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series by notice to the Company and the Trustee may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders, shall, declare the principal amount of (or, if the Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series), premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the time outstanding specified in Section 7.01(g) or 7.01(h) with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, the principal of (or, if the Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series) premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Securities of such series shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders.

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained or entered as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may waive all defaults with respect to such Securities and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default with respect to Securities of such series have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Securities that has become due solely because of such acceleration.

 

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No such waiver and rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 7.03. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee . The Company covenants that if

(a) default is made in the payment of any installment of interest on any Security of any series when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days,

(b) default is made in the payment of all or any part of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security of any series at the Maturity thereof, or

(c) default is made in the making or satisfaction of any sinking fund payment or analogous obligation when the same becomes due pursuant to the terms of the Securities of any series established as contemplated by Section 3.01,

the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holder of any such Security (or Holders of Securities of any such series in the case of clause (c) above), the whole amount then due and payable on any such Security (or Securities of any such series in the case of clause (c) above) for principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, with interest upon the overdue principal (and premium, if any) and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon any overdue installment of interest, at the Overdue Rate of any such Security (or Securities of any such series in the case of clause (c) above); 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 such Trustee, its agents and counsel, and all other amounts owing the Trustee under Section 8.07.

If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decrees, and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as such Trustee shall deem necessary to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

Section 7.04. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . The Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities of any series shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, in case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors,

(i) to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal (or, if the Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be due and payable with respect to such series pursuant to a declaration in accordance with Section 7.02 hereof), premium, if any, and interest, if any, owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities of such series and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders of the Securities of such series allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

 

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(ii) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other similar official) in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that such Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts, due the Trustee under Section 8.07 hereof.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities of any series or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 7.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims without Possession of Securities . All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities of any series may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities of such series or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

Section 7.06. Application of Money Collected . Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, upon presentation of the several Securities with respect to which such moneys were collected, 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 8.07 hereof.

SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, respectively.

THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Company.

Section 7.07. Limitation on Suits . No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee (or other similar official), or for any other remedy hereunder, unless

(1) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of default with respect to the Securities of such series and of the continuance thereof;

(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 satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(4) the Trustee for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

 

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(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;

it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Securities of such series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the Holders of the Securities of such series.

Section 7.08. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Holder of a Security of any series shall have the right which is absolute and unconditional to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.08) interest, if any, on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

Section 7.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies . If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case the Company, the Trustee and such Holder shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of such Trustee and such Holder shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 7.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative . No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Securities of any series is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 7.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver . No delay or omission of the Trustee or of the Holders of the Securities of any series 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 such Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by such Holders, as the case may be.

Section 7.12. Control by Holders . The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, provided that

(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, unduly prejudice the rights of the Holders or involve the Trustee in personal liability (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no obligation to make any determination with respect to such conflict, prejudice or liability), and

(b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

Section 7.13. Waiver of Past Defaults . The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder and its consequences, except a default.

(a) in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security of such series, or in the payment of any sinking fund installment or analogous obligation with respect to the Securities of such series, or

 

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(b) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Eleven hereof cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security 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 7.14. Undertaking for Costs . All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 7.14 shall not apply to any suit instituted by such Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to 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 any Security on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).

Section 7.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws . The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

ARTICLE EIGHT

THE TRUSTEE

Section 8.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities .

(a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series,

(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series and all other series, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

(b) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, 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.

 

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(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section 8.01;

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

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in respect of the Securities of any series in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series pursuant to Section 7.12 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; and

(iv) 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.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 8.01.

Section 8.02. Notice of Defaults . Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit electronically or by mail to all Holders of the Securities of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Securities Register, notice of such default hereunder with respect to the Securities of such series known to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided , however , that, except in the case of a default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security of such series, or in the payment of any sinking fund installment or analogous obligation in respect thereof, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of such Holders; and provided , further , that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 7.01(d) hereof no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section 8.02, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.

Section 8.03. Certain Rights of Trustee . Subject to Section 8.01 hereof:

(a) the Trustee may 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, coupon or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or a Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

 

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(d) 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 in reliance thereon;

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

(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry;

(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of an Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received actual written notification or obtained actual knowledge;

(i) delivery of reports, information and documents to the Trustee under Section 9.04 is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of the foregoing shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of their covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates);

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

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

(l) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture; and

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

Section 8.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities . The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee and any Authenticating Agent assume no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee and any Authenticating Agent make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee and any Authenticating Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

Section 8.05. May Hold Securities . The Trustee, any Paying Agent, Securities Registrar, Authenticating Agent or any other agent of the Company or the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities of any series and may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Securities Registrar, Authenticating Agent or such other agent.

 

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Section 8.06. 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 or investment of any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company and for the sole benefit of the Company.

Section 8.07. Compensation and Reimbursement . The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree:

(a) to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation 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);

(b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and of any Authenticating Agent), except to the extent any such expense, disbursement or advance shall have been caused by its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct; and

(c) to indemnify each of the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and performance of their duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee), and including fees and disbursements of their counsel of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder, except as to the Trustee or any agent to the extent any such loss, liability or expense shall have been caused by its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section 8.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on particular Securities. The provisions of this Section 8.07 shall survive any Trustee succession, resignation or removal, and the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. “Trustee” for purposes of this Section 8.07 shall include any predecessor trustee but the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee under this Section 8.07.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(g) or Section 701(h), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of 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.

Section 8.08. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests . Reference is made to Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. For purposes of Section 310(b)(l) of the Trust Indenture Act no Trustee shall be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being Trustee for the Securities of more than one series.

Section 8.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Different Trustees for Different Series; Eligibility . There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder for the Securities of each series which shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State or the District of Columbia authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority, and, if there is such a corporation that has a corporate trust office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the State of New York, or in such other city as shall be established as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to the Securities of any series that is willing to act upon reasonable and customary terms, having a corporate trust office in the Borough of Manhattan or such other

 

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city. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.09, 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. A different Trustee may be appointed by the Company for the Securities of each series prior to the issuance of such Securities. If the initial Trustee for the Securities of any series is to be other than The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Company and such Trustee shall, prior to the issuance of such Securities, execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto, which shall provide for the appointment of such Trustee as Trustee for the Securities of such series and shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee. If at any time the Trustee for the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.09, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

Section 8.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor .

(a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee for the Securities of any series and no appointment of a successor Trustee for the Securities of such series pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee under Section 8.11 hereof.

(b) The Trustee, or any Trustee or Trustees hereafter appointed for the Securities of any series, may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more or all such series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee for the Securities of any series shall not have been delivered to the Trustee for the Securities of such series within thirty days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee for the Securities of such series.

(c) The Trustee for the Securities of any series may be removed at any time with respect to one or more or all such series by Act of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such one or more series (each voting as a class) delivered to such Trustee and to the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee for the Securities of any series shall not have been delivered to the Trustee for the Securities of such series within thirty days after the giving of such notice of removal, the Trustee to be removed may petition at the expense of the Company any court of the competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee for the Securities of such series.

(d) If at any time:

(i) the Trustee for the Securities of any series shall fail to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to the Securities of such series after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder of Securities of such series who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months, or

(ii) such Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 8.09 hereof and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder of Securities, or

(iii) such Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to the Securities of such series or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of such Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of such Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case, (1) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee, or (2) subject to Section 7.14 hereof, any Holder of a Security of such series who has been a bona fide Holder of such Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of such Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee for the Securities of such series.

 

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(e) If the Trustee for the Securities of any series shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for the Securities of any series for any cause, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee for the Securities of such series. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee for the Securities of such series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Trustee for the Securities of such series and supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee for the Securities of such series shall have been so appointed by the Company or such Holders and accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, any Holder 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 appointment of a successor Trustee for the Securities of such series.

(f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee for the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee for the Securities of such series by delivering written notice of such event electronically or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Securities Register. Each notice shall include the name of such successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

Section 8.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor . Every successor Trustee appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in Section 8.07 hereof. Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts.

In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee for the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the predecessor Trustee and each successor Trustee for the Securities of any applicable series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto which shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Trustee for the Securities of any series as to which the predecessor Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the predecessor Trustee, and shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee.

No successor Trustee for the Securities of any series shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified under Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act and eligible under Section 8.09.

Section 8.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business . Any corporation into which the Trustee for the Securities of any series 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 Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of such Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee for such series hereunder, provided such corporation shall be, with respect to such series, 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 of any series shall have been authenticated, but not

 

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delivered, by the Trustee for such series or an Authenticating Agent for such series, then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee or Authenticating Agent, as the case may be, may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee or successor Authenticating Agent had itself authenticated such Securities.

Section 8.13. Preferential Collection of Claims against Company . Reference is made to Section 311 of the Trust Indenture Act, for purposes of which:

(i) The term “cash transaction” means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand.

(ii) The term “self-liquidating paper” means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Company for the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by the Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the Company arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation.

Section 8.14. Authenticating Agent . The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent for the Securities of each series which shall be acceptable to the Company, to act on behalf of such Trustee and subject to its direction in connection with the authentication of the Securities of such series. Each Authenticating Agent shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.14 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.

Securities of any series authenticated by the Authenticating Agent for the Securities of such series shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee for the Securities of such series. Whenever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities of any series by the Trustee or such Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by the Authenticating Agent for the Securities of such series and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by such Authenticating Agent.

Any corporation into which any 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 any Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency business of any Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be the Authenticating Agent with respect to the Securities of all series for which it served as Authenticating Agent without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or such Authenticating Agent.

Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent for the Securities of any series by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.14, with respect to the Securities of one or more or all series, the Trustee promptly shall appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company, and upon doing so shall give written notice of such appointment to the Company and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Holders of the Securities of such series as the names and addresses of such Holders appear upon the Securities Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder with like effect as if originally appointed as Authenticating Agent hereunder. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 8.14.

 

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The Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments subject to the provisions of Section 8.07 hereof.

ARTICLE NINE

HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

Section 9.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders . The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (a) semi-annually, on a date not more than 15 days after each regular record date with respect to an Interest Payment Date, if any, for the Securities of each series, and (b) on semi-annual dates in each year to be established as contemplated by Section 3.01 hereof if the Securities of any series do not bear interest and (c) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request, a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require containing all the information in the possession or control of the Company, or any of its Paying Agents other than the Trustee, as to the names and addresses of the Holders of the Securities of such series, obtained since the date as of which the next previous list, if any, was furnished. Any such list may be dated as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such information is furnished or caused to be furnished and need not include information received after such date; provided , however , that as long as the Trustee is the Securities Registrar for the Securities of such series, no such list shall be required to be furnished.

Section 9.02. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders .

The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders of the Securities of each series contained in the most recent list furnished to such Trustee as provided in Section 9.01 hereof or in the Securities Register if such Trustee be the Securities Registrar for such series and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Paying Agent for the Securities of such series. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 9.01 hereof upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

Section 9.03. Reports by Trustee .

(a) Within 60 days after the first May 15 which occurs not less than 60 days following the first date of issuance of the Securities of any series under this Indenture and within 60 days after May 15 in every year thereafter, the Trustee shall transmit to all Holders of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Securities Register, any brief report, dated as of such May 15, required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act and at such other times in such manner such other reports as may be required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act in each case with respect to the Securities of such series. A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to such Holders, be filed by such Trustee with each stock exchange upon which such Securities are listed and also with the Commission. The Company will notify such Trustee when such Securities are listed on any stock exchange.

Section 9.04. Reports by Company . The Company shall comply with all the applicable provisions of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. Delivery of such information, documents or reports to the Trustee pursuant to such provisions is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt thereof shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of the covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on the Officers’ Certificate) .

 

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ARTICLE TEN

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER

Section 10.01. When the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor May Merge or Transfer Assets . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of its properties or assets to, or merge with or into, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, any other Person, unless:

(a) the Company, or in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Subsidiary Guarantor, shall be the continuing entity, or the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor”) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or jurisdiction thereof and the Successor (if not the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, under the Securities, this Indenture and any Guarantee, as applicable (provided that such Successor shall not be required to assume the obligations of any such Subsidiary Guarantor if such Successor (i) is already a Subsidiary Guarantor or (ii) would not, after giving effect to such transaction, be required to guarantee the Securities of such series under the provisions of Article Thirteen);

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture (except that such Opinion of Counsel need not opine as to clause (b) above) and that such supplemental indenture constitutes the legal valid and binding obligation of the Successor subject to customary exceptions.

Section 10.02. Successor Corporation Substituted . The Successor will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture. The Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Securities, the Guarantees, if any, and the Indenture to the extent the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor was the predecessor Person, provided that in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties or assets, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the restrictions contained in this Article Ten shall not apply to any merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary Guarantor into the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or to any Subsidiary Guarantor upon any termination of the Guarantee of that Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the Indenture.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 11.01. Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders . Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by Board Resolution, and the Trustee at any time and from time to time may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

(a) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, and the assumption by any such Person of the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor herein and in the Securities contained, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Article Ten; or

(b) to add to or modify the covenants or Events of Default of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of any or all series, to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with such Trustee, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors; or

 

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(c) to establish the form and terms of the Securities of any series as contemplated by Section 2.01 or 3.01 hereof; or

(d) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as is necessary or advisable to facilitate the issuance of Securities of any series in bearer form, registrable or nonregistrable as to principal and with or without interest coupons, and to provide for exchangeability of such Securities with the Securities of the same series issued hereunder in fully registered form and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or

(e) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; or

(f) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder of a Trustee other than The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee for the Securities of any series of Securities 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 8.09 hereof; or

(g) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series or 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 8.11 hereof; or

(h) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture; provided , that any such addition, change or elimination (i) shall become effective only when no Security of any series entitled to the benefits of such provision and issued prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture is outstanding or (ii) shall not apply to any outstanding Security;

(i) to add one or more guarantees for the benefit of the Holders; or

(j) to evidence the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Guarantee in accordance with Article Thirteen;

(k) to add collateral security with respect to the Securities of any series or any Guarantee;

(l) to comply with any requirements in connection with qualifying this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(m) to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depository;

(n) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities; provided , however , that the uncertificated Securities issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated Securities are as described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code; or

(o) to change any other provision if the change does not adversely affect the interests of any Holder.

After an amendment under this Section 11.01 becomes effective, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 11.01.

Section 11.02. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders . Subject to Sections 7.12 and 7.13 hereof, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected thereby, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by Board Resolution, and the Trustee

 

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may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided , however , that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,

(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the interest thereon, or any premium payable on the redemption thereof, or change the Place of Payment, or the coin or currency in which any Security or the interest, if any, thereon is payable, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon an acceleration of the Maturity thereof or adversely affect the right of repayment, if any, at the option of the Holder, or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, any payment under the sinking fund for any Security, 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

(b) 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

(c) modify any of the provisions of this Section 11.02 or Section 7.13 hereof, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Security affected thereby.

A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has been expressly included solely for the benefit of the Securities of one or more particular series, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of the Securities of one or more 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 the Securities of any other series.

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section 11.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

Section 11.03. 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 for the Securities of any series shall be provided with, and (subject to Sections 8.01 and 8.03 hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’ Certificate each stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. Such Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects such Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 11.04. Notice of Supplemental Indenture . Promptly after the execution by the Company and the appropriate Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 11.02 hereof, the Company shall transmit to all Holders of Securities of any series affected thereby, as their names and addresses appear in the Securities Register, a notice setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.

Section 11.05. Effect of Supplemental Indentures . Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith but only with respect to the Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes with respect to the Securities of such series; and every Holder of Securities of any such series theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

 

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Section 11.06. 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.

Section 11.07. 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 so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by or on behalf of such Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of the same series.

ARTICLE TWELVE

COVENANTS

Section 12.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest . The Company will duly and punctually pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of each series in accordance with the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.01 and this Indenture.

Section 12.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency . The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for the Securities of any series, an office or agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served; provided , however , that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made (subject to collection) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. With respect to the Securities of any series, such office or agency and each Place of Payment shall be as established as contemplated by Section 3.01. In the absence of establishment as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to the Securities of any series, (i) the Place of Payment for such Securities shall be in the city that the Corporate Trust Office shall be in and (ii) such office or agency in such Place of Payment shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of any such office or agency, if at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee for the Securities of each series with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of such Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands with respect to the Securities of such series.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies (in or outside the Place of Payment) where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all of such purposes specified above, 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 such purpose.

Section 12.03. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust . If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on, any of the Securities of any series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and will promptly notify the Trustee of such series of its failure so to act.

Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on, any Securities of any series, deposit with a Paying Agent for the Securities of such series a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, if any, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee for the Securities of such series) the Company will promptly notify such Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office of its failure so to act.

 

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The Company will cause each Paying Agent for the Securities of any series 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 12.03, that such Paying Agent will

(a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the 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 herein provided;

(b) give such 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, premium, if any, or interest, if any; and

(c) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.

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 such 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 such Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

Section 12.04. Statement as to Compliance . The Company will file with the Trustee within four months after the close of each fiscal year (which, until the Company shall otherwise notify the Trustee, shall be deemed to be the calendar year) a brief certificate, which need not comply with Section 1.02 hereof, from the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company as to his or her knowledge of the Company’s compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided in this Indenture).

Section 12.05. Corporate Existence . Except as otherwise permitted by Article Ten, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a corporation or other Person.

Section 12.06. Permit No Vacancy in Office of Trustee . The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of the Trustee for the Securities of any series, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 8.10 hereof, a Trustee for the Securities of such series, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee for the Securities of every series hereunder.

Section 12.07. Waiver . Without limitation of the rights of the Holders and the Company with respect to waivers and amendments set forth in Sections 7.13 and 11.02, the Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with a covenant or provision hereof which non-compliance could constitute a default hereunder (other than (i) a covenant or provision with respect to the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security of any series, or in payment of any sinking fund installment or analogous obligation with respect to the Securities of such series or (ii) a covenant or provision which under Article Eleven hereof cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected), if before or after the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of any series affected by the omission shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such covenant or provision, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant or provision 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 provision shall remain in full force and effect.

 

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ARTICLE THIRTEEN

GUARANTEES

Section 13.01. Guarantees . If Securities of or within a series are specified, as contemplated by Section 3.01, to be guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantor, then such Subsidiary Guarantor hereby fully unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, jointly and severally, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, to each Holder of any such Security and to the Trustee the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on any such Security and all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture and any such Security (the “Obligations”) to the Trustee and to the Holders. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees (to the extent permitted by law) that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it shall remain bound under this Article Thirteen notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Obligation.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors waives presentation to, demand of payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors waives notice of any default under any such Security or the Obligations. The obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other person under this Indenture, any such Security or any other agreement or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal of any thereof, (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Securities or any other agreement, (d) the release of any security held by any Holder of any such Security or the Trustee for the Obligations or any of them or (e) any change in the ownership of the Company.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that its Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder of any such Security to any security held for payment of the Obligations.

The obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than payment of the Obligations in full), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors herein shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of any Holder of any such Security to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Indenture, any such Security or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors or would otherwise operate as a discharge of the Subsidiary Guarantors as a matter of law or equity.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that its Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder of any such Security upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.

In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder of any such Security has at law or in equity against any of the Subsidiary Guarantors by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay any of the Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Holders of any such Security an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid amount of such Obligations then due and owing and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Obligations then due and owing (but only to the extent not prohibited by law).

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that, as between itself, on the one hand, and the Holders of any such Security, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in this Indenture for the purposes of its Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other

 

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prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby and (y) in the event of any such declaration of acceleration of such Obligations, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor for the purposes of this Guarantee.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under this Section 13.01.

Section 13.02. No Subrogation . Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by any Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, no Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Trustee or any Holder of any such Security against the Company or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any Holder of any such Security for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any of the Subsidiary Guarantors seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Trustee and the Holders of any such Security by the Company on account of the Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any of the Subsidiary Guarantors on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Subsidiary Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the Holders of any such Security, segregated from other funds of such Subsidiary Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Subsidiary Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by such Subsidiary Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Subsidiary Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be applied against the Obligations.

Section 13.03. Consideration . Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has received, or shall receive, direct or indirect benefits from the making of its Guarantee.

Section 13.04. Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantor Liability . Each Subsidiary Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Securities, each Holder of any such Security, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders of any such Security and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article Thirteen, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Subsidiary Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Subsidiary Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Subsidiary Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

Section 13.05. Execution and Delivery . To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01 hereof, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture, as the case may be) shall be executed on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor by one of its Officers, managers, its trustee, its managing member or its general partner, as the case may be.

Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 13.01 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on any such Security.

If an Officer, manager, trustee, managing member or general partner of a Subsidiary Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture, as the case may be) no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates any such Security, the Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.

 

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

Section 13.06. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors . A Subsidiary Guarantor will be automatically released from all its obligations under the Securities, this Indenture and its Guarantee, and its Guarantee will automatically terminate (1) [Reserved], (2) upon the exercise of the legal defeasance option or the covenant defeasance option pursuant to Section 6.01(b), or upon satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant Section 6.01(a) and (3) upon the consummation of any sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) or other transaction such that after giving effect to such sale, disposition or other transaction such Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company. Upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall evidence such release by a supplemental indenture or other instrument which may be executed by the Trustee without the consent of any Holder.

 

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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.

 

EXPEDIA, INC.,
as Issuer
By:   /s/ Mark D. Okerstrom
 

Name: Mark D. Okerstrom

Title:   Chief Financial Officer

EXPEDIA, INC. (a Washington corporation)
CLASSIC VACATIONS, LLC
EGENCIA LLC.
HOTELS.COM GP, LLC
HOTWIRE, INC.
INTERACTIVE AFFILIATE NETWORK, LLC
TRAVELSCAPE, LLC
WWTE, INC.,
as Subsidiary Guarantors
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
Title:  

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

EAN.COM, L.P.

HOTELS.COM, L.P.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

By:

  Hotels.com GP, LLC., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
Title:  

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

HRN 99 HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

 

Name: Robert J. Dzielak

Title: Manager

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

/s/ Teresa Petta

Title:   Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT 4.2

 

 

 

EXPEDIA, INC.,

as Issuer,

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,

as Subsidiary Guarantors, and

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

as Trustee

 

 

FIRST

SUPPLEMENTAL

INDENTURE

Dated as of August 18, 2014

to the Indenture

Dated as of August 18, 2014

 

 

$500,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount

of

4.500% Senior Notes due 2024

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE ONE   
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE   
SECTION 1.1  

Definitions

     1   
SECTION 1.2  

Other Definitions

     7   
SECTION 1.3  

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

     7   
ARTICLE TWO   
THE NOTES   
SECTION 2.1  

Creation of Series of Securities

     7   
SECTION 2.2  

Terms of the Notes

     7   
SECTION 2.3  

Issuance of Additional Notes

     7   
ARTICLE THREE   
REDEMPTION   
SECTION 3.1  

Optional Redemption

     8   
SECTION 3.2  

Selection of Notes to be Redeemed

     8   
SECTION 3.3  

Mandatory Redemption; Sinking Fund

     8   
ARTICLE FOUR   
CERTAIN COVENANTS   
SECTION 4.1  

Limitations on Liens

     8   
SECTION 4.2  

Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions

     10   
SECTION 4.3  

Change of Control Triggering Event

     11   
ARTICLE FIVE   
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER   
SECTION 5.1  

Without Consent of Holders of the Notes

     12   
SECTION 5.2  

With Consent of Holders of Notes

     13   
SECTION 5.3  

Compliance with Trust Indenture Act

     14   
SECTION 5.4  

Effect of Consents and Waivers

     14   
SECTION 5.5  

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

     15   
SECTION 5.6  

Trustee To Sign Amendments

     15   

 

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ARTICLE SIX   
GUARANTEES   
SECTION 6.1  

Guarantee

     15   
SECTION 6.2  

Future Subsidiary Guarantors

     15   
ARTICLE SEVEN   
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES   
SECTION 7.1  

Events of Default

     16   
SECTION 7.2  

Acceleration

     18   
SECTION 7.3  

Other Remedies

     18   
SECTION 7.4  

Waiver of Past Defaults

     18   
SECTION 7.5  

Control by Majority

     18   
SECTION 7.6  

Limitation on Suits

     19   
SECTION 7.7  

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

     19   
SECTION 7.8  

Collection Suit by Trustee

     19   
SECTION 7.9  

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     19   
SECTION 7.10  

Priorities

     20   
SECTION 7.11  

Undertaking for Costs

     20   
SECTION 7.12  

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     20   
ARTICLE EIGHT   
APPLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE   
AND CREATION OF THE INITIAL NOTES   
SECTION 8.1  

Application of This Supplemental Indenture

     21   
SECTION 8.2  

Effect of Supplemental Indenture

     21   
ARTICLE NINE   
MISCELLANEOUS   
SECTION 9.1  

The Supplemental Indenture

     22   
SECTION 9.2  

Counterparts

     23   
SECTION 9.3  

Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

     23   
SECTION 9.4  

Governing Law

     23   
SECTION 9.5  

No Representation

     23   

 

EXHIBIT A    FORM OF 4.500% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2024
SCHEDULE A    SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

 

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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of August 18, 2014, by and among Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors that are a party hereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

WHEREAS, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee entered into the Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014 (the “ Base Indenture ”, together with this Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”);

WHEREAS, Section 11.01 of the Base Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture for, among other things, the purpose of establishing the form and terms of the Securities (as defined in the Base Indenture) of any series as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 3.01 of the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, on the date hereof the Company desires to establish and issue a new series of Securities, to be designated as the Company’s 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024 pursuant to the Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, which Notes (as defined below) shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to enter into a supplemental indenture pursuant to Sections 2.01, 3.01 and 11.01 of the Base Indenture to establish the form and terms of the Notes and to add to or change the provisions of the Base Indenture as necessary and advisable to facilitate the issuance of the Notes, as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 3.01 of the Base Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto, for the benefit of each other and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of (i) the Initial Notes and (ii) Additional Notes (as defined herein), if any, issued from time to time (together with the Initial Notes, the “ Notes ”), hereby enter into this Supplemental Indenture, which amends, modifies, supplements and restates (as applicable) the Base Indenture with respect to (and only with respect to) the Notes, as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.1 Definitions .

Additional Notes ” means Notes issued under the Indenture after the Issue Date and in compliance with Section 2.3.

Attributable Debt ” means, with respect to any sale and lease-back transaction, at the time of determination, the lesser of (1) the sale price of the property so leased multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the remaining portion of the base term of the lease included in such transaction and the denominator of which is the base term of such lease, and (2) the total


obligation (discounted to present value at the implicit interest factor, determined in accordance with GAAP, included in the rental payments) of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes as well as maintenance, repairs, insurance, water rates and other items which do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining portion of the base term of the lease included in such transaction.

Board of Directors ” or “ Board ” means, with respect to any Person, the Board of Directors of such Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board or, in the case of a Person that is not a corporation, the group exercising the authority generally vested in a board of directors of a corporation.

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

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

(1) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company;

(2) individuals who on the Issue Date constituted the Board of Directors of the Company (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors of the Company or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved or ratified by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or ratified) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company then in office;

(3) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(4) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person other than (i) a transaction in which the survivor or transferee is a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holders or (ii) a transaction following which (A) in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and (B) in the case of a sale of assets transaction, each transferee becomes an obligor in respect of the Notes and either (i) each transferee becomes a Subsidiary of the transferor of such assets or (ii) holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the transferee.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Sub Entity”) of a holding company and (2) holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company; provided that, upon the consummation of any such transaction, “Change of Control” shall thereafter include any Change of Control of any direct or indirect parent of the Sub Entity.

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

Company ” means the Person named as the “Company” in the preamble to this Supplemental Indenture until a successor corporation shall have become such “Company” pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter, the “Company” shall mean such successor corporation.

Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes.

Comparable Treasury Price ” means (1) the arithmetic average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the redemption date after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker is given fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the arithmetic average of all Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.

Consolidated Net Assets ” means, as of the time of determination, the aggregate amount of the assets of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries after deducting all current liabilities other than (1) short-term borrowings, (2) current maturities of long-term debt and (3) current maturities of obligations under capital leases, as reflected on the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP at the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable.

Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2010, among the Company, Expedia, Inc. (a Washington corporation), Travelscape, LLC, TripAdvisor LLC, Hotwire, Inc., the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London Agent, as the same has been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof and may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and any successor credit agreement thereto (whether by renewal, replacement, refinancing or otherwise) that the Company in good faith designates to be its principal credit agreement (taking into account the maximum principal amount of the credit facility provided thereunder, the recourse nature of the agreement and such other factors as the Company deems reasonable in light of the circumstances), such designation (or the designation that at a given time there is no principal credit agreement) to be made by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

 

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

Fitch ” means Fitch Inc., a subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., and its successors.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time.

Global Notes ” means the Notes in global form and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that are in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

guarantee ” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided , however , that the term “guarantee” will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “guarantee,” when used as a verb, has a correlative meaning.

Guarantee ” means the guarantee by any Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company’s Obligations under the Indenture and the Notes.

Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the security register books.

incur ” means issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for.

Independent Investment Banker ” means J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, or their respective successors, as may be appointed from time to time by the Company.

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

Initial Notes ” means the first $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under the Indenture on the date hereof.

 

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Issue Date ” means August 18, 2014.

Liberty Successor ” means any Person spun or otherwise separated out of Liberty Interactive Corporation (or any Subsidiary thereof); provided no Person who is not a Permitted Holder is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such Person.

Lien ” means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge or other similar encumbrance.

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

Notes ” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Supplemental Indenture. The Notes issued under the Indenture include the Initial Notes and Additional Notes, if any, unless the context otherwise requires.

Permitted Holders ” means Barry Diller, Liberty Interactive Corporation, any Liberty Successor and their respective affiliates and any group (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) with respect to which any such Persons collectively exercise a majority of the voting power.” principal ” means the principal of the Note plus the premium, if any, payable on the Note which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time; provided , however , that for purposes of calculating any such premium, the term “principal” shall not include the premium with respect to which such calculation is being made.

Rating Agency ” means each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; provided , that if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available, the Company will appoint a replacement for such Rating Agency that is a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.

Ratings Event ” means ratings of the Notes are lowered by at least two of the three Rating Agencies and the Notes are rated below Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies in any case on any day during the period (the “ Trigger Period ”) commencing on the date 60 days prior to the first public announcement by the Company of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended for so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies).

Reference Treasury Dealer ” means (i) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, or their respective successors, and (ii) two other primary U.S. Government securities dealers in New York City selected by the Company.

Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in

 

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each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer by 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.

Remaining Scheduled Payments ” means, with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided , however , that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

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

Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof until the exercise of such option by such holder).

Subsidiary Guarantors ” means Classic Vacations, LLC, EAN.com, LP, Egencia LLC, Expedia, Inc. (a Washington corporation), Hotels.com GP, LLC, Hotels.com, L.P., Hotwire, Inc., HRN 99 Holdings, LLC, Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC, Travelscape, LLC, and WWTE, Inc. and any other Subsidiary of the Company that, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, Guarantees the Notes, in each case until such Guarantee is released pursuant to the provisions of Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture (as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture).

Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third Business Day immediately preceding that redemption date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue. In determining this rate, the Company will assume a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.

Trustee ” means the party named as such in the preamble to this Supplemental Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.

Voting Stock ” of a Person means all classes of equity securities of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

 

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SECTION 1.2 Other Definitions .

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

Base Indenture    Recitals
Change of Control Offer    4.3(b)
“covenant defeasance option”    8.2(v)

Event of Default

   7.1

Indenture

   Recitals

Notes

   Recitals

Supplemental Indenture

   Recitals

SECTION 1.3 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act . This Supplemental Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA which are incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Supplemental Indenture with respect to (and only with respect to) the Notes. Whenever this Supplemental Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Supplemental Indenture.

ARTICLE TWO

THE NOTES

SECTION 2.1 Creation of Series of Securities . Pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture, there is hereby created a new series of Securities designated as the “4.500% Senior Notes due 2024” in an unlimited aggregate principal amount. On the Issue Date, the Company will issue $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.

SECTION 2.2 Terms of the Notes . Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Base Indenture, the Notes shall be substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. The terms and provisions contained in the form of the Notes annexed hereto as Exhibit A shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Supplemental Indenture. The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes under the Indenture pursuant to Section 2.3. The Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date will be represented by one or more Global Notes in the name of Cede & Co., as a nominee of the Depositary, The Depository Trust Company. The Notes shall be in initial denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

SECTION 2.3 Issuance of Additional Notes . After the date hereof, the Company shall, subject to compliance with the terms of the Indenture, be entitled to issue Additional Notes under the Indenture, which Notes shall have identical terms as the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price and amount of interest payable on the first payment date applicable thereto.

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

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

(b) the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Notes; provided , however , that no Additional Notes may be issued with the same CUSIP number as the Notes issued on the date hereof if such Additional Notes were issued at a price that would cause such Additional Notes to not be fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes with any other Notes issued under the Indenture.

 

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The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class; and neither the Initial Notes nor any Additional Notes shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall together be deemed to constitute a single class or series for all purposes under the Indenture.

ARTICLE THREE

REDEMPTION

SECTION 3.1 Optional Redemption . (a) Prior to May 15, 2024 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the Notes shall be redeemable, in whole or in part, from time to time, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 35 basis points, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date.

(b) On or after May 15, 2024 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the Notes shall be redeemable, in whole or in part, from time to time, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date.

SECTION 3.2 Selection of Notes to be Redeemed . If fewer than all the Notes then outstanding are to be redeemed, the particular Notes to be redeemed shall be selected from the Outstanding Notes, by such method that complies with applicable depositary procedures, if any. The Notes shall be selected from outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption. Notes and portions thereof shall be in amounts of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Provisions of the Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.

SECTION 3.3 Mandatory Redemption; Sinking Fund . The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

ARTICLE FOUR

CERTAIN COVENANTS

SECTION 4.1 Limitations on Liens . (a) So long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or indirectly, incur, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness secured by a Lien upon any property or assets

 

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(including Capital Stock) of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or upon any shares of stock or Indebtedness of any of its Subsidiaries (whether such property, assets, shares of stock or Indebtedness are now existing or owned or hereafter created or acquired) without in any such case effectively providing, concurrently with or prior to the incurrence of any such secured Indebtedness, or the grant of a Lien with respect to any such Indebtedness to be so secured, that the Notes or, in respect of Liens on the property or assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of or guarantee by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries ranking equally in right of payment with the Notes or the Guarantee) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or, at the Company’s option, prior to) such Indebtedness to be so secured; provided , however , that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

(1) Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary;

(2) Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (which may include property previously leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and leasehold interests on such property; provided that the lease terminates prior to or upon the acquisition) or Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price thereof, or Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness to secure any Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 18 months after, the latest of the acquisition thereof, or, in the case of property, the completion of construction, the completion of improvements or the commencement of substantial commercial operation of such property for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof, such construction or the making of such improvements;

(3) Liens securing Indebtedness of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or of the Company owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(4) Liens existing on the Issue Date;

(5) Liens on property or assets of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of a Person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of such merger, consolidation, or sale, lease or other disposition or other transaction;

(6) Liens created in connection with a project financed with, and created to secure, a Nonrecourse Obligation;

 

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(7) Liens securing the Notes or the Guarantees; or

(8) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) to (7), inclusive, without increase of the principal of the Indebtedness secured thereby; provided , however , that any Liens permitted by any of the foregoing clauses (1) to (7), inclusive, shall not extend to or cover any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, other than the property specified in such clauses and improvements thereto.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 4.1(a), the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to incur Indebtedness secured by Liens which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions without equally and ratably securing the Notes, or in respect of Liens on any Subsidiary Guarantor’s property or assets, the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness so secured by Liens (not including Liens permitted under clauses (1) through (8) above), together with all Attributable Debt outstanding pursuant to Section 4.2(b) does not at the time exceed 10% of the Consolidated Net Assets of the Company.

SECTION 4.2 Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions . (a) The Company shall not directly or indirectly, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly to, enter into any sale and lease-back transaction for the sale and leasing back of any property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, unless:

(1) such transaction was entered into prior to the Issue Date;

(2) such transaction was for the sale and leasing back to the Company of any property by one of the Company’s Subsidiaries;

(3) such transaction involves a lease for not more than three years (or which may be terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary within a period of not more than three years);

(4) the Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a Lien with respect to such sale and lease-back transaction without equally and ratably securing the Notes or Guarantees pursuant to clauses (1) through (8) of Section 4.1(a); or

(5) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company applies an amount equal to the net proceeds from the sale of such property to the purchase of other property or assets used or useful in the business of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or to the retirement of long-term Indebtedness within 270 days before or after the effective date of any such sale and lease-back transaction; provided that, in lieu of applying such amount to the retirement of long-term indebtedness, the Company may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation, such Notes to be credited at the cost thereof to the Company.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 4.2(a), the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to enter into any sale and lease-back transaction which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions, if after giving effect thereto the aggregate amount of all Attributable Debt outstanding with respect to such transactions, together with all Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 4.1(b), does not at the time exceed 10% of the Consolidated Net Assets of the Company.

SECTION 4.3 Change of Control Triggering Event . (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has mailed or electronically delivered a notice of redemption pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Notes with respect to all outstanding Notes and redeems all Notes validly tendered pursuant to such notice of redemption, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of that Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of the purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), in accordance with the terms set forth in this Section 4.3.

(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has previously or concurrently mailed or electronically delivered a redemption notice with respect to all outstanding Notes pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Notes, the Company shall mail by first-class mail or electronically deliver a notice to each Holder with a copy to the Trustee (the “ Change of Control Offer ”) stating:

(6) that a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date);

(7) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control Triggering Event;

(8) the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed or electronically delivered;

(9) if the notice is mailed or electronically delivered prior to a Change of Control, that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control occurring; and

(10) the instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 4.3, that the Holder must follow in order to have that Holder’s Notes purchased.

(c) Holders electing to have a Note purchased will be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the purchase date. Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election not later than one Business Day prior to the purchase date.

 

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(d) On the purchase date, all Notes purchased by the Company under this Section 4.3 shall be delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall pay the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Holders entitled thereto.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.3, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.3 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

(f) A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and may be conditional upon the occurrence of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of the making of the Change of Control Offer.

(g) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to this Section 4.3. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section 4.3, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.3 by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

ARTICLE FIVE

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

SECTION 5.1 Without Consent of Holders of the Notes . Notwithstanding Section 5.2, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend, with respect to the Notes, the Indenture or the Notes without notice to or consent of any Holder:

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

(2) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and the assumption by any such Person of the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Article Ten of the Base Indenture;

(3) to add any additional Events of Default;

(4) to add to the covenants of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of all the Notes or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;

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(6) to evidence the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Guarantee of the Notes in accordance with Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture (as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture);

(7) to add collateral security with respect to the Notes or any Guarantee;

(8) to add or appoint a successor or separate Trustee or other agent;

(9) to provide for the issuance of any Additional Notes;

(10) to comply with any requirements in connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(11) to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depository;

(12) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; provided , however , that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are as described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code;

(13) to conform the text of the Indenture, the Notes or any Guarantees to any provision of the Description of Notes set forth in the prospectus supplement dated August 13, 2014 relating to the sale of the Notes, to the extent that such provision in the Description of Notes was intended to set forth, verbatim or in substance, a provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees; and

(14) to change any other provision if the change does not adversely affect the interests of any Holder.

After an amendment under this Section 5.1 becomes effective, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 5.1.

SECTION 5.2 With Consent of Holders of Notes . The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Notes without notice to any Holder but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for Notes) as each relates to the Notes. However, without the consent of each Holder affected thereby, an amendment may not:

(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or installment of interest on, any Note;

(2) reduce the principal amount of, or the rate of interest on, any Notes;

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understood that the definitions used in Section 4.3 may be amended or modified at any time prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control with the consent of Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding);

(4) change the coin or currency in which the principal of or interest on any Note is payable;

(5) release the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor except as provided under Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture (as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture), or make any changes to such Guarantee in a manner adverse to the Holders;

(6) impair the right of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity of any Note;

(7) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required in order to take certain actions;

(8) reduce the requirements for quorum or voting by Holders in the Indenture or the Notes;

(9) modify any of the provisions of the Indenture regarding the waiver of past defaults and the waiver of certain covenants by Holders except to increase any percentage vote required or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of each Holder affected thereby; or

(10) modify any of the above provisions of this Section 5.2.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 5.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment under this Section 5.2 becomes effective, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 5.2.

SECTION 5.3 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act . Every amendment to the Indenture or the Notes shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

SECTION 5.4 Effect of Consents and Waivers . A consent to an amendment, supplement or a waiver by a Holder of a Note shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective with respect to the Notes, it shall bind every Holder.

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required or permitted to be taken pursuant to the Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.

SECTION 5.5 Notation on or Exchange of Notes . If an amendment changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Company shall provide in writing to the Trustee an appropriate notation to be placed on the Note regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determine, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Note shall not affect the validity of such amendment.

SECTION 5.6 Trustee To Sign Amendments . The Trustee shall sign any amendment authorized pursuant to this Article Five if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing such amendment the Trustee shall receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and receive, and (subject to Sections 8.01 and 8.03 of the Base Indenture) shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon an Officers’ Certificate of the Company and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment complies with the provisions of this Article Five, the amendment is authorized or permitted by the indenture and that such supplemental indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company in accordance with its terms subject to customary exceptions.

ARTICLE SIX

GUARANTEES

SECTION 6.1 Guarantee . In accordance with Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture (as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture), the Notes will be fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed on a senior basis, jointly and severally, by the Subsidiary Guarantors.

SECTION 6.2 Future Subsidiary Guarantors . After the Issue Date, the Company shall cause any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and that becomes a guarantor or a borrower under the Credit Agreement to execute and deliver to the Trustee within 60 days of becoming a guarantor or borrower under the Credit Agreement, a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor and shall provide a Guarantee of the Obligations with respect to the Notes.

 

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ARTICLE SEVEN

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

SECTION 7.1 Events of Default . An “ Event of Default ” occurs with respect to the Notes if:

(1) a default in any payment of interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days;

(2) a default in the payment of the principal or premium, if any, of any Note when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or otherwise;

(3) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to comply with any of its agreements in the Notes or the Indenture (other than those referred to in (1) or (2) above) and such failure continues for 90 days after the notice specified below;

(4) a failure to make any payment at maturity, including any applicable grace period, in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in an amount in excess of $35,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or composite currency and such failure shall have continued for 30 days after the notice specified below; provided , however , that if any such failure shall cease, or be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been cured;

(5) a default with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), which default results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness in an amount in excess of $35,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or composite currency without such Indebtedness having been discharged or such acceleration having been cured, waived, rescinded or annulled for a period of 30 days after written notice specified below; provided , however , that if any such default or acceleration shall be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been cured;

(6) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences a voluntary case;

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

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

 

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

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

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

(A) is for relief against the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in an involuntary case;

(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; or

(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

(or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws) and the order, decree or relief remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or

(8) the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect during its term or such Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms in writing its obligations under the terms of the Indenture or its Guarantee, in each case, other than any such cessation, denial or disaffirmation in connection with the termination of such Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture (as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture).

The foregoing will constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is 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.

If any failure, default or acceleration referred to in clauses (4) or (5) of this Section 7.1 shall cease or be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been thereupon cured.

A Default with respect to Notes under clauses (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 7.1 is not an Event of Default until the Trustee (by notice to the Company) or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (by notice to the Company and the Trustee) gives notice of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified in said clause (3), (4) or (5) after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time would become an Event of Default of this Section 7.1, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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SECTION 7.2 Acceleration . If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 7.1(6) or 7.1(7) with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders, shall, declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.1(6) or 7.1(7) with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest that has become due solely because of such acceleration. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

SECTION 7.3 Other Remedies . If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to it under the Indenture to collect the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or the Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative.

SECTION 7.4 Waiver of Past Defaults . The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of the Notes, waive any past or existing Default and its consequences except (1) a Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on a Note or (2) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 5.2 cannot be amended without the consent of each Holder affected. When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured, and any Default or Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of the Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right.

SECTION 7.5 Control by Majority . Upon provision of security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee with respect to the Notes or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee, which may conclusively rely on opinions of counsel, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided , however , that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction.

 

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SECTION 7.6 Limitation on Suits . A Holder of Notes may not pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes unless:

(11) An Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Holder gives to the Trustee prior written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing;

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

(13) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any costs, liabilities or expenses in compliance with such request;

(14) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(15) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request during such 60-day period.

A Holder may not use the Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder (it being understood that the Trustee shall not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders).

SECTION 7.7 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Notes, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

SECTION 7.8 Collection Suit by Trustee . If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.1(1) or 7.2(2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount then due and owing (together with interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided for in Section 8.07 of the Base Indenture.

SECTION 7.9 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or any other obligor upon the Notes, or any of their creditors or the property of the Company or such other obligor or their creditors and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee and, in the event

 

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that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07 of the Base Indenture.

SECTION 7.10 Priorities . Any money or other property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article Seven, or any money or other property otherwise distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture, shall be applied in the following order:

FIRST: to the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) for amounts due under Section 8.07 of the Base Indenture;

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

THIRD: to the Company.

The Trustee may, upon prior written notice to the Company, fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 7.10. At least 15 days before such record date, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to each Holder and the Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.

SECTION 7.11 Undertaking for Costs . In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under the Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 7.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 7.7 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

SECTION 7.12 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws . The Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of the Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

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ARTICLE EIGHT

APPLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

AND CREATION OF THE INITIAL NOTES

SECTION 8.1 Application of This Supplemental Indenture . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture, including as provided in Section 8.2 below, are expressly and solely for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders. The Initial Notes constitute a series of Securities as provided in Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture. Unless otherwise expressly specified, references in this Supplemental Indenture to specific Article numbers or Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections contained in this Supplemental Indenture, and not the Base Indenture or any other document.

SECTION 8.2 Effect of Supplemental Indenture . With respect to the Notes only, the Base Indenture shall be supplemented pursuant to Section 11.01(c) thereof to establish the form and terms of the Notes as set forth in this Supplemental Indenture, including, without limitation, as follows:

(16) Definitions . The definition of each term set forth in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture is, with respect to the Notes, deleted and replaced in its entirety by the definition ascribed to such term in Article One of this Supplemental Indenture to the extent any such term is defined in both the Base Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture.

(17) Provisions of General Application; Security Forms and Transfer and Exchange . The provisions of Article Two and Article Three of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes, hereby supplemented by and shall be in addition to the provisions of Article Two of this Supplemental Indenture.

(18) Redemption . The provisions of Article Four of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes, hereby supplemented by and shall be in addition to the provisions of Article Three of this Supplemental Indenture; provided that, Section 4.03 of the Base Indenture is , with respect the Notes, deleted and replaced in its entirety by Section 3.2 of this Supplemental Indenture.

(19) Covenants . The provisions of Article Twelve of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes, hereby supplemented by and shall be in addition to the provisions of Article Four of this Supplemental Indenture. In addition, Section 12.04 of the Base Indenture is, with respect to the Notes, deleted and replaced by the following: “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 signed by its principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer, which Officers’ Certificate shall comply with the provisions of Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, stating whether or not to the knowledge of the signers thereof any 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

 

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provided hereunder) occurred during the previous fiscal year, specifying all such Defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.”

(20) Defeasance . Section 6.01(b)(ii) of the Base Indenture is, with respect to the Notes, deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following: “the operation of Sections 7.01(d), 7.01(e), 7.01(f) and 7.01(i) of the Base Indenture and Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 of this Supplemental Indenture (“ covenant defeasance option ”)”.

(21) Amendment, Supplement and Waiver . The provisions of Article Eleven (other than Section 11.05) of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes, deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article Five of this Supplemental Indenture.

(22) Guarantees . The provisions of Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes, hereby supplemented by and shall be in addition to the provisions of Article Six of this Supplemental Indenture. In addition, Section 13.06(1) of the Base Indenture is, with respect to the Notes, deleted and replaced by the following: “upon the termination for any reason of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor as a guarantor or borrower under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, upon agreement of the requisite lenders under the Credit Agreement or upon the termination of the Credit Agreement or upon the replacement thereof with a credit facility not providing for such Subsidiary Guarantor to be a guarantor or a borrower thereunder)”.

(23) Default and Remedies . The provisions of Article Seven of the Base Indenture are, with respect to the Notes, deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article Seven of this Supplemental Indenture.

To the extent that the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture (including those referred to in clauses (i) through (viii) above) conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall govern and be controlling, with respect to the Notes. Except as set forth in this Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of the Base Indenture shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the Notes.

ARTICLE NINE

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 9.1 The Supplemental Indenture . The Base Indenture, as amended and modified by this Supplemental Indenture, hereby is in all respects ratified, confirmed and approved. This Supplemental Indenture shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Base Indenture.

 

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SECTION 9.2 Counterparts . This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 9.3 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 9.4 Governing Law . This Supplemental Indenture and the Notes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

SECTION 9.5 No Representation. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

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

 

EXPEDIA, INC.,
as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Mark D. Okerstrom

  Name: Mark D. Okerstrom
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
EXPEDIA, INC. (a Washington corporation)
CLASSIC VACATIONS, LLC
EGENCIA LLC
HOTELS.COM GP, LLC
HOTWIRE, INC.
INTERACTIVE AFFILIATE NETWORK, LLC
TRAVELSCAPE, LLC

WWTE, INC.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzeilak

  Name: Robert J. Dzielak
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
EAN.COM, LP

HOTELS.COM, L.P.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

By:   Hotels.com GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzeilak

  Name: Robert J. Dzielak
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

[ Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture ]


HRN 99 HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzeilak

  Name: Robert J. Dzielak
  Title: Manager

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

as Trustee

By:  

/s/ Teresa Petta

  Name: Teresa Petta
  Title: Vice President

[ Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture ]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF 4.500% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2024

(Face of Note)

4.500% Senior Notes due 2024

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

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.] 1

 

 

1   These paragraphs should be included only if the Note is a Global Note.


EXPEDIA, INC.

4.500% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2024

 

No. ____    CUSIP:
   ISIN:

Expedia, Inc. promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of             Dollars ($     ) on August 15, 2024 [as such amount may be increased or decreased as indicated on the attached Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note] 2 .

Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15.

Record Dates: February 1 and August 1.

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

 

 

2   Add for Global Note.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

Dated: __________________      
    EXPEDIA, INC.
    By:  

 

      Name:
      Title:


TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein

referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

Dated:                                              

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST

COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee

 

By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory


(Reverse of Note)

4.500% Senior Notes due 2024

EXPEDIA, INC.

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. Interest . Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate of 4.500% per annum. The Company shall pay interest semiannually on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each such date, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing on                     . Interest on the Notes shall accrue from                     , or from the most recent Interest Payment Date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

2. Method of Payment . By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is due and payable, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, and/or interest. The Company shall pay interest (except Defaulted Interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the February 1 or August 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if Notes are cancelled, repurchased or redeemed after the record date and on or before the Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of Notes represented by a Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by the transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by The Depository Trust Company. The Company may make all payments in respect of a certificated Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof or by wire transfer to an account located in the United States maintained by the payee.

If any interest or other payment date of a Note falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest will be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date that the payment was due, and no interest shall accrue on that payment for the period from and after that interest or other payment date, as the case may be, to the date of that payment on the next succeeding Business Day.

3. Paying Agent and Registrar . The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, shall initially act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its domestically organized wholly owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent.


4. Indenture . The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ” and the Base Indenture, as so supplemented and amended, the “ Indenture ”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made a part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of those terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. This Note is one of the Initial Notes referred to in the Indenture. The Notes include the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Notes issued in accordance with Section 2.3 of the First Supplemental Indenture. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to create Liens, enter into sale and lease-back transactions and enter into mergers and consolidations.

5. Optional Redemption . Prior to May 15, 2024 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the Notes shall be redeemable, in whole or in part, from time to time, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 35 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date.

On or after May 15, 2024 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the Notes shall be redeemable, in whole or in part, from time to time, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date.

Except as set forth above, the Notes shall not be redeemable at the election of the Company prior to maturity.

The Notes shall not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

6. Notice of Redemption . Notice of redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at his registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 principal amount may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. Notes of $2,000 or less may be redeemed in whole and not in part. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with the Paying Agent on or before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption date (or, if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the Paying Agent, such money is segregated and held in trust) and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after the redemption date interest shall cease to accrue on such Notes (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.

 

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7. Put Provisions . Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, subject to limited exceptions, any Holder of Notes will have the right to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Notes of such Holder at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.

8. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange . The Notes are in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register, transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Notes selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Note to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Note not to be redeemed) for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing or electronic delivery of a notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed and ending on the date of such mailing or electronic delivery.

9. Persons Deemed Owners . The registered holder of this Note shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

10. Unclaimed Money . If money for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed for two years after the date of payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at its request. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.

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

12. Guarantees. The Company’s obligation to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Notes is unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis, jointly and severally, by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture (as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture).

13. Amendment, Waiver . Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Notes may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes and (ii) any default or noncompliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for Notes). However, the Indenture requires the consent of each Holder that would be affected for certain specified amendments or modifications of the Indenture and the Notes. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend

 

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the Indenture or the Notes to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, or to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and the assumption by any such Person of the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Article Ten of the Base Indenture (as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture), or to add any additional Events of Default, or to add to the covenants of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company, or to add one or more guarantees for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, or to evidence the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Guarantee in accordance with the Indenture, or to add collateral security with respect to the Notes or any Guarantee, or to add or appoint a successor or separate trustee or other agent, or to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes, or to comply with any requirements in connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, or to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depository, or to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, or to conform the text of the Indenture, the Notes or any Guarantees to any provision of the Description of Notes set forth in the prospectus supplement dated August 13, 2014 relating to the sale of the Notes, to the extent that such provision in the Description of Notes was intended to set forth, verbatim or in substance, a provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees, or to change any other provision if the change does not adversely affect the interests of any Holder.

14. Defaults and Remedies . Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default for 30 days in payment of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment of principal, or premium, if any, on the Notes at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or otherwise; (iii) failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with any covenant or agreement in the Indenture or the Notes, subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) failure to make any payment at maturity, including any applicable grace period, in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) with an aggregate principal amount then outstanding in excess of $35,000,000, subject to certain conditions; (v) default in respect of other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in an amount in excess of $35,000,000, which results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness, subject to certain conditions; (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency involving the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; and (vii) the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect during its term or any Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms in writing its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, other than in connection with the termination of such Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency involving the Company are Events of Default which will result in the Notes being due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.

Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless it receives indemnity or security satisfactory to it. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it in good faith determines that withholding notice is not opposed to their interest.

 

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15. Trustee Dealings with the Company . Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company and may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

16. No Recourse Against Others . A director, officer, employee or stockholder (other than the Company), as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

17. Authentication . This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent acting on its behalf) manually or by facsimile signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

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

19. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers . The Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers and/or other similar numbers to be printed on the Notes and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP and ISIN numbers and/or other similar numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

20. Governing Law . This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to

 

 

     
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)   

 

     

 

     

 

     
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)   

and irrevocably appoint                                         to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                                         

 

Your Signature:  

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature guarantee:                                         

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guarantee medallion program)


OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.3 of the First Supplemental Indenture (Change of Control Triggering Event), check the box below:

[            ]

If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.3 of the First Supplemental Indenture (Change of Control Triggering Event), state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$                                          

 

Date:                                            Your Signature:  

 

  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the Note)
  Tax Identification Number:                                         
Signature guarantee:                                             

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guarantee medallion program)


SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for other 4.500% Senior Notes have been made:

 

Date of

Exchange

   Amount of
Decrease in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
   Amount of
Increase in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
   Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
Following Such
Decrease (or
Increase)
   Signature of
Authorized
Officer of
Trustee or Note
Custodian

EXHIBIT 5.1

[LETTERHEAD OF WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ]

August 18, 2014

Expedia, Inc.

333 108th Avenue N.E.

Bellevue, WA 98004

Re: Expedia, Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the registration, pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-197974) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 8, 2014 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the prospectus supplement, dated August 13, 2014 and filed with the Commission on August 14, 2014, of the offer, issuance and sale by the Company of an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 of the Company’s 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) and the related guarantees (the “Guarantees”) by the guarantors set forth in Schedule A hereto (the “Guarantors”). The Notes and Guarantees were issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of the date hereof (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) (the “Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), and the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture have been filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on the date hereof (the “Current Report”). The Notes were sold by the Company pursuant to an underwriting agreement among the Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters named therein (the “Agreement”), which has been filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report.

We have examined originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this letter. The Notes and the Indenture are referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents.” We have also conducted such investigations of fact and law as we have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this letter. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies and the legal capacity of all individuals executing such documents. As to any facts material to this letter that we did not independently establish or verify, we have, with your consent, relied upon the statements, certificates and representations of officers and other representatives of parties to the Transaction Documents and of the Company and the Guarantors. We have also assumed the valid authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by each party thereto (except with respect to HRN 99 Holdings, LLC) , and we have assumed that each party thereto (except with respect to HRN 99 Holdings, LLC) (in the case of parties which are not natural persons) has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization,


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that each party thereto has the legal capacity, power and authority to perform its obligations thereunder and that the Indenture constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. We have also assumed that, except with respect to the Relevant Laws (as defined below), the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Company and the Guarantors of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate or otherwise) (except with respect to HRN 99 Holdings, LLC) and do not contravene its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement, bylaws or other organizational documents; except with respect to Relevant Laws, violate any law, rule, order or regulation applicable to it; or result in any conflict with, or breach of any agreement or document binding on it. In addition, enforceability may be subject to public policy considerations. Furthermore, the manner in which any particular issue relating to the opinions set forth below would be treated in any actual court case would depend in part on facts and circumstances particular to the case and would also depend on how the court involved chose to exercise the wide discretionary authority generally available to it.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York, and we have not considered, and we express no opinion as to, the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York that a New York lawyer exercising customary professional diligence would reasonably be expected to recognize as being applicable to the Company, the Guarantors, the Transaction Documents or the transactions governed by the Transaction Documents and the federal securities laws of the United States of America, in each case as in effect on the date hereof (the “Relevant Laws”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing definition of Relevant Laws, the term “Relevant Law” does not include any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Company, the Guarantors, the Transaction Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Transaction Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate.

Insofar as the opinions expressed herein relate to or are dependent upon matters governed by (i) the laws of the State of Nevada, we have relied upon the letter dated the date hereof of Holland & Hart, LLP, special counsel to the Guarantors incorporated or organized in the State of Nevada; (iii) the laws of the State of Texas, we have relied upon the letter dated the date hereof of Jones Day, special counsel to the Guarantors incorporated or organized in the State of Texas; (iv) the laws of the State of Delaware, we have relied upon the letter dated the date hereof of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, special counsel to the Company and the Guarantors incorporated or organized in the State of Delaware and (v) the laws of the State of Washington, we have relied upon the letter dated the date hereof of Perkins Coie LLP, special counsel to the Guarantor incorporated in the State of Washington, in each case of clauses (i) through (iv), which are filed as exhibits to the Current Report.

We express no opinion with respect to the enforceability of (i) consents to, or restrictions upon, judicial relief or jurisdiction or venue; (ii) waivers of rights or defenses with respect to stay, extension or usury laws; (iii) advance waivers of claims, defenses, rights granted by law, or notice, opportunity for hearing, evidentiary requirements, statutes of limitation, trial by jury or at law, or other procedural rights; (iv) broadly or vaguely stated waivers of rights; (v) provisions authorizing or validating conclusive or discretionary determinations; (vi) restrictions

 

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upon non-written modifications and waivers; (vii) severability clauses; and (viii) provisions for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, forfeitures, make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications set forth in this letter, it is our opinion that,

(a) the Notes constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and

(b) the Guarantees constitute valid and legally binding obligations of each Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

We hereby consent to the filing of a copy of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement under the caption “Legal Matters.” 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 and the rules and regulations thereunder. This letter speaks as of its date, and we undertake no (and hereby disclaim any) obligation to update this letter.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

 

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Schedule A

Expedia, Inc. (Washington)

Classic Vacations, LLC (Nevada)

EAN.com, LP (Delaware)

Egencia LLC (Nevada)

Hotels.com, L.P. (Texas)

Hotels.com GP, LLC (Texas)

Hotwire, Inc. (Delaware)

HRN 99 Holdings, LLC (New York)

Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC (Delaware)

Travelscape, LLC (Nevada)

WWTE, Inc. (Nevada)

 

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EXHIBIT 5.2

 

LOGO

August 18, 2014

Expedia, Inc.

333 108th Avenue N.E.

Bellevue, Washington 98004

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as special Nevada counsel for Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ Travelscape ”), WWTE, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ WWTE ”), Egencia LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ Egencia ”), and Classic Vacations, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ Classic Vacations ”, and together with Travelscape, WWTE and Egencia, the “ Nevada Parties ”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “ Registration Statement ”) filed by Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Expedia ”), relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), of the issuance and sale of $500,000,000 principal amount of Expedia’s 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024, pursuant to which the Nevada Parties have executed, each as a subsidiary guarantor of Expedia’s obligations with respect to the foregoing Notes, an Indenture to be dated as of August 18, 2014, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of August 18, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”).

We have reviewed and are familiar with: (a) the Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Organization, Bylaws, Operating Agreements and other organizational documents of the Nevada Parties (as the same may have been amended or amended and restated), in each case certified to us by an officer or member of the Nevada Parties as being the true and correct copies of same, (b) Resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors or Managing Members of the Nevada Parties, executed by authorized signatories of the Nevada Parties and certified to us by an officer or member of the Nevada Parties as being true and correct and having not been modified or rescinded since such date, (c) a certificate of an officer or member of the Nevada Parties representing certain factual matters in connection with the approval, execution and delivery of the Indenture, which representations we have assumed the validity of and relied on, (d) Secretary’s Certificates for the Nevada Parties, which we have assumed the validity of and relied on, and (e) such other matters as we have deemed necessary for this opinion.

In making our examination, we have assumed that all signatures on documents examined by us are genuine, the conformity with the original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies, the legal capacity of all natural persons, and the accuracy and completeness of all other information provided to us by Expedia and the Nevada Parties, as applicable, during the course of our investigations, on which we have relied in issuing the opinions expressed below. In addition, we have assumed that the persons identified to us as officers and directors or members of the Nevada Parties as of particular dates were actually serving in such capacities on such dates.

 

Holland & Hart LLP    Attorneys at Law

Phone (775) 327-3000   Fax (775) 786-6179   www.hollandhart.com

5441 Kietzke Lane  Second Floor  Reno, Nevada 89511

Aspen Billings Boise Boulder Carson City Cheyenne Colorado Springs Denver Denver Tech Center Jackson Hole Las Vegas Reno Salt Lake City Santa Fe Washington, D.C


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Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that (i) each of the Nevada Parties is validly existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, (ii) each of the Nevada Parties has the corporate or limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder, and (iii) the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Nevada Parties of the Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action on behalf of the Nevada Parties. This opinion is limited to matters governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, and to the extent that any of the foregoing matters are deemed to be governed by the laws of any other state, we render no opinion with respect thereto.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus included therein. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Sincerely,
/s/ Holland & Hart LLP

Exhibit 5.3

August 18, 2014

Expedia, Inc.

333 108 th Avenue N.E.

Bellevue, WA 98004

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 and Related Note Offering (as defined below)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Texas counsel for Hotels.com, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (the “ Texas L.P. ”), and Hotels.com GP, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “ Texas LLC ”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-197974) (the “ Registration Statement ”) and the proposed issuance (the “ Note Offering ”) relating thereto of up to $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.50% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”) of Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the related Subsidiary Guarantees (as defined below) of the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined below) listed in the Registration Statement, pursuant to the Indenture referred to below. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “ Indenture ”), by and among the Company, Texas L.P., Texas LLC (together with Texas L.P., the “ Covered Guarantors ” and each, a “ Covered Guarantor ”), the other Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto (collectively with the Covered Guarantors, the “ Subsidiary Guarantors ”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Notes will be guaranteed (each, a “ Subsidiary Guarantee ”) on a joint and several basis by the Subsidiary Guarantors.

In connection with the opinions expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of such opinions.

Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Texas L.P. is a limited partnership existing and in good standing under the laws of the States of Texas, and the Texas LLC is a limited liability company existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas.

2. The execution and delivery of the Indenture by each Covered Guarantor has been authorized by all necessary limited partnership action or limited liability company action, as applicable, of such Covered Guarantor.


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3. The Subsidiary Guarantee of the Notes by each Covered Guarantor has been authorized by all necessary limited partnership action or limited liability company action, as applicable, of such Covered Guarantor.

The opinions set forth above are subject to the following limitations, qualifications and assumptions:

The opinions expressed herein with respect to the existence and/or good standing of the Covered Guarantors are based solely on certificates of public officials as to factual matters and legal conclusions set forth therein.

For purposes of the opinions expressed herein, we have assumed that each party to the Indenture, other than the Covered Guarantors, has authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture and that the Indenture is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of each such party.

The opinions expressed herein are limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or other similar laws, and related regulations and judicial doctrines from time to time in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and (ii) general equitable principles and public policy considerations, whether such principles and considerations are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.

As to facts material to the opinions and assumptions expressed herein, we have relied upon written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Covered Guarantors. The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of Texas as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of or the laws of any other jurisdiction on the opinions expressed herein.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.3 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to Jones Day under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting a part of such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Jones Day

EXHIBIT 5.4

[Letterhead of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP]

August 18, 2014

Expedia, Inc.

13810 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 400

Bellevue, WA 98005

 

  Re: The Transaction Documents (as defined below)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Delaware counsel to the Delaware Corporations (as identified and defined in Annex A hereto), the Delaware LLC (as identified and defined in Annex B hereto) and the Delaware LP (as identified and defined in Annex C hereto) (the Delaware Corporations, the Delaware LLC and the Delaware LP are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Delaware Companies” and each is individually referred to as a “Delaware Company”), in connection with certain matters of Delaware law relating to:

 

  I. the Underwriting Agreement dated August 13, 2014 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Delaware Companies, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several Underwriters (as defined therein);

 

  II. the Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014 by and among Expedia (as identified and defined in Annex A hereto), as issuer, the other Delaware Companies, as guarantors, the other guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Base Indenture”);

 

  III. the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014 by and among Expedia, as issuer, the other Delaware Companies, as guarantors, the other guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”); and


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  IV. the Global Note dated August 18, 2014 issued by Expedia in favor of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, represented by Certificate No. 001 in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 (the “Senior Note” and together with the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, the “Transaction Documents” and each, individually, a “Transaction Document”).

In rendering this opinion, we have examined and relied on copies of the following documents in the form provided to us:

 

  A. the Underwriting Agreement;

 

  B. the Indenture;

 

  C. the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by Expedia on August 8, 2014 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

 

  D. the Senior Note;

 

  E. the Governing Documents (as identified and defined in Annex D hereto);

 

  F. the Authorizing Resolutions (as identified and defined in Annex E hereto);

 

  G. one or more certificates of an officer of each of the Delaware Companies dated on or about the date hereof; and

 

  H. certifications of good standing of each of the Delaware Companies obtained as of a recent date from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “State Office”).

In such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies or drafts of documents to be executed and the legal capacity of natural persons to complete the execution of documents. We have further assumed for purposes of this opinion:

 

  i. except to the extent addressed by our opinions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 below, the due incorporation, formation or organization, valid existence and good standing of each entity that is a signatory to any of the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction of its respective incorporation, formation or organization;


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  ii. except to the extent addressed by our opinions in paragraphs 8, 9, 10 and 11 below, the due authorization, authentication, adoption, approval, certification, acknowledgement, execution, filing, indexing and delivery, as applicable, of each of the above-referenced documents by each of the signatories thereto;

 

  iii. that payment for consideration has been made for limited liability company interests in the Delaware LLC by all members of the Delaware LLC as provided in the Governing Documents of the Delaware LLC, and all of the other terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Governing Documents of the Delaware LLC have been satisfied or complied with in connection with the admission of members to the Delaware LLC and the issuance of limited liability company interests in the Delaware LLC;

 

  iv. that payment for consideration has been made for partnership interests in the Delaware LP by all partners of the Delaware LP as provided in the Governing Documents of the Delaware LP, and all of the other terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Governing Documents of the Delaware LP have been satisfied or complied with in connection with the admission of partners to the Delaware LP and the issuance of partnership interests in the Delaware LP;

 

  v. that each of the Transaction Documents to which the Delaware LP is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Hotels.com GP, LLC, acting in its capacity as the sole general partner of the Delaware LP, under the laws of Texas;

 

  vi. that the Transaction Documents are substantially in the form approved by the governing body of each respective Delaware Company that adopted the respective Authorizing Resolutions;

 

  vii. that each Transaction Document is necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business of each Delaware Corporation;

 

  viii. solely with respect to the Delaware Corporations, that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents does not constitute a “business combination” (as defined in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”)) with an “interested stockholder” (as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL); and

 

  ix. that each of the documents examined by us is in full force and effect, sets forth the entire understanding of the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and has not been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, except as herein referenced.

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or inconsistent with the opinions expressed herein. No opinion is expressed herein with respect to the requirements of, or compliance with, federal or state securities or blue sky laws. As to any facts material to our opinion, other than those assumed, we have relied, without independent investigation, on the above-referenced documents and on the accuracy, as of the date hereof, of the matters therein contained.

We have been retained to act as special Delaware counsel in connection with the Transaction Documents. We are not regular counsel to the Delaware Companies, and we are not generally informed as to their business affairs. With respect to our opinions below, we note that each Transaction Document is, by its terms, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and, for purposes of our opinions, we have assumed that each Transaction Document will be interpreted in accordance with the plain meaning of the written terms thereof as such terms would be interpreted as a matter of Delaware law and we express no opinion with respect to any matter of the laws of the State of New York or any legal standards or concepts under the laws of the State of New York (or any other law other than Delaware law).

Based upon and subject to the foregoing and to the further assumptions and qualifications set forth below, and limited in all respects to matters of Delaware law, it is our opinion that:

 

  1. Each Delaware Corporation is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

  2. The Delaware LLC is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

  3. The Delaware LP is a limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

  4. Expedia has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver each of the Transaction Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder.

 

  5. Hotwire (as identified and defined in Annex A hereto) has the requisite corporate power and authority to guarantee the Obligations (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

 

  6. The Delaware LLC has the requisite limited liability company power and authority to guarantee the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

 

  7. The Delaware LP has the requisite limited partnership power and authority to guarantee the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.


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  8. The Senior Note has been duly authorized by Expedia, and the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Expedia.

 

  9. Hotwire’s guarantee of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Indenture has been duly authorized by Hotwire, and the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Hotwire.

 

  10. The Delaware LLC’s guarantee of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Indenture has been duly authorized by the Delaware LLC, and the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Delaware LLC.

 

  11. The Delaware LP’s guarantee of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Indenture has been duly authorized by the Delaware LP, and the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Delaware LP.

We hereby consent to the filing of a copy of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and the use of our name in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. We understand that the firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (“WLRK”) wishes to rely as to certain matters of Delaware law on the opinions expressed herein in connection with the delivery of its opinion to you dated on or about the date hereof concerning the transactions contemplated hereby, and we hereby consent to such reliance. This opinion speaks only as of the date hereof and is based on our understandings and assumptions as to present facts and our review of the above-referenced documents and the application of Delaware law as the same exist on the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or supplement this opinion after the date hereof for the benefit of any person or entity (including WLRK) with respect to any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in facts or law that may hereafter occur or take effect.

 

Very truly yours,

 

MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP

 

/s/ David A. Harris

 

David A. Harris


ANNEX A

DELAWARE CORPORATIONS

 

1. Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Expedia”)

 

2. Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Hotwire”)

Expedia and Hotwire are collectively referred to as the “Delaware Corporations” and each is individually referred to as a “Delaware Corporation”.

 

A-1


ANNEX B

DELAWARE LLC

 

1. Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Delaware LLC”)

 

B-1


ANNEX C

DELAWARE LP

 

1. EAN.com, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Delaware LP”)

 

C-1


ANNEX D

GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

As the context requires, the following documents are collectively referred to as the “Governing Documents” or as the “Governing Documents” of the Delaware Company to which they relate:

Expedia, Inc.

A certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of Expedia, Inc. (attaching a Consent to Use of Name), filed in the State Office on April 18, 2005

A certified copy of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Expedia, Inc., filed in the State Office on August 8, 2005

A certified copy of the Certificate of Designations of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of Expedia, Inc., filed in the State Office on August 9, 2005

A certified copy of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Expedia, Inc., filed in the State Office on December 20, 2011

The General By-Laws of Expedia, Inc., Amended and Restated as of August 9, 2005

Hotwire, Inc.

A certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of Hotwire, Inc. (originally incorporated under the name Cimo, Inc.), filed in the State Office on December 1, 1999

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Hotwire, Inc., as attached to a certified copy of the Certificate of Merger of Hydrogen Properties, Inc. with and into Hotwire, Inc., filed in the State Office on November 5, 2003

A certified copy of the Certificate of Change of Location of Registered Office and of Registered Agent, filed in the State Office on February 17, 2004

The Bylaws of Hotwire, Inc. (under the name Cimo, Inc.)

 

D-1


Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC

A certified copy of the Certificate of Formation of Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC as filed in the State Office on September 30, 2003, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment thereto as filed in the State Office on March 4, 2004

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC dated as of September 30, 2003, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated as of December 9, 2008

EAN.com, LP

A certified copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of IAN.com, LP (then named “IAN.com, LP”) as filed in the State Office on September 30, 2003, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment thereto as filed in the State Office on March 4, 2004, which Certificate of Amendment was corrected pursuant to the Certificate of Correction thereto as filed in the State Office on February 5, 2010, and as further amended by the Certificate of Amendment thereto as filed in the State Office on April 25, 2011

Agreement of Limited Partnership of EAN.com, LP (then named IAN.com, LP) dated as of September 30, 2003, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated as of February 5, 2010 and the Second Amendment thereto dated as of April 25, 2011

 

D-2


ANNEX E

AUTHORIZING RESOLUTIONS

As the context requires, the following documents are collectively referred to as the “Authorizing Resolutions” or as the “Authorizing Resolutions” of the Delaware Company to which they relate:

 

  1. Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors of Expedia, Inc. dated August 8, 2014

 

  2. Resolutions of the Special Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of Expedia, Inc. adopted at a meeting held on August 13, 2014

 

  3. Unanimous Written Consent of Certain Subsidiaries of Expedia, Inc. dated August 8, 2014, relating to, among other things, the automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3

 

  4. Unanimous Written Consent of Certain Subsidiaries of Expedia, Inc. dated August 13, 2014, relating to, among other things, the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture

EXHIBIT 5.5

[PERKINS COIE LLP LETTERHEAD]

August 18, 2014

Expedia, Inc.

333 108th Avenue N.E.

Bellevue, WA 98004

 

Re: Expedia, Inc. Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3, as supplemented, filed on August 8, 2014 (File No. 333-197974)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with the guarantee by the Company of the Notes (as defined below). The Company is one of several guarantors (such guarantors, including the Company, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Subsidiary Guarantors ”) in connection with (i) a registration statement on Form S-3 initially filed by the Company’s parent company, Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and the Subsidiary Guarantors with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), on August 8, 2014, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated August 14, 2014 (File No. 333-197974) (the “ Registration Statement ”); and (ii) the offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Parent’s 4.500% senior notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”) and related guarantees of the Subsidiary Guarantors registered pursuant to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act, whereby Parent is issuing the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantors are issuing the related guarantees under the Base Indenture (the “ Base Indenture ”), dated August 18, 2014, by and among the Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated August 18, 2014, by and among Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”, and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”).

In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined originals or copies of such documents, records, certificates of public officials and certificates of officers and representatives of the Company as we have considered necessary to provide a basis for the opinions expressed herein, including the following:

 

  1. Executed copy of the Indenture (including the related guarantees) as provided to us by the Company;

 

  2. The Underwriting Agreement, dated August 13, 2014, by and among Parent, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters, and the Subsidiary Guarantors (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”);

 

  3. The Registration Statement;


  4. Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, as certified by an officer of the Company to be a true and complete copy of such Restated Articles of Incorporation as of the date hereof;

 

  5. Bylaws of the Company, as amended, as certified by an officer of the Company to be a true and complete copy of such Bylaws as of the date hereof;

 

  6. Certificate of Existence for the Company, issued by the Washington Secretary of State, dated August 5, 2014; and

 

  7. Resolutions of the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) of the Company, certified by an officer of the Company as of the date hereof.

The documents listed in items 1 through 3 above are herein collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents”.

As to matters of fact material to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied on (a) information in the Certificate of Existence of the Company dated August 5, 2014 and issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Washington (and all opinions based on this document are as of the date of such document and not as of the date of this opinion letter), (b) information provided in certificates of officers/representatives of the Company and (c) the representations and warranties of the Company in the Underwriting Agreement. We have not independently verified the facts so relied on.

We have relied, without investigation, on the following assumptions:

 

  1. Original documents reviewed by us are authentic, copies of original documents reviewed by us conform to the originals, and all signatures on executed documents are genuine.

 

  2. When the Notes (and related guarantees) proposed to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Indenture are issued, they will conform to the description of the 4.500% Senior Notes Due 2024 in the Registration Statement.

 

  3. All individuals have sufficient legal capacity to perform their functions with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and exclusions stated below, we express the following opinions:

 

  1. The Company is validly existing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Washington and has the necessary corporate power and authority to guarantee the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.


  2. The Company’s guarantee of the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party has been validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, as the case may be.

For purposes of expressing the opinions herein, we have examined the laws of the State of Washington and our opinions are limited to such laws.

The opinions expressed herein (a) are limited to matters expressly stated herein, and no other opinions may be implied or inferred and (b) are as of the date hereof (except as otherwise noted above). We disclaim any undertaking or obligation to update these opinions for events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or as to facts relating to prior events that are subsequently brought to our attention.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz may rely on the opinions expressed herein as if this opinion were addressed directly to it. You may refer to and produce a copy of this opinion letter in connection with the assertion of a defense as to which this opinion letter is relevant and necessary and in response to a court order. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, including any and all post-effective amendments, and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus or any prospectus supplement which is part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the Securities Act or the related rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Perkins Coie LLP

PERKINS COIE LLP

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Expedia, Inc. Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes

BELLEVUE, Washington – Aug. 13, 2014 – Today, Expedia, Inc. (“Expedia”) announced that it is commencing an offering of senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”), subject to market and other conditions. If the offering is consummated, Expedia expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes. There can be no assurance that the issuance and sale of the Notes will be consummated.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and RBS Securities Inc. are the joint book-running managers of the offering. The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (File No. 333-197974) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, 383 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10179, Telephone: (212) 834-4533 or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 222 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department, Toll-Free Number: 1-800-294-1332, Email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying prospectus, is also available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Expedia, Inc.

Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is one of the world’s largest travel companies, with an extensive brand portfolio that includes leading online travel brands, such as:

 

    Expedia.com ® , the world’s largest full service online travel agency, with localized sites in 31 countries

 

    Hotels.com ® , the hotel specialist with sites in more than 60 countries

 

    Hotwire ® , a leading discount travel site that offers opaque deals in 12 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia

 

    Egencia ® , the world’s fifth largest corporate travel management company

 

    eLong ™, the second largest online travel company in China

 

    Venere.com ™, the online hotel reservation specialist in Europe

 

    trivago ® , a leading online hotel metasearch company with sites in 47 countries

 

    Expedia Local Expert ® , a provider of online and in-market concierge services, activities, experiences and ground transportation in hundreds of destinations worldwide

 

    Classic Vacations ® , a top luxury travel specialist

 

    Expedia ® CruiseShipCenters ® , one of North America’s leading retail cruise vacation experts

 

    CarRentals.com ™, the premier car rental booking company on the web.


The company delivers consumers value in leisure and business travel, drives incremental demand and direct bookings to travel suppliers, and provides advertisers the opportunity to reach a highly valuable audience of in-market consumers through Expedia Media Solutions . Expedia also powers bookings for some of the world’s leading airlines and hotels, top consumer brands, high traffic websites, and thousands of active affiliates through Expedia ® Affiliate Network . For corporate and industry news and views, visit us at www.expediainc.com or follow us on Twitter @expediainc.

# # #

Forward-Looking Statements . This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations as of the date hereof and assumptions which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. The use of words such as “intends” and “expects,” among others, generally identifies forward-looking statements. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements and may include statements relating to future revenues, expenses, margins, profitability, net income / (loss), earnings per share and other measures of results of operations and the prospects for future growth of Expedia, Inc.’s business. Actual results and the timing and outcome of events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others: an increasingly competitive global environment; modifications to our current business models and practices or our adoption of new business models or practices in order to compete; changes in search engine algorithms and dynamics or other traffic-generating arrangements; declines or disruptions in the travel industry; our failure to maintain and expand our relationships and contractual agreements with travel suppliers or travel distribution partners; our failure to maintain and expand our brand awareness or increased costs to do so; our failure to adapt to technological developments or industry trends; risks relating to our operations in international markets, including China; adverse application of existing tax or unclaimed property laws, rules or regulations or implementation of new unfavorable laws, rules or regulations; adverse outcomes in legal proceedings to which we are a party; our failure to comply with current laws, rules and regulations, or changes to such laws, rules and regulations; determinations by U.S. and foreign tax authorities regarding our worldwide tax provision for income taxes; payments related risks, including credit card fraud; volatility in our stock price; liquidity constraints or our inability to access the capital markets when necessary; interruption or lack of redundancy in our information systems; failure to retain or motivate key personnel or hire, retain and motivate qualified personnel, including senior management; changes in control of Expedia, Inc.; management and director conflicts of interest; risks related to actions taken by our business partners and third party service providers, including failure to comply with our requirements or standards or the requirements or standards of governmental authorities, or any cessation of their operations; risks related to the failure of counterparties to perform on financial obligations; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; our failure to comply with governmental regulation and other legal obligations related to our processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data, and liabilities related to security breaches; risks related to our acquisitions, investments or significant commercial arrangements; risks related to our long-term indebtedness; our failure to effectively operate our businesses due to restrictive covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness; our failure to protect our intellectual property from copying or use by others, including competitors; and other risks detailed in Expedia, Inc.’s public filings with the SEC, including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking or other statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. © 2014 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CST: 2029030-50

Contacts:

Investor Relations

(425) 679-3759

ir@expedia.com

Communications

(425) 679-4317

press@expedia.com

Exhibit 99.2

 

LOGO

Expedia, Inc. Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering

BELLEVUE, WA – Aug. 13, 2014 – Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) today announced that it has agreed to sell $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.50% senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Expedia, Inc. The offering of the Notes is expected to close on August 18, 2014. Expedia expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and RBS Securities Inc. are the joint book-running managers of the offering.

The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (File No. 333-197974) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, 383 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10179, Telephone: (212) 834-4533 or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 222 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department, Toll-Free Number: 1-800-294-1332, Email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying prospectus, is also available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Expedia, Inc.

Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is one of the world’s largest travel companies, with an extensive brand portfolio that includes leading online travel brands, such as:

 

    Expedia.com ® , the world’s largest full service online travel agency, with localized sites in 31 countries

 

    Hotels.com ® , the hotel specialist with sites in more than 60 countries

 

    Hotwire ® , a leading discount travel site that offers opaque deals in 12 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia

 

    Egencia ® , the world’s fifth largest corporate travel management company

 

    eLong ™, the second largest online travel company in China

 

    Venere.com ™, the online hotel reservation specialist in Europe

 

    trivago ® , a leading online hotel metasearch company with sites in 47 countries


    Expedia Local Expert ® , a provider of online and in-market concierge services, activities, experiences and ground transportation in hundreds of destinations worldwide

 

    Classic Vacations ® , a top luxury travel specialist

 

    Expedia ® CruiseShipCenters ® , one of North America’s leading retail cruise vacation experts

 

    CarRentals.com ™, the premier car rental booking company on the web.

The company delivers consumers value in leisure and business travel, drives incremental demand and direct bookings to travel suppliers, and provides advertisers the opportunity to reach a highly valuable audience of in-market consumers through Expedia Media Solutions . Expedia also powers bookings for some of the world’s leading airlines and hotels, top consumer brands, high traffic websites, and thousands of active affiliates through Expedia ® Affiliate Network . For corporate and industry news and views, visit us at www.expediainc.com or follow us on Twitter @expediainc.

# # #

Forward-Looking Statements . This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations as of the date hereof and assumptions which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. The use of words such as “intends” and “expects,” among others, generally identifies forward-looking statements. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements and may include statements relating to future revenues, expenses, margins, profitability, net income / (loss), earnings per share and other measures of results of operations and the prospects for future growth of Expedia, Inc.’s business. Actual results and the timing and outcome of events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others: an increasingly competitive global environment; modifications to our current business models and practices or our adoption of new business models or practices in order to compete; changes in search engine algorithms and dynamics or other traffic-generating arrangements; declines or disruptions in the travel industry; our failure to maintain and expand our relationships and contractual agreements with travel suppliers or travel distribution partners; our failure to maintain and expand our brand awareness or increased costs to do so; our failure to adapt to technological developments or industry trends; risks relating to our operations in international markets, including China; adverse application of existing tax or unclaimed property laws, rules or regulations or implementation of new unfavorable laws, rules or regulations; adverse outcomes in legal proceedings to which we are a party; our failure to comply with current laws, rules and regulations, or changes to such laws, rules and regulations; determinations by U.S. and foreign tax authorities regarding our worldwide tax provision for income taxes; payments related risks, including credit card fraud; volatility in our stock price; liquidity constraints or our inability to access the capital markets when necessary; interruption or lack of redundancy in our information systems; failure to retain or motivate key personnel or hire, retain and motivate qualified personnel, including senior management; changes in control of Expedia, Inc.; management and director conflicts of interest; risks related to actions taken by our business partners and third party service providers, including failure to comply with our requirements or standards or the requirements or standards of governmental authorities, or any cessation of their operations; risks related to the failure of counterparties to perform on financial obligations; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; our failure to comply with governmental regulation and other legal obligations related to our processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data, and liabilities related to security breaches; risks related to our acquisitions, investments or significant commercial arrangements; risks related to our long-term indebtedness; our failure to effectively operate our businesses due to restrictive covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness; our failure to protect our intellectual property from copying or use by others, including competitors; and other risks detailed in Expedia, Inc.’s public filings with the SEC, including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking or other statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. © 2014 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CST: 2029030-50

Contacts:

Investor Relations

(425) 679-3759

ir@expedia.com

Communications

(425) 679-4317

press@expedia.com