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): May 18, 2017

 

 

AV Homes, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-07395   23-1739078

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

8601 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite 225,

Scottsdale, Arizona

  85253
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 214-7400

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:

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Offering of Senior Notes

On May 18, 2017, AV Homes, Inc. (the “Company”) closed its previously announced private offering of $400 million of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”). The 2022 Notes were issued pursuant to a senior notes indenture dated as of May 18, 2017 (the “Indenture”) by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association (“Wilmington Trust”), as trustee.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from this offering (i) to fund the repurchase or redemption of any and all of the $200 million in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019, (ii) to pay amounts currently outstanding under its 2014 Secured Credit Agreement (as defined below), totaling approximately $30 million and (iii) for general corporate purposes, which may include the financing of acquisitions.

This report does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the 2022 Notes or related guarantees. Any offers of the 2022 Notes and related guarantees were made only by means of a private offering memorandum. The 2022 Notes and related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The Notes and related guarantees were sold to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States under Regulation S under the Securities Act.

The Indenture

The 2022 Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Subsidiary Guarantors, and rank equally in right of payment with the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness that is not expressly subordinated to the 2022 Notes. The Company will pay interest on the 2022 Notes semi-annually on May 15 and November 15, commencing on November 15, 2017, at a rate of 6.625% per annum. The 2022 Notes will mature on May 15, 2022. The Company has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 2022 Notes at any time on or after May 15, 2019 at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of redemption. At any time prior to May 15, 2019, the Company has the option to redeem up to 35% of the original principal amount of the 2022 Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings by the Company at a redemption price of 106.625% of the principal amount of the 2022 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of redemption, provided that at least 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes remains outstanding after such redemption. Prior to May 15, 2019, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2022 Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2022 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the applicable redemption date plus the applicable “make-whole” premium.

The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to (i) pay dividends, or make other distributions or redeem or repurchase the Company’s capital stock; (ii) prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt; (iii) incur additional and guarantee indebtedness; (iv) issue certain preferred stock or similar equity securities; (v) make loans and investments; (vi) incur liens; (vii) sell assets; (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates; (ix) enter into agreements restricting their subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends; and (x) consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all assets. These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications.

The Indenture provides that upon specific change of control events that result in a corporation or other legal entity with specified unsecured debt ratings expressly assuming the notes and related obligations or irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteeing the notes and related obligations (a “covenant replacement event”), certain covenants will no longer apply to the 2022 Notes and will be replaced with new covenants. If the Company experiences specific kinds of changes in control that do not result in a covenant replacement event, holders of the 2022 Notes will be entitled to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of the 2022 Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date of repurchase. Following a covenant replacement event, upon the occurrence of specific kinds of changes of control that result in a downgrade of the rating assigned to the 2022 Notes, holders of the 2022 Notes will be entitled to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of the 2022 Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date of repurchase.

The Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the material terms of the Indenture above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 4.1.


Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the closing of the offering of the 2022 Notes, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the initial purchasers of the 2022 Notes entered into a registration rights agreement dated May 18, 2017 in respect of the 2022 Notes (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed, among other things, to use its reasonable best efforts to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to exchange the 2022 Notes and related guarantees with registered notes having substantially the same terms and the 2022 Notes and evidencing the same indebtedness as the 2022 Notes and registered guarantees having substantially the same terms as the original Note guarantees. Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the exchange to be completed within 360 days after the issuance of the Notes, or, if required, to file a shelf registration statement to cover re-sales of the 2022 Notes and related guarantees under certain circumstances.

The Registration Rights Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The description of the material terms of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 4.2.

Unsecured Credit Agreement

On May 18, 2017, the Company entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “Unsecured Credit Agreement”) with each of the financial institutions party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent.

The Unsecured Credit Agreement has substantially similar terms and provisions to the 2014 Secured Credit Agreement (as defined below), except that the facility is no longer secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.

The Unsecured Credit Agreement includes a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $155.0 million, with an “accordion” feature that allows us, with the consent of the lenders, to increase the aggregate amount to $250.0 million. The facility includes a letter of credit sub-facility in an amount equal to 50% of total commitments then in effect. The maximum amount available under the Unsecured Credit Agreement is limited to the lesser of (x) $155 million (subject to increase pursuant to the “accordion”) and (y) an amount equal to the borrowing base minus the Company’s consolidated senior debt. The borrowing base includes 100% of unrestricted cash, to the extent it exceeds the interest reserve, and escrowed deposits and funds payable to us following the sale of real property, plus the following, subject to certain limitations:

 

    85% of the book value of our real property that is under contract or under construction and is or is planned to be residential housing units or model homes; plus

 

    65% of the book value of our finished lots and lots under development; plus

 

    50% of the book value of our entitled lands that are not finished lots or lots under development.

To be included in the borrowing base, the real property must be owned by the Company or one of our subsidiaries that guaranties the Company’s obligations under the Unsecured Credit Agreement and meet certain criteria.

Interest will be payable on revolving credit borrowings at variable rates determined by the applicable LIBOR plus 3.25% or the prime rate plus 2.25%, at our election. We pay quarterly fees of 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the lenders’ commitments under the Unsecured Credit Agreement to the lenders, 0.125% per annum on the aggregate undrawn amount of each letter of credit to the issuer of such letter of credit, and 3.25% per annum on the aggregate undrawn amount of all letters of credit to the lenders.


The Unsecured Credit Agreement expires on July 28, 2020. Upon expiration, all borrowings become due and payable. We may prepay loans borrowed under the Unsecured Credit Agreement or reduce the commitments thereunder at our option, without any prepayment fee or penalty.

The Unsecured Credit Agreement is guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries, which include the following: Avatar Properties Inc., AVH Bethpage, LLC, AVH Carolinas, LLC, AVH North Florida, LLC, AVH EM, LLC, AV Homes of Arizona, LLC, Bonterra Builders, LLC, JCH Group LLC, Royal Oak Homes, LLC and Vitalia at Tradition, LLC. We have the option to add or remove guarantors from time to time, subject to certain limitations.

The Unsecured Credit Agreement contains certain restrictions and covenants, which, among other things, restrict our ability to acquire or merge with another entity, make investments, loans or guarantees, incur additional indebtedness, create liens or other encumbrances, or pay cash dividends or make other distributions.

The Unsecured Credit Agreement also requires that we comply with the following financial covenants as of the end of each fiscal quarter:

 

    our leverage ratio may not exceed 60%;

 

    if our interest coverage ratio is less than 1.50 to 1.00, we must deposit to an interest reserve account an amount equal to the interest we have incurred on all indebtedness during the prior 12 months; and

 

    our consolidated tangible net worth, excluding the tangible net worth of our subsidiaries that do not guaranty the Unsecured Credit Agreement unless such subsidiaries are a subsidiary of a guarantor, must be at least $325,059,027 plus 50% of our cumulative consolidated net income since December 31, 2016 plus 50% of the net proceeds of any equity offerings.

Certain of the lenders and their affiliates have performed and may in the future perform various commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services for us for which they have received and will receive customary fees and expenses.

The foregoing description of our Unsecured Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the credit agreement that is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

The Unsecured Credit Agreement replaced in its entirety that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2014 (as amended from time to time, the “2014 Secured Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, each of the financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

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

The information set forth under “Offering of Senior Notes,” “The Indenture,” and “Registration Rights Agreement” in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Offering of Senior Notes

On May 18, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Company’s private offering of the 2022 Notes. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Tender Offer

On May 18, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the initial results of its previously announced tender offer for any and all of its 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
  4.1    Senior Notes Indenture dated as of May 18, 2017 among AV Homes, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, relating to the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022.
  4.2    Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 18, 2017 among AV Homes, Inc., the guarantors named therein, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein.
10.1    Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2017 among AV Homes, Inc., each of the financial institutions party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent.
99.1    Press Release dated May 18, 2017.
99.2    Press Release dated May 18, 2017.


SIGNATURES

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

 

  AV Homes, Inc.
May 18, 2017   By:  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

    Name:   Roger A. Cregg
    Title:   Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
  4.1    Senior Notes Indenture dated as of May 18, 2017 among AV Homes, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, relating to the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022.
  4.2    Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 18, 2017 among AV Homes, Inc., the guarantors named therein, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein.
10.1    Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2017 among AV Homes, Inc., each of the financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent.
99.1    Press Release dated May 18, 2017.
99.2    Press Release dated May 18, 2017.

Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

SENIOR NOTES INDENTURE

Dated as of May 18, 2017

Among

AV HOMES, INC.,

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

6.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022

 

 

 


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

 

Trust Indenture Act Section

  

Indenture Section

310(a)(1)

   7.10

      (a)(2)

   7.10

      (a)(3)

   N.A.

      (a)(4)

   N.A.

      (a)(5)

   7.10

      (b)

   7.10

      (c)

   N.A.

311(a)

   7.11

      (b)

   7.11

      (c)

   N.A.

312(a)

   2.05

      (b)

   12.03

      (c)

   12.03

313(a)

   7.06

      (b)(1)

   N.A.

      (b)(2)

   7.06; 7.07

      (c)

   7.06; 12.02

      (d)

   7.06

314(a)

   4.06; 12.02; 12.05

      (b)

   N.A.

      (c)(1)

   12.04

      (c)(2)

   12.04

      (c)(3)

   N.A.

      (d)

   N.A.

      (e)

   12.05

      (f)

   N.A.

315(a)

   7.01

      (b)

   7.05; 12.02

      (c)

   7.01

      (d)

   7.01

      (e)

   6.14

316(a)(last sentence)

   2.09

      (a)(1)(A)

   6.05

      (a)(1)(B)

   6.04

      (a)(2)

   N.A.

      (b)

   6.07

      (c)

   2.12; 9.04

317(a)(1)

   6.08

      (a)(2)

   6.12

      (b)

   2.04

318(a)

   12.01

      (b)

   N.A.

      (c)

   12.01

N.A. means not applicable.

 

* This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     1  

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     1  

Section 1.02

 

Other Definitions

     26  

Section 1.03

 

Rules of Construction

     27  

Section 1.04

 

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

     28  

Section 1.05

 

Acts of Holders

     28  

ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES

     30  

Section 2.01

 

Form and Dating; Terms

     30  

Section 2.02

 

Execution and Authentication

     31  

Section 2.03

 

Registrar and Paying Agent

     32  

Section 2.04

 

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

     32  

Section 2.05

 

Holder Lists

     33  

Section 2.06

 

Transfer and Exchange

     33  

Section 2.07

 

Replacement Notes

     34  

Section 2.08

 

Outstanding Notes

     34  

Section 2.09

 

Treasury Notes

     34  

Section 2.10

 

Temporary Notes

     35  

Section 2.11

 

Cancellation

     35  

Section 2.12

 

Defaulted Interest

     35  

Section 2.13

 

CUSIP Numbers

     36  

Section 2.14

 

Covenant Replacement Event

     36  

ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION

     38  

Section 3.01

 

Notices to Trustee

     38  

Section 3.02

 

Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased

     38  

Section 3.03

 

Notice of Redemption

     38  

Section 3.04

 

Effect of Notice of Redemption

     39  

Section 3.05

 

Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price

     39  

Section 3.06

 

Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part

     40  

Section 3.07

 

Optional Redemption

     40  

Section 3.08

 

Mandatory Redemption; Open Market Purchases

     41  

ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS

     41  

Section 4.01

 

Payment of Notes

     41  

Section 4.02

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     41  

Section 4.03

 

[Reserved.]

     42  

Section 4.04

 

Stay, Extension and Usury Laws

     42  

Section 4.05

 

Corporate Existence

     42  

Section 4.06

 

Reports

     42  

Section 4.07

 

Compliance Certificate

     44  

Section 4.08

 

Limitations on Restricted Payments

     45  

Section 4.09

 

Limitations on Additional Indebtedness

     48  


Section 4.10

 

Limitations on Liens

     51  

Section 4.11

 

Future Subsidiary Guarantors

     52  

Section 4.12

 

Limitations on Restrictions on Distribution from Restricted Subsidiaries

     52  

Section 4.13

 

Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates

     53  

Section 4.14

 

Change of Control

     55  

Section 4.15

 

Limitations on Asset Sales

     58  

Section 4.16

 

[Reserved.]

     61  

Section 4.17

 

Post-Qualification Change of Control Triggering Event

     61  

Section 4.18

 

Post-Qualification Limitations on Secured Indebtedness

     64  

Section 4.19

 

Post-Qualification Limitations on Sale/Leaseback Transactions

     65  

ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS

     66  

Section 5.01

 

Limitations on Mergers and Consolidations

     66  

Section 5.02

 

Successor Entity Substituted

     67  

ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     68  

Section 6.01

 

Events of Default

     68  

Section 6.02

 

Acceleration

     70  

Section 6.03

 

Other Remedies

     71  

Section 6.04

 

Waiver of Past Defaults

     71  

Section 6.05

 

Control by Majority

     71  

Section 6.06

 

Limitation on Suits

     72  

Section 6.07

 

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

     72  

Section 6.08

 

Collection Suit by Trustee

     72  

Section 6.09

 

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

     72  

Section 6.10

 

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

     73  

Section 6.11

 

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     73  

Section 6.12

 

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     73  

Section 6.13

 

Priorities

     73  

Section 6.14

 

Undertaking for Costs

     74  

ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE

     74  

Section 7.01

 

Duties of Trustee

     74  

Section 7.02

 

Rights of Trustee

     75  

Section 7.03

 

Individual Rights of Trustee

     76  

Section 7.04

 

Trustee’s Disclaimer

     76  

Section 7.05

 

Notice of Defaults

     77  

Section 7.06

 

Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes

     77  

Section 7.07

 

Compensation and Indemnity

     77  

Section 7.08

 

Replacement of Trustee

     78  

Section 7.09

 

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

     79  

Section 7.10

 

Eligibility; Disqualification

     79  

Section 7.11

 

Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company

     79  

ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     79  

Section 8.01

 

Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

     79  

Section 8.02

 

Legal Defeasance and Discharge

     79  


Section 8.03

 

Covenant Defeasance

     80  

Section 8.04

 

Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance

     81  

Section 8.05

 

Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

     82  

Section 8.06

 

Repayment to the Company

     82  

Section 8.07

 

Reinstatement

     82  

ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

     83  

Section 9.01

 

Without Consent of Holders

     83  

Section 9.02

 

With Consent of Holders

     84  

Section 9.03

 

Compliance with Trust Indenture Act

     85  

Section 9.04

 

Revocation and Effect of Consents

     85  

Section 9.05

 

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

     86  

Section 9.06

 

Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

     86  

Section 9.07

 

Payments for Consent

     86  

ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEES

     86  

Section 10.01

 

Guarantee

     86  

Section 10.02

 

Limitation on Guarantor Liability

     88  

Section 10.03

 

Execution and Delivery

     88  

Section 10.04

 

Subrogation

     89  

Section 10.05

 

Benefits Acknowledged

     89  

Section 10.06

 

Release of Subsidiary Guarantees

     89  

ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     90  

Section 11.01

 

Satisfaction and Discharge

     90  

Section 11.02

 

Application of Trust Money

     90  

ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS

     91  

Section 12.01

 

Trust Indenture Act Controls

     91  

Section 12.02

 

Notices

     91  

Section 12.03

 

Communication by Holders with Other Holders

     93  

Section 12.04

 

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

     93  

Section 12.05

 

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

     93  

Section 12.06

 

Rules by Trustee and Agents

     94  

Section 12.07

 

No Personal Liability of Incorporators, Shareholders, Equity Holders, Officers, Directors or Employees

     94  

Section 12.08

 

Governing Law

     94  

Section 12.09

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

     94  

Section 12.10

 

Force Majeure

     94  

Section 12.11

 

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

     94  

Section 12.12

 

Successors

     95  

Section 12.13

 

Severability

     95  

Section 12.14

 

Counterpart Originals

     95  

Section 12.15

 

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

     95  

Section 12.16

 

Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages

     95  

Section 12.17

 

U.S.A. PATRIOT Act

     95  


Section 12.18

 

Payments Due on Non-Business Days

     95  

Section 12.19

 

Qualification of Indenture

     95  

Appendix A

 

Provisions Relating to Initial Notes, Additional Notes and Exchange Notes

  

Exhibit A

 

Form of Notes

  

Exhibit B

 

Form of Institutional Accredited Investor Transferee Letter of Representation

  

Exhibit C

 

Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Qualified Successor

  

Exhibit D

 

Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Qualified Parent Guarantor

  

Exhibit E

 

Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent Subsidiary Guarantors

  


INDENTURE, dated as of May 18, 2017, among AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation of and issue of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Initial Notes ”); and

WHEREAS, the Subsidiary Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01 Definitions .

Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of any Person and its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary (or such Person is merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from any such Person, including, without limitation, Indebtedness Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of (1) such Person being merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (but excluding Indebtedness of such Person which is extinguished, retired or repaid in connection with such Person being merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary) or (2) such acquisition of assets from any such Person.

Additional Interest ” means the interest payable as a consequence of the failure to effectuate in a timely manner the exchange offer and/or shelf registration procedures set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Additional Notes ” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes and Exchange Notes for such Initial Notes) issued from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.01 and Section 4.09, whether or not they bear the same CUSIP number as the Initial Notes.

Affiliate ” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes of this Indenture, each executive officer and director of the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor and each Subsidiary of the Company will be an Affiliate of the Company. In addition, for purposes of this Indenture, control of a 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.

Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to a Note at any redemption date, as calculated by the Company, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of (1) the redemption price of such Note on May 15, 2019 (such redemption price being described in Section 3.07(b) exclusive of any accrued interest) plus (2) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through May 15, 2019 (but


excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.50% per annum, over (B) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.

Asset Sale ” means any direct or indirect sale, transfer, lease, issuance, conveyance or other disposition (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation or sale and leaseback transaction, and whether by operation of law or otherwise) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any of their respective properties and assets (including, without limitation, the sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary except for Disqualified Stock to the extent permitted by Section 4.09 and Capital Stock of any Dormant Subsidiary), whether owned on the date of this Indenture or subsequently acquired, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary receives cash or other consideration (including, without limitation, the unconditional assumption of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) having an aggregate Fair Market Value of $10.0 million or more as to each such transaction or series of related transactions; provided, however , that none of the following shall constitute an Asset Sale:

(1)    a transaction or series of related transactions that is governed by, and made in accordance with, Section 5.01;

(2)    sales, leases and sale/leasebacks of raw land, entitled land, lots under development, finished lots or other real property in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business;

(3)    sales and partial repurchases of raw land, entitled land, lots under development, finished lots or other real property in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business;

(4)    sales, leases, conveyances or other dispositions, including, without limitation, exchanges or swaps, of real estate or other assets and dedication or other donations to governmental authorities, in each case in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business, for development or disposition of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ projects;

(5)    sales, leases and sale/leasebacks or other dispositions of amenities, model homes and other improvements at the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ projects in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business;

(6)    transactions between the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or among such Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company;

(7)    issuances of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary;

(8)    any disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents or obsolete or worn out equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or operation of the Real Estate Business;

(9)    the sale or other disposition of assets no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(10)    the creation of any Permitted Lien and the transfer of real or personal property pursuant to the realization on any Permitted Lien;

 

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(11)    the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.08 (other than a Permitted Investment to the extent such transaction results in the receipt of cash or Cash Equivalents by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary);

(12)    the surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other litigation claims of any kind, in each case in the ordinary course of business; and

(13)    the sale, assignment, lease or other disposition, either directly by the Company or through one or more of its Subsidiaries, of amenity assets in the Solivita and Bellalago communities; provided that the gains (or any losses) realized by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries resulting from any such disposition will be excluded in any computation made under Section 4.08(a)(1).

Attributable Indebtedness ” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate implicit in the transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended), determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however , that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capitalized Lease Obligations.”

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

beneficial ownership ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, and “ beneficial owner ” has a corresponding meaning.

Board of Directors ” means:

(1)    with respect to a corporation, the Board of Directors of the corporation or (other than for purposes of determining a Change of Control) any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors;

(2)    with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership; and

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

Business Day ” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.

Capital Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares, rights to purchase, warrants or options (whether or not currently exercisable), participations, or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) the equity (which includes, but is not limited to, common stock, preferred stock and partnership and joint venture interests) of such Person (excluding any debt securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, such equity).

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of such obligation will be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Cash Equivalents ” mean any (1) securities, certificates and notes with maturities of 364 days or less from the date of acquisition that are within one of the following classifications: (A) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency thereof; (B) mortgage-backed securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association or a similar government-sponsored enterprise or mortgage agency; (C) securities issued by States, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions (municipalities), with ratings of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or Moody’s; (D) time deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, or similar short-term notes issued by a commercial bank domiciled and registered in the United States which has (or the holding company of which has) a commercial paper rating of at least A-l or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-l or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s; or (E) commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated at least A-l or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-l or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s; and (2) money market mutual funds which invest in securities listed in (A) through (E) above with a weighted average maturity of less than one year.

Change of Control ” means any of the following:

(1)    the sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor’s) assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to a Permitted Holder;

(2)    the adoption by the stockholders of the Company (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor) of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor);

(3)    any transaction or a series of related transactions (as a result of a tender offer, merger, consolidation or otherwise) that results in, or that is in connection with, any Person other than a Permitted Holder, including a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, except that such person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) acquiring “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of the Company (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor) or any Person other than a Permitted Holder acquiring the power to direct the voting of 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all classes of Common Equity of the Company (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor);

(4)    the merger or consolidation of the Company (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor) with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor) or the merger of any Person with or into a Subsidiary of the Company (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor), unless the holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Common Equity of the Company (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor, as the case may be), immediately prior to such transaction, hold securities of the surviving or transferee Person that represent, immediately after such transaction, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Common Equity of the surviving or transferee Person; or

(5)    a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (or any Qualified Parent Guarantor) not being comprised of Continuing Directors.

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

 

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Common Equity ” of any Person means all Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled to (1) vote in the election of directors of such Person, or (2) if such Person is not a corporation, vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management and policies of such Person.

Company ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor obligor (including any Qualified Successor under the circumstances set forth in Section 2.14(d)) to its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Article 5.

Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges ” of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries means for any period, the sum (without duplication) of the amounts for such period of:

(1)    Consolidated Net Income, plus

(2)    Consolidated Tax Expense, plus

(3)    Consolidated Interest Expense, plus

(4)    all depreciation, and, without duplication, amortization (including, without limitation, capitalized interest and other charges amortized to cost of home and land sales), plus

(5)    all other non-cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income during such period (excluding any non-cash item that results in an accrual of a reserve for a future cash charge or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was capitalized at the time of payment),

minus all other non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income during such period (excluding any such items which represent the recognition of deferred revenue, the reversal of any accrual of a reserve for a future cash charge that reduced Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges in any prior period, and any such items for which cash was received in a prior period that did not increase Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges in any prior period) and if Consolidated Tax Expense is a benefit, by the amount of such benefit, all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” of the Company means, with respect to any determination date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of the Company for the prior four consecutive full fiscal quarters immediately preceding the determination date for which consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are available (the “ Four-Quarter Period ”), to (ii) the aggregate Consolidated Interest Incurred of the Company for such Four-Quarter Period; provided that:

(1)    with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) Incurred during, and remaining outstanding at the end of, such Four-Quarter Period, such Indebtedness will be assumed to have been Incurred as of the first day of such Four-Quarter Period;

(2)    with respect to Indebtedness repaid (other than a repayment of revolving credit obligations unless the corresponding commitments have been terminated) during such Four-Quarter Period, such Indebtedness will be assumed to have been repaid on the first day of such Four-Quarter Period;

(3)    the results of operations of any Person and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is acquired or merged with or into the

 

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Company or one of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries or whose assets are acquired, will be included, on a pro forma basis, in the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of such Four-Quarter Period; and

(4)    the results of operations of any Person and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is sold, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of or whose assets are sold, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of (including pursuant to any Asset Sale), will be excluded, on a pro forma basis, in the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of such Four-Quarter Period.

In calculating Consolidated Interest Incurred for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

(a)    interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the date of determination and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the date of determination;

(b)    if interest on any Indebtedness actually Incurred on the date of determination may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate chosen by the Company will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four-Quarter Period; and

(c)    notwithstanding clause (a) or (b) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements with a term of at least one year after the date of determination relating to Hedging Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of these agreements.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” of the Company for any period means the Interest Expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there will be excluded therefrom such Interest Expense (to the extent otherwise included therein) of Joint Ventures (but only to the extent that any corresponding Indebtedness does not have recourse to, and is not guaranteed by, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) that otherwise is consolidated under GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Incurred ” of the Company for any period means the Interest Incurred of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there will be excluded therefrom such Interest Incurred (to the extent otherwise included therein) of Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries (but (1) only to the extent that any corresponding Indebtedness does not have recourse to, and is not guaranteed by, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (2) Consolidated Interest Incurred of Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be included to the extent any such interest is paid by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor) that otherwise is consolidated under GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income ” attributable to the Company for any period means the aggregate net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there will be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein), without duplication:

(1)    the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) in which any Person (including, without limitation, an Unrestricted Subsidiary) other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has an ownership interest, except (a) to the extent that any such income has

 

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actually been received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of cash dividends or similar cash distributions during such period, or in any other form but converted to cash during such period or (b) to the extent the Company’s equity in any such loss for such period has been funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(2)    except to the extent includable in Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the foregoing clause (1) or the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” for purposes of the calculation thereof, the net income (or loss) of any Person that accrued prior to the date that (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) the assets of such Person are acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(3)    the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that (but only so long as) the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of that income is subject to prior governmental approval or is not permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary during such period;

(4)    for the purposes of calculating Section 4.08(a)(1)(i) only (but without duplication of any pro forma effect given), in the case of a successor to the Company by consolidation, merger or transfer of its assets, any earnings of the successor prior to such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets; and

(5)    the gains (but not losses) realized during such period by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries resulting from (a) the acquisition of securities issued by the Company or extinguishment of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) Asset Sales by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (c) other extraordinary items realized by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in calculating Consolidated Net Income, the Company will be entitled to take into consideration the tax benefits associated with any loss described in clause (5) of the preceding sentence, but only to the extent such tax benefits are actually recognized by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period.

Consolidated Net Tangible Assets ” of the Company as of any date means the Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries less:

(1)    all short-term liabilities, except for (x) liabilities payable by their terms more than one year from the date of determination (or renewable or extendible at the option of the obligor for a period ending more than one year after such date) and (y) liabilities in respect of retiree benefits other than pensions for which the Restricted Subsidiaries are required to accrue pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 715, Compensation—Retirement Benefits (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106); and

(2)    investments in Subsidiaries that are not Restricted Subsidiaries;

provided that if (i) a Covenant Replacement Event shall have occurred or (ii) in connection with any Incurrence of Secured Indebtedness or Sale/Leaseback Transaction substantially concurrent with, or conditioned upon, the consummation of a Change of Control in connection with a Covenant Replacement Event, Consolidated Net Tangible Assets shall be calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to such Change of Control and the applicable Consolidated Tangible Assets, short-term liabilities and investments of any Qualified Successor that has expressly assumed (or, in the case of clause (ii), is expected to

 

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expressly assume) by supplemental indenture all of the Obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture, so long as, in the case of clause (ii), the Qualified Rating Confirmation shall have been received.

Consolidated Tangible Assets ” of the Company as of any date means the total amount of assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (less applicable reserves) on a consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date for which consolidated financial statements are available, as determined in accordance with GAAP, less : (1) Intangible Assets and (2) assets securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness up to the amount of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ” of the Company as of any date means the stockholders’ equity (including any Preferred Stock that is classified as equity under GAAP, other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date for which consolidated financial statements are available, as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus any amount of unvested deferred compensation included, in accordance with GAAP, as an offset to stockholders’ equity, less the amount of Intangible Assets at the end of such fiscal quarter.

Consolidated Tax Expense ” of the Company for any period means the expense for income taxes or other taxes of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Continuing Director ” means at any date a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (or the Qualified Parent Guarantor, as the case may be) who:

(1)    was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (or the Qualified Parent Guarantor, as the case may be) on the Issue Date; or

(2)    was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors of the Company (or the Qualified Parent Guarantor, as the case may be) with the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election.

Credit Facilities ” means, with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, one or more debt facilities or other financing arrangements (including, without limitation, the Senior Credit Facilities and any commercial paper or letter of credit facilities or indentures) providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, letters of credit or other Indebtedness, including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, replacements or refundings thereof and any indentures, credit facilities, letter of credit facilities or commercial paper facilities that replace, refund, refinance or otherwise restructure any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such replacement, refunding, refinancing or restructuring facility or indenture that increases the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity thereof ( provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted by Section 4.09) or adds Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, creditor, lender or group of creditors or lenders.

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Company.

Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

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

Definitive Note ” means a certificated Initial Note, Additional Note or Exchange Note (bearing the Restricted Notes Legend if the transfer of such Note is restricted by applicable law) that does not include the Global Notes Legend.

Depositary ” means, unless otherwise specified by the Company with respect to any Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Notes, the Person specified in Section 2.03(b) as the Depositary with respect to such series of Notes, or any successor thereto registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulations, appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

Directly Related Assets ” means, with respect to any particular property, assets directly related thereto or derived therefrom, such as proceeds (including insurance proceeds), products, rents and profits thereof, and improvements and accessions thereto.

Disqualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (2) is convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock which is convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that upon such conversion or exchange it shall be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock)) or (3) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the earlier of the final maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided that any Capital Stock which would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof the right to require the Company to repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control occurring prior to the final maturity of the Notes will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the change of control provisions applicable to such Capital Stock are no more favorable to the holders of such Capital Stock than Section 4.14 and such Capital Stock specifically provides that the Company will not repurchase or redeem (or be required to repurchase or redeem) any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions prior to the Company’s repurchase of Notes pursuant to Section 4.14.

Disqualified Stock Dividend ” of any Person means, for any dividend payable with regard to Disqualified Stock issued by such Person, the amount of such dividend multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the maximum statutory combined federal, state and local income tax rate (expressed as a decimal number between 1 and 0) then applicable to such Person.

Dormant Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary (1) with no active trade or business, (2) owning assets with a value of $50,000 or less and (3) that is dissolved or merged with another Subsidiary on or before the first anniversary of the Issue Date.

DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company.

Equity Offering ” means a public or private equity offering or sale after the Issue Date by the Company for cash of Capital Stock, other than (1) any offering or sale of Disqualified Stock, (2) public offerings registered on Form S-4 or S-8 and (3) any offering of Capital Stock issued in connection with a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control.

 

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Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

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

Exchange Notes ” means notes issued in a registered exchange offer pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

Exchange Offer ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Exchange Offer Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Existing Covenants ” means Sections 4.05(2), 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 and 4.15.

Existing Indebtedness ” means all of the Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries that is outstanding on the date of this Indenture.

Existing Notes ” means the Company’s 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 and 6.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2020.

Fair Market Value ,” with respect to any asset or property, means the sale value (after taking into account any liabilities being transferred with such assets or property) that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy. Fair Market Value of any asset or property with a Fair Market Value of $20.0 million or more shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company acting in good faith and shall be evidenced by a board resolution (certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company) delivered to the Trustee. The Board of Directors’ determination must be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an Independent Financial Advisor if the Fair Market Value of such asset or property exceeds $50.0 million.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and interpretations of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and interpretations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, as in effect on the Issue Date. At any time after the Issue Date, the Company may elect to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (“ IFRS ”) accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided in this Indenture); provided that any such election, once made, shall be irrevocable; provided, further , any calculation or determination in this Indenture that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Company’s election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company shall give notice of any such election made in accordance with this definition to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes.

Guarantee ” means any guarantee of the Obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

Guarantors ” means, collectively, each Subsidiary Guarantor and any Qualified Parent Guarantor.

 

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Hedging Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, interest rate collar agreement, option or futures contract or other similar agreement or arrangement relating to interest rates or foreign exchange rates.

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

Incur ” (and derivatives thereof) means to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee, extend the maturity of, or otherwise become liable with respect to any Indebtedness; provided, however , that neither the accrual of interest (whether such interest is payable in cash or kind) nor the accretion of original issue discount shall be considered an Incurrence of Indebtedness.

Indebtedness ” of any Person at any date means, without duplication:

(1)    all indebtedness (including premium, if any) of such Person for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof);

(2)    all obligations (including premium, if any) of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments (including a purchase money obligation);

(3)    all fixed obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or other similar instruments or reimbursement obligations with respect thereto (other than standby letters of credit or similar instruments issued for the benefit of, or surety, performance, completion or payment bonds, earnest money notes or similar purpose undertakings or indemnifications issued by, such Person in the ordinary course of business);

(4)    all obligations of such Person with respect to Hedging Obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such Obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time);

(5)    all Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness of such Person (whether or not such items would appear on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP);

(6)    all principal component of Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person (the amount of such Indebtedness, if such Indebtedness is not assumed by such Person, being the lesser of the (A) Fair Market Value of all assets subject to a Lien securing the Indebtedness of others at such date and (B) principal component of the Indebtedness secured);

(7)    all principal component of Indebtedness of others guaranteed by, or otherwise the liability of, such Person to the extent of such guarantee or liability; provided , however , that Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries that is guaranteed by the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be counted only once in the calculation of the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (whether or not such items would appear on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP);

(8)    all Disqualified Stock and, with respect to any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, Preferred Stock issued by such Person (the amount of Indebtedness represented by any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock will equal the greater of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference, the maximum mandatory redemption or repurchase price (not including, in either case, any redemption or repurchase premium) or the principal component); and

 

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(9)    the principal component of all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property (including earn-out obligations), which purchase price is due after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery and title thereto, to the extent such items would be indebtedness on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

provided that Indebtedness shall not include (a) earn-out obligations or similar profit sharing arrangements until such obligation or arrangement becomes a liability on a balance sheet of such Person; (b) accrued expenses, trade payables, liabilities related to inventory not owned, customer deposits or deferred income taxes arising in the ordinary course of business; (c) completion guarantees entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (d) other than for purposes of Section 6.01(a)(5), any payment obligation under any warrants or call options in respect of the Company’s Common Equity sold by the Company concurrently with any Permitted Bond Hedge, except to the extent that any such payment obligation, if and when any such payment obligation may arise, is greater than the amount of any concurrent payment or payments received by the Company in connection with the termination, cancellation or early unwind of any Permitted Bond Hedge.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall (1) be the accreted value thereof in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount or the aggregate principal amount outstanding in the case of Indebtedness issued with interest payable in kind and (2) include any interest (or in the case of Preferred Stock, dividends) thereon that is more than 30 days past due. Except to the extent provided in the preceding sentence, the amount of any Indebtedness that is convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company outstanding as of any date shall be deemed to be equal to the principal and premium, if any, in respect of such Indebtedness, notwithstanding the provisions of GAAP (including Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options ).

Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Independent Financial Advisor ” means (1) an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors, (a) qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged, and (b) disinterested and independent, in a direct and indirect manner, of the parties to the Affiliate Transaction with respect to which such firm has been engaged, or (2) in the case of an Affiliate Transaction involving the sale, transfer or other disposition or purchase of real property by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, an appraisal firm reasonably satisfactory to the independent financial institution that provided the financing for the initial acquisition of such real property by the Affiliate, the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary.

Initial Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Intangible Assets ” of the Company means all unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and all other items which would be treated as intangibles on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.

interest ” with respect to the Notes means interest with respect thereto and Additional Interest, if any.

Interest Expense ” of any Person for any period means, without duplication, the aggregate amount of interest expense and capitalized interest and other interest charges amortized to cost of sales of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Interest Incurred ” of any Person for any period means, without duplication, the aggregate amount of interest (excluding interest among the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries) incurred, whether such interest was expensed or capitalized, paid, accrued, or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period, including (1) the interest portion of all deferred payment obligations, and (2) all commissions, discounts, and other fees and charges (excluding premiums) owed with respect to bankers’ acceptances and letter of credit financings (including, without limitation, letter of credit fees) and Hedging Obligations, in each case to the extent attributable to such period; provided, however , that Interest Incurred shall not include the amortization of deferred financing costs or expenses. For purposes of this definition, interest on Capital Lease Obligations shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligations in accordance with GAAP.

Interest Payment Date ” means May 15 and November 15 of each year to Stated Maturity of the Notes.

Investments ” of any Person means all (1) direct or indirect investments by such Person in any other Person in the form of loans, advances or capital contributions or other credit extensions constituting Indebtedness of such other Person, (2) guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations of any other Person by such Person, (3) purchases (or other acquisitions for consideration) by such Person of Indebtedness, Capital Stock or other securities of any other Person, (4) other items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person determined in accordance with GAAP and (5) the designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For all purposes of this Indenture, the amount of any such Investment shall be the Fair Market Value thereof (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value). The making of any payment in accordance with the terms of a guarantee or other contingent obligation permitted under this Indenture shall not be considered an Investment.

Issue Date ” means May 18, 2017, the initial date of issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.

Joint Venture ” means any Person, other than a Subsidiary, in which the Company or a Subsidiary holds any stock, partnership interest, joint venture interest, limited liability company interest or other equity interest.

Legal Holiday ” means Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or at a place of payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment shall be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance of any kind upon or in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement).

Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company which accounted for 5.0% or more of the Consolidated Tangible Assets or Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges of the Company on a consolidated basis for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to any Default or Event of Default.

Moody’ s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to its debt rating business.

 

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Net Proceeds ” means:

(1)    cash (in U.S. dollars or freely convertible into U.S. dollars) received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from an Asset Sale net of:

(a)    all brokerage commissions, investment banking fees and all other fees and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel, financial advisors, accountants and investment bankers) related to such Asset Sale;

(b)    provisions for all income and other taxes measured by or resulting from such Asset Sale of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(c)    payments made to retire Indebtedness that was Incurred in accordance with this Indenture and that, by its terms, is required to be made in connection with such Asset Sale, in each case to the extent actually repaid in cash;

(d)    amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the assets subject to the Asset Sale;

(e)    payments of unassumed liabilities (not constituting Indebtedness) relating to the assets sold at the time of or within 30 days after the date of such Asset Sale; and

(f)    appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations or post-closing purchase price adjustments associated with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee; and

(2)    all non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale upon the liquidation or conversion of such consideration into cash, without duplication, net of all items enumerated in subclauses (a) through (f) of clause (1) hereof.

New Covenants ” means Sections 4.17, 4.18 and 4.19.

Non-Guarantor Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” with respect to any Person means Indebtedness of such Person for which (i) the sole legal recourse for collection of principal and interest on such Indebtedness is against the specific property identified in the instruments evidencing or securing such Indebtedness and such property was acquired (directly or indirectly, including through the purchase of Capital Stock of the Person owning such property) with the proceeds of such Indebtedness or such Indebtedness was Incurred within 90 days after the acquisition (directly or indirectly, including through the purchase of Capital Stock of the Person owning such property) of such property and (ii) no other assets of such Person may be realized upon in collection of principal or interest on such Indebtedness. Indebtedness which is otherwise Non-Recourse Indebtedness will not lose its character as Non-Recourse Indebtedness because there is recourse to the borrower, any guarantor or any other Person for (a) environmental warranties and indemnities, (b) indemnities for and liabilities arising from fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication or non-payment of rents, profits, insurance and condemnation proceeds and other sums actually received by

 

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the borrower from secured assets to be paid to the lender, waste and mechanics’ liens or (c) similar customary “bad boy” guarantees.

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

Note Register ” is a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange kept by the Registrar as defined in Section 2.03.

Notes ” means the Initial Notes and more particularly means any Note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term “Notes” shall also include any Additional Notes that may be issued under a supplemental indenture and Notes to be issued or authenticated upon transfer, replacement or exchange of Notes.

Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all obligations (whether in existence on the Issue Date or arising afterwards, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect) for or in respect of principal (when due, upon acceleration, upon redemption, upon mandatory repayment or repurchase pursuant to a mandatory offer to purchase, or otherwise), premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursement and other amounts payable and liabilities with respect to such Indebtedness, including all interest accrued or accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or similar case or proceeding at the contract rate (including, without limitation, any contract rate applicable upon default) specified in the relevant documentation, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such case or proceeding.

Officer ” means the chairman, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the chief operating officer, the chief accounting officer, the treasurer, or any assistant treasurer, the controller, the secretary, any assistant secretary or any vice president of a Person.

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. Such counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.

Pari Passu Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as applicable.

Paying Agent ” means any office or agency where Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees may be presented for payment.

Permitted Bond Hedge ” means any net-settled call options or capped call options referencing the Company’s Common Equity purchased by the Company in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt securities by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to hedge the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s obligations to deliver Common Equity under such Indebtedness, which call options are either “capped” or are purchased concurrently with the sale by the Company of a call option or options in respect of its Common Equity, in either case on terms that are customary for “call spread” transactions entered in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt securities.

Permitted Holder ” means TPG Aviator, L.P. (the “ Investor ”) and each of its Affiliates that are collective investment vehicles for which the Investor acts directly or indirectly as general partner, investment manager, managing member or in a similar capacity, but not including, however, any portfolio

 

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companies of any of the foregoing. Any Person or group whose acquisition of beneficial ownership constitutes a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture (or would result in a Change of Control Offer in the absence of the waiver of such requirement by Holders in accordance with this Indenture) will thereafter constitute additional Permitted Holders.

Permitted Investments ” of any Person means Investments of such Person in:

(1)    Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in (a) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) in any Person that is, or will become immediately after such Investment, a Restricted Subsidiary or that will merge or consolidate into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(2)    loans and advances to directors, employees and officers of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries for bona fide business purposes or to purchase Capital Stock of the Company in an aggregate amount not in excess of $2.0 million with respect to all loans or advances made since the Issue Date (without giving effect to the forgiveness of any such loans or advances);

(3)    Hedging Obligations permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09;

(4)    cash and Cash Equivalents;

(5)    receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however , that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

(6)    Investments received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement, including foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien, upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of trade creditors or customers;

(7)    Investments made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with Section 4.15;

(8)    lease, utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;

(9)    Investments made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for consideration consisting only of Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock;

(10)    stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

(11)    Investments in existence on the Issue Date and any extension, modification or renewal of such Investments or any Investments made with the proceeds of any disposition of any such Investments, but only to the extent not involving additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the appreciation, accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment as in effect on the Issue Date);

(12)    completion guarantees entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(13)    Investments consisting of Permitted Bond Hedges; and

 

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(14)    (a) Investments in Joint Ventures or (b) other Investments, in each case having an aggregate Fair Market Value (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) that, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (14), are in an aggregate amount not in excess of the greater of (i) $40.0 million and (ii) 5.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at any one time outstanding.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(1)    Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that either (a) are not yet delinquent or (b) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made if any shall be required in accordance with GAAP;

(2)    statutory Liens of landlords and carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, suppliers’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other Liens imposed by law and arising in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts that, to the extent applicable, either (a) are not yet delinquent or (b) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves have been established or other provisions have been made if any shall be required in accordance with GAAP;

(3)    Liens (other than any Lien imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) Incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security;

(4)    Liens Incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, progress payments, government contracts, utility services, developer’s or other obligations to make on-site or off-site improvements and other obligations of like nature (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money but including the items referred to in the parenthetical in clause (3) of the definition of “Indebtedness”), in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(5)    attachment or judgment Liens not giving rise to a Default or an Event of Default and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(6)    easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances not materially interfering with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(7)    zoning restrictions, licenses, restrictions on the use of real property or minor irregularities in title thereto that do not materially impair the use of such real property in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the value of such real property for the purpose of such business;

(8)    leases or subleases (or any Liens related thereto) granted to others not materially interfering with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(9)    purchase money mortgages (including, without limitation, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money security interests); provided that: (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens is otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture and does not exceed the cost of the assets or property so acquired, constructed or improved; and (b) such Liens are created within 90 days of construction, acquisition or improvement of such assets or property and do not encumber any other assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such assets or property, assets affixed or appurtenant thereto and other Directly Related Assets;

 

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(10)    Liens to secure Attributable Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; provided that any such Lien shall not extend to or cover any assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (a) the assets which are the subject of the Sale/Leaseback Transaction in which the Attributable Indebtedness is incurred and (b) Directly Related Assets;

(11)    Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture; provided that such Liens only extend to assets which are similar to the type of assets securing the Indebtedness being refinanced and Directly Related Assets, and such refinanced Indebtedness was previously secured by such similar assets in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(12)    any interest in or title of a lessor or sublessor to property subject to any (a) Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or (b) any lease or sublease;

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

(14)    any right of first refusal, right of first offer, option, contract or other agreement to sell an asset; provided such sale is not otherwise prohibited under this Indenture;

(15)    Liens securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof; provided that such Liens apply only to (a) the property financed out of the net proceeds of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness within 90 days after Incurrence thereof and (b) Directly Related Assets;

(16)    Liens on property or assets of any Restricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries;

(17)    Liens on Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(18)    any right of a lender or lenders to which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may be indebted to offset against, or appropriate and apply to the payment of, such Indebtedness any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or monies of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with or held by such lender or lenders;

(19)    any pledge or deposit of cash or property in conjunction with obtaining surety and performance bonds and letters of credit required to engage in constructing on-site and off-site improvements required by municipalities or other governmental authorities in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(20)    Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

(21)    Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin deposits, and other Liens that are customary in the industry and Incurred in the ordinary course of business securing Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations and forward contracts, options, futures contracts, futures options or similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from fluctuations in the price of commodities;

(22)    Liens on property acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in each case

 

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such Liens (a) were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation and (b) do not extend to any asset other than those of the Person merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary or the property acquired by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary;

(23)    Liens replacing any of the Liens described in clauses (13) and (22) above; provided that (a) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not be increased (except to the extent of reasonable premiums or other payments required to be paid in connection with the repayment of the previously secured Indebtedness or Incurrence of related Refinancing Indebtedness and expenses Incurred in connection therewith) and (b) the new Liens shall be limited to the property or part thereof which secured the Lien so replaced or property substituted therefor as a result of the destruction, condemnation or damage of such property;

(24)    Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(17);

(25)    Liens on Capital Stock of a Joint Venture securing Indebtedness of such Joint Venture;

(26)    Liens encumbering deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations arising from contractual or warranty requirements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including rights of offset and setoff;

(27)    bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements; provided, however , that in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;

(28)    Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding leases;

(29)    Liens securing all of the Notes and Liens securing any Subsidiary Guarantee;

(30)    Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(10); provided that such Liens shall be limited to the subject land or lots;

(31)    leases of model homes;

(32)    Liens in favor of homeowner and property owner association developments for unpaid assessments;

(33)    Liens, encumbrances or other restrictions not securing Indebtedness contained in any joint venture agreement entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to the Capital Stock in the Joint Venture or the assets of such Joint Venture; and

(34)    Liens Incurred in the ordinary course of business as security for the obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to indemnification in respect of title insurance providers.

 

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

Preferred Stock ” of any Person means all Capital Stock of such Person which has a preference in liquidation or with respect to the payment of dividends.

Qualified Rating ” means a senior unsecured debt rating equal to or higher than Ba3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or equal to or higher than BB– (or the equivalent) by S&P (or a senior unsecured debt rating equal to or higher than the equivalent credit rating from any replacement rating agency or rating agencies selected by the Company pursuant to clause (2) of the definition of “Rating Agencies”).

Rating Agencies ” means (1) each of Moody’s and S&P; and (2) if either of Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes (or the senior unsecured debt of a Qualified Successor, as the case may be) or fails to make such a rating publicly available for reasons beyond the Company’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Company’s Board of Directors) as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, or both, as the case may be.

Rating Event ” means the rating on the Notes is lowered by either of the Rating Agencies and the Notes are rated below a Qualified Rating by both of the Rating Agencies, in each case on any day during the 60-day period (which 60-day period will be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) commencing on the earlier of (i) the first public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or (ii) the first public notice of the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Control.

Real Estate Business ” means the business of owning, developing and selling single-family and multi-family residential real estate, acquiring real estate for such purposes and, in connection therewith, providing the required services, credit and other facilities related thereto.

Record Date ” for the interest or Additional Interest, if any, payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means the May 1 or November 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness issued in exchange for or that redeems, refunds, refinances or extends, in whole or in part (“ Refinances ”), any Existing Indebtedness or other Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, but only to the extent that:

(1)    if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, then such Refinancing Indebtedness is also subordinated in right of payment to the Notes to the same extent as, and on terms at least as favorable to the Holders as those contained in, the Indebtedness being Refinanced;

(2)    the Refinancing Indebtedness is scheduled to mature either (a) no earlier than the Indebtedness being Refinanced (if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is scheduled to mature earlier than the Notes), or (b) at least 91 days after the maturity date of the Notes (if the Indebtedness being Refinanced is scheduled to mature after the Notes);

(3)    the portion, if any, of the Refinancing Indebtedness that is scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such

 

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Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the portion of the Indebtedness being Refinanced that is scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes;

(4)    such Refinancing Indebtedness is in an aggregate amount that is equal to or less than the aggregate amount then outstanding (including accrued interest) under the Indebtedness being Refinanced plus an amount necessary to pay any reasonable fees and expenses, including premiums and defeasance costs, related to such Refinancing;

(5)    such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred by the same Person that initially Incurred the Indebtedness being Refinanced, except that the Company may Incur Refinancing Indebtedness to Refinance Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary; and

(6)    such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred within 180 days before or after the Indebtedness being Refinanced.

Registrar ” means an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange.

Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the initial purchasers set forth therein and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more substantially similar registration rights agreements among the Company and the other parties thereto, as such agreements may be amended from time to time.

Responsible Officer ” means, 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 relating to this Indenture is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who, in each case, shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

Restricted Investment ” means any Investment other than any Permitted Investment.

Restricted Payment ” means any of the following:

(i)    the declaration of any dividend or the making of any other payment or distribution of cash, securities or other property or assets in respect of the Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than (a) dividends, payments or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and (b) in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary, dividends, payments or distributions payable to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary and pro rata dividends, payments or distributions payable to minority equity holders of such Restricted Subsidiary);

(ii)    the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of any Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Capital Stock held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the redemption price or repurchase price paid in cash in connection with any redemption or repurchase of any convertible or exchangeable debt securities (other than Subordinated Obligations) shall not constitute a Restricted Payment;

(iii)    any Restricted Investment; and

 

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(iv)    any principal payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value, prior to any scheduled repayment, scheduled sinking fund payment or scheduled maturity, of any Subordinated Indebtedness (other than (a) Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.09(b)(7) or (b) the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of such Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement);

provided, however , that Restricted Payments will not include any purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Indebtedness or Capital Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary if the consideration therefor consists solely of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company.

Restricted Subsidiary ” means each of the Subsidiaries of the Company which is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

S&P ” means Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services or any successor to its debt rating business.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction ” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness which is secured by (1) a Lien on any property of the Company or the property of any Restricted Subsidiary or (2) a Lien on Capital Stock owned directly or indirectly by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in any Person or in the Company’s rights or the rights of a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of a Person in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary has an equity interest; provided that “Secured Indebtedness” shall not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that was formed for and is engaged in homebuilding or land development operations which is secured principally by unimproved land (whether entitled or unentitled), improved land (including lots under development), housing units under construction, completed housing units and other related property customarily included as collateral under mortgages, deeds of trust and related documents for homebuilding or land development operations. The securing in the foregoing manner of any such Indebtedness which immediately prior thereto was not Secured Indebtedness shall be deemed to be the creation of Secured Indebtedness at the time security is given.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Senior Credit Facilities ” means, with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the $155.0 million revolving Credit Facility pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, as amended from time to time, among the Company, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, which may be increased to $250.0 million in accordance with the terms thereof, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified, extended, renewed, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time, including increasing the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder ( provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted by Section 4.09) or adding Restricted Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, creditor, lender or group of creditors

 

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or lenders; provided, further , that the Senior Credit Facilities shall not (1) include Indebtedness issued, created or Incurred pursuant to a registered offering of securities under the Securities Act or a private placement of securities (including under Rule 144A or Regulation S) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (2) relate to Indebtedness that does not consist exclusively of Pari Passu Indebtedness.

Shelf Registration Statement ” means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Sponsor Management Agreement ” means the Management Services Agreement, dated June 20, 2013, between the Company and TPG VI Management, LLC.

Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in the agreement governing or certificate relating to such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision, but not including any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness which is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be.

Subsidiary ” of any Person means any (i) corporation of which at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of all classes of the Common Equity is directly or indirectly beneficially owned by such Person and (ii) any entity other than a corporation of which such Person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns at least a majority of the Common Equity; provided that in each of case (i) and (ii), such Person does or is required to consolidate such entity in accordance with GAAP.

Subsidiary Guarantee ” means the guarantee of the Notes by each Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture.

Subsidiary Guarantors ” means each of the Company’s Subsidiaries that guarantees the Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

Transfer Restricted Note ” means a Note bearing the Restricted Notes Legend.

Treasury Rate ” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date or, in the case of a satisfaction, discharge or defeasance, at least two Business Days prior to the deposit of funds with the Trustee to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness of the Notes (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to May 15, 2019; provided, however , that if the period from the redemption date to May 15, 2019 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Trustee ” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, until a successor replaces such party in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor trustee serving hereunder.

 

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Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly formed or acquired Subsidiary) so designated by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company as provided below and provided that:

(1)    except as permitted by Section 4.09(b)(15) (if then applicable) neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides any guarantee or direct or indirect credit support for any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument evidencing such Indebtedness) or (b) is directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary, except, in the case of Non-Recourse Indebtedness, to the extent such liability is for the matters discussed in the last sentence of the definition of “Non-Recourse Indebtedness”; and

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

The Board of Directors of the Company may designate an Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:

(1)    if a Covenant Replacement Event has not occurred, any such redesignation will be deemed to be an Incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Indebtedness (if any) of such redesignated Subsidiary for purposes of Section 4.09 as of the date of such redesignation;

(2)    if a Covenant Replacement Event has not occurred, immediately after giving effect to such redesignation and the Incurrence of any such additional Indebtedness, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 4.09;

(3)    the Liens on the property and assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary could then be Incurred in accordance with Section 4.10 (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, Section 4.18) as of the date of such redesignation; and

(4)    no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing after giving effect to such redesignation.

Subject to the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company also may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that:

(1)    the Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of designation own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or own or hold any Lien with respect to, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

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

(3)    on the date such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with terms substantially less favorable to the Company than those that might have been obtained from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;

 

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(4)    if a Covenant Replacement Event has not occurred:

(i) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be permitted to make, at the time of the designation, an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Company’s and any Restricted Subsidiary’s proportionate interests in such Subsidiary at the time of such designation either as a Permitted Investment or pursuant to Section 4.08; and

(ii)    immediately after giving effect to such designation and reduction of amounts available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.08, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 4.09(a);

(5)    following the occurrence of a Covenant Replacement Event, any Investments (including any guarantee of Indebtedness) made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any such Subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not exceed the greater of (A) $50.0 million and (B) 6.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets in the aggregate (the “ Unrestricted Subsidiary Basket ”) (with the amount of each investment being calculated based upon the Fair Market Value of the Company’s and any Restricted Subsidiary’s proportionate interests in such Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (the “ Designation Date ”) plus the amount of Investments made in such Subsidiary on or after the Designation Date); provided further that if the Company subsequently designates any Subsidiary, which previously had been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to be a Restricted Subsidiary and causes such Subsidiary to comply with Section 4.11 to the extent applicable, then the amount of any investments in such Subsidiary made on or after the Designation Date shall be credited against the Unrestricted Subsidiary Basket (up to a maximum amount of the greater of (A) $50.0 million and (B) 6.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets); and

(6)    no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing after giving effect to such designation.

Any such designation or redesignation by the Board of Directors of the Company will be evidenced to the Trustee by the filing with the Trustee of a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation or redesignation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation or redesignation complied with the foregoing conditions and setting forth the underlying calculations.

U.S. Government Obligations ” means securities which are (1) direct obligations of the United States of America, for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

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direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, or to vote on or consent to any action authorized or permitted to be taken by Holders.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness or portion thereof, at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including, without limitation, payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (2) the sum of all such payments described in clause (a) above.

Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means (1) a Subsidiary of which 100% of the Capital Stock (except for directors’ qualifying shares or certain minority interests owned by other Persons solely due to local law requirements that there be more than one stockholder, but which interest is not in excess of what is required for such purpose) is owned directly by such Person or through one or more other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (2) any entity other than a corporation in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns all of the Capital Stock of such entity.

 

Section 1.02 Other Definitions .

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

Agent Members

   2.1(c) of Appendix A

Affiliate Transaction

   4.13(a)

Applicable Procedures

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

Authentication Order

   2.02(c)

Change of Control Offer

   4.14(a)

Change of Control Payment

   4.14(a)

Change of Control Payment Date

   4.14(a)

Change of Control Price

   4.14(a)

Clearstream

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

Covenant Defeasance

   8.03

Covenant Replacement Event

   2.14(a)

Definitive Notes Legend

   2.2(e) of Appendix A

Distribution Compliance Period

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

ERISA Legend

   2.2(e) of Appendix A

Euroclear

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

Event of Default

   6.01(a)

Excess Proceeds

   4.15(f)

Expiration Date

   1.05(j)

Global Note

   2.1(b) of Appendix A

Global Notes Legend

   2.2(e) of Appendix A

Guaranteed Obligations

   10.01(a)

IAI

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

IAI Global Note

   2.1(b) of Appendix A

Legal Defeasance

   8.02(a)

Net Proceeds Offer

   4.15(g)

Net Proceeds Offer Period

   4.15(g)

Net Proceeds Purchase Date

   4.15(g)

 

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Term

  

Defined in Section

Note Register    2.03(a)
Offered Price    4.15(g)
Pari Passu Indebtedness Price    4.15(g)
Paying Agent    2.03(a)
Payment Amount    4.15(g)
QIB    1.1(a) of Appendix A
Qualified Parent Guarantor    2.14(a)
Qualified Rating Confirmation    2.14(b)
Qualified Successor    2.14(a)
Ratio Exception    4.09(b)
Registrar    2.03(a)
Regulation S    1.1(a) of Appendix A
Regulation S Global Note    2.1(b) of Appendix A
Regulation S Notes    2.1(a) of Appendix A
Restricted Notes Legend    2.2(e) of Appendix A
Rule 144    1.1(a) of Appendix A
Rule 144A    1.1(a) of Appendix A
Rule 144A Global Note    2.1(b) of Appendix A
Rule 144A Notes    2.1(a) of Appendix A
Successor    5.01(a)
Successor Guarantor    5.01(b)
Unrestricted Global Note    1.1(a) of Appendix A

 

Section 1.03 Rules of Construction .

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)    a term defined in Section 1.01 or 1.02 has the meaning assigned to it therein, and a term used herein that is defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, shall have the meaning assigned to it therein;

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

(3)    “or” is not exclusive;

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

(5)    provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

(6)    unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Appendix,” “Article,” “Section,” “clause,” “Schedule” or “Exhibit” refers to an Appendix, Article, Section, clause, Schedule or Exhibit, as the case may be, of this Indenture;

(7)    the words “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision;

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(9)    references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time;

(10)    unless otherwise provided, references to agreements and other instruments shall be deemed to include all amendments and other modifications to such agreements or instruments, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture; and

(11)    in the event that a transaction meets the criteria of more than one category of permitted transactions or listed exceptions, the Company may classify such transaction as it, in its sole discretion, determines.

 

Section 1.04 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act .

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act as applicable to this Indenture, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

The following Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

Commission ” means the SEC;

indenture securities ” means the Notes;

indenture security holder ” means a Holder of a Note;

indenture to be qualified ” means this Indenture;

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

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

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the Trust Indenture Act have the meanings so assigned to them.

 

Section 1.05 Acts of Holders .

(a)    Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.05.

(b)    The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved (1) by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any

 

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notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof or (2) in any other manner deemed reasonably sufficient by the Trustee. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.

(c)    The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.

(d)    Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee, the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

(e)    The Company may set a Voting Record Date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, or to vote on or consent to any action authorized or permitted to be taken by Holders; provided that the Company may not set a Voting Record Date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in clause (f) below. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such Voting Record Date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or vote or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation or vote. If any Record Date is set pursuant to this clause (e), the Holders on such Voting Record Date, and only such Holders, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action (including revocation of any action), whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such Voting Record Date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes, or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such Voting Record Date. Promptly after any Voting Record Date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such Voting Record Date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 12.02.

(f)    The Trustee may set any day as a Voting Record Date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to join in the giving or making of (1) any notice of default under Section 6.01(a), (2) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 6.02, (3) any direction referred to in Section 6.05 or (4) any request to pursue a remedy as permitted in Section 6.06. If any Voting Record Date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders on such Voting Record Date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such Voting Record Date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such Voting Record Date. Promptly after any Voting Record Date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such Voting Record Date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 12.02.

 

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(g)    Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

(h)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such Depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.

(i)    The Company may fix a Voting Record Date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by a Depositary entitled under the procedures of such Depositary, if any, to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders; provided that if such a Voting Record Date is fixed, only the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note on such Voting Record Date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such beneficial owners remain beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note after such Voting Record Date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date.

(j)    With respect to any Voting Record Date set pursuant to this Section 1.05, the party hereto that sets such Voting Record Date may designate any day as the “ Expiration Date ” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Notes in the manner set forth in Section 12.02, on or prior to both the existing and the new Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any Voting Record Date set pursuant to this Section 1.05, the party hereto which set such Voting Record Date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 90th day after such Voting Record Date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this clause (j).

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

 

Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms .

(a)    Provisions relating to the Initial Notes, Additional Notes, Exchange Notes and any other Notes issued under this Indenture are set forth in Appendix A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rules or agreements with national securities exchanges to which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is subject, if any, or usage ( provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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(b)    The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

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

(d)    The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Company pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer as provided in Section 4.15 (if then applicable) or a Change of Control Offer as provided in Section 4.14 (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, Section 4.17), and otherwise as not prohibited by this Indenture. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3.

(e)    Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Company without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise (other than issue date, issue price and, if applicable, the first Interest Payment Date and the first date from which interest will accrue) as the Initial Notes; provided that the Company’s ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 4.09 (if then applicable); provided, further , that if any Additional Notes are not fungible with the Initial Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes will be issued as a separate series under this Indenture and will have a separate CUSIP number from the Initial Notes. Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture.

 

Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication .

(a)    At least one Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

(b)    A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

(c)    On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an “ Authentication Order ”) and an Officer’s Certificate, authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time and from time to time, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order and an Officer’s Certificate, authenticate and deliver any Additional Notes and the Exchange Notes in an aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order for such Additional Notes or Exchange Notes issued hereunder. In addition, with respect to any Additional Notes, the Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee shall state:

(1)    that the form and terms of such Additional Notes have been established in conformity with this Indenture; and

(2)    that such Additional Notes, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,

 

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reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(d)    The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders, the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

(e)    The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery upon receipt of an Authentication Order (a) Initial Notes for original issue on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000 and (b) subject to the terms of this Indenture, Additional Notes, (c) the Exchange Notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer and pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and for a like principal amount of Initial Notes exchanged pursuant thereto and (d) any Unrestricted Global Notes issued in exchange for any of the foregoing in accordance with this Indenture. Such order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated and whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, Additional Notes, Exchange Notes or Unrestricted Global Notes.

 

Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent .

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

(b)    The Company initially appoints DTC to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes and to act as Note Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

 

Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .

The Company shall, no later than noon (New York City time) on each due date for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on any of the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held in trust for the Holders entitled to the same, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require the Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

 

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Section 2.05 Holder Lists .

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least ten Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders, and the Company shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a).

 

Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange .

(a)    The Notes shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for registration of transfer and in compliance with Appendix A.

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

(c)    No service charge shall be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange (other than pursuant to Section 2.07), but the Holders shall be required to pay any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.14 (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, Section 4.17), 4.15 and 9.05).

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

(e)    Neither the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (1) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection or (2) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption, or tendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in connection with a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part; provided , that the Registrar may register a transfer or exchange pursuant to clause (1) or (2) with the consent of the Company.

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

(g)    Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Definitive Note at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.

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aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Definitive Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A.

(i)    All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by mail or by facsimile. A medallion guarantee on any document submitted to the Registrar shall be an original document and not a facsmile or “pdf” file.

 

Section 2.07 Replacement Notes .

If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if a Holder claims that its Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and loss, destruction or theft of such Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are otherwise met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be provided by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of each of the Trustee and the Company to protect each of the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge the Holder for the expenses of the Company and the Trustee in replacing a Note. Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, in case any mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.

 

Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes .

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

(b)    If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser, as such term is defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York.

(c)    If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue from and after the date of such payment.

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

 

Section 2.09 Treasury Notes .

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Affiliate of the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

 

Section 2.10 Temporary Notes .

Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture.

 

Section 2.11 Cancellation .

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act and the Trustee). Certification of the cancellation of all such Notes shall, upon the written request of the Company, be delivered to the Company. Except for Notes surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, the Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest .

(a)    If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus , to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special Record Date (a “ Special Record Date ”), in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.12. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such Special Record Date and payment date; provided that no such Special Record Date shall be less than ten days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of such Special Record Date. At least 15 days before the Special Record Date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, to each Holder a notice that states the Special Record Date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

 

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(b)    Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue interest, which were carried by such other Note.

 

Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers

The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption or exchange or in offers to purchase 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 Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption or exchange or in offers to purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange or offer to purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

 

Section 2.14 Covenant Replacement Event .

(a)    Upon the occurrence of a Covenant Replacement Event, the Existing Covenants shall immediately cease to be applicable to the Notes (and any references in this Indenture or the Notes to such Existing Covenants shall no longer apply), and the New Covenants shall immediately become applicable to the Notes without any further action by the Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee or the Holders. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) the New Covenants shall not be applicable to the Notes prior to the occurrence of a Covenant Replacement Event, (y) all covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture other than the Existing Covenants and the New Covenants shall apply both before and after a Covenant Replacement Event and (z) any terms defined in the Existing Covenants and used in the New Covenants (including, without limitation, the definitions of “Change of Control Offer,” “Change of Control Payment Date” and “Change of Control Price”) shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the New Covenants to the extent used therein. A “ Covenant Replacement Event ” shall be deemed to occur if at any time, as a result of a Change of Control, a Person that is a corporation or other legal entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia and having a Qualified Rating (such person, a “ Qualified Successor ”) either (i) expressly assumes by supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto all of the Obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture and assumes by written agreement all of the Obligations of the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees on a senior basis by supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto the full and prompt payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) in respect of the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture (such guarantor, a “ Qualified Parent Guarantor ”).

(b)    A Covenant Replacement Event shall be deemed to have occurred as of the date that each of the following conditions are satisfied (and which conditions must be satisfied within the period set forth in Section 2.14(c)):

(1)    a Change of Control shall have occurred;

(2)    the Trustee shall have received a supplemental indenture described in Section 2.14(a)(i) or Section 2.14(a)(ii), as applicable, duly executed and delivered by the Qualified Successor and expressly assuming or guaranteeing, as the case may be, all of the Obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture;

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Qualified Successor after giving effect to the Change of Control (which press releases or written communications may be issued by either of the Rating Agencies before the consummation of the Change of Control, so long as such press releases or written communications publicly announce or confirm, or either of the Rating Agencies informs the Trustee, that the ratings reflected in such press releases or written communications give effect to the Change of Control) (the “ Qualified Rating Confirmation ”);

(4)    immediately after giving effect to the Change of Control and the assumption or guarantee, as the case may be, referred to in Section 2.14(b)(2), no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing under the New Covenants and the other covenants and agreements that apply following a Covenant Replacement Event; and

(5)    the Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such Covenant Replacement Event complies with this Indenture.

(c)    For a Covenant Replacement Event to be effective, the conditions set forth in Section 2.14(b) must be satisfied no later than 60 days after the date on which a Change of Control occurs. If the conditions set forth in Section 2.14(b) shall not have been met within 30 days after the date on which a Change of Control occurs, the Company shall commence a Change of Control Offer in accordance with Section 4.14(a) and may rescind such Change of Control Offer if the conditions to a Covenant Replacement Event are satisfied no later than 60 days after the date on which such Change of Control occurred in accordance with Section 4.14(b).

(d)    Upon the occurrence of a Covenant Replacement Event in accordance with this Indenture in which a Qualified Successor expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the Obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture and assumes by written agreement all of the obligations of the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement and the Company is not the continuing obligor under the Notes, the Qualified Successor will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement with the same effect as if Qualified Successor had been named herein and therein as the Company (and references herein and therein to the “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Qualified Successor), and the Company shall be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes and all of the Company’s other obligations and covenants under the Notes and this Indenture; provided that in the case of a lease of all or substantially of the Company’s assets to a Qualified Successor, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes.

(e)    For the avoidance of doubt, if a Covenant Replacement Event occurs, the Company shall not be required to undertake a Change of Control Offer with respect to the Change of Control that resulted in such Covenant Replacement Event. However, if, in connection with such Change of Control, the Company shall consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (including, without limitation, by way of liquidation or dissolution) (as an entirety or substantially in one transaction or series of related transactions), to any Person, the Company shall comply with Section 5.01; provided that Section 5.01(a)(3) shall not apply if the Qualified Rating Confirmation shall have been received and such transaction is occurring substantially concurrently with, or is conditioned upon, the consummation of a Change of Control resulting in a Covenant Replacement Event. In addition, if the Company shall take any other action in anticipation or contemplation of or in connection with such Covenant Replacement Event (including, without limitation, any financing in connection with such transaction), the Company shall comply with all applicable New Covenants (and shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, be required to comply with the Existing Covenants in respect of any such action); provided that at the time such action is taken, the

 

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Qualified Rating Confirmation shall have been received and such action is taken substantially concurrently with, or is conditioned upon, the consummation of the Change of Control resulting in a Covenant Replacement Event.

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION

 

Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee .

If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be sent to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee) but not more than 60 days before a redemption date ( provided, however , that notice may be given more than 60 days before the redemption date if given pursuant to Article 8 or Article 11), an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (1) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (2) the redemption date, (3) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (4) the redemption price, if then ascertainable.

 

Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased .

(a)    In the event that less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time pursuant to Section 3.07, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee as follows:

(1)    in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed, so long as the Trustee knows of such listing (it being understood that the Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee of each such listing, if any); or

(2)    if the Notes are not then listed on a national security exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate in the case of Definitive Notes . In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the then outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase.

(b)    The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in an amount of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that no Notes of $2,000 in principal amount or less shall be redeemed in part. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.

 

Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption .

(a)    The Company shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, or cause to be mailed or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, a notice of redemption at least 30 but not

 

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more than 60 days before the date of redemption to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address; provided, however , that notice may be given more than 60 days before the redemption date if given pursuant to Article 8 or Article 11. Notices of redemption may not be conditional.

(b)    The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP number, if applicable) and shall state:

(1)    the redemption date;

(2)    the redemption price, including the portion thereof representing any accrued and unpaid interest; provided that in connection with a redemption under Section 3.07(d), the notice need not set forth the redemption price but only the manner of calculation thereof;

(3)    if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed;

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

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

(6)    that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

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

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

(c)    At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be sent to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in Section 3.03(b).

 

Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption .

Once notice of redemption is sent in accordance with Section 3.03, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption. The notice, if mailed or delivered by electronic transmission in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to Section 3.05, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption.

 

Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price .

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or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Paying Agent shall promptly send to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed or repurchased the applicable redemption or purchase price thereof and accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

(b)    If the Company complies with the provisions of Section 3.05(a), on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Company to comply with Section 3.05(a), interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and, to the extent lawful, on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.

 

Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part .

Upon surrender of a Definitive Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to the Holder (or cause to be transferred by book entry in the case of the Global Note) at the expense of the Company a new Definitive Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Definitive Note surrendered representing the same Indebtedness to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Definitive Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

Section 3.07 Optional Redemption .

(a)    Except as set forth below, the Company will not be entitled to redeem the Notes at its option.

(b)    On or after May 15, 2019, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the following redemption prices (expressed in percentages of the principal amount thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the redemption date), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on May 15 of each year indicated below:

 

Year   Percentage      

2019

    103.313%  

2020

    101.656%  

2021 and thereafter

    100.000%  

(c)    In addition, prior to May 15, 2019, the Company may, at its option, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) issued under this Indenture with the net proceeds of an Equity Offering at 106.625% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the redemption date); provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) originally issued under this Indenture remain outstanding after such redemption. Notice of any such redemption must be given within 60 days after the date of the closing of the relevant Equity Offering.

 

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(d)    Prior to May 15, 2019, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the redemption date).

 

Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption; Open Market Purchases .

(a)    The Company will not be required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. However, under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to offer to purchase the Notes (i) upon a Change of Control that does not result in a Covenant Replacement Event pursuant to Section 4.14, (ii) following the occurrence of a Covenant Replacement Event, upon a Change of Control Triggering Event pursuant to Section 4.17 and (iii) if a Covenant Replacement Event has not occurred, pursuant to Section 4.15.

(b)    The Company or its Affiliates may acquire Notes by means other than a redemption, whether by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of this Indenture.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

 

Section 4.01 Payment of Notes .

(a)    The Company will pay, or cause to be paid, the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary, holds as of noon (New York City) time, on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

(b)    The Company shall pay all Additional Interest, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. In the event the Company is required to pay Additional Interest, the Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee of the Company’s obligation to pay Additional Interest no later than 15 days prior to the next Interest Payment Date, which notice shall set forth the amount of the Additional Interest to be paid by the Company.

(c)    The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.

 

Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency .

The Company shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be made. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or

 

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agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders and notices may be made at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee; provided , however , no service of legal process may be made at an office of the Trustee.

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

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

 

Section 4.03 [Reserved.]

 

Section 4.04 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws .

The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that prohibits or forgives the obligation to pay principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes; and the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that it shall not, by resort to any such law, 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 has been enacted.

 

Section 4.05 Corporate Existence .

Subject to Article 5, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (1) its corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence in accordance with its organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) and (2) the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of any such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of each of clauses (1) and (2), the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Company in good faith shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.06 Reports .

(a)    Whether or not required by the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding and subject to Section 4.06(c), the Company will furnish to the Trustee and the Holders, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations then applicable to the Company (or if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the time periods for filing applicable to a filer that is not an “accelerated filer” as defined in such rules and regulations):

(1)    all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file these Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, an audit report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants; and

 

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(2)    all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file these reports (other than Items 1.04 (Mine safety – reporting of shutdowns and patterns of violations), 3.01 (Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a continued listing rule or standard; transfer of listing), 3.02 (Unregistered sales of equity securities), 3.03 (material modifications to rights of security holders) (other than as relates to debt securities), 5.03(a) (Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws), 5.04 (Temporary suspension of trading under registrant’s employee benefit plans), 5.05 (Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics), 5.06 (Change in shell company status), 5.07 (Submission of matters to a vote of security holders), 5.08 (Shareholder director nominations) and all items in Section 6 (Asset-Backed Securities));

in each case in a manner that complies in all material respects with the requirements specified in such form; provided that the foregoing delivery requirements as to the Holders and the Trustee will be deemed satisfied if the foregoing materials are publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR system (or a successor thereto) within the applicable time periods specified above; provided, further , however , that all such reports (i) will not be required to comply with Section 302 or Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or related Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, or Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K (with respect to any non-GAAP financial measures contained therein), (ii) will not be required to contain the separate financial information for Subsidiary Guarantors (other than summary revenue, operating income, Adjusted EBITDA assets and liabilities of non-guarantors of the type included in the offering memorandum, dated May 4, 2017, relating to the Notes) if such information would be required by Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, (iii) will not be required to comply with Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act (relating to the Iran Threat Reduction and Syrian Human Rights Act) or Rule 13p-1 under the Exchange Act and Form SD (relating to conflict minerals), (iv) will not be required to contain disclosure regarding executive compensation, a description of employment agreements with officers or a description of any incentive plans and (v) will not be required to provide Exhibits, except for financial statements and pro forma financial statements in connection with significant acquisitions or dispositions.

(b)    Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee will be for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive or actual notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely exclusively on an Officer’s Certificate). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company will not be required to deliver to the Trustee or the Holders any material for which the Company has sought and received confidential treatment by the SEC.

(c)    Following a Covenant Replacement Event, the Qualified Successor (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such Qualified Successor (i) has expressly assumed all of the Obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture or (ii) is a Qualified Parent Guarantor) shall file or furnish the reports required under Section 4.06(a), and the information set forth therein shall be provided with respect to the Qualified Successor and its consolidated Subsidiaries; provided that (a) any financial statements or other applicable financial information included in such reports shall be accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to the Qualified Successor and its consolidated Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand, and (b) any annual or quarterly reports provided pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(1) shall include calculations of Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(d)    At any time that there shall be one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries that, in the aggregate, hold more than 15.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the last date of the fiscal quarter

 

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for which financial statements are available, the quarterly and annual financial information required by Section 4.06(a) shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

(e)    For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, to the extent not satisfied by the foregoing, the Company will furnish to the Holders, securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

(f)    The filing requirements set forth in this Section 4.06 for the applicable period may be satisfied by the Company prior to the commencement of the Exchange Offer or the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement by the filing with the SEC of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto, with such financial information that satisfies Regulation S-X of the Securities Act; provided , that this Section 4.06(f) shall not supersede or in any manner suspend or delay the Company’s reporting obligations set forth in Sections 4.06(a) through (e).

(g)    The requirements for delivery to Holders, prospective investors, securities analysts and market making institutions as set forth in Sections 4.06(a) through (e) may be satisfied by posting copies of such information on a website (which may be nonpublic and may be maintained by the Company or a third party) to which access will be given to Holders, prospective investors, securities analysts and market making institutions that certify their status as such to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company.

(h)    In addition, Company (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, the Qualified Successor) will:

(1)    hold a quarterly conference call (with opportunities to ask questions of management) to discuss the information contained in the reports not later than ten Business Days from the time Company (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, the Qualified Successor) files or furnishes its quarterly and annual reports pursuant to Section 4.06(a)(1); and

(2)    no fewer than two Business Days prior to the date of the conference call required to be held in accordance with Section 4.06(a)(1), issue a press release to the appropriate U.S. wire services announcing the time and date of such conference call and directing the Holders or beneficial owners of, and prospective investors in, the Notes, securities analysts and market making institutions to contact an individual at the Company (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, the Qualified Successor) (for whom contact information shall be provided in such press release) to obtain the reports and information on how to access such conference call.

 

Section 4.07 Compliance Certificate .

(a)    The Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the Trust Indenture Act) will deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Issue Date, a certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge, the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each

 

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and every condition and covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Event of Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

(b)    When any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, or if the Trustee or the holder of any other evidence of Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary gives any notice or takes any other action with respect to a claimed Default or Event of Default, the Company will promptly (which shall be within ten Business Days following the date on which the Company becomes aware of such Default or Event of Default) send to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying such event, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

Section 4.08 Limitations on Restricted Payments .

(a)    The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Restricted Payment, directly or indirectly, after the date of this Indenture if at the time of such Restricted Payment:

(1)    the amount of such proposed Restricted Payment, when added to the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (5) and (6) of Section 4.08(b)) declared or made after the Issue Date exceeds the sum of:

(i)    50% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (taken as a single period) commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the fiscal quarter in which the Restricted Payment is to occur for which consolidated financial statements are available (or, if such aggregate Consolidated Net Income is a deficit, minus 100% of such aggregate deficit), plus

(ii)    the net cash proceeds received from the issuance and sale of Capital Stock of the Company (or any capital contribution to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) that is not Disqualified Stock after the Issue Date plus (without duplication) the Fair Market Value of any assets used in the Real Estate Business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries purchased with such proceeds concurrently with such issuance and sale or capital contribution, other than:

(A)    net cash proceeds received from an issuance or sale of such Capital Stock to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan, option plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination; and

(B)    net cash proceeds received by the Company from the issue and sale of its Capital Stock or capital contributions to the extent applied to redeem Notes in compliance with the provisions set forth under Section 3.07(c); plus

 

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(iii)    100% of the principal amount of, or, if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is issued (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) after the Issue Date that is converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock of the Company that is not Disqualified Stock (to the extent reduced on the Company’s balance sheet upon such conversion or exchange), less the amount of any cash or the fair value of assets distributed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange, plus

(iv)    100% of the aggregate amounts received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the sale, repayment, disposition or liquidation (including by way of dividends) of, or return on, any Investment (other than any Investment in any Subsidiary of the Company or any Investment to the extent sold, repaid, disposed of or liquidated with recourse to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets) (less the cost of the sale, repayment, disposition or liquidation of such Investment and net of taxes) but only to the extent (A) not included in clause (i) above and (B) that the amount of such Investment constituted a permitted Restricted Investment that was made pursuant to this Section 4.08(a), plus

(v)    100% of the principal amount of, or if issued at a discount, the accreted value of, any Indebtedness or other obligation that is the subject of a guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which is released (other than due to a payment on such guarantee) after the Issue Date, but only to the extent that the amount of such guarantee constituted a permitted Restricted Payment that was made pursuant to this Section 4.08(a), plus

(vi)    with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” (so long as the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was treated as a Restricted Payment made after the Issue Date, and only to the extent not included in clause (ii) above), an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the proportionate interest of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the excess of (I) the total assets of such Subsidiary, valued on an aggregate basis at the lesser of book value and Fair Market Value thereof, over (II) the total liabilities of such Subsidiary, determined in accordance with GAAP, and (B) the amount of the Restricted Payment that had been deemed to be made pursuant to this Section 4.08(a) (to the extent not previously repaid or otherwise reduced) upon such Subsidiary’s designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or

(2)    immediately after giving effect to such transactions on a pro forma basis, the Company would be unable to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 4.09(a); or

(3)    a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or occurs as a consequence thereof.

(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 4.08 will not prevent:

(1)    the payment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof if the payment thereof would have complied with the limitations of this Indenture on the date of declaration;

 

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(2)    the making by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Restricted Payment by exchange for or out of the net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale (other than a sale to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock), or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the proceeds of any such sale to the extent used as set forth in this clause (2) will be excluded in any computation made under clause (1)(ii) of Section 4.08(a);

(3)    the purchase, repayment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including premium, if any, with the proceeds of a substantially concurrent Incurrence of Refinancing Indebtedness;

(4)    any purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Capital Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates) not to exceed $2.0 million in any calendar year;

(5)    repurchases of Capital Stock (i) deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar instruments if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options, warrants or similar instruments or (ii) upon the vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto;

(6)    the payment by the Company of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options, warrants or similar instruments, upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of the Company or upon the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(7)    the payment of dividends on, or purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of, Disqualified Stock up to an aggregate amount of $5.0 million in any fiscal year; provided that immediately after giving effect to any declaration of such dividend, the Company could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness under the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio contained in Section 4.09(a);

(8)    payments made to purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company pursuant to provisions requiring the Company to offer to purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value such Subordinated Indebtedness upon the occurrence of a “change of control” as defined in the agreements or instruments governing such Subordinated Indebtedness, at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount thereof; provided , however , that the Company has made an offer to purchase the Notes upon a Change of Control pursuant to Section 4.14 and has purchased all Notes tendered in connection with such offer;

(9)    the purchase of any Permitted Bond Hedge; or

(10)    other Restricted Payments made after the Issue Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million.

(c)    The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

 

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(d)    For purposes of determining compliance with the provisions set forth in this Section 4.08, in the event that a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments described in Section 4.08 or the definitions thereof, the Company, in its sole discretion, may order and classify, and later reclassify, such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment if it would have been permitted at the time such Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment was made and at the time of any such reclassification.

 

Section 4.09 Limitations on Additional Indebtedness .

(a)    The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to, Incur any Indebtedness including Acquired Indebtedness; provided that the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors may Incur Indebtedness, including Acquired Indebtedness, if, after giving effect thereto and the application of the proceeds therefrom, (1) either (i) the Company’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio on the date thereof would be at least 2.0 to 1.0 or (ii) the ratio of consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is less than 2.0 to 1.0 (either (i) or (ii), the “ Ratio Exception ”) and (2) no Default or Event of Default will have occurred or be continuing or would occur as a consequence of Incurring the Indebtedness or entering into the transactions relating to such Incurrence.

(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Indenture will not prevent:

(1)    the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring (i) Refinancing Indebtedness of Indebtedness initially Incurred under Section 4.09(a) or clauses (1)(i), (1)(ii) or (2) of this Section 4.09(b) and (ii) Existing Indebtedness (including, without limitation, the Existing Notes);

(2)    the Company from Incurring Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes issued on the Issue Date or evidenced by the Exchange Notes (including any guarantee of such Exchange Notes);

(3)    the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor from Incurring Indebtedness under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) not to exceed the greater of (i) $250.0 million and (ii) 25.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;

(4)    any Subsidiary Guarantee;

(5)    the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries from Incurring Indebtedness to secure performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, progress statements, government contracts and other obligations of like nature (exclusive of the obligation for the payment of borrowed money);

(6)    any Restricted Subsidiary from guaranteeing Indebtedness of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness or, in the case of a guarantee by a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to the Ratio Exception), or the Company from guaranteeing Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness), in each case so long as such Indebtedness is permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture; provided that in the event such Indebtedness that is being guaranteed is Subordinated Indebtedness, then the related guarantee shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be;

 

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(7)    (i) any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring Indebtedness owing to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (A) such Indebtedness is subordinated to any Subsidiary Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, if any, and (B) such Indebtedness shall only be permitted pursuant to this clause (7)(i) for so long as the Person to whom such Indebtedness is owing is the Company or a Person that is both a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and a Restricted Subsidiary, and (ii) the Company from Incurring Indebtedness owing to any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (I) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture, and (II) such Indebtedness shall only be permitted pursuant to this clause (7)(ii) for so long as the Person to whom such Indebtedness is owing is both a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and a Restricted Subsidiary;

(8)    the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring Indebtedness under Capitalized Lease Obligations or for purchase money obligations Incurred for the purpose of acquiring or financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property or equipment used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $15.0 million and (ii) 2.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at any one time outstanding;

(9)    the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring Obligations for, pledges of assets in respect of, and guaranties of, bond financings of political subdivisions or enterprises thereof in the ordinary course of business;

(10)    the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring Indebtedness owed to a seller of raw land, entitled land, lots under development, finished lots or other real property under the terms of which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as obligor, is required to make a payment upon the future sale of such land or lots;

(11)    Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide hedging purposes of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not for the purpose of speculation; provided, however , that in the case of Hedging Obligations relating to interest rates, (i) such Hedging Obligations relate to payment obligations on Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture and (ii) the notional principal amount of such Hedging Obligations at the time Incurred does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Hedging Obligations relate;

(12)    Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred for the acquisition, development and/or improvement of real property and secured by Liens only on such real property and Directly Related Assets;

(13)    Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided , however , that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of Incurrence;

(14)    Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business;

(15)    guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness incurred by Joint Ventures or joint ventures in the form of Unrestricted Subsidiaries that are not Wholly Owned Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $5.0 million and (ii) 1.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets at any time outstanding;

 

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(16)    Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided, however , that (i) the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including non-cash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition and (ii) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (16)); and

(17)    the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from Incurring Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (i) $85.0 million and (ii) 10.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets.

(c)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur Indebtedness the proceeds of which are used, directly or indirectly, to refinance any Subordinated Indebtedness, unless such Indebtedness will also be subordinated to the Notes to at least the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness. A Non-Guarantor Subsidiary will not be permitted to Incur Indebtedness if the proceeds are used to refinance Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will not be permitted to Incur Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to such other Indebtedness.

(d)    This Indenture will not treat unsecured Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured. This Indenture will not treat senior Indebtedness as subordinated or junior to any other senior Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral.

(e)    Except as permitted by Section 4.09(b)(15) above, the Company will not permit any of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock, other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness. If at any time an Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under this Section 4.09, the Company shall be in Default of this Section 4.09).

(f)    For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Section 4.09(b) or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to the Ratio Exception, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall classify such item of Indebtedness and may divide and classify such Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09 and may from time to time reclassify such item of Indebtedness in any manner in which such item could be Incurred at the time of such reclassification; provided that all Indebtedness (or the portion thereof) under Credit Facilities Incurred under Section 4.09(b)(3) shall be deemed Incurred under Section 4.09(b)(3) and not the Ratio Exception or Section 4.09(b)(1) and may not later be reclassified. For purposes of determining whether Indebtedness can be Incurred pursuant to the Ratio Exception, the Company may elect, pursuant

 

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to an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, to treat all or a portion of a revolving commitment under any Credit Facility as Incurred and outstanding Indebtedness (along with all associated interest expense) at the time such revolving commitments are established and for so long as such revolving commitments remain outstanding, regardless of whether fully drawn at the time of establishment. As a result of such election, any subsequent Incurrence of Indebtedness under such revolving commitment shall not be deemed an Incurrence of additional Indebtedness.

(g)    The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms and the reclassification of Preferred Stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09. In addition, for purposes of determining any particular amount of Indebtedness under this Section 4.09, guarantees, Liens or letter of credit obligations supporting Indebtedness otherwise included in the determination of such particular amount shall not be included so long as Incurred by a Person that could have Incurred such Indebtedness. Further, for purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred (in the case of term Indebtedness) or committed (in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness); provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.09, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur pursuant to this Section 4.09 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values. The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such Refinancing Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

 

Section 4.10 Limitations on Liens .

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, Incur, assume, permit or suffer to exist any Liens, other than Permitted Liens, on any of its or their assets (including Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary), property, income, proceeds or profits therefrom (whether owned as of the Issue Date or thereafter acquired) to secure any Indebtedness unless contemporaneously therewith or prior thereto all payments due under this Indenture and the Notes (or under a Subsidiary Guarantee in the case of Liens of a Subsidiary Guarantor) are secured on an equal and ratable basis (or on a superior basis, in the event the other Indebtedness is Subordinated Indebtedness) with the obligation or liability so secured until such time as such obligation or liability is no longer secured by a Lien.

(b)    Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 4.10 shall be deemed automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Liens securing such other Indebtedness.

(c)    The expansion of Liens by virtue of accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness, amortization of original issue discount and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of

 

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fluctuation in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Liens for purposes of this Section 4.10.

 

Section 4.11 Future Subsidiary Guarantors .

(a)    The Company will cause each Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a borrower under the Senior Credit Facilities or that guarantees, on the Issue Date or at any time thereafter, Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities or any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary will irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis, for so long as such Restricted Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) in respect of the Notes on a senior basis and all other Obligations under this Indenture.

 

Section 4.12 Limitations on Restrictions on Distribution from Restricted Subsidiaries .

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

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

(2)    make loans or advances or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries; or

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

(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Indenture will not prevent encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1)    applicable law;

(2)    agreements evidencing Existing Indebtedness or other agreements existing on the date of this Indenture as in effect on the Issue Date;

(3)    Acquired Indebtedness; provided that any such restrictions and encumbrances apply only to the obligor on such Indebtedness and its Subsidiaries and that such Acquired Indebtedness was not Incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by the Person being acquired in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition;

(4)    Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that any such restrictions and encumbrances are not materially more restrictive than those under the agreement creating or evidencing the Indebtedness being exchanged, redeemed, refunded, refinanced, replaced or extended;

(5)    customary non-assignment provisions in leases, licenses, encumbrances, contracts or similar assets entered into or acquired in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(6)    agreements entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition;

(7)    this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Exchange Notes (including any guarantee of such Exchange Notes);

(8)    purchase money obligations or Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property so acquired of the nature described in Section 4.12(a)(3);

(9)    Liens permitted under this Indenture securing Indebtedness that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Lien;

(10)    provisions in leases, partnership agreements, limited liability company, organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements, joint development agreement, assets sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Company) that restrict the transfer or Incurrence of a Lien on any ownership interests, assets, property or leasehold interests;

(11)    customary provisions of any franchise, distribution or similar agreements arising in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Company);

(12)    agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business imposing restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth;

(13)    Indebtedness Incurred in compliance with Section 4.09; provided that such restrictions, taken as a whole, are, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, (i) not more materially restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those contained in this Indenture as in effect on the Issue Date or (ii) will not materially affect the Company’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Notes; and

(14)    amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refinancings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (2), (3), (4) or (13) of this Section 4.12(b); provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, not materially more restrictive than those contained in such contracts, instruments or obligations prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.

 

Section 4.13 Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates .

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, make any Investment, loan, advance, guarantee or capital contribution to or for the benefit of, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or for the benefit of, or purchase or lease any property or assets from, or enter into or amend any contract, agreement or understanding with, or otherwise enter into or conduct any transaction with, or for the benefit of, (i) any Affiliate of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) any Person (or any Affiliate of such Person) holding 10% or more of the Common Equity of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each an “ Affiliate Transaction ”), except on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the

 

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case may be, than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate; provided that

(1)    with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving or having aggregate value or consideration in excess of $10.0 million, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.13(a) and either (x) a Secretary’s Certificate which sets forth and authenticates a resolution that has been adopted by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company approving such Affiliate Transaction (and such majority determines that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.13(a)) or (y) a Secretary’s Certificate which sets forth and authenticates a resolution that has been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company approving such Affiliate Transaction (and determining that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.13(a)), together with the written opinion or appraisal described in clause (2) below; and

(2)    with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving or having an aggregate value or consideration of $40.0 million or more, the Company will deliver to the Trustee the certificates described in the preceding clause (1) and either (x) a written opinion as to the fairness of such Affiliate Transaction to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary engaging in the Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view or (y) a written appraisal supporting the value of such Affiliate Transaction, in either case, issued by an Independent Financial Advisor.

(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction” will not include:

(1)    any contract, agreement or understanding with, or for the benefit of, or plan for the benefit of, employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries (in their capacity as such) that has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors;

(2)    reasonable director, officer, employee and consultant compensation (including bonuses) and other benefits (including retirement, health, stock and other benefit plans) and indemnification arrangements;

(3)    Capital Stock issuances to members of the Board of Directors, officers and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to plans approved by the equity holders of the Company;

(4)    any Restricted Payment otherwise permitted under and made in accordance with Section 4.08;

(5)    any Permitted Investment;

(6)    any transaction between or among the Company and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or a Restricted Subsidiary and one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries;

(7)    any sale or issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

(8)    the payment of management, consulting, monitoring and advisory fees and related expenses and termination fees pursuant to the Sponsor Management Agreement not to exceed the amount set forth in the Sponsor Management Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date or any amendment thereto, so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous to the Holders

 

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in the good faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors, when taken as a whole, as compared to the Sponsor Management Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date;

(9)    any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any extension, amendment or modification thereto (so long as any such extension, amendment or modification satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 4.13(a)) or any transaction contemplated by such agreement; or

(10)    any transaction in the ordinary course of business with a Joint Venture that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in such Joint Venture.

 

Section 4.14 Change of Control .

(a)    Following the occurrence of any Change of Control, if a Covenant Replacement Event has not occurred, and unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Sections 3.03 and 3.07, the Company will so notify the Trustee in writing by delivery of an Officers’ Certificate and will offer to purchase all of the Notes (a “ Change of Control Offer ”) from all Holders, subject to Section 4.14(b). Subject to Section 4.14(b), the Company will purchase the Notes of Holders accepting such Change of Control Offer on the date fixed for the closing of such Change of Control Offer (which shall not be earlier than the second business day after the expiration time of such Change of Control Offer) (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”) at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the Change of Control Payment Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Change of Control Payment Date) (the “ Change of Control Price ”).

(b)    Notwithstanding Section 4.14(a), the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a Covenant Replacement Event shall occur on or prior to the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Change of Control occurred. In addition, if the Company has made a Change of Control Offer, the Company may rescind the Change of Control Offer and shall not be required to pay the Change of Control Price if (i) a Covenant Replacement Event shall have occurred on or prior to the earlier of the Change of Control Payment Date and the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Change of Control occurred, (ii) the Company’s notice of a Change of Control described in Section 4.14(c) shall have stated that the Company may rescind the Change of Control Offer if a Covenant Replacement Event shall occur on or prior to the earlier of the Change of Control Payment Date and the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Change of Control occurred and if the Company shall have complied with the provisions described in this Section 4.14(b) and (iii) no later than the earlier of the Change of Control Payment Date and the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Change of Control occurred, the Company shall have (x) delivered written notice to the tender agent, which may be the Trustee, and the Trustee that a Covenant Replacement Event has occurred in accordance with this Indenture and that the Company is rescinding the Change of Control Offer and (y) publicly announced that a Covenant Replacement Event shall have occurred and that the Change of Control Offer shall have been rescinded.

(c)    Within 30 days after the date on which a Change of Control occurs, subject to Sections 4.14(a) and (b), the Company (with written notice to the Trustee) or a tender agent, which may be the Trustee, at the Company’s written request (and at the expense of the Company) will give to all Persons who were Holders on the date of the Change of Control, at their respective addresses appearing in the Note Register, a notice of such occurrence and of such Holder’s rights arising as a result thereof. Such notice shall specify, among other items:

 

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(1)    that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.14, the expiration time for such Change of Control Offer (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed or otherwise delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for purchase by the Company at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the applicable Record Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Change of Control Payment Date), subject, if applicable, to the Company’s right to rescind such Change of Control Offer if a Covenant Replacement Event shall occur on or prior to the earlier of the Change of Control Payment Date and the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Change of Control occurred;

(2)    the Change of Control Payment Date;

(3)    that any Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest (subject to clause (7) below);

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

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

(6)    that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Company to purchase such Notes; provided that the Paying Agent or tender agent receives at the address specified in the notice, not later than the expiration time of such Change of Control Offer, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;

(7)    that, if a Holder is tendering less than all of its Notes, such Holder will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (the unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof);

(8)    the other procedures, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 4.14 that a Holder must follow; and

(9)    if the Company so elects, that the Company may rescind the Change of Control Offer if a Covenant Replacement Event shall occur on or prior to the earlier of the Change of Control Payment Date and the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Change of Control occurred and if the Company has complied with Section 4.14(b).

The notice, if mailed or otherwise delivered in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. If (A) the notice is mailed or otherwise delivered in a manner herein provided and any Holder fails to receive such notice or (B) a Holder receives a notice but it is defective, such Holder’s failure to receive such notice or

 

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such defect shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes as to all other Holders that properly received such notice without defect.

(d)    In the event of a Change of Control Offer, the Company will only be required to accept Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000.

(e)    Subject to Section 4.14(b), on the Change of Control Payment Date in connection with which the Change of Control Offer is being made, the Company will (i) accept for payment Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the tender agent or Paying Agent money sufficient, in immediately available funds, to pay the purchase price of all Notes or portions thereof so accepted and (iii) deliver to the tender agent or Paying Agent an Officers’ Certificate identifying the Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment by the Company. The Paying Agent will promptly mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) to Holders of Notes so accepted payment in an amount equal to the Change of Control Price of the Notes purchased from each such Holder, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) (or cause to be transferred by book entry in the case of a Global Note) to such Holder of a Note a residual balance Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each such residual balance Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Any Notes not so accepted will be promptly mailed or delivered by the tender agent or Paying Agent at the Company’s expense to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer promptly after the Change of Control Payment Date.

(f)    Prior to paying the Change of Control Price, and as a condition to such payment, the Company will be required to repay, or obtain the consent of the requisite lenders or holders of, Indebtedness Incurred or issued under the Senior Credit Facilities and under any indentures or other agreements that are violated by the payment of the Change of Control Price. The Company covenants to effect such repayments or obtain such consents prior to paying the Change of Control Price, it being a default of the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture if the Company fails to comply with such covenant.

(g)    The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control 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 4.14 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.

(h)    The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of the conflict.

(i)    Other than as specifically provided in this Section 4.14, any purchase pursuant to this Section 4.14 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.05 and 3.06.

 

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Section 4.15 Limitations on Asset Sales .

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Asset Sale unless:

(1)    the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary receives consideration at least equal to the Fair Market Value (such Fair Market Value to be determined on the date of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets included in such Asset Sale; and

(2)    at least 70% of the total consideration received in such Asset Sale or series of related Asset Sales consists of cash or Cash Equivalents.

(b)    For purposes of Section 4.15(a)(2), the following shall be deemed to be cash:

(1)    the amount (without duplication) of any Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary that is expressly assumed by the transferee in such Asset Sale and with respect to which the Company and all Restricted Subsidiaries are validly and unconditionally released by the holder of such Indebtedness;

(2)    the amount of any obligations received from such transferee that are within 30 days following the consummation of such Asset Sale converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to cash (to the extent of the cash actually so received); and

(3)    the Fair Market Value of any assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to be used by it in the Real Estate Business (other than securities, unless such securities represent Capital Stock of an entity engaged in the Real Estate Business, such entity becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquires voting and management control of such entity).

(c)    If at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is repaid or converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash consideration), then the date of such repayment, conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute the date of an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with this Section 4.15.

(d)    If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary engages in an Asset Sale, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall, no later than 365 days following the consummation thereof, apply all or any of the Net Proceeds therefrom:

(1)    to permanently repay, prepay, redeem or repurchase:

(i)    Obligations under Indebtedness (other than Disqualified Stock or Subordinated Indebtedness) secured by Permitted Liens pursuant to clauses (9), (10), (11), (12) and (24) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” (whose commitments shall be correspondingly reduced permanently upon such repayment or prepayment), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(ii)    Obligations under the Notes on a pro rata basis (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or prepayments) by, at the Company’s option, (A) redeeming Notes pursuant to Sections 3.03 and 3.07, (B) making an offer (in accordance

 

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with the offer procedures for Excess Proceeds set forth below) to all Holders to purchase all or a portion of their Notes at a price of 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to but excluding the date of purchase or (C) purchasing Notes through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases, in a manner that complies with this Indenture and applicable securities law, at a price not less than 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to but excluding the date of purchase;

(iii)    Obligations under any Pari Passu Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall so repay or prepay any such Pari Passu Indebtedness, the Company will reduce Obligations under the Notes on a pro rata basis (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or prepayments) in accordance with Section 4.15(d)(1)(ii); or

(iv)    Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary of the Company, other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;

(2)    to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Person in the Real Estate Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, such Person is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;

(3)    to make a capital expenditure;

(4)    to acquire additional assets or improve or develop existing assets to be used in the Real Estate Business; or

(5)    to make any combination of the foregoing payments, redemptions, repurchases or investments.

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

(f)    The amount of Net Proceeds not applied or invested as provided in Section 4.15(d) will constitute “ Excess Proceeds .”

(g)    When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds equals or exceeds $10.0 million, the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase the maximum amount of Notes from all Holders and, if applicable, redeem (or make an offer to redeem) Pari Passu Indebtedness the terms of which require the Company to redeem (or offer to redeem) such Indebtedness with the proceeds from any Asset Sales that may be purchased or redeemed with such Excess Proceeds. The purchase of Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000. The procedures for such purchase and redemption shall be as follows:

(1)    the Company will (a) make an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (a “ Net Proceeds Offer ”) in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture and (b) redeem (or make an offer to redeem) any such Pari Passu Indebtedness, pro rata in proportion to

 

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the aggregate principal amount of the Notes and such other Indebtedness required to be redeemed, the maximum amount of Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness that may be redeemed with such Excess Proceeds;

(2)    the offer price for the Notes will be payable in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to but excluding the date such Net Proceeds Offer is consummated (the “ Offered Price ”) (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the date of consummation), in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture, and the redemption price for such Pari Passu Indebtedness (the “ Pari Passu Indebtedness Price ”), and the redemption procedures for such Pari Passu Indebtedness shall be as set forth in the related documentation governing such Indebtedness; provided that the Offered Price plus the Pari Passu Indebtedness Price (the “ Payment Amount ”), in the aggregate, will not exceed such Excess Proceeds;

(3)    the Net Proceeds Offer will remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “ Net Proceeds Offer Period ”). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Net Proceeds Offer Period (the “ Net Proceeds Purchase Date ”), the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary ( provided that the authorized denominations of the Notes must be maintained), the Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer in an amount not to exceed the Payment Amount, or, if less than the Payment Amount has been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, all Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness so tendered. The Company will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee the Notes so accepted and an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes so accepted and that such Notes were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.15 and shall direct the Trustee, in writing, to cancel the accepted Notes. In addition, the Company will deliver all certificates and instruments required, if any, by the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness. Any Note not so accepted will be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof;

(4)    on or before the Net Proceeds Purchase Date, the Company will apply all Excess Proceeds to pay the Payment Amount or, if less than the Payment Amount has been so validly tendered, all Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered in response to the Net Proceeds Offer. Payment of the Offered Price for any Notes so purchased will be made in the same manner as interest payments are made; and

(5)    the Company will promptly issue a residual balance Note, and the Trustee will authenticate and mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary for all Global Notes) such residual balance Note to such Holder (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel or Officers’ Certificate will be required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver such residual balance Note) in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each such residual balance Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. In addition, the Company will take any and all other actions required by the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness.

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such Pari Passu Indebtedness is less than the amount of Excess Proceeds available for such Net Proceeds Offer, the Company may use such remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to the provisions of this Indenture, and such remaining Excess Proceeds shall no longer be deemed Excess Proceeds or be subject to this Section 4.15. If the sum of the aggregate Offered Price of Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer and the aggregate Pari Passu Indebtedness Price to be paid to the holders of such Pari Passu Indebtedness exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the tender agent or Paying Agent appointed by the Company shall select the Notes and the Company shall select such Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis on the basis of the aggregate accreted value or principal amount of tendered Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness; provided that the selection of such Pari Passu Indebtedness shall be made pursuant to the terms of such Pari Passu Indebtedness.

(i)    The Company may enter into other arrangements or Incur other Indebtedness that may be violated by the payment of the Offered Price or Pari Passu Indebtedness Price, or may otherwise limit the Company from purchasing any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.15. In the event that the Company is contractually prohibited from purchasing the Notes, the Company could attempt to repay all such Indebtedness and/or obtain consents from the holders of such Indebtedness. If the Company does not repay all such Indebtedness or obtain such consents, it will remain contractually prohibited from purchasing the Notes, and the Company’s failure to make any required repurchases in accordance with this Section 4.15 will create an Event of Default under this Indenture.

(j)    The Company will comply with applicable tender offer rules, including the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.15, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.15 by virtue of such compliance.

 

Section 4.16 [Reserved.]

 

Section 4.17 Post-Qualification Change of Control Triggering Event .

(a)    Following the occurrence of any Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Sections 3.03 and 3.07, the Company will so notify the Trustee in writing by delivery of an Officers’ Certificate and will make a Change of Control Offer to all Holders subject to Section 4.17(b). Subject to Section 4.17(b), the Company will purchase the Notes of Holders accepting such Change of Control Offer on the applicable Change of Control Payment Date at the applicable Change of Control Price.

(b)    Notwithstanding Section 4.17(a), if the Company has made a Change of Control Offer, the Company may rescind the Change of Control Offer and shall not be required to pay the Change of Control Price if (i) the tender agent, which may be the Trustee, shall have received a copy of a press release or written communication from each Rating Agency on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date that shall then be rating the Company with a Qualified Rating, confirming that the Change of Control does not give rise to a Rating Event, (b) the Company’s notice of a Change of Control described in Section 4.17(c) shall have stated that the Company may rescind the Change of Control Offer if it is confirmed that the Change of Control does not give rise to a Rating Event on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date and if the Company shall have complied with the provisions described in this Section 4.17(b) and (c) no later than the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall have (x) delivered written notice to the tender agent, which may be the Trustee, and the Trustee that it is confirmed that the Change of Control does not give rise to a Rating Event in accordance with this Indenture and that the Company is rescinding the Change of Control Offer and (y) publicly announced that a Change of

 

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Control that does not give rise to a Rating Event shall have occurred and that the Change of Control Offer shall have been rescinded.

(c)    Within 30 days after the date on which a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, the Company (with written notice to the Trustee) or a tender agent, which may be the Trustee, at the Company’s written request (and at the expense of the Company) will give to all Persons who were Holders on the date of the Change of Control Triggering Event, at their respective addresses appearing in the Note Register, a notice of such occurrence and of such Holder’s rights arising as a result thereof. Such notice shall specify, among other items:

(1)    that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.17, the expiration time for such Change of Control Offer (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed or otherwise delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for purchase by the Company at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the applicable Record Date to receive interest due on an Interest Payment Date falling prior to or on the Change of Control Payment Date), subject, if applicable, to the Company’s right to rescind such Change of Control Offer;

(2)    the Change of Control Payment Date;

(3)    that any Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest (subject to clause (7) below);

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

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

(6)    that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Company to purchase such Notes; provided that the Paying Agent receives at the address specified in the notice, not later than the expiration time of such Change of Control Offer, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;

(7)    that, if a Holder is tendering less than all of its Notes, such Holder will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (the unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof);

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(9)    if the Company so elects, that the Company may rescind the Change of Control Offer if the tender agent shall have received a copy of a press release or written communication from each Rating Agency on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date that shall then be rating the Company with a Qualified Rating, confirming that the Change of Control does not give rise to a Rating Event and if the Company has complied with Section 4.17(b).

The notice, if mailed or otherwise delivered in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. If (A) the notice is mailed or otherwise delivered in a manner herein provided and any Holder fails to receive such notice or (B) a Holder receives a notice but it is defective, such Holder’s failure to receive such notice or such defect shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes as to all other Holders that properly received such notice without defect.

(d)    In the event of a Change of Control Offer, the Company will only be required to accept Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000.

(e)    Subject to Section 4.17(b), on the Change of Control Payment Date in connection with which the Change of Control Offer is being made, the Company will (i) accept for payment Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the tender agent or Paying Agent money sufficient, in immediately available funds, to pay the purchase price of all Notes or portions thereof so accepted and (iii) deliver to the tender agent or Paying Agent an Officers’ Certificate identifying the Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment by the Company. The Paying Agent will promptly mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) to Holders of Notes so accepted payment in an amount equal to the Change of Control Price of the Notes purchased from each such Holder, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) (or cause to be transferred by book entry in the case of a Global Note) to such Holder of a Note a residual balance Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each such residual balance Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Any Notes not so accepted will be promptly mailed or delivered by the tender agent or Paying Agent at the Company’s expense to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer promptly after the Change of Control Payment Date.

(f)    Prior to paying the Change of Control Price, and as a condition to such payment, the Company will be required to repay, or obtain the consent of the requisite lenders or holders of, Indebtedness Incurred or issued under the Senior Credit Facilities and under any indentures or other agreements that are violated by the payment of the Change of Control Price. The Company covenants to effect such repayments or obtain such consents prior to paying the Change of Control Price, it being a default of the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture if the Company fails to comply with such covenant.

(g)    The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon 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 4.17 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.

 

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(h)    The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of the conflict.

(i)    Other than as specifically provided in this Section 4.17, any purchase pursuant to this Section 4.17 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.05 and 3.06.

 

Section 4.18 Post-Qualification Limitations on Secured Indebtedness .

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Incur any Secured Indebtedness unless the Notes will be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Secured Indebtedness for so long as such Secured Indebtedness is so secured.

(b)    Notwithstanding Section 4.18(a), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Secured Indebtedness:

(1)    which is secured by Liens on model homes, homes under construction, homes held for sale, homes that are under contract for sale, contracts for the sale of homes, land (improved or unimproved), manufacturing plants, warehouses or office buildings and fixtures, equipment located thereat or thereon and other related property customarily included as collateral under mortgages, deeds of trust and related documents for a homebuilding or other land development project;

(2)    which is secured by Liens on assets at the time of their acquisition by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, including Capitalized Lease Obligations, which Liens secure obligations assumed by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or on assets of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired or merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary (and not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof);

(3)    which is secured by Liens arising from conditional sales agreements or title retention agreements with respect to property acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(4)    which is secured by Liens incurred in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue, water sewage or any similar item;

(5)    which is secured by Liens securing Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owed to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and

(6)    which consists of any amendment, restatement, supplement, renewal, replacement, extension or refunding in whole or in part, of Secured Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to this covenant at the time of the original Incurrence thereof.

(c)    Notwithstanding Section 4.18(b), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Secured Indebtedness, without equally or ratably securing the Notes, if immediately thereafter the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Secured Indebtedness outstanding Incurred by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding (A) Secured Indebtedness permitted under

 

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clauses (1) through (6) of Section 4.18(b) and (B) any Secured Indebtedness in relation to which the Notes have been equally and ratably secured) and (ii) all Attributable Indebtedness (excluding Attributable Indebtedness satisfying the conditions set forth in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Section 4.19(a) and Attributable Indebtedness to which Section 4.19 does not apply pursuant to the first sentence of Section 4.19(b)) as of the date of determination would not exceed 20% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

 

Section 4.19 Post-Qualification Limitations on Sale/Leaseback Transactions .

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction, unless:

(1)    notice is promptly given to the Trustee of the Sale/Leaseback Transaction;

(2)    fair value is received by the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary for the property sold (as determined in good faith by the Company and communicated in writing to the Trustee); and

(3)    the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, within 365 days after the completion of the Sale/Leaseback Transaction, applies, or enters into a definitive agreement to apply within such 365-day period, an amount equal to the net proceeds therefrom either:

(A)    to the redemption, repayment or retirement of (1) the Notes (including the cancellation by the Trustee of any Notes delivered by the Company to the Trustee), (2) Pari Passu Indebtedness or (3) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary Guarantor that ranks equally with its Guarantee of the Notes; or

(B)    to the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of property used in their respective businesses.

(b)    This Section 4.19 will not apply to a Sale/Leaseback Transaction that relates to a sale of a property that occurs within 180 days from the latest of (x) the date of acquisition of such property by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, (y) the date of the completion of the construction of such property or (z) the date of commencement of full operations on such property. Notwithstanding Section 4.19(a), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into a Sale/Leaseback Transaction without satisfying the conditions set forth in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Section 4.19(a) if immediately thereafter the sum of (1) the aggregate principal amount of all Secured Indebtedness outstanding Incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding Secured Indebtedness permitted under clauses (1) through (6) of Section 4.18(b) and any Secured Indebtedness in relation to which the Notes have been equally and ratably secured) and (2) all Attributable Indebtedness (excluding Attributable Indebtedness satisfying the conditions set forth in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Section 4.19(a) and Attributable Indebtedness to which Section 4.19 does not apply pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 4.19(b)) as of the date of determination would not exceed 20% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

 

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ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

 

Section 5.01 Limitations on Mergers and Consolidations .

(a)    Neither the Company (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include any Qualified Successor that expressly assumes the Obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(i)) nor any Qualified Parent Guarantor will, directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (including, without limitation, by way of liquidation or dissolution) (as an entirety or substantially in one transaction or series of related transactions), to any Person unless:

(1)    either (i) the Company or the Qualified Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, will be the surviving or continuing Person; or (ii) the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger, or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment will be made (collectively, the “ Successor ”) is a solvent corporation or other legal entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and the Successor expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the Obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture and assumes by written agreement all of the obligations of the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement or irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees on a senior basis by supplemental indenture the full and prompt payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) in respect of the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture, as applicable;

(2)    immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing ( provided that if such transaction is occurring substantially concurrently with, or is conditioned upon, the consummation of a Change of Control resulting in a Covenant Replacement Event and if a Qualified Rating Confirmation shall have been received, this clause (2) shall be determined on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Covenant Replacement Event and the New Covenants and the other covenants and agreements that apply following a Covenant Replacement Event);

(3)    in the case of any such consolidation, merger, or sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment involving the Company if a Covenant Replacement Event has not occurred, immediately after giving effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions, as if such transactions had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Four-Quarter Period, and the use of any net proceeds therefrom, on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Successor would be such that the Successor would be entitled to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under such Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test in Section 4.09(a); provided that this clause (3) shall not apply if such transaction is occurring substantially concurrently with, or is conditioned upon, the consummation of a Change of Control resulting in a Covenant Replacement Event and if a Qualified Rating Confirmation shall have been received;

(4)    each Subsidiary Guarantor (unless it is the other party to the transactions described above) shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Subsidiary Guarantee shall apply to such Successor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and shall have by written agreement confirmed that its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement shall continue to be in effect; and

 

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(5)    the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, or sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment, and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with this Indenture

(b)    No Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, lease convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (including, without limitation, by way of liquidation or dissolution) (as an entirety or substantially in one transaction or series of related transactions) to any Person (other than to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor) unless:

(1)    (i) either (A) such Subsidiary Guarantor will be the surviving or continuing Person; or (B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment will be made (collectively, the “ Successor Guarantor ”) is a solvent corporation or other legal entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and the Successor Guarantor expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Subsidiary Guarantee and this Indenture and assumes by written agreement all the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Registration Rights Agreement; (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, or sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment, and such supplemental indenture, if any, comply with this Indenture; or

(2)    in the event the transaction results in the release of the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 10.06(a)(1), the transaction is made in compliance with Section 4.15.

(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(1)    any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (or a Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor) so long as no Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary is distributed to any Person other than the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; and

(2)    the Company may merge with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating or forming the Company under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.

(d)    For purposes of the foregoing, the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, a Qualified Parent Guarantor or a Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, such Qualified Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary Guarantor, will be deemed to be the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, such Qualified Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable.

 

Section 5.02 Successor Entity Substituted .

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substantially all of the assets of the Company, a Qualified Parent Guarantor or a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with this covenant in which the Company, such Qualified Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary Guarantor is not the continuing obligor under the Notes or its Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, the Successor or the Successor Guarantor, as the case may be, will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company, such Qualified Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Registration Rights Agreement with the same effect as if the Successor or the Successor Guarantor, as the case may be, had been named therein as the Company, such Qualified Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary Guarantor, and the Company, such Qualified Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, will be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes or in respect of its Guarantee, as the case may be, and all of the Company’s, such Qualified Parent Guarantor’s or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s other obligations and covenants under the Notes, this Indenture and its Guarantee, if applicable; provided that in the case of a lease of all or substantially of the Company’s or a Qualified Parent Guarantor’s assets, the Company or the Qualified Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes, and the Subsidiary Guarantors will not be released from their obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantees.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 6.01 Events of Default .

(a)    Each of the following is an “ Event of Default ”:

(1)    the failure by the Company to pay interest or Additional Interest (as required by the Registration Rights Agreement) on any Note when the same becomes due and payable and the continuance of any such failure for a period of 30 days;

(2)    the failure by the Company to pay the principal or premium of any Note when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption, upon purchase, upon acceleration or otherwise (including the failure to make payment pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer);

(3)    the failure by the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with any of its agreements or covenants in Section 5.01;

(4)    the failure by the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with any of its agreements or covenants in, or provisions of, the Notes, the Guarantees or this Indenture (in each case, other than those listed in clauses (1), (2) or (3) above) and such failure continues for the period and after the notice specified below;

(5)    default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) for money borrowed by the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is created after the Issue Date, which default:

 

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(i)    is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness; or

(ii)    results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its maturity, and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $50.0 million or more;

(6)    a final judgment or judgments or orders that exceed $50.0 million or more in the aggregate, for the payment of money, having been entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries and such judgment or judgments is not satisfied, stayed, annulled or rescinded within 60 days after the later of the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced or the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;

(7)    the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(i)    commences a voluntary case;

(ii)    consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking an arrangement of debt, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or relief against it in an involuntary case;

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

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

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

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

(i)    is for relief against the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary as debtor in an involuntary case;

(ii)    appoints a Custodian of the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary or a Custodian for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary; or

 

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(iii)    orders the liquidation of the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary;

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days; or

(9)    the Subsidiary Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Material Subsidiary (or all of the Subsidiary Guarantees of any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary) or the Guarantee of any Qualified Parent Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of such Guarantee and this Indenture) or is declared null and void and unenforceable or found to be invalid, or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Material Subsidiary (or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Material Subsidiary) or any Qualified Parent Guarantor denies its liability under its Guarantee(s) (other than by reason of release of a Guarantor from its Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Guarantee).

(b)    However, a Default under clause (4) of this Section 6.01(a) will not be deemed an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes notify the Company and the Trustee, of the Default and the Company or the Qualified Parent Guarantor, as applicable, does not cure the Default within 60 days after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a “Notice of Default.” If such a Default is cured within such time period, it ceases.

 

Section 6.02 Acceleration .

(a)    If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clauses (7) and (8) of Section 6.01(a)) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee by written notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon such declaration of acceleration, such principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be due and payable immediately.

(b)    In case an Event of Default with respect to the Company or a Qualified Parent Guarantor specified in clauses (7) and (8) of Section 6.01(a) shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes will ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration, notice or other act on the part of the Trustee, the Company or any Holders.

(c)    In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default specified in clause (5) of Section 6.01(a) has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if:

(1)    the default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to clause (5) of Section 6.01(a) shall be remedied or cured by the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary or waived by the holders of the relevant Indebtedness within 20 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto; and

 

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(2)    (A) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (B) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived.

(d)    The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind any acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences (except a default or acceleration due to nonpayment of principal, premium or interest on the Notes) if (1) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived.

 

Section 6.03 Other Remedies .

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

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

 

Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults .

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all Holders waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except:

(1)    a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (including in connection with a Net Proceeds Offer or a Change of Control Offer); and

(2)    a Default with respect to a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Holder affected;

provided that, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences pursuant to Section 6.02(d). 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 6.05 Control by Majority .

Subject to Section 7.01(e), the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture, the Notes or any Guarantee, or that the Trustee determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

 

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Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits .

Subject to Section 6.07, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless :

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

(2)    the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have requested in writing the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3)    such Holders have offered the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

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

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

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

 

Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment .

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the contractual right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on its Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note (including in connection with a Net Proceeds Offer or a Change of Control Offer), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be modified without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee .

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor and any other obligor on the Notes for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel.

 

Section 6.09 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, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.

 

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Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative .

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy are, to the extent permitted by law, 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 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver .

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

 

Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .

The Trustee may file 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 of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any Qualified Parent Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Notes, including the Subsidiary Guarantors), its creditors or its property and is entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee 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 and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

Section 6.13 Priorities .

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

(1)    to the Trustee and its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07, including payment of all reasonable compensation, fees, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

 

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(3)    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

(4)    to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct, including any Qualified Parent Guarantor or a Subsidiary Guarantor, if applicable.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.13. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this Section 6.13, the Trustee shall cause notice of such record date and payment date to be given to the Company and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 12.02.

 

Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs .

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

 

Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee .

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

(e)    If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 or 6.06 hereof.

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

 

Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee .

(a)    The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, 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 in good faith to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

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

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

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

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

 

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(f)    None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

(g)    The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the existence of a Default or Event of Default, the Notes and this Indenture.

(h)    In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential or punitive 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.

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

(j)    The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holders to determine whether the Additional Interest is payable and the amount thereof.

(k)    The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

(l)    The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

(m)    Any permissive right or authority granted to the Trustee in this Indenture shall not be construed as a mandatory duty.

 

Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee .

The Trustee or any Agent in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or such Agent. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest within the meaning of Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b), it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee (if this Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act) or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

 

Section 7.04 Trustee s Disclaimer .

The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any

 

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Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication on the Notes.

 

Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults .

If a Default occurs and is continuing and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee will deliver to each Holder a notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs or becomes known to the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default if the Trustee determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders.

 

Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes .

(a)    Within 60 days after each May 1, beginning with the May 1 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall send to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also send all reports as required by Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c).

(b)    A copy of each report at the time it is sent to the Holders shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing in the event the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange or delisted therefrom.

 

Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity .

(a)    The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

(b)    The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold each of the Trustee and any predecessor harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company or any Guarantor (including this Section 7.07)) or defending itself against any claim whether asserted by any Holder, the Company or any Guarantor, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder). The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.

 

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(c)    The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee.

(d)    To secure the payment obligations of the Company and the Guarantors in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

(e)    When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(7) or (8) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee .

(a)    A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time by giving 30 days’ prior notice of such resignation to the Company and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

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

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

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

(4)    the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

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

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

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

(e)    A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall send a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided that all

 

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sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and such transfer shall be subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

(f)    As used in this Section 7.08, the term “Trustee” shall also include each Agent.

 

Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc .

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the successor corporation or national banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee, subject to Section 7.10.

 

Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification .

(a)    There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation or national banking association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

(b)    This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b).

 

Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company .

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

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .

The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

 

Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge .

(a)    Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the Legal Defeasance option, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to this Indenture, all outstanding Notes and Subsidiary Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) through (4) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture, including that of the Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and

 

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at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(1)    the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes upon the original due dates therefor, but not upon acceleration, solely out of the trust created pursuant to this Indenture referred to in Section 8.04;

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

(3)    the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and

(4)    this Section 8.02.

(b)    Following the Company’s exercise of its Legal Defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default.

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

 

Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance .

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the Covenant Defeasance option, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be released from their obligations under the covenants, to the extent then applicable, contained in Sections 4.03, 4.05, 4.06, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10 (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, 4.18), 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, 4.17), 4.15, 4.16, 4.19 and clause (3) of Section 5.01(a) with respect to the outstanding Notes, and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all Guarantees, on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (“ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to this Indenture and the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture, and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the Covenant Defeasance option, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(3) that resulted solely from the failure of the Company to comply with clause (3) of Section 5.01(a), Section 6.01(a)(4) that resulted solely from the failure of the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or a Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with the covenants specified above, 6.01(a)(5), 6.01(a)(6), 6.01(a)(7) (solely with respect to Material Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that taken together (as of the date of the latest audited financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Material Subsidiary), 6.01(a)(8) (solely with respect to Material Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited financial statements of the Company

 

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and its Restricted Subsidiaries) would constitute a Material Subsidiary) or 6.01(a)(9), in each case, shall not constitute an Event of Default.

 

Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance .

(a)    The following shall be the conditions to the exercise of either the Legal Defeasance option under Section 8.02 or the Covenant Defeasance option under Section 8.03 with respect to the Notes:

(1)    the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient, as confirmed, certified or attested by an Independent Financial Advisor in writing to the Trustee, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest due on the outstanding Notes on the Stated Maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

(2)    in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, (a) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (b) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case stating that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3)    in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4)    no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Senior Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or material instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;

(5)    the Company has 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, any Guarantor or others;

(6)    the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with; and

 

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(7)    the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be (which instructions may be contained in the Officers’ Certificate referred to in clause (6) above).

 

Section 8.05 Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .

(a)    Subject to Section 8.06, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

(b)    The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders.

(c)    Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of an Independent Financial Advisor expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

Section 8.06 Repayment to the Company .

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

 

Section 8.07 Reinstatement .

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

 

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ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders .

(a)    Notwithstanding Section 9.02, without the consent of any Holder, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees to:

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

(2)    provide for the assumption by a successor entity of the Obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees in accordance with Article 5;

(3)    provide for the assumption or guarantee by a Qualified Successor of the Obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes in accordance with Section 2.14;

(4)    provide for or facilitate the issuance of uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; provided 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 described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code;

(5)    comply with the rules of any applicable Depositary;

(6)    add Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to the Notes or release a Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee or this Indenture, in each case, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;

(7)    secure the Notes and the Guarantees;

(8)    add covenants of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or Events of Default for the benefit of Holders or to make changes that would provide additional rights to the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor;

(9)    make any change that does not adversely affect the legal rights of any Holder under this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees;

(10)    evidence and provide for the acceptance of an appointment under this Indenture of a successor trustee; provided that the successor trustee is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of this Indenture;

(11)    conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of the notes” section of the offering memorandum, dated May 4, 2017, relating to the Notes to the extent that such provision in this “Description of the notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees, as certified in an Officers’ Certificate;

(12)    make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer of, adding legends to, or removing legends from the Notes as permitted by this Indenture, including, without limitation, to facilitate the issuance and administration of the Notes, the Exchange Notes or, if Incurred in compliance with this Indenture, Additional Notes; provided , however , that (A) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being

 

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transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (B) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes;

(13)    comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with any required qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or

(14)    provide for the issuance of Exchange Notes or private exchange notes (which shall be identical to Exchange Notes except that they will not be freely transferable) and which shall be treated, together with any outstanding Notes, as a single class of securities.

(b)    Upon the request of the Company, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 12.04, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders .

(a)    Except as provided in Section 9.01 and this Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) and, subject to Section 6.04 and Section 6.07, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note held by a non-consenting Holder, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Section 2.08 and Section 2.09 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 9.02.

(b)    Upon the request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02, Section 9.06 and Section 12.04, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.

(c)    It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver. It shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance of such proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.

(d)    Without the consent of each affected Holder, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

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

(2)    reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any Note;

 

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(3)    reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or reduce the premium, if any, payable upon the redemption or repurchase of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be redeemed or repurchased pursuant to Section 3.07, Section 4.14 (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, Section 4.17) or Section 4.15, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise (other than provisions specifying the notice periods for effecting a redemption or repurchase);

(4)    make any Note payable in money or currency other than that stated in the Note;

(5)    make any change in the amendment or waiver provisions which require each Holder’s consent;

(6)    modify the ranking or priority of the Notes or any Guarantee;

(7)    release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Guarantee or this Indenture otherwise than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

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

(9)    modify the contractual right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes.

(e)    A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver of this Indenture, the Notes or any Guarantee by any Holder given in connection with a purchase, tender or exchange of such Holder’s Notes will not be rendered invalid by such purchase, tender or exchange.

 

Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act .

If this Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

 

Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents .

(a)    Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

(b)    The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a Voting Record Date pursuant to Section 1.05 for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

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(c)    After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Indenture becomes effective, the Company will give to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment, supplement or waiver. However, the failure of the Company to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Notes .

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

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

 

Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc .

The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment, supplement or waiver does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment, supplement or waiver is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and, with respect to such Opinion of Counsel, that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and any Guarantor party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 9.03).

 

Section 9.07 Payments for Consent .

The Company and any Qualified Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to all Holders and is paid to all Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment; provided that if such consents, waivers or amendments are sought in connection with an exchange offer where participation in such exchange offer is limited to Holders who are “qualified institutional buyers,” within the meaning of Rule 144A, or non-U.S. persons, within the meaning of Regulation S, then such consideration need only be offered to all Holders to whom the exchange offer is made and to be paid to all such Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in such time frame.

ARTICLE 10

GUARANTEES

 

Section 10.01 Guarantee .

(a)    Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, on a senior unsecured basis, to each Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (1) the principal, premium, if any,

 

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and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise collectively, the “ Guaranteed Obligations .” Failing payment by the Company when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

(b)    The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture, or pursuant to Section 10.06.

(c)    Each of the Guarantors also agrees, jointly and severally, to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) Incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.

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

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

(f)    Each Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must

 

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otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or the Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

(g)    In case any provision of any Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(h)    Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

 

Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability .

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or a fraudulent transfer 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 and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each 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 Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee will be entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery .

(a)    To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by an Officer or person holding an equivalent title.

(b)    Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.

(c)    If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Guarantees shall be valid nevertheless.

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

(e)    If required by Section 4.11, the Company shall cause any newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.11 and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.

 

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Section 10.04 Subrogation .

Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.01; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

 

Section 10.05 Benefits Acknowledged .

Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

Section 10.06 Release of Subsidiary Guarantees .

(a)    A Subsidiary Guarantor will be released and discharged from all of its obligations under this Indenture (including its Subsidiary Guarantee) if:

(1)    all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor or all (or a portion sufficient to cause such Subsidiary Guarantor to no longer be a Subsidiary of the Company) of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor is sold (including by consolidation, merger, issuance or otherwise) or disposed of (including by liquidation, dissolution or otherwise) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, including Section 4.15 (if a Covenant Replacement Event has not occurred) and Section 5.01;

(2)    such Subsidiary Guarantor is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

(3)    such Subsidiary Guarantor is released or discharged from all guarantees of, or Indebtedness under, the Senior Credit Facilities and all other guarantees or Indebtedness that required the creation of the Subsidiary Guarantee under this Indenture, if such Subsidiary Guarantor would not then otherwise be required to provide a Subsidiary Guarantee; provided that if such Subsidiary Guarantor has Incurred any Indebtedness in reliance on its status as a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.09, such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under such Indebtedness so Incurred are satisfied in full and discharged or are otherwise permitted to be Incurred by a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.09; or

(4)    the Company exercises its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in Article 8 or the Company’s obligations under this Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

(b)    In the event that any released Subsidiary Guarantor (in the case of clause (2) and (3) above) thereafter borrows money or guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or Subsidiary Guarantors, such former Subsidiary Guarantor will again provide a Subsidiary Guarantee.

(c)    At the written request and expense of the Company, and upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), the Trustee shall execute and deliver any documents reasonably required in order to evidence such release, discharge and termination in respect of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee.

 

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ARTICLE 11

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge .

(a)    This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, which shall survive until all Notes have been cancelled) as to all outstanding Notes when either:

(1)    all the Notes that have been authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from this trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(2)    (i) all Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation otherwise (A) have become due and payable or will become due and payable within one year or (B) have been called for redemption pursuant to Section 3.07 or 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 and, in any case, the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee trust funds, in trust, solely for the benefit of the Holders, U.S. legal tender, U.S. government obligations or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, as confirmed, certified or attested to by an Independent Financial Advisor in writing to the Trustee (without consideration of any reinvestment of interest), to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness (including all principal and accrued interest) on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Senior Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or material instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound; (iii) the Company has paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture, and (iv) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the date of redemption, as the case may be.

(b)    In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge has been satisfied. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (i) of clause (2) of Section 11.01(a), the provisions of Section 11.02 and Section 8.06 shall survive.

 

Section 11.02 Application of Trust Money .

(a)    Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto,

 

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of the principal, premium, if any, and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

(b)    If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 11.01 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 and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be.

ARTICLE 12

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 12.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls .

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Trust Indenture Act Section 318(c) in respect of Sections of the Trust Indenture Act that are incorporated by reference in this Indenture pursuant to Section 1.04, the imposed duties shall control.

 

Section 12.02 Notices .

(a)    Any notice or communication to the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor, any Restricted Subsidiary or the Trustee is duly given if in writing and (1) delivered in person, (2) mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery or (3) sent by facsimile or (in the case of the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor and any Restricted Subsidiary) electronic transmission, to its address:

if to the Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary:

c/o AV Homes, Inc.

8601 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Fax No.: (480) 948-0701

Email: m.burnett@avhomesinc.com

Attention: Michael S. Burnett, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

with a copy to:

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

2200 Wells Fargo Center

90 S. Seventh Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Fax No: (612) 766-1600

Email: michael.coddington@faegrebd.com

Attention: Michael Coddington

 

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if to the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

50 S. Sixth Street, Suite 1290

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Fax No.: (612) 217-5651

Attention: AV Homes Account Administrator

The Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor, any Restricted Subsidiary or the Trustee, by like notice, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

(b)    All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; on the first date of which publication is made, if by publication; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if mailed by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile or (in the case of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) electronic transmission; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof.

(c)    Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested) or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the Note Register or by such other delivery system as the Trustee agrees to accept. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

(d)    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.

(e)    Notwithstanding any other provision herein, where this Indenture provides for notice of any event to any Holder of an interest in a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee), according to the applicable procedures of such Depositary, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

(f)    The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon notice, instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by mail or unsecured facsimile; provided , however , that (1) the party providing such written notice, instructions or directions, subsequent to such transmission of written instructions, shall provide the originally executed instructions or directions to the Trustee in a timely manner, and (2) such originally executed notice, instructions or directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such notice, instructions or directions. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reasonable reliance upon and compliance with such notice, instructions or directions notwithstanding such notice, instructions or directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent notice, instructions or directions.

(g)    If a notice or communication is sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

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(h)    If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

 

Section 12.03 Communication by Holders with Other Holders .

Holders may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, any Qualified Parent Guarantor, the Restricted Subsidiaries, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).

 

Section 12.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent .

Upon any request or application by the Company or any Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee:

(1)    an Officers’ Certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05) stating that, in the opinion of the signer(s), all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(2)    an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been complied with; provided that no Opinion of Counsel pursuant to this Section shall be required in connection with the issuance of Notes on the Issue Date.

 

Section 12.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion .

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.07 or Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a)(4)) shall include:

(1)    a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

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

(3)    a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officers’ Certificate as to matters of fact); and

(4)    a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

 

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Section 12.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents .

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

 

Section 12.07 No Personal Liability of Incorporators, Shareholders, Equity Holders, Officers, Directors or Employees .

No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Notes, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company or any Guarantor in this Indenture or in any of the Notes or the Guarantees or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or future incorporator, shareholder, equity holder, member, partner, officer, director, employee or controlling person of the Company, any Guarantor or any successor Person thereof, as such. Each Holder, by accepting such Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities law.

 

Section 12.08 Governing Law .

THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Section 12.09 Waiver of Jury Trial .

EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS 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, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 12.10 Force Majeure .

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable 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 or 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 12.11 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

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Section 12.12 Successors .

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.06.

 

Section 12.13 Severability .

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

 

Section 12.14 Counterpart Originals .

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

Section 12.15 Table of Contents, Headings, etc .

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

Section 12.16 Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages .

The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or portable document format (“ PDF ”) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

Section 12.17 U.S.A. PATRIOT Act .

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

 

Section 12.18 Payments Due on Non-Business Days .

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date or the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Notes) payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date, or at the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided that no interest will accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, redemption date, repurchase date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be.

 

Section 12.19 Qualification of Indenture .

The Company and the Guarantors shall qualify this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement and shall pay all

 

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reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses for the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee) incurred in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, costs and expenses of qualification of this Indenture and the Notes. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Company and the Guarantors any such Officers’ Certificates, Opinions of Counsel or other documentation as it may reasonably request in connection with any such qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

[ Signatures on following page ]

 

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AV HOMES, INC.
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
AVH CAROLINAS, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
AVH NORTH FLORIDA, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
BONTERRA BUILDERS, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
JCH GROUP LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[ Signature page to Indenture for 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 ]


ROYAL OAK HOMES, LLC
By: Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
VITALIA AT TRADITION, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
AVH BETHPAGE, LLC
By:   AVH Carolinas, LLC, its sole member
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
AV HOMES OF ARIZONA, LLC
By: JCH Group LLC, its sole member
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
AVH EM, LLC
By:   JCH Group LLC, its sole member
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Lynn M. Steiner

  Name:   Lynn M. Steiner
  Title:     Vice President

 

[ Signature page to Indenture for 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 ]


APPENDIX A

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL NOTES,

ADDITIONAL NOTES AND EXCHANGE NOTES

 

Section 1.1 Definitions .

(a)     Capitalized Terms .

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix A have the meanings given to them in this Indenture. The following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Note or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Note, Euroclear or Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme, or any successor securities clearing agency.

Distribution Compliance Period ,” with respect to any Note, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which such Note is first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day shall be promptly given by the Company to the Trustee, and (b) the date of issuance with respect to such Note or any predecessor of such Note.

Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.Y., as operator of Euroclear systems Clearance System or any successor securities clearing agency.

IAI ” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and is not a QIB.

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

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

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

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

Unrestricted Global Note ” means any Note in global form that does not bear or is not required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

U.S. person ” means a “U.S. person” as defined in Regulation S.

(b)     Other Definitions .

 

Term:

   Defined  in
Section:

“Agent Members”

   2.1(c)

“Definitive Notes Legend”

   2.2(e)

“ERISA Legend”

   2.2(e)

“Global Note”

   2.1(b)


Term:

   Defined  in
Section:

“Global Notes Legend”

   2.2(e)

“IAI Global Note”

   2.1(b)

“Regulation S Global Note”

   2.1(b)

“Regulation S Notes”

   2.1(a)

“Restricted Notes Legend”

   2.2(e)

“Rule 144A Global Note”

   2.1(b)

“Rule 144A Notes”

   2.1(a)

 

Section 2.1 Form and Dating

(a)    The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof shall be (i) offered and sold by the Company to the initial purchasers thereof and (ii) resold, initially only to (1) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A (“ Rule 144A Notes ”) and (2) Persons other than U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S (“ Regulation S Notes ”). Additional Notes may also be considered to be Rule 144A Notes or Regulation S Notes, as applicable.

(b)     Global Notes . Rule 144A Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Notes in definitive, fully registered form, numbered RA-1 upward (collectively, the “ Rule  144A Global Note ”) and Regulation S Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global Notes, numbered RS-1 upward (collectively, the “ Regulation S Global Note ”), in each case without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend and Restricted Notes Legend, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Note Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture. One or more global Notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend and the Restricted Notes Legend, numbered RIAI-1 upward (collectively, the “ IAI Global Note ”) shall also be issued on the Issue Date deposited with the Note Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture to accommodate transfers of beneficial interests in the Notes to IAIs subsequent to the initial distribution. The Rule 144A Global Note, the IAI Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note and any Unrestricted Global Note are each referred to herein as a “ Global Note ” and are collectively referred to herein as “ Global Notes .” Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 of this Indenture and Section 2.2(c) of this Appendix A.

(c)     Book-Entry Provisions . This Section 2.1(c) shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.02 of this Indenture and pursuant to an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such

 

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Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s instructions or held by the Trustee as Note Custodian.

Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“ Agent Members ”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Note Custodian or under such Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

(d)     Definitive Notes . Except as provided in Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 of this Appendix A, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Notes.

 

Section 2.2 Transfer and Exchange .

(a)     Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes . When Definitive Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request:

(i)    to register the transfer of such Definitive Notes; or

(ii)    to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations,

the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided , however , that the Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange:

(1)    shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing; and

(2)    in the case of Transfer Restricted Notes, they are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of this Appendix A or otherwise in accordance with the Restricted Notes Legend, and are accompanied by a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto.

(b)     Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note . A Definitive Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, together with:

(i)    a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto; and

 

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(ii)    written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Note Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Global Note, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase,

the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note and cause, or direct the Note Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Note Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Note equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Note so canceled. If the applicable Global Note is not then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon an Authentication Order, a new applicable Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.

(c)     Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes .

(i)    The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 2.2(d) of this Appendix A, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall deliver to the Registrar a written order given in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in such Global Note, or another Global Note and such account shall be credited in accordance with such order with a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Note and the account of the Person making the transfer shall be debited by an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Global Note being transferred.

(ii)    If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Note to a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note from which such interest is being transferred.

(iii)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix A (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.3 of this Appendix A), a Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole and not in part if the transfer is 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.

(d)     Restrictions on Transfer of Global Notes; Voluntary Exchange of Interests in Transfer Restricted Global Notes for Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes .

(i)    Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through another Transfer Restricted Global Note shall be made in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the Restricted Notes Legend and only upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit  A for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto. In addition, in the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest in either a Regulation S Global Note or a Rule 144A Global Note for an interest in an IAI Global Note, the transferee must furnish a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit  B to the Trustee.

 

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(ii)    During the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note may only be sold, pledged or transferred through Euroclear or Clearstream in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, the Restricted Notes Legend on such Regulation S Global Note and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States. Prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note shall be made only in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the Restricted Notes Legend and upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit  A for exchange or registration of transfers. Such written certification shall no longer be required after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period. Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note shall be transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of this Indenture.

(iii)    Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note upon certification in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit  A for an exchange from a Regulation S Global Note to an Unrestricted Global Note.

(iv)    Beneficial interests in a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for such exchange is in respect of a transfer made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A ) and/or upon delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee may reasonably request.

(v)    If no Unrestricted Global Note is outstanding at the time of a transfer contemplated by the preceding clauses (iii) and (iv), the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon an Authentication Order, a new Unrestricted Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.

(e)     Legends .

(i)    Except as permitted by Section 2.2(d), this Section 2.2(e) and Section 2.2(i) of this Appendix A, each Note certificate evidencing the Global Notes and the Definitive Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only) (“ Restricted Notes Legend ”):

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [ IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY

 

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ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY)] [ IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) WAS FIRST OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S], ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES OF AT LEAST $250,000 OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. [ IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]

Each Definitive Note shall bear the following additional legend (“ Definitive Notes Legend ”):

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

Each Global Note shall bear the following additional legend (“ Global Notes Legend ”):

 

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

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

Each Note shall bear the following additional legend (“ ERISA Legend ”):

BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (1) NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) OR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAWS”), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT, OR (2) THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS.

(ii)    Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Definitive Note, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend and the Definitive Notes Legend and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for such exchange is in respect of a transfer made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit  A ) and provides such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee may reasonably request.

(iii)    After a transfer of any Initial Notes or Additional Notes during the period of the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such Initial Notes or Additional Notes, as the case may be, all requirements pertaining to the Restricted Notes Legend on such Initial Notes or

 

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Additional Notes shall cease to apply, and the requirements that any such Initial Notes or Additional Notes be issued in global form shall continue to apply.

(iv)    Upon the consummation of an Exchange Offer with respect to the Initial Notes or Additional Notes pursuant to which Holders of such Initial Notes or Additional Notes are offered Exchange Notes in exchange for their Initial Notes or Additional Notes, all requirements pertaining to Initial Notes or Additional Notes that Initial Notes or Additional Notes be issued in global form shall continue to apply, and Exchange Notes in global form without the Restricted Notes Legend shall be available to Holders that exchange such Initial Notes or Additional Notes in such Exchange Offer.

(v)    Any Additional Notes sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

(f)     Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Note . At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned by the Depositary to the Trustee for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Registrar (if it is then the Note Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Registrar or the Note Custodian, to reflect such reduction.

(g)     Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes .

(i)    To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Registrar’s request.

(ii)    No service charge shall be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange (other than pursuant to Section 2.07), but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.14 (or, following a Covenant Replacement Event, 4.17), 4.15 and 9.05 of this Indenture).

(iii)    Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(iv)    All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

(v)    In order to effect any transfer or exchange of an interest in any Transfer Restricted Note for an interest in a Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend and has not been registered under the Securities Act, if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel, in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that no registration under the Securities Act is required in respect of such exchange or transfer or the re-sale of such interest by the beneficial holder thereof, shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar and the Trustee.

 

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(h)     No Obligation of the Trustee .

(i)    The Trustee and Agents shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

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

(i)     Exchange Offer . Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 of this Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Global Notes without the Restricted Notes Legend in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amounts of the beneficial interests in the Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that provide in the applicable letters of transmittal such certifications as are required by the Registration Rights Agreement and applicable law, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes without the Restricted Notes Legend in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that provide in the applicable letters of transmittal such certification as are required by the Registration Rights Agreement and applicable law, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Notes with the Restricted Notes Legend to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Persons designated by the Holders of the Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive Notes without the Restricted Notes Legend in the applicable principal amount. Any Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of the Exchange Offer, and Exchange Notes issued in connection with the Exchange Offer, shall be treated as a single class of securities under this Indenture.

 

Section 2.3 Definitive Notes .

(a)    A Global Note deposited with the Depositary or with the Trustee as Note Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 or issued in connection with an Exchange Offer may be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.2 of this Appendix A and (i) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such Global Note or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor depositary is not

 

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appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice or after the Company becomes aware of such cessation, (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee that it elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Notes and any participant in the Depositary requests a Definitive Note in accordance with the Applicable Procedures or (iii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a request from the Depositary. In addition, any Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor that is a beneficial owner of all or part of a Global Note may have such Affiliate’s beneficial interest transferred to such Affiliate in the form of a Definitive Note by providing a written request to the Company and the Trustee and such Opinions of Counsel, certificates or other information as may be required by this Indenture or the Company or Trustee.

(b)    Any Global Note that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Any portion of a Global Note transferred pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof and registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct. Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.2(e) of this Appendix A, bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

(c)    The registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

(d)    In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.3(a) of this Appendix A, the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

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EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Insert the Restricted Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Global Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Definitive Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the ERISA Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.]

 

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CUSIP [                    ]

ISIN [                     ] 1

[RULE 144A][REGULATION S][IAI][GLOBAL] NOTE

6.625% Senior Notes due 2022

No. [RA-    ] [RS-    ] [RIAI-    ] [U-    ]

[$        ]

[, as revised by the

Schedule of Exchanges of Interests

in the Global Note attached hereto] 2

AV HOMES, INC.

promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.] 3 [                    ] or registered assigns the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] [of $         (         Dollars)] on May 15, 2022.

Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15

Record Dates: May 1 and November 1

 

 

1   Rule 144A Note CUSIP: 00234P AH5

Rule 144A Note ISIN: US00234PAH55

Regulation S Note CUSIP: U0536W AB5

Regulation S Note ISIN: USU0536WAB55

IAI Note CUSIP: 00234P AJ1

 

2   Include in Global Notes.
3   Include in Global Notes.

 

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

Dated:                    

 

AV HOMES, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

Dated:                    

 

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[Reverse Side of Note]

6.625% Senior Notes due 2022

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

1.    INTEREST. AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 6.625% per annum until but excluding maturity and shall pay Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. The Company shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”). Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including May 18, 2017; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be November 15, 2017. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

2.    METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered holders of Notes at the close of business on the May 1 or November 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and premium, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their respective addresses set forth in the Note Register; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect to principal, premium, if any, and interest on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

3.    PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Wilmington Trust, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4.    INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), among Wilmington Trust, National Association, AV Homes, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Company designated as its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022. The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.01 and 4.09 of the Indenture. The Notes and any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture shall be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. Any term used in this Note that is defined in the Indenture shall have the

 

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meaning assigned to it in the Indenture. 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.

5.    REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE. The Notes are subject to optional redemption, and may be the subject of an offer to purchase, as further described in the Indenture. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

6.    DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and Holders shall be required to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption or tendered for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part.

7.    PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

8.    AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

9.    DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture.

10.    AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.

11.    ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders under the Indenture, Holders of Transfer Restricted Notes shall have all the rights set forth in a Registration Rights Agreement, including the right to receive Additional Interest.

12.    GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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

The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to the Company at the following address:

 

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c/o AV Homes, Inc.

8601 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Fax No.: (480) 948-0701

Email: m.burnett@avhomesinc.com

Attention: Michael S. Burnett, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                          (Insert assignee’s legal name)

  

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint                                                                                                                                                                                        

to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                     

 

    Your Signature:  

 

      (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

Signature Guarantee*:  

 

 

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

 

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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR

REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES

This certificate relates to $         principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space)                      book-entry or                      definitive form by the undersigned.

The undersigned (check one box below):

 

has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or

 

has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes.

In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

 

(1)           to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or
(2)           to the Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or
(3)           pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”); or
(4)           to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“ Rule 144A ”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or
(5)           pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or
(6)           to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements; or
(7)           pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or
(8)           pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided , however , that if box (5), (6), (7) or (8) is checked, the Company or the Trustee may require, prior

 

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to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

   

 

    Your Signature

Date:                     

 

   

 

    Signature of Guarantor

TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

Dated:                         

 

    NOTICE:  

To be executed by

an executive officer

    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Signature Guarantee*:  

 

 

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

 

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TO BE COMPLETED IF THE HOLDER REQUIRES AN EXCHANGE FROM A

REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE TO AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE,

PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2(d)(iii) OF APPENDIX A TO THE INDENTURE

The undersigned represents and warrants that either:

 

the undersigned is not a dealer (as defined in the Securities Act) and is a non-U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act); or

 

the undersigned is not a dealer (as defined in the Securities Act) and is a U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act) who purchased interests in the Notes pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements under the Securities Act; or

 

the undersigned is a dealer (as defined in the Securities Act) and the interest of the undersigned in this Note does not constitute the whole or a part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by such dealer for the Notes.

 

Dated:                         

 

    Your Signature

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.14, Section 4.15 or 4.17 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

[    ]  Section 4.14             [    ]  Section 4.15             [    ]  Section 4.17

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.14, Section 4.15 or 4.17 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

 

$                                    (integral multiples of $1,000,
  provided that the unpurchased
  portion must be in a minimum
  principal amount of $2,000)
 

Date:                                           

 

Your Signature:  

 

  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Tax Identification No.:                                                        

 

Signature Guarantee*:

 

 

 

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

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $        . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of decrease

in Principal Amount of

this Global Note

 

Amount of

increase

in Principal

Amount of

this

Global Note

 

Principal

Amount of

this Global

Note

following

such

decrease or

increase

 

Signature of

authorized signatory

of Trustee,

Depositary or Note Custodian

       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF

TRANSFEREE LETTER OF REPRESENTATION

c/o AV Homes, Inc.

8601 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Fax No.: (480) 948-0701

Email: m.burnett@avhomesinc.com

Attention: Michael S. Burnett, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $[        ] principal amount of the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Notes ”) of AV Homes, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

Upon transfer, the Notes would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:

 

Name:                                                   

 

Address:                                               

 

Taxpayer ID Number:                         

The undersigned represents and warrants to you that:

1.    We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)), purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” at least $250,000 principal amount of the Notes, and we are acquiring the Notes, for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business. We, and any accounts for which we are acting, are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

2.    We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Notes to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Notes prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issue and the last date on which the Company or any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto) (the “ Resale Restriction Termination Date ”) only in accordance with the Restricted Notes Legend (as such term is defined in the indenture under which the Notes were issued) on the Notes and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Notes is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e) above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Company and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring such Notes for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Company and the Trustee reserve the right prior to

 

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the offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the Notes with respect to applicable transfers described in the Restricted Notes Legend to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee.

 

TRANSFEREE:

 

                                                              

  ,
        by:  

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY A QUALIFIED SUCCESSOR

Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of [        ] [    ], 20[    ], among                     , a [ insert jurisdiction and form of organization ] (the “ Qualified Successor ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, each of AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of May 18, 2017, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, as a condition to the occurrence of a Covenant Replacement Event, the Qualified Successor shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Qualified Successor shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01(3) of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

1.     Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.     Agreement to be Bound . The Qualified Successor hereby expressly assumes the Company’s Obligations for the due and punctual payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture and all other Obligations under the Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement. The Qualified Successor hereby becomes a party to the Indenture and the Registration Right Agreement as the Company and as such shall have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of the Company under the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement. The Qualified Successor agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement applicable to the Company and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of the Company under the Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement.

3.     Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

4.     Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE QUALIFIED SUCCESSOR 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 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

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5.     Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

6.     Headings . The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

7.     Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals . The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to and shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

 

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

 

[NAME OF QUALIFIED SUCCESSOR]
By:  

                                                                                           

  Name:
  Title:
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY A QUALIFIED PARENT GUARANTOR

Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of [        ] [    ], 20[    ], among                     , a [ insert jurisdiction and form of organization ] (the “ Qualified Parent Guarantor ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, each of AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of May 18, 2017, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, as a condition to the occurrence of a Covenant Replacement Event, the Qualified Parent Guarantor shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Qualified Parent Guarantor shall irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee on a senior basis all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01(3) of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

1.     Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.     Guarantor . The Qualified Parent Guarantor hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, those terms of the Indenture that are expressly applicable only to Subsidiary Guarantors) , including, without limitation, Article 10 thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, the Qualified Parent Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees on a senior basis the full and prompt payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest (including Additional Interest, if any) in respect of the Notes and all other Obligations under the Indenture.

3.     Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

4.     Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE QUALIFIED PARENT GUARANTOR 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 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

5.     Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

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6.     Headings . The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

7.     Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals . The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to and shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

 

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

 

[NAME OF QUALIFIED PARENT GUARANTOR]
By:  

                                                                                  

  Name:
  Title:

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of [        ] [    ], 20[    ], among                      (the “ Guaranteeing Subsidiary ”), a subsidiary of AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of May 18, 2017, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

1.     Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.     Guarantor . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Subsidiary Guarantors, including Article 10 thereof.

3.     Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

4.     Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY 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 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

5.     Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

6.     Headings . The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

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7.     Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals . The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to and shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

 

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

 

[NAME OF GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By:  

                                                                                  

  Name:
  Title:

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

                                                                                  

  Name:
  Title:

 

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Exhibit 4.2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of May 18, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Initial Guarantors ”), and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“ J.P. Morgan ”) as representative of the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule 1 to the Purchase Agreement referred to below (the “ Initial Purchasers ”).

The Company, the Initial Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the Purchase Agreement, dated May 4, 2017 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), which provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Securities ”) which will be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the Guarantors. As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.

In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.     Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Additional Guarantor ” shall mean any subsidiary of the Company that executes a Guarantee under the Indenture after the date of this Agreement.

Business Day ” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the Company’s successors.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Exchange Dates ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.

Exchange Offer ” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company and the Guarantors of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

Exchange Offer Registration ” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

Exchange Offer Registration Statement ” shall mean an exchange offer registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.


Exchange Securities ” shall mean senior notes issued by the Company and guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

Free Writing Prospectus ” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities.

Guarantees ” shall mean the guarantees of the Securities and guarantees of the Exchange Securities by the Guarantors under the Indenture.

Guarantors ” shall mean the Initial Guarantors, any Additional Guarantors and any Guarantor’s successor that Guarantees the Securities.

Holders ” shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any Registrable Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that, for purposes of Section 4 and Section 5 hereof, the term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers.

Indemnified Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

Indemnifying Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

Indenture ” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated as of May 18, 2017, among the Company, the Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Initial Purchasers ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Inspector ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiv) hereof.

Issuer Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof.

J.P. Morgan ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Majority Holders ” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its “affiliates” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount; and provided , further , that if the Company shall issue any additional Securities under the Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and the Registrable Securities to which

 

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this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class for purposes of determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has been obtained.

Notice and Questionnaire ” shall mean a notice of registration statement and selling security holder questionnaire distributed to a Holder by the Company upon receipt of a Shelf Request from such Holder.

Participating Broker-Dealers ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

Participating Holder ” shall mean any Holder of Registrable Securities that has returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof.

Person ” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

Prospectus ” shall mean the prospectus included in, or, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including any document incorporated by reference therein.

Purchase Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Registrable Securities ” shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) when such Securities cease to be outstanding or (iii) except in the case of Securities that otherwise remain Registrable Securities and that are held by an Initial Purchaser and that are ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, when the Exchange Offer is consummated.

Registration Default ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Exchange Offer is not completed on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) or Section 2(b)(ii) hereof, has not become effective on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (iii) if the Company receives a Shelf Request pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed thereby has not become effective by the later of (a) the Target Registration Date and (b) 90 days after delivery of such Shelf Request, (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by this Agreement, has become effective and thereafter ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 30 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period or (v) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by this Agreement, has become effective and thereafter, on more than two occasions in any 12-month period during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, the

 

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Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement.

Registration Expenses ” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws and the Trust Indenture Act, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Participating Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Participating Holders holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Securities held by such Participating Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial Purchasers) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent registered public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors, including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.

Registration Statement ” shall mean any registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

SEC ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Shelf Effectiveness Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

Shelf Registration ” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof.

Shelf Registration Statement ” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Company and the Guarantors that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other securities except for (a) securities the Company would be obligated to register pursuant to

 

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(i) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2010, by and among Avatar Holdings, Inc., Jen I, L.P., JEN Residential LP and other shareholders from time to time party thereto or (ii) that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2013, by and among TPG Aviator, L.P. and the Company or (b) securities whose inclusion has been approved by a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities held by the Participating Holders) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

Shelf Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

Staff ” shall mean the staff of the SEC.

Target Registration Date ” shall mean May 14, 2018.

Trust Indenture Act ” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time.

Trustee ” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.

Underwriter ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.

Underwritten Offering ” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public.

2.     Registration Under the Securities Act . (a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to (x) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and (y) have such Registration Statement become and remain effective until 180 days after the last Exchange Date for use by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers. The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and use their reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after such effective date.

The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following:

(i)    that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange;

(ii)    the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed (or longer if required by applicable law)) (the “ Exchange Dates ”);

 

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(iii)    that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified herein;

(iv)    that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address and in the manner specified in the notice, or (B) effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and

(v)    that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the institution and at the address specified in the notice, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged or (B) effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for the Registrable Securities.

As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Company and the Guarantors that (1) any Exchange Securities to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (2) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (3) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or any Guarantor and (4) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such Holder will deliver a Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a Prospectus to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall:

 

(I) accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and

 

(II) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder.

The Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with

 

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the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff.

(b)    In the event that (i) the Company and the Guarantors determine that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) hereof is not available or the Exchange Offer may not be completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason completed by the Target Registration Date or (iii) upon receipt of a written request (a “ Shelf Request ”) from any Initial Purchaser representing that it holds Registrable Securities that are or were ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination, date or Shelf Request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement become effective; provided that no Holder will be entitled to have any Registrable Securities included in any Shelf Registration Statement, or entitled to use the prospectus forming a part of such Shelf Registration Statement, until such Holder shall have delivered a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire and provided such other information regarding such Holder to the Company as is contemplated by Section 3(b) hereof; provided , further , that no Initial Purchaser will be entitled to make a Shelf Request prior to November 14, 2018, and no Initial Purchaser shall request that a Shelf Registration Statement be declared effective prior to that time that the Exchange Offer is required to be commenced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

In the event that the Company and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to file and have become effective both an Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof with respect to all Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities held by the Initial Purchasers after completion of the Exchange Offer.

The Company and the Guarantors agree to use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities (the “ Shelf Effectiveness Period ”). The Company and the Guarantors further agree to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement, the related Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder or if reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use their reasonable best efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required, and such Shelf Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The Company and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Participating Holders copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.

(c)    The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof. Each Holder

 

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shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.

(d)    An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC. A Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon filing with the SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the Securities Act.

If a Registration Default occurs, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period beginning on the day immediately following such Registration Default and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, in each case until and including the date such Registration Default ends, up to a maximum increase of 1.00% per annum. A Registration Default ends when the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities or, if earlier, (1) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (i) of the definition thereof, when the Exchange Offer is completed, (2) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (ii) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective or (3) in the case of a Registration Default under clause (iv) or clause (v) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement again becomes effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable. If at any time more than one Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, then, until the next date that there is no Registration Default, the increase in interest rate provided for by this paragraph shall apply as if there occurred a single Registration Default that begins on the date that the earliest such Registration Default occurred and ends on such next date that there is no Registration Default.

(e)    Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by the Company or the Guarantors to comply with their obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof.

3.     Registration Procedures . (a) In connection with their obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall as expeditiously as possible:

(i)    prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form (A) shall be selected by the Company and the Guarantors, (B) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and (C) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith; and use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof;

 

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(ii)    prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section 4(3) of and Rule 174 under the Securities Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities;

(iii)    to the extent any Free Writing Prospectus is used, file with the SEC any Free Writing Prospectus that is required to be filed by the Company or the Guarantors with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act and to retain any Free Writing Prospectus not required to be filed;

(iv)    in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Participating Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as such Participating Holder, counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and, subject to Section 3(c) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the Participating Holders and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law;

(v)    use their reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Participating Holder shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective; cooperate with such Participating Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Participating Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Participating Holder; provided that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to (1) 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, (2) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so subject;

(vi)    notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Participating Holder and counsel for such Participating Holders promptly and, if requested by any such Participating Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has become effective, when any post-

 

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effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective, when any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed, (2) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (3) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4) if, between the applicable effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the representations and warranties of the Company or any Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar agreement, if any, relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the Company or any Guarantor receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the happening of any event during the period a Registration Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (6) of any determination by the Company or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus would be appropriate;

(vii)    use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, including by filing an amendment to such Registration Statement on the proper form, at the earliest possible moment and provide immediate notice to each Holder or Participating Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or such resolution;

(viii)    in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested);

(ix)    in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the Participating Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations and registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as such Participating Holders may reasonably request at least one Business Day prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;

 

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(x)    upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, use their reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to the applicable Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Company and the Guarantors shall notify the Participating Holders (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) and the Initial Purchasers and any Participating Broker-Dealers known to the Company (in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and such Participating Holders, such Participating Broker-Dealers and the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, until the Company and the Guarantors have amended or supplemented the Prospectus or the Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to correct such misstatement or omission;

(xi)    a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus or of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus after initial filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to the Participating Holders and their counsel) and make such of the representatives of the Company and the Guarantors as shall be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders or their counsel) available for discussion of such document; and the Company and the Guarantors shall not, at any time after initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus, or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus, of which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders and their counsel) shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Participating Holders or their counsel) shall object;

(xii)    obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration Statement;

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the case may be; cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and execute, and use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;

(xiv)    in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative of the Participating Holders (an “ Inspector ”), any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, any attorneys and accountants designated by a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities held by the Participating Holders and any attorneys and accountants designated by such Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the respective officers, directors and employees of the Company and the Guarantors to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement; provided that if any such information is identified by the Company or any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving such information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interests of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter);

(xv)    in the case of a Shelf Registration, use their reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any automated quotation system on which the Securities are then listed if requested by the Majority Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable listing requirements;

(xvi)    if reasonably requested by any Participating Holder, promptly include in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Participating Holder as such Participating Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Company has received notification of the matters to be so included in such filing;

(xvii)    in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the Participating Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when requested, (2) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and the

 

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Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Participating Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel) addressed to each Participating Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (3) obtain “comfort” letters from the independent registered public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other registered public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor, or of any business acquired by the Company or any Guarantor for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each Participating Holder (to the extent permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, including but not limited to financial information contained in any preliminary prospectus, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus and (4) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement; and

(xviii)    so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, cause each Additional Guarantor upon the creation or acquisition by the Company of such Additional Guarantor, to execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver such counterpart, together with an opinion of counsel as to the enforceability thereof against such entity, to the Initial Purchasers no later than five Business Days following the execution thereof.

(b)    In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company a Notice and Questionnaire and such other information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Company and the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing.

(c)    Each Participating Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company and the Guarantors of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(vi)(3) or Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, such Participating Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such Participating Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(x) hereof and, if so directed by the Company and the Guarantors, such Participating Holder will deliver to the Company and the Guarantors all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Participating Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at the time of receipt of such notice.

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Guarantors shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. The Company and the Guarantors may give any such notice only twice during any 365-day period and any such suspensions shall not exceed 30 days for each suspension and there shall not be more than two suspensions in effect during any 365-day period.

(e)    The Participating Holders who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment bank or investment banks and manager or managers (each an “ Underwriter ”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering.

4.     Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer . (a) The Staff has taken the position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “ Participating Broker-Dealer ”) may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

The Company and the Guarantors understand that it is the Staff’s position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to purchasers) to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act.

(b)    In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors agree to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period of up to 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof), in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above. The Company and the Guarantors further agree that Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available) during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4.

(c)    The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company, any Guarantor or any Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof.

 

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5.     Indemnification and Contribution . (a) The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder 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 and documented 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, (1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or 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 (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (“ Issuer Information ”) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or 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 Initial Purchaser or information relating to any Holder furnished to the Company in writing through J.P. Morgan or any selling Holder, respectively, expressly for use therein. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any Issuer Information.

(b)    Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the other selling Holders, the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, each officer of the Company and the Guarantors who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company, the Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder 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 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 Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus.

(c)    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

 

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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 be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that it shall elect, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the 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; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) 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 (x) for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan, (y) for any Holder, its directors and officers and any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders and (z) in all other cases 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, delayed or conditioned), 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 (A) 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 (B) 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)    If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (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 from the offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the

 

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Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand, 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 Holders 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 fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders 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 and the Guarantors or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e)    The Company, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take 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 incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5 are several and not joint.

(f)    The remedies provided for in this Section 5 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.

(g)    The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company or the Guarantors or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Company or the Guarantors, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.

6.     General .

(a)     No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company and the Guarantors represent, warrant and agree that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor under any other agreement and (ii)

 

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neither the Company nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

(b)     Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company and the Guarantors have obtained the written consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder. Any amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing executed by each of the parties hereto.

(c)     Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Company and the Guarantors, initially at the Company’s address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such other persons at their respective addresses as provided in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture.

(d)     Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation to the Company or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.

 

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(e)     Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of other Holders hereunder.

(f)     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(g)     Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of this Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(h)     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.

(i)     Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

AV HOMES, INC.
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
AVATAR PROPERTIES INC.
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
AVH CAROLINAS, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
AVH NORTH FLORIDA, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
BONTERRA BUILDERS, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory
JCH GROUP LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


ROYAL OAK HOMES, LLC
By: Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title: Authorized Signatory
VITALIA AT TRADITION, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title: Authorized Signatory
AVH BETHPAGE, LLC
By:   AVH Carolinas, LLC, its sole member
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title: Authorized Signatory
AV HOMES OF ARIZONA, LLC
By:   JCH Group LLC, its sole member
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title: Authorized Signatory
AVH EM, LLC
By:   JCH Group LLC, its sole member
By:   Avatar Properties Inc., its sole member
By  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
For itself and on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers
By  

/s/ Ben Gilfillan

Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


Schedule 1

Initial Guarantors

 

1. Avatar Properties Inc.

 

2. AVH Carolinas, LLC

 

3. AVH North Florida, LLC

 

4. Bonterra Builders, LLC

 

5. JCH Group LLC

 

6. Royal Oak Homes, LLC

 

7. Vitalia at Tradition, LLC

 

8. AVH Bethpage, LLC

 

9. AVH EM, LLC

 

10. AV Homes of Arizona, LLC


Annex A

Counterpart to Registration Rights Agreement

The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017, by and among AV Homes, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the guarantors party thereto and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, on behalf of itself and the other Initial Purchasers) to be bound by the terms and provisions of such Registration Rights Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this counterpart as of              201  .

 

[GUARANTOR]
By  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

$155,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

AV HOMES, INC., as Borrower,

and

The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as an Issuing Lender and Administrative Agent

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent

Dated as of May 18, 2017

 

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

and

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION 1.  

DEFINITIONS

     6  

1.1

 

Defined Terms

     6  

1.2

 

Other Definitional Provisions

     31  
SECTION 2.  

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS

     31  

2.1

 

Commitments

     31  

2.2

 

Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing

     32  

2.3

 

[Reserved]

     32  

2.4

 

[Reserved]

     32  

2.5

 

Commitment Fees, etc

     32  

2.6

 

Termination or Reduction of Commitments

     33  

2.7

 

Optional Prepayments

     33  

2.8

 

Mandatory Prepayments

     33  

2.9

 

Conversion and Continuation Options

     33  

2.10

 

Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches

     34  

2.11

 

Interest Rates and Payment Dates

     34  

2.12

 

Computation of Interest and Fees

     34  

2.13

 

Inability to Determine Interest Rate

     35  

2.14

 

Pro Rata Treatment and Payments

     35  

2.15

 

Requirements of Law

     36  

2.16

 

Taxes

     38  

2.17

 

Indemnity

     41  

2.18

 

Change of Lending Office

     41  

2.19

 

Replacement of Lenders

     41  

2.20

 

Defaulting Lenders

     42  

2.21

 

Increase in Commitments

     44  

2.22

 

Extensions of Commitments

     45  
SECTION 3.  

LETTERS OF CREDIT

     46  

3.1

 

L/C Commitment

     46  

3.2

 

Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit

     47  

3.3

 

Fees and Other Charges

     47  

3.4

 

L/C Participations

     48  

3.5

 

Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower

     49  

3.6

 

Obligations Absolute

     49  

3.7

 

Letter of Credit Payments

     49  

3.8

 

Applications

     50  

 

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3.9

 

Cash Collateral

   50  

SECTION 4.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     50  

4.1

 

Financial Statement

     50  

4.2

 

No Material Adverse Change

     51  

4.3

 

Organization, Powers, and Capital Stock

     51  

4.4

 

Authorization; and Validity of this Agreement; Consents; etc.

     51  

4.5

 

Compliance with Laws and Other Requirements

     52  

4.6

 

Litigation

     52  

4.7

 

No Default

     52  

4.8

 

Title to Properties

     52  

4.9

 

Tax Liability

     53  

4.10

 

Regulations U and X; Investment Company Act

     53  

4.11

 

ERISA Compliance

     53  

4.12

 

Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures

     54  

4.13

 

Environmental Matters

     54  

4.14

 

No Misrepresentation

     55  

4.15

 

Solvency

     55  

4.16

 

Foreign Direct Investment Regulations

     55  

4.17

 

Relationship of the Loan Parties

     55  

4.18

 

Insurance

     55  

4.19

 

Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions

     55  

4.20

 

Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

     56  

4.21

 

Blocked Account Control Agreement

     56  

4.22

 

EEA Financial Institutions

     56  

SECTION 5.

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     56  

5.1

 

Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit

     56  

5.2

 

Conditions to Each Extension of Credit

     58  

SECTION 6.

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     58  

6.1

 

Reporting Requirements

     59  

6.2

 

Payment of Obligations, Taxes and Other Potential Liens

     60  

6.3

 

Preservation of Existence

     61  

6.4

 

Maintenance of Properties

     61  

6.5

 

Access to Premises and Books

     61  

6.6

 

Notices

     62  

6.7

 

Addition or Release of Guarantors

     62  

6.8

 

Compliance with Laws and Other Requirements

     62  

 

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6.9

 

Use of Proceeds

     63  

6.10

 

Further Assurances

     63  

6.11

 

Interest Reserve Account

     63  

SECTION 7.

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     63  

7.1

 

Financial Condition Covenants

     63  

7.2

 

Liens and Encumbrances

     64  

7.3

 

Fundamental Changes; Asset Sales; Acquisitions

     64  

7.4

 

Investments

     65  

7.5

 

Secured Indebtedness

     66  

7.6

 

No Margin Stock

     66  

7.7

 

Burdensome Agreements

     66  

7.8

 

Restricted Payments

     67  

7.9

 

Prepayment of Indebtedness

     67  

7.10

 

Pension Plan

     67  

7.11

 

Transactions with Affiliates

     68  

7.12

 

Use of Proceeds

     68  

SECTION 8.

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

     68  

SECTION 9.

 

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     71  

9.1

 

Appointment

     71  

9.2

 

Delegation of Duties

     71  

9.3

 

Exculpatory Provisions

     71  

9.4

 

Reliance by Administrative Agent

     72  

9.5

 

Notice of Default

     72  

9.6

 

Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

     72  

9.7

 

Indemnification

     73  

9.8

 

Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity

     73  

9.9

 

Successor Administrative Agent

     73  

9.10

 

Syndication Agent

     74  

SECTION 10.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

     74  

10.1

 

Amendments and Waivers

     74  

10.2

 

Notices

     75  

10.3

 

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

     76  

10.4

 

Survival of Representations and Warranties

     76  

10.5

 

Payment of Expenses and Taxes

     76  

10.6

 

Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments

     77  

10.7

 

Adjustments; Set off

     80  

 

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10.8

 

Counterparts

     80  

10.9

 

Severability

     80  

10.10

 

Integration

     80  

10.11

 

GOVERNING LAW

     81  

10.12

 

Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers

     81  

10.13

 

Acknowledgements

     81  

10.14

 

Releases of Guarantees

     82  

10.15

 

[Reserved]

     82  

10.16

 

Confidentiality

     82  

10.17

 

WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL

     83  

10.18

 

USA Patriot Act

     83  

10.19

 

Acknowledgement of Bail-In Provisions

     83  

 

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SCHEDULES :

 

1.1A

  

Commitments

1.1B

  

Existing Liens

1.1C

  

Initial Guarantors

1.1D

  

Existing Letters of Credit

1.1E

  

Issuing Lender Addresses

4.11

  

Pension Plans

4.12

  

Subsidiaries

6.1(f)

  

Format of Joint Venture Reporting

7.3

  

Amenities Disposition

7.5

  

Secured Indebtedness

EXHIBITS :

 

A

  

Form of Guarantee Agreement

B

  

Form of Compliance Certificate

C

  

Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

D

  

Form of Assignment and Assumption

E

  

Form of New Lender Supplement

F

  

Form of Exemption Certificates

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of May 18, 2017, among AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “ Lenders ”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Issuing Lender and Administrative Agent (each as hereinafter defined) and CITIBANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent (in such capacity, the “ Syndication Agent ”).

The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1.    DEFINITIONS

1.1     Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section  1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1 .

ABR ”: for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus  1 2 of 1% and (c) the Eurodollar Rate that would be calculated as of such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, as of the preceding Business Day) in respect of a proposed Eurodollar Loan with a one-month Interest Period plus 1.0%. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such Eurodollar Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such Eurodollar Rate, respectively.

ABR Loans ”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.

Acquisition ”: any transaction, or any series of related transactions, by which the Borrower or any Guarantor (i) acquires all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes or by percentage of voting power) of the Voting Stock of another Person.

Administrative Agent ”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., together with its affiliates, successors and assigns, as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Affiliate ”: as to any Person, any Person (a) which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with such Person, or (b) which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, owns beneficially or of record twenty percent (20%) or more of the Voting Stock of such Person.

Agent Indemnitee ”: as defined in Section  9.7 .

Agreement ”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

Anti-Corruption Laws ”: all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

Applicable Margin ”: (a) 2.25%, in the case of ABR Loans and (b) 3.25%, in the case of Eurodollar Loans.

Application ”: an application, in such customary form as an Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to open a Letter of Credit.

 

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Approved Fund ”: any entity that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arrangers ”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Assignee ”: as defined in Section 10.6(b) .

Assignment and Assumption ”: an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

Authorized Financial Officer ”: any of the chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of the Borrower.

Available Commitment ”: as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s Percentage Interest of the Outstanding Amount.

Bail-In Action ”: the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation ”: with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Bankruptcy Event ”: with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

Basel III ”: the third of the so-called Basel Accords issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Benefitted Lender ”: as defined in Section 10.7(a) .

Blocked Account Control Agreement ”: a blocked account control agreement by and among the relevant Loan Party, the relevant depositary bank (which shall be JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), and the Administrative Agent, which agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Board ”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).

Borrower ”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

Borrowing Base ”: as of any date, an amount calculated as follows (with each of the following included (x) only to the extent such assets are wholly-owned assets of Loan Parties and are not encumbered by Liens (other than, to the extent any of the following constitute Qualified Real Property Inventory, those Permitted Liens specified in the definition of “ Qualified Real Property Inventory ”) and (y) subject to the limitations set forth in clauses (i) through (v) below):

(a)    100% of Unrestricted Cash to the extent it exceeds the Interest Reserve; plus

(b)    100% of the amount of Escrow Proceeds Receivable; plus

(c)    85% of the book value of Units Under Contract, Speculative Units and Model Units; plus

(d)    65% of the book value of Finished Lots and Lots Under Development; plus

(e)    50% of the book value of Entitled Land that is not included in the Borrowing Base clauses (a) through (d).

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i)    the advance rate for Speculative Units shall decrease to 65% for any Unit that has been a Speculative Unit for more than 360 days;

(ii)    the advance rate for Model Units shall decrease to 65% for any Unit that has been a Model Unit for more than 360 days following the sale of the last production Unit in the applicable project relating to such Model Unit;

(iii)    with respect to any Unit Under Contract, Speculative Unit or Model Unit in respect of which vertical construction commenced more than 36 months prior to such date, the advance rate for such Unit shall decrease to 0%;

(iv)    the Borrowing Base shall not include any amounts under clauses (d) or (e) under the Borrowing Base to the extent that the aggregate amount included in the Borrowing Base from such clauses exceeds 60% of the total Borrowing Base; and

(v)    the Borrowing Base shall not include any amount under clause (e) under the Borrowing Base to the extent that such amount exceeds 40% of the total Borrowing Base.

Borrowing Base Availability ”: as of any date, the lesser of (a)(i) the Commitments minus (ii) the aggregate amount of the Outstanding Amount on such date and (b)(i) the Borrowing Base calculated in the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate minus (ii) the Borrowing Base Debt on such date.

Borrowing Base Certificate ”: a certificate setting forth the Borrowing Base duly executed by an Authorized Financial Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit C .

 

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Borrowing Base Debt ”: as of any date, (a) Consolidated Debt minus (b) Subordinated Debt (other than that portion of Subordinated Debt due within one year as a regularly scheduled principal payment).

Borrowing Date ”: any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.

Business ”: the business of owning, developing and selling single-family residential real estate (including Real Property Inventory), acquiring real estate for such purposes and, in connection therewith, providing the required services, credit and other facilities related thereto.

Business Day ”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close, provided , that with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market.

Capital Stock ”: any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of any Person, including any preferred stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

Capitalized Lease ”: with respect to any Person, any lease of property by such Person as lessee which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Capitalized Lease Obligations ”: any obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of any such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP at the time any determination thereof is to be made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any obligations of a Person under a lease (whether existing now or entered into in the future) that is not (or would not be) a Capitalized Lease Obligation under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date shall not be treated as a Capitalized Lease Obligation solely as a result of the changes in GAAP described in the Accounting Standards Update to Leases (Topic 842) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in February 2016.

Cash Collateralize ”: to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Lenders or Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Lender shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Lender. “ Cash Collateralized ” and “ Cash Collateralization ” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing. “ Cash Collateral ” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Equivalents ”: (1) securities, certificates and notes with maturities of 364 days or less from the date of acquisition that are within one of the following classifications: (a) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government or any agency thereof, (b) mortgage-backed securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association, or a similar government sponsored enterprise or mortgage agency, (c) securities issued by States, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions (municipalities), with ratings of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“ S&P ”) or Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“ Moody s ”), (d) time deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, or similar short-term notes issued by a commercial bank domiciled and registered in the United States which has (or the holding company of which has) a commercial paper rating

 

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of at least A-l or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-l or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or (e) commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated at least A-l or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-l or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s; and (2) money market mutual funds which invest in securities listed in (a) through (e) above with a weighted average maturity of less than one year.

CDD ”: a Community Development District, Community Development Authority, Special Assessment District and/or similar governmental or quasi-governmental entity created under state or local statutes to encourage planned community development and to allow for the construction, purchase and/or maintenance of long-term infrastructure and recreational assets through alternative financing sources, including the tax-exempt and/or the taxable bond markets.

Change in Status ”: the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to a Subsidiary that, immediately prior to such event, is a Loan Party: (a) all of the assets of such Subsidiary are sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction in compliance with the terms of this Agreement; (b) all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is sold or otherwise disposed of to any Person other than a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in compliance with the terms of this Agreement; or (c) such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or otherwise ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, including by way of liquidation or merger) in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.

Change of Control ”: (a) any Person or group (as that term is understood under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of a percentage (based on voting power, in the event different classes of stock shall have different voting powers) of the voting stock of the Borrower equal to at least fifty percent (50%); or (b) as of any date a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower consists of individuals who were not either (i) directors of the Borrower as of the corresponding date of the previous year, (ii) selected or nominated to become directors by the board of directors of the Borrower of which a majority consisted of individuals described in clause (b)(i) above or (iii) selected or nominated to become directors by the board of directors of the Borrower of which a majority consisted of individuals described in clause (b)(i) above and individuals described in clause (b)(ii) above.

Closing Date ”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section  5.1 shall have been satisfied.

Code ”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral ”: has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  4.21 .

Commitment ”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and participate in Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “ Commitment ” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. “ Commitments ” refers to the collective amount of each Lender’s Commitment described hereto. The original amount of the Total Commitments as of the Closing Date is $155,000,000.

Commitment Fee Rate ”: 0.50% per annum.

Commitment Period ”: the period from and including the Closing Date to the Termination Date.

 

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Competitor ”: any Person that is itself, or is owned or Controlled by, a Person that is (i) listed on the most recent Builder 100 list published by Builder magazine, ranked by revenues or closings (or if such list is no longer published, identified in such other published list or through such other means as is mutually agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) or any Affiliate of such Person or (ii) engaged primarily in the Business or the business of investing in distressed real estate and is not a banking institution, life insurance company, fund or other similar financial institution that ordinarily is engaged in the business of making real estate loans in the ordinary course of business.

Compliance Certificate ”: a certificate duly executed by an Authorized Financial Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

Consolidated Debt ”: at any date, without duplication:

(a)    all funded Indebtedness (other than Contingent Obligations) of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; plus

(b)    funded Indebtedness of each Joint Venture to the extent that it has recourse to or is guaranteed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party; plus

(c)    Contingent Obligations of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries), regardless of whether amounts are then due and payable in respect thereof; plus

(c)    the sum of all reimbursement obligations with respect to drawn Performance Letters of Credit and Financial Letters of Credit (excluding any portion of the actual or potential reimbursement obligations that are secured by cash collateral), in each case for which the applicant is a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries); plus

(d)    funded Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries or third parties to the extent that it has recourse to or is guaranteed by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries); plus

(e)    the net aggregate Swap Termination Value of all agreements relating to Hedging Obligations of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “ Consolidated Debt ” shall exclude (i) Indebtedness of a Loan Party to another Loan Party, (ii) except as otherwise provided in the foregoing clauses (b), (c) and (d), Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures that otherwise is consolidated under GAAP, (iii) (x) Capitalized Lease Obligations pertaining to Model Units and (y) at any time, up to $5,000,000 of Capitalized Lease Obligations not described in sub-clause (x) of this clause (iii), (iv) liabilities relating to real estate not owned as determined under GAAP and (v) Contingent Obligations of a Loan Party with respect to obligations of another Loan Party.

Consolidated EBITDA ”: for any period, (a) the Consolidated Net Income of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries plus (b) to the extent deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries and without duplication: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) expense for income taxes paid or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) non-cash (including impairment) charges, (vi) extraordinary losses, (vii) loss (gain) on early extinguishment of indebtedness, (viii) fees, costs or expenses paid in connection with the repurchase

 

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or redemption of the Borrower’s 8.50% senior notes due 2019 and (ix) non-cash charges resulting from the application of purchase accounting to in-process inventory in relation to any consummated sale of such inventory by the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, minus (c) to the extent added to revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income, non-cash gains and extraordinary gains (including for the avoidance of doubt, gains relating to the release of any tax valuation asset reserves); provided , however , that Consolidated EBITDA shall include net income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture only to the extent distributed to Loan Parties.

Consolidated Interest Expense ”: for any period, the consolidated interest expense and capitalized interest and other interest charges amortized to cost of sales of Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , “ Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall exclude Consolidated Interest Expense of Joint Ventures (but only to the extent that any corresponding Indebtedness does not have recourse to, and is not guaranteed by, a Loan Party) that otherwise is consolidated under GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Incurred ”: for any period, the aggregate amount (without duplication and determined in each case in accordance with GAAP) of interest (excluding interest of a Loan Party to another Loan Party) incurred, whether such interest was expensed or capitalized, paid, accrued, or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period by the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries during such period, including (a) the interest portion of all deferred payment obligations, and (b) all commissions, discounts, and other fees and charges (excluding premiums) owed with respect to bankers’ acceptances and letter of credit financings (including, without limitation, letter of credit fees) and Hedging Obligations, in each case to the extent attributable to such period; provided , however , that (x) the Consolidated Interest Incurred of any Subsidiary shall only be included in the amount of the Loan Parties’ pro-rata share of interest, (y) for the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated Interest Incurred shall not include the amortization of deferred financing costs or expenses, and (z) “ Consolidated Interest Incurred ” shall exclude Consolidated Interest Incurred of Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries (but (i) only to the extent that any corresponding Indebtedness does not have recourse to, and is not guaranteed by, a Loan Party and (ii) Consolidated Interest Incurred of Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be included to the extent any such interest is paid by any Loan Party) that otherwise is consolidated under GAAP. For purposes of this definition, interest on Capital Leases shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income ”: for any period, the net income (or loss) attributable to the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth ”: at any date, the consolidated stockholders equity, less Intangible Assets, of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis, all determined as of such date.

Contingent Obligation ”: with respect to any Person, any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person assumes, guarantees (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include payment guarantees), endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the monetary obligation or monetary liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person against loss, including any comfort letter, operating agreement, take-or-pay contract, “put” agreement or other similar arrangement; provided that Contingent Obligations shall not include (w) re-margin guarantees, (x) obligations (including indemnity obligations, but excluding Indebtedness for borrowed money) incurred in the ordinary course of business,

 

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including in respect of land acquisition contracts, (y) endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and (z) the development liability for sold land described in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower as of December 31, 2013 included in the Form 10-K of the Borrower for the period ended December 31, 2013 and similar obligations. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be equal to the amount so guaranteed or otherwise supported or, if less, the amount to which such Contingent Obligation is specifically limited.

Contractual Obligation ”: any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Control ”: 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. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

Credit Party ”: the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or any other Lender and, for the purposes of Section  10.13 only, the Arrangers.

Default ”: any event or circumstance that, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would become an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ”: any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become the subject of a Bail-In Action.

Dollars ” and “ $ ”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

EEA Financial Institution ”: (a) any institution established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

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EEA Resolution Authority ”: any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee ”: any of (i) a Lender or a Lender Affiliate, (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having (x) total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 and (y) a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000; (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of OECD, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having (x) total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 and (y) a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country which is also a member of OECD; (iv) a life insurance company organized under the laws of any State of the United States, or organized under the laws of any country and licensed as a life insurer by any State within the United States and having admitted assets of at least $1,000,000,000; (v) a nationally or internationally recognized investment banking company or other financial institution in the business of making, investing in or purchasing loans, or an Affiliate thereof organized under the laws of any State of the United States or any other country which is a member of OECD, and licensed or qualified to conduct such business under the laws of any such State and having (1) total assets of at least $1,000,000,000 and (2) a net worth of at least $250,000,000; or (vi) an Approved Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not be “ Eligible Assignees ”: (a) any Defaulting Lender, (b) the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and (c) Competitors identified to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time.

Entitled Land ”: Qualified Real Property Inventory comprised of land where all requisite zoning requirements and land use requirements have been satisfied, and all requisite approvals have been obtained from all applicable Governmental Authorities (other than approvals which are simply ministerial and non-discretionary in nature or otherwise not material) in order to develop the land as a residential housing project.

Environmental Laws ”: any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirement of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or safety, or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.

ERISA ”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate ”: (a) any entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with a Loan Party within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA; (b) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code of which a Loan Party is a member; (c) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code of which a Loan Party is a member; and (d) with respect to any Loan Party, any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code of which that Loan Party, any corporation described in clause (b) above or any trade or business described in clause (c) above is a member. Any former ERISA Affiliate of any Loan Party shall continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate of the Loan Party within the meaning of this definition with respect to the period such entity was an ERISA Affiliate of the Loan Party and with respect to liabilities arising after such period for which the Loan Party could be liable under the Code or ERISA.

 

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ERISA Event ”: (a) the failure of any Plan to comply with any material provisions of ERISA and/or the Code (and applicable regulations under either) or with the material terms of such Plan; (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of a non-exempt Prohibited Transaction; (c) any Reportable Event; (d) the failure of any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or any failure by any Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA; (e) a determination that any Pension Plan is, or is expected to be, in “ at risk ” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (f) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (g) the occurrence of any event or condition which might constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or the incurrence by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan, including but not limited to the imposition of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or any Pension Plan; (h) the receipt by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (i) the failure by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Sections 431 or 432 of the Code; (j) the incurrence by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (k) the receipt by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, Insolvent, in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Sections 431 or 432 of the Code or Sections 304 or 305 of ERISA), or terminated (within the meaning of Section 4041A of ERISA) or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (l) the failure by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to pay when due (after expiration of any applicable grace period) any installment payment with respect to Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA; (m) the withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability to any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (n) the imposition of liability on any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (o) the occurrence of an act or omission which could give rise to the imposition on any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Code or under Section 409, Section 502(c), (i) or (l), or Section 4071 of ERISA in respect of any Plan; (p) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan or the assets thereof, or against any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in connection with any Plan; (q) receipt from the IRS of notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan (or any other Plan) to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code; or (r) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.

Escrow Proceeds Receivable ”: (a) funds unconditionally due to the Borrower or any Guarantor held in escrow following the sale and conveyance of title of a Unit to a buyer and (b) non-refundable deposits held in escrow for the benefit of the Borrower or any Guarantor.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ”: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

 

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Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements ”: for any day as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on such day (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board) maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System.

Eurodollar Base Rate ”: with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters Screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case, the “ Screen Rate ”) at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided , that , if the Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “ Impacted Interest Period ”) with respect to Dollars then the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate. “ Interpolated Rate ” means the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available in Dollars) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available for Dollars) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case at such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Eurodollar Base Rate is less than zero, it shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Eurodollar Loans ”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.

Eurodollar Rate ”: with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula:

 

  Eurodollar Base Rate
                                                                                                  
  1.00 - Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements

Eurodollar Tranche ”: the collective reference to those Eurodollar Loans the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Eurodollar Loans shall originally have been made on the same date).

Event of Default ”: any of the events specified in Section  8 .

Exchange Act ”: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Existing Credit Agreement ”: Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2014, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents party thereto (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Closing Date).

Existing Letters of Credit ”: the letters of credit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 1.1D .

 

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Extended Commitment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).

Extension ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).

Extension Offer ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(a).

FATCA ”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate ”: for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate is less than zero, it shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Financial Letter of Credit ”: a letter of credit that is not a Performance Letter of Credit.

Financial Services Subsidiary ”: a Subsidiary engaged exclusively in mortgage banking (including mortgage origination, loan servicing, mortgage broker and title and escrow businesses), master servicing and related activities, including, without limitation, a Subsidiary which facilitates the financing of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities and the securitization of mortgage-backed bonds and other activities ancillary thereto. Any Financial Services Subsidiary may execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement and become a Guarantor.

Finished Lots ”: Entitled Land with respect to which (a) work has been completed in relation to such Entitled Land to such an extent that building permits at each Unit on such Entitled Land may be obtained and (b) vertical construction has not commenced.

Foreign Benefit Arrangement ”: any employee benefit arrangement mandated by non-US law that is maintained or contributed to by any Group Member, any ERISA Affiliate or any other entity related to a Group Member on a controlled group basis.

Foreign Plan ”: each employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) that is not subject to US law and is maintained or contributed to by any Group Member, or ERISA Affiliate or any other entity related to a Group Member on a controlled group basis.

Foreign Plan Event ”: with respect to any Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan, (a) the failure to make or, if applicable, accrue in accordance with normal accounting practices, any employer or employee contributions required by applicable law or by the terms of such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan; (b) the failure to register or loss of good standing with applicable regulatory authorities of any such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan required to be registered; or (c) the failure of any Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan to comply with any material provisions of applicable law and regulations or with the material terms of such Foreign Benefit Arrangement or Foreign Plan.

Fronting Exposure ”: at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to any Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage Interest of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting

 

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Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

Funding Office ”: the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section  10.2 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.

GAAP ”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time; provided that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

Governmental Authority ”: any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory, or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.

Guarantee Agreement ”: the Guarantee Agreement to be executed and delivered by each Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

Guarantors ”: each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower except Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The initial Guarantors are indicated on Schedule 1.1C to this Agreement.

Hazardous Substances ”: all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature that are regulated pursuant to, or would give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law.

Hedging Obligations ”: with respect to any Person, any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), (a) under any and all agreements, devices or arrangements designed to protect at least one of the parties thereto from the fluctuations of interest rates, commodity prices, exchange rates or forward rates applicable to such party’s assets, liabilities, or exchange transaction, including, but not limited to, dollar-denominated or cross-currency interest rate exchange agreements, forward currency exchange agreements, interest rate cap or collar protection agreements, forward rate currency or interest rate options, puts and warrants, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any of the foregoing.

Increased Facility Closing Date ”: as defined in Section  2.21 .

Indebtedness ”: with respect to any Person, at any date, without duplication, (a) all liabilities and obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person, (i) in respect of borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments, (iii) representing the deferred and unpaid balance of the purchase price of any property or services, except those incurred in the ordinary course of its

 

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business that would constitute ordinarily a trade payable to trade creditors (but specifically excluding from such exception the deferred purchase price of Real Property Inventory), (iv) evidenced by bankers’ acceptances, (v) consisting of obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from property now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, except Liens described in clauses (b) through (f) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”, so long as the obligations secured thereby are not more than sixty (60) days delinquent, (vi) consisting of Capitalized Lease Obligations (including any Capitalized Leases entered into as a part of a sale/leaseback transaction), (vii) consisting of liabilities and obligations under any receivable sales transactions, (viii) consisting of a Financial Letter of Credit (but excluding Performance Letters of Credit and performance or surety bonds) or a reimbursement obligation of such Person with respect to any Financial Letter of Credit (but excluding Performance Letters of Credit and performance or surety bonds), (ix) consisting of the net obligations of such Person with respect to any Hedging Obligations, (x) consisting of Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities or (xi) consisting of Contingent Obligations; and (b) obligations of such Person to purchase securities or other property arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or property.

Indemnified Liabilities ”: as defined in Section  10.5 .

Indemnitee ”: as defined in Section  10.5 .

Intangible Assets ”: assets that are considered to be intangible assets under GAAP, including, to the extent considered to be intangible assets under GAAP, customer lists, goodwill, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises and licenses.

Interest Coverage Ratio ”: as of any date, for a rolling period of the most recent four fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Interest Incurred.

Interest Payment Date ”: (a) as to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, and a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Loan that is an ABR Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.

Interest Period ”: as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter (or, such other period as may be agreed to by all Lenders), as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter (or, such other period as may be agreed to by all Lenders), as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:

(i)    if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

 

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(ii)    the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that would extend beyond the Termination Date; and

(iii)    any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month.

Interest Reserve ”: (a) at any time that the Interest Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, is less than 1.5 to 1.0, the Minimum Liquidity Amount and (b) at any time that the Interest Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, is more than 1.5 to 1.0, zero.

Interest Reserve Account ”: one or more deposit accounts or securities accounts (to which are credited only cash and Cash Equivalents representing the Interest Reserve) maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or its designee or such other financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in which the Administrative Agent has (for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent) a first priority security interest and Lien, perfected by control pursuant to a Blocked Account Control Agreement, as collateral security for the Obligations.

Interpolated Rate ”: as defined in the definition of “ Eurodollar Base Rate ”.

Investment ”: (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Capital Stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance, extension of credit (by way of guarantee or otherwise) or capital contribution to another Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes hereof, the book value of any Investment shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP unless otherwise specified herein.

Issuance Date ”: the date of issuance of a Letter of Credit by an Issuing Lender.

Issuing Lender ”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit, and any other Lender approved by the Borrower that has agreed in its sole discretion to act as an “Issuing Lender” hereunder, or, in each case, any of their respective affiliates, in each case in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit and with respect to all or a portion of the L/C Commitment (as agreed separately in writing with the Borrower). Each reference herein to “ the Issuing Lenders ” shall be the collective reference to each Issuing Lender.

Issuing Lender Commitment ”: (a) with respect to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., $35,000,000 and (b) with respect to any other Issuing Lender, such amount as may be separately agreed in writing by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower.

Joint Venture ”: any Person, other than a Subsidiary, in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary holds any stock, partnership interest, joint venture interest, limited liability company interest or other equity interest.

L/C Commitment ”: at any time, an amount equal to 50% of the amount of the Total Commitments then in effect.

L/C Exposure ”: at any time, the total L/C Obligations. The L/C Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Percentage Interest of the total L/C Exposure at such time.

 

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L/C Obligations ”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section  3.5 .

L/C Participants ”: the collective reference to all the Lenders other than the applicable Issuing Lender.

Lenders ”: as defined in the preamble hereto; provided that at any point in time, “Lenders” shall only include those Lenders that hold a Commitment at such time, or if the Commitments have been terminated (or any portion thereof has expired and Lenders with expired Commitments still hold a portion of the Borrowing Base Debt), the Borrowing Base Debt at such time.

Letters of Credit ”: as defined in Section 3.1(a) .

Leverage Ratio ”: the ratio, as of any date, of (a) Consolidated Debt minus Unrestricted Cash, to the extent Unrestricted Cash exceeds the Interest Reserve, divided by (b) Consolidated Debt plus Consolidated Tangible Net Worth minus Unrestricted Cash, to the extent Unrestricted Cash exceeds the Interest Reserve.

Lien ”: any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, charge, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement or similar preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including without limitation any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the authorized filing by or against a Person of any financing statement as debtor under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction). For the avoidance of doubt, a restriction, covenant, easement, right of way, or similar encumbrance affecting any interest in real property owned by any Loan Party and which does not secure an obligation to pay money is not a Lien.

Liquidity ”: at any time, the sum of all Unrestricted Cash held by the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries).

Loan ”: any Revolving Loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.

Loan Documents ”: this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Notes (if any), all other documents (if any) from time to time executed and delivered by a Loan Party that evidence, secure or guarantee any of the Obligations and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.

Loan Parties ”: as of any date, collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors. A “ Loan Party ” shall mean, the Borrower or any Guarantor, individually.

Lots Under Development ”: Entitled Land where physical site work has commenced but which is not a Finished Lot, Unit Under Construction or Unit Under Contract.

Material Adverse Effect ”: (a) a change, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform its payment or other material obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect, or enforceability against

 

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the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any payment or material obligations of the Borrower or such other Loan Party under any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Minimum Liquidity Amount ”: as defined in Section 7.1(b) .

Model Unit ”: a Unit Under Construction to be used as a model home in connection with the sale of Units in a residential housing project.

Multiemployer Plan ”: any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

New Lender ”: as defined in Section  2.21 .

New Lender Supplement ”: as defined in Section  2.21 .

Non-Excluded Taxes ”: as defined in Section 2.16(a) .

Non-Recourse Indebtedness ”: Indebtedness of a Loan Party for which its liability is limited to the Real Property Inventory upon which it grants a Lien to the holder of such Indebtedness as security for such Indebtedness (including, in the case of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that holds title to Real Property Inventory, liability of that Subsidiary and liabilities secured by a pledge of the equity interests of such Subsidiary (if such Real Property Inventory constitutes all or substantially all the assets of such Subsidiary)).

Non-U.S. Lender ”: as defined in Section 2.16(d) .

Notes ”: the collective reference to any promissory note evidencing Loans.

NYFRB ”: the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Obligations ”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.

OECD ”: the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.

Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities ”: (a) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any liability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries under any financing lease, any synthetic lease (under which all or a portion of the rent payments made by the lessee are treated, for tax purposes, as payments of interest, notwithstanding that the lease may constitute an operating lease under GAAP) or any other similar lease transaction.

 

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Other Taxes ”: any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto), except any such taxes that are described under clause (ii) of the first sentence of Section 2.16(a) and that are imposed with respect to an assignment or transfer (other than an assignment or transfer made pursuant to Section  2.19) .

Outstanding Amount ”: as of any date, the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding after giving effect to any borrowings, repayments and prepayments on such date plus the amount of L/C Obligations outstanding on such date after giving effect to any issuance or reimbursements made on such date.

Participant ”: as defined in Section 10.6(c) .

Participant Register ”: as defined in Section 10.6(c) .

PBGC ”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established under Section 4002 of ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Pension Plan ”: any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

Percentage Interest ”: as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Commitment then constitutes of the Total Commitments or, at any time after the Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans then outstanding; provided , that, in the event that the Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction to zero of the Outstanding Amount, the Percentage Interests shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the remaining Outstanding Amount shall be held by the Lenders on a comparable basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, the Percentage Interest of any Lender shall, for purposes of the definition of “Available Commitment”, the definition of “L/C Exposure” and Section 3.4(a) be adjusted to give effect to any reallocation effected pursuant to Section 2.20.

Performance Letter of Credit ”: any letter of credit issued: (a) on behalf of a Person in favor of a Governmental Authority, including any utility, water, or sewer authority, or other similar entity, for the purpose of assuring such Governmental Authority that such Person or an Affiliate of such Person will properly and timely complete work it has agreed to perform for the benefit of such Governmental Authority; (b) in lieu of cash deposits to obtain a license, in place of a utility deposit, or for land option contracts; (c) in lieu of other contract performance, to secure performance warranties payable upon breach, and to secure the performance of labor and materials, including construction, bid, and performance bonds; or (d) to secure refund or advance payments on contractual obligations where default of a performance-related contract has occurred.

Permitted Acquisition ”: any Acquisition (other than by means of a hostile takeover, hostile tender offer or other similar hostile transaction) of a business or entity engaged primarily in the Business or a business reasonably related thereto or a reasonable extension thereof, in respect of which the majority of shareholders (or other equity interest holders), the board of directors or other governing body

 

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thereof approves such Acquisition, provided that, immediately before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Permitted Liens ”:

(a)    Liens existing on the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 1.1B hereto and Liens, if any, granted to secure the Obligations;

(b)    Liens imposed by Governmental Authorities for taxes, assessments or other charges (other than any such obligation imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or 303(k) of ERISA) not yet subject to penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP;

(c)    statutory liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, landlords, repairmen or other like Liens arising by operation of law (even if pursuant to additional notices or filings authorized by statute) in the ordinary course of business provided that (i) the underlying obligations are not overdue or (ii) such Liens are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP; provided that the aggregate amount of Liens outstanding at any time pursuant to this clause (ii) shall in no event exceed the lesser of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) from and after the Closing Date, 15% of the Borrowing Base (with the Borrowing Base calculated without including any amounts pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “ Borrowing Base ”) at such time;

(d)    Liens securing the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than borrowed money or the purchase price of property or services), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds (including construction bonds) and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(e)    Liens in favor of surety bond companies pursuant to indemnity agreements to secure the reimbursement obligations of any of the Loan Parties on construction bonds, provided (A) the Liens securing construction bonds shall be limited to the assets of, as appropriate, the applicable Loan Parties at, and the rights of, as appropriate, the applicable Loan Parties arising out of, the projects that are the subject of the construction bonds, (B) the Liens shall not attach to any real estate and (C) the aggregate amount of such Liens at any time shall not exceed the dollar amount of construction bonds then outstanding;

(f)    easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions, assessment district or similar Liens in connection with municipal financing or community development bonds, and similar restrictions, encumbrances or title defects which, singly or in the aggregate, do not in any case materially detract from the value of the real estate subject thereto (as such real estate is used by any Loan Party) or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Loan Parties;

(g)    pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security legislation;

(h)    Liens securing Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Loan Party or is merged with or into a Loan Party and Liens on assets or properties at the time of acquisition thereof, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the date of such acquisition,

 

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merger or consolidation, were not incurred in anticipation thereof and do not extend to any other assets;

(i)    Liens securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness and other Liens securing Secured Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any Liens (and associated Secured Indebtedness) pursuant to development agreements or land contracts for the purchase or sale of real property, which secure (i) the return of a land deposit from another builder and/or developer, (ii) development obligations, (iii) the deferred purchase price of land or other payments due to the seller pursuant to a contract for the purchase of real property and (iv) other similar Liens in connection with development agreements or land contracts for the purchase or sale of real property; provided that, in each case, such Liens do not extend to assets other than such real property;

(j)    Liens securing obligations of any Loan Party to any third party in connection with (i) Profit and Participation Agreements, (ii) any option or right of first refusal to purchase real property or marketing deed of trust granted to the master developer or the seller of real property that arises as a result of the non-use or non-development of such real property by such Loan Party or relates to the coordinated marketing and promotion by the master developer, or (iii) joint development agreements with third parties to perform and/or pay for or reimburse the costs of construction and/or development related to or benefiting any Loan Party’s property and property belonging to such third parties, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of such Loan Party’s business;

(k)    Liens securing Indebtedness incurred to refinance any Indebtedness that was previously so secured by a Lien and permitted hereunder (which refinancing Indebtedness may exceed the amount refinanced, provided such refinancing Indebtedness is otherwise permitted under this Agreement) upon terms and conditions substantially similar to the terms of the Lien securing such refinanced Indebtedness immediately prior to it having been so refinanced;

(l)    Liens determined by the Borrower in good faith (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) to have arisen pursuant to vexatious, frivolous or meritless claims, suits, actions or filings, or other similar bad faith actions, taken by a Person not an Affiliate of the Borrower; provided that a Loan Party is disputing such Lien in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

(m)    Liens securing Hedging Obligations arising in the ordinary course of business of a Loan Party and not for speculative purposes;

(n)    Liens securing obligations of a Loan Party arising in connection with letters of credit and/or letter of credit facilities;

(o)    Liens securing Capitalized Lease Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and that do not extend to assets other than the assets that are the subject of the applicable Capital Lease;

(p)    Liens of landlords, arising solely by operation of law, on fixtures and moveable property located on premises leased in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that the rental payments secured thereby are not yet due;

(q)    Liens arising as a result of a judgment or judgments against the Borrower or any of the Guarantors which do not in the aggregate exceed $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding,

 

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which are being diligently contested in good faith, which are not the subject of any attachment, levy or enforcement proceeding, and as to which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(r)    Liens securing payments required to be made by Loan Parties to CDDs with respect to bonds issued by such CDDs;

(s)    Liens securing other Indebtedness or obligations in an amount not in excess of $20,000,000 in the aggregate; and

(t)    Liens (i) of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction covering only the items being collected upon or (ii) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law, encumbering amounts credited to deposit or securities accounts (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry.

Permitted Refinancing ”: with respect to all or any portion of any Indebtedness, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of such Indebtedness; provided that (i) the principal amount thereof does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (plus any accrued but unpaid interest, fees and redemption premiums payable by the terms of such Indebtedness thereon and reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith), (ii) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has (x) a final maturity date equal to or later than the later of (A) the final maturity date of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and (B) the date that is six months after the Termination Date and (y) has a weighted average life to maturity equal to or greater than the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (iii) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable on the whole to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (iv) the terms and conditions of any such modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended Indebtedness are market terms on the date of issuance (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or are not, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than the covenants and events of default contained in this Agreement (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (v) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall not be incurred by a Person who is not a Guarantor (unless such Indebtedness being refinanced was originally incurred or guaranteed by a Person who was not a Guarantor) and (vi) at the time thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Person ”: any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan ”: any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, including any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA but excluding any Multiemployer Plan), and any plan which is both an employee welfare benefit plan and an employee pension benefit plan, and in respect of which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such Plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “ employer ” as defined in section 3(5) of ERISA.

Prime Rate ”: the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Prime

 

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Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in connection with extensions of credit to debtors).

Profit and Participation Agreement ”: an agreement, secured by a deed of trust, mortgage or other Lien against a property or asset, with respect to which the purchaser of such property or asset agrees to pay the seller of such property or asset a profit, price, premium participation or other similar amount in respect of such property or asset.

Prohibited Transaction ”: as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code.

Property ”: any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real property, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.

Qualified Real Property Inventory ”: as of any date, Real Property Inventory that is not subject to any Lien (other than (i) the Permitted Liens described in clauses (b), (c), (d), (f), (j), (l), (p) or (r) of the definition of “ Permitted Liens ”, (ii) the Permitted Liens described in clause (i)(iii) of the definition of “ Permitted Liens ” which secure deferred purchase price obligations arising in respect of a Profit and Participation Agreement and (iii) other Liens which have been bonded around so as to remove such Liens as encumbrances against such Real Property Inventory in a matter satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel).

Real Property Inventory ”: as of any date, land (including improvements under construction on such land) that is owned by any Loan Party, which land is being developed or held for future development or sale, together with the right, title and interest of such Loan Party in and to the streets, the land lying in the bed of any streets, roads or avenues, open or proposed, in or of, the air space and development rights pertaining thereto and the right to use such air space and development rights, all rights of way, privileges, liberties, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances belonging in or in any way appertaining thereto, all fixtures, all easements now or hereafter benefiting such land and all royalties and rights appertaining to the use and enjoyment of such land necessary for the residential development of such land, together with all of the buildings and other improvements now or hereafter erected on such land, and any fixtures appurtenant thereto and all related personal property.

Recent Balance Sheet ”: as defined in Section  4.8 .

Register ”: as defined in Section 10.6(b) .

Regulations U and X ”: Regulations U and X of the Board as in effect from time to time.

Reimbursement Obligation ”: the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender pursuant to Section  3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit.

Reportable Event ”: a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under such section, with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC by regulation waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of the occurrence of such event, provided , however , that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d) of the Code.

 

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Required Lenders ”: subject to Section 2.20(a)(i) , at any time, the holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Commitments then in effect or, if the Commitments have been terminated (or any portion thereof has expired and Lenders with expired Commitments still hold a portion of the Outstanding Amount), the Outstanding Amount at such time; provided that at any time when two or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the “Required Lenders” shall in no event mean fewer than two Lenders.

Requirement of Law ”: any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Restricted Payments ”: with respect to any Person, any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of the Person making such dividend) on, or any payment on account of, including any sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries.

Restricted Subsidiaries ”: as of any date, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower and any other Loan Party which are not Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Revolving Credit Exposure ”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then outstanding and (b) such Lender’s L/C Exposure at such time.

Revolving Loans ”: as defined in Section 2.1(a) .

Sanctioned Country ”: at any time, a country or territory that is the subject or target of any Sanctions.

Sanctioned Person ”: at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.

Sanctions ”: economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State.

SEC ”: the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto.

Secured Indebtedness ”: as of any date, any Indebtedness of a Loan Party (excluding Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Guarantor) that is secured by a Lien on assets of the Borrower or any Loan Party, valued at the lower of the value of such assets or the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness outstanding.

Solvent ”: when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person

 

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will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

Speculative Unit ”: any Unit Under Construction that is not a Unit Under Contract and excluding all Model Units.

Subordinated Debt ”: any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party which is subordinated, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to the Obligations at all times (including in respect of any amendment or modification thereto).

Subsidiary ”: as to any Person, a corporation, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, limited liability company or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person, and including all Subsidiaries of Subsidiaries of such Person; provided, however, that, as to the Borrower and any subsidiary of the Borrower, “Subsidiary” shall in no event include a homeowner’s association in which the Borrower or a subsidiary does not own stock or other ownership interest.

Swap Agreement ”: any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.

Swap Termination Value ”: in respect of any one or more agreements relating to Hedging Obligations, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date of determination prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amounts(s) determined as the mark to market values(s) for such agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such agreements.

Syndication Agent ”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

Termination Date ”: July 28, 2020, subject, however, to earlier termination of the Commitments pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Total Commitments ”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Commitments then in effect.

 

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TPG ”: TPG Aviator, L.P., the beneficial owner of approximately 43.6 % of the Borrower’s Capital Stock as of the Closing Date.

Transferee ”: any Assignee or Participant.

Type ”: as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

Uniform Commercial Code ”: the Uniform Commercial Code, as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided, however, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the security interest in any collateral provided pursuant to this Agreement is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority (but not attachment) and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

Unit ”: Qualified Real Property Inventory that is, or is planned to be, comprised of a single family residential housing unit, whether detached or attached (including, without limitation, a townhouse but excluding mobile homes and high rise condominiums).

Unit Under Construction ”: a Unit where on-site work has commenced as evidenced by the trenching of foundations for such Unit, other than a Unit Under Contract.

Unit Under Contract ”: a Unit as to which the Borrower or Guarantor owning such Unit has entered into a bona fide contract of sale (a) in a form customarily employed by the Borrower or such Guarantor, (b) not more than twelve (12) months after the date of such contract and (c) with a Person who is not a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower (other than any contract entered into with TPG or any other Affiliate of the Borrower (other than a Guarantor) in the ordinary course of business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of the Borrower or such Guarantor and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Guarantor than the Borrower or such Guarantor would obtain in a comparable arms’-length transaction).

United States ”: the United States of America.

Unrestricted Cash ”: cash and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties that are free and clear of all Liens and not subject to any restrictions on the use thereof to pay Indebtedness and other obligations of the applicable Loan Party; provided that cash and Cash Equivalents included in the Interest Reserve shall be deemed Unrestricted Cash so long as such cash and Cash Equivalents are held in the Interest Reserve Account and are free and clear of all Liens other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ”: (a) each of the Subsidiaries listed as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on Schedule 4.12 hereto and (b) any other Subsidiary hereafter designated by the Borrower (evidenced by resolutions of the board of directors or the executive committee of the board of directors of the Borrower, delivered to the Administrative Agent, certifying that such designation does not violate any provision of this Agreement (including Section 7.4(g) ) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that no Subsidiary that guarantees any existing or future senior notes of the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

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voting power by reason of any contingency) to vote in the election of members of the board of directors of such Person.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ”: with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

1.2     Other Definitional Provisions .

(a)    Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

(b)    As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to any Loan Party not defined in Section  1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section  1.1 , to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP ( provided that all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (i) any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof, (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, and (v) references to agreements or other Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

(c)    The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d)    The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

SECTION 2.    AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS

2.1     Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans (“ Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower from time to time during the applicable Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure, and after giving effect to the proposed Revolving Loan and application of the proceeds thereof to the repayment of any outstanding Obligations, (A) does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment and (B) does not cause the Borrowing Base Availability

 

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to become less than zero. During the Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.9 .

(b)    The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Termination Date.

(c)    The Commitments shall terminate on the Termination Date.

2.2     Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing .    The Borrower may borrow under the Commitments during the Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to (a) 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) 12 Noon, New York City time, on the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans), specifying (i) the amount and Type of Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Periods therefor. Unless notice of one or more Eurodollar Loans is given at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Loans made on the Closing Date shall initially be ABR Loans. Each borrowing under the Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $100,000 or any larger amount which is an even multiple of $100,000 (or, if the then aggregate Available Commitments are less than $100,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. Each Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent or by otherwise transferring such amounts as the Borrower shall direct.

2.3     [Reserved] .

2.4     [Reserved] .

2.5     Commitment Fees, etc .

(a)    The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee for the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the last day of the Commitment Period, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears within three (3) Business Days of receipt of an invoice from the Administrative Agent; provided , however , pursuant to Section  2.20 , the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay a commitment fee for the account of any Defaulting Lender.

(b)    The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in any fee agreements with the Administrative Agent and to perform any other obligations contained therein.

 

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2.6     Termination or Reduction of Commitments . The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Loans made on the effective date thereof, (x) the Outstanding Amount would exceed the Total Commitments or (y) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment, in each case giving effect to such termination or reduction. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Commitments then in effect.

2.7     Optional Prepayments . The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, (a) three (3) Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and (b) on the same Business Day, in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans; provided , that if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.17 . Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Revolving Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of (i) $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, with respect to Eurodollar Loans, and (ii) $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof, with respect to ABR Loans.

2.8     Mandatory Prepayments . If, on any date, Borrowing Base Debt exceeds the Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall, on such date, prepay Loans and/or Cash Collateralize L/C Obligations in accordance with this Section  2.8 such that (a) Borrowing Base Debt is equal to or less than the Borrowing Base or (b) all Letters of Credit are Cash Collateralized and there are no Revolving Loans outstanding. Amounts to be applied in connection with prepayments made pursuant to this Section  2.8 shall be applied, first , to the prepayment of Revolving Loans, and second , if the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans then-outstanding is less than the amount of such prepayments because L/C Obligations constitute a portion thereof, the Administrative Agent shall deposit the balance of such prepayments in a cash collateral account established with the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to Cash Collateralize any L/C Obligations. The application of any prepayment of Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section  2.8 shall be made, first , to ABR Loans and, second , to Eurodollar Loans. Each prepayment of the Loans under this Section  2.8 shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid.

2.9     Conversion and Continuation Options .

(a)    The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no ABR Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such conversions and have provided the Administrative Agent with written notice of such determination prior to such conversion request. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.

 

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(b)    Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent within the timeframe established under Section  2.2 relating to an original request for a Eurodollar Loan, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section  1.1 , of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such continuations, and provided , further , that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.

2.10     Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no more than six (6) Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.

2.11     Interest Rates and Payment Dates .

(a)    Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin.

(b)    Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.

(c)    (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), all outstanding Loans and Reimbursement Obligations (whether or not overdue) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus two percent (2%) or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans plus two percent (2%), and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), after giving effect to any applicable grace period, such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans plus two percent (2%), in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full.

(d)    Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section  2.11 shall be payable from time to time on demand.

2.12     Computation of Interest and Fees .

(a)    Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue for each period from and including the first day of such period but excluding the last day of such period. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable

 

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notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.

(b)    Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error.

2.13     Inability to Determine Interest Rate . If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:

(a)    the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means (including, without limitation, by means of an Interpolated Rate) do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Base Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period, or

(b)     the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Eurodollar Base Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, as applicable, determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,

the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans to Eurodollar Loans.

2.14     Pro Rata Treatment and Payments .

(a)    Except as set forth in Section  2.2 0 below, each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the respective Percentage Interests of the Lenders.

(b)    Except as set forth in Section  2.20 below, each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Lenders.

(c)    All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at the Funding Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds. Except as set forth in Section  2.2 0 below, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to each Lender promptly upon receipt in like funds as received, net of any amounts owing by such Lender pursuant to Section  9.7 . If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such

 

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payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.

(d)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon, at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three (3) Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans, on demand, from the Borrower.

(e)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption and, subject to Section  2.20 , make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.

(f)    If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.14(d) , 2.14(e) , 3.4(a) or 9.7 , then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Lender(s) for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

2.15     Requirements of Law .

(a)    If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Lender(s) or any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the Closing Date:

(A)    shall subject the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Application or any Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or such Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, in either case covered by Section  2.1 6 , and changes in the

 

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rate of tax on the overall net income of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or such Lender);

(B)    shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurodollar Rate; or

(C)    shall impose on such Lender any other similar condition;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or such Lender, by an amount that the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or such Lender hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Borrower by providing a certificate along with reasonably detailed calculations of such additional amounts (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, if applicable) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.

(b)    If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital or liquidity adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the Closing Date shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower by providing a certificate along with reasonably detailed calculations of such additional amounts (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or by United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and (ii) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, shall in each case be deemed to be a change in a Requirement of Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

(d)    A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section  2.1 5 submitted by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, if applicable) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  2.1 5 , the Borrower shall not be required to compensate the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or a Lender pursuant to this Section  2.1 5 for

 

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any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender(s) or such Lender notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect. The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section  2.15 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

2.16     Taxes .

(a)    All payments made by or on behalf of any Loan Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority (including any taxes or withholdings arising under FATCA), excluding taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or franchise taxes, or branch profit taxes imposed (i) as a result of the Administrative Agent or any Lender being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in the United States (or a political subdivision thereof) or any jurisdiction imposing such tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) on the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document), unless such a deduction or withholding is required by law, as determined in good faith by the applicable withholding agent. If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“ Non-Excluded Taxes ”) or Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder, the amounts so payable by the applicable Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall be increased as necessary so that, after such withholding has been made (including such withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.16 ), the amounts received with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document equal the sum which would have been received had no such withholding been made, provided , however , that the applicable Loan Party shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)  (i) that are attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d), (e) or (f) of this Section 2.16 , (ii) that are United States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender or the Administrative Agent at the time such Lender or the Administrative Agent becomes a party to this Agreement or such Lender changes its lending office, except to the extent that such Lender’s assignor (if any) or such Lender (in the case of a change in lending office) was entitled, at the time of assignment or immediately before it changed its lending office, to receive additional amounts from such Loan Party with respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this paragraph or (iii) any U.S. federal withholding taxes that are imposed pursuant to FATCA.

(b)    In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant Governmental Authority, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes in accordance with applicable law.

(c)    Whenever any taxes are payable by a Loan Party pursuant to this Section  2.16 , as promptly as possible thereafter the applicable Loan Party shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of the relevant Lender, as the case may be, a complete and correct copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower is required by law to deduct and/or withhold any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings,

 

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other than Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes, then (i) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (ii) the Borrower shall pay the amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law, and (iii) the amounts so deducted and paid to the relevant Governmental Authority shall be treated under this Agreement as made to the affected Lender.

(d)    Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “ Non-U.S. Lender ”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) (i) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, Form W-8ECI, or Form W-8IMY (together with any applicable underlying IRS forms), (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit F and the applicable IRS Form W-8, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on payments under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or (iii) any other form prescribed by applicable requirements of U.S. federal income tax law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable requirements of law to permit the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation) and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose). Each Lender (or Transferee) that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “ U.S. Lender ”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two copies of IRS Form W-9, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such U.S. Lender certifying an exemption from U.S. federal backup withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Such forms shall be delivered by each U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation) and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. In addition, each U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such U.S. Lender. Each U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.

(e)    A Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such

 

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documentation and in such Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(f)    If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (f), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(g)    The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Credit Party, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes (including Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section  2.16 ) payable or paid by such Credit Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Credit Party and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(h)    Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so) and (ii) any taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.6(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, in either case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (h).

(i)    If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines, in its sole discretion (exercised in good faith), that it has received a refund of any tax as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which a Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section  2.1 6 , it shall pay over such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section  2.1 6 with respect to the tax giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided , that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (i), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (i) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.

(j)    The agreements in this Section  2.16 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

(k)    For purposes of this Section  2.16 , the term “Lender” includes the Issuing Lender and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

2.17     Indemnity . The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank eurodollar market. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

2.18     Change of Lending Office . Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.15 or 2.16(a) with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided , that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender (exercised in good faith), cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided , further , that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a) .

2.19     Replacement of Lenders . The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender (a) to which the Borrower becomes required to pay additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a) , (b) that is a Defaulting Lender, or (c) that does not consent to any proposed amendment, supplement, modification, consent or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that requires the consent of each of the Lenders or each of the Lenders affected thereby (so long as the consent of the Required Lenders has been obtained), with a replacement financial institution; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred

 

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and be continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section  2.18 so as to eliminate the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section  2.15 or 2.16(a) , (iv) the replacement Lender shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section  2.17 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement shall be an Eligible Assignee reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section  10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section  2.15 or 2.16(a) , as the case may be, and (ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.

2.20     Defaulting Lenders .

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i)     Voting . Such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to vote on any matter requiring the consent or approval of all Lenders or the Required Lenders, and the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section  10.1 ), provided that (a) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (b) the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased without the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

(ii)     Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section  8 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section  10.7 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Lender hereunder; third , to Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section  3.9 ; fourth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section  3.9 ; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Lenders against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of

 

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a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Obligations in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section  5.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments without giving effect to Section 2.20(a)(iv) . Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section  2.20 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii)     Certain Fees :

(A)    No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any commitment fee contemplated by Section 2.5(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(B)    Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fees pursuant to Section  3.3 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Percentage Interest of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which the Defaulting Lender has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.20(a)(ii) .

(C)    With respect to any fees pursuant to Section  3.3 not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to each Issuing Lender the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv)     Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure . All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section  5.2 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

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(v)     Cash Collateral . If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section  3.9 .

(b)     Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.20(a)(iv) ), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(c)     New Letters of Credit . So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Lender shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

2.21     Increase in Commitments . The Borrower may, at its option, at any time or from time to time prior to the Termination Date, increase the Total Commitments (each such increase, a “ Commitment Increase ” and the additional Commitments pursuant to each such Commitment Increase, “ Incremental Commitments ”) to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,000,000 (with each Commitment Increase being in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 (the “ Minimum Increase Amount ”) or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess of the Minimum Increase Amount) by requesting that existing Lenders or new lenders commit to any such increase; provided that: (i) no Lender shall be required to commit to any such increase; (ii) no such increase shall become effective unless at the time thereof and after giving effect thereto (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects, provided, that, to the extent any such representation and warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects and (C) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Borrower to the effect of (A) and (B) of this clause (ii); and (iii) no new lender shall become a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.21 unless such lender is an Eligible Assignee and the Administrative Agent shall have given its prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Borrower shall be entitled to pay upfront or other fees to such lenders who extend credit pursuant to this Section 2.21 as the Borrower and such lenders may agree. Each Commitment Increase shall become effective on the date (each such date, an “ Increased Facility Closing Date ”) specified in an activation notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of such notice specifying the amount of the increase and the effective date thereof. Each new lender that provides any part of any such increase in the Commitments (a “ New Lender ”) shall execute a New Lender Supplement (each, a “ New Lender Supplement ”), substantially in the form of Exhibit E , whereupon such New Lender shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement to such extent. On any Increased Facility Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each of the Lenders shall be deemed to assign to each Person with Incremental Commitments (each, an “ Incremental Lender ”) and each of the Incremental Lenders shall be deemed to purchase from each of the

 

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Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increased Facility Closing Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, the Revolving Loans will be held by the Lenders (including Incremental Lenders) ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Commitments to the Commitments, (ii) each Incremental Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Commitment and each Revolving Loan made thereunder (an “ Incremental Loan ”) shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Loan and (iii) each Incremental Lender that is a New Lender shall become a Lender in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. The terms and provisions of the Incremental Loans and Incremental Commitments shall be substantially identical to the terms and conditions of the Revolving Loans and Commitments.

2.22     Extensions of Commitments .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “ Extension Offer ”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of their respective Commitments) and on the same terms to each such Lender, the Borrower may consummate from time to time transactions with individual Lenders that accept the terms contained in such Extension Offers to extend the Termination Date of each such Lender’s Commitments and otherwise modify the terms of such Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension Offer (including by increasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Commitments) (each, an “ Extension ”, and each group of Commitments so extended, as well as the original Commitments not so extended, being a separate “ tranche ”), so long as the following terms are satisfied: (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the offering document in respect of an Extension Offer is delivered to the Lenders; (ii) except as to pricing (interest rate and fees) and maturity (which shall be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer but shall be no earlier than the Termination Date of the then existing Commitments), the Commitment of any Lender that agrees to an Extension with respect to such Commitment extended pursuant to any Extension (an “ Extended Commitment ”), and the related outstandings, shall be a Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with the same terms as the original Commitments (and related outstandings); provided that (A) the borrowing and repayment (except for (1) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Commitments (and related outstandings), (2) repayments required upon the Termination Date of the non-extending Commitments and (3) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of Commitments) of Loans with respect to Extended Commitments after the applicable extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Commitments, (B) the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination of, Extended Commitments after the applicable extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate Commitments that are not extended prior to any Extended Commitments, (C) assignments and participations of Extended Commitments and extended Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Commitments and Revolving Loans, (D) subject to the provisions of Section 3.4(d) to the extent Letters of Credit that mature or expire after a maturity date when there exist Extended Commitments with a later maturity date, all Letters of Credit shall be participated in on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Commitments in accordance with their Percentage Interest of the Commitments (and except as provided in Section 3.4(d), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier maturity date with respect to Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued), (E) at no time shall there be Commitments hereunder which have more than two different maturity dates and (F) the Extension shall be subject to the Borrower’s compliance with its prepayment obligations under Section 3.4(d); (iii) if the aggregate principal amount of Commitments (calculated on the face amount thereof) in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Commitments offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Commitments of such Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to

 

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exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Extension Offer; and (iv) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition (as defined below) shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrower and, to extent provided below, the Administrative Agent.

(b)    With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.22, (i) such Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments for purposes of this Agreement and (ii) each Extension Offer shall specify the minimum amount of Commitments to be extended, which shall be an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) and an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $20,000,000 (or if less, the remaining outstanding principal amount thereof) (or such lesser minimum amount reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent) (a “ Minimum Extension Condition ”). The transactions contemplated by this Section 2.22 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Commitments on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) shall not require the consent of any Lender or any other person (other than as set forth in Section 2.22(c)), and the requirements of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.22 shall not apply to any of the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.22.

(c)    The consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) of the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any Extension. No consent of any Lender or any other person shall be required to effectuate any Extension, other than the consent of the Borrower and each Lender agreeing to such Extension with respect to one or more of its Commitments. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches in respect of Commitments so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches, in each case, on terms consistent with this Section 2.22. This Section 2.22 shall supersede any provisions in Section 10.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that no existing Lenders will have any obligation to commit to any such extension.

SECTION 3.    LETTERS OF CREDIT

3.1     L/C Commitment .

(a)    Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a) , agrees to issue letters of credit (“ Letters of Credit ”) for the account of the Borrower (and on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) on any Business Day during the Commitment Period in such customary form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender; provided that such Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero, (ii) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero, (iii) the Borrowing Base Availability would be less than zero or (iv) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender would exceed such Issuing Lender’s Issuing Lender Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (A) be denominated in Dollars and (B) expire no later than the date that is 364 days after the Termination Date, provided (I) that any Letter of Credit with an expiry date prior to the Termination Date may provide for the renewal thereof for additional periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (B) above) and (II) with respect to any Letter of Credit that expires on or after the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Termination Date, at least 60 days prior to the Termination Date, the Borrower shall back-stop such Letter of Credit and/or deposit an amount in cash equal to 100% of the L/C Obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit in a cash collateral account established with the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the applicable Issuing Lender on terms and

 

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conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Lender. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of a Subsidiary inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of each such Subsidiary. From time to time and upon reasonable request therefor, (i) each Issuing Lender shall confirm to the Administrative Agent the L/C Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit issued by it and its portion of the L/C Commitment and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall confirm to each Issuing Lender the aggregate amount of Available Commitments. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the L/C Obligations exceed the L/C Commitment.

(b)    No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause any Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.

(c)    On the Closing Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be issued and outstanding under this Agreement and shall be Letters of Credit for all purposes of the Loan Documents.

3.2     Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit . The Borrower may from time to time request that an Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering (including via electronic delivery) an Application therefor to such Issuing Lender at its address specified on Schedule 1.1E or such other address as such Issuing Lender shall notify to the Borrower, completed to the satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such information describing the purpose of the Letter of Credit, whether such Letter of Credit is a Financial Letter of Credit or a Performance Letter of Credit and the location of the related project or development as such Issuing Lender may request. Upon receipt of any Application, such Issuing Lender will process such Application and such information describing the purpose of the Letter of Credit and the location of the related project or development delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall issue, unless such Issuing Lender has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section  5. 2 shall not be satisfied, the Letter of Credit requested thereby within two (2) Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such requested information relating thereto by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower. Such Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly following the issuance thereof. Such Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Lenders, notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof).

3.3     Fees and Other Charges .

(a)    The Borrower will pay a fee on the undrawn portion of all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans, shared ratably among the Lenders and payable quarterly in arrears on calendar quarters and within three (3) Business Days of receipt an invoice from Administrative Agent after the Issuance Date. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to each applicable Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum on the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of each Letter of Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on calendar quarters and within three (3) Business Days of receipt an invoice from Administrative Agent or such Issuing Lender after the Issuance Date.

(b)    In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by the Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.

 

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3.4     L/C Participations .

(a)    Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce each Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from each Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions set forth below, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage Interest in such Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under and in respect of each Letter of Credit and the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for which such Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (or in the event that any reimbursement received by such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by it at any time), such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender upon demand at such Issuing Lender’s address specified on Schedule 1.1D or such other address as such Issuing Lender shall notify to the L/C Participants an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage Interest of the amount that is not so reimbursed (or is so returned). Each L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such L/C Participant may have against any Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section  5 , (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

(b)    If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to any Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to such Issuing Lender within three (3) Business Days after the date such payment is due, such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to any Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three (3) Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans under this Agreement. A certificate of an Issuing Lender submitted to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section  3.4 shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

(c)    Whenever, at any time after any Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a) , such Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Lender will distribute to such L/C Participant its pro   rata share thereof; provided , however , that in the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to such Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender to it.

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Borrower shall, if applicable, prepay the Loans of non-terminating tranches in an amount such that such Letters of Credit may be reallocated in whole to the Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches and (ii) such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof) pursuant to Section 3.5 under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches. Except to the extent of reallocations of participations pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the occurrence of a maturity date with respect to a given tranche of Commitments shall have no effect upon (and shall not diminish) the percentage participations of the Lenders in any Letter of Credit issued before such maturity date. Commencing with the maturity date of any tranche of Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit shall be agreed with the Lenders under the extended tranches and the Issuing Lender.

3.5     Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower . If any draft is paid under any Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall, at its option, either (i)  reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender through the Administrative Agent if so requested by the Administrative Agent on the Business Day next succeeding the Business Day on which such Issuing Lender notifies the Borrower of the date and amount of a draft presented under any Letter of Credit and paid by such Issuing Lender or (ii)  (x) request an ABR Loan pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof (if otherwise permitted hereunder) to be made on the Business Day next succeeding the Business Day on which such Issuing Lender notifies the Borrower of the date and amount of a draft presented under any Letter of Credit and paid by such Issuing Lender and (y) direct that the proceeds of such ABR Loan be applied to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender; in each case for the amount of (a) the draft so paid and (b) any costs and expenses described in Section 3.3(b) incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment. Each such payment shall be made to such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent at (x) in the case of such Issuing Lender, its address specified on Schedule 1.1E or such other address as such Issuing Lender shall notify to the Borrower and (y) in the case of the Administrative Agent, at the Funding Office, in each case in Dollars and in immediately available funds. Interest shall be payable on any such amounts from the date on which the relevant draft is paid until payment in full at the rate set forth in (x) until the Business Day next succeeding the date of the relevant notice, Section 2.1 1 (b) and (y) thereafter, Section 2.1 1 (c) .

3.6     Obligations Absolute . The Borrower’s obligations under this Section  3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against any Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower also agrees with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section  3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. No Issuing Lender shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender. The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by any Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower.

3.7     Letter of Credit Payments . If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender shall, within one (1) Business Day after receipt thereof, notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the date and amount thereof together with a copy of

 

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such draft. The responsibility of any Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are substantially in conformity with such Letter of Credit.

3.8     Applications . To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply.

3.9     Cash Collateral . At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within three (3) Business Days following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section s 2.20(a)(ii) and 2.20(a) (iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender).

(a)     Grant of Security Interest . The Borrower, and to the extent that Cash Collateral is provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, to be applied pursuant to clause (b) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders as herein provided, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

(b)     Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section  3.9 or Section 2.20(a)(ii) in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

(c)     Termination of Requirement . Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce any Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section  3.9 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section  2.20 the Person providing Cash Collateral and each Issuing Lender may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

SECTION 4.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:

4.1     Financial Statement . The Borrower has furnished to the Administrative Agent a copy of the Form 10-K of the Borrower for the period ended December 31, 2016 and the Form 10-Q of the Borrower for the period ended March  31, 2017; it being understood that such financial statements filed with

 

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or furnished to the SEC by the Borrower (and which are available online on the SEC website, SEC.gov) shall be deemed to have been provided by the Borrower. The financial statements and the notes thereto included in such Form 10-K and Form 10-Q fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries as at the date specified therein and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the period then ended, all in conformity with GAAP.

4.2     No Material Adverse Change . There has been no material adverse change in the financial condition of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2016.

4.3     Organization, Powers, and Capital Stock . Each of the Loan Parties (a) is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company (as applicable) duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under laws of its state of incorporation or formation, (b) has the power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease and to carry on its business as now conducted, (c) is duly qualified or licensed to transact business in every jurisdiction in which such qualification or licensing is necessary to enable it to enforce all of its contracts and other rights and to avoid any penalty or forfeiture except , in the case of this clause (c), to the extent the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.4     Authorization; and Validity of this Agreement; Consents; etc.

(a)    Each of the Loan Parties has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantee Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform all its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and the Notes and by each of the Loan Parties of the Guarantee Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and its performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and any and all actions taken by the Loan Parties (i) have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action or other applicable limited partnership or limited liability company action, (ii) will not violate or be in conflict with (A) any provisions of law (including, without limitation, any applicable usury or similar law), (B) any order, rule, regulation, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award of any court or other agency of government, or (C) any provision of its certificate or articles of incorporation or regulations or by-laws, certificate of limited partnership or limited partnership agreement, or articles or certificate of formation or operating or limited liability company agreement (as applicable), (iii) will not violate, be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Loan Party is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is or may be bound (including without limitation any indentures pursuant to which any debt securities of the Borrower have been issued), except in each case where such violation, conflict or breach would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iv) except as contemplated by this Agreement, will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon, or any security interest in, any of its properties or assets. Each of this Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantee Agreement and the other Loan Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the Loan Parties party thereto. The Loan Documents constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties party thereto, enforceable against such Loan Parties in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

(b)    None of the Loan Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or instrument or is subject to any charter or other restrictions that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Loan Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party that could reasonably be expected to have a

 

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Material Adverse Effect, and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and in the other Loan Documents will not cause any Loan Party to be in material default under any material indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Loan Party is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is or may be bound (including any indentures pursuant to which any debt securities of the Borrower have been issued).

(c)    No order, license, consent, approval, authorization of, or registration, declaration, recording or filing (except for the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K, and a quarterly report on Form 10-Q, in each case with the SEC) with, or validation of, or exemption by, any governmental or public authority (whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign) or any subdivision thereof is required in connection with, or as a condition precedent to, the due and valid execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any of the respective terms, provisions or conditions thereof. To the extent that any franchises, licenses, certificates, authorizations, approvals or consents from any federal, state or local (domestic or foreign) government, commission, bureau or agency are required for the acquisition, ownership, operation or maintenance by any Loan Party of properties now owned, operated or maintained by any of them, those franchises, licenses, certificates, authorizations, approvals and consents have been validly granted, are in full force and effect and constitute valid and sufficient authorization therefor, except in each case to the extent of omissions that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.5     Compliance with Laws and Other Requirements . The Loan Parties are in compliance with and conform to all statutes, laws (including Environmental Laws), ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, restrictions and all other legal requirements of all domestic or foreign governments or any instrumentality thereof having jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective properties, the violation of which would have a Material Adverse Effect, including regulations of the Board, the Federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, the Florida Land Sales Act or any comparable statute in any other applicable jurisdiction. None of the Loan Parties has received any notice to the effect that any of them are (a) in non-compliance with any of the requirements of applicable Environmental Laws or any applicable federal, state and local health and safety statutes and regulations or (b)  the subject of any governmental investigation concerning the release of any Hazardous Substances, in either case, which non-compliance or remedial action could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.6     Litigation . There is no action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, inquiry or investigation (whether or not purportedly on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries (including under or related to Environmental Laws) (a) with respect to this Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantee Agreement, any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or (b)  which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Loan Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default with respect to any final judgment, writ, injunction, decree, rule or regulation of any court or federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (collectively, “ Judgments ”), except for Judgments with respect to which the liability does not exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate.

4.7     No Default . No event has occurred and is continuing that is a Default or an Event of Default.

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related notes and schedules most recently delivered by the Borrower to the Lenders (the “ Recent Balance Sheet ”) or acquired by it after the date of the Recent Balance Sheet and prior to the Closing Date, except for those properties and assets which have been disposed of since the date of the Recent Balance Sheet or which no longer are used or are useful in the conduct of its business or which are classified as real estate not owned under GAAP. All Qualified Real Property Inventory and other assets owned by the Loan Parties are free and clear of all mortgages, Liens, charges and other encumbrances (other than Permitted Liens and notices of commencement filed against Qualified Real Property Inventory located in Florida).

4.9     Tax Liability . There have been filed all federal, state and local tax returns with respect to the operations of the Loan Parties which are required to be filed, except where extensions of time to make those filings have been granted by the appropriate taxing authorities and the extensions have not expired or where failure to file would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Loan Parties have paid or caused to be paid to the appropriate taxing authorities all taxes as shown on those returns and on any assessment received by any of them, to the extent that those taxes have become due, except for taxes the failure of which to pay does not violate the provisions of this Agreement.

4.10     Regulations U and X; Investment Company Act .

(a)    Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board). Margin stock (as defined in Regulation U) constitutes less than 25% of those assets of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis which are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge, or other restriction hereunder.

(b)    No part of the proceeds of any extension of credit hereunder will be used to purchase or carry any such margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock. If requested by the Lenders, the Borrower shall furnish to the Lenders a statement in conformity with the requirements of Federal Reserve Form U-1 referred to in Regulation U of said Board. No part of the proceeds of any extension of credit hereunder will be used for any purpose that violates, or which is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation X of said Board.

(c)    None of the Loan Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

4.11     ERISA Compliance . Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates (and in the case of a Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, each of their respective ERISA Affiliates) are in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of ERISA and the Code and other federal and state laws and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to each Plan and Pension Plan and have performed all their obligations under each Plan and Pension Plan; (b) no ERISA Event or Foreign Plan Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (c) each Plan or Pension Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS covering such plan’s most recently completed five (5)-year remedial amendment cycle in accordance with Revenue Procedure 2007-44, I.R.B. 2007-28, indicating that such Plan or Pension Plan is so qualified and the trust related thereto has been determined by the IRS to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code or an application for such a determination is currently pending before the IRS and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred subsequent to the issuance of the most recent determination letter which would cause such Plan or Pension Plan to lose its qualified status; (d) no liability to the PBGC (other than required premium payments), the

 

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IRS, any Plan or Pension Plan or any trust established under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates; (e) no ERISA Event has occurred and neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event; (f) each of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries’ ERISA Affiliates have complied with the requirements of Section 515 of ERISA with respect to each Multiemployer Plan and are not in “default” (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA) with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan; (g) all amounts required by applicable law with respect to, or by the terms of, any retiree welfare benefit arrangement maintained by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has an obligation to contribute have been accrued in accordance with ASC Topic 715-60; (h) as of the most recent valuation date for each Multiemployer Plan for which the actuarial report is available, no Loan Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates has any potential liability for a complete withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan (within the meaning of Section 4203 of ERISA), when aggregated with such potential liability for a complete withdrawal from all Multiemployer Plans, based on information available pursuant to Section 4221(e) of ERISA; (i) there has been no Prohibited Transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan or Pension Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (j) neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or has any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension Plan other than (i) on the Closing Date, those listed on Schedule 4.11 hereto and (ii) thereafter, Pension Plans not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Pension Plan, did not, as of the close of its most recent plan year, exceed by more than an immaterial amount the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plan allocable to such accrued benefits (determined in both cases using the applicable assumptions under Section 430 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder), and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Pension Plans did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than an immaterial amount the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Pension Plans (determined in both cases using the applicable assumptions under Section 430 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder).

4.12     Subsidiaries; Joint Ventures . Schedule 4.12 contains a complete and accurate list of (a) all Subsidiaries of the Borrower, including, (i)  with respect to each Subsidiary, its state of organization, (ii) with respect to each Restricted Subsidiary, all jurisdictions (if any) in which it is qualified as a foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company or foreign limited partnership, as applicable, (iii) with respect to each Subsidiary, the percentage of Capital Stock owned by the Borrower and/or by any other Subsidiary and (iv) whether such Subsidiary is a Guarantor or an Unrestricted Subsidiary (and, if it is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, whether it is a Financial Services Subsidiary), and (b) each Joint Venture, including, with respect to each such Joint Venture, (i) its jurisdiction of organization and (ii) the percentage of Capital Stock owned by the Borrower and/or by any other Subsidiary. All the outstanding Capital Stock of each Subsidiary of the Borrower is validly issued, and all of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Subsidiary of the Borrower are fully paid and nonassessable, except as otherwise provided by state wage claim laws of general applicability. All of the outstanding Capital Stock of each Subsidiary owned by the Borrower or another Subsidiary as specified in Schedule 4.12 are owned free and clear of all Liens, security interests, equity or other beneficial interests, charges and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, except for Permitted Liens. Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party owns of record or beneficially any Capital Stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, except Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

4.13     Environmental Matters . Except as could not be reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no Hazardous Substances are known to be (or should be known to be) present at, on or under any of the Real Property Inventory, or any other real

 

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property owned by a Loan Party, in each case, under circumstances which could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under any applicable Environmental Law; (ii) none of the Loan Parties has received any notice or claim to the effect that any of the Real Property Inventory or any of their respective operations are not in compliance with any applicable Environmental Laws or are the subject of any investigation concerning the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance; (iii) each of the Loan Parties is, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation has been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and none of the Loan Parties is aware of any reasonably anticipated future events or circumstances that could be expected to prevent continued compliance with Environmental Law; (iv) none of the Loan Parties has entered into any consent decree, order, or settlement or other agreement, nor is subject to any judgment, decree, or order or other agreement, in any judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other forum, relating to compliance with or liability under any Environmental Law; and (v) none of the Loan Parties has assumed or retained, by contract or operation of law, any liabilities under any Environmental Law or with respect to any Hazardous Substances.

4.14     No Misrepresentation . No representation or warranty by any Loan Party made under this Agreement and no certificate, schedule, exhibit, report or other document provided or to be provided by any Loan Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, the negotiation of and compliance with the Loan Documents) contains or will contain a misstatement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which made, not misleading.

4.15     Solvency . The Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries are, on a consolidated basis, Solvent.

4.16     Foreign Direct Investment Regulations . Neither the making of the Loans or advances of credit nor the repayment thereof nor any other transaction contemplated hereby will involve or constitute a violation by any Loan Party of any provision of the Foreign Direct Investment Regulations of the United States Department of Commerce or of any license, ruling, order, or direction of the Secretary of Commerce thereunder.

4.17     Relationship of the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties are engaged as an integrated group in the Business. The Loan Parties require financing on such a basis that funds can be made available from time to time to such entities, to the extent required for the continued successful operation of their integrated operations. The Loans and other advances of credit to be made to the Borrower under this Agreement are for the purpose of financing the integrated operations of the Loan Parties, and the Loan Parties expect to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the Loans and other advances, both individually and as a member of the integrated group, since the financial success of the operations of the Loan Parties is dependent upon the continued successful performance of the integrated group as a whole.

4.18     Insurance . The properties of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries operate.

4.19     Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions . The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees, and to the knowledge of the Borrower its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agent of the

 

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Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by the Credit Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

4.20     Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person.

4.21     Blocked Account Control Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Blocked Account Control Agreement in respect of the Interest Reserve Account, is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Interest Reserve Account and amounts deposited therein (collectively, the “ Collateral ”). When the Blocked Account Control Agreement in respect of the Interest Reserve Account is executed, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except Liens permitted by Section 7.2 ).

4.22     EEA Financial Institutions . No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

SECTION 5.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

5.1     Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit . The effectiveness of this Agreement and the agreement of each Lender to make the initial extension of credit requested to be made by it is subject to the satisfaction, prior to or concurrently with the making of such extension of credit, of the following conditions precedent:

(a)     Credit Agreement; Guarantee and Notes . The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Borrower, each Lender listed on Schedule 1.1A , and the Administrative Agent, which shall be in full force and effect, (ii) the Guarantee Agreement, executed and delivered by each Guarantor, which shall be in full force and effect and (iii) Notes, if requested, payable to the order of each requesting Lender, which shall be in full force and effect.

(b)     Financial Statements . The Lenders shall have received the Form 10-K for the Borrower filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and Form 10-Q for the Borrower filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017 (which financial statements were deemed delivered when filed with the SEC).

(c)     Fees . The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Administrative Agent) on or before the Closing Date.

(d)     Closing Certificate; Certified Certificate of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates . The following supporting documents with respect to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties: (i) a copy of its certificate or articles of incorporation, formation, organization or certificate of limited partnership (as applicable), certified as of a date reasonably close to the Closing Date to be a true and accurate copy by the Secretary of State (or similar Governmental Authority) of its state of incorporation or formation; (ii) a certificate of that Secretary of State (or similar Governmental Authority), dated as of a date reasonably close to the Closing Date, as to its existence and (if available) good standing; (iii) a copy of its

 

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regulations or by-laws, partnership agreement, or operating agreement or limited liability company agreement (as applicable), certified by its secretary or assistant secretary, general partner, manager or other appropriate Person (as applicable) to be a true and accurate copy of its regulations or by-laws, partnership agreement, or operating agreement or limited liability company agreement (as applicable) in effect on the Closing Date; (iv) a certificate of its secretary or assistant secretary, general partner, manager or other appropriate Person (as applicable), as to the incumbency and signatures of its officers or other Persons who have executed any documents on behalf of such Loan Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (v) a copy of resolutions of its board of directors or the executive committee of the board of directors, certified by its secretary or assistant secretary to be a true and accurate copy of resolutions duly adopted by such board of directors or the executive committee of the board of directors, or other appropriate resolutions or consents of its general partner, manager or members certified by its secretary, assistant secretary, general partner or manager (as applicable) to be true and correct copies thereof duly adopted, approved or otherwise delivered by its general partner, manager or members (to the extent necessary and applicable), each of which is certified to be in full force and effect on the Closing Date, authorizing the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and any Notes, the Guarantee Agreement and other Loan Documents delivered on the Closing Date or to be delivered on the Closing Date to which it is a party and the performance by it of all its obligations thereunder; and (vi) such additional supporting documents and other information with respect to its operations and affairs as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(e)     Legal Opinions . The Administrative Agent shall have received favorable legal opinions of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as to matters of Delaware and New York law, of Troutman Sanders LLP, counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as to matters of North Carolina law, and of Melisa Boross, Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Borrower, as to matters of Arizona and Florida law, which legal opinions shall cover the Blocked Account Control Agreement covering the Interest Reserve Account and any Notes to be issued on the Closing Date and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f)     Representations and Warranties; No Defaults . Certificates signed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower stating that: (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Section  4 hereof are correct and accurate in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, provided , that, to the extent any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects, and (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default or Default hereunder as of the Closing Date.

(g)     Compliance Certificate . of a Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit B , as of March 31, 2017, which Compliance Certificate shall certify that the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section  7.1 as of March 31, 2017.

(h)     Account Control Agreement . The Administrative Agent shall have received a Blocked Account Control Agreement covering the Interest Reserve Account, executed and delivered by each party thereto, which shall be in full force and effect.

(i)     Lien Searches . The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of recent Uniform Commercial Code Lien searches in each relevant jurisdiction of the Loan Parties as requested by the Administrative Agent, and such searches shall reveal no Liens on any assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except for Permitted Liens.

 

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(j)     Borrowing Base Certificate . Delivery of a Borrowing Base Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit C , as of the Closing Date.

(k)     Termination of Existing Credit Agreement . Delivery of evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that (a) the Existing Credit Agreement has been terminated, (b) all outstanding Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) have been paid in full and (c) all guarantees, mortgages, deeds of trust and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement have been terminated and released, or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made for their termination and release substantially contemporaneously with the Closing Date.

(l)     Additional Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received such other agreements, instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent, their counsel or any Lender may reasonably request.

5.2     Conditions to Each Extension of Credit . The agreement of each Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made by it on any date (including its initial extension of credit) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)     Borrowing Request . The Administrative Agent shall have received notice of the Borrower’s request for Revolving Loan as provided in Section  2.2 or Application as provided in Section  3.2 .

(b)     Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except any representations and warranties which are qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date, provided if any such representations and warranties are expressly made only as of a prior date, such representations and warranties shall be true as of such prior date.

(c)     No Default . No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the extensions of credit requested to be made on such date.

(d)     Availability . Giving effect to such extension of credit, Borrowing Base Debt shall not be greater than the Borrowing Base; provided that the condition precedent in this Section 5.2(d) shall be deemed to be satisfied if the Borrower shall, substantially concurrently with such extension of credit, take actions as required by Section  2.8 so that Borrowing Base Debt is equal to or less than the Borrowing Base.

Each borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such extension of credit that the conditions contained in this Section  5.2 have been satisfied.

SECTION 6.    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit for which 100% of the L/C Obligations thereunder has not been Cash Collateralized remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount (other than contingent obligations such as indemnities or increased costs) is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall and shall cause each Loan Party to:

 

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6.1     Reporting Requirements . Maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP and shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent (for prompt distribution by the Administrative Agent to Lenders):

(a)    as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries as of the end of that fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for that fiscal year, all with accompanying notes and schedules, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and audited and reported upon by Deloitte & Touche LLP or another firm of independent certified public accountants of similar recognized standing selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the Administrative Agent (such audit report shall not contain a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit or qualification which would affect the computation of financial covenants contained herein other than a qualification for consistency due to a change in the application of GAAP with which Borrower’s independent certified public accountants concur); the financial statements filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Borrower (and which are available online) shall be deemed to have been provided by the Borrower under this reporting requirement;

(b)    as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries as of the end of that quarter, and the related consolidated statement of operations and cash flows of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries for the period from the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of that quarter, all prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, unaudited but certified to be true and accurate, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments, by an Authorized Financial Officer of the Borrower; the financial statements filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Borrower (and which are available online) shall be deemed to have been provided by the Borrower under this reporting requirement;

(c)    concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements described in subsections (a) and (b) above, a certificate signed by (i) the Chief Executive Officer, President or Executive Vice President or (ii) an Authorized Financial Officer of the Borrower, to the effect that, having read this Agreement, and based upon an examination which he or she deemed sufficient to enable him or her to make an informed statement, there does not exist any Event of Default or Default, or if any Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying the facts with respect thereto;

(d)    within 90 days after the beginning of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a projection, in reasonable detail and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, on a quarterly basis, of the earnings, cash flow, balance sheet and covenant calculations (with assumptions for all of the foregoing) of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries for that fiscal year;

(e)    promptly upon becoming available, copies of all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent by the Borrower to its stockholders, and of all regular and periodic reports and other material (including copies of all registration statements and reports under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act) filed by the Borrower with or furnished to any securities exchange or any Governmental Authority or commission, except material filed with or furnished to governmental authorities or commissions relating to the development of Real Property Inventory in the ordinary course of the business of the Loan Parties and which does not relate to or disclose any Material Adverse Effect; the reports and financial statements filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Borrower (and which are available online) shall be deemed to have been provided by the Borrower under these reporting requirements;

 

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(f)    as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, for each Joint Venture in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary has an Investment greater than $2,000,000, a statement of earnings, assets, liabilities and net worth, indicating the Borrower’s and each Loan Party’s pro rata share of such Joint Venture, in the form attached as Schedule 6.1(f) ;

(g)    the following reports: (i) within 30 days after the end of each calendar month (beginning with the first calendar month ending at least 15 days after the Closing Date), a Borrowing Base Certificate as of the end of such month and promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with all documentation and other data supporting such calculations as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require. In the event that the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower in writing of any inaccuracy in a Borrowing Base Certificate, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall work in good faith to resolve such discrepancy, but pending such resolution, the amount calculated as the Borrowing Base in such Borrowing Base Certificate shall be revised as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and (ii) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters, and within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a report which shall include the information and calculations provided for in the Compliance Certificate attached to this Agreement, which shall be in reasonable detail and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with calculations indicating that the Borrower is in compliance, as of the last day of such quarterly or annual period, as the case may be, with the provisions of the financial covenants in Section  7.1 of the Borrower and the Loan Parties and with the provisions of Sections 7.4(g) . The reports furnished pursuant to this subsection (g)  shall each be certified to be true and correct by an Authorized Financial Officer of the Borrower;

(h)    as soon as possible and in any event within 10 Business Days after the Borrower knows that any Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan, a statement, signed by an Authorized Financial Officer of the Borrower, describing said Reportable Event and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto;

(i)    as soon as possible and in any event within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof by any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, a copy of (i) any notice or claim to the effect that any of the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries is or may be liable to any Person as a result of the release or threatened release by any of the Loan Parties, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other Person of any Hazardous Substance into the indoor or outdoor environment, and (ii) any notice or claim alleging any violation of any Environmental Law or any federal, state or local health or safety law or regulation by any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(j)    promptly following receipt thereof, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(f), 101(k) or 101(l) of ERISA that any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or Pension Plan; provided, that if the relevant Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate have not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plans or Pension Plans, then, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, such Loan Party or the ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and the Borrower shall provide copies of such documents and notices to the Administrative Agent promptly after receipt thereof; and

(k)    such supplements to the aforementioned documents and additional information and reports as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably require.

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obligations, and pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged promptly all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon any Loan Party or upon any of their respective incomes or receipts or upon any of their respective properties before the same shall become in default or past due, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, might result in the imposition of a Lien or charge upon such properties or any part thereof; provided , however , that it shall not constitute a violation of the provisions of this Section  6.2 if any Loan Party shall fail to (x) pay any such obligation or debt (except for obligations for money borrowed), tax, assessment, governmental charge or levy or claim for labor, materials or supplies which is being contested in good faith, by proper proceedings diligently pursued, and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in conformity with GAAP, or (y) pay a debt secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or comparable Lien on real estate if such debt is, by its terms, Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

6.3     Preservation of Existence . Except as permitted by Section 7.3 , do or cause to be done all things or proceed with due diligence with any actions or courses of action which may be necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence under the laws of its state of incorporation or formation and all qualifications or licenses in jurisdictions in which such qualification or licensing is required for the conduct of its business, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted. The primary business of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall at all times be the Business.

6.4     Maintenance of Properties . Maintain all its personal property in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and, with respect to real and personal property, make all necessary repairs, renewals and replacements thereof so that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times in all material respects; and maintain or require to be maintained (a) reasonably adequate insurance, by financially sound and reputable insurers, on all properties of the Loan Parties which are of a character usually insured by Persons engaged in the same or a similar business in the same general geographic area (including, without limitation, all Real Property Inventory encumbered by mortgages securing mortgage loans made by any Loan Party, to the extent normally required by prudent mortgagees, and all Real Property Inventory which is the subject of an equity investment by any Loan Party, to the extent normally carried by prudent builder-developers) against loss or damage resulting from fire, defects in title or other risks insured against by extended coverage and of the kind customarily insured against by those Persons, (b) reasonably adequate public liability insurance against tort claims which may be incurred by any Loan Party, and (c) such other insurance as may be required by law, in each case, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Lenders full information as to the insurance carried.

6.5     Access to Premises and Books . At all reasonable times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice to the Borrower, permit authorized representatives and agents (including accountants) designated by the Administrative Agent to (a) have access to and inspect the premises and properties of the Borrower and each Subsidiary and their respective corporate books and financial records, and all other records relating to their respective operations and procedures, (b) make copies of or excerpts from those books and records and (c) discuss the respective affairs, finances and operations of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective officers and directors; provided, however, that unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, not more than one such visit shall occur every twelve (12) month period.

 

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6.6     Notices . Give prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent (who promptly shall furnish the same to the Lenders) of (a) any proceeding instituted by or against the Borrower or any of the Loan Parties in any federal or state court or before any commission or other regulatory body, federal, state or local or other governmental agency, which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Loan Party, (b) any other event which could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in a Material Adverse Effect on any Loan Party or result in an Event of Default, (c) (i) upon becoming aware of the occurrence of or forthcoming occurrence of any ERISA Event or Foreign Plan Event, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action Borrower, any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the IRS, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect thereto; and (ii) with reasonable promptness, upon Administrative Agent’s request, copies of (1)  each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by Borrower, any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates with the IRS with respect to each Pension Plan; (2)  all notices received by Borrower, any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning an ERISA Event or Foreign Plan Event; and three (3)  copies of such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan or Pension Plan as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, and (d)  the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.

6.7     Addition or Release of Guarantors . Give the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the formation or acquisition of any Subsidiary. Such Subsidiary shall be required to become and continue to be a Loan Party, unless such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary as permitted by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if at any time or from time there occurs a Change in Status of a Loan Party, the Borrower shall deliver notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, including a reasonably detailed description of the Change in Status and a statement of the effective date of the Change in Status. Each Change in Status event shall be effective as of the effective date of such Change in Status, automatically, without any further action by any party to this Agreement, and the Subsidiary that is subject to such Change in Status shall no longer be a Loan Party and shall be released from the Guarantee Agreement. In connection with each Change in Status, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, shall promptly following receipt of written notice of Change in Status, execute and deliver to the Borrower a written confirmation of such Change in Status. A newly formed or acquired Subsidiary which the Borrower does not designate as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and any Unrestricted Subsidiary that the Borrower elects to re-designate as a Restricted Subsidiary will become a Loan Party under this Agreement, and the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent (which, in the case of such a newly formed or acquired Subsidiary, shall be delivered within forty-five (45) days) (i) an Assumption Agreement, substantially in the form provided for in the Guarantee Agreement, executed by a duly authorized officer of such Subsidiary (which shall provide that the Borrower and such Subsidiary shall make the representations and warranties in Section 4 of this Agreement with respect to such Subsidiary); and (ii) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other organizational document of such Subsidiary, certified by the Secretary of State or other official of the state or other jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation.

6.8     Compliance with Laws and Other Requirements . (i)  Promptly and fully comply with, conform to and obey all present and future laws (including all applicable Environmental Laws), ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees, awards and all other legal requirements applicable to the Loan Parties, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective properties, including, without limitation, Regulation Z of the Board, the Federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, ERISA, the Florida Land Sales Act or any similar statute in any applicable jurisdiction, in each case, the violation of which would have a Material Adverse Effect on any Loan Party; (ii) comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii)  maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries

 

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and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

6.9     Use of Proceeds . Use and cause to be used the proceeds of the Loans and other extensions of credit for working capital and general corporate purposes.

6.10     Further Assurances . Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or other document or instrument relating to the Collateral or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, refile, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably require from time to time in order to preserve, protect and continue the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests created or intended to be created by the Loan Documents.

6.11     Interest Reserve Account . From and after the Closing Date, so long as any Commitment remains in effect or any portion of any Loan or any Letter of Credit remains outstanding, the Borrower agrees at all times to maintain the Interest Reserve Account pursuant to arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Interest Reserve Account shall be, at all times from and after the Closing Date, subject to a Blocked Account Control Agreement. The Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and grants to the Administrative Agent on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, a security interest in all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest thereto and all funds and amounts from time to time on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account to secure prompt and complete performance of its Obligations. The Interest Reserve Account is a blocked account, and the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to honor any withdrawal or transfer instructions pertaining thereto except as provided in this Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent shall honor any withdrawal or transfer instructions pertaining thereto so long as (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (ii)  after giving effect to such withdrawal or transfer, amounts on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account would be not less than the Interest Reserve.

SECTION 7.    NEGATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit for which 100% of the L/C Obligations thereunder has not been Cash Collateralized remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount (other than contingent obligations such as indemnities and increased costs) is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder:

7.1     Financial Condition Covenants . The Borrower shall not,

(a)     Maximum Leverage Ratio . As of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed 60%.

(b)     Minimum Interest Coverage/Minimum Liquidity Test . As of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, fail to maintain either (i) Liquidity (held in the Interest Reserve Account) in an amount not less than Consolidated Interest Incurred for the last twelve (12) months then ended (such amount, the “ Minimum Liquidity Amount ”) or (ii) an Interest Coverage Ratio not less than 1.50:1.00 (for the avoidance of doubt, as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be required to satisfy (i) or (ii) above, but not both).

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(ii) the sum of (A) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income, if positive, of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) from and after December 31, 2016 through the end of the fiscal quarter as of which Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is being determined plus (B) 50% of the net proceeds from any equity offerings (it being understood that any conversion of convertible securities shall not be considered an equity offering) of the Borrower occurring on or after December 31, 2016 through the end of the fiscal quarter as of which Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is being determined.

7.2     Liens and Encumbrances . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, grant or suffer or permit to exist any Liens on any of its rights, properties or assets, other than Liens incurred under the Loan Documents and Permitted Liens.

7.3     Fundamental Changes ; Asset Sales; Acquisitions .

(a)    The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, do any of the following:

(i)    acquire any other Person, except pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition;

(ii)    sell, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or any portion of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), except (A) the sale or other disposition of assets in the ordinary course of business, (B) other dispositions, sales, or assignments of properties (including a bulk sale of properties held in a geographic region) relating to a restructuring or withdrawal from one or more geographic regions, provided that with respect to any such dispositions, sales or transfers in this clause (B), (i) the fair value in any fiscal quarter does not exceed 25% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (determined as of the last day of the fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available), (ii) after giving effect thereto, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section  7.1 hereof, and shall have provided an officer’s certificate certifying compliance with such covenants and setting forth the calculations thereof and (iii) after giving effect thereto, the Borrowing Base Debt does not exceed the lesser of (x) the Commitments and (y) the Borrowing Base or (C) the sale of the amenities described in Schedule 7.3;

(iii)    merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it;

(iv)    dissolve, liquidate or wind up its business by operation of law or otherwise; or

(v)    distribute to the stockholders of the Borrower any Capital Stock of any Guarantor;

provided , however , that any Subsidiary or any other Person may merge into or consolidate with or may dissolve and liquidate into a Loan Party and any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge into or consolidate with or may dissolve and liquidate into another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, if (and only if), (1) in the case of a merger or consolidation involving a Loan Party other than the Borrower, the surviving Person is, or upon such merger or consolidation becomes, a Loan Party, (2) in the case of a merger or consolidation involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving Person, (3) the character of the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not be materially changed by such occurrence, and (4) such occurrence shall not constitute or give rise to (a) an Event of Default or (b) default (beyond all applicable grace and cure periods) in respect of any of the covenants contained in any agreement to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary is a party or by which its property may be bound if such default would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Nothing contained in this Section  7.3 , however, shall restrict any sale of assets among the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries which is in the ordinary course of business or is otherwise in compliance with all other provisions of this Agreement.

7.4     Investments . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Loan Party to, make any Investment or otherwise acquire any interest in any Person, except:

(a)    Investments in Cash Equivalents;

(b)    Investments constituting extensions of credit in connection with the sale of land;

(c)    loans and advances to officers and employees of the Borrower or any Guarantor, to other Persons in the ordinary course of business or as permitted by the code of regulations of the Borrower, which in the aggregate do not exceed $2,500,000 at any time outstanding;

(d)    Investments in any Guarantor;

(e)    [Reserved];

(f)    [Reserved];

(g)    Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures; provided that the aggregate cost of all Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries, when combined with the aggregate cost of all Investments in Joint Ventures, does not at any one time exceed 30% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth (determined as of the last day of the prior fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available); provided further that no such Investment may be made if it causes or results (singly or with other actions or events) in (x) any violation of any other covenant or condition of this Agreement or (y) any other Default or Event of Default. For purposes of determining a Loan Party’s Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture, such Investment shall be determined in accordance with GAAP (excluding, however, such Loan Party’s equity in the undistributed earnings or losses in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture), but also shall be deemed to include the amount, as determined in accordance with GAAP, of any loans or advances from any Loan Party to such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture, and any guarantee or contractual commitment, arrangement or other agreement by such Loan Party to provide funds or credit to such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture;

(h)    Investments permitted by Section  7.3 (including Permitted Acquisitions);

(i)    Investments by Financial Service Subsidiaries in mortgages, mortgage-backed securities, mortgage commitments and similar financial instruments related to the origination of mortgages and similar activities in the ordinary course of such Subsidiaries;

(j)    Investments in securities of any trade creditor or customer received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditor or customer;

(k)    Investments in mortgages, receivables, other securities or ownership interests, loans or advances made in connection with a strategy to acquire land or other homebuilding assets through foreclosure or other exercise of remedies; and

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the extent not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement ( provided that this clause (l) shall not permit Investments in Joint Ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries); and

(m)    other Investments (not specifically listed in items (a) through (l) above) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding.

7.5     Secured Indebtedness . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Loan Party to, create, incur, issue or suffer to exist any Secured Indebtedness exceeding $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, other than:

(a)    Secured Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.5 , and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(b)    Secured Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit fully secured by a Lien on cash and Cash Equivalents;

(c)    purchase money Indebtedness and other Non-Recourse Indebtedness;

(d)    Capitalized Lease Obligations;

(e)    bonds issued by CDDs or similar bonds issued by Governmental Authorities to accomplish similar purposes, to the extent such bonds are secured by tax Liens or otherwise;

(f)    Indebtedness secured solely by Liens granted under the Loan Documents; and

(g)    Secured Indebtedness incurred pursuant to development agreements or land contracts for the purchase or sale of real property which secure (i) the return of a land deposit from another builder and/or developer, (ii) development obligations, (iii) the deferred purchase price of land or other payments due to the seller pursuant to a contract for the purchase of real property and (iv) other similar obligations in connection with development agreements or land contracts for the purchase or sale of real property.

7.6     No Margin Stock . The Borrower shall not use or permit to be used any of the proceeds of the Loans or other extensions of credit hereunder to purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U).

7.7     Burdensome Agreements . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Contractual Obligation that limits the ability (i) of any Restricted Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary to guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iii) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person to secure its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not apply to (v) restrictions imposed by agreements governing Indebtedness described in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition thereof so long as such restrictions will not materially affect the Borrower’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Loans or payments in respect of the other Obligations hereunder (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), (w) restrictions imposed by law or this Agreement, (x) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to a sale of a Subsidiary or all or substantially all of its assets pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (y) customary provisions in leases, partnership agreements, limited liability company

 

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organizational governance documents, joint venture agreements, joint development agreements, license and sublicense agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer or encumbrance of property under joint development or ownership, leasehold interests or ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or similar Person and (z) with respect to clause (iii), the granting of a pari passu Lien in favor of any holder of any public Indebtedness if the Obligations hereunder are required to be secured equally and ratably therewith or customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment thereof.

7.8     Restricted Payments . The Borrower will not declare or pay, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to declare or pay, any Restricted Payments, except that:

(a)    any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any wholly owned Guarantor;

(b)    the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Capital Stock of the Borrower held by officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, upon their bankruptcy or petition for bankruptcy, death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service or any other repurchase event set forth pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement or benefit plan of any kind; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such redemptions shall not exceed $2,000,000 during any calendar year (it being understood, however, that unused amounts permitted to be paid pursuant to this proviso are available to be carried over to the immediately succeeding calendar year);

(c)    repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Capital Stock or other convertible or exchangeable securities if such Capital Stock represent all or a portion of the exercise price thereof or upon the vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units or similar equity incentives to satisfy tax withholding or similar tax obligations with respect thereto; and

(d)    the payment, by the Borrower, of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of any option, warrant or similar instrument or upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of the Borrower.

7.9     Prepayment of Indebtedness . The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, voluntarily prepay, repurchase, redeem or cause the defeasance of senior notes or senior Indebtedness unless (a)  after giving effect to such prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance, (i)  the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants in Section 7.1 hereof as of the end of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended immediately prior to such prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance (for the avoidance of doubt, in relation to Section 7.1(b) , as of such date, the Borrower shall be required to satisfy subclause (i) or (ii) of such section, but not both) and the Borrower has provided an officer’s certificate certifying compliance with such covenants and setting forth the calculations thereof and (ii)  the Borrowing Base Debt does not exceed the Borrowing Base, (b)  it is refinanced with Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, or (c)  it is prepaid, repurchased or redeemed, or its defeasance is consummated, with the net proceeds of any issuance of common equity of the Borrower after the Closing Date.

7.10     Pension Plan . The Borrower shall not enter into, maintain or make contributions to, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, maintain or make contributions to, directly or indirectly, any plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, except for defined benefit pension plans of any Person formed or

 

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acquired, directly or indirectly, by any Loan Party in a Permitted Acquisition, and in each case with prior notice being given to the Administrative Agent of the adoption or assumption of such defined benefit plan.

7.11     Transactions with Affiliates . Except for (a) compensation arrangements in the ordinary course of business with the officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and any Subsidiary, (b) payment pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2013, by and among the Borrower, each of the subsidiaries of the Borrower signatory thereto and TPG VI Management, LLC, as in effect on the Closing Date, (c)  any participation by TPG in equity issuances of the Borrower pursuant to pre-emptive participation rights granted to TPG in accordance with the terms of the stockholders agreement between the Borrower and TPG, or (d)  any transactions, payments or transfers among Loan Parties, the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall not enter into any transaction (including, without limitation, the purchase or sale of any property or service) with, or make any payment or transfer to, any Affiliate (or permit any Loan Party to do any of the foregoing) in excess of $1,000,000, except in the ordinary course of business and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Loan Party than the Borrower or such Loan Party would obtain in a comparable arms’-length transaction.

7.12     Use of Proceeds . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, use, and the respective directors, officers, employees and agents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not use, the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

SECTION 8.    EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:

(a)    the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan, Reimbursement Obligation, any fees hereunder or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document within five (5) Business Days after any such interest, fees or other amounts becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or

(b)    any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document when made which shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made; or

(c)    any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any covenant contained in Sections 6.3 , 6.5 or 6.6 , or Section  7 ; or

(d)    any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section  8 ), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days; or

(e)    any Loan Party shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Contingent Obligation, but excluding the Loans) beyond any applicable period of grace, or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness or Contingent

 

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Obligation set forth in clause (i) beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such obligation was created, or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation set forth in clause (i) or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any Contingent Obligation) to become payable; provided , that a default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness or Contingent Obligations the aggregate outstanding principal amount of which is $15,000,000 or more; or

(f)    (i) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any other Loan Party any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed or undischarged for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any other Loan Party any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or (vi) or the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

(g)    (i) an ERISA Event or Foreign Plan Event shall have occurred, (ii) a trustee shall be appointed by a United States district court to administer any Pension Plan, (iii) the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan(s), (iv) any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred or will be assessed Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan and such entity does not have reasonable grounds for contesting such Withdrawal Liability or is not contesting such Withdrawal Liability in a timely and appropriate manner; or (v) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (v) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(h)    one or more final non-appealable judgments or decrees shall be entered against any Loan Party involving in the aggregate a liability of more than $15,000,000, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been paid, settled, vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof; or

(i)    any Loan Party shall be found responsible for (A) the release or threatened release by any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person of any Hazardous Substance into the indoor or outdoor environment, or (B) any violation of any Environmental Law or any federal, state or local health

 

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or safety law or regulation, which, in either case of clause (A) or (B), could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(j)    any of the Loan Documents (including the Guarantee Agreement) shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert;

(k)    the guarantee contained in Section 2 of the Guarantee Agreement shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect or any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party shall so assert; or

(l)    there shall occur any Change of Control;

then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto). Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.

On and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall apply all payments in respect of any Obligations in the following order: (i) first, to pay Obligations in respect of (A) any fees, expenses, reimbursements or indemnities then due to the Administrative Agent on a ratable basis, (B) any fees (other than commitment fees and Letter of Credit fees), expenses, reimbursements or indemnities then due to the Lenders and Issuing Lenders and (C) to pay commitment fees, Letter of Credit fees and interest due in respect of Loans and Letters of Credit; (ii) second to the ratable payment or prepayment of principal outstanding on Loans and Letters of Credit; and (iii) third, to the ratable payment of all other Obligations. On or after the occurrence of an Event of Default, all principal payments in respect of Loans shall be applied, first, to repay outstanding ABR Loans and then to repay outstanding Eurodollar Loans, with those that have the earlier expiring Interest Period being repaid prior to those that have later

 

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expiring Interest Periods. The order of priority set forth in this paragraph and the related provisions of this Agreement are set forth solely to determine the rights and priorities of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the Issuing Lenders as among themselves. The order of priority set forth in clause (i) may be changed only with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the order of priority of payments in respect of Letters of Credit may be changed only with the prior written consent of the Issuing Lenders.

SECTION 9.    THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

9.1     Appointment . (a)  Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.

(b)    Each of the Lenders also hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to hold any security interest created by the Loan Documents for and on behalf of or in trust for such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on the Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Loan Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Section 9 (including Section 9.07, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the secured parties with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action shall bind the Lenders.

9.2     Delegation of Duties . The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Loan Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder) by or through agents or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in fact selected by it with reasonable care.

9.3     Exculpatory Provisions . Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys in fact or affiliates shall be (i)  liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) or (ii)  responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer

 

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thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party a party thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party.

9.4     Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy or email message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower rendered in any legal opinion for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.

9.5     Notice of Default . The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.

9.6     Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders . Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys in fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,

 

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continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys in fact or affiliates.

9.7     Indemnification . The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, advisors and controlling persons (each, an “ Agent Indemnitee ”) (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Percentage Interests in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section  9.7 , from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent Indemnitee under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent Indemnitee’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section  9.7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

9.8     Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity . The Administrative Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Administrative Agent were not an agent hereunder. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.

9.9     Successor Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent , as applicable, upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent or under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(a) or Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is thirty (30) days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. After any retiring

 

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Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section  9 and of Section  10.5 shall continue to inure to its benefit. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor and upon the execution and filing or recording of such documents, instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable in order to continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent.

9.10     Syndication Agent . The Syndication Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.

SECTION 10.    MISCELLANEOUS

10.1     Amendments and Waivers . Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section  10.1 . The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided , however , that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (i) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder (except (x) in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (y) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial covenants in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (ii) eliminate or reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section  10.1 without the written consent of such Lender; (iii) reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or except in accordance with this Agreement, (A) release all or substantially all of the collateral, if any, provided pursuant to this Agreement or (B) release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from their obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders; (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section  2.1 4 of this Agreement without the written consent of all the Lenders; (v) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 or any other provision of any Loan Document that affects the Administrative Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent; (vi) [reserved]; (vii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section  3 without the written consent of the Issuing Lenders; or (viii) amend, modify or waive any rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent on a subsequent or other Default or Event of Default.

 

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10.2     Notices . All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:

 

Borrower:

  

AV Homes, Inc.

  

8601 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

  

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

  

Attention: Michael S. Burnett,

  

             Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  

Telecopy: (480) 948-0701

  

Telephone: (480) 214-7408

  

Email: M.Burnett@avhomesinc.com

with copies to:

  

AV Homes, Inc.

  

8601 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

  

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

  

Attention: Gary Shullaw,

  

             Executive Vice President and General Counsel

  

Telecopy: (480) 948-0701

  

Telephone: (480) 214-7388

  

Email: g.shullaw@avhomesinc.com

Administrative Agent:

  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

500 Stanton-Christiana Road

  

NCC5 / 1st Floor

  

Newark, DE 19713

  

Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group (Christine Angus)

  

Telephone: (302) 634-8647

  

Fax: (201) 244-3628

  

Email: christine.angus@jpmorgan.com

  

Group Email: Angus_Directs@jpmorgan.com

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall not be effective until received.

Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section  2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

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10.3     No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

10.4     Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.

10.5     Payment of Expenses and Taxes . The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arranger s for all their reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the syndication, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable and invoiced fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and Arranger s , and reasonable fees and expenses associated with any of the actions taken under this Agreement in relation to the administration of the Interest Reserve Account; with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower prior to the Closing Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Closing Date) and from time to time thereafter on a quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate, (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all their respective reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender and Administrative Agent harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and other taxes (but excluding any taxes or increased costs otherwise not subject to the gross-up provided for by Section 2.16(a) ), if any, that may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, advisors and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of any Loan Party or any of the properties and the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel in connection therewith (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), provided , that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to

 

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Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee. All amounts due under this Section  10.5 shall be payable not later than thirty (30) days after written demand therefor. Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section  10.5 shall be submitted to the address of the Borrower set forth in Section  10.2 , or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent. The agreements in this Section  10.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

10.6     Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments .

(a)    The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign, participate or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder(s) (x) to a Competitor without the Borrower’s written consent or (y) otherwise except in accordance with this Section.

(b)    (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (each, an “ Assignee ”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of:

(A)    the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, or an Approved Fund, or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other Person; provided further that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to a proposed assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and

(B)    the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment by a Lender to an Affiliate of such Lender.

(ii)    Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A)    except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;

(B)    (1) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 and (2) the assigning Lender shall have paid in full any amounts owing by it to the Administrative Agent; and

 

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(C)    the Assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including federal and state securities laws.

(iii)    Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, the Assignee shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15 and 2.16 (as they relate to any period during which such Lender was a party hereto), and Sections 2.17 and 10.5 ). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section  10.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section  10.6 .

(iv)    The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). No transfer or assignment of a Lender’s participation hereunder shall be effective unless and until recorded in the Register. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v)    Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section  10.6 and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section  10.6 , the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(c)    (i) Subject to Section 10.6(a)(ii) , any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more Persons provided such Persons are a banking institution, life insurance company, or other similar chartered or licensed financial institution that ordinarily is engaged in the business of making real estate loans, or any fund that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain

 

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solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to clause (i) of the proviso to the second sentence of Section  10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15 , 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section  10.6 . To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.7(b) as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant shall be subject to Section 10.7(a) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(ii)    A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section  2.15 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from an adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the Closing Date that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. No Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section  2.16 unless such Participant complies with the applicable provisions of Section  2.16 as if it were a Lender.

(d)    Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section  10.6 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(e)    The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.

 

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10.7     Adjustments; Set off .

(a)    Except to the extent that this Agreement or a court order expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender, if any Lender (a “ Benefitted Lender ”) shall receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it (other than in connection with an assignment made pursuant to Section  10.6 ), or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f) , or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided , however , that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

(b)    In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender and its Affiliates shall have the right, without notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any Obligations becoming due and payable by the Borrower (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise but after giving effect to any applicable period of grace), to apply to the payment of such Obligations, by setoff or otherwise, any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender, any Affiliate thereof or any of their respective branches or agencies to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower; provided that if any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (i) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders and (ii) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of set off. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such application made by such Lender or its Affiliate, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such application.

10.8     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by email or facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

10.9     Severability . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

10.10     Integration . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the

 

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Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

10.11     GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

10.12     Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers . The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a)    submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(b)    consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c)    agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section  10.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

(d)    agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

(e)    waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section  10.12 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

10.13     Acknowledgements . The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Loan Parties and the Credit Parties is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, irrespective of whether the Credit Parties have advised or are advising the Loan Parties on other matters, and the relationship between the Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith and therewith is solely that of creditor and debtor, (b) the Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, have an arm’s length business relationship that does not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do the Loan Parties rely on, any fiduciary duty to the Loan Parties or their affiliates on the part of the Credit Parties, (c) the Loan Parties are capable of evaluating and understanding, and the Loan Parties understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (d) the Loan Parties have been advised that the Credit Parties are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from the Loan Parties’ interests and that the Credit Parties have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Loan Parties, (e) the Loan Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent the Loan Parties have deemed appropriate in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (f) each Credit Party has been, is, and will be acting solely as a principal and, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by

 

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it and the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Loan Parties, any of their affiliates or any other Person, (g) none of the Credit Parties has any obligation to the Loan Parties or their affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents except those obligations expressly set forth herein or therein or in any other express writing executed and delivered by such Credit Party and the Loan Parties or any such affiliate and (h) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Credit Parties or among the Loan Parties and the Credit Parties..

10.14     Releases of Guarantees . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender except as expressly required by Section  10.1 ) to take any action requested by the Borrower having the effect of releasing any guarantee obligations to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction not prohibited by any Loan Document, including Section 6.7 of this Agreement, or that has been consented to in accordance with Section 10.1.

10.15    [Reserved].

10.16     Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent , each Lender and each Issuing Lender agrees to keep confidential all Information (as defined below); provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent any other Lender or any Affiliate thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section  10.1 6 , to any actual or prospective Transferee, (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its Affiliates, (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (f) if required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding arising under or related to this credit facility, (g) that has been publicly disclosed by a Person other than the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or their respective Affiliates, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (j) if agreed by the Borrower in its sole discretion, to any other Person. “ Information ” means all information received from any Loan Party relating to the Loan Parties or their business that is designated by such Loan Party as confidential or as material and non-public information, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the applicable Loan Party and other than information pertaining to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry.

Each Lender acknowledges that information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and that it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with those procedures and applicable law, including federal and state securities laws.

All information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents will be syndicate-level information, which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it has identified in

 

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its administrative questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including federal and state securities laws.

10.17     WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL . THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

10.18     USA Patriot Act . Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

10.19     Acknowledgement of Bail-In Provisions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

AV HOMES, INC., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Roger A. Cregg

  Name:   Roger A. Cregg
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Credit Agreement]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender, and as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Jaime Gitler

  Name:   Jaime Gitler
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Credit Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent and as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Michael Vondriska

  Name:   Michael Vondriska
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Credit Agreement]


CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ William O’Daly

  Name:   William O’Daly
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
By:  

/s/ Peter Badal

  Name:   Peter Badal
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Credit Agreement]


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Troy Lyscio

  Name: Troy Lyscio
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

[Credit Agreement]


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Rina Kansagra

  Name:   Rina Kansagra
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Credit Agreement]


SCHEDULE 1.1A

COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Commitment  

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

   $ 45,000,000.00  

CITIBANK, N.A.

   $ 40,000,000.00  

CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH

   $ 25,000,000.00  

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

   $ 25,000,000.00  

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

   $ 20,000,000.00  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 155,000,000.00  
  

 

 

 


SCHEDULE 1.1B

EXISTING LIENS

 

1. Borrower granted a security interest in all equipment leased to or financed for Borrower by Flexprint, Inc., under that certain Print Plus Program Agreement No. 7775937-001, including all accessories, accessions, replacements, additions, substitutions, add-ons and upgrades thereto, and any proceeds therefrom.

 

2. Borrower granted a security interest in all equipment leased to or financed for Borrower by Flexprint, Inc., under that certain Print Plus Program Agreement No. 7775937-007, including all accessories, accessions, replacements, additions, substitutions, add-ons and upgrades thereto, and any proceeds therefrom.

 

3. API granted a security interest in (i) all Equipment from time to time between API as lessee and Cisco Systems Capital Corporation as lessor and any and all Schedules from time to time entered into or prepared in connection with any Master Agreement, (ii) all insurance, warranty, rental and other claims and rights to payment and chattel paper arising out of such Equipment, and (iii) all books, records and proceeds relating to the foregoing.

 

4. General Electric Capital Corporation filed a lien against Bonterra Builders, LLC in connection with equipment leased to or financed for Bonterra Builders, LLC under that certain Lease and Maintenance Agreement No. 7772083-003 including all accessories, accessions, replacements, additions, substitutions, add-ons and upgrades thereto, and any proceeds therefrom.

 

5. Leasing Innovations, Incorporated filed a lien against API in connection with certain equipment leased to API listed on Schedule A to Lease Agreement No. HGF020314-2 and located at Vitalia at Tradition, 10004 SW Oak Tree Circle, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987.

 

6. Leasing Innovations, Incorporated filed a lien against API in connection with certain equipment leased to API listed on Schedule A to Lease Agreement No. HGF120714-4 and located at Bellalago, 1200 Lago Vista Court, Kissimmee, FL 34746.

 

7. Leasing Innovations, Incorporated filed a lien against API in connection with certain equipment leased to API listed on Schedule A to Lease Agreement No. HGF120614-3 and located at The Palms at Solivita, 1055 San Clemente Ave., Kissimmee, FL 34759.

 

8. De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc. filed a lien against API in connection with certain equipment leased or financed to or for API pursuant to lease number 100-10096245, together with all additions, attachments, accessories and substitutions to or for the same, and all proceeds of the foregoing.

 

9.

Wells Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc. filed a lien against API in connection with certain equipment leased or financed to or for API, together with all parts, accessories, attachments, substitutions, additional thereto and replacements thereof, and all periodic


  payments, insurance proceeds or other proceeds and payments due and arising from such equipment.

 

10. Edward Don & Company filed a lien against the Borrower in connection with certain equipment financed for the Borrower, together with all additions and accessories, parts, substitutions, products and cash and non-cash proceeds of such equipment, including all accounts and all proceeds of all insurance policies insuring such equipment.


SCHEDULE 1.1C

GUARANTORS

 

1. Avatar Properties Inc.

 

2. Vitalia at Tradition, LLC

 

3. AVH Bethpage, LLC

 

4. AVH Carolinas, LLC

 

5. AVH North Florida, LLC

 

6. AV Homes of Arizona, LLC

 

7. AVH EM, LLC

 

8. JCH Group LLC

 

9. Royal Oak Homes, LLC

 

10. Bonterra Builders, LLC


SCHEDULE 1.1D

EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT

None.


SCHEDULE 1.1E

ISSUING LENDER ADDRESSES

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

500 Stanton Christiana Rd.

NCC5 / 1st Floor

Newark, DE 19713

Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group (Christine Angus)

Tel: (302) 634-8647

Fax: 201-244-3628

Email: christine.angus@jpmorgan.com

Group Email: Angus_Directs@jpmorgan.com


SCHEDULE 4.11

PENSION PLANS

None.


SCHEDULE 4.12

SUBSIDIARIES; JOINT VENTURES

 

(a) Subsidiaries.

 

Name    State of
Organization
   Foreign
Jurisdictions
   Percentage of
Capital Stock
Held by
Borrower
    Percentage of
Capital Stock
Held by
another
Subsidiary
   

Relationship of Holder

to Subsidiary

  

Guarantor or

Unrestricted

Subsidiary 1

AV Homes Legacy Developers, Inc.

   FL    —        0     100   Guarantor    Unrestricted Subsidiary

AV Homes of Arizona, LLC

   AZ    —        0     100   Guarantor    Guarantor

Avatar Homes of Arizona, Inc.

   AZ    —        0     100   Unrestricted Subsidiary    Unrestricted Subsidiary

Avatar Properties Inc.

   FL    AZ, NH, NJ, NC
and SC
     100     0   N/A    Guarantor

Avatar Retirement Communities, Inc.

   DE    AL, AZ, FL      100     0   N/A    Unrestricted Subsidiary

AVH Bethpage, LLC

   AZ    NC      0     100   Guarantor    Guarantor

AVH Carolinas, LLC

   AZ    NC      0     100   Guarantor    Guarantor

AVH EM, LLC

   AZ    —        0     100   Guarantor    Guarantor

AVH North Florida, LLC

   FL    —        0     100   Guarantor    Guarantor

AVH Realty, LLC

   FL    —        0     100   Guarantor    Unrestricted Subsidiary

Bonterra Builders, LLC

   NC    SC      0     100   Guarantor    Guarantor

EM 646, LLC

   AZ    —        0     58.1951   Guarantor    Unrestricted Subsidiary

JCH Construction, LLC

   AZ    —        0     100   Guarantor    Unrestricted Subsidiary

JCH Construction, LLC

   NV    —        0     100   Guarantor    Unrestricted Subsidiary

JCH Group LLC

   DE    —        0     100   Guarantor    Guarantor

JEN Florida II, LLC

   DE    —        0     100   Guarantor    Unrestricted Subsidiary

Joseph Carl Homes, LLC

   NV    —        0     100   Guarantor    Unrestricted Subsidiary

Rio Rico Properties Inc.

   AZ    —        0     100   Guarantor    Unrestricted Subsidiary

Royal Oak Homes, LLC

   FL    —        0     100   Guarantor    Guarantor

Solivita at Poinciana Golf Club, Inc.

   FL    —        0     100   Unrestricted Subsidiary    Unrestricted Subsidiary

Solivita at Poinciana Recreation, Inc.

   FL    —        0     100   Unrestricted Subsidiary    Unrestricted Subsidiary

Solivita at Poinciana, Inc.

   FL    —        0     100   Unrestricted Subsidiary    Unrestricted Subsidiary

Vitalia at Tradition, LLC

   FL    —        0     100   Guarantor    Guarantor

  

 

1   No Unrestricted Subsidiaries are Financial Services Subsidiaries.


(b) Joint Ventures

 

Name    State of
Organization
   Percentage of
Capital Stock
Held by
Borrower
    Percentage of
Capital Stock
Held by
another
Subsidiary
 

Fieldstone Land, LLC

   FL      0     20.0000


SCHEDULE 6.1(f)

FORMAT OF JOINT VENTURE REPORTING

AV Homes

Joint Ventures

DATE:                     

 

Joint Venture Name

  

Market

  

AV

%

Ownership

  

Managing
Member

  

Additional
Member(s)

  

Year
Formed

   Joint Venture      AV
Investment
     12 mo.
AV
Earnings
(loss)
    

Lender

                  Asset      Liabilities      Debt      Equity           

NAME

                                   

NAME

                                   

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TOTAL

                  $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0     
                 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

PLUS AV HOMES SUB DEBT TO JVs

                       —          

LESS IMPAIRMENT

                          
                             

 

 

       

AV HOMES INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES

                     $ 0        
                             

 

 

       


SCHEDULE 7.3

AMENITIES DISPOSITION

The Borrower may, either directly or through its Subsidiaries, sell, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of its amenity assets in its Solivita and Bellalago communities.


SCHEDULE 7.5

SECURED INDEBTEDNESS

None.


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

[See Attached.]


 

 

GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

made by

certain Subsidiaries of AV Homes, Inc.

in favor of

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

Dated as of May 18, 2017

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION 1.

 

DEFINED TERMS

     2  

1.1

 

Definitions

     2  

1.2

 

Other Definitional Provisions

     3  

SECTION 2.

 

GUARANTEE

     3  

2.1

 

Guarantee

     3  

2.2

 

Right of Contribution

     4  

2.3

 

No Subrogation

     4  

2.4

 

Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations

     4  

2.5

 

Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional

     5  

2.6

 

Reinstatement

     5  

2.7

 

Payments

     6  

SECTION 3.

 

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     6  

3.1

 

Duty of Administrative Agent

     6  

3.2

 

Authority of Administrative Agent

     6  

SECTION 4.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

     6  

4.1

 

Subordination

     6  

4.2

 

Amendments in Writing

     6  

4.3

 

Notices

     6  

4.4

 

No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies

     6  

4.5

 

Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification

     6  

4.6

 

Successors and Assigns

     7  

4.7

 

Set-Off

     7  

4.8

 

Counterparts

     7  

4.9

 

Severability

     7  

4.10

 

Section Headings

     7  

4.11

 

Integration

     7  

4.12

 

GOVERNING LAW

     8  

4.13

 

Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers

     8  

4.14

 

Acknowledgements

     8  

4.15

 

Additional Guarantor

     8  

4.16

 

Releases

     9  

4.17

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     9  

SCHEDULES

    

Schedule 1

 

Notice Addresses

  

 

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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of May 18, 2017, made by each of the signatories hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein, the “ Guarantors ”), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “ Lenders ”) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among AV HOMES, INC. (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time parties thereto and the Administrative Agent.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

WHEREAS, the Borrower is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each Guarantor;

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrower to make valuable transfers to one or more of the Guarantors in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Guarantors are engaged in related businesses, and each Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Guaranteed Parties;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Guaranteed Parties, as follows:

SECTION 1.    DEFINED TERMS

1.1     Definitions . (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

(b)    The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Agreement ”: this Guarantee Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Borrower Obligations ”: the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing at the

 

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then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Letter of Credit, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).

Guaranteed Parties ”: the collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any affiliate of any Lender to which Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Obligations, as applicable, are owed.

Guarantor Obligations ”: with respect to any Guarantor, all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor which may arise under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2) or any other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party, in each case whether on account of guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document).

Guarantors ”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

1.2     Other Definitional Provisions . (a) The words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(b)    The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

SECTION 2.    GUARANTEE

2.1     Guarantee . (a) Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Guaranteed Parties and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrower when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations.

(b)    Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2).

(c)    Each Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder.

 

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(d)    The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Borrower Obligations and the obligations of each Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall have been satisfied by payment in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall be terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement the Borrower may be free from any Borrower Obligations.

(e)    No payment made by the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any Lender from the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Borrower Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations), remain liable for the Borrower Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Borrower Obligations are paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments are terminated.

2.2     Right of Contribution . Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

2.3     No Subrogation . Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Borrower Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by the Borrower on account of the Borrower Obligations are paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments are terminated. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Borrower Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be applied against the Borrower Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.

2.4     Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations . Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Borrower Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and any of the Borrower Obligations continued, and the Borrower Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the

 

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Administrative Agent or any Lender, and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Borrower Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Borrower Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto.

2.5     Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional . Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Borrower Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Borrower Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Borrower or any other Person against the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the Borrower Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Borrower Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

2.6     Reinstatement . The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Borrower Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

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2.7     Payments . Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars at the Funding Office.

SECTION 3.    THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

3.1     Duty of Administrative Agent . Neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon the guarantee provided for herein or for any delay in doing so.

3.2     Authority of Administrative Agent . Each Guarantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Lenders with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Guarantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

SECTION 4.    MISCELLANEOUS

4.1     Subordination . Each Guarantor hereby agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, all Indebtedness owing by it to any Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be fully subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of such Guarantor’s Guarantor Obligations.

4.2     Amendments in Writing . None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.

4.3     Notices . All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Administrative Agent or any Guarantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1.

4.4     No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies . Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 4.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

4.5     Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification . (a) Each Guarantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights

 

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under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel (including the allocated fees and expenses of in-house counsel) to each Lender and of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

(b)    Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Lenders harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to collateral, if any, or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c)    Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Lenders harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement to the extent the Borrower would be required to do so pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.

(d)    The agreements in this Section 4.5 shall survive repayment of the Borrower Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

4.6     Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their successors and assigns; provided that no Guarantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

4.7     Set-Off . In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without notice to any Guarantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Guarantor to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any Guarantor Obligations becoming due and payable by any Guarantor (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to apply to the payment of such Guarantor Obligations, by setoff or otherwise, any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender, any affiliate thereof or any of their respective branches or agencies to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the relevant Guarantor and the Administrative Agent after any such application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such application.

4.8     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by email or telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

4.9     Severability . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

4.10     Section Headings . The Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

4.11     Integration . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter

 

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hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

4.12     GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

4.13     Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers . Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a)    submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(b)    consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(c)    agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Guarantor at its address referred to in Section 4.3 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

(d)    agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

(e)    waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

4.14     Acknowledgements . Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:

(a)    it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(b)    neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Guarantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

(c)    no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Guarantors and the Lenders.

4.15     Additional Guarantor . Each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.7 of the Credit Agreement shall become a Guarantor for all

 

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purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.

4.16     Releases . (a) At such time as the Loans, the Borrower Obligations and the Guarantor Obligations shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (or all such outstanding Letters of Credit shall be collateralized in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender), this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Guarantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party.

(b)    At the request and sole expense of the Borrower, a Guarantor shall be released from its obligations hereunder in the event that all the Capital Stock of such Guarantor shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement; provided that the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least ten Business Days prior (or such other date as agreed by the Administrative Agent) to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Guarantor and the terms of the sale or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a certification by the Borrower stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

4.17     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

Avatar Properties Inc.
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  
Vitalia at Tradition, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc.
  Its Sole Member
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  
AVH Bethpage, LLC
By:   AVH Carolinas, LLC
  Its Sole Member
By:   Avatar Properties Inc.
  Its Sole Member
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  
AVH Carolinas, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc.
  Its Sole Member
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  

 

[AV Homes – Guarantee Agreement]


AVH North Florida, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc.
  Its Sole Member
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  
AV Homes of Arizona, LLC
By:   JCH Group LLC
  Its Sole Member
By:   Avatar Properties Inc.
  Its Sole Member
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  
AVH EM, LLC
By:   JCH Group LLC
  Its Sole Member
By:   Avatar Properties Inc.
  Its Sole Member
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  
JCH Group LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc.
  Its Sole Member
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  

 

[AV Homes – Guarantee Agreement]


Royal Oak Homes, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc.
  Its Sole Member
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  
Bonterra Builders, LLC
By:   Avatar Properties Inc.
  Its Sole Member
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  

 

[AV Homes – Guarantee Agreement]


Schedule 1

NOTICE ADDRESSES OF GUARANTORS

[Name of Guarantor]

c/o AV Homes, Inc.

8601 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Attention: Michael S. Burnett,

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Telecopy: (480) 948-0701

Telephone: (480) 214-7408

Email: M.Burnett@avhomesinc.com

with copies to:

AV Homes, Inc.

8601 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 225

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Attention: Gary Shullaw,

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Telecopy: (480) 948-0701

Telephone: (480) 214-7388

Email: g.shullaw@avhomesinc.com


Annex 1 to

Guarantee Agreement

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of             , 20    , made by                      (the “ Additional Guarantor ”), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “ Lenders ”) parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, AV HOMES, INC. (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and certain of its Affiliates (other than the Additional Guarantor) have entered into the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Guarantee Agreement ”) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Guaranteed Parties;

WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Guarantor to become a party to the Guarantee Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Additional Guarantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. Guarantee Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Guarantor, as provided in Section 4.15 of the Guarantee Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee Agreement as a Guarantor thereunder, effective as of the date of this Assumption Agreement, with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in the Schedules to the Guarantee Agreement. The Additional Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement with respect to the Guarantors is true and correct in all material respects (except any representations and warranties which are qualified by materiality, shall be correct and accurate in all respects) with respect to such Additional Guarantor on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date; provided if any such representations and warranties are expressly made only as of a prior date, such representations and warranties shall be true as of such prior date.

2. Governing Law . THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
By:  

                     

  Name:
  Title:


Annex 1-A to

Assumption Agreement

Supplement to Schedule 1


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

This Compliance Certificate is delivered to you by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 6.1(c) and 6.1(g) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders, including the Issuing Lender (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders. This Compliance Certificate relates to the accounting period ending             , 20    . I, the undersigned, on behalf of the Borrower, do certify on behalf of the Borrower that:

1.    I am (a) the Chief Executive Officer, President or an Executive Vice President of the Borrower or (b) an Authorized Financial Officer of the Borrower.

2.    I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Compliance Certificate.

3.    [I, on behalf of the Borrower, have read the Credit Agreement and, based on an examination which I have deemed sufficient to enable me to make an informed statement, there does not exist, as at the end of the accounting period covered by the financial statements delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section [6.1(a)] [6.1(b)] of the Credit Agreement concurrently with the delivery of this Compliance Certificate, any Default or Event of Default except as set forth below:] 1

4.    Attached hereto as Attachment 1 are the computations showing compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.4(g) of the Credit Agreement as of the accounting period set forth above.

[ Signature page follows .]

 

 

1   Not to be included in the Compliance Certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.1(g), because absence of Default or Event of Default is covered by Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(f).


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate this      day of             , 20    .

 

AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation
By:  

                     

Name:  
Title:  


Attachment 1

to Exhibit B

Compliance with Covenants

[To be supplied by Borrower]


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

[To be delivered with final form of Borrowing Base Calculations]

[            ], 20[    ]

[LETTERHEAD OF AV HOMES, INC.]

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Administrative Agent

500 Stanton-Christiana Road

NCC5 / 1st Floor

Newark, DE 19713

Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group (Christine Angus)

Telephone: (302) 634-8647

Fax: (201) 244-3628

Email: christine.angus@jpmorgan.com

Group Email: Angus_Directs@jpmorgan.com

Ladies/Gentlemen:

This Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered to you pursuant to Section [5.1(j)] 1 [6.1(g)] 2 of the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders, including the Issuing Lender (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders.

 

  1. [Name of officer signing on behalf of the Borrower] is a duly elected, qualified and acting Authorized Financial Officer of the Borrower; and

 

  2. The Borrowing Base as of             , 20     (the “ Report Date ”) and the components thereof are calculated and set forth on Attachment 1 hereto.

[ Signature page follows .]

 

 

1   For Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on the Closing Date.
2   For any Borrowing Base Certificate delivered subsequent to the Closing Date.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Borrowing Base Certificate this      day of             , 20    .

 

AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation
By:                                                                                              
Name:  
Title:  


Attachment 1

to Exhibit C

Borrowing Base Compliance Calculations

[See Attached.]

[Calculations to be provided by the Borrower.]


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into between the Assignor named below (the “ Assignor ”) and the Assignee named below (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit and guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.      

 

Assignor:

                                                                

2.      

 

Assignee:

                                                                
     [and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [ identify Lender ] 1 ]

3.      

 

Borrower(s):

   AV Homes, Inc.

4.      

 

AdministrativeAgent:

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement

5.      

 

CreditAgreement:

   The Credit Agreement dated May 18, 2017 by and among the Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, including the Issuing Lenders, and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

 

1   Select as applicable.


6. Assigned Interest:

 

Facility Assigned 2

   Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans for
all Lenders
     Amount of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned
     Percentage Assigned of
Commitment/Loans 3
 

A.

   $      $       
   $      $       
   $      $       

Effective Date:            , 20     [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed administrative questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the Loan Parties and their Affiliates or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR

 

NAME OF ASSIGNOR
By:                                                                                                    
  Title:
ASSIGNEE

 

NAME OF ASSIGNEE
By:                                                                                                    
  Title:

 

 

2   Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. “Revolving Commitment,” “Tranche A Term Commitment,” “Tranche B Term Commitment”).
3   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders.

 

2


[Consented to and] 4 Accepted:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent

By  

                     

  Title:
[Consented to:] 5
AV HOMES, INC.
By  

                     

  Title:
[NAME OF ANY OTHER RELEVANT PARTY]
By  

 

  Title:

 

 

4   To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
5   To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Issuing Lender) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

3


ANNEX 1

Credit Agreement dated May 18, 2017 (the “ Credit Agreement ”) by and among the AV Homes, Inc. (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, including the Issuing Lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1     Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and (v) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2.     Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.


3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by email or telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders, including the Issuing Lender (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders.

Upon execution and delivery of this New Lender Supplement by the parties hereto as provided in Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby becomes a Lender thereunder having the Commitment set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto and shall be bound by the obligations in the Credit Agreement as a Lender and entitled to the benefits of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Increased Facility Closing Date.

THIS NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

This New Lender Supplement may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page hereof by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

[ Signature page follows .]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Lender Supplement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of this      day of             , 201  .

 

 

Name of Lender
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Accepted and agreed:
AV HOMES, INC.
By:  

                     

  Name:
  Title:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent

By:  

                     

  Name:
  Title:


Attachment 1

to Exhibit E

Commitment and Notice Address

 

1.    Name of Lender:   

 

   Notice Address:   

 

     

 

     

 

     

 

  

Attention:

  

 

  

Telephone:

  

 

  

Facsimile:

  

 

  

Email:

  

 

2.    Commitment:                                     


EXHIBIT F-1

FORM OF EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders, including the Issuing Lender (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders. [                    ] (the “ Non-U.S. Lender ”) is providing this certificate pursuant to Section 2.16(d) of the Credit Agreement. The Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents and warrants that:

1.    The Non-U.S. Lender is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

2.    The Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code;

3.    The Non-U.S. Lender is not a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code;

4.    The Non-U.S. Lender is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code; and

5.    The interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate or in such W-8BEN changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

[ Signature page follows .]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be duly executed and delivered as of the date indicated below.

 

[NAME OF NON-U.S. LENDER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Date:                     


EXHIBIT F-2

FORM OF EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders, including the Issuing Lender (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders and the other agents party thereto. [                    ] (the “ Non-U.S. Lender ”) is providing this certificate pursuant to Section 2.16(d) of the Credit Agreement. The Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents and warrants that:

1.    The Non-U.S. Lender is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

2.    The Non-U.S. Lender’s direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

3.    Neither the Non-U.S. Lender nor its direct or indirect partners/members that are beneficial owners of the Loan(s) is a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code;

3.    Neither the Non-U.S. Lender nor its direct or indirect partners/members that are beneficial owners of the Loan(s) is a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code;

4.    Neither the Non-U.S. Lender nor its direct or indirect partners/members that are beneficial owners of the Loan(s) is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code; and

5.    The interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business by the undersigned nor any of its partners/members that is a beneficial owner of the Loan(s).

The undersigned has furnished, or concurrently herewith furnishes, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate or in such Form W-8IMY or such Form W-8BEN changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

[ Signature page follows .]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be duly executed and delivered as of the date indicated below.

 

[NAME OF NON-U.S. LENDER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Date:                     


EXHIBIT F-3

FORM OF EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders, including the Issuing Lender (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders and the other agents party thereto. The undersigned is providing this certificate pursuant to Section 2.16(d) of the Credit Agreement. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that:

1.    It is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

2.    Its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

3.    With respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members that are beneficial owners of such participation is a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code;

3.    None of its direct or indirect partners/members that are beneficial owners of the participation is a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code;

4.    None of its direct or indirect partners/members that are beneficial owners of the participation is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code; and

5.    The interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business by the undersigned nor any of its partners/members that are beneficial owners of the participation.

The undersigned has furnished the participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate or in such Form W-8IMY or such Form W-8BEN changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

[ Signature page follows .]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be duly executed and delivered as of the date indicated below.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:  

                     

  Name:
  Title:

Date:                     


EXHIBIT F-4

FORM OF EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among AV HOMES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders, including the Issuing Lender (collectively, the “ Lenders ”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders and the other agents party thereto. The undersigned is providing this certificate pursuant to Section 2.16(d) of the Credit Agreement. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that:

1.    It is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate;

2.    It is not a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code;

3.    It is not a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code;

4.    It is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code; and

5.    The interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate or in such Form W-8BEN changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

[ Signature page follows .]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be duly executed and delivered as of the date indicated below.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:  

                     

  Name:
  Title:

Date:                     

Exhibit 99.1

AV Homes, Inc. Announces Closing of Private Placement of Senior Notes

Scottsdale, AZ (May 18, 2017) — AV Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVHI) (“AV Homes” or the “Company”) today announced that it has closed its previously announced private offering of $400 million of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”). As previously announced, the 2022 Notes were priced to investors at 100.000% of their principal amount. The Company intends to use the proceeds from this offering (i) to fund the repurchase or redemption of any and all of the $200 million in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019, (ii) to pay amounts currently outstanding under its existing senior secured revolving credit facility, totaling approximately $30 million and (iii) for general corporate purposes, which may include the financing of acquisitions.

The 2022 Notes and related guarantees were sold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and outside the United States, to non-U.S. persons in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor shall there be any sales of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This press release is being issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 135(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ABOUT AV HOMES

AV Homes is a homebuilder engaged in the business of homebuilding and community development in Florida, the Carolinas and Arizona. Its principal operations are conducted near Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida, Phoenix, Arizona and Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina. The Company focuses on the development and construction of (i) primary residential communities, which serve first time and move-up buyers, and (ii) active adult communities, which are age-restricted to the age 55 and over active adult demographic. AV Homes common shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol AVHI.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to change. These forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted, either positively or negatively by various factors, including without limitation, licensing, and other regulatory approvals, financing sources, development and construction activities, costs and delays, weather, permits, competition and business conditions in the gaming industry. The forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein.

Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and expansion projects, is included in the filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.


Investor Contact:

Mike Burnett

EVP, Chief Financial Officer

480-214-7408

m.burnett@avhomesinc.com

Exhibit 99.2

AV Homes, Inc. Announces

Early Tender Results and Initial Settlement of Cash Tender Offer

Scottsdale, AZ (May 18, 2017) — AV Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVHI) (“AV Homes” or the “Company”) today announced the early tender results and initial settlement of the previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for any and all of its outstanding 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019 (CUSIP No. 00234P AE2) (the “2019 Notes”). The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are described in the Company’s Offer to Purchase dated May 1, 2017 (the “Offer to Purchase”).

As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 17, 2017 (the “Early Tender Date”), $45,480,000 aggregate principal amount of 2019 Notes (representing approximately 22.74% of the outstanding 2019 Notes) had been validly tendered (the “Early Tender Notes”). On May 18, 2017, the Company accepted for purchase and purchased all Early Tender Notes. The Company also announced today the completion of its previously announced private offering of $400 million of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”), a portion of the net proceeds of which was used to fund the consideration for the Tender Offer. The completion of the offering of the 2022 Notes satisfied the financing condition to the Tender Offer.

Holders of the Early Tender Notes received the total consideration of $1,038.87 per $1,000 principal amount of 2019 Notes tendered, which includes an early tender payment of $6.99 per $1,000 principal amount of 2019 Notes tendered (the “Early Tender Payment”). In addition, holders of the Early Tender Notes received accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, today, May 18, 2017.

Holders validly tendering 2019 Notes after the Early Tender Date but prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 26, 2017, unless extended or earlier terminated by the Company (the “Expiration Date”) will not be eligible to receive the Early Tender Payment, but will be eligible to receive the tender offer consideration of $1,031.88 per $1,000 principal amount of 2019 Notes tendered, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the date of payment for such 2019 Notes. Other than as required by applicable law, tendered 2019 Notes may not be withdrawn after the Early Tender Date. The Company’s obligation to purchase the Early Tender Notes was, and acceptance of 2019 Notes tendered after the Early Tender Date but at or before the Expiration Date is, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions as set forth in the Offer to Purchase. The final settlement will occur promptly after the Expiration Date, and is expected to be on May 30, 2017.

The Company has engaged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC to act as the dealer manager in connection with the Tender Offer. Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (212) 834-4811 (collect) or (866) 834-4666 (US toll-free). Requests for documentation may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., at (800) 622-1649 (US toll-free) or (212) 269-5550 (for bankers and brokers) or via email to avhomes@dfking.com.


This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities, including any senior unsecured notes of the Company. The 2022 Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such requirements. The Tender Offer is being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, which sets forth the complete terms of the Tender Offer.

ABOUT AV HOMES

AV Homes is a homebuilder engaged in the business of homebuilding and community development in Florida, the Carolinas and Arizona. Its principal operations are conducted near Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida, Phoenix, Arizona and Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina. The Company focuses on the development and construction of (i) primary residential communities, which serve first time and move-up buyers, and (ii) active adult communities, which are age-restricted to the age 55 and over active adult demographic. AV Homes common shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol AVHI.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to change. These forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted, either positively or negatively by various factors, including without limitation, licensing, and other regulatory approvals, financing sources, development and construction activities, costs and delays, weather, permits, competition and business conditions in the gaming industry. The forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein.

Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and expansion projects, is included in the filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

Investor Contact:     

Mike Burnett

EVP, Chief Financial Officer

480-214-7408

m.burnett@avhomesinc.com