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): October 4, 2022 (September 30, 2022)
Bausch Health Companies Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada | 001-14956 | 98-0448205 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2150 St. Elzéar Blvd. West, Laval, Québec, Canada H7L 4A8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(514) 744-6792
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Shares, No Par Value | BHC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations
On September 30, 2022, Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced (i) offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”): (A) the Company’s outstanding 9.00% Senior Notes due 2025, 7.00% Senior Notes due 2028, 5.00% Senior Notes due 2028, 5.00% Senior Notes due 2029, 6.25% Senior Notes due 2029, 7.25% Senior Notes due 2029, 5.25% Senior Notes due 2030 and 5.25% Senior Notes due 2031 and (collectively, the “Existing Unsecured BHC Notes”) and (B) Bausch Health Americas, Inc.’s (“BHA”) outstanding 9.25% Senior Notes due 2026 and 8.50% Senior Notes due 2027 (together, the “Existing BHA Notes” and, together with the Existing Unsecured BHC Notes, the “Existing Unsecured Notes”) for new secured notes, comprised of (1) new 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “First Lien Notes”) and new 14.00% Second Lien Secured Notes due 2030 (the “Second Lien Notes” and together with the First Lien Notes, the “New BHC Notes”), in each case, to be issued by the Company and (2) new 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “Holdco Notes” and, together with the New BHC Notes, the “New Secured Notes”) to be issued by 1375209 B.C. Ltd. (the “Holdco Issuer”), an existing wholly-owned unrestricted subsidiary of the Company that holds 38.6% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Bausch + Lomb Corporation, and (ii) solicitations of consent by the Company and BHA from holders of Existing Unsecured Notes to amend certain provisions of the applicable indenture governing the related series of Existing Unsecured Notes (the “Consent Solicitations” and, together with the Exchange Offers, the “Offers”).
The Offers were made pursuant to the Exchange Offer Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated August 30, 2022. Pursuant to the Exchange Offers (i) the Company issued $1,774,067,000 in aggregate principal amount of First Lien Notes and $351,533,000 in aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes, and (ii) the Holdco Issuer issued $998,937,000 in aggregate principal amount of Holdco Notes. The New Secured Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any state securities law and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
The First Lien Notes Indenture
The First Lien Notes were issued pursuant to the indenture, dated as of September 30, 2022 (the “First Lien Notes Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors named therein, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and the notes collateral agents party thereto. The following summary of the First Lien Notes Indenture is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete text of the First Lien Notes Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Interest and Maturity
Pursuant to the First Lien Notes Indenture, the First Lien Notes will mature on September 30, 2028. Interest on the First Lien Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 30 and September 30, beginning on March 30, 2023.
Guarantees
The First Lien Notes will initially be jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of the Company’s subsidiaries that is a guarantor under the Company’s existing credit agreement, the Company’s existing senior secured notes (the “Existing Secured Notes”) and the Existing Unsecured Notes (such guarantors, the “Note Guarantors”). The First Lien Notes and the guarantees related thereto will be senior obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors and will be secured, subject to permitted liens and certain other exceptions, by first priority liens that secure the obligations of the Company and the Notes Guarantors under the Company’s existing credit agreement and the Existing Secured Notes.
Ranking
The First Lien Notes and the guarantees related thereto will be:
• | general secured obligations, secured by a first-priority lien (subject to permitted liens and certain other exceptions) on the collateral; |
• | pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company and the Note Guarantors; |
• | effectively pari passu with all existing and future indebtedness secured by a first-priority lien on the collateral (including the credit facilities and the Existing Secured Notes); |
• | effectively senior to all existing and future indebtedness that is unsecured (including the Existing Unsecured Notes and the guarantees thereof) or that is secured by junior liens, in each case to the extent of the value of the collateral; and |
• | structurally subordinated to (x) all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of any of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the First Lien Notes to the extent of the value of such subsidiaries’ assets and (y) any of the Company’s debt that is secured by assets that are not collateral to the extent of the value of such assets. |
Optional Redemption
The Company may redeem some or all of the First Lien Notes at any time at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make-whole” premium.
Upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the First Lien Notes Indenture), unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the First Lien Notes, as described above, holders of the First Lien Notes may require the Company to repurchase such holder’s First Lien Notes, in whole or in part, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such First Lien Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the purchase date applicable to such First Lien Notes.
Certain Covenants
The First Lien Notes Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and any of its restricted subsidiaries (as such term is defined in the First Lien Notes Indenture), to, among other things:
• | incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; |
• | make certain investments and other restricted payments; |
• | create liens; |
• | enter into transactions with affiliates; |
• | engage in mergers, consolidations or amalgamations; and |
• | transfer and sell assets. |
Events of Default
The First Lien Notes Indenture also provides for customary events of default.
The Second Lien Notes Indenture
The Second Lien Notes were issued pursuant to the indenture, dated as of September 30, 2022 (the “Second Lien Notes Indenture”), among the Company, the Note Guarantors, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and the notes collateral agents party thereto. The following summary of the Second Lien Notes Indenture is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete text of the Second Lien Notes Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Interest and Maturity
Pursuant to the Second Lien Notes Indenture, the Second Lien Notes will mature on October 15, 2030. Interest on the Second Lien Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, beginning on April 15, 2023.
Guarantees
The Second Lien Notes will initially be jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of the Note Guarantors. The Second Lien Notes and the guarantees related thereto will be senior obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors and will be secured, subject to permitted liens and certain other exceptions, by second priority liens on the same collateral that secures the obligations of the Company and the Notes Guarantors under the Company’s existing credit agreement, the Existing Secured Notes and the First Lien Notes.
Ranking
The Second Lien Notes and the guarantees related thereto will be:
• | general secured obligations, secured by a second-priority lien (subject to permitted liens and certain other exceptions) on the collateral; |
• | pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company and the Note Guarantors; |
• | effectively subordinated with all existing and future indebtedness secured by a first-priority lien on the collateral (including the credit facilities, the Existing Secured Notes and the First Lien Notes); |
• | effectively pari passu to all existing and future indebtedness that is secured by a second-priority lien on the collateral; |
• | effectively senior to all existing and future indebtedness that is either (i) secured by junior liens on the collateral or (ii) that is unsecured (including the Existing Unsecured Notes and the guarantees thereof), to the extent of the value of the collateral; and |
• | structurally subordinated to (x) all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of any of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Second Lien Notes to the extent of the value of such subsidiaries’ assets and (y) any of the Company’s debt that is secured by assets that are not collateral to the extent of the value of such assets. |
Optional Redemption
The Second Lien Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time on or after October 15, 2025, at the redemption prices as set forth in the Second Lien Notes Indenture.
In addition, the Company may redeem some or all of the Second Lien Notes prior to October 15, 2025 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make-whole” premium. Prior to October 15, 2025, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Notes using the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at the redemption price set forth in the Second Lien Notes Indenture.
Upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the Second Lien Notes Indenture), unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Second Lien Notes, as described above, holders of the Second Lien Notes may require the Company to repurchase such holder’s Second Lien Notes, in whole or in part, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Second Lien Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the purchase date applicable to such Second Lien Notes.
Certain Covenants
The Second Lien Notes Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and any of its restricted subsidiaries (as such term is defined in the Second Lien Notes Indenture), to, among other things:
• | incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; |
• | make certain investments and other restricted payments; |
• | create liens; |
• | enter into transactions with affiliates; |
• | engage in mergers, consolidations or amalgamations; and |
• | transfer and sell assets. |
Events of Default
The Second Lien Notes Indenture also provides for customary events of default.
The Holdco Notes Indenture
The Holdco Notes were issued pursuant to the indenture, dated as of September 30, 2022 (the “Holdco Notes Indenture”), among the Holdco Issuer, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as a notes collateral agent. The following summary of the Holdco Notes Indenture is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete text of the Holdco Notes Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Interest and Maturity
Pursuant to the Holdco Notes Indenture, the Holdco Notes will mature on January 30, 2028. Interest on the Holdco Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each January 30 and July 30, beginning on January 30, 2023.
Ranking; Non-Recourse
The Holdco Notes will be general senior secured obligations of the Holdco Issuer and secured by first priority liens (subject to permitted liens and other exceptions) on substantially all of the assets of the Holdco Issuer. The sole recourse of holders under the Holdco Notes will be limited to the Holdco Issuer and its assets. The Holdco Notes shall not be obligations or responsibilities of, or guaranteed by, any other person, including the Company, Bausch + Lomb Corporation or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries (other than the Holdco Issuer). None of the Company, Bausch + Lomb Corporation or any of their restricted subsidiaries is a guarantor or otherwise liable in any way on the Holdco Notes nor do any such entities have any obligation to provide credit support or otherwise to the Holdco Issuer.
Optional Redemption
The Holdco Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Holdco Issuer, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices as set forth in the Holdco Notes Indenture.
Upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the Holdco Notes Indenture), unless the Holdco Issuer has exercised its right to redeem all of the Holdco Notes, as described above, holders of the Holdco Notes may require the Holdco Issuer to repurchase such holder’s Holdco Notes, in whole or in part, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Holdco Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the purchase date applicable to such Holdco Notes.
Certain Covenants
The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Holdco Issuer and any of its restricted subsidiaries (as such term is defined in the Holdco Note Indenture), to, among other things:
• | incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; |
• | make certain investments and other restricted payments; |
• | create liens; |
• | enter into transactions with affiliates; |
• | engage in mergers, consolidations or amalgamations; |
• | transfer and sell assets; and |
• | engage in certain business activities or have subsidiaries (other than, to the extent applicable, Bausch + Lomb Corporation and its subsidiaries and subsidiaries that hold equity interests in Bausch + Lomb Corporation). |
Events of Default
The Holdco Notes Indenture also provides for customary events of default.
Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information included in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 4, 2022
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Tom Vadaketh | |
Name: | Tom Vadaketh | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 4.1
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
$1,774,067,000
11.00% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028
INDENTURE
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
AS TRUSTEE, REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT
AND THE NOTES COLLATERAL AGENTS PARTY HERETO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE 1 | ||||||
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | ||||||
Section 1.1 |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Other Definitions | 31 | ||||
Section 1.3 |
Rules of Construction | 32 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 | ||||||
THE SECURITIES | ||||||
Section 2.1 |
Form and Dating | 33 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Execution and Authentication | 34 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Registrar and Paying Agent | 35 | ||||
Section 2.4 |
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust | 35 | ||||
Section 2.5 |
Noteholder Lists | 35 | ||||
Section 2.6 |
Transfer and Exchange | 35 | ||||
Section 2.7 |
Replacement Notes | 36 | ||||
Section 2.8 |
Outstanding Notes | 36 | ||||
Section 2.9 |
Treasury Notes | 37 | ||||
Section 2.10 |
Temporary Notes | 37 | ||||
Section 2.11 |
Cancellation | 37 | ||||
Section 2.12 |
Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements | 37 | ||||
Section 2.13 |
CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 | ||||||
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES | ||||||
Section 3.1 |
Right to Redeem | 39 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed | 40 | ||||
Section 3.3 |
Notice of Redemption | 40 | ||||
Section 3.4 |
Effect of Notice of Redemption | 41 | ||||
Section 3.5 |
Deposit of Redemption Price | 41 | ||||
Section 3.6 |
Notes Redeemed in Part | 41 | ||||
Section 3.7 |
Optional Redemption | 41 | ||||
Section 3.8 |
Purchase of Notes at Option of the Holder Upon Change of Control | 42 | ||||
Section 3.9 |
Effect of Change of Control Purchase Notice | 44 | ||||
Section 3.10 |
Deposit of Change of Control Purchase Price | 44 | ||||
Section 3.11 |
Notes Purchased in Part | 45 | ||||
Section 3.12 |
Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Notes | 45 | ||||
Section 3.13 |
Repayment to the Company | 45 | ||||
Section 3.14 |
Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds | 45 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 | ||||||
COVENANTS | ||||||
Section 4.1 |
Payment of Notes | 46 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Maintenance of Office or Agency | 47 |
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Section 4.3 |
Reports | 47 | ||||
Section 4.4 |
Compliance Certificates | 48 | ||||
Section 4.5 |
Further Instruments and Acts | 48 | ||||
Section 4.6 |
Maintenance of Corporate Existence | 49 | ||||
Section 4.7 |
Changes in Covenants When Notes Rated Investment Grade | 49 | ||||
Section 4.8 |
Restricted Payments | 49 | ||||
Section 4.9 |
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock | 52 | ||||
Section 4.10 |
[Reserved] | 55 | ||||
Section 4.11 |
Liens | 55 | ||||
Section 4.12 |
Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries | 56 | ||||
Section 4.13 |
Transactions with Affiliates | 57 | ||||
Section 4.14 |
Asset Sales | 58 | ||||
Section 4.15 |
Additional Note Guarantees | 61 | ||||
Section 4.16 |
Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries | 62 | ||||
Section 4.17 |
Business Activities | 62 | ||||
Section 4.18 |
Limitation on Bausch + Lomb Contributions, Transfers and Dispositions | 62 | ||||
Section 4.19 |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws | 63 | ||||
Section 4.20 |
Notice of Default | 63 | ||||
Section 4.21 |
Payment of Additional Amounts | 63 | ||||
Section 4.22 |
After-Acquired Property | 65 | ||||
Section 4.23 |
Additional Material Real Estate Assets | 67 | ||||
Section 4.24 |
No Impairment of the Security Interests | 67 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 | ||||||
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS | ||||||
Section 5.1 |
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets | 67 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Successor Substituted | 68 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 | ||||||
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES | ||||||
Section 6.1 |
Events of Default | 68 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Acceleration | 70 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Other Remedies | 72 | ||||
Section 6.4 |
Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default | 72 | ||||
Section 6.5 |
Control by Majority | 72 | ||||
Section 6.6 |
Limitations on Suits | 72 | ||||
Section 6.7 |
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment | 72 | ||||
Section 6.8 |
Collection Suit by Trustee | 73 | ||||
Section 6.9 |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 73 | ||||
Section 6.10 |
Priorities | 73 | ||||
Section 6.11 |
Undertaking for Costs | 73 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 | ||||||
TRUSTEE | ||||||
Section 7.1 |
Duties of Trustee | 74 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Rights of Trustee | 74 | ||||
Section 7.3 |
Individual Rights of Trustee | 75 | ||||
Section 7.4 |
Trustees Disclaimer | 76 | ||||
Section 7.5 |
Notice of Default or Events of Default | 76 | ||||
Section 7.6 |
[Reserved] | 76 |
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Section 7.7 |
Compensation and Indemnity | 76 | ||||
Section 7.8 |
Replacement of Trustee | 76 | ||||
Section 7.9 |
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. | 77 | ||||
Section 7.10 |
Eligibility; Disqualification | 77 | ||||
Section 7.11 |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company | 77 | ||||
Section 7.12 |
Collateral Documents; Intercreditor Agreements | 77 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 | ||||||
DEFEASANCE; SATISFACTION AND | ||||||
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE | ||||||
Section 8.1 |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture | 78 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Legal Defeasance | 79 | ||||
Section 8.3 |
Covenant Defeasance | 80 | ||||
Section 8.4 |
Application of Trust Money | 81 | ||||
Section 8.5 |
Repayment to the Company | 81 | ||||
Section 8.6 |
Reinstatement | 81 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 | ||||||
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS | ||||||
Section 9.1 |
Without Consent of Holders | 81 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
With Consent of Holders | 82 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
Notice of Amendment, Supplement or Waiver | 83 | ||||
Section 9.4 |
Revocation and Effect of Consents | 83 | ||||
Section 9.5 |
Notation on or Exchange of Notes | 83 | ||||
Section 9.6 |
Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. | 84 | ||||
Section 9.7 |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures | 84 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 | ||||||
NOTE GUARANTEES | ||||||
Section 10.1 |
Note Guarantees | 84 | ||||
Section 10.2 |
Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantees | 85 | ||||
Section 10.3 |
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability | 85 | ||||
Section 10.4 |
Merger and Consolidation of Note Guarantors | 86 | ||||
Section 10.5 |
Release | 86 | ||||
ARTICLE 11 | ||||||
MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||
Section 11.1 |
Certain Trust Indenture Act Sections | 87 | ||||
Section 11.2 |
Notices. | 87 | ||||
Section 11.3 |
Communications by Holders With Other Holders | 89 | ||||
Section 11.4 |
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent | 89 | ||||
Section 11.5 |
Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders | 89 | ||||
Section 11.6 |
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar | 90 | ||||
Section 11.7 |
Legal Holidays | 90 | ||||
Section 11.8 |
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 90 | ||||
Section 11.9 |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 90 | ||||
Section 11.10 |
No Recourse Against Others | 90 |
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EXHIBITS | ||||
EXHIBIT A | - | FORM OF NOTE | ||
EXHIBIT B | - | FORM OF GUARANTEE | ||
EXHIBIT C | - | FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR | ||
EXHIBIT D | - | FORM OF CANADIAN NOTE GUARANTEE |
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THIS INDENTURE dated as of September 30, 2022 is among Bausch Health Companies Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the Company), the Note Guarantors party hereto, The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), a New York banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee (in such capacity, the Trustee), Registrar, and Paying Agent, BNY Mellon, as a notes collateral agent (together with certain of its branches, affiliates and agents party hereto) and TMF Group New York, LLC (TMF), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as a notes collateral agent.
In consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, all parties agree as follows for the benefit of the other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the registered Holders of the Companys Notes.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.1 Definitions.
144A Global Note means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will initially be issued in a denomination equal to the principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
Acquired Debt means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person and which is not satisfied in full at such time, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
Additional Notes means the additional principal amount of Notes (other than the Initial Notes) that the Company may issue from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.1(c) of this Indenture as part of the same series of Notes issued on the date hereof other than Notes issued in exchange for, or replacement of outstanding Notes.
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with have correlative meanings.
After-Acquired Property means property (other than Excluded Assets) that is intended to be Collateral acquired by the Company or a Note Guarantor (including property of a Person that becomes a new Note Guarantor after the Issue Date) that is not automatically subject to a perfected security interest under the Collateral Documents, which the Company or such Note Guarantor will provide a first priority lien over such property (or in the case of a new Note Guarantor, such of its property) in favor of the Notes Collateral Agents and deliver certain certificates and opinions in respect thereof, all as and to the extent required by this Indenture or the Collateral Documents; provided that, while any obligations under the Credit Agreement are outstanding, After-Acquired Property shall not include any asset or property that is not pledged to secure the obligations under the Credit Agreement.
Agent means any Registrar or Paying Agent.
Applicable Premium means, with respect to the Notes, as determined by the Company, the greater of:
(1) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such Notes, and
(2) (a) the present value of all remaining required interest and principal payments due on such Notes and all premium payments relating to such Notes assuming a redemption date of September 30, 2028, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, minus
(b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Notes, minus
(c) accrued interest paid on the date of redemption.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable, to such transfer or exchange.
Asset Sale means:
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets, property or rights outside of the ordinary course of business; provided that the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 3.8 and/or Section 5.1 hereof and not by the provisions of Section 4.14 hereof; and
(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the Companys Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case other than directors qualifying shares.
Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of less than $100.0 million;
(2) a transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(4) any sale of receivables in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(5) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(6) a Restricted Payment or a Permitted Investment that is permitted by Section 4.8 hereof;
(7) the license or sublicense of intellectual property or other general intangibles and licenses, leases or subleases of other property which do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, determined in good faith by the Company;
(8) the sale, exchange or other disposition of obsolete, worn out, uneconomical or surplus assets, including any such intellectual property;
(9) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding agreements;
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(10) foreclosures on, or condemnation of, assets and the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims;
(11) sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets for consideration at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or disposed of, but only if the consideration received consists of property or assets (other than cash, except to the extent used as a bona fide means of equalizing the value of the property or assets involved in the swap transaction; provided, however, that cash does not exceed 10% of the sum of the amount of the cash and the Fair Market Value of the assets received or given) of a nature or type that are used in a business having property or assets of a nature or type or engaged in a Permitted Business (or Capital Stock of a Person whose assets consist of assets of the type described in this clause (11)); and
(12) dispositions in connection with any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, any Permitted Warrant Transaction or any Packaged Right.
Attributable Debt in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Bankruptcy Law means any of Title 11 of the United States Code, the BIA, the CCAA, the WURA and the CBCA, and any other applicable insolvency, corporate arrangement or restructuring or other similar law of any jurisdiction including any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.
Bausch + Lomb means Bausch + Lomb Corporation.
Bausch + Lomb Business means the Companys global eye health business as described in the Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement.
Bausch + Lomb Designation Date means the date on which the Company designates the Bausch + Lomb Entities as Unrestricted Subsidiaries under this Indenture and the indentures governing the Existing Notes.
Bausch + Lomb Entities means 1261229 B.C. Ltd., 1375209 B.C. Ltd., or such other entity that holds Equity Interests of Bausch + Lomb (or any parent thereof), together with Bausch + Lomb and its subsidiaries that together constitute the Bausch + Lomb Business.
Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 relating to the initial public offering of Bausch + Lomb at the time it was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms Beneficially Owns and Beneficially Owned have a corresponding meaning.
BHA means Bausch Health Americas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors.
BIA means the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
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Board of Directors means:
(1) with respect to a company or corporation, the board of directors of the company or corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; and
(3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
Business Day means each day that is not a Legal Holiday.
Canadian Note Guarantee means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Notes issued by each Canadian Note Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Canadian Note Guarantor means each Note Guarantor that is organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.
Capital Lease Obligations means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
Capital Markets Indebtedness means any Indebtedness consisting of bonds, debentures, notes or other similar debt securities issued in (a) a public offering registered under the Securities Act, (b) a private placement to institutional investors that is resold in accordance with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, whether or not it includes registration rights entitling the holders of such debt securities to registration thereof with the SEC or (c) a private placement to institutional investors. For the avoidance of doubt, the term Capital Markets Indebtedness does not include any Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, Indebtedness incurred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction, Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company, Capital Lease Obligations or recourse transfer of any financial asset or any other type of Indebtedness incurred in a manner not customarily viewed as a securities offering.
Capital Stock means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation (including, without limitation, quotas) that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
Cash Equivalents means:
(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided, that the full faith and credit of the U.S. is pledged in support thereof) having repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;
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(2) certificates of deposit and time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any U.S. commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million;
(3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 14 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (1) and (2) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (2) above;
(4) commercial paper having a rating of at least P-2 or better from Moodys or at least A-2 or better from S&P, or carrying an equivalent rating by an internationally recognized rating agency and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;
(5) auction-rate, corporate and municipal securities, in each case (x) having either short-term debt ratings of at least P-2 or better from Moodys or at least A-2 or better from S&P or long-term senior debt ratings of A2 or better from Moodys or at least A or better from S&P, or carrying an equivalent rating by an internationally recognized rating agency, (y) having repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition and (z) which are classifiable as cash and cash equivalents under GAAP;
(6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition; or
(7) in the case of the Company or any Foreign Subsidiary:
(a) direct obligations of the sovereign nation, or any agency thereof, in which the Company or such Foreign Subsidiary is organized or is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation, or any agency thereof; provided, that such obligations have repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition and are used by the Company or such Foreign Subsidiary in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of the type analogous to clauses (1) through (5) above; or
(b) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (5) above of foreign obligors, which investments or obligors have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from internationally recognized rating agencies; provided, that such investments are used by the Company or such Foreign Subsidiary in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of the type analogous to clauses (1) through (5) above.
CBCA means the Canada Business Corporations Act.
CCAA means the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) any person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the Beneficial Owner, other than by way of merger or consolidation of the Company, of shares of the Companys Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the total voting power of all of the Companys outstanding Voting Stock;
(2) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, another Person, or the Company, directly or indirectly, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event other than pursuant to a transaction in which the Persons that Beneficially Owned the shares of the Companys Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction Beneficially Own at least a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person; or
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(3) the holders of the Companys Capital Stock approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (whether or not otherwise in compliance with this Indenture).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of a holding company and (2) (a) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of the ultimate parent holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Companys Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (b) no person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such ultimate parent holding company.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, Luxembourg.
Collateral means all of the assets and properties subject to Liens granted by the Company or any Note Guarantor in favor of any Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders.
Collateral Agent means the Notes Collateral Agent or the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, as applicable.
Collateral Documents means the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the security documents pursuant to which the Company and the Note Guarantors grant Liens in favor of the relevant Notes Collateral Agent to secure Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.
Company means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Company shall mean such successor Company.
Consolidated Cash Flow means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (without duplication):
(1) taxes paid and any provision for taxes, including income, profits, capital, foreign, federal, state, local, Canadian federal and provincial, sales, franchise and similar taxes, property taxes, foreign withholding taxes and foreign unreimbursed value added taxes (including penalties and interest related to any such tax or arising from any tax examination, and including pursuant to any tax sharing arrangement or as a result of any tax distribution) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during the relevant period; plus
(2) Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(3) any restructuring charges or expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems establishment costs, excess pension charges, contract termination costs and costs to consolidate facilities and relocate employees), to the extent that any such charge or expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(4) fees and expenses in connection with any proposed or actual issuance of any Indebtedness or Equity Interests, or any proposed or actual acquisitions, Investments, Asset Sales or divestitures permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; plus
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(5) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period), and other non-cash charges or expenses (including impairment charges and other write-offs of intangible assets and goodwill, but excluding amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period to the extent added back in such prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; provided, that if any such non-cash charge or expense (or any portion thereof) represents an accrual or reserve for any potential cash items in any future period, (i) the Company may elect not to add back such non-cash charge in the then-current period and instead add back such amount to a following period, and (ii) to the extent the Company elects to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated Cash Flow to the same extent in such future period; plus
(6) pro forma run rate cost savings, operating expense reductions, operational improvements and cost synergies (collectively, Expected Cost Savings) (net of actual amounts realized) that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Company in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of such Person) related to any permitted asset sale, acquisition (including the commencement of activities constituting a business line), combination, Investment, disposition (including the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting a business line), operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative, any similar initiative (including the effect of arrangements or efficiencies from the shifting of production of one or more products from one manufacturing facility to another) and/or specified transaction, in each case prior to, on or after the Issue Date (any such operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiative or specified transaction, a Cost Saving Initiative) (in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis as though such Expected Cost Savings and/or Cost Saving Initiative had been realized in full on the first day of such period); provided, that the results of such Expected Cost Savings and/or Cost Saving Initiatives are projected by the Company in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Company) within 24 months after the date of any such operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiative or specified transaction; provided further, that the aggregate amount added to or included in Consolidated Cash Flow pursuant to this clause (6) shall not, for any four quarter period, exceed an amount equal to 25% of Consolidated Cash Flow for such period, calculated after giving effect to any such add-backs or inclusion; plus
(7) Milestone Payments and Upfront Payments; plus
(8) any expense or charge for extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or charges (including costs of, and payments of, litigation expenses, actual or prospective legal settlements, fines, judgments or orders to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income); minus
(9) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Income means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:
(1) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;
(2) solely for purposes of Section 4.8 hereof, the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Note Guarantor) will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained or cannot be obtained other than pursuant to customary filings) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
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(3) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(4) any unrealized net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments will be excluded;
(5) any expense or charge attributable to the disposition of discontinued operations will be excluded;
(6) non-cash goodwill or asset impairment charge and any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors, employees or consultants of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be excluded;
(7) any amortization expense incurred during such period with respect to products acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are used or useful in a Permitted Business will be excluded;
(8) any gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such gain or loss, realized in connection with: (a) any Asset Sale; or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be excluded;
(9) any (i) extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gain or loss will be excluded and/or (ii) any charge associated with and/or payment of any actual or prospective legal settlement, fine, judgment or order, including ordinary legal expenses related thereto (in the case of this clause (ii) (other than with respect to ordinary legal expenses), not to exceed in any fiscal year, $500.0 million, with unused amounts carried forward to the immediately succeeding fiscal year, provided that such amount carried forward shall not exceed $500.0 million and such carried over amounts shall be deemed first applied in such succeeding fiscal year) will be excluded;
(10) any (i) non-cash compensation charge or expense arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity based awards and any non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions or on the re-valuation of any benefit plan obligation and (ii) income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, will be excluded;
(11) any purchase accounting effects including adjustments to inventory, property and equipment, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of any consummated acquisition, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof (including any write-off of in process research and development) will be excluded;
(12) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 90 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption; provided that (x) if net income is increased as a result of any amounts received from an insurer in respect of such a liability, casualty event or business interruption and the right to be so reimbursed was used in a prior period to increase Consolidated Net Income pursuant to this clause (12), such amounts received shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income and (y) to the extent the actual reimbursement received is less than the expected reimbursement amount excluded in a prior period pursuant to this clause (12), Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the difference in the period in which such lower actual reimbursement amounts are received or in which a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction is made that the Company is entitled to no reimbursement;
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(13) any charges incurred (a) in connection with any transaction (in each case, regardless of whether consummated), whether or not permitted under this Indenture, including any issuance and/or incurrence of Indebtedness and/or any issuance and/or offering of Equity Interest, any Investment, any acquisition, any disposition, any recapitalization, any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, becoming a standalone company, any option buyout or any repayment, redemption, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (including any amortization or write-off of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties) or any similar transaction and/or (b) in connection with any public offering (whether or not consummated) will be excluded; and
(14) charges attributable to the undertaking and/or implementation of new initiatives, business optimization activities, cost savings initiatives (including Cost Saving Initiatives), cost rationalization programs, operating expense reductions and/or cost synergies and/or similar initiatives and/or programs (including in connection with any integration, restructuring or transition, any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, any office or facility opening and/or pre-opening), including the following: any inventory optimization program and/or any curtailment, any business optimization charge, any restructuring charge (including any charge relating to any tax restructuring), any charge relating to the closure or consolidation of any office or facility (including but not limited to rent termination costs, moving costs and legal costs), any systems implementation charge, any severance charge, any one time compensation charge, any charge relating to rights fee arrangements (including any early terminations thereof), any charge relating to any strategic initiative or contract, any signing charge, any charge relating to any entry into new markets or contracts (including, without limitation, any renewals, extensions or other modifications thereof) or new product introductions or exiting a market, contract or product, any retention or completion charge or bonus, any recruiting charge, any lease run-off charge, any expansion and/or relocation charge, any charge associated with any modification or curtailment to any pension and post-retirement employee benefit plan (including any settlement of pension liabilities), any software or other intellectual property development charge, any charge associated with new systems design, any implementation charge, any transition charge, any charge associated with improvements to IT or accounting functions, losses related to temporary decreases in work volume and expenses related to maintaining underutilized personnel, any project startup charge, any charge in connection with new operations, any charge in connection with unused warehouse space, any charge relating to a new contract, any consulting charge and/or any corporate development charge will be excluded.
Consolidated Total Assets means, as of any date of determination, the total assets shown on the consolidated quarterly or annual balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the most recent date for which such a quarterly or annual balance sheet is available, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (and in the case of any determination relating to any incurrence of Indebtedness or Investment, on a pro forma basis). In addition, Consolidated Total Assets will be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to give effect to transactions that occurred after the date of the most recent quarterly or annual balance sheet date.
Convertible Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (which may be guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) permitted to be incurred hereunder that is either (a) convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Company (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Equity Interests or a market measure of such Equity Interests), or a combination thereof, or (b) sold as units with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Equity Interests).
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Corporate Trust Office means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered which office at the date of the execution of this Indenture is located at 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company.
Covered Jurisdiction means the jurisdiction of organization of the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor and in the case of the Company or any Note Guarantor organized in the United States or Canada, any other state or province thereof, as applicable.
Credit Agreement means the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2018, as amended by that certain First Incremental Amendment, dated as of November 27, 2018 and that certain Second Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated May 10, 2022, as in effect on the Issue Date (as it may be further amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as issuing banks and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, together with the related documents thereto (including any guarantees and security documents), and in each case as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement or instrument (and related documents) governing Indebtedness incurred to refinance or replace, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such facilities or a successor facility, whether by the same or any other bank, institutional lender, purchaser, investor, trustee or agent or group thereof.
Credit Agreement Collateral Agent means Barclays Bank PLC in its capacity as collateral agent under the Credit Agreement (together with its permitted successors and assigns).
Credit Facilities means the facilities under the Credit Agreement and includes one or more other debt facilities, credit agreements, commercial paper facilities, indentures or other agreements, in each case with banks, institutional lenders, purchasers, investors, trustees or agents providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit or other extensions of credit or other Indebtedness, in each case including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and in each case as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement or instrument (and related documents) governing Indebtedness incurred to refinance or replace, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such facilities or a successor facility, whether by the same or any other bank, institutional lender, purchaser, investor, trustee or agent or group thereof.
Custodian means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, receiver-manager, custodian, administrative receiver, administrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
Default means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
Definitive Notes means Notes that are in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and that do not include the information to which footnotes 1, 5, 6 and 8 thereof apply.
Depositary means with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, DTC, including any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
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Derivative Instrument means, with respect to a Person, any contract, instrument or other right to receive payment or delivery of cash or other assets to which such Person or any Affiliate of such Person that is acting in concert with such Person in connection with such Persons investment in the Notes (other than a Regulated Bank or a Screened Affiliate) is a party (whether or not requiring further performance by such Person), the value and/or cash flows of which (or any material portion thereof) are materially affected by the value and/or performance of the Notes and/or the creditworthiness of the Company and/or any one or more of the Note Guarantors (the Performance References).
Designated Noncash Consideration means noncash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated by the Company as Designated Noncash Consideration, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Noncash Consideration, which cash and Cash Equivalents shall be considered Net Proceeds received as of such date and shall be applied pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof.
Disqualified Stock means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.8 hereof.
Dollar Equivalent of any amount means, at the time of determination thereof,
(1) if such amount is expressed in U.S. dollars, such amount, or
(2) if such amount is expressed in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in U.S. dollars determined by using the rate of exchange as published in The Wall Street Journal in the Exchange Rates column under the heading Currency Trading on the date no later than two Business Days prior to such determination or, if such rate is unavailable, as quoted by a nationally recognized investment bank in New York, New York, selected by the Company, at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of determination (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the last Business Day prior thereto) to prime banks in New York, in either case for the spot purchase in the New York currency exchange market of such amount of U.S. dollars with such currency.
Domestic Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
Drug Acquisition means any acquisition (including any license or any acquisition of any license) solely or primarily of all or any portion of the rights in respect of one or more drugs or pharmaceutical products, whether in development or in market (including related intellectual property rights), but not of Equity Interests in any Person or any operating business unit.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock and any Packaged Rights).
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
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Excluded Account shall mean any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account (each such term as defined in the UCC) (a) the funds in which are used, in the ordinary course of business, solely for the payment of salaries and wages, workers compensation, pension benefits and similar expenses or taxes related thereto, (b) maintained as a zero-balance account (the entire balance of which is swept at the end of each Business Day to an account subject to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agents control) that is a disbursement account, (c) maintained solely as a fiduciary account or other account maintained solely to secure obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries where such obligations and the Liens on such account are permitted by clauses (4), (5), (10) or (23) of the definition of Permitted Liens and (d) so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding, that constitutes an Excluded Account (or equivalent term) under the Credit Agreement collateral documents.
Excluded Assets shall mean certain property excluded from the Collateral, including:
(1) any lease, license, contract or agreement to which any Grantor is a party, and any of its rights or interest thereunder, if and to the extent that a security interest is prohibited by or in violation of (i) any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Grantor, or (ii) a term, provision or condition of any such lease, license, contract or agreement (unless such law, rule, regulation, term, provision or condition would be rendered ineffective with respect to the creation of the security interest hereunder pursuant to Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code, the PPSA or the Civil Code of Quebec or principles of equity); provided, however, that the Collateral shall include (and such security interest shall attach) immediately at such time as the contractual or legal prohibition shall no longer be applicable and to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract or agreement not subject to the prohibitions specified in clause (i) or (ii) above; provided further that the exclusions referred to in this clause (1) shall not include any proceeds of any such lease, license, contract or agreement unless such proceeds result in the consequences described in this clause (1) after giving effect to the first proviso in this clause (1);
(2) any Excluded Securities;
(3) any intent to use (or substantially similar) application for registration of a trademark filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing of a Statement of Use pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an Amendment to Allege Use pursuant to Section 1 of the Lanham Act with respect thereto (or substantially similar notice or filing), solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent to use application under applicable Federal law;
(4) any motor vehicles and any other asset subject to certificates of title to the extent that a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements or similar filings under the UCC, PPSA or the Civil Code of Quebec in the applicable Grantors jurisdiction of organization or, if applicable, where such asset is situated;
(5) any Letter-of-Credit Rights (other than any Letter-of-Credit-Rights constituting a Supporting Obligation (as defined in the UCC) for a receivable or other Collateral in which any Notes Collateral Agent has a valid and perfected security interest);
(6) Excluded Accounts;
(7) any assets owned by the Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness incurred in connection with a finance lease, purchase money Indebtedness or other Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition of such assets permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for applicable purchase money Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds;
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(8) any property or assets in circumstances where the cost, burden or consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such property or assets, as determined in good faith by the Company in writing, are excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Holders of the Notes afforded in this Indenture; provided that, if the Credit Agreement is then outstanding, the same determination is made in respect of the Lien on such assets securing the Credit Agreement;
(9) any property constituting or that is the proceeds of aircraft, aircraft engines, satellites, ships or railroad rolling stock (unless any such property or assets are pledged as collateral in respect of the Credit Agreement);
(10) any governmental or regulatory license or state, provincial, municipal or local franchise, charter, consent, permit or authorization to the extent the granting of a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby or by applicable requirements of law; provided, however, that any such asset will only constitute an excluded asset to the extent such prohibition or restriction would not be rendered ineffective pursuant to applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction, the PPSA or other similar applicable law;
(11) Rule 3-16 Capital Stock; and
(12) so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding, any asset that is not pledged to secure obligations arising in respect of the Credit Agreement (whether pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (and any related documents) or as a result of any determination made thereunder, or by amendment, waiver or otherwise).
Excluded Contribution means the aggregate amount of cash or Cash Equivalents or the fair market value of other assets or property (as determined by the Company in good faith, but excluding any amounts that are applied to increase the basket set forth in Section 4.8(a)(3) hereof) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date from:
(1) contributions in respect of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or any amounts or other assets received from the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), and
(2) the sale of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (x) to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (y) pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan),
in each case, designated as an Excluded Contribution pursuant to an Officers Certificate on or promptly after the date the relevant capital contribution is made or the relevant proceeds are received, as the case may be, and which are excluded from the calculation of the basket set forth in Section 4.8(a)(3) hereof.
No portion of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from the Solta IPO shall be, or shall be eligible to be designated as, an Excluded Contribution.
Excluded Security shall mean (i) any Equity Interest or other security representing voting Equity Interests in a First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary in excess of, or other than, 65% of all voting Equity Interests in such First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any interest in a joint venture or non-wholly owned Subsidiary to the extent and for so long as the attachment of the security interest created hereby therein would violate any joint venture agreement, organizational document, shareholders agreement or equivalent agreement relating to such joint venture or non-wholly owned Subsidiary; provided that Equity Interests in Subsidiaries of the Company the minority interest in which is held by management, directors or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or consists of rolled-over equity shall not be considered Excluded Securities, (iii) any Equity Interest the pledge of which in support of the Obligations is otherwise prohibited by applicable law, (iv) any Equity Interest in the entities listed on Schedule 1.1 to the Security Agreement solely to the extent that the transfer or assignment of such Equity Interest is prohibited by contractual requirements applicable to the Grantor holding such Equity Interest, including the requirements of the organizational documents of the issuer of such Equity Interest; provided that the Equity Interest in any such entity shall no longer constitute an Excluded Security for purposes of this Indenture if at any time the prohibitions on transfer or assignment of such Equity Interest are no longer applicable to such Person, (v) any Equity Interest of any captive insurance subsidiary, Unrestricted Subsidiary, broker-dealer subsidiary, not-for-profit subsidiary or special purpose entity used for any permitted securitization facility, (vi) any margin stock and (vii) any Equity Interest that constitutes an Excluded Security (or equivalent term) under the Credit Agreement collateral documents.
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Exclusive License means any license to develop, commercialize, sell, market and promote any drug or pharmaceutical, surgical, medical or aesthetic product (the Licensed Property) with a term greater than five (5) years (unless terminable prior to such time without material penalty or premium by the licensor) and which provides for exclusive rights to develop, commercialize, sell, market and promote such Licensed Property within the United States; provided that an Exclusive License shall not include (a) any license to import, export, distribute or sell any such Licensed Property (as applicable) on an exclusive basis within any particular geographic region or territory, (b) any licenses, which may be exclusive, to manufacture or package any such Licensed Property (as applicable), (c) any license to manufacture, use, offer for sale or sell any authorized generic version of such Licensed Property (as applicable) and (d) any license in connection with any companion diagnostics.
Existing Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness incurred under Section 4.9(b)(i) or (xx) hereof) in existence on the date of this Indenture (including the New Second Lien Notes), until such amounts are repaid.
Existing Notes means the Existing Senior Notes and Existing Secured Notes.
Existing Secured Notes means the Companys outstanding 5.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025, 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2027, 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 and 4.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2028.
Existing Senior Notes means (x) BHAs outstanding 9.250% Senior Notes due 2026 and 8.500% Senior Notes due 2027 and (y) the Companys outstanding 9.000% Senior Notes due 2025, 7.000% Senior Notes due 2028, 5.000% Senior Notes due 2028, 7.250% Senior Notes due 2029, 6.250% Senior Notes due 2029, 5.000% Senior Notes due 2029, 5.250% Senior Notes due 2030 and 5.250% Senior Notes due 2031.
Fair Market Value means the price that could be negotiated in an arms-length transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction, determined in good faith by (i) a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company with respect to valuations not in excess of $750.0 million and (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company with respect to valuations equal to or in excess of $750.0 million, as applicable.
Fall Away Event means such time as the Notes shall have an Investment Grade Rating and the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate certifying that the foregoing condition has been satisfied.
Final Maturity Date means September 30, 2028.
First Lien Intercreditor Agreement means that certain First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2017, by and among the collateral agents and trustee under the Existing Secured Notes and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time.
First Lien Notes Secured Parties means the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar, the Notes Collateral Agents and the Holders of the Notes.
First Priority Credit Obligations means any and all amounts payable under or in respect of any Credit Agreement as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced, restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, in each case, to the extent secured by a first priority security interest in the Collateral.
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First Priority Lien means all Liens that secure the First Priority Notes Obligations.
First Priority Notes Obligations means all Obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors under or in respect of the Notes, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
First Priority Obligations means (i) the First Priority Credit Obligations, (ii) the First Priority Notes Obligations, (iii) all obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors under or in respect of the Existing Secured Notes and the guarantees thereof and the indenture and security documents with respect thereto and (iv) any other Obligations secured by First Priority Liens on the Collateral and subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement that are permitted to be incurred and secured by such Lien pursuant to this Indenture.
First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary means a Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct Subsidiary of (x) BHA or (y) any Note Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary of BHA.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the Calculation Date), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
To the extent the Company elects pursuant to an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being incurred prior to the actual incurrence thereof pursuant to Section 4.9(e) hereof, the Company shall deem all or such portion of such commitment of such Indebtedness, as applicable, as having been incurred and to be outstanding for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period in which the Company makes any such election and for any subsequent period until such commitments or such Indebtedness, as applicable, are no longer outstanding.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
(1) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through consolidations or mergers and including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such reference period will be calculated (x) on a pro forma basis in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC and, in addition, (y) to give effect to any Pro Forma Cost Savings;
(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded; and
(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date.
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Fixed Charges means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Interest Rate Hedging Obligations; plus
(2) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
(3) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries; plus
(4) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any Disqualified Stock or any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP; minus
(5) the consolidated interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; minus
(6) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any financing fees.
Foreign Subsidiary means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia or is a Restricted Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, as in effect on January 30, 2015.
Global Note Legend means the legend set forth in Exhibit A hereof, as applicable, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
Global Notes means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Legend deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee.
Government Securities means, as applicable, (i) direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America for the timely payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the U.S. is pledged and (ii) direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, a member state of the European Union for the timely payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the government of such member state is pledged.
Grantor has the meaning given to such term (or any equivalent term, such as pledgor or mortgagor) in the applicable Collateral Documents.
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Guarantee means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
Hedging Obligations means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Interest Rate Hedging Obligations; and
(2) the obligations of such Person under agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
provided that no obligation in respect of any Packaged Right, Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or Permitted Warrant Transaction shall, in each case, constitute a Hedging Obligation.
Holder or Noteholder means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrars books.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent (without duplication):
(1) in respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in respect of bankers acceptances;
(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions;
(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property, which balance is (a) due more than twelve months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument, and except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; or
(6) representing net payment obligations under any Hedging Obligations,
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit, Attributable Debt and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term Indebtedness includes (x) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such asset and the amount of the obligation so secured and (y) to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by a Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any business, the term Indebtedness will exclude indemnification or post-closing payment adjustments or earn-out or similar obligations to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet, working capital calculation or other similar method or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable or is of a contingent nature and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and finally determined, the amount is paid within 60 days thereafter.
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The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and
(2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with any interest on the Indebtedness that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
Indenture means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Initial Notes means the $1,774,067,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued on the date hereof.
Interest Rate Hedging Obligations means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
(1) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements; and
(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates.
Investment Grade Rating means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys or BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moodys or S&P) (or, in each case, if such Rating Agency ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control of the Company, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by the Company as a replacement Rating Agency).
Investments means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If (i) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company is redesignated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale, disposition or redesignation equal to the Fair Market Value of the Companys Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.8(c) hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions of or licenses for products or assets used or useful in a Permitted Business do not constitute Investments.
Issue Date means September 30, 2022, the date of the initial issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.
Letter-of-Credit Rights has the meaning given to such term in the UCC.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge (fixed and/or floating), security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the UCC or the PPSA (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
Long Derivative Instrument means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with negative changes to the Performance References.
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LTM Consolidated Cash Flow means Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company measured for the most recent four consecutive full fiscal quarters ending on or prior to the date of determination for which internal financial statements are available at such time, with such pro forma adjustments as are consistent with those set forth in the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
Material Real Estate Asset means any fee-owned Real Estate Asset located in the United States or Canada, and the improvements thereto, that (together with such improvements) has a fair market value (as determined by the Company in good faith after taking into account any liabilities with respect thereto that impact such fair market value) in excess of $50 million (a) as of the Issue Date, with respect to any Real Estate Asset owned by the Company or any Note Guarantor as of the Issue Date, or (b) as of the date of acquisition thereof, with respect to any Real Estate Asset acquired by the Company or any Note Guarantor after the Issue Date.
Milestone Payments means payments made under contractual arrangements in connection with any permitted acquisition or similar Investment to sellers (or licensors) of the assets or Equity Interests acquired (or licensed) therein based on the achievement of specified revenue, profit or other performance targets (financial or otherwise).
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
Net Income means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.
Net Proceeds means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness, other than Pari Passu Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.
Net Short means, with respect to a Holder or Beneficial Owner, as of a date of determination, either (i) the value of its Short Derivative Instruments exceeds the sum of (x) the value of its Notes plus (y) the value of its Long Derivative Instruments as of such date of determination or (ii) it is reasonably expected that such would have been the case were a Failure to Pay or Bankruptcy Credit Event (each as defined in the 2014 International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Credit Derivatives Definitions) to have occurred with respect to the Company or any Note Guarantor immediately prior to such date of determination.
New Second Lien Notes means the Companys 14.00% Second Lien Secured Notes due 2030 issued on the Issue Date.
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor.
Non-Recourse Debt means Indebtedness:
(1) as to which none of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender;
(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and
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(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Non-U.S. Person means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
Note Guarantee means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Notes issued by a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Note Guarantor means each Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a guarantor of the Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Notes means any of the Companys 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (individually, a Note), as amended or supplemented from time to time, that are issued under this Indenture.
Notes Collateral Agents means BNY Mellon, BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited and TMF (together with those persons who become respective notes collateral agents pursuant to the terms of this Indenture), acting severally and not jointly. TMF may perform its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder and under the applicable Collateral Documents by or through any TMF Sub-Agent, and, accordingly, whenever reference herein is made to the Note Collateral Agents (and/or in singular form, to a or the Notes Collateral Agent), such reference shall be deemed to include the TMF Sub-Agents, to the extent applicable.
Notes Documents means this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents.
Obligations means any principal, interest, penalties, premiums, including the Redemption Price Premium, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness (including interest, fees, and expenses accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company or a Note Guarantor, whether or not a claim for such post-petition interest, fees, or expenses is allowed or allowable in such proceedings).
Offering Memorandum means the Companys Exchange Offer Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated August 30, 2022.
Officer means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Controller, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Company.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Officer.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion from legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.
Packaged Rights means warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (whether settled in Equity Interests, cash or any combination thereof), regardless of the issuer of such warrants, options or other rights, that are initially issued as a unit with Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (which may be guaranteed by the Note Guarantors, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) permitted to be incurred hereunder, even if such Indebtedness is separable from such warrants, options or other rights by a holder thereof.
Parallel Debt means in relation to an Underlying Debt an obligation to pay to a Notes Collateral Agent and/or Trustee (as applicable) an amount equal to (and in the same currency as) the amount of the Underlying Debt.
Pari Passu Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Company or a Note Guarantor that is secured equally and ratably by Liens on the Collateral having the same priority as the Liens securing the Notes or the Note Guarantees; provided that an authorized representative of the holders of such Indebtedness shall be a party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
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Participant means, a member of, or participant or account holder in, DTC, Euroclear and/or Clearstream.
Permitted Asset Swap means the substantially concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of assets used or useful in a Permitted Business or a combination of such assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 4.14 hereof.
Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction means any bond hedge or call or capped call option (or similar transaction) on the Companys Equity Interests in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness.
Permitted Business means any business conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and any business that is in the judgment of the Company reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date or a natural extension thereof.
Permitted Investments means:
(1) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(2) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(3) any Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or
(b) such Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided, that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, transfer, conveyance or liquidation;
(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.14 hereof;
(5) any Investments made solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
(6) (i) any Investments received in compromise of obligations owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries created in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer or in satisfaction of judgments and (ii) Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Securitization Special Purpose Entity or any Investment by a Securitization Special Purpose Entity in any other Person, in each case, in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(7) receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms (which trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances), and other Investments to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
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(8) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations;
(9) Investments in existence on February 10, 2022 and any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investments, but only to the extent such extension, modification or renewal does not involve additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the 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 February 10, 2022);
(10) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;
(11) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees in the ordinary course of business in the aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $25.0 million;
(12) Investments in a Permitted Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (12) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $675.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(13) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $2.0 billion and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(14) Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions; and
(15) additional Investments so long as, after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Total Leverage Ratio of the Company would be no higher than 5.50 to 1.0.
Permitted Joint Venture means any joint venture (which may be in the form of a limited liability company, partnership, corporation or other entity) in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a joint venturer; provided, however, that the joint venture is engaged solely in a Permitted Business.
Permitted Liens means:
(1) Liens securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Credit Facilities that were or will be permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.9(b)(i), (xvii) or (xx) hereof;
(2) Liens in favor of the Company or any Note Guarantor;
(3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with or is acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided, that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into, consolidated with or acquired by the Company or the Subsidiary;
(4) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;
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(5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(6) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by Section 4.9(b)(iv) or Section 4.9(b)(v) hereof, covering only the assets acquired with such Indebtedness (and improvements or accessions thereto);
(7) Liens existing on the Issue Date and Liens securing the Existing Secured Notes and the New Second Lien Notes and the Guarantees thereof;
(8) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded, provided, that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
(9) (i) Liens securing Hedging Obligations and (ii) Liens existing under or by reason of Indebtedness or other contractual requirements of a Securitization Special Purpose Entity or any Standard Securitization Undertaking, in each case in respect of this subclause (ii) in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(10) Liens arising by reason of deposits necessary to obtain standby letters of credit in the ordinary course of business;
(11) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; provided, however, that:
(a) the new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);
(b) the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount, of the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and (y) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement; and
(c) (i) if the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is secured on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the Notes, then the new Lien may secure the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness on either a pari passu basis or a junior priority basis to the Lien securing the Notes and (ii) if the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is secured on a junior priority basis with the Lien securing the Notes, then the new Lien may secure the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness only on a junior priority basis to the Lien securing the Notes;
(12) Liens of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with respect to obligations that do not exceed the greater of (x) $350.0 million and (y) 1.25% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding;
(13) survey title exceptions, title defects, encumbrances, easements, reservations of, or rights of others for, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph or telephone lines and other similar purposes or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property not materially interfering with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(14) Liens arising by operation of law in favor of landlords, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, materialmen, laborers, employees, suppliers or the like, incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums which are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by negotiations or by appropriate proceedings which suspend the collection thereof;
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(15) Liens arising out of judgments, decrees, orders or awards in respect of which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review which appeal or proceedings shall not have been finally terminated, or if the period within which such appeal or proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
(16) Liens securing the Notes issued on the Issue Date and the Note Guarantees with respect thereto;
(17) Liens securing one or more local working capital facilities of Foreign Subsidiaries, so long as such Liens do not extend to the assets of any Person other than such foreign Restricted Subsidiaries;
(18) (a) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness incurred by Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 4.9(b)(xiii) hereof and (b) Liens on assets of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness incurred by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries;
(19) Liens imposed pursuant to licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(20) Liens incurred to secure cash management services in the ordinary course of business;
(21) customary restrictions on, or options, contracts or other agreements for, transfers of assets contained in agreements related to any sale of assets pending such sale; provided that such restrictions apply only to the assets to be sold and such sale is otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(22) Liens securing obligations to the Trustee arising under this Indenture and similar Liens in favor of trustees, agents and representatives arising under instruments governing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture;
(23) Liens on trusts, cash or Cash Equivalents or other funds in connection with the defeasance (whether by covenant or legal defeasance), discharge or redemption of Indebtedness, pending consummation of a strategic transaction, or similar obligations; provided that such defeasance, discharge or redemption is otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(24) Liens to secure any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.9, provided that, (a) in the case of this clause (a), at the time of its incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 3.50 to 1.0; and to the extent such Liens are on Collateral, an authorized representative of the Holders of such Indebtedness and the Notes Collateral Agents shall execute a joinder to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (in the form attached thereto) as a holder of Pari Passu Indebtedness or (b) to the extent such Liens rank junior to the Liens securing the Notes and Note Guarantees pursuant to a customary intercreditor agreement pursuant to which such representative shall agree with the representatives of the applicable authorized representative that the Liens securing such Indebtedness are subordinated to the Liens securing the First Priority Obligations; and
(25) Liens on assets not constituting Collateral securing obligations in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the greater of $600.0 million and 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets.
In the event that a Permitted Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Liens (at the time of incurrence or at a later date), the Company in its sole discretion may divide, classify or from time to time reclassify all or any portion of such Permitted Lien in any manner that complies with this definition and such Permitted Lien shall be treated as having been made pursuant only to the clause or clauses of the definition of Permitted Lien to which such Permitted Lien has been classified or reclassified.
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Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided, that:
(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith);
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
(3) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and
(4) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is Indebtedness of the Company or a Note Guarantor, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is also Indebtedness of the Company or a Note Guarantor.
Permitted Warrant Transaction means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or similar transaction), on the Companys or a Restricted Subsidiarys Equity Interests, regardless of the issuer or seller thereof, issued substantially concurrently with any purchase of a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
PPSA means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario); provided, however, if the validity, attachment, perfection (or opposability), effect of perfection or of non-perfection or priority of a Notes Collateral Agents security interest in any Collateral are governed by the personal property security laws or laws relating to personal or movable property of any jurisdiction in Canada other than the Province of Ontario, PPSA shall include those personal property security laws or laws relating to personal or movable property in such other jurisdiction for the purpose of the provisions hereof relating to such validity, attachment, perfection (or opposability), effect of perfection or of non-perfection or priority and for the definitions related to such provisions.
Principal or principal of a debt security, including the Notes, means the principal of the security plus, when appropriate, the premium, if any, on the security.
Pro Forma Cost Savings means, without duplication, with respect to any period, the reductions in costs and other operating improvements or operating synergies with respect to an acquisition that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable, reasonably attributable to the action specified and reasonably anticipated to result from such actions; provided, that the relevant actions have been taken or initiated and the benefits resulting therefrom are anticipated to be realized within 18 months of the date of such acquisition (including, for the avoidance of doubt, actions that will be taken or initiated so long as the benefits resulting therefrom are anticipated to be realized within 18 months of the date of such acquisition), as if all such reductions in costs and other operating improvements or operating synergies had been effected as of the beginning of such period, decreased by any recurring incremental expenses incurred or to be incurred during such four-quarter period in order to achieve such reduction in costs. Pro Forma Cost Savings described in the preceding sentence shall be calculated in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company and shall be accompanied by a certificate delivered to the Trustee from the Companys chief financial officer that generally outlines the specific actions taken or expected to be taken and the net cost reductions and other operating improvements or operating synergies achieved or expected to be achieved from each such action and certifies that such cost reductions and other operating improvements or synergies meet the criteria set forth in the preceding sentence.
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Qualified Securitization Transaction means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer to a Securitization Special Purpose Entity, and such Securitization Special Purpose Entity may sell, convey, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer to any other Person, any Securitization Program Assets (whether now existing or arising in the future).
Rating Agency means (1) each of Moodys and S&P and (2) if Moodys or S&P ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control of the Company, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Moodys or S&P, as the case may be.
Real Estate Asset means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then owned by the Company or any Note Guarantor in any real property.
Redemption Date or redemption date means the date specified for redemption of the Notes in accordance with the terms thereof and this Indenture.
Regulated Bank means a commercial bank with a consolidated combined capital surplus of at least $5 billion that is (i) a U.S. depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (ii) a corporation organized under section 25A of the U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 1913; (iii) a branch, agency or commercial lending company of a foreign bank operating pursuant to approval by and under the supervision of the Board of Governors under 12 CFR part 211; (iv) a non-U.S. branch of a foreign bank managed and controlled by a U.S. branch referred to in clause (iii); or (v) any other U.S. or non-U.S. depository institution or any branch, agency or similar office thereof supervised by a bank regulatory authority in any jurisdiction.
Regulation S means Regulation S under the Securities Act or any successor to such regulation.
Regulation S-X means Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or any successor to such regulation.
Regulation S Global Note means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will initially be issued in a denomination equal to the principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Regulation S.
Restricted Global Note means a permanent Global Note that is substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, representing Notes that bear the Legend.
Restricted Investment means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Note means a Note required to bear the restricted legend set forth in the form of Notes set forth in Exhibit A of this Indenture.
Restricted Subsidiary of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, BHA shall at all times be considered a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.
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Rule 3-16 Capital Stock means any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary, in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X requires or is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of the Company or any such Subsidiary due to the fact that such Subsidiarys Capital Stock secures the Notes and the Note Guarantees, provided that such Capital Stock shall automatically be deemed (in accordance with the terms of the applicable Collateral Document) not to be part of the Collateral securing the Notes and Note Guarantees only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor to such rule.
Rule 144A means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor to such rule.
Rule 903 means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 904 means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
S&P means S&P Global Ratings, or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
Screened Affiliate means any Affiliate of a Holder (i) that makes investment decisions independently from such Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate, (ii) that has in place customary information screens between it and such Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate and such screens prohibit the sharing of information with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) whose investment policies are not directed by such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment in the Notes, and (iv) whose investment decisions are not influenced by the investment decisions of such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment in the Notes.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement means the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2022, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, by and among the Company, the Notes Collateral Agents, the collateral agents and trustee of the New Second Lien Notes and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent.
Secured Leverage Ratio means the ratio of (i) the Total Consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral (unless such Lien is junior to the Lien securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees) or on other assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, after giving effect to all incurrences and repayments of Indebtedness on the relevant transaction date (net of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date), provided that in the event the Company proposes to incur Indebtedness pursuant to clauses (i) and (xx) of Section 4.9(b) hereof on the same day, Indebtedness incurred under clause (i) on that date shall not be included in the calculation of the Secured Leverage Ratio for purposes of the calculation to be made pursuant to such clause (xx) on such date or clause (24) of the definition of Permitted Liens on such date (but shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be included in any and all subsequent calculations of the Secured Leverage Ratio to the extent then outstanding and secured) to (ii) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company for the most recent four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available ending on or prior to the transaction date. In addition, the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to give effect to transactions that would require pro forma adjustments to such ratio.
To the extent the Company elects pursuant to an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being incurred prior to the actual incurrence thereof pursuant to Section 4.9(e) hereof, the Company shall deem all or such portion of such commitment of such Indebtedness, as applicable, as having been incurred and to be outstanding for purposes of calculating the Secured Leverage Ratio for any period in which the Company makes any such election and for any subsequent period until such commitments or such Indebtedness, as applicable, are no longer outstanding.
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Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
Securitization Program Assets means (i) all receivables customarily transferred in connection with asset securitization transactions by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to documents relating to any Qualified Securitization Transaction, (ii) all rights arising under the documentation governing or related to receivables (including rights in respect of Liens securing such receivables and other credit support in respect of such receivables), any proceeds of such receivables and any lockboxes or accounts in which such proceeds are deposited, spread accounts and other similar accounts (and any amounts on deposit therein) established in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction, any warranty, indemnity, dilution and other intercompany claim arising out of the documents relating to such Qualified Securitization Transaction and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitizations involving accounts receivable and (iii) all collections (including recoveries) and other proceeds of the assets described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii).
Securitization Special Purpose Entity means a Person (including, without limitation, a Restricted Subsidiary) created in connection with the transactions contemplated by a Qualified Securitization Transaction, which Person engages in no activities and holds no assets other than those incidental to such Qualified Securitization Transaction.
Security Agreement means that certain U.S. Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among each of the Note Guarantors party thereto and BNY Mellon, in its capacity as Collateral Agent (or its successor).
Separation Agreements means the agreements pursuant to which the separation of the Bausch + Lomb Business will be effected as described in the Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement, including but not limited to the Master Separation Agreement and the Transition Services Agreements (as such terms are defined in the Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement).
Shared Collateral shall have the meaning given to such term in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Short Derivative Instrument means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with negative changes to the Performance References.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that would be a significant subsidiary as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated by the SEC, as such regulation is in effect on the date hereof.
Solta means Solta Medical Corporation or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company constituting the direct holding company of Solta Medical Corporation (provided that such direct holding company was established for such purpose and does not operate any other business).
Solta Business means the Companys global aesthetic medical device business.
Solta IPO means the initial public offering of the Equity Interests of Solta Medical Corporation or such other entity that operates the Solta Business.
Standard Securitization Undertakings means all representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, performance guarantees and servicing obligations entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Special Purpose Entity) which are customary in connection with any Qualified Securitization Transaction.
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Stated Maturity means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).
TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except to the extent any amendment to the Trust Indenture Act expressly provides for application of the Trust Indenture Act as in effect on another date.
TMF Sub-Agent means one or more of TMFs Subsidiaries, Affiliates, or attorneys including, but not limited to, TMF Colombia Ltda., TMF Magyarország Könyvelő és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, TMF Management (Ireland) Limited, TMF Process Outsourcing, S de R.L. de C.V., TMF Poland Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, TMF Services SA.
Total Consolidated Indebtedness means Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capital Lease Obligations, letters of credit (only to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings thereunder), debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments and Guarantees in respect of any of the foregoing.
Total Leverage Ratio means the ratio of (i) Total Consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, after giving effect to all incurrences and repayments of Indebtedness on the transaction date (net of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date), to (ii) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available ending on or prior to the transaction date. In addition, the Total Leverage Ratio will be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to give effect to transactions that would require pro forma adjustments to such ratio.
To the extent the Company elects pursuant to an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being incurred prior to the actual incurrence thereof pursuant to Section 4.9(e) hereof, the Company shall deem all or such portion of such commitment of such Indebtedness, as applicable, as having been incurred and to be outstanding for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio for any period in which the Company makes any such election and for any subsequent period until such commitments or such Indebtedness, as applicable, are no longer outstanding.
Treasury Rate means, with respect to the Notes, the rate per annum equal to the yield to maturity at the time of computation of U.S. Treasury securities with a constant maturity most nearly equal to the period from such date of redemption to September 30, 2028, provided, however, that if the period from such date of redemption to September 30, 2028 is not equal to the constant maturity of a U.S. Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of U.S. Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from such date of redemption to September 30, 2028 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used. The Company shall obtain the Treasury Rate.
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Trust Officer shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant secretary, associate, secretary, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such persons knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Trustee means The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means the successor.
UCC or Uniform Commercial Code means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may be in effect from time to time in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it applies to any item or items of Collateral.
Underlying Debt means in relation to the Company or any Note Guarantor and at any time, each obligation (whether present or future, actual or contingent) owing by the Company or such Note Guarantor to a First Lien Notes Secured Party under this Indenture, the Notes or the Collateral Documents (including for the avoidance of doubt any change or increase in those obligations pursuant to or in connection with any amendment or supplement or restatement or novation of this Indenture, the Notes or any Collateral Document, in each case whether or not anticipated as of the date of this Indenture) excluding the Companys or such Note Guarantors Parallel Debt, as applicable.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means (1) 1375209 B.C. Ltd., (2) Bausch Health LLC (Belarus), (3) Oceana Therapeutics Limited, (4) PharmaSwiss, trgovsko in proizvodno podjete, d.o.o., (5) Wirra Holdings Pty Limited (Australia) and (6) any other Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a board resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
(2) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, taken as a whole, than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;
(3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Persons financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and
(4) has not Guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the board resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.8 hereof. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date, and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.9 hereof, the Company will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens are permitted under Section 4.9 hereof and, if applicable, Section 4.11 hereof (other than clause (3) under the definition of Permitted Liens), calculated, if applicable, on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Solta may not be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Upfront Payments means any upfront or similar payments made in connection with any drug or pharmaceutical product research and development or collaboration arrangements or the closing of any Drug Acquisition.
Vice President when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title vice president.
Voting Stock of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, 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 then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
WURA means the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada).
Section 1.2 Other Definitions.
TERM |
DEFINED IN SECTION | |
Acceptable Commitment |
4.14(b) | |
Additional Amounts |
4.21(a) | |
Affiliate Transaction |
4.13(a) | |
Agent Members |
2.1(b) | |
Agreed Guarantee Principles |
4.15 | |
Applicable Collateral Limitations |
4.22 | |
Asset Sale Offer |
4.14(c)/3.14 | |
Authorized Agent |
11.16 | |
Authorized Officers |
11.2 | |
Benefited Party |
10.1(b) | |
Change in Tax Law |
3.7(d) | |
Change of Control Offer |
3.8(b) | |
Change of Control Purchase Date |
3.8(b) | |
Change of Control Purchase Notice |
3.8(c) | |
Change of Control Purchase Price |
3.8(a) | |
Company Notice |
3.8(b) | |
Company Order |
2.2 | |
Corresponding Debt |
13.3(b)/13.5(b) | |
Cost Saving Initiative |
1.1 | |
Covenant Defeasance |
8.3 | |
Declined Asset Sale Proceeds |
8.3 | |
Directing Holder |
6.2 | |
Electronic Means |
11.2 | |
Event of Default |
6.1 | |
Excess Proceeds |
4.14(c) | |
Expected Cost Savings |
1.1 | |
FATCA |
4.21(b)(vii) |
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TERM Fixed Amounts Foreign Security Agreements incur Incurrence-Based Amounts Initial Lien Instructions Judgment Currency Legal Defeasance Legal Holiday Legend Licensed Property Noteholder Direction Notice of Default Offer Amount Offer Period Paying Agent Payment Default Payor Performance References Permitted Debt Position Representation Premium Effective Date Purchase Date Redemption Price Redemption Price Premium Registrar Regulation 803 Reimbursement Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction Restricted Amount Restricted Payments Retained Asset Sale Proceeds Tax Section 1.3 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: (A) a term has the meaning assigned to it; (B) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP; (C) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular; (D) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; (E) the term merger includes a statutory share exchange and the term merged has a correlative meaning;
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(G) references to agreements and other instruments include subsequent
amendments thereto; (H) herein, hereof and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture
as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; (I) references to ratings by Moodys or
S&P shall include any successor equivalent ratings if either Moodys or S&P changes its ratings scale subsequent to the date of this Indenture; (J) except as otherwise provided for herein, the Notes will be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture,
including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase; and (K) a reference to a statute
includes all regulations made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, revises, restates, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such regulation. ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES Section 2.1 Form and Dating. The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication with respect thereto shall be
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, which are incorporated in and made part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The Company
shall provide any such notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. The Notes shall be in a minimum denomination of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.
The Notes are being offered and sold by the Company in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. (a) Restricted Global Notes. All of the Notes are initially being offered and sold to (i) qualified institutional
buyers as defined in Rule 144A in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (ii) outside the United States to persons other than U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act, and shall be issued initially in the
form of one or more 144A Global Notes and Regulation S Global Notes, respectively, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the depositary, DTC, and registered in the
name of its nominee, Cede & Co., duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by
adjustments made on the records of the Notes custodian as hereinafter provided, subject in each case to compliance with the Applicable Procedures. (b) Form of Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A
(including the Global Note Legend thereon and the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Definitive Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but
without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall
provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding 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
appropriate, 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
Notes custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 hereof and shall be made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary. -33-
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 under the Global Note, and the Depositary (including, for this purpose, its nominee) may be treated by the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (A) 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 (B) impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices
governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note. (c) Additional Notes. Subject to compliance with the
provisions of Sections 4.9 and 4.11 hereof, the Company may issue Additional Notes in an unlimited amount under this Indenture. (d) Regulation S Global Notes. Global Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall initially be represented
by one or more Regulation S Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A with such applicable legends as are provided in Exhibit A. The Regulation S Global Notes will be deposited, upon
issuance, on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by
the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Notes may from time to time
be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided. (e) Book Entry Provisions. The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(e),
authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the applicable Depositary or its nominee, (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the applicable Depositary or pursuant to the
applicable Depositarys instructions and (iii) shall bear legends substantially in the form of the first paragraph of Exhibit A attached hereto. Section 2.2 Execution and Authentication. An Officer of the Company shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature. Typographic and other minor errors or defects in any such facsimile signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Note which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid
nevertheless. A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually or electronically signs the certificate of
authentication on the Note. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture. The
Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery the Notes for original issue in an initial aggregate principal amount of $1,774,067,000 and Additional Notes as contemplated by Section 2.1(c) hereof, upon receipt of a written order of
the Company signed by an Officer of the Company (a Company Order). The Company Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated and shall provide that all such Notes will be represented by a Restricted Global Note and
the date on which such issue of Notes is to be authenticated. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the applicable amounts in the foregoing sentence, except as provided in Sections 2.1(c) and 2.7 hereof. The Trustee shall act as the initial authenticating agent. Thereafter, 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 shall have
the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. -34-
The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in minimum
denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Section 2.3 Registrar and Paying
Agent. The Company shall maintain one or more offices or agencies where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (each, a Registrar), one or more offices or agencies where Notes may be presented for
payment (each, a Paying Agent) and one or more offices or agencies where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will at all times maintain a Paying Agent,
Registrar and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York. The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the
provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of
notices and demands in any place required by this Indenture, or fail to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any Affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent (except for the purposes of Section 4.1 and
Article 8). The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as Paying Agent, Registrar and Notes custodian, and the office or agency
of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York (which shall initially be the office located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286) as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes. The Company may change the Paying Agents or Registrar in its sole discretion without prior notice to the Holders. Section 2.4 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the principal of or
interest on any Notes, the Company shall deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest, if any, so becoming due. A Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Noteholders or the Trustee all money held by the
Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes) in making any such payment. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company acts as
Paying Agent, the Company or such Affiliate shall, before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the principal of or interest on any Notes, segregate the money and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a
Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay forthwith to the Trustee all sums so held in
trust by such Paying Agent. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent (other than the Company) shall have no further liability for the money. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any Paying Agent (unless the Company or an Affiliate of the Company is
acting as Paying Agent) be required to advance funds for any payment on the Notes hereunder or to make any such payment until the Paying Agent has actually received such funds from the Company. Section 2.5 Noteholder 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 Noteholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee on or 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 Noteholders. Section 2.6
Transfer and Exchange. (a) Subject to compliance with any applicable additional requirements contained in Section 2.12
hereof, when a Note is presented to a Registrar with a request to register a transfer thereof or to exchange such Note for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the
exchange as requested; provided, however, that every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by an assignment form and, if applicable, a transfer certificate in the
form(s) included in Exhibit A and Exhibit C, as applicable, and in form satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing. To permit
registration of transfers and exchanges, upon surrender of any Note for registration of transfer or exchange at an office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Notes of
a like aggregate principal amount at the Registrars request. Any exchange or transfer shall be without charge, except that the Company or the Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto, and provided, that this sentence shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.10, 2.12(a), 3.6, 3.11 or 9.5 hereof. -35-
Neither the Company, any Registrar nor the Trustee shall be required to exchange or register
a transfer of any Notes or portions thereof in respect of which a Change of Control Purchase Notice or a notice in connection with an Asset Sale Offer has been delivered and not withdrawn by the Holder thereof (except, in the case of the purchase of
a Note in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased). All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange of Notes shall be valid
obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange. (b) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably
require in connection with the delivery by such Registrar of Notes upon transfer or exchange of Notes. (c) Each Holder of a Note agrees
to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holders Note in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States federal, state,
Canadian federal, provincial or territorial securities law. Section 2.7 Replacement Notes. If any mutilated Note is
surrendered to the Company, a Registrar or the Trustee, or the Company, a Registrar and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and there is delivered to the Company, the applicable Registrar
and the Trustee such security or indemnity as will be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company, such Registrar or the Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company
shall execute, and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Note or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number
not contemporaneously outstanding. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and
payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Article 3, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay or purchase such Note, as the case may be. Upon the issuance of any new Notes under this Section 2.7, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee or the Registrar) in connection therewith. Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.7 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any
and all other Notes duly issued hereunder. The provisions of this Section 2.7 are (to the extent lawful) exclusive and shall
preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes. Section 2.8 Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee, except for those canceled
by it, those delivered to it for cancellation or surrendered for transfer or exchange and those described in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding. -36-
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding
unless the Company receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser. If a Paying Agent (other
than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on a Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date money sufficient to pay the principal of (including premium, if any) and interest on Notes (or portions thereof)
payable on that date, then on and after such Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, such Notes (or portions thereof, as the case may be) shall cease to be outstanding and interest on them
shall cease to accrue. Subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.9 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because
the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note. Section 2.9 Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of
the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any notice, direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes or by any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded, except
that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such notice, direction, waiver or consent, only Notes which a Trust 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 pledgees right so to act with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is neither the Company nor any other
obligor on 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 execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have
variations that the Company with the consent of the Trustee considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary
Notes. Section 2.11 Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar
and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee or its agent any Notes surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel, in accordance with its standard procedures, all Notes surrendered
for transfer, exchange, payment, conversion or cancellation and shall deliver the canceled Notes to the Company. All Notes which are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Final Maturity Date of such
Notes may be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or resold. The Company may not hold or resell such Notes or issue any new Notes to replace any Notes delivered for cancellation Section 2.12 Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements. (a) If Notes are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes subject to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legends set
forth on the form of Notes attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively, the Legend), or if a request is made to remove the Legend on a Note, the Notes so issued shall bear the Legend, or the Legend shall
not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Company such satisfactory evidence, which shall include an opinion of counsel if requested by the Company, as may be reasonably required by the Company, that neither the Legend nor
the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that such Notes are not restricted within the meaning of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act; provided that no such evidence need be supplied in connection with the sale of such Note pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale. Upon (i) provision of satisfactory evidence if
requested, or (ii) notification by the Company to the Trustee and Registrar of the sale of such Note pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Company, shall
authenticate and deliver a Note that does not bear the Legend. If the Legend is removed from the face of a Note and the Note is subsequently held by an Affiliate of the Company, the Legend shall be reinstated. -37-
(b) A Global Note may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than the
Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no such transfer to any such other Person may be registered; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transfer of a Note that is issued in exchange for a Global Note but is not
itself a Global Note; provided further that in no event shall a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note be transferred to a U.S. Person prior to the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Regulation
S, as determined by the Company. No transfer of a Note to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture or the Notes unless and until such Note has been registered in the name of such Person. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Indenture or the Notes, transfers of a Global Note, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with this Section 2.12. (c) Subject to the succeeding paragraph, every Note shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the Legend. Whenever any
Restricted Note is presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange for a Note registered in a name other than that of the Holder, such Note must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the form set forth in
Exhibit A dated the date of such surrender and signed by the Holder of such Note, as to compliance with such restrictions on transfer. The Registrar shall not be required to accept for such registration of transfer or
exchange any Note not so accompanied by a properly completed certificate. (d) The restrictions imposed by the Legend upon the
transferability of any Note shall cease and terminate when such Note has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor
provision thereto) or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(d)(1)(ii) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision). Any Note as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have
expired in accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Note for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied, in the event that such restrictions on
transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance with Rule 144 or any successor provision, by, if requested by the Company or the Registrar, an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company and addressed to the Company to the
effect that the transfer of such Note has been made in compliance with Rule 144 or such successor provision), be exchanged for a new Note, of like tenor, series and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive Legend. The Company
shall inform the Trustee of the effective date of any registration statement registering any Notes under the Securities Act. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
aforementioned opinion of counsel or registration statement. (e) As used in this Section 2.12, the term transfer
encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer, hypothecation or other disposition of any Note. (f) The provisions of clauses (iii), (iv) and
(v) below shall apply only to Global Notes: (i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Notes,
a Global Note shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Note registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof, provided that a Global Note may be exchanged for Notes registered in the names
of any person designated by the Depositary in the event that (A) the Depositary has notified the obligors that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note and the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary or
(B) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes. Any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (A) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part, and any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause
(B) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by the applicable Depositary. Any Note issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof shall be a Global Note; provided that any such Note so issued
that is registered in the name of a Person other than the applicable Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Note. (ii) Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form,
without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Note or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and shall be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall
designate and shall bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any Global Note to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Registrar. With regard to any Global Note to be exchanged in part, either such
Global Note shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Note, the principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof
to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Notes issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or
an authorized representative thereof. -38-
(iii) Subject to the provisions of clause (v) below, the registered
Holder 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. (iv) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (i) above, the obligors will promptly make
available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of applicable Definitive Notes in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons. (v) Neither Agent Members nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this
Indenture with respect to any Global Note registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Note, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any
agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder 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 such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent
Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Note. (vi) 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 Agent 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 as and when expressly required by, the terms or this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express
requirements hereof. (g) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the Operating Procedures of the
Euroclear System and Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the equivalent procedures of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in Global Notes that are held by Participants through
Euroclear or Clearstream. Section 2.13 CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use one or
more CUSIP and ISIN numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of 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 a purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes,
and any such purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP and ISIN numbers applicable to the Notes. ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION AND
PURCHASES Section 3.1 Right to Redeem. The Company, at its option, may redeem the Notes in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 3.7 and 3.8(g) hereof. If the Company elects to redeem the Notes, it shall notify the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the
Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) of the Redemption Date, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which such Notes are being
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Section 3.2 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed. The Company will give not less
than 10 days nor more than 60 days notice of any redemption. If the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes, the Notes will be selected for redemption as follows: (i) in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company and in compliance with the requirements of the applicable
stock exchange to the extent the Notes are held in the form of Global Notes; or (ii) on a pro rata basis, by lot or
by such method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate to the extent the Notes are held in the form of Definitive Notes. In the event
of a partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date from the outstanding Notes not previously called for
redemption. The Notes and portions of the Notes selected for redemption will be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 except
that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that
apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. Section 3.3 Notice of Redemption.
At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall send, or shall cause to be sent, a notice of redemption by first-class mail (postage prepaid) or otherwise transmit in accordance with applicable procedures of
DTC to the Trustee and to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed. The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state: the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; the Redemption Date (which shall be a Business Day); the redemption price; the name and address of the Paying Agent; that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers, if any, and principal
amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed; that, unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption price, interest on Notes called for redemption
will cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date; the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes are being redeemed; the CUSIP numbers of the Notes; and any conditions precedent to such redemption. -40-
At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Companys name
and at the Companys expense, provided, that the Company makes such request at least three Business Days prior to the date by which such notice of redemption must be given to Holders in accordance with this Section 3.3. Redemption
notices may be given more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes pursuant to Sections 8.3 or 8.4 or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes
pursuant to Section 8.1. If a redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the applicable redemption notice shall describe such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Companys discretion, the
Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, without the requirement of an additional notice period to the Holders, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event
that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for calculating the redemption price. Section 3.4 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is given and any conditions set forth therein have been
satisfied, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the redemption price stated in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice. On and after the Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption price and subject to satisfaction of any
conditions precedent, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion of the Notes called for redemption, and all other rights of the Holder will terminate other than the right to receive the redemption price, without interest from the
Redemption Date, on surrender of the Notes. Section 3.5 Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time)
on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price (as calculated by the Company) on all Notes to be redeemed on that date. Section 3.6 Notes Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder, without service charge, a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to, and in exchange for, the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered. Section 3.7 Optional Redemption. (a) At any time and from time to time, the Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the principal
amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of redemption. The Company shall calculate the redemption price, including any Applicable Premium. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, each redemption or distribution in respect of the principal amount of the Notes after
acceleration thereof under Section 6.2 hereof (including automatically pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof), shall be accompanied by, and there shall become due and payable automatically upon acceleration, a payment premium payable in cash on
the principal amount so redeemed or distributed or on the principal amount that has become or is declared accelerated, in an amount equal to the Redemption Price Premium, calculated on the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so redeemed,
distributed or accelerated, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes. (c) In connection with any optional redemption
of the Notes, any such redemption may, at the Companys discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent. If a redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the applicable redemption notice shall describe
such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Companys discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, without the requirement of an additional notice period to the
Holders, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed. -41-
(d) If the Company or any Note Guarantor becomes obligated to pay, on the next date on which
any amount will be payable with respect to the Notes, any Additional Amounts as a result of (i) any amendment to, or change in, the laws or regulations of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (as defined in Section 4.21 herein), which amendment
or change is publicly announced and becomes effective after August 30, 2022 (or, if the applicable Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction on a date after August 30, 2022, after such later date) or (ii) any
amendment to, or change in, an official written interpretation or application of such laws or regulations (including by virtue of a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction) which amendment or change is publicly announced and becomes effective
after August 30, 2022 (or, if the applicable Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction on a date after August 30, 2022, after such later date) (each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), a Change in
Tax Law) and the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor cannot avoid any such payment obligation by taking reasonable measures available to it (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction, but not
including the substitution of an obligor if the Company would be required to pay Additional Amounts), the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes then outstanding, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, 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),
provided, however, that if such right to redeem is triggered by the obligation of a Note Guarantor to pay Additional Amounts, such right to redeem will apply only if the payment giving rise to such obligation cannot be made by the
Company or another Note Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts. Notice of the Companys intent to redeem the Notes shall not be given until the Company delivers to the Trustee an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that
there has been such Change in Tax Law which would entitle the Company to redeem the Notes hereunder and an Officers Certificate to the effect that the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor cannot avoid its obligation to pay Additional
Amounts by taking reasonable measures available to it. The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person to the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor, after such successor Person becomes a party to this
Indenture, with respect to a Change in Tax Law that is publicly announced and becomes effective after such successor Person becomes a party to this Indenture. (e) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof. (f) In connection with any redemption under this Section 3.7, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that all conditions precedent in this Indenture to the redemption have been complied with. Section 3.8 Purchase of Notes at Option of the Holder Upon Change of Control. (a) If at any time that Notes remain outstanding there shall occur a Change of Control, the Notes shall be purchased by the Company at the
option of the Holders, as of the Change of Control Purchase Date, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, including interest on any unpaid overdue interest, if any, to, but
excluding, the Change of Control Purchase Date (the Change of Control Purchase Price), subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of any Holder of the requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this Section 3.8. (b) Within 30 days after the occurrence of a Change of Control with respect to the Notes, the Company shall transmit a written notice
(Company Notice) of the Change of Control to the Trustee and to each Holder of Notes (and to Beneficial Owners as required by applicable law) pursuant to which the Company shall make an offer (a Change of Control
Offer) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Notes at the Change of Control Purchase Price. The notice shall include the form of a Change of
Control Purchase Notice to be completed by the Holder, shall describe the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and shall state: (i) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.8 and that all Notes tendered will be
accepted for payment; (ii) the date by which the Change of Control Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section 3.8 must
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(iii) the purchase date, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no
later than 60 days after the date the Company Notice is mailed (the Change of Control Purchase Date); (iv) the Change of Control Purchase Price; (v) the Holders right to require the Company to purchase the Notes; (vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent; (vii) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Purchase Date; (viii) the procedures that the Holder must
follow to exercise rights under this Section 3.8; and (ix) the procedures for withdrawing a Change of Control
Purchase Notice, including a form of notice of withdrawal. If any of the Notes is in the form of a Global Note, then the Company shall
modify such notice to the extent necessary to accord with the procedures of the Depositary applicable to the repurchase of Global Notes. (c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in subsection (a) of this Section 3.8 upon delivery of a written notice (which shall
be in substantially the form included in Exhibit A hereto, as applicable, and which may be delivered by letter, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of
Global Notes, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Depositarys customary procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a Change of Control Purchase Notice) to any Paying Agent at any time
prior to the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date. The delivery of such Note to any
Paying Agent (together with all necessary endorsements) at the office of such Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Change of Control Purchase Price therefor. The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.8, a portion of a Note if the principal amount of such
portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Note pursuant to Sections 3.8 through 3.13 also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Note. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to a Paying Agent the Change of Control Purchase Notice contemplated by
this subsection (c) shall have the right to withdraw such Change of Control Purchase Notice in whole or in a portion thereof that is a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof at any time prior to the close
of business on the Business Day next preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.9 hereof. A Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Change of Control Purchase Notice or written withdrawal thereof.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global Notes, any Change of Control Purchase Notice may be delivered or
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(d) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of
Control with respect to the Notes if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer with respect to the Notes in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the
Company set forth in subsection (b) of this Section 3.8 and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, (2) notice of redemption with respect to the Notes has been given pursuant to
Sections 3.1 or 3.7 hereof, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price, or (3) after giving effect to such Change of Control, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
(ii) the Change of Control transaction has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, and (iii) the Notes have received an Investment Grade Rating. In addition, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of
Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of launching the Change of Control Offer. (e) The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control
Purchase Date. (f) The provisions under this Indenture relative to the Companys obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Notes
as a result of a Change of Control (including any required notice period) may be waived or modified with respect to the Notes with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes, including after the entry into an
agreement that would result in the need to make a Change of Control Offer. (g) In the event that Holders of not less than 90% in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Company purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, within 60 days of such
purchase, the Company will have the right, upon not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior notice, to redeem all of the Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to 101% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the date of redemption. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.8(g) shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof. Section 3.9 Effect of Change of Control Purchase Notice. Upon receipt by any Paying Agent of the Change of Control Purchase Notice
specified in Section 3.8(c) hereof, the Holder of the Note in respect of which such change of Control Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Change of Control Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified below) thereafter be entitled to
receive the Change of Control Purchase Price with respect to such Note. Such Change of Control Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder promptly following the later of (a) the Change of Control Purchase Date with respect to such Note
(provided the conditions in Section 3.8(c) hereof have been satisfied) and (b) the time of delivery of such Note to a Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.8(c) hereof. A Change of Control Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice (which may be delivered by mail, overnight courier, hand
delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global Notes, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Depositarys customary procedures) of withdrawal delivered by the Holder to
a Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date, specifying the principal amount of the Note or portion thereof (which must be a principal amount of $1,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted. Section 3.10
Deposit of Change of Control Purchase Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company) an amount of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Change of Control Purchase Date) sufficient to pay the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of
such Change of Control Purchase Date. The manner in which the deposit required by this Section 3.10 is made by the Company shall be at the option of the Company, provided that such deposit shall be made in a manner such that the Trustee
or a Paying Agent shall have immediately available funds on the Change of Control Purchase Date. If a Paying Agent holds, in accordance
with the terms hereof, money sufficient to pay the Change of Control Purchase Price of any Note for which a Change of Control Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture then, on the Change of Control
Purchase Date, interest will cease to accrue on such Notes or any portion of such Notes as to which a Change of Control Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture and all other rights of the Holder of such
Notes will terminate other than the right to receive the Change of Control Purchase Price, without interest from the Change of Control Purchase Date, on surrender of such Notes. -44-
Section 3.11 Notes Purchased in Part. Any Note that is to be purchased only in
part shall be surrendered at the office of a Paying Agent, and promptly after the Change of Control Purchase Date the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note, without service charge, a new Note
or Notes, of such authorized denomination or denominations as may be requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered that is not purchased. Section 3.12 Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Notes. In connection with any offer to purchase or purchase of Notes
under Section 3.8 hereof, the Company shall (a) comply with Rule 14e-1 (or any successor to such Rule), if applicable, under the Exchange Act, and (b) otherwise comply with all United States
federal and state securities laws and Canadian federal, provincial and territorial securities laws in connection with such offer to purchase or purchase of Notes, all so as to permit the rights of the Holders and obligations of the Company under
Sections 3.8 through 3.11 hereof to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified therein. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of this Article 3, the Company
will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Article 3 by virtue of such conflict. Section 3.13 Repayment to the Company. To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to
Section 3.10 with respect to any Notes hereof exceeds the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price (including interest thereon) of the Notes or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase, then promptly after the Change of
Control Purchase Date, and upon request, the Trustee or a Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall return any such excess cash to the Company. Section 3.14 Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds. In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof, the
Company is required to commence an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (Asset Sale Offer), it shall follow the procedures specified below. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Pari Passu Indebtedness containing provisions similar to
those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets. The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30
Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the Offer Period). No later than three Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the Purchase Date), the
Company shall apply a portion of the Excess Proceeds as calculated pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof (the Offer Amount) to the purchase of Notes and such other Pari Passu Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if applicable) or, if
less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all of such Notes and other Pari Passu Indebtedness tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made. Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall send, by first-class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the applicable
Holders. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, will state: (1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.14 and Section 4.14 hereof and the length of
time the Asset Sale Offer will remain open; (2) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date; (3) that with respect to any Notes, any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest; -45-
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note
accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date; (5) that,
with respect to any Notes, Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have such Notes purchased in a principal amount of $1,000 (or in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) only; (6) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note,
with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, the Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified
in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date; (7) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election
if the Company or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for
purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased; (8) that, if the
aggregate principal amount of any Notes and other Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered in connection with the Asset Sale Offer exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select Notes and other Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata
basis based on the principal amount of Notes and such other Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only such Notes in denominations of $1,000 (or integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof), will be purchased); and (9) that Holders of any Notes whose Notes were purchased only in part will be
issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of such Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer). On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the
Offer Amount of the applicable Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all such Notes tendered, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating
that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.14. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than
five days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and the
Trustee, upon written request from the Company, shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or
delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date. Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.14, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.14 shall be made pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof. ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS Section 4.1
Payment of Notes. The Company shall promptly make all payments in respect of the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and this Indenture. An installment of principal or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is
due if the Paying Agent (other than the Company) holds by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that date money, deposited by the Company or an Affiliate thereof, sufficient to pay the installment. Except in the case of a redemption, a Change of
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unpaid interest on any Note that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Note is registered at the
close of business on the record date for such interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose. The Company shall (in immediately available funds), to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue principal
(including premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest from the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to the Note, which interest shall be payable on demand. The Company will make payments in respect of the Notes represented by the Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder of the Global Note. The Company will make all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to Definitive Notes by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders of the Definitive Notes, in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of $1,000,000 or more, or, if no such account is specified or in the case of a Holder holding an
aggregate principal amount of Notes of less than $1,000,000, by mailing a check to each such Holders registered address. All payments shall be made in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars. Payments to any Holder holding an aggregate
principal amount of Notes in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder in the United States, if such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the Company at
least 10 Business Days prior to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder. Section 4.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency. (a) The Company shall maintain in the United States of America, 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 payment, registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company
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 agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with
the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. (b) The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for
any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the
United States of America, for such purposes. 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. (c) The Company hereby designates the offices of the Trustee set forth in Section 2.3 hereof as one such office or agency of the Company.
Section 4.3 Reports. (a) Whether or not required by the SECs rules and regulations, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish (to the
extent not publicly available on the SECs EDGAR system) to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes and post on the Companys website (in a format that is accessible to Holders of Notes as well as prospective Holders of Notes), within the
time periods specified in the SECs rules and regulations: (i) all quarterly and annual reports that would be
required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such reports; and (ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if
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All such reports shall be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the
rules and regulations applicable to such reports (other than consolidating financial information required by Rule 3-10 or 3-16 of Regulation S-X or any comparable provision so long as the Company complies with Section 4.3(d)). Each annual report on Form 10-K shall include a report on the Companys
consolidated financial statements by the Companys independent registered public accountants. In addition, the Company shall file a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above with the SEC for public availability
within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing or the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason)
and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. (b) If, at any time, the Company is no
longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, and regardless of whether it continues to file reports with the SEC, the Company shall nevertheless continue making the reports specified in
Section 4.3(a) hereof available to the Holders of the Notes, prospective investors and securities analysts by posting such information on its website. While the Company remains subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act,
the Company agrees that it shall not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Companys filings for any reason, the Company shall post the
reports referred to in Section 4.3(a) hereof on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC. (c) The Company further agrees that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, at any time it is not required to file the reports required
by Section 4.3(a) or (b) hereof with the SEC, it shall furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act. (d) The quarterly and annual financial information required by Sections 4.3(a) and (b) hereof shall include a
reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements, in the footnotes of the financial statements or in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations that discloses the total
assets, liabilities, revenues and income from operations of Subsidiaries of the Company that do not Guarantee the Notes. The Trustee shall not be responsible for determining whether this clause 4.3(d) has been satisfied, nor shall it have any
liability in connection therewith. (e) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes
only and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder
(as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates). (f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, in the event that the Company fails to comply with its obligation to file or provide such information, documents and reports as required by this Section 4.3, the Company will be deemed to have cured such Default with respect to the
Notes for purposes of Section 6.1(d) upon the filing or provision of all such information, documents and reports required hereunder prior to the expiration of 90 days after written notice to the Company of such failure from the Trustee or to
the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the Notes. Section 4.4 Compliance
Certificates. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022), an Officers Certificate as to the signers
knowledge of the Companys compliance with all conditions and covenants on their part contained in this Indenture and stating whether or not the signer knows of any Default or Event of Default. If such signer knows of such a Default or Event of
Default, the Officers Certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and the efforts to remedy the same. For the purposes of this Section 4.4, compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of
notice provided pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. Section 4.5 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the
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Section 4.6 Maintenance of Corporate Existence. Subject to Article 5 hereof, the
Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate existence of each Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to preserve the corporate existence of any Restricted Subsidiary if (a) the Board of Directors or management of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the
Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes, (b) if a Subsidiary is to be dissolved or merged or consolidated in compliance with this
Indenture or (c) such Subsidiary has no assets. Section 4.7 Changes in Covenants When Notes Rated Investment Grade. In
the event of the occurrence of a Fall Away Event with respect to the Notes (and notwithstanding the failure of the Company subsequently to maintain an Investment Grade Rating with respect to such Notes), the provisions of Sections 4.8, 4.9, 4.12,
4.13, 4.14 and 4.18 hereof and clause (iv) of Section 5.1(a) hereof will no longer be applicable to the Notes. Section 4.8
Restricted Payments. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Companys or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of
the Companys or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or to the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without
limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company; (iii) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or
scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, except (i) from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
or (ii) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any such Indebtedness made 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 purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement; or (iv) make any Restricted
Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as Restricted
Payments), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment; (2) the Company would,
at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test or Total Leverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.9(a) hereof; and (3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries after January 30, 2015 (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii) through (ix), (xi), (xii), (xiii) and (xiv) of Section 4.8(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of: -49-
(A) an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to 50% of the
Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2014 to the end of the Companys most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of
such Restricted Payment, plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds (or the fair market value of assets)
received by the Company since January 30, 2015 as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Excluded Contributions or Disqualified Stock) or from the issue or sale of
convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities)
sold to a Subsidiary of the Company), plus (C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after
January 30, 2015 is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) or (ii) the initial amount of
such Restricted Investment, plus (D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company is redesignated
as a Restricted Subsidiary after January 30, 2015, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Companys Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which
such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (E) $3.7 billion, plus
(F) Declined Asset Sale Proceeds or Retained Asset Sale Proceeds. (b) The preceding provisions shall not prohibit: (i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend, if at the date of declaration the
dividend payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture (it being understood that the amount of any such dividend shall be included in the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments determined in Section 4.8(a)(3) only once and
not as separate Restricted Payments made at both declaration and payment); (ii) any Restricted Payment made in exchange
for, or in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); provided,
that an amount equal to such Restricted Payment will be excluded from clause (3)(B) of Section 4.8(a) hereof; (iii)
the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor with the net cash proceeds from, or in exchange for, an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(iv) the payment of any dividend or any other payment or distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the
holders of its Equity Interests of any class on a pro rata basis to the holders of such class; (v) so long as no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any present or former employee,
director, officer or consultant of, or service provider to, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement (including, for
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the Company in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted
Payments made under this clause (v) shall not exceed in any calendar year $25.0 million (with unused amounts for any year being carried over to the next succeeding year, but not to any subsequent year, with the permitted amount for each
year being used prior to any amount carried over from the previous year); provided further that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed: (i) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue
Date; less (ii) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in subclause
(i) of this clause (v); (vi) payments to holders of Equity Interests (or to the holders of Indebtedness that is
convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests upon such conversion or exchange) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares; (vii) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur in connection with the exercise or vesting of stock options or similar
instruments to the extent necessary to pay withholding or similar taxes related to such exercise or vesting of stock options or similar instruments; (viii) the making of additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Excluded
Contributions on such date that the Company elects to apply to this clause (viii) (plus, without duplication of amounts referred to in this clause (viii), in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds from a disposition of property or assets acquired after
the Issue Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Excluded Contributions up to the amount of such Excluded Contributions); (ix) repurchases or retirement for value of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such
Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants; (x) the repurchase, redemption or
other acquisition or retirement for value of any subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock pursuant to provisions similar to those described under Section 3.8 and Section 4.14; provided that, prior thereto, all Notes tendered
by Holders in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; (xi) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the declaration and payment of dividends to
holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in accordance with Section 4.9; (xii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Restricted Payments; provided,
however, that if the Total Leverage Ratio as of the date of any Restricted Payment to be made pursuant to this clause (xii) is greater than or equal to 5.0 to 1.0, such Restricted Payment shall be permitted to be made pursuant to this
clause (xii) only if the amount of such Restricted Payment, when taken together with the amount of all other Restricted Payments previously made pursuant to this clause (xii) when the Total Leverage Ratio was greater than or equal to 5.0
to 1.0, does not exceed the greater of (x) $750.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets in the aggregate; (xiii) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and (xiv) any payments or deliveries in connection with (a) a
Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or (b) Permitted Warrant Transaction or Packaged Rights (i) by delivery of shares of the Companys Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) or (ii) otherwise, to the extent of a payment or
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(c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the Fair Market Value
(determined, for purposes of this Section 4.8, by the Company or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in excess of $750.0 million, by the Board of Directors of the Company) on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities
proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.8, in the event that a Restricted Payment
meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in clauses (i) through (xiv) of clause (b) of this Section 4.8, including Section 4.8(a) or the definition of Permitted Investment, the Company will be
permitted to classify such Restricted Payment and later reclassify all or a portion of such Restricted Payment in any manner that complies with this Section 4.8. In addition, a Restricted Payment need not be permitted solely by reference to one
provision permitting such Restricted Payment but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 4.8 permitting such Restricted Payment. Section 4.9 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume,
guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, incur), with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company shall not issue any Disqualified Stock and
shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Disqualified Stock or preferred stock; provided, however, that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue
Disqualified Stock and any Restricted Subsidiary may issue preferred stock if (x) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Companys most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available
immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the
net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period or (y) the Total Leverage Ratio on the
date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been no higher than 6.5 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds
therefrom), giving effect to the incurrence of the additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock. (b) Subsection
(a) of this Section 4.9 shall not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, Permitted Debt): (i) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under Credit Facilities in an aggregate
principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (i) not to exceed (a) $1,250.0 million plus (b) the greater of (x) $1,500.0 million and (y) 39.0% of LTM Consolidated Cash Flow (measured at the time of such
incurrence); (ii) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness, including
the Existing Notes; (iii) the incurrence by the Company and the Note Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Initial
Notes (including the Note Guarantees and any future Note Guarantees); (iv) the incurrence by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, in an aggregate amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause
(iv), not to exceed the greater of (x) $275.0 million and (y) 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at any time outstanding; -52-
(v) mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case,
incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, in an aggregate
principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (v), not to exceed the greater of (x) $675.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated
Total Assets at any time outstanding; (vi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance or replace, Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Indenture to be incurred under
Section 4.9(a) hereof or clauses (ii), (iii), (xii), (xiv) or (xxi) of this Section 4.9(b) or this clause (vi) or, solely to the extent of the excess (if any) of the amount of Indebtedness incurred and outstanding under clause
(xx) of this Section 4.9(b) prior to the applicable refinancing over the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be incurred and outstanding under clause (xx) of this Section 4.9(b) at the time of such refinancing, clause
(xx) of this Section 4.9(b); (vii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that: (A) if the Company or a Note Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the obligee is not the Company or another Note
Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated (without regard to security interest) to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes; and (B) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person
other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed, in each case, to
constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that is not permitted by this clause (vii); (viii) (i) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are incurred and not
for speculative purposes and (ii) the incurrence by a Securitization Special Purpose Entity of Indebtedness in a Qualified Securitization Transaction that is without recourse to the Company or to any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
or their assets (other than Standard Securitization Undertakings); (ix) the Guarantee by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that was permitted to be incurred under this Section 4.9 (other than the Note Guarantees); provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is
subordinated to or pari passu with the Notes or any Note Guarantee, then the Guarantee shall be subordinated to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed (without regard to security interest); (x) 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 payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of
Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 4.9; provided, in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued; (xi) obligations in respect of performance and surety bonds and completion guarantees or similar obligations provided by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in each case in the normal course of business (whether or not consistent with past practice); (xii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Acquired Debt; provided, however,
that on the date of acquisition and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, (i) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company (A) would be at least 2.0 to 1.0 or (B) would be equal to or greater than such Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition or (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio of the Company (A) would be no higher than 6.5 to 1.0 or (B) would be equal to or lower than such Total Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such
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(xiii) the incurrence by any Foreign Subsidiary or other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to this clause (xiii), not to exceed the greater of (x) $675.0 million or (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets; (xiv) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection with or in contemplation of, or to
provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of property used or useful in a Permitted Business (whether through the direct purchase of
assets or the purchase of Capital Stock of, or merger or consolidation with, any Person owning such assets); provided, however, on the date of such incurrence and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, (i) the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company (A) would be at least 2.0 to 1.0 or (B) would be equal to or greater than such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such incurrence or (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio of the Company
(A) would be no higher than 6.5 to 1.0 or (B) would be equal to or lower than such Total Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such incurrence; (xv) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with
respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers compensation claims, death, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or
self-insurance, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims; provided, however, that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such
Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence; (xvi) Indebtedness
arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of notice of its
incurrence; (xvii) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries supported by a letter of credit
issued pursuant to the Credit Facilities, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit; (xviii) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of (i) the financing of insurance
premiums or (ii) take-or-pay or similar obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business; (xix) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal
amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xix), not to exceed the greater of (x)
$1,000.0 million and (y) 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets; (xx) the incurrence by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness secured by a Lien under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount such that, on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the proceeds therefrom), the Secured Leverage Ratio would not
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(xxi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness of the Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed 100% of the amount of any capital contributions or other proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
(a) from the issuance or sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) or (b) in the form of any cash contribution, plus the fair market value, as determined by the Company in good faith, of Cash Equivalents, marketable
securities or other property received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the issuance and sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) or a contribution to the capital of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
(including through consolidation, amalgamation or merger), in each case after the Issue Date, and in each case other than (w) any proceeds received from the sale of Equity Interests to, or contributions from, the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, (x) to the extent the relevant proceeds have otherwise been applied to make Restricted Payments hereunder, (y) any Excluded Contribution and (z) any of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company
from the Solta IPO; and (xxii) the incurrence of Indebtedness of any joint venture or Indebtedness of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary incurred on behalf of any joint venture or any guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of any joint venture in an aggregate outstanding principal amount for all such Indebtedness not to exceed at
any time the greater of $350.0 million and 1.25% of Consolidated Total Assets. (c) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any
Note Guarantor to, incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or the Note Guarantors unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated
in right of payment to the Notes on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness of the Company or the Note Guarantors shall be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other
Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured or having a junior lien priority. (d) For purposes
of determining compliance with this Section 4.9, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xxii) of Section 4.9(b)
hereof, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 4.9, the Company shall be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify from time to time all or a
portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.9. Indebtedness permitted by this Section 4.9 need not be permitted solely by reference to one clause permitting such Indebtedness but may be permitted
in part by one such clause and in part by one or more other clauses of this Section 4.9 permitting such Indebtedness. Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding on the Issue Date will be deemed to have been incurred on such date in
reliance on the exception provided by clause (xx) of Section 4.9(b) hereof. (e) In addition, for purposes of determining
compliance with this Section 4.9, the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may, pursuant to an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee, elect to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness (including
with respect to any revolving loan commitment) as being incurred at the time of such commitment, in which case any subsequent incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment shall not be deemed to be an incurrence at such subsequent time. Section 4.10 [Reserved]. Section 4.11 Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (except a Permitted Lien) of any kind (any such Lien, the Initial Lien) on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired; except in the case of any assets that do not constitute
Collateral, any Initial Lien if the Notes or the Note Guarantees are secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) the obligations secured by such Initial Lien. Any Lien created for the benefit of Holders pursuant to the last clause of the preceding paragraph shall provide by its terms that such Lien
shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, without any action on the part of the Holders, upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien. -55-
Section 4.12 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted
Subsidiaries. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create
or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to: (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or
pay any indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (ii) make loans or advances to the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries. (b) The restrictions set forth in Section 4.12(a) hereof shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions
existing under or by reason of: (i) agreements, including agreements governing Existing Indebtedness as in effect on the
date of this Indenture and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements, provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals,
increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in
those agreements on the date of this Indenture; (ii) this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral
Documents; (iii) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to Credit Facilities incurred under clause (i) or (xx) of
Section 4.9(b) hereof; (iv) applicable law, rule, regulation or order, approval, license, permit or similar
restriction, including under contracts with foreign governments or agencies thereof entered into in the ordinary course of business; (v) any instrument governing Indebtedness, Capital Stock or assets of a Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred, or such Capital Stock was issued, in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not
applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings,
replacements or refinancings of those agreements provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company, not materially
more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of the acquisition, provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was
permitted to be incurred under Section 4.9 hereof; (vi) customary
non-assignment provisions in leases, contracts and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business; (vii) purchase money obligations for property that impose restrictions on that property of the nature described in clause
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(viii) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted
Subsidiary that restricts distributions, transfers, loans or advances by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition; (ix) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not, in the good faith judgment of the Company, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; (x) Permitted Liens securing Indebtedness that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
(xi) customary provisions in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar
agreements entered into with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company or otherwise in the ordinary course of business; (xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary
course of business; (xiii) restrictions in agreements or instruments which prohibit the payment or making of dividends or
other distributions other than on a pro rata basis; (xiv) contractual requirements of a Securitization Special Purpose
Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Special Purpose Entity; and (xv) any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness or preferred stock permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Issue
Date pursuant to Section 4.9 hereof which encumbrances or restrictions (x) are not, in the good faith judgment of the Company, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in this Indenture or (y) will not, in
the good faith judgment of the Company, affect the ability of the Company to make anticipated payments of principal, interest or premium on the Notes. Section 4.13 Transactions with Affiliates. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any
Affiliate (each, an Affiliate Transaction) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $100.0 million, unless: (i) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Company or the relevant
Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person, as determined by the Company in good faith; and (ii) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in
excess of $750.0 million, such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company. (b) The following items shall be deemed not to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of
Section 4.13(a) hereof: (i) any employment agreement or benefit or similar plan entered into by the Company or any of
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(ii) transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted
Subsidiaries; (iii) transactions with a Person that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns,
directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person; (iv) the payment of
reasonable compensation and fees to, and the provision of customary indemnities to, current or former officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) issuances or sales of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to Affiliates or employees of or
consultants to the Company; (vi) Restricted Payments that are permitted by the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof and
Permitted Investments; (vii) transactions effected pursuant to agreements in effect on the date of this Indenture and any
amendment, modification or replacement to such agreement (so long the as amendment, modification or replacement is not, in the good faith judgment of the Company, materially more disadvantageous to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, taken as
a whole, than the terms of those agreements in effect on the date of this Indenture); (viii) [reserved]; (ix) transactions with a Permitted Joint Venture in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary holds or acquires an
ownership interest (whether by way of Capital Stock or otherwise) so long as the terms of any such transactions, in the good faith judgment of the Company, are not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary than they are to other joint venture partners; (x) any agreement that grants registration and other customary
rights in connection therewith or otherwise to the direct or indirect security holders of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (and the performance of such agreements); (xi) transactions with Affiliates solely in their capacity as Holders of Indebtedness or Capital Stock of the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, where such Affiliates receive the same consideration as non-Affiliates in such transactions; (xii) transactions affected as part of a Qualified Securitization Transaction; and (xiii) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a copy of a
letter from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing addressed to the Company stating that such transaction meets the requirements of Section 4.13(a)(i). Section 4.14 Asset Sales. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless: (i) the Company (or its Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at
least equal to the Fair Market Value (determined, for purposes of this clause (i), by the Company or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in excess of $750.0 million, by the Board of Directors of the Company) of the assets or Equity Interests
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(ii) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75% of the
consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities, as shown on the Companys most recent consolidated balance sheet, of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes and the Note Guarantees) (i) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to an agreement that releases the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability or (ii) that are discharged by the transferee in a transaction pursuant to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any liability following such Asset Sale; (B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee
that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days after the consummation of the applicable Asset Sale, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; (C) any Designated Noncash Consideration having an aggregate Fair Market Value that, when taken together with all other
Designated Noncash Consideration previously received and then outstanding, does not exceed at the time of the receipt of such Designated Noncash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being
measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) the greater of $800.0 million or 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets; and (D) future payments to be made in cash or Cash Equivalents owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the form of
licensing, royalty, earnout or Milestone Payment (or similar deferred cash payments). (b) Within 450 days after the receipt of any Net
Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may apply an amount equal to those Net Proceeds: (i) to repay (x) Indebtedness and other Obligations under the Credit Agreement and, if the Indebtedness repaid under the
Credit Agreement is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto, (y) Indebtedness and other Obligations under the Notes or any Pari Passu Indebtedness (other than the Credit Agreement) and, if the
Pari Passu Indebtedness being repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto (provided that if such Net Proceeds are applied to repay such Pari Passu Indebtedness under this clause (y), the
Company shall equally and ratably reduce obligations under the Notes in accordance with Section 3.7 hereof, through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases (in each case, provided that such purchases are at or above
100% of the principal amount thereof), or by making an offer (in accordance with Section 4.14(c)) to all Holders to purchase, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, the pro rata
principal amount of Notes) or (z) other Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, so long as the relevant assets were assets of such Subsidiary; (ii) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or a majority of the Voting Stock of, another Permitted Business or
the minority interest in any Permitted Business; (iii) to make payments with respect to the acquisition or license of
intellectual property rights that are used in a Permitted Business; (iv) to make a capital expenditure in or that is
useful in a Permitted Business; (v) to retire Notes (x) pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof, (y) through
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(vi) to acquire other assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that are
used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that (1) a binding commitment to apply any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale as set forth in
clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (vi) of this Section 4.14(b) shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment
with the good faith expectation that such Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of the end of such 450-day period (an Acceptable Commitment) and, in the
event any Acceptable Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before the Net Proceeds are applied in connection therewith, then the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to apply the Net Proceeds in any manner
set forth above before the expiration of such 180-day period and, in the event the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary fails to do so, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds and (2) the
Company may elect to deem certain expenditures that would otherwise be permissible reinvestments but that occurred prior to the receipt of the applicable Net Proceeds as having been reinvested in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 4.14, but only to the extent such deemed expenditure shall have been made no earlier than the earlier of the execution of a definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Sale or the consummation thereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.14 to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to apply any amount that would otherwise
be required to be applied pursuant to this Section 4.14 to the extent that the Asset Sale (x) is consummated by any Foreign Subsidiary for so long as the Company determines in good faith that the repatriation to the Company of any such
amount would be prohibited or delayed (beyond the time period during which such application is otherwise required to be made pursuant hereto) under any requirement of law or conflict with the fiduciary duties of such Foreign Subsidiarys
directors, or result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officer, director, employee, manager, member of management or consultant of such Foreign Subsidiary (including on
account of financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization, capital maintenance or similar considerations); it being understood and agreed that (i) solely within 365 days following the event giving rise to the relevant Net
Proceeds, the Company shall take all commercially reasonable actions required by applicable requirements of law to permit such repatriation and, to the extent applicable, would no longer conflict with the fiduciary duties of such director, or result
in, or be reasonably expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for the Persons described above, in either case, and (ii) if such repatriation is permitted or would no longer so conflict, within 365 days following
the event giving rise to the relevant Net Proceeds, the relevant Foreign Subsidiary will promptly repatriate the relevant Net Proceeds, and the repatriated Net Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such
repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against such Net Proceeds, as a result thereof, in each case by the Company or the Companys Subsidiaries, and any Affiliates or indirect or direct equity owners of the
foregoing) as required above, or (y) generates Net Proceeds that are received by any joint venture for so long as the Company determines in good faith that the distribution of such Net Proceeds would be prohibited under the organizational
documents (or any relevant shareholders or similar agreement) governing such joint venture; it being understood that if the relevant prohibition ceases to exist within the 365-day period following the
event giving rise to the relevant Net Proceeds, the relevant joint venture will promptly distribute the Net Proceeds, as the case may be, and the Net Proceeds, as the case may be, will be promptly (and in any event not later than ten Business Days
after such distribution) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) as set forth above. In addition, if the Company determines in good faith that the repatriation (or other intercompany distribution) to the
Company of any amounts required to be applied as set forth above would result in material and adverse tax consequences for the Company or any of its subsidiaries, Affiliates or indirect or direct equity owners, taking into account any foreign tax
credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation (such amount, a Restricted Amount), as determined by the Company in good faith, the amount the Company shall be required to apply as set forth above shall be
reduced by the Restricted Amount; provided that to the extent that the repatriation (or other intercompany distribution) of any Net Proceeds from the relevant Foreign Subsidiary would no longer have a material and adverse tax consequence within the 365-day period following the event giving rise to the Net Proceeds, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds not previously applied pursuant to this Section 4.14 shall be so applied. -60-
Notwithstanding Sections 4.14(a) and 4.14(b), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
will not be required to apply an amount equal to any Net Proceeds in accordance with this Section 4.14 except to the extent that the aggregate Net Proceeds from all Asset Sales which are not applied in accordance with this Section 4.14 in
any calendar year exceeds the greater of $200.0 million or 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of receipt of such Net Proceeds (any amount less than such threshold, Retained Asset Sale Proceeds). Pending application
of an amount equal to Net Proceeds pursuant to this Section 4.14, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this
Indenture. (c) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 4.14(b) hereof shall
constitute Excess Proceeds. When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds in any calendar year exceeds the greater of $200.0 million or 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets, the Company shall make an offer (an Asset Sale
Offer) to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Pari Passu Indebtedness to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other Pari Passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the amount of such Excess Proceeds. The
offer price in any Asset Sale Offer shall be equal to 100% of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of purchase, and shall be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset
Sale Offer (Declined Asset Sale Proceeds), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may use the amount of such Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of
Notes and other Pari Passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall select the Notes and such other Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each
Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero. (d) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale
Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have
breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance. Section 4.15 Additional
Note Guarantees. (a) To the extent any one of the Companys Subsidiaries that is not a Note Guarantor as of the Issue Date
Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under any syndicated Credit Facility or Capital Markets Indebtedness as of the Issue Date, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Subsidiary to execute and
deliver to the Trustee a notation of Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (subject to the Agreed Guarantee Principals) or, in the case that such Subsidiary of the Company is a Canadian Note Guarantor, a Canadian Note
Guarantee, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior secured basis, all of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture and, if applicable, the
Canadian Note Guarantee, within 120 days after the Issue Date. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Note Guarantor for all purposes hereof until such Note Guarantee is released in accordance herewith. (b) If any one of the Companys Subsidiaries that is not a Note Guarantor Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor
under any syndicated Credit Facility or Capital Markets Indebtedness after the Issue Date, that Subsidiary shall (i) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and a notation of
Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto or, in the case that such Subsidiary of the Company is a Canadian Note Guarantor, a Canadian Note Guarantee, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall
unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior secured basis, all of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture and, if applicable, the Canadian Note Guarantee, and (ii) deliver to the
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture and notation of Note Guarantee or, if applicable, Canadian Note Guarantee, has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the supplemental indenture and notation of Note Guarantee may
be modified in respect of any Note Guarantor organized outside of the United States of America as necessary or appropriate to (1) comply with applicable law, (2) avoid any general legal limitations such as general statutory limitations,
financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization rules, retention of title claims or similar matters or (3) avoid a conflict with the fiduciary duties of such companys directors, contravention of any legal
prohibition or regulatory condition, or the material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officers or directors (collectively referred to as Agreed Guarantee Principles), in each case as determined by the Company in its
sole discretion. Section 4.16 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries. (a) The Companys Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary (other than BHA) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that
designation would not cause a Default. Any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be a designation of each of such entitys Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Following the Issue Date, if a
Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments (calculated after giving effect to any concurrent transactions) owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in
the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.8 hereof or under one or more of the
clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by the Company. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition
of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Companys Board of Directors may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if the redesignation would not cause a Default; provided that such redesignation will be deemed to
be an incurrence of Indebtedness and, if applicable, an incurrence of related Liens by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such redesignation
will only be permitted if such Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens are permitted under Section 4.9 hereof and, if applicable, Section 4.11 hereof (other than clause (3) under the definition of Permitted Liens),
calculated, if applicable, on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Indenture, in addition to the conditions set forth in clause (a) above
and otherwise applicable to the designation of Restricted Subsidiaries to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the designation of any Bausch + Lomb Entity as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder shall be permitted only to the extent that such Bausch + Lomb
Entity shall have been substantially concurrently designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under the Credit Agreement. (c)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Solta may not be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Section 4.17 Business
Activities. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole. Section 4.18 Limitation on Bausch + Lomb Contributions, Transfers and Dispositions. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.8 of this Indenture, from and after the Bausch + Lomb Designation
Date and for so long as the Bausch + Lomb Entities remain Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, contribute any business unit, line of business or
product line (or, in each case, the material assets thereof, including material intellectual property related thereto if such material intellectual property is contributed by way of a transfer of actual legal title or an Exclusive License) to any
Bausch + Lomb Entity except: (i) pursuant to the transactions described in the Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement under
the headings The Separation and the Distribution and Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, including, without limitation, pursuant to the Separation Agreements; (ii) for the contribution of any business unit, line of business or product line or material assets that primarily relates to
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(iii) any such contribution of business units, lines of business or product
lines or material assets having a Fair Market Value (measured at the time of the applicable contribution) of no greater than $75.0 million in the aggregate; provided that in each case the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers
Certificate to the effect that such excepted contribution was made in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Separation Agreements. Section 4.19 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company 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 or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so)
hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenant that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of
every such power as though no such law had been enacted. Section 4.20 Notice of Default. In the event that any Default or
Event of Default under Section 6.1 hereof shall occur, the Company shall give prompt written notice of such Default or Event of Default to the Trustee, after it becomes aware of the same. Section 4.21 Payment of Additional Amounts. (a) All payments made by or on behalf of the Company under or with respect to the Notes, or by or on behalf of any Note Guarantor under or
with respect to any Note Guarantee (each such Person, a Payor) will be made free and clear of any withholding or deduction for or on account of any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge of whatever
nature (collectively, Tax) imposed or levied by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Payor is organized, resident or carrying on business for tax purposes or from or through which such Payor makes any payment on the
Notes or its Note Guarantee or any department or political subdivision of any of the foregoing (each, a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction), unless the Payor (or an applicable withholding agent) is required to withhold or deduct Taxes
by law. If the Payor (or an applicable withholding agent) is required by law to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment made under or with respect to any Notes or Note Guarantee,
the Payor, subject to the exceptions listed below, will pay additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by each Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes after such withholding
or deduction (including withholding or deduction attributable to Additional Amounts payable hereunder) will not be less than the amount the Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if such Taxes had not been required to be so withheld or
deducted. (b) A Payor will not, however, pay Additional Amounts to a Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes: (i) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the existence of any
present or former connection between the Holder or Beneficial Owner (or between a fiduciary, settler, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or Beneficial Owner, if such Holder or Beneficial Owner is an
estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than any connection resulting solely from the acquisition, ownership, holding or disposition of Notes, the receipt of payments thereunder or under any Note
Guarantee and/or the exercise or enforcement of rights under any Notes or any Note Guarantee); (ii) to the extent the
Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the failure of the Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes, following the Companys or the Payors written request addressed to the Holder, to the extent such
Holder or Beneficial Owner is legally eligible to do so, to comply with any certification, identification, information or other reporting requirements, whether required by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of a Relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction, as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, Taxes imposed by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a certification that the Holder or Beneficial Owner is not
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(iii) with respect to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer,
capital gains, excise or personal property tax or any similar Taxes; (iv) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such
Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the Holder or Beneficial Owner of any Note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and
payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; (v) to the extent the Taxes
giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the Holder or Beneficial Owner (x) not dealing at arms length, within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada), with such Payor, or (y) being a
person who is a specified entity (as defined in proposed subsection 18.4(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) contained in proposals to amend such Act released on April 29, 2022) in respect of such Payor to the extent that the
applicable payment would be subject to withholding tax under such Act as a consequence of such proposals; (vi) to the
extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for such Holder or Beneficial Owner being, or not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with, a specified
shareholder of the Company as defined in subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) for purposes of the thin capitalization rules in the Income Tax Act (Canada); (vii) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts are U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed pursuant to
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), as in effect on the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to
comply with), any current or future regulations, official interpretations or administrative authority promulgated thereunder and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as in effect on the date hereof (or any
amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and, for the avoidance of doubt, any intergovernmental agreement (and related legislation, rules or practices) implementing the foregoing
(taken together, FATCA), except to the extent that such Taxes result from a failure of any Paying Agent to comply with FATCA; or (viii) any combination of items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii). Additional Amounts also shall not be paid with respect to any payment on the Notes or any Note Guarantee to a Beneficial Owner who is a
fiduciary, a partnership (or entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes) or anyone other than the sole Beneficial Owner of that payment to the extent that payment would be required by the laws of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to be included
in the income, for tax purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a member of that partnership or a Beneficial Owner who would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, member or
interest holder been the Beneficial Owner. (c) The Payor or applicable withholding agent will (i) make any such withholding or
deduction required by applicable law and (ii) timely remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with applicable law. The Payor, or the applicable withholding agent, will make reasonable efforts to obtain
certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. The Payor, or the applicable withholding agent, will provide to the Trustee, within a reasonable
time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld are due pursuant to applicable law, either a certified copy of tax receipts evidencing such payment, or, if such tax receipts are not reasonably available to the Payor, such other
documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment by the Payor. (d) Where Tax is payable pursuant to Regulation 803 of the
Income Tax Act (Canada) by a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes in respect of any amount payable under the Notes or any Note Guarantee to the Holder (other than by reason of a transfer of the Notes to a person resident in Canada with
whom the transferor does not deal at arms length for the purposes of such Act), but no Additional Amount is paid in respect of such Tax, the Payor will pay as or on account of interest to the Holder an amount equal to such Tax (a
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Reimbursement) plus an amount equal to any Tax required to be paid by the Holder or Beneficial Owner as a result of such Regulation 803 Reimbursement within 45 days after receiving
from the Holder a notice containing reasonable particulars of the Tax so payable, provided such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts on account of such Tax (and only to the extent of such
Additional Amounts that such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have been entitled to receive) but for the fact that it is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments made under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee.
(e) Prior to the date on which the payment of any Additional Amounts are due, the Payor will deliver to the Trustee an Officers
Certificate stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable on the applicable payment date, and setting forth the amounts so payable, and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee (or applicable paying agent) to pay
such Additional Amounts to Holders on the payment date. Any such Officers Certificate will be delivered at least two Business Days in advance of when the payments in question are required to be made (unless a shorter period of time is
acceptable to the Trustee in its reasonable discretion). The Payor will promptly publish a notice in accordance with Section 11.2 hereof stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable and describing the obligation to pay such amounts.
(f) The Payors, jointly and severally, will reimburse the Holders or Beneficial Owners of Notes, upon written request of such Holder or
Beneficial Owner of Notes and certified proof of payment for the amount of (i) any Taxes levied or imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and payable by such Holder or Beneficial Owner in connection with payments made under or with respect
to the Notes or any Note Guarantee; and (ii) any Taxes levied or imposed with respect to any reimbursement under the foregoing clause (i) or this clause (ii), so that the net amount received by such Holder or Beneficial Owner after such
reimbursement will not be less than the net amount such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if the Taxes giving rise to the reimbursement described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) had not been imposed, provided,
however, that the indemnification obligation provided for in this Section 4.21(f) shall not extend to Taxes imposed for which the Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes would not have been eligible to receive payment of Additional
Amounts hereunder by virtue of clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 4.21(b) hereof, or to the extent such Holder or Beneficial Owner received Additional Amounts with respect to such payments. (g) In addition, the Payor will pay any stamp, issue, registration, court, documentary, excise or other similar taxes, charges and duties,
including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time in respect of the execution, issuance, registration or delivery of the Notes or any Note Guarantee or any other document or instrument
referred to thereunder and any such taxes, charges or duties imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time as a result of, or in connection with, (i) any payments made pursuant to the Notes or any Note Guarantee or any other such
document or instrument referred to thereunder and/or (ii) the enforcement of the Notes or any Note Guarantee or any other such document or instrument referred to thereunder. (h) The obligations described under this Section 4.21 will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture and will
apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person, to any Payor and to any jurisdiction in which such successor is organized, carrying on business or is otherwise resident for Tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is
made by such successor or its respective agents. (i) Whenever this Indenture refers to, in any context, the payment of principal,
premium, if any, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Note or under any Note Guarantee, such reference includes the payment of Additional Amounts or other payments that would be payable pursuant to this
Section 4.21, if applicable. Section 4.22 After-Acquired Property. (a) Promptly following (but so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding in no circumstance sooner than required with respect to the Credit
Agreement) the acquisition by the Company or any Note Guarantor of any After-Acquired Property or upon any new Subsidiary becoming a Note Guarantor, the Company or such Note Guarantor shall, subject to the limitations set forth herein, including the
remaining clauses below, (i) provide a Lien over such property consistent with the Liens granted over similar property in the applicable jurisdiction (or in the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, to the extent
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under applicable local law) (or, in the case of a new Note Guarantor, all of its property (other than Excluded Assets) consistent with the Liens granted over similar property in the applicable
jurisdiction (or in the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, to the extent customary and reasonably achievable under applicable local law)) in favor of the Notes Collateral Agents and (ii) execute and deliver such
mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates as shall be necessary to vest in the relevant Notes Collateral Agent a perfected security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in such After-Acquired
Property or in the Collateral of such Note Guarantor and to have such After-Acquired Property or such Collateral (but subject to the limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents) added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this
Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such After-Acquired Property or Collateral to the same extent and with the same force and effect, and deliver certificates and Opinions of Counsel consistent with the ones delivered
in the applicable jurisdiction in connection with other Collateral Documents or in the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, such certificates and Opinions of Counsel as are customary in such jurisdiction; provided,
however, that if granting such security interest in such After-Acquired Property or Collateral requires the consent of a third party, to the extent such actions are also taken with respect to the Credit Agreement, the Company will use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent with respect to the security interest for the benefit of the Trustee and the relevant Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Holders of the Notes; provided further, however, that
if such third party does not consent to the granting of such security interest after the use of such commercially reasonable efforts, the Company or such Note Guarantor, as the case may be, will not be required to provide such security interest.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, in addition to the other exceptions and
limitations described in the Collateral Documents, and notwithstanding any action that is taken in favor of the lenders under the Credit Agreement, in no event shall the Company or any Note Guarantor be required to (x) create any security
interests in assets located, titled, registered or filed outside of the Covered Jurisdictions or to perfect such security interests, (y) deliver (A) control agreements, (B) landlord waivers, (C) bailee letters, (D) other similar
third party documents, or (E) security agreements, pledge agreements, or share charge (or mortgage) agreements (or similar agreements) governed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the Covered Jurisdictions or (z) take any other
action not taken pursuant to the Credit Agreement (so long as it is outstanding). In addition, in no event shall the Company or any Note Guarantor be required to grant liens or take any action to perfect liens on any real estate other than Material
Real Estate Assets. (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, so long as the Credit
Agreement or the Existing Secured Notes are outstanding, the Company and the Note Guarantors will not be required to grant liens on any asset in any jurisdiction where such assets can be pledged to only one secured party pursuant to local laws
governing such collateral or local practice applicable to such collateral. (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the
Collateral Documents to the contrary, the Company and the Note Guarantors will not be required to (i) perfect by control any security interest in deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts or similar accounts or
(ii) perfect a security interest in any asset if such asset does not constitute Collateral (or an equivalent term)under the Credit Agreement security documents or where the Company and the Note Guarantors are not required to take
such actions under the Credit Agreement security documents. (e) Any Collateral Document may provide that the amount recoverable in
respect of the Collateral provided by the Note Guarantors will be limited as necessary to (1) prevent such Collateral from being in breach of any applicable law, (2) avoid any general legal limitations such as general statutory
limitations, financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization rules, retention of title claims or similar matters or (3) avoid a conflict with the fiduciary duties of such companys officers or directors,
contravention of any legal prohibition or regulatory condition, or the material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officers or directors, in each case as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. (f) The limitations set forth in clauses (b) through (e) above are referred to as the Applicable Collateral
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Section 4.23 Additional Material Real Estate Assets. In the event that the
Company or any Note Guarantor acquires a Material Real Estate Asset or a Real Estate Asset owned or leased on the Issue Date becomes a Material Real Estate Asset and such interest has not otherwise been made subject to the Lien of the Collateral
Documents in favor of any Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of First Lien Notes Secured Parties, then the Company or such Note Guarantor shall, subject to the Applicable Collateral Limitations, promptly take all such actions and execute and
deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such mortgages, documents, instruments and agreements necessary to make such Lien a valid and perfected first priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in such Material Real Estate
Asset and deliver such Opinions of Counsel and certificates as are customary in such jurisdictions. Section 4.24 No Impairment of
the Security Interests. Except as otherwise permitted under this Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to a transaction otherwise permitted by this Indenture), the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral
Documents, none of the Company nor any of the Note Guarantors shall be permitted to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to
the Collateral for the benefit of the First Lien Notes Secured Parties. ARTICLE 5 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS Section 5.1 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets. (a) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the
Company is the surviving Person) or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related
transactions, to another Person, unless: (i) either (x) the Company is the surviving Person; or (y) the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is organized and validly existing under the laws of the
U.S., any state of the U.S. or the District of Columbia or under the laws of Canada or any province thereof, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, any Channel Island or Switzerland
(provided that if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation); (ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person
to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made expressly assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture and the applicable Collateral Documents pursuant to agreements reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee; (iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; (iv) either (a) the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other
than the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made shall, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had
occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test or Total Leverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.9(a) hereof or
(b) the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of
such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries that would be equal to or greater than such ratio for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such action or have a Total Leverage Ratio for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that would be
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(v) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate
stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, complies with this Article and that all conditions
precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with. (b) The Company may not, directly or indirectly,
lease all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person. (c) The Company
will not permit any Note Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, (1) consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into another Person; or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose (collectively, dispose) of all
or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to another Person unless: (i)
except in the case of a Note Guarantor (x) that has disposed of all or substantially all of its assets, whether through a merger, amalgamation, consolidation or sale of Capital Stock or assets or (y) that, as a result of the disposition of
all or a portion of its Capital Stock, ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, in both cases in compliance with Section 4.14 hereof, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not such Note Guarantor) shall expressly assume, by a
guarantee agreement and applicable Collateral Documents in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Note Guarantor under its Note Guarantee; and (ii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate or amalgamate with, merge into or transfer all or part of
its properties and assets to the Company or any Note Guarantor and (B) the Company may merge or amalgamate with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction within the United States
of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or Canada or any province thereof, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, any Channel Island, Singapore or Switzerland or converting
the Company into a limited liability company organized under the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or Canada or any province thereof, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date,
Bermuda, Cayman Islands, any Channel Island, Singapore or Switzerland (provided that a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation). Section 5.2 Successor Substituted. Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger or amalgamation of the Company into, any
other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is
merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as
the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes. ARTICLE 6 DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 6.1 Events of Default. Each of the following is an Event of Default with respect to the Notes:
(a) default in the payment of any principal of (including, without limitation, any premium, if any, on) of the Notes when
the same becomes due and payable (whether at maturity, upon a Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date, Purchase Date or otherwise); (b) default in the payment of any interest payable on Notes when the same becomes due and payable and the Default continues for
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(c) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) to comply with any of the provisions of Sections 3.8, 3.14 or 4.14 of this Indenture, which failure remains uncured for 30
days after written notice to the Company from the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the Notes; or (ii) to comply with the provisions described in Section 5.1 of this Indenture; (d) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with any of the other covenants contained in the Notes,
the Collateral Documents or this Indenture and the Default continues for 60 days (or 90 days in the case of the provisions of Section 4.3) after written notice to the Company from the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee from the Holders
of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the Notes; (e) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Indenture, if that default: (i) is caused by a failure to pay principal when due on such Indebtedness within any applicable grace period provided in such
Indebtedness (a Payment Default); or (ii) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its
express maturity, and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such
Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $250.0 million or more; (f) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final
non-appealable judgments aggregating in excess of $250.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged, stayed or subject to insurance for a period of 60 days after becoming final; (g) any Note Guarantee by a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect in all material respects (except as
contemplated by the terms thereof) or any Note Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms such Note Guarantors obligations under this Indenture or any Note Guarantee and such Default continues for 10 days after receipt of
the notice as specified in this Indenture; (h) unless such Liens have been released in accordance with the provisions of
the applicable Collateral Documents, liens with respect to all or substantially all of the Collateral cease to be valid or enforceable, or the Company shall assert or any Note Guarantor shall assert, in any pleading in any court of competent
jurisdiction, that any such security interests are invalid or unenforceable and, in the case of any such Note Guarantor, the Company fails to cause such Note Guarantor to rescind such assertions within 30 days after the Company has actual knowledge
of such assertions; (i) the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding; (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding; -69-
(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property; or (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; and (j) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: (i) is for relief against the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding; (ii)
appoints a Custodian of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property
of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of
Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; and in each case the order or decree described in this clause
(j) remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days. Any notice given pursuant to Section 6.1(d) hereof must be in
writing and must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a Notice of Default. When any Default under this Section 6.1 is cured, it ceases. Section 6.2 Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (j) of
Section 6.1 hereof with respect to the Company) with respect to the Notes occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may, by
notice to the Company and the Trustee, declare all unpaid principal to the date of acceleration on the Notes then outstanding (if not then due and payable) to be due and payable upon any such declaration, and the same shall become and be immediately
due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (j) of Section 6.1 hereof with respect to the Company occurs, all unpaid principal (including, without limitation, any premium, if any, then outstanding), and accrued
interest, if any, on the Notes then outstanding shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if (a) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of Notes which has become due solely by such declaration of
acceleration, have been cured or waived; (b) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (c) all payments due to the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 7.7
hereof in respect of the Notes have been made. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, a notice of Default may not be given with respect to any action taken, and reported
publicly or to Holders, more than two years prior to such notice of Default. If the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior
to their stated maturity, in each case as a result of an Event of Default (including, but not limited to, an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1 above (including the acceleration of any portion of the Obligations evidenced by the Notes by
operation of law)), then the additional amount that shall then be due and payable on the Premium Effective Date shall be equal to: (i) one hundred percent (100.00%) of the principal amount of such Notes, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium
(collectively, the Redemption Price), in each case, as if such acceleration gave rise to an optional redemption of the Notes (including, for the avoidance of -70-
doubt an optional redemption made pursuant to the terms set forth in Section 3.7) so accelerated on the Premium Effective Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is
understood and agreed that if the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to their stated maturity, in each case, as a result of an Event of Default (including, but not limited to, an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1 above
(including the acceleration of any portion of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes by operation of law)), the amount by which the applicable Redemption Price exceeds the principal amount of the Notes (the Redemption Price
Premium) with respect to an optional redemption of the Notes shall be due and payable as though the Notes had been optionally redeemed on the Premium Effective Date and shall constitute part of the Obligations with respect to the Notes in
view of the impracticability and difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of lost profits of each of the holders of such Notes as a result thereof. The Redemption Price Premium
shall be presumed to be liquidated damages sustained by each holder of Notes as the result of the payment or settlement of the Notes or a claim in a proceeding described in Section 6.1 in respect of the Notes, in each case arising out of the
acceleration of the Notes, or in the event the Notes or this Indenture are satisfied, released or discharged through foreclosure after acceleration of the Notes, whether by judicial proceeding, deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means (the
date of such payment, settlement, satisfaction, release or discharge being the Premium Effective Date). Any notice of
Default, notice of acceleration or instruction to the Trustee to provide a notice of Default, notice of acceleration or take any other action (a Noteholder Direction) provided by any one or more Holders (other than any Holder that
is a Regulated Bank) (each a Directing Holder) must be accompanied by a written representation from each such Holder to the Company and the Trustee that such Holder is not (or, in the case such Holder is DTC or its nominee, that
such Holder is being instructed solely by Beneficial Owners that have represented to such Holder that they are not) Net Short (a Position Representation), which representation, in the case of a Noteholder Direction relating to a
notice of Default shall be deemed repeated at all times until the resulting Event of Default is cured or otherwise ceases to exist or the Notes are accelerated. In addition, each Directing Holder must, at the time of providing a Noteholder
Direction, covenant to provide the Company with such other information as the Company may reasonably request from time to time in order to verify the accuracy of such Holders Position Representation within five Business Days of request
therefor (a Verification Covenant). In any case in which the Holder is DTC or its nominee, any Position Representation or Verification Covenant required hereunder shall be provided by the Beneficial Owner of such Notes in lieu of
DTC or its nominee. If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to the acceleration of the Notes, the Company determines in good faith that there is a reasonable basis to believe a Directing Holder providing such Noteholder
Direction was, at any relevant time, in breach of its Position Representation and provides to the Trustee evidence that the Company has filed papers with a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a determination that such Directing Holder was, at
such time, in breach of its Position Representation, and seeking to invalidate any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction, the cure period with respect to such Event of Default shall be automatically stayed pending a
final and non-appealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction on such matter. If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Company provides to
the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that a Directing Holder failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant, the cure period with respect to any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction shall be automatically
stayed pending satisfaction of such Verification Covenant. Any breach of the Position Representation shall result in such Holders participation in such Noteholder Direction being disregarded; and, if, without the participation of such Holder,
the percentage of the Notes held by the remaining Holders that provided such Noteholder Direction would have been insufficient to validly provide such Noteholder Direction, such Noteholder Direction shall be void ab initio, with the effect that such
Event of Default shall be deemed never to have occurred. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph shall not apply to any Holder that is a Regulated Bank; provided that if a Regulated Bank is a Directing Holder or a Beneficial
Owner directing DTC, it shall provide a written representation to the Company that it is a Regulated Bank. For the avoidance of doubt,
the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely without liability on any Noteholder Direction delivered to it in accordance with this Indenture, shall have no duty to inquire as to or investigate the accuracy of any Position Representation,
enforce compliance with any Verification Covenant, verify any statements in any Officers Certificate delivered to it, or otherwise make calculations, investigations or determinations with respect to Derivative Instruments, Net Shorts, Long
Derivative Instruments, Short Derivative Instruments or otherwise and shall have no liability for ceasing to take any action or staying any remedy. The Trustee shall have no liability to the Company, any Holder or any other Person in acting in good
faith on a Noteholder Direction or taking no action in good faith with respect thereto, or for determining whether any Holder has delivered a Position Representation, such Position Representation conforms with the requirements of this Indenture or
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Section 6.3 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing in
respect of the Notes, the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of the principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of
such 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 Noteholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of
Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. Section 6.4 Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default. Subject to Sections 6.7 and 9.2 hereof, the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any Notes when due or any Default or Event of Default in respect of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes which, under Section 9.2 hereof, cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected
(with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder). When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases. Section 6.5 Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy or power available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines, in
consultation with its counsel conflicts with law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Holder of Notes or the Trustee, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability unless the
Trustee is offered indemnity satisfactory to it; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. Section 6.6 Limitations on Suits. A Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes (except actions
for payment of overdue principal, premium, if any, or interest) unless: (a) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice
of a continuing Event of Default; (b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy; (c) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee
reasonable indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense; (d) the Trustee does not comply
with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and (e) no direction inconsistent
with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes. Section 6.7 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, with respect to the
Notes, the contractual right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of the principal of, or interest on such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note and this Indenture and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such
payment on or after such respective dates, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder. -72-
Section 6.8 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default in the payment of
principal or interest specified in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.1 hereof occurs and is continuing with respect to the Notes, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or
another obligor on the Notes for the whole amount of principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue principal and overdue installments of interest, in each
case at a rate equal to the interest rate then in effect on such Note 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, its agents and counsel. Section 6.9 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and
other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders
allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to
the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof, and to the
extent that such payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances in any such proceedings 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 property which the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, 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, on behalf of any Holder, to authorize, accept or adopt any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or
to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. Section 6.10 Priorities. If
the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, including upon realization of the Collateral, but subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, it shall pay out the money in the following order: First, to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.7 hereof; Second, to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal and interest ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal and interest respectively; and Third, to the extent of any excess of such proceeds to the payment to or upon the order of the applicable Grantor or to
whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. The Trustee may fix a record
date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. In
any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an
undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of
the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit made by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of
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ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE Section 7.1
Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and
powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default: (A) the Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others; and (B) 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. The Trustee, however, shall examine any certificates and opinions which by any provision
hereof are specifically required to be delivered to the Trustee 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 liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own
willful misconduct, except that: (A) this paragraph does not limit the effect of subsection (b) of this
Section 7.1; (B) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer,
unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (C) 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 6.5 hereof. (d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers unless the Trustee shall have received satisfactory indemnity in its opinion against potential costs and liabilities incurred by it relating thereto. (e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this
Section 7.1. (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 7.2 Rights of Trustee. Subject to Section 7.1 hereof: (a) The Trustee may rely conclusively on 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. (b) Before the Trustee acts or
refrains from acting, it may require an Officers Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel (or both), which shall conform to Section 11.4(b) hereof. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in
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(c) The Trustee may act through its agents and shall not be responsible for
the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care. (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers. (e) The Trustee
may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any such action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith
and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. (f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any
of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. (g) The
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or
investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney 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. (h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless
written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by a responsible Trust Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture. The Trustee shall not be responsible for
monitoring the value of any collateral that is released from the Liens hereunder. (i) The rights, privileges, protections,
immunities and benefits given to BNY Mellon as Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, BNY Mellon in each of its capacities hereunder, including as Registrar, Paying Agent
and Notes Collateral Agent, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. (j) In no event shall
the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, punitive, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of
such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. (k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for
any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil
or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, any epidemics, pandemics or similar outbreaks of infectious disease, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware)
services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. Section 7.3 Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.
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Section 7.4 Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Companys use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement in the Notes other than its
certificate of authentication. Section 7.5 Notice of Default or Events of Default. If a Default or an Event of Default occurs
and is continuing and if a Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default at its Corporate Trust Office and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture, the Trustee shall notify each Noteholder
of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it is known by the Trustee. However, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests
of Noteholders, except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of the principal (including premium, if any) of or interest on any Note. Section 7.6 [Reserved]. Section 7.7 Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation (as agreed to
from time to time by the Company and the Trustee in writing) for its services (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust). The Company shall reimburse the Trustee
upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances incurred or made by it. Such expenses may include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel. Each of the Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee (which for purposes of
this Section 7.7 shall include its officers, directors, employees and agents) for, and hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability or expense including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the
Trustee), (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture or any action or failure to act as authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon the Trustee hereunder or thereunder including the reasonable costs and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel in defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or
duties hereunder or thereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee for which it may seek indemnity. The Company need not pay for any settlement effected without its prior written consent, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company need not reimburse the Trustee for any expense or indemnify it against any loss or
liability determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. To
secure the Companys payment obligations in this Section 7.7, the Trustee shall have a senior claim to that of the Notes and to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except
such money or property held in trust to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.7 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the resignation or removal of the
Trustee. When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (j) of
Section 6.1 hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law to the extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Section shall survive the
termination of this Indenture. Section 7.8 Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company. The
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee. The Company may remove the Trustee if: (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof; (b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent; -76-
(c) a Custodian or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its
property; or (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting. If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee. The resignation or removal of a Trustee shall not be effective until a successor Trustee shall have delivered the written acceptance of its appointment as described below. If a successor Trustee does not take office within 45 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company
or the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee at the expense of the Company. If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of
the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the
retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee, upon payment of its charges hereunder, shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee of the Notes to the successor Trustee and be released from its obligations
(exclusive of any liabilities that the retiring Trustee may have incurred while acting as Trustee) hereunder, 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 of the Notes under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each affected Holder. A retiring Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of any successor Trustee after its succession. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Companys obligations under Section 7.7 hereof
shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. Section 7.9 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. If the Trustee
consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust assets (including the administration of this Indenture) to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation, without any
further act, shall be the successor Trustee, provided such transferee corporation shall qualify and be eligible under Section 7.10 hereof. Such successor Trustee shall promptly mail notice of its succession to the Company and each
affected Holder. Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall always satisfy the requirements of paragraphs
(1), (2) and (5) of TIA Section 310(a). The Trustee (or its parent holding company) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to satisfy any such requirements, it shall
resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article 7. The Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of TIA Section 310(b). Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company. The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a),
excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein. Section 7.12 Collateral Documents; Intercreditor Agreements. By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby
authorize and direct the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agents, as the case may be, to execute and deliver the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any other applicable intercreditor agreements referred to herein from time to time) and any other
Collateral Documents in which the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agents, as applicable, is named as a party, including any Collateral Documents executed after the Issue Date. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the
Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agents are (a) expressly authorized to make the representations attributed to Holders in any such agreements and (b) not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or
enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreements (or any other applicable
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from time to time) or any other Collateral Documents, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agents each shall have all of the rights, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to it
under this Indenture (in addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreement or agreements). Each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes agrees that upon the Notes Collateral Agents entry into the First Lien
Intercreditor Agreement, the Holders shall be subject to and bound by the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement in their capacity as holders of Senior Class Debt and Additional First Lien Secured Parties (as each such term is
defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement). ARTICLE 8 DEFEASANCE; SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE Section 8.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes
and all Note Guarantees and Liens on Collateral securing the Notes will be released, and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and
release of such Guarantees and Liens, when (a) either (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and
which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 hereof and (ii) Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company as provided in Section 8.5 hereof) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
have become due and payable by reason of the mailing or transmission of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited cash in U.S.
dollars, non-callable Government Securities or a combination thereof with the Trustee or a Paying Agent (other than the Company or any of their Affiliates) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of and in an
amount sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to
the date of maturity or redemption, provided that with respect to any redemption that requires the payment of the Applicable Premium, the amount deposited shall be sufficient for purpose of this Indenture to the extent that an amount is
deposited with the Trustee equal to the Applicable Premium calculated by the Company as of the date of the notice of redemption, with any Applicable Premium deficit only required to be deposited with the Trustee on or prior to the date of
redemption; (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit or will occur as
a result of the deposit and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, and as to which the rights of the other parties
thereto are senior to those of the Holders; (c) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder
by the Company; (d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward
payment of the Notes at maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and (e) the Company has delivered to the Trustee
an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with. -78-
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the
Company to the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof shall survive and, if cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities or a combination thereof shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant
to subclause (ii) of clause (a) of this Section, the provisions of Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.12, 4.2 and 7.8, this Article 8 and Section 11.5, shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full. Section 8.2 Legal Defeasance. The Company and the Note Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and will be discharged from any and
all obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes and the related Note Guarantees and have Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes released on the date of the deposit referred to in clause (a) of this Section 8.2, and the
provisions of this Indenture shall no longer be in effect (Legal Defeasance), and the Trustee, 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: (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in clause (a) below payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the Notes when such payments are due, (ii) the Companys obligations with respect to the Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.2 hereof, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, indemnities and immunities of the
Trustee hereunder, including, without limitation, Section 7.7 hereof and the Companys obligations in connection therewith and (iv) this Section 8.2. Subject to compliance with this Section 8.2, the Company may exercise its
option under this Section 8.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.3 hereof. The following conditions shall apply to Legal Defeasance: (a) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash
in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium, if any, 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 their Stated Maturity or to a particular Redemption Date; (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (based on a ruling received from or published by the
United States Internal Revenue Service or a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law since the date of this Indenture) in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding
Notes 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; (c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee either (i) an
Opinion of Counsel in Canada reasonably acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that, based upon Canadian law then in effect and having regard to any applicable proposed amendments thereto which have been publicly announced prior to the date of such
defeasance, the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial or other tax purposes, as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to Canadian taxes on
the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same time as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred or (ii) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from tax authorities of Canada to the same effect as the
Opinion of Counsel described in clause (i) above; (d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit); (e) the Legal Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or
instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound; and (f) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
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After any such irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing
the discharge of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.2(b) hereof with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be
delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) shall become due and payable upon maturity or redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company. Section 8.3 Covenant
Defeasance. The Company may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in clause (iv) of Section 5.1(a) hereof, and the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may omit to comply with any term, provision or
condition set forth in Section 3.8, Section 4.3, Sections 4.8 through 4.17 hereof and any breach of clauses (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of Section 6.1 hereof, or with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only, clauses (i) or
(j) under Section 6.1 hereof shall be deemed not to be an Event of Default and all Guarantees and Liens shall be released on the date of deposit referred to in clause (a) of this Section 8.3 (Covenant Defeasance),
if in each case: (a) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the
Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or
interest and premium, if any, 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 their Stated Maturity or to a particular
Redemption Date; (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably
acceptable to such Trustee confirming that the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes 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 the Covenant Defeasance had not occurred; (c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee either (i) an Opinion of Counsel in Canada reasonably acceptable to
the Trustee, to the effect that, based upon Canadian law then in effect and having regard to any applicable proposed amendments thereto which have been publicly announced prior to the date of such defeasance, the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding
Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial or other tax purposes, as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to Canadian taxes on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the
same time as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred or (ii) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from tax authorities of Canada to the same effect as the Opinion of Counsel described in clause (i) above;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default
or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit); (e) the Covenant Defeasance
shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound; and (f) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
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If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to
pay the principal of and interest on the Notes when due, then the obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors under this Indenture will be revived and no such defeasance will be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.3(b) hereof with respect to a Covenant Defeasance need not be
delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) shall become due and payable upon maturity or redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company. Section 8.4 Application of
Trust Money. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.5 hereof, the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall hold in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, all money deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof and shall apply the
deposited money in accordance with this Indenture and the Notes to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes. Section 8.5 Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon request any excess
money (i) deposited with them pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof and (ii) held by them at any time. The Trustee
and each Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after a right to such money has matured; provided, however, that the
Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such payment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be mailed to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified
therein, which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as
general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person. Section 8.6 Reinstatement. If the
Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 8.5 hereof 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, then the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof until such time as the Trustee or
such Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof; provided, however, that if the Company has made any payment of the principal of 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 any such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent. ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENTS,
SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS Section 9.1 Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this
Indenture and any Collateral Document with respect to the Notes without notice to or consent of any Holder of Notes: (a)
to comply with Section 5.1 hereof; (b) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (c) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; (d) to provide for the assumption of the Companys or any Note Guarantors obligations to Holders of Notes in the
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(e) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits
to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder of Notes; (f) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
(g) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor
Agreements to any provision of the section of the Offering Memorandum captioned Description of the New First Lien Notes; (h) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the
date hereof; (i) to add additional Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release,
termination or discharge of any Note Guarantee with respect to such Notes when such release, termination or discharge is permitted under this Indenture; (j) to secure the Notes or the Note Guarantees or to add additional assets as Collateral; (k) to release Collateral from the Lien pursuant to this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor
Agreement when permitted or required by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement; or (l) to appoint a successor Trustee. In addition, the Company, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agents may (i) amend the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the
Collateral Documents to provide for the addition of any creditors or obligations to such agreements to the extent a pari passu lien for the benefit of such creditor is permitted by the terms of this Indenture and (ii) may enter into an
intercreditor agreement with creditors for whom a junior lien on the Collateral is to be granted, provided the Company delivers an Officers Certificate to the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agents certifying that the terms thereof are
customary and that the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agents are authorized to enter into an intercreditor agreement. Upon delivery of the aforementioned Officers Certificate, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agents may request an
opinion of counsel stating that they are authorized to enter into an intercreditor agreement. Section 9.2 With Consent of
Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate 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). The Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may waive compliance in
a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture, such Notes or the Collateral Documents without notice to any Holder (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or
exchange offer for, the Notes). However, notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 9.4 hereof, without the written consent of each Holder of Notes affected hereby, an amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to
Section 6.4 hereof, may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder): (a) reduce the principal amount of such Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; (b) reduce the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any such Note or alter the provisions with respect to the
redemption of such Notes (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, provisions relating to Sections 3.8, 3.14 and 4.14 hereof); (c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any such Note; -82-
(d) make any such Note payable in money other than U.S. dollars; (e) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of such
Notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Notes; (f) waive a redemption payment
with respect to any such Note (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, a payment required by Sections 3.8, 3.14 and 4.14 hereof); (g) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Notes; (h) modify the Note Guarantees with respect to such Notes in any manner adverse to the Holders of such Notes; or (i) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions with respect to the Notes; provided that the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall be required.
In addition, except as set forth in Section 10.5 hereof, without the consent of Holders of at least
662⁄3% 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), (i) no amendment or supplement may release the Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes and (ii) no amendment or supplement may modify any Collateral Documents or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with
Collateral or the Collateral Documents to the extent that such amendment or supplement would have the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Liens securing the Notes (except as permitted by the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral
Documents) or change or alter the priority of the security interests in the Collateral (unless otherwise expressly permitted hereunder). It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment,
supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. Section 9.3 Notice of Amendment,
Supplement or Waiver. After an amendment, supplement or waiver under Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver.
Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver. Section 9.4 Revocation and Effect of Consents. Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a
Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such
Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note or portion of a Note if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder, unless it makes a change described in any of clauses
(a) through (i) of Section 9.2 hereof. In that case the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Note who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holders Note. Section 9.5 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes
the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the
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Section 9.6 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. The Trustee shall sign any
amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplemental indenture does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, in its sole
discretion, but need not sign it. In signing or refusing to sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with and, subject to Section 7.1 hereof, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
and an Officers Certificate stating that such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and all conditions precedent in this Indenture to such execution have been complied with. The Company may not sign
an amendment or supplemental indenture until its Board of Directors approves it in writing. Section 9.7 Effect of Supplemental
Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article 9, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder
of Notes theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby. ARTICLE 10 NOTE GUARANTEES Section 10.1 Note Guarantees. (a) Each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally Guarantees (and subject in each case to the Agreed Guarantee
Principles set forth in any notation of Note Guarantee, supplemental indenture, or as contemplated by Section 4.15(b) hereof) to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns,
irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder that: (i) the due and punctual payment of principal, premium and interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid
in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to
the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture or any Note shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and (iii) 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 pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof or otherwise. Failing
payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Note Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Note Guarantor shall agree that this is a Guarantee of
payment and not a Guarantee of collection. (b) Each of the Note Guarantors hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to its Guarantee
shall be joint and several, unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against the
Company or any other obligor with respect to this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances (other than complete performance) which might
otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Note Guarantor. Each Note Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by law, hereby waives and relinquishes all claims, rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors
and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any such claims, rights or remedies, including but not limited to: (i) any right to require any of the Trustee, the Holders or the Company (each a Benefited Party), as a condition
of payment or performance by such Note Guarantor, to (A) proceed against the Company, any other guarantor (including any other Note Guarantor) of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any other person, (B) proceed against or exhaust
any security held from the Company, any such other guarantor or any other person, (C) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Benefited Party in favor of the Company or any other
person, or (D) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Benefited Party whatsoever; (ii) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of the Company including any defense based on
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of validity or the unenforceability of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of the Company from
any cause other than payment in full of the obligations under the Note Guarantees; (iii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects
more burdensome than that of the principal; (iv) any defense based upon any Benefited Partys errors or omissions in the administration of the obligations under the Note Guarantees, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (v) (A)
any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of the Note Guarantees and any legal or equitable discharge of such Note Guarantors obligations hereunder and under its Note
Guarantee, (B) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Note Guarantors liability hereunder and under its Note Guarantee or the enforcement hereof and thereof, (C) any rights to
set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims and (D) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Benefited Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject
thereto; (vi) notices, demands, presentations, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance of the Note Guarantees, notices of default under the Notes or any agreement or
instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any agreement related thereto, and notices of any extension of credit to the Company and any right to consent to any
thereof; (vii) to the extent permitted under applicable law, the benefits of any One Action rule; and (viii) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate
guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms of the Note Guarantees. Except as set forth in Section 10.5 hereof, each Note Guarantor covenants that its Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the
obligations contained in its Note Guarantee and this Indenture. (c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to
return to the Company, the Note Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Note Guarantors, any amount paid to either the Trustee or such Holder, any Guarantee, to the
extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. (d) Each Note Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled
to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Note Guarantor shall further agree that, as between the Note Guarantors, on the
one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 6.2 hereof for the purposes of any Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay,
injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 6.2 hereof, such obligations
(whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Note Guarantors for the purpose of any such Guarantee. The Note Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any
non-paying Note Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the applicable Guarantee. Section 10.2 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantees. To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1 hereof, each Note
Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (as modified to reflect Agreed Guarantee Principles to the extent contemplated by Section 4.15(b) hereof) or,
in the case of a Note Guarantor organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof, a Canadian Note Guarantee, shall be endorsed by an officer of such Note Guarantor, which notation shall be applicable to each Note authenticated
and delivered by the Trustee, and that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Note Guarantor by any of its Officers. Each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1
hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse a notation of such Note Guarantee. If an officer or Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Note Guarantee of a Note Guarantor no longer holds that
office at the time the Trustee authenticates a Note, the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor shall be valid nevertheless. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the
Note Guarantees set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Note Guarantors. Section 10.3 Limitation on Note Guarantor
Liability. Each Note Guarantor confirms, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder hereby confirms, that it is the intention of all such parties that any Guarantee of such Note Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for
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extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee and the Holders irrevocably agree, and the Note Guarantors irrevocably agree, that the obligations of
such Note Guarantor under this Article 10 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 Note 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 Note Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Note Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of
such Note Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. Section 10.4 Merger and
Consolidation of Note Guarantors. (a) In case of any sale or other disposition, consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale or
conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance
of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Note Guarantor, such successor person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Note Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Note Guarantor.
Such successor person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes available hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note
Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had
been issued at the date of the execution hereof. (b) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding clause
(a) of this Section 10.4, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of a Note Guarantor with or into another Person, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the
property of a Note Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety. Section 10.5 Release. (a) In the event (i) of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Note Guarantor, by way of merger,
amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all the Equity Interests of any Note Guarantor, then held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to a person that is not (either before or after giving effect to
such transactions) a Subsidiary of the Company, in each case so long as such sale or other disposition is permitted by this Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.14 hereof, (ii) of a designation by the Company of any Restricted
Subsidiary that is a Note Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition thereof or in the event that such Note Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of this
Indenture, upon effectiveness of such designation or when it first ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, respectively, (iii) in the case of any Note Guarantee issued on the Issue Date (or required but issued thereafter pursuant to
Section 4.15(a) above), upon the release or discharge of the Note Guarantee by such Note Guarantor in respect of the Credit Agreement, and in any other case upon the release or discharge of any Note Guarantee in respect of any Indebtedness that
resulted in the issuance after the Issue Date of the Note Guarantee by such Note Guarantor or (iv) the Company discharges the Notes and its Obligations under this Indenture under Section 8.1 hereof or exercises its legal or covenant
defeasance options under Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, respectively, with respect to the Notes, such Note Guarantor shall be released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee without any further action being required by the Trustee
or any Holder. If the Company discharges this Indenture under Section 8.1 hereof or exercises its legal or covenant defeasance options under Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, respectively, the Company and each Note Guarantor shall be
released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee without any further action being required by the Trustee or any Holder. (b) Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or
other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation Sections 4.8 and 4.14 hereof, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of
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(c) Any Note Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee shall
remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Note Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 10. ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS Section 11.1 Certain Trust Indenture Act Sections. The Company shall comply with Sections 314(a)(4), 314(c) and 314(e) of the TIA.
No other provision of the TIA shall apply except where otherwise specifically provided. Section 11.2 Notices. Any demand,
authorization notice, request, consent or communication shall be given in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission or email (confirmed by delivery
in person or mail by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers or emails: If to the Company, to: Bausch
Health Companies Inc. 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Attention: Corporate Secretary With a copy to: White & Case LLP 1221
Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Attention: Jonathan Michels and Rafael Roberti Facsimile No.: (212) 354-8113 If to the Trustee, to: The
Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E New York, New York 10286 Attn:
Corporate Trust Administration Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5366 Email: lisa.sollitto@bnymellon.com and timothy.burke@bnymellon.com If to the Notes Collateral Agent, to: The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E New York, New York 10286 Attn:
Corporate Trust Administration Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5366 Email: lisa.sollitto@bnymellon.com and timothy.burke@bnymellon.com -87-
BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited c/o The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E New York, New York 10286 Attn:
Corporate Trust Administration Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5366 Email: lisa.sollitto@bnymellon.com and timothy.burke@bnymellon.com TMF Group New York, LLC (or any TMF Sub-Agent) 48 Wall Street, 27th Floor New
York, NY 10005 Attn: Janice Nelson Telephone: (212) 346-9014 Facsimile No.: (212) 346-9012 Such notices or communications shall be effective when received. For the avoidance of any doubt, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Collateral Documents, to the extent any notice is required to be
sent to a TMF Sub-Agent under this Indenture, the delivery of such notice shall be effective when sent to such TMF Sub-Agent care of TMF Group New York, LLC,
using the above details. The Company, any Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed by
first-class mail or delivered by an overnight delivery service to it at its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar, or, in the case of DTC (including its nominee, as applicable), transmitted in accordance with applicable procedures of
DTC. 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. If a notice or communication to a Holder is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (Instructions), given
pursuant to this Indenture and related documents and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Company shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing officers with the authority to provide such Instructions
(Authorized Officers) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Company whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to
give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustees understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Company understands and agrees that
the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided
to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Company shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and that the Company and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible
to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Company. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly
from their reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic
Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections
and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Company; (iii) that the security procedures (if
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provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or
unauthorized use of the security procedures. Electronic Means shall mean the following communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable
authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, as long as the Notes are in the form of a Global Note, notice to the Holders of
such Notes may be made electronically in accordance with procedures of the Depositary. Section 11.3 Communications by Holders
With Other Holders. Noteholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other person
shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c). Section 11.4 Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions
Precedent. (a) Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture other than the
initial issuance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at the request of the Trustee: (A) an Officers Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent (including any
covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and (B) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent (including any covenants,
compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) have been complied with. (b) Each Officers Certificate and Opinion of
Counsel with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include: (A) a
statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (B) a brief statement as
to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (C) a statement that, in the opinion of 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 (D) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers Certificate or certificates of
public officials. Section 11.5 Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders. The Company (or, in the event deposits have been
made pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, the Trustee) may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders of Notes entitled to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted under this
Indenture, which record date shall not be more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the commencement of solicitation of such action. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.4 hereof, if a record date is fixed, those persons who
were Holders of Notes at the close of business on such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those persons, shall be entitled to take such action with respect to the Notes by vote or consent or to revoke any vote or consent
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Section 11.6 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make
reasonable rules (not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture) for action by or at a meeting of Holders. Any Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for its functions. Section 11.7 Legal Holidays. A Legal Holiday is a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which state or federally
chartered banking institutions in New York, New York, Montreal, Canada or, if applicable, the state in which the Corporate Trust Office is located are not required to be open. If a payment date, including any Redemption Date, Purchase Date, Change
of Control Purchase Date and Final Maturity Date, is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period on such payment. If an interest record date
is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected. Section 11.8 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury
Trial. (a) Unless specifically noted herein, this Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. (b) The Company irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in The City of New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture. The Company
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding
brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. (c) EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. Section 11.9 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or
debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture. Section 11.10 No Recourse Against Others. All liability described in paragraph 13 of the Form of the Notes attached hereto as
Exhibit A of any director, officer, incorporator, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company or any Note Guarantor is waived and released. Section 11.11 Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind their successors. All
agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor. Section 11.12 Multiple Counterparts; Execution. The
parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The words execution, signed, signature, and words of
like import in this Indenture or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Indenture shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation,
pdf, tif or jpg) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract
or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any
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Section 11.13 Separability. In case any provisions 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 11.14 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture
have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. Section 11.15 Calculations in Respect of the Notes. (a) The Company shall make all calculations under this Indenture and the Notes in good faith. In the absence of manifest error, such
calculations shall be final and binding on all Holders. The Company shall provide a copy of such calculations to the Trustee as required hereunder. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in connection with any calculation made on a pro forma basis), if the terms of
this Indenture require (1) compliance with any financial ratio or financial test (including, without limitation, any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test) and/or any cap
expressed as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Cash Flow, (2) the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of default or event of default) or (3) compliance with any basket or other condition, as a
condition to (a) the consummation of any transaction (including in connection with any acquisition or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), and/or (b) the making of any Restricted Payment, the determination
of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Company, (i) in the case of any acquisition or similar Investment or any Asset Sale and any transaction related thereto, at the time of (or on the basis of the
financial statements for the most recently ended four quarter period available at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, Investment or Asset Sale (or, solely in connection with an
acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a Rule 2.7 Announcement of a firm intention to make an offer) or (y) the consummation of such acquisition, Investment or Asset
Sale, (ii) in the case of any Restricted Payment, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended four quarter period available at the time of) (x) the declaration of such Restricted Payment or
(y) the making of such Restricted Payment, in each case, after giving effect to the relevant acquisition or similar Investment and/or Restricted Payment or other transaction on a pro forma basis (including, in each case, giving effect to the
relevant transaction, any relevant Indebtedness (including the intended use of proceeds thereof) and, at the election of the Company, giving pro forma effect to other prospective limited conditionality acquisitions or similar Investments
for which definitive agreements have been executed), and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of an adverse change in such financial ratio or test occurring after the time such election is made (but any
subsequent improvement in the applicable financial ratio or test may be utilized by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company shall have elected the option set forth in this paragraph in respect of any
transaction, then the Company or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to consummate such transaction even if any applicable test or condition shall cease to be satisfied subsequent to the Companys election of such option.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless the Company otherwise elects, with respect to any amounts incurred or
transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test) (any such amounts, the Fixed Amounts) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires
compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test) (any such amounts, the Incurrence-Based Amounts), it is
understood and agreed that (A) the incurrence of the Incurrence-Based Amount shall be calculated first without giving effect to any Fixed Amount but giving full pro forma effect to the use of proceeds of such Fixed Amount and the related
transactions and (B) the incurrence of the Fixed Amount shall be calculated thereafter. Unless the Company elects otherwise, the Company shall be deemed to have used amounts under an Incurrence-Based Amount then available to the Company prior
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Section 11.16 Agent for Service and Waiver of Immunities. By the execution and
delivery of this Indenture, the Company and each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary does, and with respect to any entity that becomes a Note Guarantor after the date hereof and is not a Domestic Subsidiary, within 10 days of becoming a
Note Guarantor, as applicable, will, (i) acknowledge that they will designate and appoint Bausch Health US, LLC, 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, or another Person satisfactory to the Trustee (the
Authorized Agent), as their authorized agent upon whom process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes that may be instituted in any federal or state court in the State of
New York or brought under federal or state securities laws, and acknowledge that the Authorized Agent has accepted such designation, (ii) submit to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding, and (iii) agree that
service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of said service to the Company or the Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable, in accordance with Section 11.2 hereof shall be deemed effective service of
process in any such suit or proceeding. The Company and each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary further agrees to take any reasonable action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be
necessary to continue such designation and appointment of the Authorized Agent in full force and effect so long as any of the Notes shall be outstanding; provided, however, that the Company and each Note Guarantor that is not a
Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable, may, by written notice to the Trustee, designate such additional or alternative agent for service of process under this Section 11.16 that (i) maintains an office located in the Borough of Manhattan, The
City of New York, in the State of New York, (ii) is either (x) counsel for the Company or such Note Guarantor, as applicable or (y) a corporate service company which acts as agent for service of process for other persons in the
ordinary course of its business and (iii) agrees to act as agent for service of process in accordance with this Section 11.16. Such written notice shall identify the name of such agent for process and the address of the office of such
agent for process in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York. Upon the written request of any Holder, the Trustee shall deliver a copy of such notice to such Holder. Section 11.17 Judgment Currency. The Company and each Note Guarantor shall indemnify each Holder and each Person, if any, who
controls any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any loss incurred by such party as a result of any judgment or order being given or made against the Company or any Note
Guarantor for any U.S. dollar amount due under this Indenture and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a currency (the Judgment Currency) other than U.S. dollars and as a result of any variation as between
(i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar amount is converted into the Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the spot rate of exchange in The City of New York at which such party on the date of
payment of such judgment or order is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received by such party if such party had utilized such amount of Judgment Currency to purchase U.S. dollars upon such partys
receipt thereof. The foregoing indemnity shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term spot rate of exchange shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in
connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, U.S. dollars. Section 11.18 Foreign Currency Equivalent. For purposes of
determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction or amount, the U.S. dollar equivalent principal amount of any amount denominated in a foreign currency will be the Dollar Equivalent calculated on the date the Indebtedness was
incurred or other transaction was entered into; provided, that if any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars is incurred to refinance Indebtedness denominated in the same currency, and such
refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated on the date of such refinancing, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be deemed not to exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness
being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no restriction or amount will be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. In no event will the Trustee or the Paying Agent be responsible
for obtaining exchange rates or otherwise effecting currency conversions or calculations. Section 11.19 Usury Savings Clause.
If any provision of this Indenture or any Note would obligate the Company to make any payment of or on account of interest or other amount in an amount or calculated at a rate which would result in a receipt by any Holder of interest at a criminal
rate (as such term is construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then notwithstanding such provisions, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case
may be, as would not so result in a receipt by such Holder of interest at a criminal rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, as follows: (1) firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid to such
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Section 11.20 Interest Act (Canada). For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the
Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of interest or fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided for in this Indenture and any Note (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the basis of a 360 day year or any
other period of time less than a calendar year) are equivalent are the rates so provided for multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year and divided by 360 or the actual number of days in such other period of time,
respectively. Each of the Company and each Note Guarantor confirms that it understands and acknowledges that it is and will be able to calculate the rate of interest applicable under this Indenture and any Note based on the methodology for
calculating per annum rates provided for under this Indenture or the Notes. Each of the Company and each Note Guarantor confirms that it agrees not to plead or assert, whether by way of defense or otherwise, in any proceeding relating to this
Indenture or any Note, that the interest payable under this Indenture or any Note and the calculation thereof has not been adequately disclosed to the Company or Note Guarantor, as applicable, whether pursuant to Section 4 of the Interest Act
(Canada) or any other applicable law or legal principle. Section 11.21 Tax Matters. Each of the parties hereto agree to
cooperate and to provide the other with such information as each may have in its possession to enable the determination of whether any payments pursuant to this Indenture are subject to the withholding requirements described in Section 1471(b)
of the Code or otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations, or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof (Applicable Law). The Trustee shall be entitled to make any
withholding or deduction from payments under this Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law. Nothing in the immediately preceding sentence shall be construed as obligating the Trustee to make any gross up payment or
similar reimbursement in connection with a payment in respect of which amounts are so withheld or deducted or affecting a Payors obligation to make any payments of Additional Amount pursuant to Section 4.21 of this Indenture. The terms of
this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture. ARTICLE 12 COLLATERAL Section 12.1
Collateral Documents. (a) The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and interest (including Additional Amounts, if
any) on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and interest on the Notes and
performance of all other Obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, shall be
secured as provided in the Collateral Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Obligations, subject to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. The Trustee and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the Notes
Collateral Agents hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee and pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, and
each Beneficial Owner of an interest in a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and the First Lien Intercreditor
Agreement as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Indenture and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and directs each Notes Collateral Agent to enter into the
Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. Subject to the Applicable Collateral Limitations, the Company shall deliver to each Notes
Collateral Agent copies of all documents required to be filed pursuant to the Collateral Documents to which such Notes Collateral Agent is a party, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next
sentence of this Section 12.1, to provide to the Notes Collateral Agents the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby and/or by the Collateral Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the
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and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. Subject to the Applicable Collateral Limitations, the Company shall, and
shall cause the Subsidiaries of the Company to, take any and all actions and make all filings (including the filing of UCC or PPSA financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto (or analogous procedures under the applicable
laws in the relevant Covered Jurisdiction)) required to cause the Collateral Documents to create and maintain, as security for the First Priority Notes Obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors to the First Lien Notes Secured Parties, a
valid and enforceable perfected Lien and security interest in and on all of the Collateral (subject to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents), in favor of the Notes Collateral Agents for the benefit of the
Holders and the Trustee subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens. (b) To the extent any assets owned by the Company or any Note
Guarantor on the Issue Date (other than Excluded Assets) are not subject to a valid Lien in favor of a Notes Collateral Agent on or prior to the Issue Date or subject to a Lien in favor of a Notes Collateral Agent that is not perfected on or prior
to the Issue Date, the Company and the Note Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to enter into Collateral Documents to create such Liens (including all Collateral Documents governed by the laws of each Covered Jurisdiction,
except where pursuant to laws governing such assets or local practice applicable to such assets, such assets that were pledged to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent are not capable of being pledged to a Notes Collateral Agent at the same time)
and have all such Liens and any Liens created but not perfected (including by appropriate filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office) on or prior to the Issue Date perfected, subject to any
limitations set forth in this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, including the Applicable Collateral Limitations, within 120 days after the Issue Date. (c) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, the provisions of this Article 12 are qualified in their entirety by the
Applicable Collateral Limitations and neither the Company nor any Note Guarantor shall be required pursuant to this Indenture or any Collateral Document to take any action limited by the Applicable Collateral Limitations. Section 12.2 Release of Collateral. (a) The Liens securing the Notes will be automatically released, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party,
at any time and from time to time as provided by this Section 12.2. Upon such release, subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents, all rights in the released Collateral securing First Priority Notes Obligations shall revert to the Company
and the Note Guarantors, as applicable. The Collateral shall be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Collateral Documents and the Trustee (subject to its receipt of an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as
provided below) shall execute documents evidencing such release, and confirm to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent to execute, as applicable, the same at the Companys sole cost and expense, under one or more of the following circumstances:
(i) in whole upon: (A) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Amounts, if any) on,
the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents (for the avoidance of doubt, other than contingent Obligations in respect of which no claims have been made) that are due and payable at or
prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid; (B) satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Section 8.1; or (C) a Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Sections 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable; (ii)
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(iii) in part, as to any asset: (A) (I) constituting Collateral that is sold or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any of the Note Guarantors to any
Person that is not the Company or a Note Guarantor in a transaction permitted by this Indenture (to the extent of the interest sold or disposed of), or (II) constituting Shared Collateral, in accordance with the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (B) that is held by a Note Guarantor that ceases to be a Note Guarantor, (C) that becomes an Excluded Asset, including so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding, any asset that is not pledged to
secure obligations arising in respect of the Credit Agreement (whether pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (and any related documents) or as a result of any determination made thereunder, or by amendment, waiver or otherwise), or (D) that is otherwise released in accordance with, and as expressly provided for by the terms of, this Indenture, the First
Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents, provided that, in the case of clause (iii)(A)(II), the proceeds of such
Shared Collateral shall be applied in accordance with the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. (b) In addition, the Notes shall be
automatically released from the Liens securing the Notes, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, at any time and from time to time as provided by this Section 12.2 and the Trustee (subject to its receipt
of an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as provided below) shall execute documents evidencing such release, and instruct the applicable Notes Collateral Agent in writing to execute, as applicable, the same at the Companys sole
cost and expense, under one or more of the following circumstances: (i) in whole upon: (A) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Amounts, if any) on,
the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents in respect of the Notes (for the avoidance of doubt, other than contingent Obligations in respect of which no claims have been made) that are
due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid; (B)
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Section 8.1; or (C) a
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Sections 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable; or (ii) in whole or in part, with the consent of Holders of the Notes in accordance with Article 9 of this Indenture. (c) With respect to any release of Collateral or release from the Liens securing the Notes, upon receipt of an Officers Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, to such release have been met and that it is permitted for the Trustee and/or a
Notes Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the documents requested by the Company in connection with such release, and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction, discharge or release prepared by the Company, the Trustee
shall, or shall cause the applicable Notes Collateral Agent to, execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Company expense) such instruments or releases (whether electronically or in writing) to evidence, and shall do or cause to be done all
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necessary to effect, in each case as soon as reasonably practicable, the release, without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind, and discharge of any Collateral or any Notes permitted
to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor any Notes Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in reliance upon any such
Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Collateral Document or in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement to the contrary, but without limiting any automatic release provided hereunder or under
any Collateral Document, the Trustee and each Notes Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction, discharge or termination,
unless and until it receives such Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel. Section 12.3 Suits to Protect the
Collateral. Subject to the provisions of Article 7 hereof and the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, following the occurrence of an
Event of Default that is continuing, may or may instruct the applicable Notes Collateral Agent in writing to take all actions it reasonably determines are necessary in order to: (a) enforce any of the terms of the Collateral Documents; and (b) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations hereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee and each Notes Collateral Agent shall have power
to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and such
suits and proceedings as the Trustee may determine to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral. Nothing in this Section 12.3 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the
part of the Trustee or any Notes Collateral Agent. Section 12.4 Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the
Collateral Documents. Subject to the provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents, and to make further
distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture. Section 12.5 Purchaser Protected.
In no event shall any purchaser or other transferee in good faith of any property or asset purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of a Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to
the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any
property, asset or rights permitted by this Article 12 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer. Section 12.6 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee. In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or
trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 12 upon the Company or a Note Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property or asset may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an
instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or a Note Guarantor or of any Officer or Officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 12; and if the Trustee
shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee. Section 12.7 Release Upon Termination of the Companys Obligations. In the event that the Company delivers to
the Trustee an Officers Certificate certifying that (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other First Priority Notes Obligations that are due and payable at or prior to
the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid or (ii) the Company shall have exercised its Legal Defeasance option or their Covenant Defeasance option, in each case in compliance with the provisions of
Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such notice by the Trustee have been satisfied, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company and the Notes
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Agents, stating that the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral solely on behalf of the Holders of the Notes without
representation, warranty or recourse (other than with respect to funds held by the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable), and any rights it has under the Collateral Documents solely on behalf of the Holders of the Notes
and upon receipt by the Notes Collateral Agents of such notice, the Notes Collateral Agents shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee and shall execute and deliver all documents and do or cause to be done (at the
expense of the Company) all acts reasonably requested by the Company to release, without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind, and discharge such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable. Section 12.8 Notes Collateral Agents. (a) The Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes, and each Beneficial Owner of an interest in a Note, hereby designates and
appoints each Notes Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Company directs and authorizes and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably
authorizes each Notes Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly
delegated to the Notes Collateral Agents by the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and each Collateral
Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms or the terms of this Indenture. Each Notes Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on
the express conditions contained in this Section 12.8. The provisions of this Section 12.8 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agents and the TMF Sub-Agents and none of the Trustee,
any of the Holders nor any of the Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein unless expressly extended to them. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by any Notes Collateral Agent in
accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and/or the applicable Collateral Documents, and the exercise by any Notes Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be
authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Notes Collateral Agents shall be
ministerial and administrative in nature, and no Notes Collateral Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the applicable Notes Collateral Agent is a party,
nor shall any Notes Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or any Grantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be
read into this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against any Notes Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term agent in
this Indenture with reference to the Notes Collateral Agents is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of
market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. (b) Each
Notes Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees,
attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Persons Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates, (a Related Person) and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such
duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. No Notes Collateral Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any
receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) No Notes Collateral Agent nor any of their respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken
by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the First Lien Intercreditor
Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty,
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other Grantor or Affiliate of any Grantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any other Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other
document referred to or provided for in, or received by the applicable Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, or the validity, effectiveness,
genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, or for any failure of any Grantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Lien
Intercreditor Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Notes Collateral Agent nor any of their respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the
observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of any Grantor or any
Grantors Affiliates. (d) Each Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled (in the absence of bad faith) to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) 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, without limitation, counsel to the
Company or any other Grantor), independent accountants and/or other experts and advisors selected by such Notes Collateral Agent. No Notes Collateral Agent shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. Unless otherwise expressly required hereunder or pursuant to any Collateral Document, each Notes Collateral
Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first receive such written advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by
reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Notes Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected from claims by any Holders in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First
Lien Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to
act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) No Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice
of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Trust Officer of such Notes Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default
and stating that such notice is a notice of default. Such Notes Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 12.8). (f) Each Notes Collateral Agent may
resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Notes Collateral Agent. If any Notes Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the
Company shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of such Notes Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Trustee, at the
direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may appoint, subject to the consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing
Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as
stated in the notice of resignation) such Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor
collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Notes Collateral Agent, and the term Notes Collateral Agents shall mean such successor collateral agent, and the retiring Notes Collateral Agents
appointment, powers and duties as a Notes Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Notes Collateral Agents resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 12.8 (and Section 7.7) shall continue to inure to its
benefit and the retiring Notes Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was a Notes Collateral Agent under this Indenture. -98-
(g) The Company and each of the Holders by its acceptance of the Notes, and each Beneficial
Owner of an interest in a Note, hereby authorizes (i) the Trustee and each Notes Collateral Agent, respectively, to appoint co-Notes Collateral Agents, sub-agents
and other additional Notes Collateral Agents (and, in each case, appointment of such person shall be reflected in documentation, which the Trustee and each Notes Collateral Agent are hereby authorized to enter into) and (ii) TMF to perform its
duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder and in connection with the Collateral by or through the TMF Sub-Agents acting under the applicable Collateral Documents. Except as otherwise explicitly
provided herein or in the Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, no Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons shall be liable for failure to demand,
collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the
Collateral or any part thereof. Each Notes Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor any of their respective officers,
directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. (h) Each Notes Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents to which it is party, whether
executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) make the representations of the Holders set forth in the Collateral Documents and First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iv) bind the
Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (v) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. (i) [Reserved]. (j) If
applicable, each Notes Collateral Agent is each Holders agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC can be perfected only by possession. Should the Trustee
obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Company, the Trustee shall notify the Notes Collateral Agents thereof and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such
Collateral in accordance with the Notes Collateral Agents instructions. (k) No Notes Collateral Agent shall have any obligation
whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that such Notes Collateral Agents Liens have been properly or
sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Grantors property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and
security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular
manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Notes Collateral Agents pursuant to this Indenture, any Collateral Document or the First
Lien Intercreditor Agreement other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or as otherwise provided in the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that in
respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, no Notes Collateral Agent shall have any other duty or liability whatsoever to the Trustee or any Holder or any other Notes Collateral Agent as to any of the foregoing. (l) If the Company or any Note Guarantor (i) incurs any obligations in respect of First Priority Obligations at any time when no First
Lien Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First Priority Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing First Lien Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, or incurs any other obligations
permitted hereunder and required to be subject to an intercreditor agreement, and (ii) delivers to the Notes Collateral Agents an Officers Certificate so stating and requesting the Notes Collateral Agents to enter into an intercreditor
agreement (on substantially the same terms as the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the First -99-
Priority Obligations so incurred, or on reasonable and customary terms with respect to any other such intercreditor agreement, the Notes Collateral Agents and the Trustee (as applicable) shall
(and are hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Company, including legal fees and expenses of the Notes Collateral Agents), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and
perform and observe its obligations thereunder. (m) If the Company or any Note Guarantor (i) incurs any obligations in respect of
Indebtedness on which a junior lien on the Collateral is to be granted, and (ii) delivers to the Notes Collateral Agents an Officers Certificate so stating and requesting the Notes Collateral Agents to enter into an intercreditor
agreement with a designated agent or representative for the holders of such Indebtedness or other obligations so incurred, and stating that such intercreditor agreement is on customary terms (as determined by the Company), the Notes Collateral
Agents and the Trustee (as applicable) shall (and are hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Company, including legal fees and expenses of the Notes Collateral Agents), bind
the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder. (n) No provision of this Indenture, the
First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Document shall require any Notes Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or
thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders (or the Trustee in the case of a Notes Collateral Agent) unless it shall have first received indemnity satisfactory to
the applicable Notes Collateral Agent against potential costs and liabilities incurred by such Notes Collateral Agent relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or
the Collateral Documents, in the event any Notes Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, such Notes Collateral Agent shall not
be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if such Notes Collateral Agent has determined that such Notes Collateral Agent may
incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless such Notes Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a
form all satisfactory to such Notes Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting such Notes Collateral Agent from all such liability. Each Notes Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this
paragraph (m) if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient. (o) Each Notes Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this
Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents or instrument referred to herein or therein, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as such Notes Collateral Agent may agree in writing
with the Company (and money held in trust by such Notes Collateral Agent need (a) shall be held uninvested without liability for interest, unless otherwise agreed in writing, (b) shall be held in a
non-interest bearing trust account and (c) not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law) and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of
such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant
of permissive rights or powers to each Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (p) No Notes Collateral
Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations
superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or
consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action. -100-
(q) No Notes Collateral Agent assumes any responsibility for any failure or delay in
performance or any breach by the Company or any other Grantor under this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents. No Notes Collateral Agent shall be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for any
recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in any Notes Documents or in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Notes Collateral Agent under or in
connection with, this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Collateral Documents of any
other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the
validity, enforceability or collectability of any Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor; or for any failure of any obligor to perform its
Obligations under this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents. No Notes Collateral Agent shall have any obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or
Event of Default, the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in
this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Documents. No Notes Collateral Agent shall be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture, the First Lien
Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents unless expressly set forth hereunder or thereunder. Without limiting its obligations as expressly set forth herein, each Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions from the Holders with respect to the administration of the Notes Documents. (r) The parties hereto and the Holders hereby
agree and acknowledge that the Notes Collateral Agents shall not assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements,
damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring
costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any actions taken pursuant
hereto or thereto. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents, a Notes Collateral Agent may
hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of such Notes Collateral Agent in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by such Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any
participation in the management of such Collateral. However, if the Notes Collateral Agent is required to acquire title to an asset pursuant to this Indenture which in the Notes Collateral Agents reasonable discretion may cause the Notes
Collateral Agent to be considered an owner or operator under the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq., or otherwise cause the
Notes Collateral Agent to incur liability under CERCLA or any equivalent federal, state or local law, the Notes Collateral Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, to either resign as the Notes Collateral Agent or arrange for the
transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court-appointed receiver. Neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable to the Company, the Guarantors or any other Person for any environmental claims or contribution actions
under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of a Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustees actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to the discharge, release or threatened release of
hazardous materials into the environment. If at any time it is necessary, in connection with an exercise of remedies, for property to be possessed, owned, operated or managed by any Person (including any Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) other
than the Company or the Guarantors, a majority in interest of Holders shall direct the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to appoint an appropriately qualified Person (excluding the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) who they shall designate
to possess, own, operate or manage, as the case may be, the property. (s) Upon the receipt by the applicable Notes Collateral Agent of an
Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Notes Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Collateral Document to
be executed after the Issue Date. Such Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel shall (i) state that it is being delivered to such Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 12.8(s), and (ii) instruct such Notes
Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Collateral Document. Any such execution of a Collateral Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Company, upon delivery to such Notes Collateral Agent of an Officers Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent (if any) to the execution and delivery of the Collateral Document have been satisfied. The Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, hereby authorize and direct each Notes Collateral Agent
to execute such Collateral Documents. -101-
(t) Subject to the provisions of the applicable Collateral Documents and the First Lien
Intercreditor Agreement, each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, agrees that each Notes Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents to which it is a party and all agreements,
documents and instruments incidental thereto (including any releases permitted hereunder), and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes Collateral Agents shall not be required to exercise discretion under this
Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee, as applicable, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or in any Collateral Document. (u) After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding, may direct the Notes Collateral Agents in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. (v) Each Notes Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the
Collateral Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and to the extent not prohibited under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the
Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.10 hereof and the other provisions of this Indenture. (w) Subject to the terms
of the Collateral Documents, in each case that a Notes Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under any other Notes Document to take any action (an Action), including without limitation to make any determination, to give
consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any other Notes Document, the Notes Collateral Agents may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes. Each Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes. Subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents, if a Notes Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, such
Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such Action unless and until such Notes Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and such
Notes Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. (x) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Indenture or any other Notes Document, in no event shall any Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of
the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture or the other Notes Documents (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC or PPSA financing or continuation statements or similar documents or
instruments (or analogous procedures under the applicable laws in the relevant Covered Jurisdiction), nor shall any Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and neither the Notes Collateral Agents nor the Trustee makes any
representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of any of the Collateral Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby. Additionally, neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be
responsible for providing, maintaining, monitoring or preserving insurance on or the payment of taxes with respect to any of the Collateral. (y) Before a Notes Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting in each case at the request or direction of the Company, the Note Guarantors,
or the Trustee, it may require an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of Section 11.4 hereof. Each Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in
good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion. -102-
(z) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Notes Collateral Agent
shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and/or the Trustee solely with respect to the Collateral Documents and the Collateral. (aa) The Company shall pay compensation to, reimburse expenses of and indemnify each Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 7.7
hereof. Accordingly, the reference to the Trustee in Section 6.10, Section 7.7 and Section 7.8 hereof shall be deemed to include the reference to the Notes Collateral Agents and Section 7.7 of this Indenture shall
apply mutatis mutandis to the Notes Collateral Agents in their capacity as such, provided that for the purposes of this Section 12.8(aa), any reference to the negligence of the Trustee in 7.7 shall be deemed to be references to the gross
negligence of the Notes Collateral Agents. (bb) The Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes acknowledges and directs
that the benefits, indemnities, privileges, protections, and rights of each Notes Collateral Agent shall extend to (and may be claimed directly or by the applicable Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of) each
sub-agent and each TMF Sub-Agent (and TMF, by its signature below, acknowledges the same on behalf of and for the benefit of each TMF
Sub-Agent), as the case may be. (cc) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody
thereof, neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall have duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior
parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. Any Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which
it accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Notes
Collateral Agent in good faith. (dd) Neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be responsible for the existence,
genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any of any action or omission to act on its part
hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Notes Collateral Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein,
for the validity of the title of the applicable Grantor to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. ARTICLE 13 PARALLEL DEBT Section 13.1 Purpose; Governing Law. This Article 13 is included in this Indenture solely for the purpose of ensuring the
validity and effect of certain security rights governed by the laws of the Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Mexico and Switzerland, granted pursuant to the applicable Collateral Documents and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not limit the rights and
remedies provided to the First Lien Notes Secured Parties by the other provisions hereof and of any of the other Notes Documents. Moreover, the provisions of Section 13.3 hereof shall be governed by the laws of Hungary. Section 13.2 Parallel Debt (The Netherlands and Poland). (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and for the purpose of the security
rights granted and to be granted under or pursuant to the Collateral Documents governed by the laws of The Netherlands and the laws of Poland (the Foreign Security Agreements), the Company and each Note Guarantor that is a party
to the Foreign Security Agreements undertake to pay to any Notes Collateral Agent, in its individual capacity as creditor in its own right and not as agent, representative or trustee, as a separate independent obligation to such Notes Collateral
Agent, the amount of its Parallel Debt. Moreover, the security rights contemplated by the applicable Foreign Security Agreements are granted in favor of the applicable Notes Collateral Agent in its individual capacity and not as agent,
representative or trustee of the Holders of the Notes, as security for its claims under the Parallel Debt and consequently such Notes Collateral Agent becoming the sole security beneficiary of such security rights. -103-
(b) No person shall be obligated to pay any amount representing Parallel Debt unless and
until a corresponding amount of the Underlying Debt shall have become due and payable. (c) To the extent any amount is paid to and
received by the applicable Notes Collateral Agent in payment of the Parallel Debt, the total amount due and payable in respect of the Underlying Debt shall be decreased as if such amount were received by the First Lien Notes Secured Parties or any
of them in payment of the corresponding Underlying Debt. Section 13.3 Parallel Debt (Hungary). The Trustee and each First
Lien Notes Secured Party (other than the Notes Collateral Agents) hereby authorizes and appoints the applicable Notes Collateral Agent to accept, manage and enforce, as its representative (in Hungarian:
bizományos or, after the entry into force of Act V of 2013 on the new Hungarian civil code (the New Hungarian Civil Code), zálogjogosulti
bizományos) any charge based Collateral granted to such Notes Collateral Agent in relation to this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and to act and execute on its behalf in such capacity, subject to the
terms of the Guarantee entered into by a Note Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Hungary, amendments or releases of, accessions and alterations to, and to carry out similar dealings with regard to this Indenture or any Collateral Document
governed by the laws of Hungary or entered into by a Note Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Hungary. For the purposes of the New Hungarian Civil Code, (i) this provision constitutes the agreement of all First Lien Notes Secured Parties
regarding the authorization and appointment of the applicable Notes Collateral Agent as zálogjogosulti bizományos for enforcing, managing and administering any charge based
Collateral entered into by a Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Hungary (for the purposes of, and as envisaged by, Article 5:96.§ (1) of the New Hungarian Civil Code); (ii) in case there are discrepancies (including inter alia
matters pertaining to sharing, settlement, flow of funds and rights of Notes Collateral Agents) not expressly regulated by Hungarian law between the regulations of Article 5:96.§ (1) of the New Hungarian Civil Code and this Indenture, the
terms of this Indenture shall prevail to the extent permitted by law; and (iii) as permitted by Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of 17 June 2008, this Section 13.3 shall be governed by Hungarian law. Each Notes Collateral Agent hereby
accepts and the Note Guarantors hereby acknowledge such appointment as of the date hereof. Section 13.4 Parallel Debt
(Mexico). For the purpose of any Collateral Document or Lien governed by the laws of Mexico (the Mexican Security Documents) and all security interests created thereunder: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Company and each Note Guarantor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally undertakes to pay to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent, as creditor in its own right and not as representative of the other First Lien Notes Secured Parties, sums equal to and in the currency of each amount payable by the Company
and each such Note Guarantor to each of the First Lien Notes Secured Parties under this Indenture, The Notes and each of the Collateral Documents as and when that amount falls due for payment under this Indenture, the Notes or the relevant
Collateral Document (the Mexican Parallel Debt) (b) The Company and each Note Guarantor and each Notes
Collateral Agent acknowledge that the obligations of the Company and each Note Guarantor under paragraph (a) above are several and are separate and independent from, and shall not in any way limit or affect, the corresponding obligations of the
Company or that Note Guarantor, as applicable, to any First Lien Notes Secured Party under this Indenture, the Notes or any Collateral Document (as used in this Section 13.4, its Corresponding Debt) nor shall the amounts for
which the Company and each Note Guarantor is liable under the Mexican Parallel Debt be limited or affected in any way by its Corresponding Debt; provided that: (i) The Mexican Parallel Debt of the Company and each Note Guarantor shall be decreased to the extent that its Corresponding
Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; -104-
(ii) The Corresponding Debt of the Company and each Note Guarantor shall be
decreased to the extent that its Mexican Parallel Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; (iii) The Mexican Parallel Debt will become due and payable at the same time as the Corresponding Debt becomes due and
payable; and (iv) The aggregate amount outstanding under the Mexican Parallel Debt will never exceed the aggregate amount
outstanding under the Corresponding Debt. (c) For the purpose of this Section 13.4, each Notes Collateral Agent acts
in its own name and not as a trustee, and its claims in respect of the Mexican Parallel Debt shall not be held on trust. The Collateral granted under the Mexican Security Documents to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions
of this Section 13.4 is granted to such Notes Collateral Agent in its capacity as creditor of the Mexican Parallel Debt and shall not be held on trust. (d) All moneys received or recovered by any Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 13.4, and all amounts received
or recovered by any Notes Collateral Agent from or by the enforcement of any Collateral granted under the Mexican Security Documents, shall be applied in accordance with this Indenture. (e) For the purpose of any vote taken under this Indenture or any Collateral Document, no Notes Collateral Agent shall be
regarded as having any participation or commitment other than those which it has, if any, in its capacity as a Holder. Section 13.5
Parallel Debt (Switzerland). For the purpose of any Collateral Document or Lien governed by the laws of Switzerland (the Swiss Security Documents) and all security interests created thereunder: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Company and each Note Guarantor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally undertakes to pay to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent, as creditor in its own right and not as representative of the other First Lien Notes Secured Parties, amounts equal to and in the currency of each Payable Amount as and when
that Payable Amount falls due for payment under this Indenture, the Notes or the relevant Collateral Document (the Swiss Parallel Debt). For the purpose of this Section 13.5, Payable Amount means in
relation to the Company or a Note Guarantor, any amount payable by the Company or such Note Guarantor to each of the First Lien Notes Secured Parties under this Indenture, the Notes and each of the Collateral Documents, but excluding any amounts of
parallel debt payable by the Company or such Note Guarantor pursuant to this Article 13. (b) The Company and each Note
Guarantor and each Notes Collateral Agent acknowledge that the obligations of the Company and each Note Guarantor under paragraph (a) above are several and are separate and independent from, and shall not in any way limit or affect, the
corresponding obligations of the Company or that Note Guarantor, as applicable, to any First Lien Notes Secured Party under this Indenture, the Notes or any Collateral Document (as used in this Section 13.5, its Corresponding
Debt) nor shall the amounts for which the Company and each Note Guarantor is liable under the Swiss Parallel Debt be limited or affected in any way by its Corresponding Debt; provided that: (i) the Swiss Parallel Debt of the Company and of each Note Guarantor shall be decreased to the extent that its Corresponding
Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; (ii) the Corresponding Debt of the
Company and of each Note Guarantor shall be decreased to the extent that its Swiss Parallel Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; and -105-
(iii) the amount of the Swiss Parallel Debt of the Company or,
respectively, a Note Guarantor shall at all times be equal to the amount of its Corresponding Debt. (c) All monies
received or recovered by any Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 13.5, and all amounts received or recovered by any Notes Collateral Agent from or by the enforcement of any Collateral granted under the Swiss Security Documents,
shall be applied in accordance with this Indenture. (d) For the purpose of any vote taken under this Indenture, the Notes
or any Collateral Document, no Notes Collateral Agent shall be regarded as having any participation or commitment other than those which it has, if any, in its capacity as a Holder. Section 13.6 Additional Parallel Debt Provisions. In the case of any Note Guarantor that becomes a Note Guarantor after the Issue
Date and is located in a jurisdiction where Parallel Debt provisions are customary or required, the Company, the Note Guarantors and the Trustee are hereby authorized to provide for Parallel Debt, in customary form (as determined by the Company in
its sole discretion) in the supplemental indenture with respect to such Guarantors guarantee. The Trustee and the Company, without the consent of any Holder, may also incorporate into this Indenture additional Parallel Debt provisions as
necessary to address After-Acquired Property in any jurisdiction where no assets are pledged by a guarantor organized therein on the Issue Date. [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] -106-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of
the date and year first above written. /s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ William N. Woodfield MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ William N. Woodfield VALEANT CANADA S.E.C./VALEANT CANADA LP By: Valeant Canada GP Limited, its general partner /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ Jeremy M. Lipshy /s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Luis Alejandro Mendez Madriz [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Viktória Nagy /s/ János András Nánay, dr. [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Michael Kennan /s/ Michael Kennan /s/ Michael Kennan [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Simon Maire [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Patrick Emanuel Petrus Jacobus Gunther /s/ Maria Margaretha Catharina Schuit /s/ Robert Meijer /s/ Michael Anthony Kennan [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Waldemar Stepień /s/ Ryszard Bukowski /s/ Cornelis Jan Heiman /s/ Tadeusz Pietrasz [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Matthias Courvoisier [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Stacey B. Poindexter [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Stacey B. Poindexter [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Marco Thuo [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Albert J. Fioravanti [Signature Page to First Lien Notes Indenture]
EXHIBIT A BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. 11.00% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028 [FORM OF FACE OF NOTE] [UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE
OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]1 [THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY
NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR)), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE
EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT,
PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER- DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (THE FORM OF WHICH
LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS NOTE), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE
144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS NOTE IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY Include only if the Note is a Global Note. A-1
TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE
HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE 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. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, UNITED STATES AND U.S. PERSON HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]2 [THIS NOTE AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE AMENDED
OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF
RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE TO HAVE AGREED TO ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT.]3 [CANADIAN RESALE LEGEND UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN MUST NOT TRADE THIS NOTE OR THE BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN BEFORE THE DATE THAT IS 4 MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 2022.]4 Include only if the Note is a Restricted Note. Include only if the Note is a Restricted Note. Include until no longer necessary under Canadian securities laws. A-2
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. CUSIP: 144A: 071734 AQ0, Reg. S: C07885 AL7 11.00% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028 Bausch Health Companies Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the Company,
which term shall include any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof) promises to pay to ______________________________ or its registered assigns, the principal sum of ________________________ Dollars
($__________) on September 30, 2028 [or such greater or lesser amount as is indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes on the other side of this Note]5 and to pay interest thereon as
provided on the other side of this Note. Interest Payment Dates: March 30 and September 30, beginning March 30, 2023. Record Dates: March 15 and September 15. Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note. Include only if the Note is a Global Note. A-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed. A-4
Trustees Certificate of Authentication: This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture for the 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028. A-5
[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE] BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. 11.00% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028 1.
INTEREST The Company shall pay interest on this Note semiannually in arrears on March 30 and September 30, each an
interest payment date, of each year, commencing on March 30, 2023, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note. Interest shall accrue from and including September 30, 2022 or else the most recent interest
payment date to which interest had been paid or duly provided for to but excluding the date on which such interest is paid. Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall, (in immediately available funds) to the fullest extent permitted by
law, pay interest on overdue principal (including premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest from the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to this Note, which interest shall be payable on demand. The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any interest payment date will be paid to the Person in whose name this
Note is registered at the close of business on March 15 and September 15 preceding such interest payment date (the Record Date) except as provided in the Indenture. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on this Note will be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and as otherwise provided in the Indenture. 2. METHOD OF PAYMENT [The Company will make
payments in respect of this Note (including principal, premium, if any, interest) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder.]6 [The Company will make
all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to this Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders, in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of
$1,000,000 or more, or, if no such account is specified or in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of less than $1,000,000, by mailing a check to each such Holders registered address.]7 All payments shall be made in immediately available funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
Payments to any Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder in the United States, if such Holder has provided
wire transfer instructions to the Company at least 10 Business Days prior to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as this
Note is registered in the name of a Depositary or its nominee, all payments hereon shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. 3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR Initially, The
Bank of New York Mellon (the Trustee) will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holder. The Company or any of their Subsidiaries may, subject to certain
limitations set forth in the Indenture, act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Include only if the Note is a Global Note. Include only if the Note is a Definitive Note. A-6
4. INDENTURE, LIMITATIONS This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company designated as its 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the
Notes), issued under an Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022 (together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the Indenture), among the Company, the Note Guarantors, the Trustee and the Notes
Collateral Agents. The terms of this Note include those stated in the Indenture. This Note is subject to all such terms, and the Holder of this Note is referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them. Capitalized terms used and not
defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture. The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes
pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Indenture. 5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION; PURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDER; OFFER TO PURCHASE BY APPLICATION OF
EXCESS PROCEEDS (a) Optional Redemption. The Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company at the prices, and upon the terms
and conditions, set forth in Section 3.7 of the Indenture. (b) Purchase of Notes at Option of Holder. If there is a Change of
Control, the Company shall be required to make an offer (a Change of Control Offer) to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Notes at a purchase
price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall transmit a notice to each
Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture. (c) Offer to Purchase by
Application of Excess Proceeds. After the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sale, the Company may be required to purchase Notes, as further specified in the Indenture. (d) Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be given at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to
each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after
the redemption date, subject to satisfaction of any conditions precedent, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 6. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, CANCELLATION The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may
register the transfer of or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes or other governmental charges that
may be imposed in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture. All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or
exchange or conversion will, if surrendered to the Company or any of its other Agents with respect to the Notes, be delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes delivered to it. No Notes will be authenticated in exchange for
any Notes cancelled, except as provided in the Indenture. 7. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS The Holder of a Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. 8. GUARANTEES, COLLATERAL This Note is
guaranteed, as set forth in the Indenture, and is secured by Liens on certain Collateral as specified in the Indenture and the Collateral Documents. A-7
9. UNCLAIMED MONEY If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the
Company at its written request, subject to applicable unclaimed property law. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person. 10. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER Subject to
certain exceptions, the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and an existing default or
Event of Default and its consequence or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived in a particular instance with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or make any other change
that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder. In addition, except as set forth under Article 10 of the Indenture, without the
consent of Holders of at least 66 2/3% 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), no amendment or supplement
may release the Note Guarantees and the Collateral. 11. SUCCESSOR ENTITY When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Indenture, the predecessor corporation (except in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be released from those obligations. 12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES If an Event of
Default, as defined in the Indenture, occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable. If a bankruptcy or insolvency default with respect to the
Company occurs and is continuing, the Notes automatically become due and payable. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the
Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of remedies. 13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY The Bank
of New York Mellon, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and may otherwise deal with the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company as if it were not the Trustee. 14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS A director, officer, incorporator, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company or any Note Guarantor shall not have any liability for any
obligations of the Company or any Note Guarantor under the Notes or the Indenture nor for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. The Holder of this Note by accepting this Note waives and releases all
such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of this Note. A-8
15. AUTHENTICATION This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating agent manually or electronically signs the certificate of authentication on
the other side of this Note. 16. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 17. INDENTURE TO CONTROL; GOVERNING LAW In the
case of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
principles of conflicts of law. The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture.
Requests may be made to: Bausch Health Companies Inc., 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, Telephone: (905) 286-3000, Attention: Investor Relations. A-9
ASSIGNMENT FORM To assign this Note, fill in the form below: I or we assign and transfer this Note to (Insert assignees soc. sec. or
tax I.D. no.) (Print or type assignees name,
address and zip code) and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Note on the books of the
Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her. Your Signature: Date: *Signature guaranteed by: The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized
signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program
acceptable to the Trustee. A-10
OPTION TO ELECT PURCHASE If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box
below: ☐ Section 3.8 ☐ Section 4.14 If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8 or Section 4.14
of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $
Signature Guarantee*:
Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to
the Trustee). A-11
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES8 The following exchanges, repurchases or conversions of a part of this Global Note have been made: PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE FOLLOWING SUCH DECREASE DATE OF EXCHANGE (OR INCREASE) AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY OF NOTES CUSTODIAN AMOUNT OF DECREASE IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS
GLOBAL NOTE AMOUNT OF INCREASE IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS
GLOBAL NOTE This schedule should be included only if the Note is a Global Note. A-12
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES9 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the Notes) of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the
Company). This certificate relates to $___________________ principal amount of Notes owned in (check
applicable box) ☐ book-entry or ☐ definitive form by____________________ (the Transferor). The Transferor has requested a Registrar or the Trustee to exchange or register the transfer of such Notes. In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with
transfer restrictions relating to the Notes as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022 among Bausch Health Companies Inc., the Note Guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and a
notes collateral agent and TMF Group New York, LLC, as a notes collateral agent (the Indenture), and the transfer of such Note is in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state and is being made pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) (check applicable box) or the transfer or exchange, as the case may be, of such Note does not require registration under the
Securities Act because (check applicable box): Such Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
Such Note is being acquired for the Transferors own account, without transfer. Such Note is being transferred to the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company.
Such Note is being transferred to a person the Transferor reasonably believes is a qualified
institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A or any successor provision thereto (Rule 144A) under the Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer,
in each case to whom notice has been given that the transfer is being made in reliance on such Rule 144A, and in each case in reliance on Rule 144A. Such Note is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration
requirements under the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) (Rule 144) under the Securities Act. Such Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore
transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor thereto). Such Note is being transferred to an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act) that has provided a letter addressed to the Company, in the form of Exhibit C attached to the Indenture, containing certain representations and agreements.
Date: This certificate should be included only if this Note is a Restricted Note. A-13
EXHIBIT B FORM OF GUARANTEE [Name of Note
Guarantor] and its successors under the Indenture, jointly and severally with any other Note Guarantors, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest, if any, on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other
obligations of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the Company) to the Holders or the Trustee, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or
renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, guarantee that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated. No stockholder, officer,
director or incorporator, as such, past, present or future, of [name of Note Guarantor] shall have any personal liability under this Note Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such stockholder, officer, director or incorporator. This Note
Guarantee shall be binding upon [name of Note Guarantor] and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any
Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof. This Note Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication on the Note upon which this Note
Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual or electronic signature of one of its authorized officers. THE TERMS OF ARTICLE 10 OF THE INDENTURE ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. This Note Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. B-1
EXHIBIT C FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR Bausch Health
Companies Inc. 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Attention: General Counsel Facsimile No.: (949) 461-6609 Dear Sirs: Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2022 (the Indenture), among Bausch Health
Companies Inc., as issuer (the Company), the Note Guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., as the Trustee and a Notes Collateral Agent and TMF Group New York, LLC, as a Notes Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms
used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. In connection with our proposed purchase of
$___________________ aggregate principal amount of 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the Notes), we confirm that: 1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth
in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the Securities Act). 2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under
the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that
if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined
therein), (C) inside the United States to an institutional accredited investor (as defined below) purchasing for its own account or for the account of another institutional accredited investor that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or
has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter, (D) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (if available), (E) in accordance with
another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based upon an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company) or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to
provide to any person purchasing the Notes from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (F) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein. 3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the
Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will
bear a legend to the foregoing effect. 4. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3)
or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we
are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment. C-1
5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own
account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional Accredited Investor) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion. You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any
interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Dated: C-2
EXHIBIT D FORM OF CANADIAN NOTE GUARANTEE THIS CANADIAN NOTE GUARANTEE (as amended, restated, modified, renewed or extended from time to time, and
including, for the avoidance of any doubt, the preamble and recitals hereto, this Canadian Note Guarantee), is executed and delivered as of [______] by [_______] (Guarantor) in favour of The Bank of New York
Mellon, as the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent, for the benefit of each Holder (together with the Trustee, collectively, the Beneficiaries). RECITALS: Reference is made to that Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022 among Bausch Health Companies Inc., a
corporation continued under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the Company), the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agents (as amended, supplemented, restated, extended, renewed, or replaced from time to time, the
Indenture). Guarantor is an Affiliate of the Company, and, as such, will benefit by virtue of the financial accommodations
extended to the Company pursuant to the Indenture. THEREFORE, Guarantor agrees as follows: Section 1. Definitions and Principles of Interpretation Definitions. All capitalized terms used and not defined elsewhere in this Canadian Note Guarantee, and all capitalized terms used and not defined in the provisions
incorporated by reference into this Canadian Note Guarantee, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture (such meanings to be determined as if such terms were to be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and
the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Ontario) and shall be incorporated by reference into this Canadian Note Guarantee, and the following words and terms have the meanings set out below: Guaranteed Obligations has the meaning given to it in Section 2.1(a). Indenture has the meaning given to it in the recitals to this Canadian Note Guarantee. Certain Rules of Interpretation. In this Canadian Note Guarantee: Governing Law This Canadian Note Guarantee (including terms incorporated by reference to the
Indenture) is a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Ontario. Headings Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Canadian Note Guarantee. Schedule A-1
Including Where the word including or includes is used in this Canadian
Note Guarantee, it means including (or includes) without limitation. No Strict Construction The language used in this Canadian Note Guarantee is the language chosen
by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party. Number and Gender Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the
plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders. Statutory references A reference to a statute includes all regulations made pursuant to such
statute and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, revises, restates, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such regulation. Time Time is of the essence in the performance of Guarantors obligations under this
Canadian Note Guarantee. Section 2. GUARANTEE Guarantee of the Obligations. Guarantor hereby unconditionally Guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company thereunder that: (i) the due and punctual payment of principal, premium and
interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if
lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or any Note shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms thereof, and (iii) 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 pursuant to
Section 6.2 of the Indenture or otherwise (collectively, the Guaranteed Obligations). Guarantor agrees that this Canadian Note Guarantee is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. Failing payment when due of
any Guaranteed Obligations for whatever reason, Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the same immediately. Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to its Canadian Note Guarantee shall be unconditional,
irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes or the obligations of the Company under the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against the Company or any other obligor with respect to
the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances (other than complete performance) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge
or defense of a guarantor. Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives and relinquishes all claims, rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors and shall agree not to assert or take advantage of any
such claims, rights or remedies, including but not limited to: (i) any right to require any Beneficiary, as a condition of payment or performance by Guarantor, to (A) proceed against the Company, any other guarantor (including any other
Note Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other person, (B) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Company, any such other guarantor or any other person, (C) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any
deposit account or credit on the books of any Beneficiary in favour of the Company or any other person, or (D) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Beneficiary whatsoever; (ii) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack
of authority or any disability or other defense of the Company including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason
of the cessation of the liability of the Company from any cause Schedule A-2
If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, any Note Guarantor
or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or any Note Guarantor, any amount paid to either the Trustee or such Holder, this Canadian Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged,
shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in
respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor further agrees that, as between Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the
Guaranteed Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Section 6.2 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Canadian Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the
Guaranteed Obligations and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 6.2 of the Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by
Guarantor for the purpose of this Canadian Note Guarantee. Guarantor shall not exercise any right to seek contribution from any non-paying Note Guarantor if the exercise of such right impairs the rights of the
Holders under the Note Guarantees. Merger and Consolidation of Guarantors In case of any sale or other disposition, consolidation, merger, amalgamation or conveyance (to the extent
required under the Indenture) and upon the assumption by the successor person on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Trustee of the obligations of Guarantor under this Canadian Note Guarantee, and the due and punctual performance of all of the
covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed by Guarantor, such successor person shall succeed to and be substituted for Guarantor under this Canadian Note Guarantee with the same effect as if it had been named herein as Guarantor.
Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 of the Indenture, and notwithstanding clause (a) of this
Section 2.2, nothing contained in the Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation, merger or amalgamation of a Note Guarantor with or into another Person, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Note
Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety. Release In the event (i) of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any
Guarantor, by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all the Equity Interests of any Guarantor, then held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to a person that is not (either before or
after giving effect to such transactions) a Subsidiary of the Company, in each case so long as such sale or other disposition is permitted by the Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.14
Schedule A-3
Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, including without limitation Sections 4.8 and 4.14 thereof, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order
to evidence the release of Guarantor from its obligations under this Canadian Note Guarantee. Section 3.
Miscellaneous Limitations Act, 2002 (Ontario) Any and all limitation periods provided for in the Limitations Act, 2002 (Ontario), as amended from time to time, or any other applicable law limiting
the time for which an action may be commenced shall be excluded from application to the obligations of Guarantor hereunder to the fullest extent permitted by such Act or applicable law. Usury Savings Clause If any provision of this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or any Note would obligate any Canadian Note Guarantor to make any payment of or on account of
interest or other amount in an amount or calculated at a rate which would result in a receipt by any Holder of interest at a criminal rate (as such term is construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then notwithstanding such provisions,
such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not so result in a receipt by such Holder of interest at a criminal rate, such adjustment to be
effected, to the extent necessary, as follows: (1) firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid to such Holder, and (2) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts required to be
paid to such Holder which would constitute interest for purposes of Section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada). Interest Act (Canada) For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of interest or fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided
for in this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the basis of a 360 day year or any other period of time less than a calendar year) are equivalent are the rates so
provided for multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year and divided by 360 or the actual number of days in such other period of time, respectively. The Guarantor confirms that it understands and acknowledges that it is and will be able to calculate the rate of interest applicable under this Canadian Note
Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes based on the methodology for calculating per annum rates provided for under this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes. The Guarantor confirms that it agrees not to plead or assert, whether by way
of defense or otherwise, in any proceeding relating to this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes, that the interest payable under this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes and the calculation thereof has not been
adequately disclosed to the Guarantor, whether pursuant to Section 4 of the Interest Act (Canada) or any other applicable law or legal principle. Schedule A-4
Counterparts; Execution This Canadian Note Guarantee may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and
delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Canadian Note Guarantee by facsimile or other similar method of
electronic transmission (including by way of email attachment) shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Canadian Note Guarantee. Severability If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Canadian Note Guarantee or its application to any party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited or
unenforceable, such provision shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Canadian Note Guarantee and without affecting
the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting its application to other parties or circumstances. Notices All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, sent, or delivered in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. Successors This Canadian Note Guarantee shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the successors of the Beneficiaries. Judgment Currency Guarantor shall indemnify each Holder and each Person, if any, who controls any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any loss incurred by such party as a result of any judgment or order being given or made against Guarantor for any U.S. dollar amount due under this Canadian Note Guarantee and such judgment or order being
expressed and paid in a currency (the Judgment Currency) other than U.S. dollars and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar amount is converted into the Judgment Currency for
the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the spot rate of exchange in The City of New York at which such party on the date of payment of such judgment or order is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency
actually received by such party if such party had utilized such amount of Judgment Currency to purchase U.S. dollars upon such partys receipt thereof. Any amount due from Guarantor under this Section 3.8 shall be due as a separate debt
and shall not be affected by such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term spot rate of exchange shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, U.S. dollars. Payment of Additional Amounts All payments made under or with respect to this Canadian Note Guarantee by Guarantor will be made free and
clear of any withholding or deduction for or on account of any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge of whatever nature (collectively, Tax) imposed or levied by or on behalf of Canada or any other
jurisdiction in which Guarantor is organized, resident or doing business for tax purposes or from or through which Guarantor makes any payment on the Canadian Note Guarantee or any department or political subdivision thereof (each, a
Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction), unless Guarantor (or an applicable withholding agent) is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law. If Guarantor (or an Schedule A-5
Guarantor will not, however, pay Additional Amounts to a Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes:
to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the
existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or Beneficial Owner (or between a fiduciary, settler, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or Beneficial Owner, if such Holder or Beneficial
Owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than any connection resulting solely from the acquisition, ownership, holding or disposition of Notes, the receipt of payments thereunder or under
this Canadian Note Guarantee and/or the exercise or enforcement of rights under any Notes or this Canadian Note Guarantee); to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the failure
of the Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes, following Guarantors written request addressed to the Holder, to the extent such Holder or Beneficial Owner is legally eligible to do so, to comply with any certification, identification, information
or other reporting requirements, whether required by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, Taxes
imposed by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a certification that the Holder or Beneficial Owner is not resident in the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction); with respect to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise or personal property tax
or any similar Taxes; to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the
presentation by the Holder or Beneficial Owner of any Note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for,
whichever occurs later; to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the Holder
or Beneficial Owner not dealing at arms length, within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada), with the Company or Guarantor; to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for such Holder
or Beneficial Owner being, or not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with, a specified shareholder of the Company as defined in subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act
(Canada) for purposes of the thin capitalization rules in the Income Tax Act (Canada); to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts are United States federal withholding tax
imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) as in effect on the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more
onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations, official interpretations or administrative authority promulgated thereunder and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as in effect on the date hereof
(or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and, for the avoidance of doubt, any intergovernmental agreement (and related legislation, rules or practices) implementing the
foregoing (taken together, FATCA), except to the extent that such Taxes result from a failure of any Paying Agent to comply with FATCA; and Schedule A-6
any combination of items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii). Additional Amounts also shall not be paid with respect to any payment on a Note to a Beneficial Owner who is a fiduciary, a partnership (or
entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes), or anyone other than the sole Beneficial Owner of that payment to the extent that payment would be required by the laws of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to be included in the income, for tax
purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a member of that partnership, or a Beneficial Owner who would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, member or interest holder been the
Beneficial Owner. Guarantor or applicable withholding agent will (i) make any such withholding or deduction required by
applicable law and (ii) timely remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law. Guarantor will make reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the
payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. Guarantor will provide to the Trustee, within a reasonable time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld are due pursuant
to applicable law, either a certified copy of tax receipts evidencing such payment, or, if such tax receipts are not reasonably available to Guarantor, such other documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment by Guarantor.
Where Tax is payable pursuant to Regulation 803 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) by a Holder or Beneficial
Owner of the Notes in respect of any amount payable under the Canadian Note Guarantee to the Holder (other than by reason of a transfer of the Notes to a person resident in Canada with whom the transferor does not deal at arms length for the
purposes of such Act), but no Additional Amount is paid in respect of such Tax, Guarantor will pay as or on account of interest to the Holder an amount equal to such Tax (a Regulation 803 Reimbursement) plus an amount equal to any
Tax required to be paid by the Holder or a Beneficial Owner as a result of such Regulation 803 Reimbursement within 45 days after receiving from the Holder a notice containing reasonable particulars of the Tax so payable, provided such Holder
or Beneficial Owner would have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts on account of such Tax (and only to the extent of such Additional Amounts that such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have been entitled to receive) but for the fact that it
is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments made under or with respect to the Canadian Note Guarantee. Prior to the date on which the payment of any Additional Amounts are due, the Guarantor will deliver to the
Trustee such Additional Amounts payable, together with an Officers Certificate setting forth the Additional Amounts, stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable on the applicable payment date and setting forth such other information
necessary to enable the Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders on the applicable payment date. Any such Officers Certificate will be delivered to the Trustee at least two Business Days in advance of when the payments in question are
required to be made (unless a shorter period of time is acceptable to the Trustee in its reasonable discretion). Guarantor will promptly publish a notice in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Indenture stating that such Additional Amounts will
be payable and describing the obligation to pay such amounts. Guarantor will reimburse the Holders or Beneficial Owners of Notes, upon written request of such Holder or
Beneficial Owner of Notes and certified proof of payment for the amount of (i) any Taxes levied or imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and payable by such Holder or Beneficial Owner in connection with payments made under or with respect
to this Canadian Note Guarantee; and (ii) any Taxes levied or imposed with respect to any reimbursement under the foregoing clause (i) or this clause (ii), so that the net amount received by such Holder or Beneficial Owner after such
reimbursement will not be less than the net amount such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if the Taxes giving rise to the reimbursement described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) had not been imposed, provided,
however, that the indemnification obligation provided for in this Section 3.9(f) shall not extend to Taxes imposed for which the Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes would not have been eligible to receive payment of Additional
Amounts hereunder by virtue of clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 3.9(b) hereof, or to the extent such Holder or Beneficial Owner received Additional Amounts with respect to such payments. Schedule A-7
In addition, Guarantor will pay any stamp, issue, registration, court, documentary, excise or other similar
taxes, charges and duties, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time in respect of the execution, issuance, registration or delivery of this Canadian Note Guarantee or any other
document or instrument referred to thereunder and any such taxes, charges or duties imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time as a result of, or in connection with, (i) any payments made pursuant to any Guarantee or any other such
document or instrument referred to thereunder and/or (ii) the enforcement of this Canadian Note Guarantee or any other such document or instrument referred to thereunder. Obligations described under this Section 3.9 will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the
Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person to Guarantor and to any jurisdiction in which such successor is organized, doing business or is otherwise resident for Tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which
payment is made by such successor or its respective agents. Whenever this Canadian Note Guarantee refers to, in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if any,
interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Note or under this Canadian Note Guarantee, such reference includes the payment of Additional Amounts or other payments that would be payable pursuant to this Section 3.9, if
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed and delivered this Guarantee as of the
first date written above. Schedule A-9
DEFINED IN
SECTION
11.15(c)
13.2(a)
4.9(a)
11.15(c)
4.11
11.2
11.17
8.2
11.7
2.12(a)
1.1
6.2
6.1
3.14
3.14
2.3
6.1(e)
4.21(a)
1.1
4.9(b)
6.2
6.2
3.14
6.2
6.2
2.3
4.21(d)
4.21(a)
4.14(b)
4.8(a)
4.14(b)
4.21(a)
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
GUARANTORS:
BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC.
By:
Name:William N. Woodfield
Title:Senior Vice President, Treasurer
BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
ORAPHARMA, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
SANTARUS, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
VRX HOLDCO LLC
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
VALEANT CANADA GP LIMITED
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
V-BAC HOLDING CORP.
By:
Name: Jeremy M. Lipshy
Title: Vice President
BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
HUMAX PHARMACEUTICAL S.A.
By:
Name: Luis Alejandro Mendez Madriz
Title: Legal Representative
BAUSCH HEALTH HUNGARY LLC
By:
Name: Viktória Nagy
Title: Managing Director
By:
Name: János András Nánay, dr.
Title: Managing Director
BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED
By:
Name: Michael Kennan
Title: Director
BAUSCH HEALTH HOLDCO LIMITED
By:
Name: Michael Kennan
Title: Director
SOLTA MEDICAL IRELAND LIMITED
By:
Name: Michael Kennan
Title: Director
VALEANT FINANCE LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L.
By:
Name: Simon Maire
Title: Manager B
BAUSCH & LOMB MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
BAUSCH+LOMB OPS B.V.
By:
Name: Patrick Emanuel Petrus Jacobus Gunther
Title: Managing Director
By:
Name: Maria Margaretha Catharina Schuit
Title: Managing Director
SOLTA MEDICAL DUTCH HOLDINGS B.V.
By:
Name: Robert Meijer
Title: Managing Director
By:
Name: Michael Anthony Kennan
Title: Manager Director
PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO FARMACEUTYCZNE JELFA S.A.
By:
Name: Waldemar Stępień
Title: President of the Management Board
By:
Name: Ryszard Bukowski
Title: Member of the Management Board
BAUSCH HEALTH POLAND SPÓLKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ
By:
Name: Cornelis Jan Heiman
Title: President of the Management Board
ICN POLFA RZESZÓW S.A.
By:
Name: Tadeusz Pietrasz
Title: President of the Management Board
PHARMASWISS SA
By:
Name: Matthias Courvoisier
Title: Director
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE
By:
Name: Stacey B. Poindexter
Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
By:
Name: Stacey B. Poindexter
Title: Vice President
BNY MELLON CORPORATE TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
By:
Name: Marco Thuo
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
TMF GROUP NEW YORK, LLC, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
By:
Name: Albert J. Fioravanti
Title: Managing Director
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By:
Name:
Title:
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By:
Authorized Signatory
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A.
B.
1.1.
1.2.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
2.1.
(a)
(b)
other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in
amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (iv) any defense based upon any Beneficiarys errors or omissions in the administration of the Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior which amounts to bad faith;
(v) (A) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of this Canadian Note Guarantee and any legal or equitable discharge of Guarantors obligations hereunder and under this
Canadian Note Guarantee, (B) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantors liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (C) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and
counterclaims and (D) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (vi) notices, demands, presentations, protests, notices
of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance of this Canadian Note Guarantee, notices of default under the Notes or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or
modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related thereto, and notices of any extension of credit to the Company and any right to consent to any thereof; and (vii) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded
by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms of this Canadian Note Guarantee.
(c)
(d)
2.2.
(a)
(b)
2.3.
(a)
thereof, (ii) of a designation by the Company of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition thereof or in the event that
such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, upon effectiveness of such designation or when it first ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, respectively, (iii) in the case
of any Canadian Note Guarantee issued on the Issue Date (or required but issued thereafter pursuant to Section 4.15(a) of the Indenture), upon the release or discharge of the Canadian Note Guarantee by such Guarantor in respect of the Credit
Agreement, and in any other case upon the release or discharge of any Canadian Note Guarantee in respect of any Indebtedness that resulted in the issuance after the Issue Date of the Canadian Note Guarantee by such Guarantor or (iv) the Company
discharges the Notes and its Obligations under the Indenture under Section 8.1 thereof or exercises its legal or covenant defeasance options under Section 8.2 or 8.3 thereof, respectively, with respect to the Notes or, in the case of a
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Guarantor, the Person acquiring such property, shall be released and relieved of any obligations under this Canadian Note Guarantee without any further action being required by
the Trustee or any Holder.
(b)
3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.
3.5.
3.6.
3.7.
3.8.
3.9.
(a)
applicable withholding agent) is required by law to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment made under or with respect to this
Canadian Note Guarantee, Guarantor, subject to the exceptions listed below, will pay additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by each Holder or Beneficial Owner of the
Notes after such withholding or deduction (including withholding or deduction attributable to Additional Amounts payable hereunder) will not be less than the amount the Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if such Taxes had not been
required to be so withheld or deducted.
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
[________________], as Canadian Note Guarantor
By:
Name:
Title:
Exhibit 4.2
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
$351,533,000
14.000% SECOND LIEN SECURED NOTES DUE 2030
INDENTURE
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
AS TRUSTEE, REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT
AND THE NOTES COLLATERAL AGENTS PARTY HERETO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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Section 1.1 |
Definitions |
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Section 1.2 |
Other Definitions |
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Section 1.3 |
Rules of Construction |
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ARTICLE 2 |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Section 2.1 |
Form and Dating |
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Section 2.2 |
Execution and Authentication |
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Section 2.3 |
Registrar and Paying Agent |
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Section 2.4 |
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
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Section 2.5 |
Noteholder Lists |
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Section 2.6 |
Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 2.7 |
Replacement Notes |
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Section 2.8 |
Outstanding Notes |
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Section 2.9 |
Treasury Notes |
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Section 2.10 |
Temporary Notes |
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Section 2.11 |
Cancellation |
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Section 2.12 |
Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements |
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Section 2.13 |
CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers |
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ARTICLE 3 |
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REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES |
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Section 3.1 |
Right to Redeem |
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Section 3.2 |
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed |
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Section 3.3 |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 3.4 |
Effect of Notice of Redemption |
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Section 3.5 |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
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Section 3.6 |
Notes Redeemed in Part |
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Section 3.7 |
Optional Redemption |
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Section 3.8 |
Purchase of Notes at Option of the Holder Upon Change of Control |
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Section 3.9 |
Effect of Change of Control Purchase Notice |
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Section 3.10 |
Deposit of Change of Control Purchase Price |
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Section 3.11 |
Notes Purchased in Part |
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Section 3.12 |
Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Notes |
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Section 3.13 |
Repayment to the Company |
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Section 3.14 |
Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds |
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ARTICLE 4 |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 4.1 |
Payment of Notes |
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Section 4.2 |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 4.3 |
Reports |
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Section 4.4 |
Compliance Certificates |
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Section 4.5 |
Further Instruments and Acts |
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Section 4.6 |
Maintenance of Corporate Existence |
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Section 4.7 |
Changes in Covenants When Notes Rated Investment Grade |
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Section 4.8 |
Restricted Payments |
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Section 4.9 |
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock |
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Section 4.10 |
[Reserved]. |
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Section 4.11 |
Liens |
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Section 4.12 |
Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.13 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 4.14 |
Asset Sales |
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Section 4.15 |
Additional Note Guarantees |
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Section 4.16 |
Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.17 |
Business Activities |
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Section 4.18 |
Limitation on Bausch + Lomb Contributions, Transfers and Dispositions. |
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Section 4.19 |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws |
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Section 4.20 |
Notice of Default |
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Section 4.21 |
Payment of Additional Amounts |
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Section 4.22 |
After-Acquired Property |
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Section 4.23 |
Additional Material Real Estate Assets |
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Section 4.24 |
No Impairment of the Security Interests |
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ARTICLE 5 |
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MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS |
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Section 5.1 |
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets |
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Section 5.2 |
Successor Substituted |
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ARTICLE 6 |
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DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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Section 6.1 |
Events of Default |
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Section 6.2 |
Acceleration |
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Section 6.3 |
Other Remedies |
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Section 6.4 |
Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default |
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Section 6.5 |
Control by Majority |
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Section 6.6 |
Limitations on Suits |
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Section 6.7 |
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment |
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Section 6.8 |
Collection Suit by Trustee |
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Section 6.9 |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
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Section 6.10 |
Priorities |
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Section 6.11 |
Undertaking for Costs |
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ARTICLE 7 |
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TRUSTEE |
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Section 7.1 |
Duties of Trustee |
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Section 7.2 |
Rights of Trustee |
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Section 7.3 |
Individual Rights of Trustee |
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Section 7.4 |
Trustees Disclaimer |
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Section 7.5 |
Notice of Default or Events of Default |
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Section 7.6 |
[Reserved] |
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Section 7.7 |
Compensation and Indemnity |
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Section 7.8 |
Replacement of Trustee |
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Section 7.9 |
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. |
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Section 7.10 |
Eligibility; Disqualification |
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Section 7.11 |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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Section 7.12 |
Collateral Documents; Intercreditor Agreements |
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ARTICLE 8 |
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DEFEASANCE; SATISFACTION AND |
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DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE |
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Section 8.1 |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 8.2 |
Legal Defeasance |
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Section 8.3 |
Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 8.4 |
Application of Trust Money |
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Section 8.5 |
Repayment to the Company |
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Section 8.6 |
Reinstatement |
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ARTICLE 9 |
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AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS |
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Section 9.1 |
Without Consent of Holders |
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Section 9.2 |
With Consent of Holders |
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Section 9.3 |
Notice of Amendment, Supplement or Waiver |
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Section 9.4 |
Revocation and Effect of Consents |
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Section 9.5 |
Notation on or Exchange of Notes |
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Section 9.6 |
Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. |
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Section 9.7 |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE 10 |
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NOTE GUARANTEES |
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Section 10.1 |
Note Guarantees |
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Section 10.2 |
Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantees |
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Section 10.3 |
Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability |
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Section 10.4 |
Merger and Consolidation of Note Guarantors |
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Section 10.5 |
Release |
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ARTICLE 11 |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 11.1 |
Certain Trust Indenture Act Sections |
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Section 11.2 |
Notices. |
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Section 11.3 |
Communications by Holders With Other Holders |
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Section 11.4 |
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent |
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Section 11.5 |
Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders |
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Section 11.6 |
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar |
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Section 11.7 |
Legal Holidays |
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Section 11.8 |
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 11.9 |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
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Section 11.10 |
No Recourse Against Others |
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Section 11.11 |
Successors |
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Section 11.12 |
Multiple Counterparts; Execution |
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Section 11.13 |
Separability |
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Section 11.14 |
Table of Contents, Headings, etc. |
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Section 11.15 |
Calculations in Respect of the Notes |
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Section 11.16 |
Agent for Service and Waiver of Immunities |
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Section 11.17 |
Judgment Currency |
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Section 11.18 |
Foreign Currency Equivalent |
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Section 11.19 |
Usury Savings Clause |
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Section 11.20 |
Interest Act (Canada) |
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Section 11.21 |
Tax Matters |
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ARTICLE 12 |
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COLLATERAL |
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Section 12.1 |
Collateral Documents |
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Section 12.2 |
Release of Collateral |
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Section 12.3 |
Suits to Protect the Collateral |
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Section 12.4 |
Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents |
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Section 12.5 |
Purchaser Protected |
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Section 12.6 |
Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee |
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Section 12.7 |
Release Upon Termination of the Companys Obligations |
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Section 12.8 |
Notes Collateral Agents |
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ARTICLE 13 |
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PARALLEL DEBT |
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Section 13.1 |
Purpose; Governing Law |
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Section 13.2 |
Parallel Debt (The Netherlands and Poland) |
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Section 13.3 |
Parallel Debt (Hungary) |
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Section 13.4 |
Parallel Debt (Mexico) |
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Section 13.5 |
Parallel Debt (Switzerland) |
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Section 13.6 |
Additional Parallel Debt Provisions |
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A |
| FORM OF NOTE | ||||
EXHIBIT B |
| FORM OF GUARANTEE | ||||
EXHIBIT C |
| FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR | ||||
EXHIBIT D |
| FORM OF CANADIAN NOTE GUARANTEE |
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THIS INDENTURE dated as of September 30, 2022 is among Bausch Health Companies Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the Company), the Note Guarantors party hereto, The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), a New York banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee (in such capacity, the Trustee), Registrar, and Paying Agent, BNY Mellon, as a notes collateral agent (together with certain of its branches, affiliates and agents party hereto) and TMF Group New York, LLC (TMF), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as a notes collateral agent.
In consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, all parties agree as follows for the benefit of the other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the registered Holders of the Companys Notes.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.1 Definitions.
144A Global Note means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will initially be issued in a denomination equal to the principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
Acquired Debt means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person and which is not satisfied in full at such time, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
Additional Notes means the additional principal amount of Notes (other than the Initial Notes) that the Company may issue from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.1(c) of this Indenture as part of the same series of Notes issued on the date hereof other than Notes issued in exchange for, or replacement of outstanding Notes.
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with have correlative meanings.
After-Acquired Property means property (other than Excluded Assets) that is intended to be Collateral acquired by the Company or a Note Guarantor (including property of a Person that becomes a new Note Guarantor after the Issue Date) that is not automatically subject to a perfected security interest under the Collateral Documents, which the Company or such Note Guarantor will provide a second priority lien over such property (or in the case of a new Note Guarantor, such of its property) in favor of the Notes Collateral Agents and deliver certain certificates and opinions in respect thereof, all as and to the extent required by this Indenture or the Collateral Documents; provided that, while any obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other First Lien Indebtedness are outstanding, After-Acquired Property shall only be Collateral to the extent it is pledged to secure the obligations under the Credit Agreement or such First Lien Indebtedness.
Agent means any Registrar or Paying Agent.
Applicable Premium means, with respect to the Notes, as determined by the Company, the greater of:
(1) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such Notes, and
(2) (a) the present value of all remaining required interest and principal payments due on such Notes and all premium payments relating to such Notes assuming a redemption date of October 15, 2025, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, minus
(b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Notes, minus
(c) accrued interest paid on the date of redemption.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable, to such transfer or exchange.
Asset Sale means:
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets, property or rights outside of the ordinary course of business; provided that the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 3.8 and/or Section 5.1 hereof and not by the provisions of Section 4.14 hereof; and
(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the Companys Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case other than directors qualifying shares.
Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of less than $100.0 million;
(2) a transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(4) any sale of receivables in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(5) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(6) a Restricted Payment or a Permitted Investment that is permitted by Section 4.8 hereof;
(7) the license or sublicense of intellectual property or other general intangibles and licenses, leases or subleases of other property which do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, determined in good faith by the Company;
(8) the sale, exchange or other disposition of obsolete, worn out, uneconomical or surplus assets, including any such intellectual property;
(9) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding agreements;
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(10) foreclosures on, or condemnation of, assets and the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims;
(11) sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets for consideration at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or disposed of, but only if the consideration received consists of property or assets (other than cash, except to the extent used as a bona fide means of equalizing the value of the property or assets involved in the swap transaction; provided, however, that cash does not exceed 10% of the sum of the amount of the cash and the Fair Market Value of the assets received or given) of a nature or type that are used in a business having property or assets of a nature or type or engaged in a Permitted Business (or Capital Stock of a Person whose assets consist of assets of the type described in this clause (11)); and
(12) dispositions in connection with any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, any Permitted Warrant Transaction or any Packaged Right.
Attributable Debt in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Bankruptcy Law means any of Title 11 of the United States Code, the BIA, the CCAA, the WURA and the CBCA, and any other applicable insolvency, corporate arrangement or restructuring or other similar law of any jurisdiction including any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.
Bausch + Lomb means Bausch + Lomb Corporation.
Bausch + Lomb Business means the Companys global eye health business as described in the Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement.
Bausch + Lomb Designation Date means the date on which the Company designates the Bausch + Lomb Entities as Unrestricted Subsidiaries under this Indenture and the indentures governing the Existing Notes.
Bausch + Lomb Entities means 1261229 B.C. Ltd., 1375209 B.C. Ltd., or such other entity that holds Equity Interests of Bausch + Lomb (or any parent thereof), together with Bausch + Lomb and its subsidiaries that together constitute the Bausch + Lomb Business.
Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 relating to the initial public offering of Bausch + Lomb at the time it was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms Beneficially Owns and Beneficially Owned have a corresponding meaning.
BHA means Bausch Health Americas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors.
BIA means the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
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Board of Directors means:
(1) with respect to a company or corporation, the board of directors of the company or corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; and
(3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
Business Day means each day that is not a Legal Holiday.
Canadian Note Guarantee means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Notes issued by each Canadian Note Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Canadian Note Guarantor means each Note Guarantor that is organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.
Capital Lease Obligations means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
Capital Markets Indebtedness means any Indebtedness consisting of bonds, debentures, notes or other similar debt securities issued in (a) a public offering registered under the Securities Act, (b) a private placement to institutional investors that is resold in accordance with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, whether or not it includes registration rights entitling the holders of such debt securities to registration thereof with the SEC or (c) a private placement to institutional investors. For the avoidance of doubt, the term Capital Markets Indebtedness does not include any Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, Indebtedness incurred in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction, Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company, Capital Lease Obligations or recourse transfer of any financial asset or any other type of Indebtedness incurred in a manner not customarily viewed as a securities offering.
Capital Stock means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation (including, without limitation, quotas) that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
Cash Equivalents means:
(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided, that the full faith and credit of the U.S. is pledged in support thereof) having repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;
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(2) certificates of deposit and time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any U.S. commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million;
(3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 14 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (1) and (2) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (2) above;
(4) commercial paper having a rating of at least P-2 or better from Moodys or at least A-2 or better from S&P, or carrying an equivalent rating by an internationally recognized rating agency and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;
(5) auction-rate, corporate and municipal securities, in each case (x) having either short-term debt ratings of at least P-2 or better from Moodys or at least A-2 or better from S&P or long-term senior debt ratings of A2 or better from Moodys or at least A or better from S&P, or carrying an equivalent rating by an internationally recognized rating agency, (y) having repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition and (z) which are classifiable as cash and cash equivalents under GAAP;
(6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition; or
(7) in the case of the Company or any Foreign Subsidiary:
(a) direct obligations of the sovereign nation, or any agency thereof, in which the Company or such Foreign Subsidiary is organized or is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation, or any agency thereof; provided, that such obligations have repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition and are used by the Company or such Foreign Subsidiary in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of the type analogous to clauses (1) through (5) above; or
(b) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (5) above of foreign obligors, which investments or obligors have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from internationally recognized rating agencies; provided, that such investments are used by the Company or such Foreign Subsidiary in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of the type analogous to clauses (1) through (5) above.
CBCA means the Canada Business Corporations Act.
CCAA means the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) any person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the Beneficial Owner, other than by way of merger or consolidation of the Company, of shares of the Companys Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the total voting power of all of the Companys outstanding Voting Stock;
(2) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, another Person, or the Company, directly or indirectly, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event other than pursuant to a transaction in which the Persons that Beneficially Owned the shares of the Companys Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction Beneficially Own at least a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person; or
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(3) the holders of the Companys Capital Stock approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (whether or not otherwise in compliance with this Indenture).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of a holding company and (2) (a) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of the ultimate parent holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Companys Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (b) no person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such ultimate parent holding company.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, Luxembourg.
Collateral means all of the assets and properties subject to Liens granted by the Company or any Note Guarantor in favor of any Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders.
Collateral Agent means the Notes Collateral Agent or the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, as applicable.
Collateral Documents means the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the security documents pursuant to which the Company and the Note Guarantors grant Liens in favor of the relevant Notes Collateral Agent to secure Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.
Company means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Company shall mean such successor Company.
Consolidated Cash Flow means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (without duplication):
(1) taxes paid and any provision for taxes, including income, profits, capital, foreign, federal, state, local, Canadian federal and provincial, sales, franchise and similar taxes, property taxes, foreign withholding taxes and foreign unreimbursed value added taxes (including penalties and interest related to any such tax or arising from any tax examination, and including pursuant to any tax sharing arrangement or as a result of any tax distribution) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during the relevant period; plus
(2) Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(3) any restructuring charges or expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems establishment costs, excess pension charges, contract termination costs and costs to consolidate facilities and relocate employees), to the extent that any such charge or expense was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus
(4) fees and expenses in connection with any proposed or actual issuance of any Indebtedness or Equity Interests, or any proposed or actual acquisitions, Investments, Asset Sales or divestitures permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; plus
(5) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period), and other non-cash charges or expenses (including impairment charges and other write-offs of intangible assets and goodwill, but
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excluding amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period to the extent added back in such prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; provided, that if any such non-cash charge or expense (or any portion thereof) represents an accrual or reserve for any potential cash items in any future period, (i) the Company may elect not to add back such non-cash charge in the then-current period and instead add back such amount to a following period, and (ii) to the extent the Company elects to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated Cash Flow to the same extent in such future period; plus
(6) pro forma run rate cost savings, operating expense reductions, operational improvements and cost synergies (collectively, Expected Cost Savings) (net of actual amounts realized) that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Company in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of such Person) related to any permitted asset sale, acquisition (including the commencement of activities constituting a business line), combination, Investment, disposition (including the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting a business line), operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative, any similar initiative (including the effect of arrangements or efficiencies from the shifting of production of one or more products from one manufacturing facility to another) and/or specified transaction, in each case prior to, on or after the Issue Date (any such operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiative or specified transaction, a Cost Saving Initiative) (in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis as though such Expected Cost Savings and/or Cost Saving Initiative had been realized in full on the first day of such period); provided, that the results of such Expected Cost Savings and/or Cost Saving Initiatives are projected by the Company in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Company) within 24 months after the date of any such operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiative or specified transaction; provided further, that the aggregate amount added to or included in Consolidated Cash Flow pursuant to this clause (6) shall not, for any four quarter period, exceed an amount equal to 25% of Consolidated Cash Flow for such period, calculated after giving effect to any such add-backs or inclusion; plus
(7) Milestone Payments and Upfront Payments; plus
(8) any expense or charge for extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or charges (including costs of, and payments of, litigation expenses, actual or prospective legal settlements, fines, judgments or orders to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income); minus
(9) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Income means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:
(1) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person;
(2) solely for purposes of Section 4.8 hereof, the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Note Guarantor) will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained or cannot be obtained other than pursuant to customary filings) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
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(3) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(4) any unrealized net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments will be excluded;
(5) any expense or charge attributable to the disposition of discontinued operations will be excluded;
(6) non-cash goodwill or asset impairment charge and any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors, employees or consultants of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be excluded;
(7) any amortization expense incurred during such period with respect to products acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are used or useful in a Permitted Business will be excluded;
(8) any gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such gain or loss, realized in connection with: (a) any Asset Sale; or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be excluded;
(9) any (i) extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gain or loss will be excluded and/or (ii) any charge associated with and/or payment of any actual or prospective legal settlement, fine, judgment or order, including ordinary legal expenses related thereto (in the case of this clause (ii) (other than with respect to ordinary legal expenses), not to exceed in any fiscal year, $500.0 million, with unused amounts carried forward to the immediately succeeding fiscal year, provided that such amount carried forward shall not exceed $500.0 million and such carried over amounts shall be deemed first applied in such succeeding fiscal year) will be excluded;
(10) any (i) non-cash compensation charge or expense arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity based awards and any non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions or on the re-valuation of any benefit plan obligation and (ii) income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, will be excluded;
(11) any purchase accounting effects including adjustments to inventory, property and equipment, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of any consummated acquisition, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof (including any write-off of in process research and development) will be excluded;
(12) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 90 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption; provided that (x) if net income is increased as a result of any amounts received from an insurer in respect of such a liability, casualty event or business interruption and the right to be so reimbursed was used in a prior period to increase Consolidated Net Income pursuant to this clause (12), such amounts received shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income and (y) to the extent the actual reimbursement received is less than the expected reimbursement amount excluded in a prior period pursuant to this clause (12), Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by the difference in the period in which such lower actual reimbursement amounts are received or in which a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction is made that the Company is entitled to no reimbursement;
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(13) any charges incurred (a) in connection with any transaction (in each case, regardless of whether consummated), whether or not permitted under this Indenture, including any issuance and/or incurrence of Indebtedness and/or any issuance and/or offering of Equity Interest, any Investment, any acquisition, any disposition, any recapitalization, any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, becoming a standalone company, any option buyout or any repayment, redemption, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (including any amortization or write-off of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties) or any similar transaction and/or (b) in connection with any public offering (whether or not consummated) will be excluded; and
(14) charges attributable to the undertaking and/or implementation of new initiatives, business optimization activities, cost savings initiatives (including Cost Saving Initiatives), cost rationalization programs, operating expense reductions and/or cost synergies and/or similar initiatives and/or programs (including in connection with any integration, restructuring or transition, any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, any office or facility opening and/or pre-opening), including the following: any inventory optimization program and/or any curtailment, any business optimization charge, any restructuring charge (including any charge relating to any tax restructuring), any charge relating to the closure or consolidation of any office or facility (including but not limited to rent termination costs, moving costs and legal costs), any systems implementation charge, any severance charge, any one time compensation charge, any charge relating to rights fee arrangements (including any early terminations thereof), any charge relating to any strategic initiative or contract, any signing charge, any charge relating to any entry into new markets or contracts (including, without limitation, any renewals, extensions or other modifications thereof) or new product introductions or exiting a market, contract or product, any retention or completion charge or bonus, any recruiting charge, any lease run-off charge, any expansion and/or relocation charge, any charge associated with any modification or curtailment to any pension and post-retirement employee benefit plan (including any settlement of pension liabilities), any software or other intellectual property development charge, any charge associated with new systems design, any implementation charge, any transition charge, any charge associated with improvements to IT or accounting functions, losses related to temporary decreases in work volume and expenses related to maintaining underutilized personnel, any project startup charge, any charge in connection with new operations, any charge in connection with unused warehouse space, any charge relating to a new contract, any consulting charge and/or any corporate development charge will be excluded.
Consolidated Total Assets means, as of any date of determination, the total assets shown on the consolidated quarterly or annual balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the most recent date for which such a quarterly or annual balance sheet is available, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (and in the case of any determination relating to any incurrence of Indebtedness or Investment, on a pro forma basis). In addition, Consolidated Total Assets will be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to give effect to transactions that occurred after the date of the most recent quarterly or annual balance sheet date.
Convertible Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (which may be guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) permitted to be incurred hereunder that is either (a) convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Company (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Equity Interests or a market measure of such Equity Interests), or a combination thereof, or (b) sold as units with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Equity Interests).
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Corporate Trust Office means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered which office at the date of the execution of this Indenture is located at 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company.
Covered Jurisdiction means the jurisdiction of organization of the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor and in the case of the Company or any Note Guarantor organized in the United States or Canada, any other state or province thereof, as applicable.
Credit Agreement means the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2018, as amended by that certain First Incremental Amendment, dated as of November 27, 2018 and that certain Second Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated May 10, 2022, as in effect on the Issue Date (as it may be further amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as issuing banks and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, together with the related documents thereto (including any guarantees and security documents), and in each case as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement or instrument (and related documents) governing Indebtedness incurred to refinance or replace, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such facilities or a successor facility, whether by the same or any other bank, institutional lender, purchaser, investor, trustee or agent or group thereof.
Credit Agreement Collateral Agent means Barclays Bank PLC in its capacity as collateral agent under the Credit Agreement (together with its permitted successors and assigns).
Credit Facilities means the facilities under the Credit Agreement and includes one or more other debt facilities, credit agreements, commercial paper facilities, indentures or other agreements, in each case with banks, institutional lenders, purchasers, investors, trustees or agents providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit or other extensions of credit or other Indebtedness, in each case including any notes, mortgages, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and in each case as amended, extended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time, and any agreement or instrument (and related documents) governing Indebtedness incurred to refinance or replace, in whole or in part, the borrowings and commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under such facilities or a successor facility, whether by the same or any other bank, institutional lender, purchaser, investor, trustee or agent or group thereof.
Custodian means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, receiver-manager, custodian, administrative receiver, administrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
Default means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
Definitive Notes means Notes that are in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and that do not include the information to which footnotes 1, 5, 6 and 8 thereof apply.
Depositary means with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, DTC, including any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
Derivative Instrument means, with respect to a Person, any contract, instrument or other right to receive payment or delivery of cash or other assets to which such Person or any Affiliate of such Person that is acting in concert with such Person in connection with such Persons investment in the Notes (other than a Regulated Bank or a Screened Affiliate) is a party (whether or not requiring further performance by such Person), the value and/or cash flows of which (or any material portion thereof) are materially affected by the value and/or performance of the Notes and/or the creditworthiness of the Company and/or any one or more of the Note Guarantors (the Performance References).
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Designated Noncash Consideration means noncash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated by the Company as Designated Noncash Consideration, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Noncash Consideration, which cash and Cash Equivalents shall be considered Net Proceeds received as of such date and shall be applied pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof.
Disqualified Stock means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.8 hereof.
Dollar Equivalent of any amount means, at the time of determination thereof,
(1) if such amount is expressed in U.S. dollars, such amount, or
(2) if such amount is expressed in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in U.S. dollars determined by using the rate of exchange as published in The Wall Street Journal in the Exchange Rates column under the heading Currency Trading on the date no later than two Business Days prior to such determination or, if such rate is unavailable, as quoted by a nationally recognized investment bank in New York, New York, selected by the Company, at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of determination (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the last Business Day prior thereto) to prime banks in New York, in either case for the spot purchase in the New York currency exchange market of such amount of U.S. dollars with such currency.
Domestic Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
Drug Acquisition means any acquisition (including any license or any acquisition of any license) solely or primarily of all or any portion of the rights in respect of one or more drugs or pharmaceutical products, whether in development or in market (including related intellectual property rights), but not of Equity Interests in any Person or any operating business unit.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
Equity Interests means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock and any Packaged Rights).
Equity Offering means a public or private offering of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock).
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
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Excluded Account shall mean any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account (each such term as defined in the UCC) (a) the funds in which are used, in the ordinary course of business, solely for the payment of salaries and wages, workers compensation, pension benefits and similar expenses or taxes related thereto, (b) maintained as a zero-balance account (the entire balance of which is swept at the end of each Business Day to an account subject to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agents control) that is a disbursement account, (c) maintained solely as a fiduciary account or other account maintained solely to secure obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries where such obligations and the Liens on such account are permitted by clauses (4), (5), (10) or (23) of the definition of Permitted Liens and (d) so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding, that constitutes an Excluded Account (or equivalent term) under the Credit Agreement collateral documents.
Excluded Assets shall mean certain property excluded from the Collateral, including:
(1) any lease, license, contract or agreement to which any Grantor is a party, and any of its rights or interest thereunder, if and to the extent that a security interest is prohibited by or in violation of (i) any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Grantor, or (ii) a term, provision or condition of any such lease, license, contract or agreement (unless such law, rule, regulation, term, provision or condition would be rendered ineffective with respect to the creation of the security interest hereunder pursuant to Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code, the PPSA or the Civil Code of Quebec or principles of equity); provided, however, that the Collateral shall include (and such security interest shall attach) immediately at such time as the contractual or legal prohibition shall no longer be applicable and to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract or agreement not subject to the prohibitions specified in clause (i) or (ii) above; provided further that the exclusions referred to in this clause (1) shall not include any proceeds of any such lease, license, contract or agreement unless such proceeds result in the consequences described in this clause (1) after giving effect to the first proviso in this clause (1);
(2) any Excluded Securities;
(3) any intent to use (or substantially similar) application for registration of a trademark filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing of a Statement of Use pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an Amendment to Allege Use pursuant to Section 1 of the Lanham Act with respect thereto (or substantially similar notice or filing), solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent to use application under applicable Federal law;
(4) any motor vehicles and any other asset subject to certificates of title to the extent that a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements or similar filings under the UCC, PPSA or the Civil Code of Quebec in the applicable Grantors jurisdiction of organization or, if applicable, where such asset is situated;
(5) any Letter-of-Credit Rights (other than any Letter-of-Credit-Rights constituting a Supporting Obligation (as defined in the UCC) for a receivable or other Collateral in which any Notes Collateral Agent has a valid and perfected security interest);
(6) Excluded Accounts;
(7) any assets owned by the Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness incurred in connection with a finance lease, purchase money Indebtedness or other Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition of such assets permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for applicable purchase money Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds;
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(8) any property or assets in circumstances where the cost, burden or consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such property or assets, as determined in good faith by the Company in writing, are excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Holders of the Notes afforded in this Indenture; provided that, if the Credit Agreement is then outstanding, the same determination is made in respect of the Lien on such assets securing the Credit Agreement;
(9) any property constituting or that is the proceeds of aircraft, aircraft engines, satellites, ships or railroad rolling stock (unless any such property or assets are pledged as collateral in respect of the Credit Agreement);
(10) any governmental or regulatory license or state, provincial, municipal or local franchise, charter, consent, permit or authorization to the extent the granting of a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby or by applicable requirements of law; provided, however, that any such asset will only constitute an excluded asset to the extent such prohibition or restriction would not be rendered ineffective pursuant to applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction, the PPSA or other similar applicable law;
(11) Rule 3-16 Capital Stock; and
(12) so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding, any asset that is not pledged to secure obligations arising in respect of the Credit Agreement (whether pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (and any related documents) or as a result of any determination made thereunder, or by amendment, waiver or otherwise).
Excluded Contribution means the aggregate amount of cash or Cash Equivalents or the fair market value of other assets or property (as determined by the Company in good faith, but excluding any amounts that are applied to increase the basket set forth in Section 4.8(a)(3) hereof) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date from:
(1) contributions in respect of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or any amounts or other assets received from the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), and
(2) the sale of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (x) to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (y) pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan),
in each case, designated as an Excluded Contribution pursuant to an Officers Certificate on or promptly after the date the relevant capital contribution is made or the relevant proceeds are received, as the case may be, and which are excluded from the calculation of the basket set forth in Section 4.8(a)(3) hereof.
No portion of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from the Solta IPO shall be, or shall be eligible to be designated as, an Excluded Contribution.
Excluded Security shall mean (i) any Equity Interest or other security representing voting Equity Interests in a First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary in excess of, or other than, 65% of all voting Equity Interests in such First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any interest in a joint venture or non-wholly owned Subsidiary to the extent and for so long as the attachment of the security interest created hereby therein would violate any joint venture agreement, organizational document, shareholders agreement or equivalent agreement relating to such joint venture or non-wholly owned Subsidiary; provided that Equity Interests in Subsidiaries of the Company the minority interest in which is held by management, directors or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or consists of rolled-over equity shall not be considered Excluded Securities, (iii) any Equity Interest the pledge of which in support of the Obligations is otherwise prohibited by applicable law, (iv) any Equity Interest in the entities listed on Schedule 1.1 to the Security Agreement solely to the extent that the transfer or assignment of such Equity Interest is prohibited by contractual requirements applicable to the Grantor holding such Equity Interest, including the
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requirements of the organizational documents of the issuer of such Equity Interest; provided that the Equity Interest in any such entity shall no longer constitute an Excluded Security for purposes of this Indenture if at any time the prohibitions on transfer or assignment of such Equity Interest are no longer applicable to such Person, (v) any Equity Interest of any captive insurance subsidiary, Unrestricted Subsidiary, broker-dealer subsidiary, not-for-profit subsidiary or special purpose entity used for any permitted securitization facility, (vi) any margin stock and (vii) any Equity Interest that constitutes an Excluded Security (or equivalent term) under the Credit Agreement collateral documents.
Exclusive License means any license to develop, commercialize, sell, market and promote any drug or pharmaceutical, surgical, medical or aesthetic product (the Licensed Property) with a term greater than five (5) years (unless terminable prior to such time without material penalty or premium by the licensor) and which provides for exclusive rights to develop, commercialize, sell, market and promote such Licensed Property within the United States; provided that an Exclusive License shall not include (a) any license to import, export, distribute or sell any such Licensed Property (as applicable) on an exclusive basis within any particular geographic region or territory, (b) any licenses, which may be exclusive, to manufacture or package any such Licensed Property (as applicable), (c) any license to manufacture, use, offer for sale or sell any authorized generic version of such Licensed Property (as applicable) and (d) any license in connection with any companion diagnostics.
Existing Indebtedness means Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness incurred under Section 4.9(b)(i) or (xx) hereof) in existence on the date of this Indenture (including the New First Lien Notes), until such amounts are repaid.
Existing Notes means the Existing Senior Notes and Existing Secured Notes.
Existing Secured Notes means the Companys outstanding 5.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025, 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2027, 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 and 4.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2028.
Existing Senior Notes means (x) BHAs outstanding 9.250% Senior Notes due 2026 and 8.500% Senior Notes due 2027 and (y) the Companys outstanding 9.000% Senior Notes due 2025, 7.000% Senior Notes due 2028, 5.000% Senior Notes due 2028, 7.250% Senior Notes due 2029, 6.250% Senior Notes due 2029, 5.000% Senior Notes due 2029, 5.250% Senior Notes due 2030 and 5.250% Senior Notes due 2031.
Fair Market Value means the price that could be negotiated in an arms-length transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction, determined in good faith by (i) a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company with respect to valuations not in excess of $750.0 million and (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company with respect to valuations equal to or in excess of $750.0 million, as applicable.
Fall Away Event means such time as the Notes shall have an Investment Grade Rating and the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate certifying that the foregoing condition has been satisfied.
Final Maturity Date means October 15, 2030.
First Lien Indebtedness means, to the extent permitted under this Indenture, the indenture governing the New First Lien Notes, the Credit Agreement, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Indebtedness secured by a first priority lien on the Collateral.
First Lien Intercreditor Agreement means that certain First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2017, by and among the collateral agents and trustee under the Existing Secured Notes and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time.
First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary means a Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct Subsidiary of (x) BHA or (y) any Note Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary of BHA.
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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the Calculation Date), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
To the extent the Company elects pursuant to an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being incurred prior to the actual incurrence thereof pursuant to Section 4.9(e) hereof, the Company shall deem all or such portion of such commitment of such Indebtedness, as applicable, as having been incurred and to be outstanding for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period in which the Company makes any such election and for any subsequent period until such commitments or such Indebtedness, as applicable, are no longer outstanding.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
(1) acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through consolidations or mergers and including any related financing transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such reference period will be calculated (x) on a pro forma basis in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC and, in addition, (y) to give effect to any Pro Forma Cost Savings;
(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded; and
(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date.
Fixed Charges means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers acceptance financings, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Interest Rate Hedging Obligations; plus
(2) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
(3) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries; plus
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(4) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any Disqualified Stock or any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP; minus
(5) the consolidated interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; minus
(6) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any financing fees.
Foreign Subsidiary means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia or is a Restricted Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary.
Future Second Lien Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of the Company and/or the Note Guarantors that is secured by a lien on the Collateral ranking equally and ratably with the Notes as permitted by this Indenture; provided that (i) the agent or other authorized representative for the holders of such Indebtedness (other than in the case of Additional Notes) shall execute a pari passu intercreditor agreement with the Notes Collateral Agents (substantially on the same terms as the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) or a joinder thereto and a joinder to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) the Company shall designate such Indebtedness as Second Priority Debt under the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, as in effect on January 30, 2015.
Global Note Legend means the legend set forth in Exhibit A hereof, as applicable, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
Global Notes means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Legend deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee.
Government Securities means, as applicable, (i) direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America for the timely payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the U.S. is pledged and (ii) direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, a member state of the European Union for the timely payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the government of such member state is pledged.
Grantor has the meaning given to such term (or any equivalent term, such as pledgor or mortgagor) in the applicable Collateral Documents.
Guarantee means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
Hedging Obligations means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Interest Rate Hedging Obligations; and
(2) the obligations of such Person under agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
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provided that no obligation in respect of any Packaged Right, Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or Permitted Warrant Transaction shall, in each case, constitute a Hedging Obligation.
Holder or Noteholder means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrars books.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent (without duplication):
(1) in respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in respect of bankers acceptances;
(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions;
(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property, which balance is (a) due more than twelve months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument, and except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable; or
(6) representing net payment obligations under any Hedging Obligations,
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit, Attributable Debt and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term Indebtedness includes (x) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such asset and the amount of the obligation so secured and (y) to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by a Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any business, the term Indebtedness will exclude indemnification or post-closing payment adjustments or earn-out or similar obligations to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet, working capital calculation or other similar method or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable or is of a contingent nature and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and finally determined, the amount is paid within 60 days thereafter.
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and
(2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with any interest on the Indebtedness that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
Indenture means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Initial Notes means the $351,533,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued on the date hereof.
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Intercreditor Agreements means, collectively, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
Interest Rate Hedging Obligations means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
(1) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements; and
(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates.
Investment Grade Rating means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys or BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moodys or S&P) (or, in each case, if such Rating Agency ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control of the Company, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by the Company as a replacement Rating Agency).
Investments means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If (i) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company is redesignated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale, disposition or redesignation equal to the Fair Market Value of the Companys Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in Section 4.8(c) hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions of or licenses for products or assets used or useful in a Permitted Business do not constitute Investments.
Issue Date means September 30, 2022, the date of the initial issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.
Letter-of-Credit Rights has the meaning given to such term in the UCC.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge (fixed and/or floating), security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the UCC or the PPSA (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
Long Derivative Instrument means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with negative changes to the Performance References.
LTM Consolidated Cash Flow means Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company measured for the most recent four consecutive full fiscal quarters ending on or prior to the date of determination for which internal financial statements are available at such time, with such pro forma adjustments as are consistent with those set forth in the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
Material Real Estate Asset means any fee-owned Real Estate Asset located in the United States or Canada, and the improvements thereto, that (together with such improvements) has a fair market value (as determined by the Company in good faith after taking into account any liabilities with respect thereto that impact such fair market value) in excess of $50 million (a) as of the Issue Date, with respect to any Real Estate Asset owned by the Company or any Note Guarantor as of the Issue Date, or (b) as of the date of acquisition thereof, with respect to any Real Estate Asset acquired by the Company or any Note Guarantor after the Issue Date.
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Milestone Payments means payments made under contractual arrangements in connection with any permitted acquisition or similar Investment to sellers (or licensors) of the assets or Equity Interests acquired (or licensed) therein based on the achievement of specified revenue, profit or other performance targets (financial or otherwise).
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
Net Income means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.
Net Proceeds means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness, other than First Lien Indebtedness, secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.
Net Short means, with respect to a Holder or Beneficial Owner, as of a date of determination, either (i) the value of its Short Derivative Instruments exceeds the sum of (x) the value of its Notes plus (y) the value of its Long Derivative Instruments as of such date of determination or (ii) it is reasonably expected that such would have been the case were a Failure to Pay or Bankruptcy Credit Event (each as defined in the 2014 International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Credit Derivatives Definitions) to have occurred with respect to the Company or any Note Guarantor immediately prior to such date of determination.
New First Lien Notes means the Companys 11.000% First Lien Secured Notes due 2028 issued on the Issue Date.
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor.
Non-Recourse Debt means Indebtedness:
(1) as to which none of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender;
(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and
(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Non-U.S. Person means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
Note Guarantee means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Notes issued by a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
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Note Guarantor means each Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a guarantor of the Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Notes means any of the Companys 14.000% Second Lien Secured Notes due 2030 (individually, a Note), as amended or supplemented from time to time, that are issued under this Indenture.
Notes Collateral Agents means BNY Mellon, BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited and TMF (together with those persons who become respective notes collateral agents pursuant to the terms of this Indenture), acting severally and not jointly. TMF may perform its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder and under the applicable Collateral Documents by or through any TMF Sub-Agent, and, accordingly, whenever reference herein is made to the Note Collateral Agents (and/or in singular form, to a or the Notes Collateral Agent), such reference shall be deemed to include the TMF Sub-Agents, to the extent applicable.
Notes Documents means this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents.
Obligations means any principal, interest, penalties, premiums, including the Redemption Price Premium, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness (including interest, fees, and expenses accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company or a Note Guarantor, whether or not a claim for such post-petition interest, fees, or expenses is allowed or allowable in such proceedings).
Offering Memorandum means the Companys Exchange Offer Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated August 30, 2022.
Officer means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Controller, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Company.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Officer.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion from legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.
Packaged Rights means warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (whether settled in Equity Interests, cash or any combination thereof), regardless of the issuer of such warrants, options or other rights, that are initially issued as a unit with Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (which may be guaranteed by the Note Guarantors, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) permitted to be incurred hereunder, even if such Indebtedness is separable from such warrants, options or other rights by a holder thereof.
Parallel Debt means in relation to an Underlying Debt an obligation to pay to a Notes Collateral Agent and/or Trustee (as applicable) an amount equal to (and in the same currency as) the amount of the Underlying Debt.
Participant means, a member of, or participant or account holder in, DTC, Euroclear and/or Clearstream.
Permitted Asset Swap means the substantially concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of assets used or useful in a Permitted Business or a combination of such assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 4.14 hereof.
Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction means any bond hedge or call or capped call option (or similar transaction) on the Companys Equity Interests in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness.
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Permitted Business means any business conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and any business that is in the judgment of the Company reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date or a natural extension thereof.
Permitted Investments means:
(1) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(2) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(3) any Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or
(b) such Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided, that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, transfer, conveyance or liquidation;
(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.14 hereof;
(5) any Investments made solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
(6) (i) any Investments received in compromise of obligations owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries created in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer or in satisfaction of judgments and (ii) Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Securitization Special Purpose Entity or any Investment by a Securitization Special Purpose Entity in any other Person, in each case, in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(7) receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms (which trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances), and other Investments to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(8) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations;
(9) Investments in existence on February 10, 2022 and any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investments, but only to the extent such extension, modification or renewal does not involve additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the 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 February 10, 2022);
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(10) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;
(11) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees in the ordinary course of business in the aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $25.0 million;
(12) Investments in a Permitted Joint Venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (12) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $675.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(13) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $2.0 billion and (y) 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(14) Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions; and
(15) additional Investments so long as, after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Total Leverage Ratio of the Company would be no higher than 5.50 to 1.0.
Permitted Joint Venture means any joint venture (which may be in the form of a limited liability company, partnership, corporation or other entity) in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a joint venturer; provided, however, that the joint venture is engaged solely in a Permitted Business.
Permitted Liens means:
(1) Liens securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Credit Facilities that were or will be permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.9(b)(i), (xvii) or (xx) hereof;
(2) Liens in favor of the Company or any Note Guarantor;
(3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with or is acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided, that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into, consolidated with or acquired by the Company or the Subsidiary;
(4) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;
(5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(6) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by Section 4.9(b)(iv) or Section 4.9(b)(v) hereof, covering only the assets acquired with such Indebtedness (and improvements or accessions thereto);
(7) Liens existing on the Issue Date and Liens securing the Existing Secured Notes and the New First Lien Notes and the Guarantees thereof;
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(8) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded, provided, that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
(9) (i) Liens securing Hedging Obligations and (ii) Liens existing under or by reason of Indebtedness or other contractual requirements of a Securitization Special Purpose Entity or any Standard Securitization Undertaking, in each case in respect of this subclause (ii) in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction;
(10) Liens arising by reason of deposits necessary to obtain standby letters of credit in the ordinary course of business;
(11) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; provided, however, that:
(a) the new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);
(b) the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount, of the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and (y) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement; and
(c) (i) if the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is secured on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the Notes, then the new Lien may secure the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness on either a pari passu basis or a junior priority basis to the Lien securing the Notes and (ii) if the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is secured on a junior priority basis with the Lien securing the Notes, then the new Lien may secure the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness only on a junior priority basis to the Lien securing the Notes;
(12) Liens of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with respect to obligations that do not exceed the greater of (x) $350.0 million and (y) 1.25% of Consolidated Total Assets at any one time outstanding;
(13) survey title exceptions, title defects, encumbrances, easements, reservations of, or rights of others for, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph or telephone lines and other similar purposes or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property not materially interfering with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(14) Liens arising by operation of law in favor of landlords, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, materialmen, laborers, employees, suppliers or the like, incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums which are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by negotiations or by appropriate proceedings which suspend the collection thereof;
(15) Liens arising out of judgments, decrees, orders or awards in respect of which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review which appeal or proceedings shall not have been finally terminated, or if the period within which such appeal or proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
(16) Liens securing the Notes issued on the Issue Date and the Note Guarantees with respect thereto;
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(17) Liens securing one or more local working capital facilities of Foreign Subsidiaries, so long as such Liens do not extend to the assets of any Person other than such foreign Restricted Subsidiaries;
(18) (a) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness incurred by Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 4.9(b)(xiii) hereof and (b) Liens on assets of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness incurred by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries;
(19) Liens imposed pursuant to licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(20) Liens incurred to secure cash management services in the ordinary course of business;
(21) customary restrictions on, or options, contracts or other agreements for, transfers of assets contained in agreements related to any sale of assets pending such sale; provided that such restrictions apply only to the assets to be sold and such sale is otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(22) Liens securing obligations to the Trustee arising under this Indenture and similar Liens in favor of trustees, agents and representatives arising under instruments governing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture;
(23) Liens on trusts, cash or Cash Equivalents or other funds in connection with the defeasance (whether by covenant or legal defeasance), discharge or redemption of Indebtedness, pending consummation of a strategic transaction, or similar obligations; provided that such defeasance, discharge or redemption is otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(24) Liens to secure any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.9, provided that, (a) in the case of this clause (a), at the time of its incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 3.50 to 1.0; and to the extent such Liens are first priority liens on Collateral, an authorized representative of the Holders of such Indebtedness and the Notes Collateral Agents shall execute a joinder to the Intercreditor Agreements (in the form attached thereto) as a holder of Indebtedness, (b) to the extent such Liens are second priority liens on Collateral, an authorized representative of the Holders of such Indebtedness shall execute a joinder to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (in the form attached thereto) as a holder of second priority lien Indebtedness or (c) to the extent such Liens rank junior to the Liens securing the Notes and Note Guarantees, pursuant to a customary intercreditor agreement pursuant to which such representative shall agree with the representatives of the applicable authorized representative that the Liens securing such Indebtedness are subordinated to the Liens securing the Second Priority Obligations; and
(25) Liens on assets not constituting Collateral securing obligations in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the greater of $600.0 million and 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets.
In the event that a Permitted Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Liens (at the time of incurrence or at a later date), the Company in its sole discretion may divide, classify or from time to time reclassify all or any portion of such Permitted Lien in any manner that complies with this definition and such Permitted Lien shall be treated as having been made pursuant only to the clause or clauses of the definition of Permitted Lien to which such Permitted Lien has been classified or reclassified.
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided, that:
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(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith);
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
(3) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and
(4) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is Indebtedness of the Company or a Note Guarantor, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is also Indebtedness of the Company or a Note Guarantor.
Permitted Warrant Transaction means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or similar transaction), on the Companys or a Restricted Subsidiarys Equity Interests, regardless of the issuer or seller thereof, issued substantially concurrently with any purchase of a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
PPSA means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario); provided, however, if the validity, attachment, perfection (or opposability), effect of perfection or of non-perfection or priority of a Notes Collateral Agents security interest in any Collateral are governed by the personal property security laws or laws relating to personal or movable property of any jurisdiction in Canada other than the Province of Ontario, PPSA shall include those personal property security laws or laws relating to personal or movable property in such other jurisdiction for the purpose of the provisions hereof relating to such validity, attachment, perfection (or opposability), effect of perfection or of non-perfection or priority and for the definitions related to such provisions.
Principal or principal of a debt security, including the Notes, means the principal of the security plus, when appropriate, the premium, if any, on the security.
Pro Forma Cost Savings means, without duplication, with respect to any period, the reductions in costs and other operating improvements or operating synergies with respect to an acquisition that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable, reasonably attributable to the action specified and reasonably anticipated to result from such actions; provided, that the relevant actions have been taken or initiated and the benefits resulting therefrom are anticipated to be realized within 18 months of the date of such acquisition (including, for the avoidance of doubt, actions that will be taken or initiated so long as the benefits resulting therefrom are anticipated to be realized within 18 months of the date of such acquisition), as if all such reductions in costs and other operating improvements or operating synergies had been effected as of the beginning of such period, decreased by any recurring incremental expenses incurred or to be incurred during such four-quarter period in order to achieve such reduction in costs. Pro Forma Cost Savings described in the preceding sentence shall be calculated in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company and shall be accompanied by a certificate delivered to the Trustee from the Companys chief financial officer that generally outlines the specific actions taken or expected to be taken and the net cost reductions and other operating improvements or operating synergies achieved or expected to be achieved from each such action and certifies that such cost reductions and other operating improvements or synergies meet the criteria set forth in the preceding sentence.
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Qualified Securitization Transaction means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer to a Securitization Special Purpose Entity, and such Securitization Special Purpose Entity may sell, convey, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer to any other Person, any Securitization Program Assets (whether now existing or arising in the future).
Rating Agency means (1) each of Moodys and S&P and (2) if Moodys or S&P ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control of the Company, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Moodys or S&P, as the case may be.
Real Estate Asset means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) then owned by the Company or any Note Guarantor in any real property.
Redemption Date or redemption date means the date specified for redemption of the Notes in accordance with the terms thereof and this Indenture.
Regulated Bank means a commercial bank with a consolidated combined capital surplus of at least $5 billion that is (i) a U.S. depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (ii) a corporation organized under section 25A of the U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 1913; (iii) a branch, agency or commercial lending company of a foreign bank operating pursuant to approval by and under the supervision of the Board of Governors under 12 CFR part 211; (iv) a non-U.S. branch of a foreign bank managed and controlled by a U.S. branch referred to in clause (iii); or (v) any other U.S. or non-U.S. depository institution or any branch, agency or similar office thereof supervised by a bank regulatory authority in any jurisdiction.
Regulation S means Regulation S under the Securities Act or any successor to such regulation.
Regulation S-X means Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or any successor to such regulation.
Regulation S Global Note means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will initially be issued in a denomination equal to the principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Regulation S.
Restricted Global Note means a permanent Global Note that is substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, representing Notes that bear the Legend.
Restricted Investment means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Note means a Note required to bear the restricted legend set forth in the form of Notes set forth in Exhibit A of this Indenture.
Restricted Subsidiary of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, BHA shall at all times be considered a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.
Rule 3-16 Capital Stock means any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary, in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X requires or is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of the Company or any such Subsidiary due to the fact that such Subsidiarys Capital Stock secures the Notes and the Note Guarantees, provided that such Capital Stock shall automatically be deemed (in accordance with the terms of the applicable Collateral Document) not to be part of the Collateral securing the Notes and Note Guarantees only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement.
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Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor to such rule.
Rule 144A means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor to such rule.
Rule 903 means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 904 means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
S&P means S&P Global Ratings, or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
Screened Affiliate means any Affiliate of a Holder (i) that makes investment decisions independently from such Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate, (ii) that has in place customary information screens between it and such Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate and such screens prohibit the sharing of information with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) whose investment policies are not directed by such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment in the Notes, and (iv) whose investment decisions are not influenced by the investment decisions of such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment in the Notes.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Second Lien Indebtedness means any Indebtedness secured by a second priority lien on the Collateral.
Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement means the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2022, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, by and among the Company, the Notes Collateral Agents and the collateral agents and trustee of the First Lien Indebtedness.
Second Lien Notes Secured Parties means the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar, the Notes Collateral Agents and the Holders of the Notes.
Second Priority Notes Obligations means all Obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors under or in respect of the Notes, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
Second Priority Obligations means (i) all Obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and (ii) the Future Second Lien Indebtedness.
Secured Leverage Ratio means the ratio of (i) the Total Consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral (unless such Lien is junior to the Lien securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees) or on other assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, after giving effect to all incurrences and repayments of Indebtedness on the relevant transaction date (net of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date), provided that in the event the Company proposes to incur Indebtedness pursuant to clauses (i) and (xx) of Section 4.9(b) hereof on the same day, Indebtedness incurred under clause (i) on that date shall not be included in the calculation of the Secured Leverage Ratio for purposes of the calculation to be made pursuant to such clause (xx) on such date or clause (24) of the definition of Permitted Liens on such date (but shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be included in any and all subsequent calculations of the Secured Leverage Ratio to the extent then outstanding and secured) to (ii) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company for the most recent four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available ending on or prior to the transaction date. In addition, the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to give effect to transactions that would require pro forma adjustments to such ratio.
To the extent the Company elects pursuant to an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being incurred prior to the actual incurrence thereof pursuant to Section 4.9(e) hereof, the Company shall deem all or such portion of such commitment of such Indebtedness, as applicable, as having been incurred and to be outstanding for purposes of calculating the Secured Leverage Ratio for any period in which the Company makes any such election and for any subsequent period until such commitments or such Indebtedness, as applicable, are no longer outstanding.
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Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
Securitization Program Assets means (i) all receivables customarily transferred in connection with asset securitization transactions by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to documents relating to any Qualified Securitization Transaction, (ii) all rights arising under the documentation governing or related to receivables (including rights in respect of Liens securing such receivables and other credit support in respect of such receivables), any proceeds of such receivables and any lockboxes or accounts in which such proceeds are deposited, spread accounts and other similar accounts (and any amounts on deposit therein) established in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction, any warranty, indemnity, dilution and other intercompany claim arising out of the documents relating to such Qualified Securitization Transaction and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitizations involving accounts receivable and (iii) all collections (including recoveries) and other proceeds of the assets described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii).
Securitization Special Purpose Entity means a Person (including, without limitation, a Restricted Subsidiary) created in connection with the transactions contemplated by a Qualified Securitization Transaction, which Person engages in no activities and holds no assets other than those incidental to such Qualified Securitization Transaction.
Security Agreement means that certain U.S. Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among each of the Note Guarantors party thereto and BNY Mellon, in its capacity as Collateral Agent (or its successor).
Separation Agreements means the agreements pursuant to which the separation of the Bausch + Lomb Business will be effected as described in the Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement, including but not limited to the Master Separation Agreement and the Transition Services Agreements (as such terms are defined in the Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement).
Short Derivative Instrument means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with negative changes to the Performance References.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that would be a significant subsidiary as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated by the SEC, as such regulation is in effect on the date hereof.
Solta means Solta Medical Corporation or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company constituting the direct holding company of Solta Medical Corporation (provided that such direct holding company was established for such purpose and does not operate any other business).
Solta Business means the Companys global aesthetic medical device business.
Solta IPO means the initial public offering of the Equity Interests of Solta Medical Corporation or such other entity that operates the Solta Business.
Standard Securitization Undertakings means all representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, performance guarantees and servicing obligations entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Special Purpose Entity) which are customary in connection with any Qualified Securitization Transaction.
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Stated Maturity means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).
TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except to the extent any amendment to the Trust Indenture Act expressly provides for application of the Trust Indenture Act as in effect on another date.
TMF Sub-Agent means one or more of TMFs Subsidiaries, Affiliates, or attorneys including, but not limited to, TMF Colombia Ltda., TMF Magyarország Könyvelő és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, TMF Management (Ireland) Limited, TMF Process Outsourcing, S de R.L. de C.V., TMF Poland Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, TMF Services SA.
Total Consolidated Indebtedness means Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capital Lease Obligations, letters of credit (only to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings thereunder), debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments and Guarantees in respect of any of the foregoing.
Total Leverage Ratio means the ratio of (i) Total Consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, after giving effect to all incurrences and repayments of Indebtedness on the transaction date (net of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date), to (ii) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available ending on or prior to the transaction date. In addition, the Total Leverage Ratio will be calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to give effect to transactions that would require pro forma adjustments to such ratio.
To the extent the Company elects pursuant to an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being incurred prior to the actual incurrence thereof pursuant to Section 4.9(e) hereof, the Company shall deem all or such portion of such commitment of such Indebtedness, as applicable, as having been incurred and to be outstanding for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio for any period in which the Company makes any such election and for any subsequent period until such commitments or such Indebtedness, as applicable, are no longer outstanding.
Treasury Rate means, with respect to the Notes, the rate per annum equal to the yield to maturity at the time of computation of U.S. Treasury securities with a constant maturity most nearly equal to the period from such date of redemption to October 15, 2025, provided, however, that if the period from such date of redemption to October 15, 2025 is not equal to the constant maturity of a U.S. Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of U.S. Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from such date of redemption to October 15, 2025 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used. The Company shall obtain the Treasury Rate.
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Trust Officer shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant secretary, associate, secretary, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such persons knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Trustee means The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means the successor.
UCC or Uniform Commercial Code means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may be in effect from time to time in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it applies to any item or items of Collateral.
Underlying Debt means in relation to the Company or any Note Guarantor and at any time, each obligation (whether present or future, actual or contingent) owing by the Company or such Note Guarantor to a Second Lien Notes Secured Party under this Indenture, the Notes or the Collateral Documents (including for the avoidance of doubt any change or increase in those obligations pursuant to or in connection with any amendment or supplement or restatement or novation of this Indenture, the Notes or any Collateral Document, in each case whether or not anticipated as of the date of this Indenture) excluding the Companys or such Note Guarantors Parallel Debt, as applicable.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means (1) 1375209 B.C. Ltd., (2) Bausch Health LLC (Belarus), (3) Oceana Therapeutics Limited, (4) PharmaSwiss, trgovsko in proizvodno podjete, d.o.o., (5) Wirra Holdings Pty Limited (Australia) and (6) any other Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a board resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
(2) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, taken as a whole, than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;
(3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Persons financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and
(4) has not Guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the board resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.8 hereof. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date, and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.9 hereof, the Company will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens are permitted under Section 4.9 hereof and, if applicable, Section 4.11 hereof (other than clause (3) under the definition of Permitted Liens), calculated, if applicable, on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Solta may not be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Upfront Payments means any upfront or similar payments made in connection with any drug or pharmaceutical product research and development or collaboration arrangements or the closing of any Drug Acquisition.
Vice President when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title vice president.
Voting Stock of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, 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 then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
WURA means the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada).
Section 1.2 Other Definitions.
TERM |
DEFINED IN SECTION |
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Acceptable Commitment |
4.14 | (b) | ||
Additional Amounts |
4.21 | (a) | ||
Affiliate Transaction |
4.13 | (a) | ||
Agent Members |
2.1 | (b) | ||
Agreed Guarantee Principles |
4.15 | |||
Applicable Collateral Limitations |
4.22 | |||
Asset Sale Offer |
4.14 | (c)/3.14 | ||
Authorized Agent |
11.16 | |||
Authorized Officers |
11.2 | |||
Benefited Party |
10.1 | (b) | ||
Change in Tax Law |
3.7 | (f) | ||
Change of Control Offer |
3.8 | (b) | ||
Change of Control Purchase Date |
3.8 | (b) | ||
Change of Control Purchase Notice |
3.8 | (c) | ||
Change of Control Purchase Price |
3.8 | (a) | ||
Company Notice |
3.8 | (b) | ||
Company Order |
2.2 | |||
Corresponding Debt |
13.3 | (b)/13.5(b) | ||
Cost Saving Initiative |
1.1 | |||
Covenant Defeasance |
8.3 | |||
Declined Asset Sale Proceeds |
8.3 | |||
Directing Holder |
6.2 | |||
Electronic Means |
11.2 |
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TERM Event of Default Excess Proceeds Expected Cost Savings FATCA Fixed Amounts Foreign Security Agreements incur Incurrence-Based Amounts Initial Lien Instructions Judgment Currency Legal Defeasance Legal Holiday Legend Licensed Property Noteholder Direction Notice of Default Offer Amount Offer Period Paying Agent Payment Default Payor Performance References Permitted Debt Position Representation Premium Effective Date Purchase Date Redemption Price Redemption Price Premium Registrar Regulation 803 Reimbursement Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction Restricted Amount Restricted Payments Retained Asset Sale Proceeds Tax Section 1.3 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: (A) a term has the meaning assigned to it; (B) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP; (C) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular; (D) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; (E) the term merger includes a statutory share exchange and the term merged has a correlative meaning;
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(G) references to agreements and other instruments include subsequent
amendments thereto; (H) herein, hereof and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture
as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; (I) references to ratings by Moodys or
S&P shall include any successor equivalent ratings if either Moodys or S&P changes its ratings scale subsequent to the date of this Indenture; (J) except as otherwise provided for herein, the Notes will be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture,
including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase; and (K) a reference to a statute
includes all regulations made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, revises, restates, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such regulation. ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES Section 2.1 Form and Dating. The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication with respect thereto shall be
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, which are incorporated in and made part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The Company
shall provide any such notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. The Notes shall be in a minimum denomination of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.
The Notes are being offered and sold by the Company in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. (a) Restricted Global Notes. All of the Notes are initially being offered and sold to (i) qualified institutional
buyers as defined in Rule 144A in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (ii) outside the United States to persons other than U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act, and shall be issued initially in the
form of one or more 144A Global Notes and Regulation S Global Notes, respectively, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the depositary, DTC, and registered in the
name of its nominee, Cede & Co., duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by
adjustments made on the records of the Notes custodian as hereinafter provided, subject in each case to compliance with the Applicable Procedures. (b) Form of Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A (including the
Global Note Legend thereon and the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Definitive Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the
Global Note Legend thereon and without the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that
it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding 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 appropriate,
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 Notes custodian,
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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 under the Global Note, and the Depositary (including, for this purpose, its nominee) may be treated by the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (A) 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 (B) impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices
governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note. (c) Additional Notes. Subject to compliance with the
provisions of Sections 4.9 and 4.11 hereof, the Company may issue Additional Notes in an unlimited amount under this Indenture. (d) Regulation S Global Notes. Global Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall initially be represented
by one or more Regulation S Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A with such applicable legends as are provided in Exhibit A. The Regulation S Global Notes will be deposited, upon
issuance, on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by
the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Notes may from time to time
be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided. (e) Book Entry Provisions. The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(e),
authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the applicable Depositary or its nominee, (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the applicable Depositary or pursuant to the
applicable Depositarys instructions and (iii) shall bear legends substantially in the form of the first paragraph of Exhibit A attached hereto. Section 2.2 Execution and Authentication. An Officer of the Company shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile
signature. Typographic and other minor errors or defects in any such facsimile signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Note which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid
nevertheless. A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually or electronically signs the certificate of
authentication on the Note. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture. The
Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery the Notes for original issue in an initial aggregate principal amount of $351,533,000 and Additional Notes as contemplated by Section 2.1(c) hereof, upon receipt of a written order of
the Company signed by an Officer of the Company (a Company Order). The Company Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated and shall provide that all such Notes will be represented by a Restricted Global Note and
the date on which such issue of Notes is to be authenticated. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the applicable amounts in the foregoing sentence, except as provided in Sections 2.1(c) and 2.7 hereof. The Trustee shall act as the initial authenticating agent. Thereafter, 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 shall have
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The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in minimum
denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Section 2.3 Registrar and Paying
Agent. The Company shall maintain one or more offices or agencies where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (each, a Registrar), one or more offices or agencies where Notes may be presented for
payment (each, a Paying Agent) and one or more offices or agencies where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will at all times maintain a Paying Agent,
Registrar and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York. The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the
provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of
notices and demands in any place required by this Indenture, or fail to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any Affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent (except for the purposes of Section 4.1 and
Article 8). The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as Paying Agent, Registrar and Notes custodian, and the office or agency
of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York (which shall initially be the office located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286) as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes. The Company may change the Paying Agents or Registrar in its sole discretion without prior notice to the Holders. Section 2.4 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the principal of or
interest on any Notes, the Company shall deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest, if any, so becoming due. A Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Noteholders or the Trustee all money held by the
Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes) in making any such payment. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company acts as
Paying Agent, the Company or such Affiliate shall, before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the principal of or interest on any Notes, segregate the money and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a
Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay forthwith to the Trustee all sums so held in
trust by such Paying Agent. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent (other than the Company) shall have no further liability for the money. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any Paying Agent (unless the Company or an Affiliate of the Company is
acting as Paying Agent) be required to advance funds for any payment on the Notes hereunder or to make any such payment until the Paying Agent has actually received such funds from the Company. Section 2.5 Noteholder 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 Noteholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee on or 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 Noteholders. Section 2.6
Transfer and Exchange. (a) Subject to compliance with any applicable additional requirements contained in Section 2.12 hereof,
when a Note is presented to a Registrar with a request to register a transfer thereof or to exchange such Note for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange
as requested; provided, however, that every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by an assignment form and, if applicable, a transfer certificate in the form(s)
included in Exhibit A and Exhibit C, as applicable, and in form satisfactory to the -35-
Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing. To permit registration of transfers and exchanges, upon surrender of any Note for registration of
transfer or exchange at an office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Notes of a like aggregate principal amount at the Registrars request. Any exchange or
transfer shall be without charge, except that the Company or the Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto, and provided, that this sentence shall
not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.10, 2.12(a), 3.6, 3.11 or 9.5 hereof. Neither the Company, any Registrar nor the
Trustee shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of any Notes or portions thereof in respect of which a Change of Control Purchase Notice or a notice in connection with an Asset Sale Offer has been delivered and not withdrawn by the
Holder thereof (except, in the case of the purchase of a Note in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased). All Notes issued upon
any transfer or exchange of Notes shall be valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange. (b) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably
require in connection with the delivery by such Registrar of Notes upon transfer or exchange of Notes. (c) Each Holder of a Note agrees to
indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holders Note in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States federal, state, Canadian
federal, provincial or territorial securities law. Section 2.7 Replacement Notes. If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the
Company, a Registrar or the Trustee, or the Company, a Registrar and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and there is delivered to the Company, the applicable Registrar and the Trustee
such security or indemnity as will be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company, such Registrar or the Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute,
and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Note or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and
payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Article 3, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay or purchase such Note, as the case may be. Upon the issuance of any new Notes under this Section 2.7, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee or the Registrar) in connection therewith. Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.7 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any
and all other Notes duly issued hereunder. The provisions of this Section 2.7 are (to the extent lawful) exclusive and shall
preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes. Section 2.8 Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee, except for those canceled
by it, those delivered to it for cancellation or surrendered for transfer or exchange and those described in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding. -36-
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding
unless the Company receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser. If a Paying Agent (other
than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on a Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date money sufficient to pay the principal of (including premium, if any) and interest on Notes (or portions thereof)
payable on that date, then on and after such Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, such Notes (or portions thereof, as the case may be) shall cease to be outstanding and interest on them
shall cease to accrue. Subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.9 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because
the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note. Section 2.9 Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of
the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any notice, direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes or by any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded, except
that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such notice, direction, waiver or consent, only Notes which a Trust 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 pledgees right so to act with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is neither the Company nor any other
obligor on 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 execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have
variations that the Company with the consent of the Trustee considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary
Notes. Section 2.11 Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar
and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee or its agent any Notes surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel, in accordance with its standard procedures, all Notes surrendered
for transfer, exchange, payment, conversion or cancellation and shall deliver the canceled Notes to the Company. All Notes which are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Final Maturity Date of such
Notes may be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or resold. The Company may not hold or resell such Notes or issue any new Notes to replace any Notes delivered for cancellation Section 2.12 Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements. (a) If Notes are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes subject to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legends set
forth on the form of Notes attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively, the Legend), or if a request is made to remove the Legend on a Note, the Notes so issued shall bear the Legend, or the Legend shall
not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Company such satisfactory evidence, which shall include an opinion of counsel if requested by the Company, as may be reasonably required by the Company, that neither the Legend nor
the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that such Notes are not restricted within the meaning of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act; provided that no such evidence need be supplied in connection with the sale of such Note pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale. Upon (i) provision of satisfactory evidence if
requested, or (ii) notification by the Company to the Trustee and Registrar of the sale of such Note pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Company, shall
authenticate and deliver a Note that does not bear the Legend. If the Legend is removed from the face of a Note and the Note is subsequently held by an Affiliate of the Company, the Legend shall be reinstated. -37-
(b) A Global Note may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than the
Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no such transfer to any such other Person may be registered; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transfer of a Note that is issued in exchange for a Global Note but is not
itself a Global Note; provided further that in no event shall a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note be transferred to a U.S. Person prior to the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Regulation
S, as determined by the Company. No transfer of a Note to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture or the Notes unless and until such Note has been registered in the name of such Person. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Indenture or the Notes, transfers of a Global Note, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with this Section 2.12. (c)
Subject to the succeeding paragraph, every Note shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the Legend. Whenever any Restricted Note is presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange for a Note registered in a
name other than that of the Holder, such Note must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A dated the date of such surrender and signed by the Holder of such Note, as to compliance
with such restrictions on transfer. The Registrar shall not be required to accept for such registration of transfer or exchange any Note not so accompanied by a properly completed certificate. (d) The restrictions imposed by the Legend upon the transferability of any Note shall cease and terminate when such Note has been sold pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto) or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales
thereof under Rule 144(d)(1)(ii) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision). Any Note as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Note
for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied, in the event that such restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance with Rule 144 or any successor provision,
by, if requested by the Company or the Registrar, an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company and addressed to the Company to the effect that the transfer of such Note has been made in compliance with Rule 144 or such successor
provision), be exchanged for a new Note, of like tenor, series and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive Legend. The Company shall inform the Trustee of the effective date of any registration statement registering any
Notes under the Securities Act. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the aforementioned opinion of counsel or registration statement. (e) As used in this Section 2.12, the term transfer encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer, hypothecation or other disposition
of any Note. (f) The provisions of clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) below shall apply only to Global Notes: (i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Notes, a Global Note shall not be exchanged in whole or in
part for a Note registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof, provided that a Global Note may be exchanged for Notes registered in the names of any person designated by the Depositary in the
event that (A) the Depositary has notified the obligors that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note and the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing with respect to the Notes. Any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (A) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part, and any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (B) above may be exchanged in whole or from time
to time in part as directed by the applicable Depositary. Any Note issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof shall be a Global Note; provided that any such Note so issued that is registered in the name of a Person other than
the applicable Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Note. (ii) Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note
or any portion thereof shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Note or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such
names and shall be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any Global Note to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as
Registrar. With regard to any Global Note to be exchanged in part, either such Global Note shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the -38-
Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Note, the principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate
adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Notes issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof. (iii) Subject to the provisions of clause (v) below, the registered Holder 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. (iv) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (i) above, the obligors will promptly make
available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of applicable Definitive Notes in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons. (v) Neither Agent Members nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this
Indenture with respect to any Global Note registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Note, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any
agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder 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 such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent
Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Note. (vi) 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 Agent 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 as and when expressly required by, the terms or this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express
requirements hereof. (g) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the Operating Procedures of the
Euroclear System and Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the equivalent procedures of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in Global Notes that are held by Participants through
Euroclear or Clearstream. Section 2.13 CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use one or
more CUSIP and ISIN numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of 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 a purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes,
and any such purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP and ISIN numbers applicable to the Notes. ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION AND
PURCHASES Section 3.1 Right to Redeem. The Company, at its option, may redeem the Notes in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 3.7 and 3.8(g) hereof. If the Company elects to redeem the Notes, it shall notify the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the
Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) of the Redemption Date, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which such Notes are being
redeemed. -39-
Section 3.2 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed. The Company will give not less
than 10 days nor more than 60 days notice of any redemption. If the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes, the Notes will be selected for redemption as follows: (i) in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company and in compliance with the requirements of the applicable
stock exchange to the extent the Notes are held in the form of Global Notes; or (ii) on a pro rata basis, by lot or
by such method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate to the extent the Notes are held in the form of Definitive Notes. In the event
of a partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date from the outstanding Notes not previously called for
redemption. The Notes and portions of the Notes selected for redemption will be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 except
that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that
apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. Section 3.3 Notice of Redemption.
At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall send, or shall cause to be sent, a notice of redemption by first-class mail (postage prepaid) or otherwise transmit in accordance with applicable procedures of
DTC to the Trustee and to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed. The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state: the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; the Redemption Date (which shall be a Business Day); the redemption price; the name and address of the Paying Agent; that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers, if any, and principal
amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed; that, unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption price, interest on Notes called for redemption
will cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date; the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes are being redeemed; the CUSIP numbers of the Notes; and any conditions precedent to such redemption. -40-
At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Companys name
and at the Companys expense, provided, that the Company makes such request at least three Business Days prior to the date by which such notice of redemption must be given to Holders in accordance with this Section 3.3. Redemption
notices may be given more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes pursuant to Sections 8.3 or 8.4 or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes
pursuant to Section 8.1. If a redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the applicable redemption notice shall describe such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Companys discretion, the
Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, without the requirement of an additional notice period to the Holders, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event
that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for calculating the redemption price. Section 3.4 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is given and any conditions set forth therein have been
satisfied, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the redemption price stated in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice. On and after the Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption price and subject to satisfaction of any
conditions precedent, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion of the Notes called for redemption, and all other rights of the Holder will terminate other than the right to receive the redemption price, without interest from the
Redemption Date, on surrender of the Notes. Section 3.5 Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time)
on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price (as calculated by the Company) on all Notes to be redeemed on that date. Section 3.6 Notes Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder, without service charge, a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to, and in exchange for, the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered. Section 3.7 Optional Redemption. (a) At any time prior to October 15, 2025, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount
of the Notes (including Notes issued after the Issue Date, if any) issued under this Indenture at a redemption price of 114.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, with the
net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided that: (1) at least 60% of the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes (including Notes issued after the Issue Date, if any) issued under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding the Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries); and (2) the redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering. (b) On or after October 15, 2025, the Company may redeem all or a part of the Notes upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days
notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period
beginning on October 15 of the years indicated below: Year 2025 2026 2027 and thereafter -41-
(c) In addition, at any time prior to October 15, 2025, the Company may redeem the
Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of redemption. The Company shall calculate the
redemption price, including any Applicable Premium. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, each redemption or distribution in
respect of the principal amount of the Notes after acceleration thereof under Section 6.2 hereof (including automatically pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof), shall be accompanied by, and there shall become due and payable automatically upon
acceleration, a payment premium payable in cash on the principal amount so redeemed or distributed or on the principal amount that has become or is declared accelerated, in an amount equal to the Redemption Price Premium, calculated on the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes so redeemed, distributed or accelerated, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes. (e) In
connection with any optional redemption of the Notes, any such redemption may, at the Companys discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent. If a redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the
applicable redemption notice shall describe such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Companys discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, without the
requirement of an additional notice period to the Holders, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date
as so delayed. (f) If the Company or any Note Guarantor becomes obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount will be payable
with respect to the Notes, any Additional Amounts as a result of (i) any amendment to, or change in, the laws or regulations of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (as defined in Section 4.21 herein), which amendment or change is publicly
announced and becomes effective after August 30, 2022 (or, if the applicable Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction on a date after August 30, 2022, after such later date) or (ii) any amendment to, or
change in, an official written interpretation or application of such laws or regulations (including by virtue of a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction) which amendment or change is publicly announced and becomes effective after
August 30, 2022 (or, if the applicable Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction on a date after August 30, 2022, after such later date) (each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), a Change in Tax
Law) and the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor cannot avoid any such payment obligation by taking reasonable measures available to it (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction, but not
including the substitution of an obligor if the Company would be required to pay Additional Amounts), the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes then outstanding, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, 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),
provided, however, that if such right to redeem is triggered by the obligation of a Note Guarantor to pay Additional Amounts, such right to redeem will apply only if the payment giving rise to such obligation cannot be made by the
Company or another Note Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts. Notice of the Companys intent to redeem the Notes shall not be given until the Company delivers to the Trustee an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that
there has been such Change in Tax Law which would entitle the Company to redeem the Notes hereunder and an Officers Certificate to the effect that the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor cannot avoid its obligation to pay Additional
Amounts by taking reasonable measures available to it. The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person to the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor, after such successor Person becomes a party to this
Indenture, with respect to a Change in Tax Law that is publicly announced and becomes effective after such successor Person becomes a party to this Indenture. (g) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof. (h) In connection with any redemption under this Section 3.7, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that all conditions precedent in this Indenture to the redemption have been complied with. -42-
Section 3.8 Purchase of Notes at Option of the Holder Upon Change of Control.
(a) If at any time that Notes remain outstanding there shall occur a Change of Control, the Notes shall be purchased by the Company at the
option of the Holders, as of the Change of Control Purchase Date, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, including interest on any unpaid overdue interest, if any, to, but
excluding, the Change of Control Purchase Date (the Change of Control Purchase Price), subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of any Holder of the requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this Section 3.8. (b) Within 30 days after the occurrence of a Change of Control with respect to the Notes, the Company shall transmit a written notice
(Company Notice) of the Change of Control to the Trustee and to each Holder of Notes (and to Beneficial Owners as required by applicable law) pursuant to which the Company shall make an offer (a Change of Control
Offer) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Notes at the Change of Control Purchase Price. The notice shall include the form of a Change of
Control Purchase Notice to be completed by the Holder, shall describe the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and shall state: (i) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.8 and that all Notes tendered will be
accepted for payment; (ii) the date by which the Change of Control Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section 3.8 must
be given; (iii) the purchase date, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the date
the Company Notice is mailed (the Change of Control Purchase Date); (iv) the Change of Control Purchase
Price; (v) the Holders right to require the Company to purchase the Notes; (vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent; (vii) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Purchase Date; (viii) the procedures that the Holder must
follow to exercise rights under this Section 3.8; and (ix) the procedures for withdrawing a Change of Control
Purchase Notice, including a form of notice of withdrawal. If any of the Notes is in the form of a Global Note, then the Company shall
modify such notice to the extent necessary to accord with the procedures of the Depositary applicable to the repurchase of Global Notes. (c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in subsection (a) of this Section 3.8 upon delivery of a written notice (which shall
be in substantially the form included in Exhibit A hereto, as applicable, and which may be delivered by letter, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of
Global Notes, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Depositarys customary procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a Change of Control Purchase Notice) to any Paying Agent at any time
prior to the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date. The delivery of such Note to any
Paying Agent (together with all necessary endorsements) at the office of such Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Change of Control Purchase Price therefor. -43-
The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.8, a
portion of a Note if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Note pursuant to Sections 3.8 through 3.13 also apply to the
purchase of such portion of such Note. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to a Paying Agent the
Change of Control Purchase Notice contemplated by this subsection (c) shall have the right to withdraw such Change of Control Purchase Notice in whole or in a portion thereof that is a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of
$1,000 in excess thereof at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.9 hereof.
A Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Change of Control Purchase Notice or written withdrawal
thereof. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global Notes, any Change of Control Purchase Notice may be
delivered or withdrawn and such Notes may be surrendered or delivered for purchase in accordance with the Applicable Procedures as in effect from time to time. (d) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control with respect to the Notes if (1) a third
party makes the Change of Control Offer with respect to the Notes in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company set forth in subsection (b) of this
Section 3.8 and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, (2) notice of redemption with respect to the Notes has been given pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.7 hereof, unless and until there is
a default in payment of the applicable redemption price, or (3) after giving effect to such Change of Control, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Change of Control transaction has been approved
by the Board of Directors of the Company, and (iii) the Notes have received an Investment Grade Rating. In addition, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a
definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of launching the Change of Control Offer. (e) The Company will
publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Purchase Date. (f)
The provisions under this Indenture relative to the Companys obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control (including any required notice period) may be waived or modified with respect to the Notes with
the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes, including after the entry into an agreement that would result in the need to make a Change of Control Offer. (g) In the event that Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw
such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Company purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, within 60 days of such purchase, the Company will have the right, upon not less than 10 days nor more than
60 days prior notice, to redeem all of the Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the
date of redemption. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.8(g) shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof. Section 3.9 Effect of Change of Control Purchase Notice. Upon receipt by any Paying Agent of the Change of Control Purchase Notice
specified in Section 3.8(c) hereof, the Holder of the Note in respect of which such change of Control Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Change of Control Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified below) thereafter be entitled to
receive the Change of Control Purchase Price with respect to such Note. Such Change of Control Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder promptly following the later of (a) the Change of Control Purchase Date with respect to such Note
(provided the conditions in Section 3.8(c) hereof have been satisfied) and (b) the time of delivery of such Note to a Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.8(c) hereof. -44-
A Change of Control Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice (which may
be delivered by mail, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global Notes, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Depositarys customary
procedures) of withdrawal delivered by the Holder to a Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date, specifying the principal amount of the Note or portion
thereof (which must be a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted. Section 3.10 Deposit of Change of Control Purchase Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the Change of Control
Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) an amount of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Change of Control Purchase Date)
sufficient to pay the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of such Change of Control Purchase Date. The manner in which the deposit required by this Section 3.10 is made by
the Company shall be at the option of the Company, provided that such deposit shall be made in a manner such that the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall have immediately available funds on the Change of Control Purchase Date. If a Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms hereof, money sufficient to pay the Change of Control Purchase Price of any Note for
which a Change of Control Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture then, on the Change of Control Purchase Date, interest will cease to accrue on such Notes or any portion of such Notes as to which a
Change of Control Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture and all other rights of the Holder of such Notes will terminate other than the right to receive the Change of Control Purchase Price, without
interest from the Change of Control Purchase Date, on surrender of such Notes. Section 3.11 Notes Purchased in Part. Any Note
that is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered at the office of a Paying Agent, and promptly after the Change of Control Purchase Date the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note,
without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of such authorized denomination or denominations as may be requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so
surrendered that is not purchased. Section 3.12 Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Notes. In connection with
any offer to purchase or purchase of Notes under Section 3.8 hereof, the Company shall (a) comply with Rule 14e-1 (or any successor to such Rule), if applicable, under the Exchange Act, and
(b) otherwise comply with all United States federal and state securities laws and Canadian federal, provincial and territorial securities laws in connection with such offer to purchase or purchase of Notes, all so as to permit the rights of the
Holders and obligations of the Company under Sections 3.8 through 3.11 hereof to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified therein. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of
Control provisions of this Article 3, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Article 3 by virtue of such conflict. Section 3.13 Repayment to the Company. To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to
Section 3.10 with respect to any Notes hereof exceeds the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price (including interest thereon) of the Notes or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase, then promptly after the Change of
Control Purchase Date, and upon request, the Trustee or a Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall return any such excess cash to the Company. Section 3.14 Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds. In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof, the
Company is required to commence an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (Asset Sale Offer), it shall follow the procedures specified below. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Second Lien Indebtedness containing provisions similar to
those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets. The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30
Business Days, except to the extent that a longer -45-
period is required by applicable law (the Offer Period). No later than three Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the Purchase Date), the
Company shall apply a portion of the Excess Proceeds as calculated pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof (the Offer Amount) to the purchase of Notes and such other Second Lien Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if applicable) or,
if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all of such Notes and other Second Lien Indebtedness tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall send, by first-class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the
applicable Holders. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, will state: (1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.14 and Section 4.14 hereof and the length of
time the Asset Sale Offer will remain open; (2) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date; (3) that with respect to any Notes, any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest; (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer
shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date; (5) that, with respect to any Notes, Holders electing to have a
Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have such Notes purchased in a principal amount of $1,000 (or in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) only; (6) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note,
with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, the Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified
in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date; (7) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election
if the Company or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for
purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased; (8) that, if the
aggregate principal amount of any Notes and other Second Lien Indebtedness surrendered in connection with the Asset Sale Offer exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select Notes and other Second Lien Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata
basis based on the principal amount of Notes and such other Second Lien Indebtedness surrendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only such Notes in denominations of $1,000 (or integral multiples of $1,000
in excess thereof), will be purchased); and (9) that Holders of any Notes whose Notes were purchased only in part will be
issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of such Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer). On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the
Offer Amount of the applicable Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all such Notes tendered, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating
that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.14. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as -46-
the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than five days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of Notes tendered
by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company, shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal
amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as
soon as practicable after the Purchase Date. Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.14, any purchase pursuant to this
Section 3.14 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof. ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS Section 4.1
Payment of Notes. The Company shall promptly make all payments in respect of the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and this Indenture. An installment of principal or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is
due if the Paying Agent (other than the Company) holds by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that date money, deposited by the Company or an Affiliate thereof, sufficient to pay the installment. Except in the case of a redemption, a Change of
Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer, accrued and unpaid interest on any Note that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Note is registered at the close
of business on the record date for such interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose. The Company shall (in immediately available funds), to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue principal
(including premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest from the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to the Note, which interest shall be payable on demand. The Company will make payments in respect of the Notes represented by the Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder of the Global Note. The Company will make all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to Definitive Notes by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders of the Definitive Notes, in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of $1,000,000 or more, or, if no such account is specified or in the case of a Holder holding an
aggregate principal amount of Notes of less than $1,000,000, by mailing a check to each such Holders registered address. All payments shall be made in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars. Payments to any Holder holding an aggregate
principal amount of Notes in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder in the United States, if such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the Company at
least 10 Business Days prior to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder. Section 4.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency. (a) The Company shall maintain in the United States of America, 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 payment, registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company
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 agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with
the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. (b) The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for
any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the
United States of America, for such purposes. 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. -47-
(c) The Company hereby designates the offices of the Trustee set forth in Section 2.3
hereof as one such office or agency of the Company. Section 4.3 Reports. (a) Whether or not required by the SECs rules and regulations, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish (to the
extent not publicly available on the SECs EDGAR system) to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes and post on the Companys website (in a format that is accessible to Holders of Notes as well as prospective Holders of Notes), within the
time periods specified in the SECs rules and regulations: (i) all quarterly and annual reports that would be
required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such reports; and (ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if
the Company were required to file such reports. All such reports shall be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the
rules and regulations applicable to such reports (other than consolidating financial information required by Rule 3-10 or 3-16 of Regulation S-X or any comparable provision so long as the Company complies with Section 4.3(d)). Each annual report on Form 10-K shall include a report on the Companys
consolidated financial statements by the Companys independent registered public accountants. In addition, the Company shall file a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above with the SEC for public availability
within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing or the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason)
and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. (b) If, at any time, the Company is no
longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, and regardless of whether it continues to file reports with the SEC, the Company shall nevertheless continue making the reports specified in
Section 4.3(a) hereof available to the Holders of the Notes, prospective investors and securities analysts by posting such information on its website. While the Company remains subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act,
the Company agrees that it shall not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Companys filings for any reason, the Company shall post the
reports referred to in Section 4.3(a) hereof on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC. (c) The Company further agrees that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, at any time it is not required to file the reports required
by Section 4.3(a) or (b) hereof with the SEC, it shall furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act. (d) The quarterly and annual financial information required by Sections 4.3(a) and (b) hereof shall include a
reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements, in the footnotes of the financial statements or in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations that discloses the total
assets, liabilities, revenues and income from operations of Subsidiaries of the Company that do not Guarantee the Notes. The Trustee shall not be responsible for determining whether this clause 4.3(d) has been satisfied, nor shall it have any
liability in connection therewith. (e) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes
only and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder
(as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates). -48-
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the Company fails to
comply with its obligation to file or provide such information, documents and reports as required by this Section 4.3, the Company will be deemed to have cured such Default with respect to the Notes for purposes of Section 6.1(d) upon the
filing or provision of all such information, documents and reports required hereunder prior to the expiration of 90 days after written notice to the Company of such failure from the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at
least 25% of the principal amount of the Notes. Section 4.4 Compliance Certificates. The Company shall deliver to the
Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022), an Officers Certificate as to the signers knowledge of the Companys compliance with all
conditions and covenants on their part contained in this Indenture and stating whether or not the signer knows of any Default or Event of Default. If such signer knows of such a Default or Event of Default, the Officers Certificate shall
describe the Default or Event of Default and the efforts to remedy the same. For the purposes of this Section 4.4, compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture. Section 4.5 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company will execute and deliver such
further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Indenture. Section 4.6 Maintenance of Corporate Existence. Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company will do or cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate existence of each Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve the corporate existence of
any Restricted Subsidiary if (a) the Board of Directors or management of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes, (b) if a Subsidiary is to be dissolved or merged or consolidated in compliance with this Indenture or (c) such Subsidiary has no assets.
Section 4.7 Changes in Covenants When Notes Rated Investment Grade. In the event of the occurrence of a Fall Away Event with
respect to the Notes (and notwithstanding the failure of the Company subsequently to maintain an Investment Grade Rating with respect to such Notes), the provisions of Sections 4.8, 4.9, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 and 4.18 hereof and clause (iv) of
Section 5.1(a) hereof will no longer be applicable to the Notes. Section 4.8 Restricted Payments. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Companys or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the
Companys or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company); (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation,
in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company; (iii) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or
scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, except (i) from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
or (ii) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any such Indebtedness made 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 purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement; or -49-
(iv) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as Restricted
Payments), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment: (1) no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment; (2) the Company would,
at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test or Total Leverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.9(a) hereof; and (3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries after January 30, 2015 (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii) through (ix), (xi), (xii), (xiii) and (xiv) of Section 4.8(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of: (A) an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period
(taken as one accounting period) from October 1, 2014 to the end of the Companys most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment, plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds (or the fair market value of assets) received by the Company since January 30,
2015 as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Excluded Contributions or Disqualified Stock) or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or
convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Company), plus
(C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after January 30, 2015 is sold for cash or otherwise
liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) or (ii) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment, plus (D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after
January 30, 2015, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Companys Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally
designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (E) $3.7 billion, plus (F) Declined Asset Sale Proceeds or Retained Asset Sale Proceeds. (b) The preceding provisions shall not prohibit: (i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend, if at the date of declaration the
dividend payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture (it being understood that the amount of any such dividend shall be included in the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments determined in Section 4.8(a)(3) only once and
not as separate Restricted Payments made at both declaration and payment); -50-
(ii) any Restricted Payment made in exchange for, or in an amount equal to
the net cash proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); provided, that an amount equal to such
Restricted Payment will be excluded from clause (3)(B) of Section 4.8(a) hereof; (iii) the defeasance, redemption,
repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Note Guarantor with the net cash proceeds from, or in exchange for, an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; (iv) the payment of any dividend or any other payment or distribution by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders
of its Equity Interests of any class on a pro rata basis to the holders of such class; (v) so long as no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any present or former employee, director,
officer or consultant of, or service provider to, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any notes issued by the Company in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement; provided that the
aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (v) shall not exceed in any calendar year $25.0 million (with unused amounts for any year being carried over to the next succeeding year, but not to any subsequent year, with
the permitted amount for each year being used prior to any amount carried over from the previous year); provided further that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed: (i) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue
Date; less (ii) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in subclause
(i) of this clause (v); (vi) payments to holders of Equity Interests (or to the holders of Indebtedness that is
convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests upon such conversion or exchange) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares; (vii) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur in connection with the exercise or vesting of stock options or similar
instruments to the extent necessary to pay withholding or similar taxes related to such exercise or vesting of stock options or similar instruments; (viii) the making of additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Excluded
Contributions on such date that the Company elects to apply to this clause (viii) (plus, without duplication of amounts referred to in this clause (viii), in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds from a disposition of property or assets acquired after
the Issue Date, if the acquisition of such property or assets was financed with Excluded Contributions up to the amount of such Excluded Contributions); (ix) repurchases or retirement for value of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such
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(x) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value
of any subordinated Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock pursuant to provisions similar to those described under Section 3.8 and Section 4.14; provided that, prior thereto, all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with a Change of
Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; (xi) so long as
no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in accordance with Section 4.9;
(xii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Restricted Payments;
provided, however, that if the Total Leverage Ratio as of the date of any Restricted Payment to be made pursuant to this clause (xii) is greater than or equal to 5.0 to 1.0, such Restricted Payment shall be permitted to be made
pursuant to this clause (xii) only if the amount of such Restricted Payment, when taken together with the amount of all other Restricted Payments previously made pursuant to this clause (xii) when the Total Leverage Ratio was greater than
or equal to 5.0 to 1.0, does not exceed the greater of (x) $750.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets in the aggregate; (xiii) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and (xiv) any payments or deliveries in connection with (a) a
Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or (b) Permitted Warrant Transaction or Packaged Rights (i) by delivery of shares of the Companys Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) or (ii) otherwise, to the extent of a payment or
delivery received from a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction (whether such payment or delivery on the Permitted Warrant Transaction is effected by netting, set-off or otherwise). (c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the Fair Market Value (determined, for purposes of this Section 4.8,
by the Company or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in excess of $750.0 million, by the Board of Directors of the Company) on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company
or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.8, in the event that a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories
described in clauses (i) through (xiv) of clause (b) of this Section 4.8, including Section 4.8(a) or the definition of Permitted Investment, the Company will be permitted to classify such Restricted Payment and later
reclassify all or a portion of such Restricted Payment in any manner that complies with this Section 4.8. In addition, a Restricted Payment need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such Restricted Payment but may be
permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 4.8 permitting such Restricted Payment. Section 4.9 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume,
guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, incur), with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company shall not issue any Disqualified Stock and
shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Disqualified Stock or preferred stock; provided, however, that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue
Disqualified Stock and any Restricted Subsidiary may issue preferred stock if (x) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Companys most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available
immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the
net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period or (y) the Total Leverage Ratio on the
date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been no higher than 6.5 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds
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(b) Subsection (a) of this Section 4.9 shall not prohibit the incurrence of any of
the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, Permitted Debt): (i) the incurrence by the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (i) not to exceed (a) $1,250.0 million plus (b) the greater of (x)
$1,500.0 million and (y) 39.0% of LTM Consolidated Cash Flow (measured at the time of such incurrence); (ii) the
incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness, including the Existing Notes; (iii) the incurrence by the Company and the Note Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Initial Notes (including the
Note Guarantees and any future Note Guarantees); (iv) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, in an aggregate amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (iv), not to exceed the
greater of (x) $275.0 million and (y) 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at any time outstanding; (v) mortgage
financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (v), not to exceed the greater of (x)
$675.0 million and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at any time outstanding; (vi) the incurrence by the Company
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance or replace, Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this
Indenture to be incurred under Section 4.9(a) hereof or clauses (ii), (iii), (xii), (xiv) or (xxi) of this Section 4.9(b) or this clause (vi) or, solely to the extent of the excess (if any) of the amount of Indebtedness incurred
and outstanding under clause (xx) of this Section 4.9(b) prior to the applicable refinancing over the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be incurred and outstanding under clause (xx) of this Section 4.9(b) at the time of such
refinancing, clause (xx) of this Section 4.9(b); (vii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that: (A) if the Company or a Note Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the obligee is not the Company or another Note
Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated (without regard to security interest) to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes; and (B) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a
Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed, in each
case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that is not permitted by this clause (vii); (viii) (i) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are incurred
and not for speculative purposes and (ii) the incurrence by a Securitization Special Purpose Entity of Indebtedness in a Qualified Securitization Transaction that is without recourse to the Company or to any other Restricted Subsidiary of the
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(ix) the Guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that was permitted to be incurred under this Section 4.9 (other than the Note Guarantees); provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or
pari passu with the Notes or any Note Guarantee, then the Guarantee shall be subordinated to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed (without regard to security interest); (x) 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 payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of
Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 4.9; provided, in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued; (xi) obligations in respect of performance and surety bonds and completion guarantees or similar obligations provided by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in each case in the normal course of business (whether or not consistent with past practice); (xii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Acquired Debt; provided, however,
that on the date of acquisition and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, (i) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company (A) would be at least 2.0 to 1.0 or (B) would be equal to or greater than such Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such acquisition or (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio of the Company (A) would be no higher than 6.5 to 1.0 or (B) would be equal to or lower than such Total Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such
acquisition; (xiii) the incurrence by any Foreign Subsidiary or other
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to this clause (xiii), not to exceed the greater of (x) $675.0 million or (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets; (xiv) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection with or in contemplation of, or to
provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of property used or useful in a Permitted Business (whether through the direct purchase of
assets or the purchase of Capital Stock of, or merger or consolidation with, any Person owning such assets); provided, however, on the date of such incurrence and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, (i) the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company (A) would be at least 2.0 to 1.0 or (B) would be equal to or greater than such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such incurrence or (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio of the Company
(A) would be no higher than 6.5 to 1.0 or (B) would be equal to or lower than such Total Leverage Ratio immediately prior to such incurrence; (xv) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with
respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers compensation claims, death, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or
self-insurance, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims; provided, however, that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such
Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence; (xvi) Indebtedness
arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of notice of its
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(xvii) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
supported by a letter of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Facilities, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit; (xviii) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of (i) the financing of insurance
premiums or (ii) take-or-pay or similar obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business; (xix) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal
amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xix), not to exceed the greater of (x)
$1,000.0 million and (y) 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets; (xx) the incurrence by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness secured by a Lien under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount such that, on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the proceeds therefrom), the Secured Leverage Ratio would not
exceed 3.50 to 1.00; (xxi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of the
Company and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed 100% of the amount of any capital contributions or other proceeds received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) from the issuance or
sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) or (b) in the form of any cash contribution, plus the fair market value, as determined by the Company in good faith, of Cash Equivalents, marketable securities or other property
received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the issuance and sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) or a contribution to the capital of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including through consolidation,
amalgamation or merger), in each case after the Issue Date, and in each case other than (w) any proceeds received from the sale of Equity Interests to, or contributions from, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (x) to the
extent the relevant proceeds have otherwise been applied to make Restricted Payments hereunder, (y) any Excluded Contribution and (z) any of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from the Solta IPO; and (xxii) the incurrence of Indebtedness of any joint venture or Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred
on behalf of any joint venture or any guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of any joint venture in an aggregate outstanding principal amount for all such Indebtedness not to exceed at any time the greater of
$350.0 million and 1.25% of Consolidated Total Assets. (c) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Note Guarantor to, incur
any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or the Note Guarantors unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness of the Company or the Note Guarantors shall be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or any
Note Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured or having a junior lien priority. (d) For purposes of determining compliance with this
Section 4.9, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xxii) of Section 4.9(b) hereof, or is entitled to be incurred
pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 4.9, the Company shall be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify from time to time all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any
manner that complies with this Section 4.9. Indebtedness permitted by this Section 4.9 need not be permitted solely by reference to one clause permitting such Indebtedness but may be permitted in part by one such clause and in part by one
or more other clauses of this Section 4.9 permitting such Indebtedness. Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding on the Issue Date will be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by clause
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(e) In addition, for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.9, the
Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may, pursuant to an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee, elect to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness (including with respect to any revolving loan
commitment) as being incurred at the time of such commitment, in which case any subsequent incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment shall not be deemed to be an incurrence at such subsequent time. Section 4.10 [Reserved]. Section 4.11 Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (except a Permitted Lien) of any kind (any such Lien, the Initial Lien) on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired; except in the case of any assets that do not constitute
Collateral, any Initial Lien if the Notes or the Note Guarantees are secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) the obligations secured by such Initial Lien. Any Lien created for the benefit of Holders pursuant to the last clause of the preceding paragraph shall provide by its terms that such Lien
shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, without any action on the part of the Holders, upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien. Section 4.12 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or
become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to: (i) pay
dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or pay any indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (ii) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. (b) The restrictions set forth in Section 4.12(a) hereof shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) agreements, including agreements governing Existing Indebtedness as in effect on the date of this Indenture and any
amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements, provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings,
replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of this
Indenture; (ii) this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents; (iii) any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to Credit Facilities incurred under clause (i) or (xx) of
Section 4.9(b) hereof; (iv) applicable law, rule, regulation or order, approval, license, permit or similar
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(v) any instrument governing Indebtedness, Capital Stock or assets of a
Person acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred, or such Capital Stock was issued, in connection with or in contemplation of such
acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired and any amendments, modifications, restatements,
renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good
faith judgment of the Company, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of the acquisition, provided that, in the case
of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred under Section 4.9 hereof; (vi) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, contracts and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business; (vii) purchase money obligations for property that impose restrictions on that property of the nature described in clause
(iii) of Section 4.12(a) hereof; (viii) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted
Subsidiary that restricts distributions, transfers, loans or advances by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition; (ix) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not, in the good faith judgment of the Company, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; (x) Permitted Liens securing Indebtedness that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
(xi) customary provisions in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar
agreements entered into with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company or otherwise in the ordinary course of business; (xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary
course of business; (xiii) restrictions in agreements or instruments which prohibit the payment or making of dividends or
other distributions other than on a pro rata basis; (xiv) contractual requirements of a Securitization Special Purpose
Entity in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided that such restrictions apply only to such Securitization Special Purpose Entity; and (xv) any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness or preferred stock permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Issue
Date pursuant to Section 4.9 hereof which encumbrances or restrictions (x) are not, in the good faith judgment of the Company, materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in this Indenture or (y) will not, in
the good faith judgment of the Company, affect the ability of the Company to make anticipated payments of principal, interest or premium on the Notes. Section 4.13 Transactions with Affiliates. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any
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(i) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable, taken
as a whole, to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person, as determined by the Company in good faith;
and (ii) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate
consideration in excess of $750.0 million, such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company. (b) The following items shall be deemed not to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of
Section 4.13(a) hereof: (i) any employment agreement or benefit or similar plan entered into by the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; (ii)
transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (iii) transactions with a Person that is an
Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person; (iv) the payment of reasonable compensation and fees to, and the provision of customary indemnities to, current or former
officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) issuances or sales
of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to Affiliates or employees of or consultants to the Company; (vi) Restricted Payments that are permitted by the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof and Permitted Investments; (vii) transactions effected pursuant to agreements in effect on the date of this Indenture and any amendment, modification or
replacement to such agreement (so long the as amendment, modification or replacement is not, in the good faith judgment of the Company, materially more disadvantageous to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, taken as a whole, than the terms of
those agreements in effect on the date of this Indenture); (viii) [reserved]; (ix) transactions with a Permitted Joint Venture in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary holds or acquires an
ownership interest (whether by way of Capital Stock or otherwise) so long as the terms of any such transactions, in the good faith judgment of the Company, are not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary than they are to other joint venture partners; (x) any agreement that grants registration and other customary
rights in connection therewith or otherwise to the direct or indirect security holders of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (and the performance of such agreements); (xi) transactions with Affiliates solely in their capacity as Holders of Indebtedness or Capital Stock of the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, where such Affiliates receive the same consideration as non-Affiliates in such transactions; (xii) transactions affected as part of a Qualified Securitization Transaction; and -58-
(xiii) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as
the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a copy of a letter from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing addressed to the Company stating that such transaction meets the requirements of Section 4.13(a)(i). Section 4.14 Asset Sales. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless: (i) the Company (or its Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at
least equal to the Fair Market Value (determined, for purposes of this clause (i), by the Company or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in excess of $750.0 million, by the Board of Directors of the Company) of the assets or Equity Interests
issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and (ii) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75% of the
consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities, as shown on the Companys most recent consolidated balance sheet, of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes and the Note Guarantees) (i) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to an agreement that releases the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability or (ii) that are discharged by the transferee in a transaction pursuant to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any liability following such Asset Sale; (B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee
that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days after the consummation of the applicable Asset Sale, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; (C) any Designated Noncash Consideration having an aggregate Fair Market Value that, when taken together with all other
Designated Noncash Consideration previously received and then outstanding, does not exceed at the time of the receipt of such Designated Noncash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being
measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) the greater of $800.0 million or 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets; and (D) future payments to be made in cash or Cash Equivalents owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the form of
licensing, royalty, earnout or Milestone Payment (or similar deferred cash payments). (b) Within 450 days after the receipt of any Net
Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may apply an amount equal to those Net Proceeds: (i) to repay (x) Indebtedness and other Obligations under the Credit Agreement or other First Lien Indebtedness and, if
such Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto, (y) Indebtedness and other Obligations under the Notes or any Second Lien Indebtedness and, if the Second Lien Indebtedness
being repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto (provided that if such Net Proceeds are applied to repay such Second Lien Indebtedness under this clause (y), the Company shall equally
and ratably reduce obligations under the Notes in accordance with Section 3.7 hereof, through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases (in each case, provided that such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal
amount thereof), or by making an offer (in accordance with Section 4.14(c)) to all Holders to purchase, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, the pro rata principal amount of Notes) or
(z) other Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, so long as the relevant assets were assets of such Subsidiary; -59-
(ii) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or a majority of
the Voting Stock of, another Permitted Business or the minority interest in any Permitted Business; (iii) to make payments
with respect to the acquisition or license of intellectual property rights that are used in a Permitted Business; (iv) to
make a capital expenditure in or that is useful in a Permitted Business; (v) to retire Notes (x) pursuant to
Section 3.7 hereof, (y) through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases or (z) by making an offer to purchase Notes in accordance with Section 4.14(c); or (vi) to acquire other assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that are used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that (1) a binding commitment to apply any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (vi) of this
Section 4.14(b) shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Net
Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of the end of such 450-day period (an Acceptable Commitment) and, in the event any Acceptable Commitment is later
cancelled or terminated for any reason before the Net Proceeds are applied in connection therewith, then the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to apply the Net Proceeds in any manner set forth above before the expiration of
such 180-day period and, in the event the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary fails to do so, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds and (2) the Company may elect to deem certain
expenditures that would otherwise be permissible reinvestments but that occurred prior to the receipt of the applicable Net Proceeds as having been reinvested in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.14, but only to the extent such
deemed expenditure shall have been made no earlier than the earlier of the execution of a definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Sale or the consummation thereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.14 to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to apply any amount that would otherwise
be required to be applied pursuant to this Section 4.14 to the extent that the Asset Sale (x) is consummated by any Foreign Subsidiary for so long as the Company determines in good faith that the repatriation to the Company of any such
amount would be prohibited or delayed (beyond the time period during which such application is otherwise required to be made pursuant hereto) under any requirement of law or conflict with the fiduciary duties of such Foreign Subsidiarys
directors, or result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officer, director, employee, manager, member of management or consultant of such Foreign Subsidiary (including on
account of financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization, capital maintenance or similar considerations); it being understood and agreed that (i) solely within 365 days following the event giving rise to the relevant Net
Proceeds, the Company shall take all commercially reasonable actions required by applicable requirements of law to permit such repatriation and, to the extent applicable, would no longer conflict with the fiduciary duties of such director, or result
in, or be reasonably expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for the Persons described above, in either case, and (ii) if such repatriation is permitted or would no longer so conflict, within 365 days following
the event giving rise to the relevant Net Proceeds, the relevant Foreign Subsidiary will promptly repatriate the relevant Net Proceeds, and the repatriated Net Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such
repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against such Net Proceeds, as a result thereof, in each case by the Company or the Companys Subsidiaries, and any Affiliates or indirect or direct equity owners of the
foregoing) as required above, or (y) generates Net Proceeds that are received by any joint venture for so long as the Company determines in good faith that the distribution of such Net Proceeds would be prohibited under the organizational
documents (or any relevant shareholders or similar agreement) governing such joint venture; it being understood that if the relevant prohibition ceases to exist within the 365-day period following the
event giving rise to the relevant Net Proceeds, the relevant joint venture will promptly distribute the Net Proceeds, as the case may be, -60-
and the Net Proceeds, as the case may be, will be promptly (and in any event not later than ten Business Days after such distribution) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against
as a result thereof) as set forth above. In addition, if the Company determines in good faith that the repatriation (or other intercompany distribution) to the Company of any amounts required to be applied as set forth above would result in material
and adverse tax consequences for the Company or any of its subsidiaries, Affiliates or indirect or direct equity owners, taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation (such amount, a
Restricted Amount), as determined by the Company in good faith, the amount the Company shall be required to apply as set forth above shall be reduced by the Restricted Amount; provided that to the extent that the repatriation (or
other intercompany distribution) of any Net Proceeds from the relevant Foreign Subsidiary would no longer have a material and adverse tax consequence within the 365-day period following the event giving rise
to the Net Proceeds, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds not previously applied pursuant to this Section 4.14 shall be so applied. Notwithstanding Sections 4.14(a) and 4.14(b), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be required to apply an amount equal to any
Net Proceeds in accordance with this Section 4.14 except to the extent that the aggregate Net Proceeds from all Asset Sales which are not applied in accordance with this Section 4.14 in any calendar year exceeds the greater of
$200.0 million or 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of receipt of such Net Proceeds (any amount less than such threshold, Retained Asset Sale Proceeds). Pending application of an amount equal to Net Proceeds
pursuant to this Section 4.14, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture. (c) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 4.14(b) hereof shall constitute
Excess Proceeds. When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds in any calendar year exceeds the greater of $200.0 million or 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets, the Company shall make an offer (an Asset Sale
Offer) to all Holders of Notes and all holders of other Second Lien Indebtedness to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other Second Lien Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the amount of such Excess Proceeds. The
offer price in any Asset Sale Offer shall be equal to 100% of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of purchase, and shall be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset
Sale Offer (Declined Asset Sale Proceeds), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may use the amount of such Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of
Notes and other Second Lien Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall select the Notes and such other Second Lien Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of
each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero. (d) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale
Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have
breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance. Section 4.15 Additional
Note Guarantees. (a) To the extent any one of the Companys Subsidiaries that is not a Note Guarantor as of the Issue Date
Guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under any syndicated Credit Facility or Capital Markets Indebtedness as of the Issue Date, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Subsidiary to execute and
deliver to the Trustee a notation of Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (subject to the Agreed Guarantee Principals) or, in the case that such Subsidiary of the Company is a Canadian Note Guarantor, a Canadian Note
Guarantee, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior secured basis, all of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture and, if applicable, the
Canadian Note Guarantee, within 120 days after the Issue Date. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Note Guarantor for all purposes hereof until such Note Guarantee is released in accordance herewith. -61-
(b) If any one of the Companys Subsidiaries that is not a Note Guarantor Guarantees
any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under any syndicated Credit Facility or Capital Markets Indebtedness after the Issue Date, that Subsidiary shall (i) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee and a notation of Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto or, in the case that such Subsidiary of the Company is a Canadian Note Guarantor, a Canadian Note Guarantee,
pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior secured basis, all of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture and, if applicable, the Canadian Note
Guarantee, and (ii) deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture and notation of Note Guarantee or, if applicable, Canadian Note Guarantee, has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and
constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Subsidiary. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Note Guarantor for all purposes hereof until such Note Guarantee is released in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the supplemental indenture and notation of Note Guarantee may be modified in respect of any Note Guarantor
organized outside of the United States of America as necessary or appropriate to (1) comply with applicable law, (2) avoid any general legal limitations such as general statutory limitations, financial assistance, corporate benefit,
thin capitalization rules, retention of title claims or similar matters or (3) avoid a conflict with the fiduciary duties of such companys directors, contravention of any legal prohibition or regulatory condition, or the
material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officers or directors (collectively referred to as Agreed Guarantee Principles), in each case as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. Section 4.16 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries. (a) The Companys Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary (other than BHA) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that
designation would not cause a Default. Any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be a designation of each of such entitys Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Following the Issue Date, if a
Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments (calculated after giving effect to any concurrent transactions) owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in
the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.8 hereof or under one or more of the
clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by the Company. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition
of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Companys Board of Directors may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if the redesignation would not cause a Default; provided that such redesignation will be deemed to
be an incurrence of Indebtedness and, if applicable, an incurrence of related Liens by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such redesignation
will only be permitted if such Indebtedness and, if applicable, related Liens are permitted under Section 4.9 hereof and, if applicable, Section 4.11 hereof (other than clause (3) under the definition of Permitted Liens),
calculated, if applicable, on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Indenture, in addition to the conditions set forth in clause (a) above
and otherwise applicable to the designation of Restricted Subsidiaries to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the designation of any Bausch + Lomb Entity as an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder shall be permitted only to the extent that such Bausch + Lomb
Entity shall have been substantially concurrently designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under the Credit Agreement. (c)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Solta may not be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Section 4.17 Business
Activities. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
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Section 4.18 Limitation on Bausch + Lomb Contributions, Transfers and
Dispositions. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.8 of this Indenture, from and after the Bausch
+ Lomb Designation Date and for so long as the Bausch + Lomb Entities remain Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, contribute any business unit, line
of business or product line (or, in each case, the material assets thereof, including material intellectual property related thereto if such material intellectual property is contributed by way of a transfer of actual legal title or an Exclusive
License) to any Bausch + Lomb Entity except: (i) pursuant to the transactions described in the Bausch + Lomb Registration
Statement under the headings The Separation and the Distribution and Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions, including, without limitation, pursuant to the Separation Agreements; (ii) for the contribution of any business unit, line of business or product line or material assets that primarily relates to
the Bausch + Lomb Business; or (iii) any such contribution of business units, lines of business or product lines or
material assets having a Fair Market Value (measured at the time of the applicable contribution) of no greater than $75.0 million in the aggregate; provided that in each case the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate
to the effect that such excepted contribution was made in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Separation Agreements. Section 4.19 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company 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 or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so)
hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenant that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of
every such power as though no such law had been enacted. Section 4.20 Notice of Default. In the event that any Default or
Event of Default under Section 6.1 hereof shall occur, the Company shall give prompt written notice of such Default or Event of Default to the Trustee, after it becomes aware of the same. Section 4.21 Payment of Additional Amounts. (a) All payments made by or on behalf of the Company under or with respect to the Notes, or by or on behalf of any Note Guarantor under or
with respect to any Note Guarantee (each such Person, a Payor) will be made free and clear of any withholding or deduction for or on account of any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge of whatever
nature (collectively, Tax) imposed or levied by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Payor is organized, resident or carrying on business for tax purposes or from or through which such Payor makes any payment on the
Notes or its Note Guarantee or any department or political subdivision of any of the foregoing (each, a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction), unless the Payor (or an applicable withholding agent) is required to withhold or deduct Taxes
by law. If the Payor (or an applicable withholding agent) is required by law to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment made under or with respect to any Notes or Note Guarantee,
the Payor, subject to the exceptions listed below, will pay additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by each Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes after such withholding
or deduction (including withholding or deduction attributable to Additional Amounts payable hereunder) will not be less than the amount the Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if such Taxes had not been required to be so withheld or
deducted. -63-
(b) A Payor will not, however, pay Additional Amounts to a Holder or Beneficial Owner of
Notes: (i) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the
existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or Beneficial Owner (or between a fiduciary, settler, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or Beneficial Owner, if such Holder or Beneficial
Owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than any connection resulting solely from the acquisition, ownership, holding or disposition of Notes, the receipt of payments thereunder or under any
Note Guarantee and/or the exercise or enforcement of rights under any Notes or any Note Guarantee); (ii) to the extent the
Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the failure of the Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes, following the Companys or the Payors written request addressed to the Holder, to the extent such
Holder or Beneficial Owner is legally eligible to do so, to comply with any certification, identification, information or other reporting requirements, whether required by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of a Relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction, as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, Taxes imposed by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a certification that the Holder or Beneficial Owner is not
resident in the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction); (iii) with respect to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer,
capital gains, excise or personal property tax or any similar Taxes; (iv) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such
Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the Holder or Beneficial Owner of any Note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and
payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later; (v) to the extent the Taxes
giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for (x) the Holder or Beneficial Owner not dealing at arms length, within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada), with such Payor, or (y) being a
person who is a specified entity (as defined in proposed subsection 18.4(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) contained in proposals to amend such Act released on April 29, 2022) in respect of such Payor to the extent that the
applicable payment would be subject to withholding tax under such Act as a consequence of such proposals; (vi) to the
extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for such Holder or Beneficial Owner being, or not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with, a specified
shareholder of the Company as defined in subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) for purposes of the thin capitalization rules in the Income Tax Act (Canada); (vii) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts are U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed pursuant to
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), as in effect on the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to
comply with), any current or future regulations, official interpretations or administrative authority promulgated thereunder and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as in effect on the date hereof (or any
amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and, for the avoidance of doubt, any intergovernmental agreement (and related legislation, rules or practices) implementing the foregoing
(taken together, FATCA), except to the extent that such Taxes result from a failure of any Paying Agent to comply with FATCA; or (viii) any combination of items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii). -64-
Additional Amounts also shall not be paid with respect to any payment on the Notes or any
Note Guarantee to a Beneficial Owner who is a fiduciary, a partnership (or entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes) or anyone other than the sole Beneficial Owner of that payment to the extent that payment would be required by the laws of
the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to be included in the income, for tax purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a member of that partnership or a Beneficial Owner who would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts
had that beneficiary, settlor, member or interest holder been the Beneficial Owner. (c) The Payor or applicable withholding agent will
(i) make any such withholding or deduction required by applicable law and (ii) timely remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with applicable law. The Payor, or the applicable withholding agent,
will make reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. The Payor, or the applicable withholding agent, will
provide to the Trustee, within a reasonable time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld are due pursuant to applicable law, either a certified copy of tax receipts evidencing such payment, or, if such tax receipts are not
reasonably available to the Payor, such other documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment by the Payor. (d) Where Tax
is payable pursuant to Regulation 803 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) by a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes in respect of any amount payable under the Notes or any Note Guarantee to the Holder (other than by reason of a transfer of the
Notes to a person resident in Canada with whom the transferor does not deal at arms length for the purposes of such Act), but no Additional Amount is paid in respect of such Tax, the Payor will pay as or on account of interest to the Holder an
amount equal to such Tax (a Regulation 803 Reimbursement) plus an amount equal to any Tax required to be paid by the Holder or Beneficial Owner as a result of such Regulation 803 Reimbursement within 45 days after receiving from
the Holder a notice containing reasonable particulars of the Tax so payable, provided such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts on account of such Tax (and only to the extent of such Additional
Amounts that such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have been entitled to receive) but for the fact that it is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments made under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee. (e) Prior to the date on which the payment of any Additional Amounts are due, the Payor will deliver to the Trustee an Officers
Certificate stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable on the applicable payment date, and setting forth the amounts so payable, and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee (or applicable paying agent) to pay
such Additional Amounts to Holders on the payment date. Any such Officers Certificate will be delivered at least two Business Days in advance of when the payments in question are required to be made (unless a shorter period of time is
acceptable to the Trustee in its reasonable discretion). The Payor will promptly publish a notice in accordance with Section 11.2 hereof stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable and describing the obligation to pay such amounts.
(f) The Payors, jointly and severally, will reimburse the Holders or Beneficial Owners of Notes, upon written request of such Holder or
Beneficial Owner of Notes and certified proof of payment for the amount of (i) any Taxes levied or imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and payable by such Holder or Beneficial Owner in connection with payments made under or with respect
to the Notes or any Note Guarantee; and (ii) any Taxes levied or imposed with respect to any reimbursement under the foregoing clause (i) or this clause (ii), so that the net amount received by such Holder or Beneficial Owner after such
reimbursement will not be less than the net amount such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if the Taxes giving rise to the reimbursement described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) had not been imposed, provided,
however, that the indemnification obligation provided for in this Section 4.21(f) shall not extend to Taxes imposed for which the Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes would not have been eligible to receive payment of Additional
Amounts hereunder by virtue of clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 4.21(b) hereof, or to the extent such Holder or Beneficial Owner received Additional Amounts with respect to such payments. (g) In addition, the Payor will pay any stamp, issue, registration, court, documentary, excise or other similar taxes, charges and duties,
including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time in respect of the execution, issuance, registration or delivery of the Notes or any Note Guarantee or any other document or instrument
referred to thereunder and any such taxes, charges or duties imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time as a result of, or in connection with, (i) any payments made pursuant to the Notes or any Note Guarantee or any other such
document or instrument referred to thereunder and/or (ii) the enforcement of the Notes or any Note Guarantee or any other such document or instrument referred to thereunder. -65-
(h) The obligations described under this Section 4.21 will survive any termination,
defeasance or discharge of this Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person, to any Payor and to any jurisdiction in which such successor is organized, carrying on business or is otherwise resident for Tax purposes or
any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made by such successor or its respective agents. (i) Whenever this Indenture refers to,
in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Note or under any Note Guarantee, such reference includes the payment of Additional Amounts or other payments that would be
payable pursuant to this Section 4.21, if applicable. Section 4.22 After-Acquired Property. (a) Promptly following (but so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding in no circumstance sooner than required with respect to the Credit
Agreement) the acquisition by the Company or any Note Guarantor of any After-Acquired Property or upon any new Subsidiary becoming a Note Guarantor, the Company or such Note Guarantor shall, subject to the limitations set forth herein, including the
remaining clauses below, (i) provide a Lien over such property consistent with the Liens granted over similar property in the applicable jurisdiction (or in the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, to the extent
customary and reasonably achievable under applicable local law) (or, in the case of a new Note Guarantor, all of its property (other than Excluded Assets) consistent with the Liens granted over similar property in the applicable jurisdiction (or in
the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, to the extent customary and reasonably achievable under applicable local law)) in favor of the Notes Collateral Agents and (ii) execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of
trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates as shall be necessary to vest in the relevant Notes Collateral Agent a perfected security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in such After-Acquired Property or in the
Collateral of such Note Guarantor and to have such After-Acquired Property or such Collateral (but subject to the limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents) added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to
the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such After-Acquired Property or Collateral to the same extent and with the same force and effect, and deliver certificates and Opinions of Counsel consistent with the ones delivered in the applicable
jurisdiction in connection with other Collateral Documents or in the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, such certificates and Opinions of Counsel as are customary in such jurisdiction; provided, however,
that if granting such security interest in such After-Acquired Property or Collateral requires the consent of a third party, to the extent such actions are also taken with respect to the Credit Agreement, the Company will use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain such consent with respect to the security interest for the benefit of the Trustee and the relevant Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Holders of the Notes; provided further, however, that if such third party does
not consent to the granting of such security interest after the use of such commercially reasonable efforts, the Company or such Note Guarantor, as the case may be, will not be required to provide such security interest. (b) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, in addition to the other exceptions and limitations
described in the Collateral Documents, and notwithstanding any action that is taken in favor of the lenders under the Credit Agreement, in no event shall the Company or any Note Guarantor be required to (x) create any security interests in
assets located, titled, registered or filed outside of the Covered Jurisdictions or to perfect such security interests, (y) deliver (A) control agreements, (B) landlord waivers, (C) bailee letters, (D) other similar third party
documents, or (E) security agreements, pledge agreements, or share charge (or mortgage) agreements (or similar agreements) governed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the Covered Jurisdictions or (z) take any other action not
taken pursuant to the Credit Agreement (so long as it is outstanding). In addition, in no event shall the Company or any Note Guarantor be required to grant liens or take any action to perfect liens on any real estate other than Material Real Estate
Assets. (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, so long as the Credit Agreement or the
Existing Secured Notes are outstanding, the Company and the Note Guarantors will not be required to grant liens on any asset in any jurisdiction where such assets can be pledged to only one secured party pursuant to local laws governing such
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(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents to the contrary,
the Company and the Note Guarantors will not be required to (i) perfect by control any security interest in deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts or similar accounts or (ii) perfect a security interest in any asset if
such asset does not constitute Collateral (or an equivalent term)under the Credit Agreement security documents or where the Company and the Note Guarantors are not required to take such actions under the Credit Agreement security
documents. (e) Any Collateral Document may provide that the amount recoverable in respect of the Collateral provided by the Note
Guarantors will be limited as necessary to (1) prevent such Collateral from being in breach of any applicable law, (2) avoid any general legal limitations such as general statutory limitations, financial assistance, corporate benefit,
thin capitalization rules, retention of title claims or similar matters or (3) avoid a conflict with the fiduciary duties of such companys officers or directors, contravention of any legal prohibition or regulatory condition,
or the material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officers or directors, in each case as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. (f) The limitations set forth in clauses (b) through (e) above are referred to as the Applicable Collateral
Limitations. Section 4.23 Additional Material Real Estate Assets. In the event that the Company or any Note
Guarantor acquires a Material Real Estate Asset or a Real Estate Asset owned or leased on the Issue Date becomes a Material Real Estate Asset and such interest has not otherwise been made subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents in favor of
any Notes Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Second Lien Notes Secured Parties, then the Company or such Note Guarantor shall, subject to the Applicable Collateral Limitations, promptly take all such actions and execute and deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, all such mortgages, documents, instruments and agreements necessary to make such Lien a valid and perfected second priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in such Material Real Estate Asset and deliver such
Opinions of Counsel and certificates as are customary in such jurisdictions. Section 4.24 No Impairment of the Security
Interests. Except as otherwise permitted under this Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to a transaction otherwise permitted by this Indenture), the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents, none of
the Company nor any of the Note Guarantors shall be permitted to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for
the benefit of the Second Lien Notes Secured Parties. ARTICLE 5 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS Section 5.1 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets. (a) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the
Company is the surviving Person) or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in one or more related
transactions, to another Person, unless: (i) either (x) the Company is the surviving Person; or (y) the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is organized and validly existing under the laws of the
U.S., any state of the U.S. or the District of Columbia or under the laws of Canada or any province thereof, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, any Channel Island or Switzerland
(provided that if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation); -67-
(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation
or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made expressly assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture and the applicable
Collateral Documents pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; (iii) immediately after such
transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; (iv) either (a) the Company or the Person formed by or surviving
any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made shall, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and
any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test or Total Leverage
Ratio test set forth in Section 4.9(a) hereof or (b) the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or
other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have a
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that would be equal to or greater than such ratio for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such action or have a Total Leverage Ratio for such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that would be equal to or lower than such ratio for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such action; and (v) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, complies with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such
transaction have been complied with. (b) The Company may not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of its properties or
assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person. (c) The Company will not permit any Note Guarantor to, directly or
indirectly, (1) consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into another Person; or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose (collectively, dispose) of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in
one or more related transactions, to another Person unless: (i) except in the case of a Note Guarantor (x) that has
disposed of all or substantially all of its assets, whether through a merger, amalgamation, consolidation or sale of Capital Stock or assets or (y) that, as a result of the disposition of all or a portion of its Capital Stock, ceases to be a
Subsidiary of the Company, in both cases in compliance with Section 4.14 hereof, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not such Note Guarantor) shall expressly assume, by a guarantee agreement and applicable Collateral Documents in
a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Note Guarantor under its Note Guarantee; and (ii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate or amalgamate with, merge into or transfer all or part of
its properties and assets to the Company or any Note Guarantor and (B) the Company may merge or amalgamate with an Affiliate of the Company solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction within the United States
of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or Canada or any province thereof, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, any Channel Island, Singapore or Switzerland or converting
the Company into a limited liability company organized under the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or Canada or any province thereof, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date,
Bermuda, Cayman Islands, any Channel Island, Singapore or Switzerland (provided that a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation). -68-
Section 5.2 Successor Substituted. Upon any consolidation of the Company with,
or merger or amalgamation of the Company into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, the successor Person formed by
such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect
as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes. ARTICLE 6 DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 6.1 Events of Default. Each of the following is an Event of Default with respect to the Notes:
(a) default in the payment of any principal of (including, without limitation, any premium, if any, on) of the Notes when
the same becomes due and payable (whether at maturity, upon a Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date, Purchase Date or otherwise); (b) default in the payment of any interest payable on Notes when the same becomes due and payable and the Default continues for
a period of 30 days; (c) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) to comply with any of the provisions of Sections 3.8, 3.14 or 4.14 of this Indenture, which failure remains uncured for 30
days after written notice to the Company from the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the Notes; or (ii) to comply with the provisions described in Section 5.1 of this Indenture; (d) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with any of the other covenants contained in the Notes,
the Collateral Documents or this Indenture and the Default continues for 60 days (or 90 days in the case of the provisions of Section 4.3) after written notice to the Company from the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee from the Holders
of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the Notes; (e) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Indenture, if that default: (i) is caused by a failure to pay principal when due on such Indebtedness within any applicable grace period provided in such
Indebtedness (a Payment Default); or (ii) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its
express maturity, and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such
Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $250.0 million or more; -69-
(f) failure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay
final non-appealable judgments aggregating in excess of $250.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged, stayed or subject to insurance for a period of 60 days after becoming final; (g) any Note Guarantee by a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect in all material respects (except as
contemplated by the terms thereof) or any Note Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms such Note Guarantors obligations under this Indenture or any Note Guarantee and such Default continues for 10 days after receipt of
the notice as specified in this Indenture; (h) unless such Liens have been released in accordance with the provisions of
the applicable Collateral Documents, liens with respect to all or substantially all of the Collateral cease to be valid or enforceable, or the Company shall assert or any Note Guarantor shall assert, in any pleading in any court of competent
jurisdiction, that any such security interests are invalid or unenforceable and, in the case of any such Note Guarantor, the Company fails to cause such Note Guarantor to rescind such assertions within 30 days after the Company has actual knowledge
of such assertions; (i) the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding; (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding; (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property; or (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; and (j) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: (i) is for relief against the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding; (ii)
appoints a Custodian of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property
of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of
Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; and in each case the order or decree described in this clause
(j) remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days. Any notice given pursuant to Section 6.1(d) hereof must be in
writing and must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a Notice of Default. When any Default under this Section 6.1 is cured, it ceases. -70-
Section 6.2 Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default
specified in clause (i) or (j) of Section 6.1 hereof with respect to the Company) with respect to the Notes occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding may, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, declare all unpaid principal to the date of acceleration on the Notes then outstanding (if not then due and payable) to be due and payable upon any such declaration, and
the same shall become and be immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (j) of Section 6.1 hereof with respect to the Company occurs, all unpaid principal (including, without limitation, any premium, if
any, then outstanding), and accrued interest, if any, on the Notes then outstanding shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if (a) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of Notes which has become due
solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived; (b) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (c) all payments due to the Trustee and any predecessor
Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof in respect of the Notes have been made. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, a notice of Default may not be given with respect to any action taken, and reported
publicly or to Holders, more than two years prior to such notice of Default. If the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior
to their stated maturity, in each case as a result of an Event of Default (including, but not limited to, an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1 above (including the acceleration of any portion of the Obligations evidenced by the Notes by
operation of law)), then the additional amount that shall then be due and payable on the Premium Effective Date shall be equal to: (i) the applicable redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) in effect on the Premium
Effective Date in accordance with the terms specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 3.7 hereof, as applicable, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium (collectively, the Redemption Price), in each case, as if
such acceleration gave rise to an optional redemption of the Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt an optional redemption made pursuant to the terms set forth in Section 3.7) so accelerated on the Premium Effective Date. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that if the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to their stated maturity, in each case, as a result of an Event of Default (including, but not limited to, an Event of
Default specified in Section 6.1 above (including the acceleration of any portion of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes by operation of law)), the amount by which the applicable Redemption Price exceeds the principal amount of the Notes
(the Redemption Price Premium) with respect to an optional redemption of the Notes shall be due and payable as though the Notes had been optionally redeemed on the Premium Effective Date and shall constitute part of the
Obligations with respect to the Notes in view of the impracticability and difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of lost profits of each of the holders of such Notes as a
result thereof. The Redemption Price Premium shall be presumed to be liquidated damages sustained by each holder of Notes as the result of the payment or settlement of the Notes or a claim in a proceeding described in Section 6.1 in respect of
the Notes, in each case arising out of the acceleration of the Notes, or in the event the Notes or this Indenture are satisfied, released or discharged through foreclosure after acceleration of the Notes, whether by judicial proceeding, deed in lieu
of foreclosure or by any other means (the date of such payment, settlement, satisfaction, release or discharge being the Premium Effective Date). Any notice of Default, notice of acceleration or instruction to the Trustee to provide a notice of Default, notice of acceleration or take any
other action (a Noteholder Direction) provided by any one or more Holders (other than any Holder that is a Regulated Bank) (each a Directing Holder) must be accompanied by a written representation from each such
Holder to the Company and the Trustee that such Holder is not (or, in the case such Holder is DTC or its nominee, that such Holder is being instructed solely by Beneficial Owners that have represented to such Holder that they are not) Net Short (a
Position Representation), which representation, in the case of a Noteholder Direction relating to a notice of Default shall be deemed repeated at all times until the resulting Event of Default is cured or otherwise ceases to exist
or the Notes are accelerated. In addition, each Directing Holder must, at the time of providing a Noteholder Direction, covenant to provide the Company with such other information as the Company may reasonably request from time to time in order to
verify the accuracy of such Holders Position Representation within five Business Days of request therefor (a Verification Covenant). In any case in which the Holder is DTC or its nominee, any Position Representation or
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hereunder shall be provided by the Beneficial Owner of such Notes in lieu of DTC or its nominee. If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to the acceleration of the Notes,
the Company determines in good faith that there is a reasonable basis to believe a Directing Holder providing such Noteholder Direction was, at any relevant time, in breach of its Position Representation and provides to the Trustee evidence that the
Company has filed papers with a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a determination that such Directing Holder was, at such time, in breach of its Position Representation, and seeking to invalidate any Event of Default that resulted from the
applicable Noteholder Direction, the cure period with respect to such Event of Default shall be automatically stayed pending a final and non-appealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction on
such matter. If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Company provides to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that a Directing Holder failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant,
the cure period with respect to any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction shall be automatically stayed pending satisfaction of such Verification Covenant. Any breach of the Position Representation shall result in
such Holders participation in such Noteholder Direction being disregarded; and, if, without the participation of such Holder, the percentage of the Notes held by the remaining Holders that provided such Noteholder Direction would have been
insufficient to validly provide such Noteholder Direction, such Noteholder Direction shall be void ab initio, with the effect that such Event of Default shall be deemed never to have occurred. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph
shall not apply to any Holder that is a Regulated Bank; provided that if a Regulated Bank is a Directing Holder or a Beneficial Owner directing DTC, it shall provide a written representation to the Company that it is a Regulated Bank. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely without liability on any Noteholder Direction delivered to it
in accordance with this Indenture, shall have no duty to inquire as to or investigate the accuracy of any Position Representation, enforce compliance with any Verification Covenant, verify any statements in any Officers Certificate delivered
to it, or otherwise make calculations, investigations or determinations with respect to Derivative Instruments, Net Shorts, Long Derivative Instruments, Short Derivative Instruments or otherwise and shall have no liability for ceasing to take any
action or staying any remedy. The Trustee shall have no liability to the Company, any Holder or any other Person in acting in good faith on a Noteholder Direction or taking no action in good faith with respect thereto, or for determining whether any
Holder has delivered a Position Representation, such Position Representation conforms with the requirements of this Indenture or any other agreement or any Holder is a Regulated Bank. Section 6.3 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing in respect of the Notes, the Trustee may, but shall
not be obligated to, pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of the principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of such 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 Noteholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any
other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. Section 6.4 Waiver of Defaults and Events of
Default. Subject to Sections 6.7 and 9.2 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a
Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes when due or any Default or Event of Default in respect of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes which, under Section 9.2 hereof,
cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder). When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and
ceases. Section 6.5 Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy or power available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that
it determines, in consultation with its counsel conflicts with law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Holder of Notes or the Trustee, or that may involve the Trustee in personal
liability unless the Trustee is offered indemnity satisfactory to it; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. -72-
Section 6.6 Limitations on Suits. A Holder may not pursue any remedy with
respect to this Indenture or the Notes (except actions for payment of overdue principal, premium, if any, or interest) unless: (a) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default; (b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the
Trustee to pursue the remedy; (c) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee reasonable indemnity satisfactory to the
Trustee against any loss, liability or expense; (d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after
receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and (e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been
given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes. Section 6.7 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, with respect to the
Notes, the contractual right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of the principal of, or interest on such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note and this Indenture and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such
payment on or after such respective dates, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder. Section 6.8 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default in the payment of principal or interest specified in clause
(a) or (b) of Section 6.1 hereof occurs and is continuing with respect to the Notes, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or another obligor on the Notes for the whole
amount of principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue principal and overdue installments of interest, in each case at a rate equal to the interest rate
then in effect on such Note 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, its agents and counsel. Section 6.9 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be
necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings
relative to the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same,
and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee
any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof, and to the extent that such payment of the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances in any such proceedings 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 property which the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, 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, on behalf of any Holder, to authorize, accept or adopt any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in
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Section 6.10 Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this
Article 6, including upon realization of the Collateral, but subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, it shall pay out the money in the following order: First, to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.7 hereof; Second, to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal and interest ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal and interest respectively; and Third, to the extent of any excess of such proceeds to the payment to or upon the order of the applicable Grantor or to
whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. The Trustee may fix a record
date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. In
any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an
undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of
the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit made by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of
the Notes then outstanding. ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE Section 7.1
Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and
powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default: (A) the Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others; and (B) 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. The Trustee, however, shall examine any certificates and opinions which by any provision
hereof are specifically required to be delivered to the Trustee 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 liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own
willful misconduct, except that: (A) this paragraph does not limit the effect of subsection (b) of this
Section 7.1; (B) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer,
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(C) 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 6.5 hereof. (d) No provision of this
Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers unless the Trustee shall have received
satisfactory indemnity in its opinion against potential costs and liabilities incurred by it relating thereto. (e) Every provision of this
Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.1. (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 7.2 Rights of Trustee. Subject to Section 7.1 hereof: (a) The Trustee may rely conclusively on 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. (b) Before the Trustee acts or
refrains from acting, it may require an Officers Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel (or both), which shall conform to Section 11.4(b) hereof. 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. (c) The Trustee may act through its agents and shall
not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care. (d) The Trustee shall not be
liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers. (e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall
be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any such action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. (f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the
request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it
in compliance with such request or direction. (g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts
or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its
discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and
premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney 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. (h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless written notice of any event which
is in fact such a default is received by a responsible Trust Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture. The Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the value of any
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(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to
BNY Mellon as Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, BNY Mellon in each of its capacities hereunder, including as Registrar, Paying Agent and Notes Collateral Agent, and to
each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. (j) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or
liable for special, punitive, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and
regardless of the form of action. (k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in
the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances,
nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, any epidemics, pandemics or similar outbreaks of infectious disease, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being
understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. Section 7.3 Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of
Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.
Section 7.4 Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of
this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Companys use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement in the Notes other than its certificate of authentication. Section 7.5 Notice of Default or Events of Default. If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if a Trust
Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default at its Corporate Trust Office and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture, the Trustee shall notify each Noteholder of the Default or Event of Default
within 90 days after it is known by the Trustee. However, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of Noteholders, except in the case
of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of the principal (including premium, if any) of or interest on any Note. Section 7.6
[Reserved]. Section 7.7 Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such
compensation (as agreed to from time to time by the Company and the Trustee in writing) for its services (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust). The Company
shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances incurred or made by it. Such expenses may include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel. Each of the Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee (which for purposes of
this Section 7.7 shall include its officers, directors, employees and agents) for, and hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability or expense including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the
Trustee), (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture or any action or failure to act as authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon the Trustee hereunder or thereunder including the reasonable costs and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel in defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or
duties hereunder or thereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee for which it may seek indemnity. The Company need not pay for any settlement effected without its prior written consent, which
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The Company need not reimburse the Trustee for any expense or indemnify it against any loss
or liability determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. To
secure the Companys payment obligations in this Section 7.7, the Trustee shall have a senior claim to that of the Notes and to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except
such money or property held in trust to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.7 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the resignation or removal of the
Trustee. When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (j) of
Section 6.1 hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law to the extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Section shall survive the
termination of this Indenture. Section 7.8 Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company. The
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee. The Company may remove the Trustee if: (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof; (b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent; (c) a Custodian or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting. If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee. The resignation or removal of a Trustee shall not be effective until a successor Trustee shall have delivered the written acceptance of its appointment as described below. If a successor Trustee does not take office within 45 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company
or the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee at the expense of the Company. If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of
the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the
retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee, upon payment of its charges hereunder, shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee of the Notes to the successor Trustee and be released from its obligations
(exclusive of any liabilities that the retiring Trustee may have incurred while acting as Trustee) hereunder, 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 of the Notes under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each affected Holder. A retiring Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of any successor Trustee after its succession. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Companys obligations under Section 7.7 hereof
shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. Section 7.9 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. If the Trustee
consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust assets (including the administration of this Indenture) to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation, without any
further act, shall be the successor Trustee, provided such transferee corporation shall qualify and be eligible under Section 7.10 hereof. Such successor Trustee shall promptly mail notice of its succession to the Company and each
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Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall always satisfy the
requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) of TIA Section 310(a). The Trustee (or its parent holding company) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to satisfy any
such requirements, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article 7. The Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of TIA Section 310(b). Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company. The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a),
excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein. Section 7.12 Collateral Documents; Intercreditor Agreements. By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby authorize and
direct the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agents, as the case may be, to execute and deliver the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (and any other applicable intercreditor agreements referred to herein from time to time) and any other Collateral
Documents in which the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agents, as applicable, is named as a party, including any Collateral Documents executed after the Issue Date. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Trustee and
the Notes Collateral Agents are (a) expressly authorized to make the representations attributed to Holders in any such agreements and (b) not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or enforceability
thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreements (or any other applicable intercreditor
agreements referred to herein from time to time) or any other Collateral Documents, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agents each shall have all of the rights, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to it under this Indenture (in
addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreement or agreements). Each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes agrees that upon the Notes Collateral Agents entry into the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement,
the Holders shall be subject to and bound by the provisions of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement in their capacity as Second Lien Secured Parties (as each such term is defined in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement). ARTICLE 8 DEFEASANCE;
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE Section 8.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes
and all Note Guarantees and Liens on Collateral securing the Notes will be released, and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and
release of such Guarantees and Liens, when (a) either (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and
which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 hereof and (ii) Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company as provided in Section 8.5 hereof) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
have become due and payable by reason of the mailing or transmission of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited cash in U.S.
dollars, non-callable Government Securities or a combination thereof with the Trustee or a Paying Agent (other than the Company or any of their Affiliates) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of and in an
amount sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any, and
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accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption, provided that with respect to any redemption that requires the payment of the Applicable Premium, the amount deposited shall be
sufficient for purpose of this Indenture to the extent that an amount is deposited with the Trustee equal to the Applicable Premium calculated by the Company as of the date of the notice of redemption, with any Applicable Premium deficit only
required to be deposited with the Trustee on or prior to the date of redemption; (b) no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit or will occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which the Company is bound, and as to which the rights of the other parties thereto are senior to those of the Holders; (c) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; (d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward payment of the Notes
at maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and (e) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof
shall survive and, if cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities or a combination thereof shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (ii) of clause (a) of this
Section, the provisions of Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.12, 4.2 and 7.8, this Article 8 and Section 11.5, shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full. Section 8.2 Legal Defeasance. The Company and the Note Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and will be discharged from any and
all obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes and the related Note Guarantees and have Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes released on the date of the deposit referred to in clause (a) of this Section 8.2, and the
provisions of this Indenture shall no longer be in effect (Legal Defeasance), and the Trustee, 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: (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in clause (a) below payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the Notes when such payments are due, (ii) the Companys obligations with respect to the Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.2 hereof, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, indemnities and immunities of the
Trustee hereunder, including, without limitation, Section 7.7 hereof and the Companys obligations in connection therewith and (iv) this Section 8.2. Subject to compliance with this Section 8.2, the Company may exercise its
option under this Section 8.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.3 hereof. The following conditions shall apply to Legal Defeasance: (a) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash
in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium, if any, 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 their Stated Maturity or to a particular Redemption Date; (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (based on a ruling received from or published by the
United States Internal Revenue Service or a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law since the date of this Indenture) in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding
Notes 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
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(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee either (i) an
Opinion of Counsel in Canada reasonably acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that, based upon Canadian law then in effect and having regard to any applicable proposed amendments thereto which have been publicly announced prior to the date of such
defeasance, the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial or other tax purposes, as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to Canadian taxes on
the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same time as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred or (ii) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from tax authorities of Canada to the same effect as the
Opinion of Counsel described in clause (i) above; (d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit); (e) the Legal Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or
instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound; and (f) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance have been complied with. After any such irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon
request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.2(b) hereof with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be
delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) shall become due and payable upon maturity or redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company. Section 8.3 Covenant
Defeasance. The Company may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in clause (iv) of Section 5.1(a) hereof, and the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may omit to comply with any term, provision or
condition set forth in Section 3.8, Section 4.3, Sections 4.8 through 4.17 hereof and any breach of clauses (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of Section 6.1 hereof, or with respect to Significant Subsidiaries only, clauses (i) or
(j) under Section 6.1 hereof shall be deemed not to be an Event of Default and all Guarantees and Liens shall be released on the date of deposit referred to in clause (a) of this Section 8.3 (Covenant Defeasance),
if in each case: (a) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the
Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or
interest and premium, if any, 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 their Stated Maturity or to a particular
Redemption Date; (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably
acceptable to such Trustee confirming that the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes 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 the Covenant Defeasance had not occurred; (c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee either (i) an Opinion of Counsel in Canada reasonably acceptable to
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having regard to any applicable proposed amendments thereto which have been publicly announced prior to the date of such defeasance, the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes will not
recognize income, gain or loss for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial or other tax purposes, as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to Canadian taxes on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same time as
would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred or (ii) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from tax authorities of Canada to the same effect as the Opinion of Counsel described in clause (i) above; (d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or
Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit); (e) the Covenant Defeasance shall
not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound; and (f) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each
stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. If the funds deposited with the
Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes when due, then the obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors under this Indenture will be revived and no such defeasance will be deemed
to have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.3(b) hereof with respect to a Covenant
Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) shall become due and payable upon maturity or redemption within one year under arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company. Section 8.4 Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.5 hereof, the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall
hold in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, all money deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof and shall apply the deposited money in accordance with this Indenture and the Notes to the payment of the principal of and
interest on the Notes. Section 8.5 Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the
Company upon request any excess money (i) deposited with them pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof and (ii) held by them at any time. The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that
remains unclaimed for two years after a right to such money has matured; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such payment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be mailed to
each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein, which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to
the Company. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person. Section 8.6 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 8.5
hereof 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, then the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the
Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof until such time as the Trustee or such Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or Government Securities in accordance
with Section 8.4 hereof; provided, however, that if the Company has made any payment of the principal of or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of
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ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS Section 9.1 Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture and any Collateral
Document with respect to the Notes without notice to or consent of any Holder of Notes: (a) to comply with
Section 5.1 hereof; (b) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (c) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; (d) to provide for the assumption of the Companys or any Note Guarantors obligations to Holders of Notes in the
case of a consolidation or merger or sale of all or substantially all of the Companys or a Note Guarantors assets; (e) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely
affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder of Notes; (f) to comply with requirements of the SEC in
order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; (g) to conform the text of this Indenture,
the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to any provision of the section of the Offering Memorandum captioned Description of the New Second Lien Notes; (h) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the
date hereof; (i) to add additional Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release,
termination or discharge of any Note Guarantee with respect to such Notes when such release, termination or discharge is permitted under this Indenture; (j) to secure the Notes or the Note Guarantees or to add additional assets as Collateral; (k) to release Collateral from the Lien pursuant to this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor
Agreement when permitted or required by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement; or (l) to appoint a successor Trustee. In addition, the Company, the Trustee and the applicable collateral agents may amend either Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral
Documents to provide for the addition of any creditors or obligations to such agreements to the extent a first priority lien or second priority lien, as applicable, for the benefit of such creditor is permitted by the terms of this Indenture, and
may enter into an intercreditor agreement with creditors for whom a junior lien on the Collateral is to be granted; provided the Company delivers an Officers Certificate to the Trustee and the applicable Notes Collateral Agents
certifying that the terms thereof are customary and that the Trustee and such Notes Collateral Agents are authorized to enter into an intercreditor agreement. Upon delivery of the aforementioned Officers Certificate, the Trustee and such Notes
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Section 9.2 With Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or
supplement this Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate 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). The Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any
provision of this Indenture, such Notes or the Collateral Documents without notice to any Holder (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes). However,
notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 9.4 hereof, without the written consent of each Holder of Notes affected hereby, an amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof, may not (with
respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder): (a) reduce the principal
amount of such Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; (b) reduce the principal of or
change the Stated Maturity of any such Note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption of such Notes (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, provisions relating to Sections 3.8, 3.14 and 4.14 hereof); (c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any such Note; (d) make any such Note payable in money other than U.S. dollars; (e) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of such
Notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Notes; (f) waive a redemption payment
with respect to any such Note (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, a payment required by Sections 3.8, 3.14 and 4.14 hereof); (g) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Notes; (h) modify the Note Guarantees with respect to such Notes in any manner adverse to the Holders of such Notes; or (i) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions with respect to the Notes; provided that the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall be required.
In addition, except as set forth in Section 10.5 hereof, without the consent of Holders of at least
662⁄3% 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), (i) no amendment or supplement may release the Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes and (ii) no amendment or supplement may modify any Collateral Documents or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with
Collateral or the Collateral Documents to the extent that such amendment or supplement would have the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Liens securing the Notes (except as permitted by the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral
Documents) or change or alter the priority of the security interests in the Collateral (unless otherwise expressly permitted hereunder). It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment,
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Section 9.3 Notice of Amendment, Supplement or Waiver. After an amendment,
supplement or waiver under Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such
notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver. Section 9.4 Revocation and Effect of Consents. Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a
Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such
Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note or portion of a Note if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder, unless it makes a change described in any of clauses
(a) through (i) of Section 9.2 hereof. In that case the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Note who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holders Note. Section 9.5 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes
the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the
Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Section 9.6 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. The Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to
this Article 9 if the amendment or supplemental indenture does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, but need not sign it. In signing or refusing to
sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with and, subject to Section 7.1 hereof, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers Certificate stating that such amendment
or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and all conditions precedent in this Indenture to such execution have been complied with. The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until its Board of
Directors approves it in writing. Section 9.7 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental
indenture under this Article 9, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Notes theretofore or thereafter authenticated and
delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby. ARTICLE 10 NOTE GUARANTEES Section 10.1 Note Guarantees. (a) Each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally Guarantees (and subject in each case to the Agreed Guarantee
Principles set forth in any notation of Note Guarantee, supplemental indenture, or as contemplated by Section 4.15(b) hereof) to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns,
irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder that: (i) the due and punctual payment of principal, premium and interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid
in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to
the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture or any Note shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and (iii) 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 pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof or otherwise. Failing
payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Note Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Note Guarantor shall agree that this is a Guarantee of
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(b) Each of the Note Guarantors hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to its
Guarantee shall be joint and several, unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment
against the Company or any other obligor with respect to this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances (other than complete performance) which
might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Note Guarantor. Each Note Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by law, hereby waives and relinquishes all claims, rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to
guarantors and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any such claims, rights or remedies, including but not limited to: (i) any right to require any of the Trustee, the Holders or the Company (each a Benefited Party), as
a condition of payment or performance by such Note Guarantor, to (A) proceed against the Company, any other guarantor (including any other Note Guarantor) of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any other person, (B) proceed
against or exhaust any security held from the Company, any such other guarantor or any other person, (C) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Benefited Party in favor of the Company
or any other person, or (D) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Benefited Party whatsoever; (ii) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of the Company including any
defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of the Company from any cause
other than payment in full of the obligations under the Note Guarantees; (iii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more
burdensome than that of the principal; (iv) any defense based upon any Benefited Partys errors or omissions in the administration of the obligations under the Note Guarantees, except behavior which amounts to bad faith; (v) (A) any
principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of the Note Guarantees and any legal or equitable discharge of such Note Guarantors obligations hereunder and under its Note Guarantee,
(B) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Note Guarantors liability hereunder and under its Note Guarantee or the enforcement hereof and thereof, (C) any rights to set-offs,
recoupments and counterclaims and (D) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Benefited Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (vi) notices, demands,
presentations, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance of the Note Guarantees, notices of default under the Notes or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any
renewal, extension or modification of the obligations under the Note Guarantees or any agreement related thereto, and notices of any extension of credit to the Company and any right to consent to any thereof; (vii) to the extent permitted under
applicable law, the benefits of any One Action rule; and (viii) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the
terms of the Note Guarantees. Except as set forth in Section 10.5 hereof, each Note Guarantor covenants that its Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in its Note Guarantee and this
Indenture. (c) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Note Guarantors or any
custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Note Guarantors, any amount paid to either the Trustee or such Holder, any Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated
in full force and effect. (d) Each Note Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the
Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Note Guarantor shall further agree that, as between the Note Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on
the other hand, (i) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 6.2 hereof for the purposes of any Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such
acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 6.2 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith
become due and payable by the Note Guarantors for the purpose of any such Guarantee. The Note Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Note Guarantor so long as the exercise of
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Section 10.2 Execution and Delivery of Note Guarantees. To evidence its
Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1 hereof, each Note Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Note Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (as modified to reflect Agreed Guarantee Principles to
the extent contemplated by Section 4.15(b) hereof) or, in the case of a Note Guarantor organized under the laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof, a Canadian Note Guarantee, shall be endorsed by an officer of such Note Guarantor,
which notation shall be applicable to each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, and that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Note Guarantor by any of its Officers. Each of the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby
agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse a notation of such Note Guarantee. If an officer or Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the
Note Guarantee of a Note Guarantor no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates a Note, the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor shall be valid nevertheless. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication
thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantees set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Note Guarantors. Section 10.3 Limitation on Note Guarantor Liability. Each Note Guarantor confirms, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder
hereby confirms, that it is the intention of all such parties that any Guarantee of such Note Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent
Transfer Act or any similar applicable law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee and the Holders irrevocably agree, and the Note Guarantors irrevocably agree, that the obligations of such
Note Guarantor under this Article 10 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 Note 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 Note Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Note Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Note
Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. Section 10.4 Merger and Consolidation of
Note Guarantors. (a) In case of any sale or other disposition, consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the
assumption by the successor person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the Note Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants
and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Note Guarantor, such successor person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Note Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Note Guarantor. Such successor person
thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Note Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes available hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee. All the Note Guarantees so issued
shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Note Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Note Guarantees had been issued at the date
of the execution hereof. (b) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, and notwithstanding clause (a) of this
Section 10.4, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of a Note Guarantor with or into another Person, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Note
Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety. Section 10.5 Release. (a) In the event (i) of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Note Guarantor, by way of merger,
amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all the Equity Interests of any Note Guarantor, then held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to a person that is not (either before or after giving effect to
such transactions) a Subsidiary of the Company, in each case so long as such sale or other disposition is permitted by this Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.14 hereof, (ii) of a designation by the Company of any Restricted
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accordance with the definition thereof or in the event that such Note Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, upon
effectiveness of such designation or when it first ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, respectively, (iii) in the case of any Note Guarantee issued on the Issue Date (or required but issued thereafter pursuant to Section 4.15(a) above),
upon the release or discharge of the Note Guarantee by such Note Guarantor in respect of the Credit Agreement, and in any other case upon the release or discharge of any Note Guarantee in respect of any Indebtedness that resulted in the issuance
after the Issue Date of the Note Guarantee by such Note Guarantor or (iv) the Company discharges the Notes and its Obligations under this Indenture under Section 8.1 hereof or exercises its legal or covenant defeasance options under
Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, respectively, with respect to the Notes, such Note Guarantor shall be released and relieved of any obligations under its Note Guarantee without any further action being required by the Trustee or any Holder. If
the Company discharges this Indenture under Section 8.1 hereof or exercises its legal or covenant defeasance options under Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, respectively, the Company and each Note Guarantor shall be released and relieved of any
obligations under its Note Guarantee without any further action being required by the Trustee or any Holder. (b) Upon delivery by the
Company to the Trustee of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation Sections
4.8 and 4.14 hereof, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of any Note Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee. (c) Any Note Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and
interest on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Note Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 10. ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS Section 11.1 Certain Trust Indenture Act Sections. The Company shall comply with Sections 314(a)(4), 314(c) and 314(e) of the TIA.
No other provision of the TIA shall apply except where otherwise specifically provided. Section 11.2 Notices. Any demand,
authorization notice, request, consent or communication shall be given in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission or email (confirmed by delivery
in person or mail by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers or emails: If to the Company, to: Bausch
Health Companies Inc. 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Attention: Corporate Secretary With a copy to: White & Case LLP 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Attention: Jonathan Michels and Rafael Roberti Facsimile No.: (212) 354-8113 -87-
If to the Trustee, to: The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E New York, New York 10286 Attn:
Corporate Trust Administration Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5366 Email: lisa.sollitto@bnymellon.com and timothy.burke@bnymellon.com If to the Notes Collateral Agent, to: The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E New York, New York 10286 Attn:
Corporate Trust Administration Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5366 Email: lisa.sollitto@bnymellon.com and timothy.burke@bnymellon.com BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited c/o The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E New York, New York 10286 Attn:
Corporate Trust Administration Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5366 Email: lisa.sollitto@bnymellon.com and timothy.burke@bnymellon.com TMF Group New York, LLC (or any TMF Sub-Agent) 48 Wall Street, 27th Floor New
York, NY 10005 Attn: Janice Nelson Telephone: (212) 346-9014 Facsimile No.: (212) 346-9012 Such notices or communications shall be effective when received. For the avoidance of any doubt, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Collateral Documents, to the extent any notice is required to be
sent to a TMF Sub-Agent under this Indenture, the delivery of such notice shall be effective when sent to such TMF Sub-Agent care of TMF Group New York, LLC,
using the above details. The Company, any Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed by
first-class mail or delivered by an overnight delivery service to it at its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar, or, in the case of DTC (including its nominee, as applicable), transmitted in accordance with applicable procedures of
DTC. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
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The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds
transfer instructions (Instructions), given pursuant to this Indenture and related documents and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Company shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing
officers with the authority to provide such Instructions (Authorized Officers) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Company whenever a person is to be added
or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustees understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed
controlling. The Company understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized
Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Company shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and that the
Company and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Company. The Trustee shall not be liable for any
losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from their reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees:
(i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third
parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s)
selected by the Company; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and
circumstances; and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures. Electronic Means shall mean the following communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the
Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, as
long as the Notes are in the form of a Global Note, notice to the Holders of such Notes may be made electronically in accordance with procedures of the Depositary. Section 11.3 Communications by Holders With Other Holders. Noteholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with
other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other person shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c). Section 11.4 Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent. (a) Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture other than the initial issuance of
the Notes and the Note Guarantees, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at the request of the Trustee: (A) an
Officers Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed
action have been complied with; and (B) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such
conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) have been complied with. (b) Each
Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include: (A) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (B) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions
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(C) 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 (D) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers Certificate or certificates of public
officials. Section 11.5 Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders. The Company (or, in the event deposits have been made
pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, the Trustee) may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders of Notes entitled to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted under this
Indenture, which record date shall not be more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the commencement of solicitation of such action. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.4 hereof, if a record date is fixed, those persons who
were Holders of Notes at the close of business on such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those persons, shall be entitled to take such action with respect to the Notes by vote or consent or to revoke any vote or consent
previously given, whether or not such persons continue to be Holders of Notes after such record date. Section 11.6 Rules by
Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules (not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture) for action by or at a meeting of Holders. Any Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for its functions.
Section 11.7 Legal Holidays. A Legal Holiday is a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which state or federally
chartered banking institutions in New York, New York, Montreal, Canada or, if applicable, the state in which the Corporate Trust Office is located are not required to be open. If a payment date, including any Redemption Date, Purchase Date, Change
of Control Purchase Date and Final Maturity Date, is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period on such payment. If an interest record date
is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected. Section 11.8 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury
Trial. (a) Unless specifically noted herein, this Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. (b) The Company irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in The City of New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture. The Company
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding
brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. (c) EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. Section 11.9 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or
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Section 11.10 No Recourse Against Others. All liability described in paragraph
13 of the Form of the Notes attached hereto as Exhibit A of any director, officer, incorporator, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company or any Note Guarantor is waived and released. Section 11.11 Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind their successors. All
agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor. Section 11.12 Multiple Counterparts; Execution. The
parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The words execution, signed, signature, and words of
like import in this Indenture or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Indenture shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation,
pdf, tif or jpg) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract
or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any
state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code. Section 11.13 Separability. In
case any provisions 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 11.14 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture
have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. Section 11.15 Calculations in Respect of the Notes. (a) The Company shall make all calculations under this Indenture and the Notes in good faith. In the absence of manifest error, such
calculations shall be final and binding on all Holders. The Company shall provide a copy of such calculations to the Trustee as required hereunder. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in connection with any calculation made on a pro forma basis), if the terms of
this Indenture require (1) compliance with any financial ratio or financial test (including, without limitation, any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test) and/or any cap
expressed as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets or Consolidated Cash Flow, (2) the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of default or event of default) or (3) compliance with any basket or other condition, as a
condition to (a) the consummation of any transaction (including in connection with any acquisition or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), and/or (b) the making of any Restricted Payment, the determination
of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Company, (i) in the case of any acquisition or similar Investment or any Asset Sale and any transaction related thereto, at the time of (or on the basis of the
financial statements for the most recently ended four quarter period available at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, Investment or Asset Sale (or, solely in connection with an
acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a Rule 2.7 Announcement of a firm intention to make an offer) or (y) the consummation of such acquisition, Investment or Asset
Sale, (ii) in the case of any Restricted Payment, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended four quarter period available at the time of) (x) the declaration of such Restricted Payment or
(y) the making of such Restricted Payment, in each case, after giving effect to the relevant acquisition or similar Investment and/or Restricted Payment or other transaction on a pro forma basis (including, in each case, giving effect to the
relevant transaction, any relevant Indebtedness (including the intended use of proceeds thereof) and, at the election of the Company, giving pro forma effect to other prospective limited conditionality acquisitions or similar Investments
for which definitive agreements have been executed), and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of an adverse change in such financial ratio or test occurring after the time such election is made (but any
subsequent improvement in the applicable financial ratio or test may be utilized by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company shall have elected the option set forth in this paragraph in respect of any
transaction, then the Company or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to consummate such transaction even if any applicable test or condition shall cease to be satisfied subsequent to the Companys election of such option.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless the Company otherwise elects,
with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any
Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test) (any such amounts, the Fixed Amounts) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a
provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio test, any Total Leverage Ratio test and/or any Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test) (any such amounts, the
Incurrence-Based Amounts), it is understood and agreed that (A) the incurrence of the Incurrence-Based Amount shall be calculated first without giving effect to any Fixed Amount but giving full pro forma effect to the use of
proceeds of such Fixed Amount and the related transactions and (B) the incurrence of the Fixed Amount shall be calculated thereafter. Unless the Company elects otherwise, the Company shall be deemed to have used amounts under an
Incurrence-Based Amount then available to the Company prior to utilization of any amount under a Fixed Amount then available to the Company. Section 11.16 Agent for Service and Waiver of Immunities. By the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company and each
Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary does, and with respect to any entity that becomes a Note Guarantor after the date hereof and is not a Domestic Subsidiary, within 10 days of becoming a Note Guarantor, as applicable, will,
(i) acknowledge that they will designate and appoint Bausch Health US, LLC, 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, or another Person satisfactory to the Trustee (the Authorized Agent), as their
authorized agent upon whom process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes that may be instituted in any federal or state court in the State of New York or brought under federal or state
securities laws, and acknowledge that the Authorized Agent has accepted such designation, (ii) submit to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding, and (iii) agree that service of process upon the Authorized Agent
and written notice of said service to the Company or the Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable, in accordance with Section 11.2 hereof shall be deemed effective service of process in any such suit or proceeding. The
Company and each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary further agrees to take any reasonable action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and
appointment of the Authorized Agent in full force and effect so long as any of the Notes shall be outstanding; provided, however, that the Company and each Note Guarantor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable, may, by
written notice to the Trustee, designate such additional or alternative agent for service of process under this Section 11.16 that (i) maintains an office located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in the State of New York,
(ii) is either (x) counsel for the Company or such Note Guarantor, as applicable or (y) a corporate service company which acts as agent for service of process for other persons in the ordinary course of its business and
(iii) agrees to act as agent for service of process in accordance with this Section 11.16. Such written notice shall identify the name of such agent for process and the address of the office of such agent for process in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York. Upon the written request of any Holder, the Trustee shall deliver a copy of such notice to such Holder. Section 11.17 Judgment Currency. The Company and each Note Guarantor shall indemnify each Holder and each Person, if any, who
controls any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any loss incurred by such party as a result of any judgment or order being given or made against the Company or any Note
Guarantor for any U.S. dollar amount due under this Indenture and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a currency (the Judgment Currency) other than U.S. dollars and as a result of any variation as between
(i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar amount is converted into the Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the spot rate of exchange in The City of New York at which such party on the date of
payment of such judgment or order is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received by such party if such party had utilized such amount of Judgment Currency to purchase U.S. dollars upon such partys
receipt thereof. The foregoing indemnity shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term spot rate of exchange shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in
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Section 11.18 Foreign Currency Equivalent. For purposes of determining
compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction or amount, the U.S. dollar equivalent principal amount of any amount denominated in a foreign currency will be the Dollar Equivalent calculated on the date the Indebtedness was incurred or
other transaction was entered into; provided, that if any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars is incurred to refinance Indebtedness denominated in the same currency, and such refinancing would
cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated on the date of such refinancing, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be deemed not to exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no restriction or amount will be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. In no event will the Trustee or the Paying Agent be responsible for obtaining
exchange rates or otherwise effecting currency conversions or calculations. Section 11.19 Usury Savings Clause. If any
provision of this Indenture or any Note would obligate the Company to make any payment of or on account of interest or other amount in an amount or calculated at a rate which would result in a receipt by any Holder of interest at a criminal rate (as
such term is construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then notwithstanding such provisions, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be,
as would not so result in a receipt by such Holder of interest at a criminal rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, as follows: (1) firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid to such Holder,
and (2) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts required to be paid to such Holder which would constitute interest for purposes of Section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada). Section 11.20 Interest Act (Canada). For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of
interest or fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided for in this Indenture and any Note (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the basis of a 360 day year or any other period of time less than a calendar year)
are equivalent are the rates so provided for multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year and divided by 360 or the actual number of days in such other period of time, respectively. Each of the Company and each Note
Guarantor confirms that it understands and acknowledges that it is and will be able to calculate the rate of interest applicable under this Indenture and any Note based on the methodology for calculating per annum rates provided for under this
Indenture or the Notes. Each of the Company and each Note Guarantor confirms that it agrees not to plead or assert, whether by way of defense or otherwise, in any proceeding relating to this Indenture or any Note, that the interest payable under
this Indenture or any Note and the calculation thereof has not been adequately disclosed to the Company or Note Guarantor, as applicable, whether pursuant to Section 4 of the Interest Act (Canada) or any other applicable law or legal principle.
Section 11.21 Tax Matters. Each of the parties hereto agree to cooperate and to provide the other with such information as
each may have in its possession to enable the determination of whether any payments pursuant to this Indenture are subject to the withholding requirements described in Section 1471(b) of the Code or otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code and any regulations, or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof (Applicable Law). The Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under this Indenture to
the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law. Nothing in the immediately preceding sentence shall be construed as obligating the Trustee to make any gross up payment or similar reimbursement in connection with a payment in respect
of which amounts are so withheld or deducted or affecting a Payors obligation to make any payments of Additional Amount pursuant to Section 4.21 of this Indenture. The terms of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
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ARTICLE 12 COLLATERAL Section 12.1
Collateral Documents. (a) The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and interest (including Additional Amounts, if
any) on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and interest on the Notes and
performance of all other Obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, shall be
secured as provided in the Collateral Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Obligations, subject to the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. The Trustee and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the
Notes Collateral Agents hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee and pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Each Holder, by accepting a Note,
and each Beneficial Owner of an interest in a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and the Second Lien Intercreditor
Agreement as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Indenture and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and directs each Notes Collateral Agent to enter into the
Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. Subject to the Applicable Collateral Limitations, the Company shall deliver to each Notes
Collateral Agent copies of all documents required to be filed pursuant to the Collateral Documents to which such Notes Collateral Agent is a party, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next
sentence of this Section 12.1, to provide to the Notes Collateral Agents the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby and/or by the Collateral Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the
same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. Subject to the Applicable Collateral Limitations, the Company shall, and shall cause the
Subsidiaries of the Company to, take any and all actions and make all filings (including the filing of UCC or PPSA financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto (or analogous procedures under the applicable laws in the
relevant Covered Jurisdiction)) required to cause the Collateral Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Second Priority Notes Obligations of the Company and the Note Guarantors to the Second Lien Notes Secured Parties, a valid and
enforceable perfected Lien and security interest in and on all of the Collateral (subject to the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents), in favor of the Notes Collateral Agents for the benefit of the Holders
and the Trustee subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens. (b) To the extent any assets owned by the Company or any Note Guarantor
on the Issue Date (other than Excluded Assets) are not subject to a valid Lien in favor of a Notes Collateral Agent on or prior to the Issue Date or subject to a Lien in favor of a Notes Collateral Agent that is not perfected on or prior to the
Issue Date, the Company and the Note Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to enter into Collateral Documents to create such Liens (including all Collateral Documents governed by the laws of each Covered Jurisdiction, except
where pursuant to laws governing such assets or local practice applicable to such assets, such assets that were pledged to the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent are not capable of being pledged to a Notes Collateral Agent at the same time) and have
all such Liens and any Liens created but not perfected (including by appropriate filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office) on or prior to the Issue Date perfected, subject to any limitations set
forth in this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, including the Applicable Collateral Limitations, within 120 days after the Issue Date. (c) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, the provisions of this Article 12 are qualified in their entirety by the
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Section 12.2 Release of Collateral. (a) The Liens securing the Notes will be automatically released, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any
party, at any time and from time to time as provided by this Section 12.2. Upon such release, subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents, all rights in the released Collateral securing Second Priority Notes Obligations shall revert to the
Company and the Note Guarantors, as applicable. The Collateral shall be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Collateral Documents and the Trustee (subject to its receipt of an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel
as provided below) shall execute documents evidencing such release, and confirm to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent to execute, as applicable, the same at the Companys sole cost and expense, under one or more of the following
circumstances: (i) in whole upon: (A) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Amounts, if any) on,
the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents (for the avoidance of doubt, other than contingent Obligations in respect of which no claims have been made) that are due and payable at or
prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid; (B) satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Section 8.1; or (C) a Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Sections 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable; (ii)
in whole or in part, with the consent of Holders of the Notes in accordance with Article 9 of this Indenture; (iii) in
part, as to any asset: (A) (I) constituting Collateral that is sold or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any
of the Note Guarantors to any Person that is not the Company or a Note Guarantor in a transaction permitted by this Indenture (to the extent of the interest sold or disposed of), or (II) in connection with the taking of an enforcement action by a first lien collateral agent, in accordance with the
provisions of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (B) that is held by a Note Guarantor that ceases to be a Note
Guarantor, (C) that becomes an Excluded Asset, including so long as the Credit Agreement is outstanding, any asset that
is not pledged to secure obligations arising in respect of the Credit Agreement (whether pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (and any related documents) or as a result of any determination made thereunder, or by amendment, waiver or
otherwise), or (D) that is otherwise released in accordance with, and as expressly provided for by the terms of, this
Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents, provided that, in the case of
clause (iii)(A)(II), the proceeds of such Collateral shall be applied in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreements. (b) In addition,
the Notes shall be automatically released from the Liens securing the Notes, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, at any time and from time to time as provided by this Section 12.2 and the Trustee
(subject to its receipt of an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as provided below) shall execute documents evidencing such release, and instruct the applicable Notes Collateral Agent in writing to execute, as applicable, the same at
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(i) in whole upon: (A) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Amounts, if any) on,
the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents in respect of the Notes (for the avoidance of doubt, other than contingent Obligations in respect of which no claims have been made) that are
due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid; (B)
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Section 8.1; or (C) a
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Sections 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable; or (ii) in whole or in part, with the consent of Holders of the Notes in accordance with Article 9 of this Indenture. (c) With respect to any release of Collateral or release from the Liens securing the Notes, upon receipt of an Officers Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, to such release have been met and that it is permitted for the Trustee and/or a
Notes Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the documents requested by the Company in connection with such release, and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction, discharge or release prepared by the Company, the Trustee
shall, or shall cause the applicable Notes Collateral Agent to, execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Company expense) such instruments or releases (whether electronically or in writing) to evidence, and shall do or cause to be done all
other acts reasonably necessary to effect, in each case as soon as reasonably practicable, the release, without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind, and discharge of any Collateral or any Notes permitted to be released pursuant to this
Indenture or the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor any Notes Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in reliance upon any such Officers Certificate or Opinion of
Counsel, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Collateral Document or in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement to the contrary, but without limiting any automatic release provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, the Trustee and
each Notes Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction, discharge or termination, unless and until it receives such
Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel. Section 12.3 Suits to Protect the Collateral. Subject to the provisions of
Article 7 hereof and the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, following the occurrence of an Event of Default that is continuing, may or
may instruct the applicable Notes Collateral Agent in writing to take all actions it reasonably determines are necessary in order to: (a) enforce any of the terms of the Collateral Documents; and (b) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations hereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee and each Notes Collateral Agent shall have
power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and
such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may determine to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral. Nothing in this Section 12.3 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on
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Section 12.4 Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral
Documents. Subject to the provisions of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents, and to make further distributions of such
funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture. Section 12.5 Purchaser Protected. In no event shall any
purchaser or other transferee in good faith of any property or asset purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of a Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any
conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property, asset or
rights permitted by this Article 12 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company or the applicable Note Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer. Section 12.6 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee. In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or
trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 12 upon the Company or a Note Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property or asset may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an
instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or a Note Guarantor or of any Officer or Officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 12; and if the Trustee
shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee. Section 12.7 Release Upon Termination of the Companys Obligations. In the event that the Company delivers to
the Trustee an Officers Certificate certifying that (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other Second Priority Notes Obligations that are due and payable at or prior to
the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid or (ii) the Company shall have exercised its Legal Defeasance option or their Covenant Defeasance option, in each case in compliance with the provisions of
Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such notice by the Trustee have been satisfied, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company and the Notes
Collateral Agents a notice, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agents, stating that the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral solely on behalf of the Holders
of the Notes without representation, warranty or recourse (other than with respect to funds held by the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable), and any rights it has under the Collateral Documents solely on behalf of the
Holders of the Notes and upon receipt by the Notes Collateral Agents of such notice, the Notes Collateral Agents shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee and shall execute and deliver all documents and do or
cause to be done (at the expense of the Company) all acts reasonably requested by the Company to release, without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind, and discharge such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable. Section 12.8 Notes Collateral Agents. (a) The Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes, and each Beneficial Owner of an interest in a Note, hereby designates and
appoints each Notes Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Company directs and authorizes and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably
authorizes each Notes Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are
expressly delegated to the Notes Collateral Agents by the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and each
Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms or the terms of this Indenture. Each Notes Collateral Agent agrees to act
as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 12.8. The provisions of this Section 12.8 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agents and the TMF Sub-Agents and none of the
Trustee, any of the Holders nor any of the Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein unless expressly extended to them. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by any Notes Collateral
Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and/or the applicable Collateral Documents, and the exercise by any Notes Collateral Agent of any rights or
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remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Collateral
Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Notes Collateral Agents shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and no Notes Collateral Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set
forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the applicable Notes Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall any Notes Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or any
Grantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against any Notes
Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term agent in this Indenture with reference to the Notes Collateral Agents is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express)
obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. (b) Each Notes Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor
Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Persons Affiliates, and the respective
officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates, (a Related Person) and shall be entitled to
advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. No Notes Collateral Agent shall be
responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was
made in good faith. (c) No Notes Collateral Agent nor any of their respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the
Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement,
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any other Grantor or Affiliate of any Grantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any other Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report,
statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the applicable Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, or the validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, or for any failure of any Grantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the
Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Notes Collateral Agent nor any of their respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to
the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of any Grantor or any
Grantors Affiliates. (d) Each Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled (in the absence of bad faith) to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) 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, without limitation, counsel to the
Company or any other Grantor), independent accountants and/or other experts and advisors selected by such Notes Collateral Agent. No Notes Collateral Agent shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. Unless otherwise expressly required hereunder or pursuant to any Collateral Document, each Notes Collateral
Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first receive such written advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by
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or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the
Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) No Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Trust
Officer of such Notes Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a notice of default. Such
Notes Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to
this Section 12.8). (f) Each Notes Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such
resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Notes Collateral Agent. If any Notes Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Company shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor
collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of such Notes Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Trustee, at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding, may appoint, subject to the consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor
collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation) such Notes Collateral Agent shall
be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of
the retiring Notes Collateral Agent, and the term Notes Collateral Agents shall mean such successor collateral agent, and the retiring Notes Collateral Agents appointment, powers and duties as a Notes Collateral Agent shall be
terminated. After the retiring Notes Collateral Agents resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 12.8 (and Section 7.7) shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring Notes Collateral Agent shall not by reason of
such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was a Notes Collateral Agent under this Indenture. (g) The Company and each of the Holders by its acceptance of the Notes, and each Beneficial Owner of an interest in a Note, hereby authorizes
(i) the Trustee and each Notes Collateral Agent, respectively, to appoint co-Notes Collateral Agents, sub-agents and other additional Notes Collateral Agents (and,
in each case, appointment of such person shall be reflected in documentation, which the Trustee and each Notes Collateral Agent are hereby authorized to enter into) and (ii) TMF to perform its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder
and in connection with the Collateral by or through the TMF Sub-Agents acting under the applicable Collateral Documents. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Collateral Documents or the
Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, no Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for
any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. Each Notes
Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be
responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. (h) Each Notes Collateral
Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) make the representations of
the Holders set forth in the Collateral Documents and Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iv) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (v) perform and observe
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(i) [Reserved]. (j) If applicable, each Notes Collateral Agent is each Holders agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders security interest
in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC can be perfected only by possession. Should the Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Company, the Trustee shall notify the Notes Collateral Agents thereof
and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Notes Collateral Agents instructions. (k) No Notes Collateral Agent shall have any obligation whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the Holders to assure that the Collateral exists
or is owned by any Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that such Notes Collateral Agents Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are
entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Grantors property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or
delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any
of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Notes Collateral Agents pursuant to this Indenture, any Collateral Document or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or as otherwise provided in the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, no Notes
Collateral Agent shall have any other duty or liability whatsoever to the Trustee or any Holder or any other Notes Collateral Agent as to any of the foregoing. (l) If the Company or any Note Guarantor (i) incurs any obligations in respect of Second Priority Obligations at any time when no Second
Lien Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting Second Priority Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, or incurs any other obligations
permitted hereunder and required to be subject to an intercreditor agreement, and (ii) delivers to the Notes Collateral Agents an Officers Certificate so stating and requesting the Notes Collateral Agents to enter into an intercreditor
agreement (on substantially the same terms as the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Second Priority Obligations so incurred, or on reasonable and customary terms with respect
to any other such intercreditor agreement, the Notes Collateral Agents and the Trustee (as applicable) shall (and are hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Company, including
legal fees and expenses of the Notes Collateral Agents), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder. (m) If the Company or any Note Guarantor (i) incurs any obligations in respect of Indebtedness on which a junior lien on the Collateral
is to be granted, and (ii) delivers to the Notes Collateral Agents an Officers Certificate so stating and requesting the Notes Collateral Agents to enter into an intercreditor agreement with a designated agent or representative for the
holders of such Indebtedness or other obligations so incurred, and stating that such intercreditor agreement is on customary terms (as determined by the Company), the Notes Collateral Agents and the Trustee (as applicable) shall (and are hereby
authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Company, including legal fees and expenses of the Notes Collateral Agents), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and
observe its obligations thereunder. (n) No provision of this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral
Document shall require any Notes Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action
hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders (or the Trustee in the case of a Notes Collateral Agent) unless it shall have first received indemnity satisfactory to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent against
potential costs and liabilities incurred by such Notes Collateral Agent relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents, in the event any
Notes Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, such Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or
exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if such Notes Collateral Agent has determined that such Notes Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the
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or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless such Notes Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form all
satisfactory to such Notes Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting such Notes Collateral Agent from all such liability. Each Notes Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this paragraph
(m) if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient. (o)
Each Notes Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents or instrument referred to herein or
therein, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct,
(ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as such Notes Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Company (and money held in trust by such Notes Collateral Agent need (a) shall be held uninvested without
liability for interest, unless otherwise agreed in writing, (b) shall be held in a non-interest bearing trust account and (c) not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law)
and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it
in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to each Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (p) No Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control.
Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or
other disasters. Neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the
likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action. (q) No Notes Collateral Agent assumes any responsibility for any failure or
delay in performance or any breach by the Company or any other Grantor under this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents. No Notes Collateral Agent shall be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for
any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in any Notes Documents or in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Notes Collateral Agent under or in
connection with, this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Collateral Documents of any
other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the
validity, enforceability or collectability of any Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor; or for any failure of any obligor to perform its
Obligations under this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents. No Notes Collateral Agent shall have any obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default
or Event of Default, the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in
this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Collateral Documents. No Notes Collateral Agent shall be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture, the Second Lien
Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents unless expressly set forth hereunder or thereunder. Without limiting its obligations as expressly set forth herein, each Notes Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions from the Holders with respect to the administration of the Notes Documents. (r) The parties hereto and the Holders hereby
agree and acknowledge that the Notes Collateral Agents shall not assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements,
damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring
costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any actions taken
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hereto or thereto. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and
the Collateral Documents, a Notes Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of such Notes Collateral Agent in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by such Notes Collateral Agent
shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral. However, if the Notes Collateral Agent is required to acquire title to an asset pursuant to this Indenture which in the Notes Collateral
Agents reasonable discretion may cause the Notes Collateral Agent to be considered an owner or operator under the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA),
42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq., or otherwise cause the Notes Collateral Agent to incur liability under CERCLA or any equivalent federal, state or local law, the Notes Collateral Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, to either
resign as the Notes Collateral Agent or arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court-appointed receiver. Neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable to the Company, the Guarantors or any other
Person for any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of a Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustees actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or
relating to the discharge, release or threatened release of hazardous materials into the environment. If at any time it is necessary, in connection with an exercise of remedies, for property to be possessed, owned, operated or managed by any Person
(including any Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) other than the Company or the Guarantors, a majority in interest of Holders shall direct the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to appoint an appropriately qualified Person (excluding the
Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) who they shall designate to possess, own, operate or manage, as the case may be, the property. (s)
Upon the receipt by the applicable Notes Collateral Agent of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Notes Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further
consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Collateral Document to be executed after the Issue Date. Such Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel shall (i) state that it is being delivered to such Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to
this Section 12.8(s), and (ii) instruct such Notes Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Collateral Document. Any such execution of a Collateral Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Company, upon delivery to such
Notes Collateral Agent of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent (if any) to the execution and delivery of the Collateral Document have been satisfied. The Holders, by their acceptance of the
Notes, hereby authorize and direct each Notes Collateral Agent to execute such Collateral Documents. (t) Subject to the provisions of the
applicable Collateral Documents and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, agrees that each Notes Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral
Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto (including any releases permitted hereunder), and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes Collateral Agents
shall not be required to exercise discretion under this Indenture, the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the
written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee, as applicable, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or in any Collateral Document. (u) After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding, may direct the Notes Collateral Agents in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. (v) Each Notes Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under
the Collateral Documents or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and to the extent not prohibited under the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and
the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.10 hereof and the other provisions of this Indenture. -102-
(w) Subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents, in each case that a Notes Collateral
Agent may or is required hereunder or under any other Notes Document to take any action (an Action), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or
sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any other Notes Document, the Notes Collateral Agents may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. Each Notes Collateral Agent
shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. Subject to the terms of the Collateral
Documents, if a Notes Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, such Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such
Action unless and until such Notes Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and such Notes Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by
reason of so refraining. (x) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or any other Notes Document, in no event shall
any Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this
Indenture or the other Notes Documents (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC or PPSA financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments (or analogous procedures under the applicable laws in the
relevant Covered Jurisdiction), nor shall any Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and neither the Notes Collateral Agents nor the Trustee makes any representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of any of the
Collateral Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby. Additionally, neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be responsible for providing, maintaining, monitoring or preserving insurance on or the
payment of taxes with respect to any of the Collateral. (y) Before a Notes Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting in each case at
the request or direction of the Company, the Note Guarantors, or the Trustee, it may require an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of Section 11.4 hereof. Each Notes Collateral Agent
shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion. (z)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Notes Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and/or the Trustee solely with respect to the Collateral Documents and the Collateral. (aa) The Company shall pay compensation to, reimburse expenses of and indemnify each Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with
Section 7.7 hereof. Accordingly, the reference to the Trustee in Section 6.10, Section 7.7 and Section 7.8 hereof shall be deemed to include the reference to the Notes Collateral Agents and Section 7.7 of this
Indenture shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Notes Collateral Agents in their capacity as such, provided that for the purposes of this Section 12.8(aa), any reference to the negligence of the Trustee in 7.7 shall be deemed to be references to
the gross negligence of the Notes Collateral Agents. (bb) The Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes acknowledges and
directs that the benefits, indemnities, privileges, protections, and rights of each Notes Collateral Agent shall extend to (and may be claimed directly or by the applicable Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of) each
sub-agent and each TMF Sub-Agent (and TMF, by its signature below, acknowledges the same on behalf of and for the benefit of each TMF
Sub-Agent), as the case may be. (cc) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody
thereof, neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall have duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior
parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. Any Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which
it accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Notes
Collateral Agent in good faith. -103-
(dd) Neither any Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be responsible for the
existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any of any action or omission to act on
its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Notes Collateral Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained
therein, for the validity of the title of the applicable Grantor to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. ARTICLE 13 PARALLEL DEBT Section 13.1 Purpose; Governing Law. This Article 13 is included in this Indenture solely for the purpose of ensuring the
validity and effect of certain security rights governed by the laws of the Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Mexico and Switzerland, granted pursuant to the applicable Collateral Documents and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not limit the rights and
remedies provided to the Second Lien Notes Secured Parties by the other provisions hereof and of any of the other Notes Documents. Moreover, the provisions of Section 13.3 hereof shall be governed by the laws of Hungary. Section 13.2 Parallel Debt (The Netherlands and Poland). (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and for the purpose of the security
rights granted and to be granted under or pursuant to the Collateral Documents governed by the laws of The Netherlands and the laws of Poland (the Foreign Security Agreements), the Company and each Note Guarantor that is a party
to the Foreign Security Agreements undertake to pay to any Notes Collateral Agent, in its individual capacity as creditor in its own right and not as agent, representative or trustee, as a separate independent obligation to such Notes Collateral
Agent, the amount of its Parallel Debt. Moreover, the security rights contemplated by the applicable Foreign Security Agreements are granted in favor of the applicable Notes Collateral Agent in its individual capacity and not as agent,
representative or trustee of the Holders of the Notes, as security for its claims under the Parallel Debt and consequently such Notes Collateral Agent becoming the sole security beneficiary of such security rights. (b) No person shall be obligated to pay any amount representing Parallel Debt unless and until a corresponding amount of the Underlying Debt
shall have become due and payable. (c) To the extent any amount is paid to and received by the applicable Notes Collateral Agent in
payment of the Parallel Debt, the total amount due and payable in respect of the Underlying Debt shall be decreased as if such amount were received by the Second Lien Notes Secured Parties or any of them in payment of the corresponding Underlying
Debt. Section 13.3 Parallel Debt (Hungary). The Trustee and each Second Lien Notes Secured Party (other than the Notes
Collateral Agents) hereby authorizes and appoints the applicable Notes Collateral Agent to accept, manage and enforce, as its representative (in Hungarian: bizományos or, after the entry into force of Act V of
2013 on the new Hungarian civil code (the New Hungarian Civil Code), zálogjogosulti bizományos) any charge based Collateral granted to such Notes Collateral Agent in
relation to this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and to act and execute on its behalf in such capacity, subject to the terms of the Guarantee entered into by a Note Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Hungary, amendments or releases of,
accessions and alterations to, and to carry out similar dealings with regard to this Indenture or any Collateral Document governed by the laws of Hungary or entered into by a Note Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Hungary. For the purposes of
the New Hungarian Civil Code, (i) this provision constitutes the agreement of all Second Lien Notes Secured Parties regarding the authorization and appointment of the applicable Notes Collateral Agent as
zálogjogosulti bizományos for enforcing, managing and administering any charge based Collateral entered into by a Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Hungary (for the purposes of, and
as envisaged by, Article 5:96.§ (1) of the New Hungarian Civil Code); (ii) in case there are discrepancies (including inter alia matters pertaining to sharing, settlement, flow of funds and rights of Notes Collateral Agents) not
expressly regulated by Hungarian law between the regulations of Article 5:96.§ (1) of the New Hungarian Civil Code and this Indenture, the terms of this Indenture shall prevail to the extent permitted by law; and (iii) as permitted by
Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of 17 June 2008, this Section 13.3 shall be governed by Hungarian law. Each Notes Collateral Agent hereby accepts and the Note Guarantors hereby acknowledge such appointment as of the date hereof. -104-
Section 13.4 Parallel Debt (Mexico). For the purpose of any Collateral Document
or Lien governed by the laws of Mexico (the Mexican Security Documents) and all security interests created thereunder: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Company and each Note Guarantor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally undertakes to pay to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent, as creditor in its own right and not as representative of the other Second Lien Notes Secured Parties, sums equal to and in the currency of each amount payable by the
Company and each such Note Guarantor to each of the Second Lien Notes Secured Parties under this Indenture, The Notes and each of the Collateral Documents as and when that amount falls due for payment under this Indenture, the Notes or the relevant
Collateral Document (the Mexican Parallel Debt) (b) The Company and each Note Guarantor and each Notes
Collateral Agent acknowledge that the obligations of the Company and each Note Guarantor under paragraph (a) above are several and are separate and independent from, and shall not in any way limit or affect, the corresponding obligations of the
Company or that Note Guarantor, as applicable, to any Second Lien Notes Secured Party under this Indenture, the Notes or any Collateral Document (as used in this Section 13.4, its Corresponding Debt) nor shall the amounts for
which the Company and each Note Guarantor is liable under the Mexican Parallel Debt be limited or affected in any way by its Corresponding Debt; provided that: (i) The Mexican Parallel Debt of the Company and each Note Guarantor shall be decreased to the extent that its Corresponding
Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; (ii) The Corresponding Debt of the
Company and each Note Guarantor shall be decreased to the extent that its Mexican Parallel Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; (iii) The Mexican Parallel Debt will become due and payable at the same time as the Corresponding Debt becomes due and
payable; and (iv) The aggregate amount outstanding under the Mexican Parallel Debt will never exceed the aggregate amount
outstanding under the Corresponding Debt. (c) For the purpose of this Section 13.4, each Notes Collateral Agent acts
in its own name and not as a trustee, and its claims in respect of the Mexican Parallel Debt shall not be held on trust. The Collateral granted under the Mexican Security Documents to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions
of this Section 13.4 is granted to such Notes Collateral Agent in its capacity as creditor of the Mexican Parallel Debt and shall not be held on trust. (d) All moneys received or recovered by any Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 13.4, and all amounts received
or recovered by any Notes Collateral Agent from or by the enforcement of any Collateral granted under the Mexican Security Documents, shall be applied in accordance with this Indenture. (e) For the purpose of any vote taken under this Indenture or any Collateral Document, no Notes Collateral Agent shall be
regarded as having any participation or commitment other than those which it has, if any, in its capacity as a Holder. -105-
Section 13.5 Parallel Debt (Switzerland). For the purpose of any Collateral
Document or Lien governed by the laws of Switzerland (the Swiss Security Documents) and all security interests created thereunder: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Company and each Note Guarantor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally undertakes to pay to the applicable Notes Collateral Agent, as creditor in its own right and not as representative of the other Second Lien Notes Secured Parties, amounts equal to and in the currency of each Payable Amount as and
when that Payable Amount falls due for payment under this Indenture, the Notes or the relevant Collateral Document (the Swiss Parallel Debt). For the purpose of this Section 13.5, Payable Amount means in
relation to the Company or a Note Guarantor, any amount payable by the Company or such Note Guarantor to each of the Second Lien Notes Secured Parties under this Indenture, the Notes and each of the Collateral Documents, but excluding any amounts of
parallel debt payable by the Company or such Note Guarantor pursuant to this Article 13. (b) The Company and each Note
Guarantor and each Notes Collateral Agent acknowledge that the obligations of the Company and each Note Guarantor under paragraph (a) above are several and are separate and independent from, and shall not in any way limit or affect, the
corresponding obligations of the Company or that Note Guarantor, as applicable, to any Second Lien Notes Secured Party under this Indenture, the Notes or any Collateral Document (as used in this Section 13.5, its Corresponding
Debt) nor shall the amounts for which the Company and each Note Guarantor is liable under the Swiss Parallel Debt be limited or affected in any way by its Corresponding Debt; provided that: (i) the Swiss Parallel Debt of the Company and of each Note Guarantor shall be decreased to the extent that its Corresponding
Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; (ii) the Corresponding Debt of the
Company and of each Note Guarantor shall be decreased to the extent that its Swiss Parallel Debt has been irrevocably paid or (in the case of guarantee obligations) discharged; and (iii) the amount of the Swiss Parallel Debt of the Company or, respectively, a Note Guarantor shall at all times be equal to
the amount of its Corresponding Debt. (c) All monies received or recovered by any Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this
Section 13.5, and all amounts received or recovered by any Notes Collateral Agent from or by the enforcement of any Collateral granted under the Swiss Security Documents, shall be applied in accordance with this Indenture. (d) For the purpose of any vote taken under this Indenture, the Notes or any Collateral Document, no Notes Collateral Agent
shall be regarded as having any participation or commitment other than those which it has, if any, in its capacity as a Holder. Section 13.6 Additional Parallel Debt Provisions. In the case of any Note Guarantor that becomes a Note Guarantor after the Issue
Date and is located in a jurisdiction where Parallel Debt provisions are customary or required, the Company, the Note Guarantors and the Trustee are hereby authorized to provide for Parallel Debt, in customary form (as determined by the Company in
its sole discretion) in the supplemental indenture with respect to such Guarantors guarantee. The Trustee and the Company, without the consent of any Holder, may also incorporate into this Indenture additional Parallel Debt provisions as
necessary to address After-Acquired Property in any jurisdiction where no assets are pledged by a guarantor organized therein on the Issue Date. [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] -106-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of
the date and year first above written. /s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
GUARANTORS: BAUSCH HEALTH AMERICAS, INC. /s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ William N. Woodfield MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ William N. Woodfield VALEANT CANADA S.E.C./VALEANT CANADA LP By: Valeant Canada GP Limited, its general partner /s/ William N. Woodfield /s/ Jeremy M. Lipshy /s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Luis Alejandro Mendez Madriz [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Viktória Nagy /s/ János András Nánay, dr. [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Michael Kennan /s/ Michael Kennan /s/ Michael Kennan [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Simon Maire [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ William N. Woodfield [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Maria Margaretha Catharina Schuit /s/ Robert Meijer /s/ Michael Anthony Kennan [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Waldemar Stepień /s/ Ryszard Bukowski /s/ Cornelis Jan Heiman /s/ Tadeusz Pietrasz [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Matthias Courvoisier [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Stacey B. Poindexter [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Stacey B. Poindexter [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Marco Thuo [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
/s/ Albert J. Fioravanti [Signature Page to
Second Lien Notes Indenture]
EXHIBIT A BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. 14.000% SECOND LIEN SECURED NOTES DUE 2030 [FORM OF FACE OF NOTE] [UNLESS
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE
OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]1 [THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY
NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR)), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE
EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT,
PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER- DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (THE FORM OF WHICH
LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS NOTE), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE
144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS NOTE IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY Include only if the Note is a Global Note. A-1
TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE
HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE 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. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, UNITED STATES AND U.S. PERSON HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]2 [THIS NOTE AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE AMENDED
OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF
RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE TO HAVE AGREED TO ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT.]3 [CANADIAN RESALE LEGEND UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN MUST NOT TRADE THIS NOTE OR THE BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN BEFORE THE DATE THAT IS 4 MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 2022.]4 Include only if the Note is a Restricted Note. Include only if the Note is a Restricted Note. Include until no longer necessary under Canadian securities laws. A-2
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. CUSIP: 144A: 071734 AR8, Reg. S: C07885 AM5 14.000% SECOND LIEN SECURED NOTES DUE 2030 Bausch Health Companies Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the Company,
which term shall include any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof) promises to pay to ______________________________ or its registered assigns, the principal sum of ________________________ Dollars
($__________) on October 15, 2030 [or such greater or lesser amount as is indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes on the other side of this Note]5 and to pay interest thereon as
provided on the other side of this Note. Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15, beginning April 15, 2023. Record Dates: April 1 and October 1. Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note. Include only if the Note is a Global Note. A-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed. A-4
Trustees Certificate of Authentication: This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture for the 14.000% Second Lien Secured Notes due 2030. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee Dated: _________________________________ A-5
[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE] BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC. 14.000% SECOND LIEN SECURED NOTES DUE 2030 1.
INTEREST The Company shall pay interest on this Note semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, each an
interest payment date, of each year, commencing on April 15, 2023, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note. Interest shall accrue from and including September 30, 2022 or else the most recent interest
payment date to which interest had been paid or duly provided for to but excluding the date on which such interest is paid. Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall, (in immediately available funds) to the fullest extent permitted by
law, pay interest on overdue principal (including premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest from the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to this Note, which interest shall be payable on demand. The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any interest payment date will be paid to the Person in whose name this
Note is registered at the close of business on April 1 and October 1 preceding such interest payment date (the Record Date) except as provided in the Indenture. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on this Note will be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and as otherwise provided in the Indenture. 2. METHOD OF PAYMENT [The Company will make
payments in respect of this Note (including principal, premium, if any, interest) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder.]6 [The Company will make
all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to this Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders, in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of
$1,000,000 or more, or, if no such account is specified or in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of less than $1,000,000, by mailing a check to each such Holders registered address.]7 All payments shall be made in immediately available funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
Payments to any Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder in the United States, if such Holder has provided
wire transfer instructions to the Company at least 10 Business Days prior to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as this
Note is registered in the name of a Depositary or its nominee, all payments hereon shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. 3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR Initially, The
Bank of New York Mellon (the Trustee) will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holder. The Company or any of their Subsidiaries may, subject to certain
limitations set forth in the Indenture, act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Include only if the Note is a Global Note. Include only if the Note is a Definitive Note. A-6
4. INDENTURE, LIMITATIONS This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company designated as its 14.000% Second Lien Secured Notes due 2030 (the
Notes), issued under an Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022 (together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the Indenture), among the Company, the Note Guarantors, the Trustee and the Notes
Collateral Agents. The terms of this Note include those stated in the Indenture. This Note is subject to all such terms, and the Holder of this Note is referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them. Capitalized terms used and not
defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture. The Company shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes
pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Indenture. 5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION; PURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDER; OFFER TO PURCHASE BY APPLICATION OF
EXCESS PROCEEDS (a) Optional Redemption. The Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company at the prices, and upon the terms
and conditions, set forth in Section 3.7 of the Indenture. (b) Purchase of Notes at Option of Holder. If there is a Change of
Control, the Company shall be required to make an offer (a Change of Control Offer) to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Notes at a purchase
price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall transmit a notice to each
Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture. (c) Offer to Purchase by
Application of Excess Proceeds. After the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sale, the Company may be required to purchase Notes, as further specified in the Indenture. (d) Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be given at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to
each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after
the redemption date, subject to satisfaction of any conditions precedent, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 6. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, CANCELLATION The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may
register the transfer of or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes or other governmental charges that
may be imposed in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture. All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or
exchange or conversion will, if surrendered to the Company or any of its other Agents with respect to the Notes, be delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes delivered to it. No Notes will be authenticated in exchange for
any Notes cancelled, except as provided in the Indenture. 7. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS The Holder of a Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. 8. GUARANTEES, COLLATERAL This Note is
guaranteed, as set forth in the Indenture, and is secured by Liens on certain Collateral as specified in the Indenture and the Collateral Documents. A-7
9. UNCLAIMED MONEY If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the
Company at its written request, subject to applicable unclaimed property law. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person. 10. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER Subject
to certain exceptions, the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and an existing default
or Event of Default and its consequence or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived in a particular instance with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or make any other change
that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder. In addition, except as set forth under Article 10 of the Indenture, without the
consent of Holders of at least 66 2/3% 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), no amendment or supplement
may release the Note Guarantees and the Collateral. 11. SUCCESSOR ENTITY When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Indenture, the predecessor corporation (except in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be released from those obligations. 12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES If an Event of
Default, as defined in the Indenture, occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable. If a bankruptcy or insolvency default with respect to the
Company occurs and is continuing, the Notes automatically become due and payable. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the
Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of remedies. 13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY The Bank
of New York Mellon, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and may otherwise deal with the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company as if it were not the Trustee. 14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS A director, officer, incorporator, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company or any Note Guarantor shall not have any liability for any
obligations of the Company or any Note Guarantor under the Notes or the Indenture nor for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. The Holder of this Note by accepting this Note waives and releases all
such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of this Note. A-8
15. AUTHENTICATION This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating agent manually or electronically signs the certificate of authentication
on the other side of this Note. 16. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by
the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 17. INDENTURE TO CONTROL; GOVERNING LAW In the
case of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
principles of conflicts of law. The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture.
Requests may be made to: Bausch Health Companies Inc., 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, Telephone: (905) 286-3000, Attention: Investor Relations. A-9
ASSIGNMENT FORM To assign this Note, fill in the form below: I or we assign and transfer this Note to (Insert assignees soc. sec. or
tax I.D. no.) (Print or type assignees name,
address and zip code) and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Note on the books of the
Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her. Your Signature: Date:
*Signature guaranteed by: By:
The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized
signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program
acceptable to the Trustee. A-10
OPTION TO ELECT PURCHASE If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box
below: ☐ Section 3.8 ☐
Section 4.14 If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8 or Section 4.14 of the
Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $
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). A-11
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES8 The following exchanges, repurchases or conversions of a part of this Global Note have been made: PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE FOLLOWING SUCH DECREASE DATE OF EXCHANGE (OR INCREASE) AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY OF NOTES CUSTODIAN AMOUNT OF DECREASE IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS
GLOBAL NOTE AMOUNT IN OF
THIS NOTE This schedule should be included only if the Note is a Global Note. A-12
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES9 Re: 14.000% Second Lien Secured Notes due 2030 (the Notes) of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the Company). This certificate relates to $___________________ principal amount of Notes owned in (check applicable box) ☐ book-entry or ☐ definitive form by____________________ (the Transferor). The Transferor has requested a Registrar or the Trustee to exchange or register the transfer of such Notes. In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with
transfer restrictions relating to the Notes as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022 among Bausch Health Companies Inc., the Note Guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and a
notes collateral agent and TMF Group New York, LLC, as a notes collateral agent (the Indenture), and the transfer of such Note is in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state and is being made pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) (check applicable box) or the transfer or exchange, as the case may be, of such Note does not require registration under the
Securities Act because (check applicable box): Such Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
Such Note is being acquired for the Transferors own account, without transfer. Such Note is being transferred to the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company.
Such Note is being transferred to a person the Transferor reasonably believes is a qualified
institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A or any successor provision thereto (Rule 144A) under the Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer,
in each case to whom notice has been given that the transfer is being made in reliance on such Rule 144A, and in each case in reliance on Rule 144A. Such Note is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration
requirements under the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) (Rule 144) under the Securities Act. Such Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore
transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor thereto). Such Note is being transferred to an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act) that has provided a letter addressed to the Company, in the form of Exhibit C attached to the Indenture, containing certain representations and agreements.
This certificate should be included only if this Note is a Restricted Note. A-13
EXHIBIT B FORM OF GUARANTEE [Name of Note
Guarantor] and its successors under the Indenture, jointly and severally with any other Note Guarantors, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest, if any, on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other
obligations of Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the Company) to the Holders or the Trustee, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or
renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, guarantee that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.
Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated. No stockholder, officer,
director or incorporator, as such, past, present or future, of [name of Note Guarantor] shall have any personal liability under this Note Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such stockholder, officer, director or incorporator. This Note
Guarantee shall be binding upon [name of Note Guarantor] and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any
Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof. This Note Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication on the Note upon which this Note
Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual or electronic signature of one of its authorized officers. THE TERMS OF ARTICLE 10 OF THE INDENTURE ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. This Note Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Name: Title: B-1
EXHIBIT C FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR Bausch Health
Companies Inc. 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Attention: General Counsel Facsimile No.: (949) 461-6609 Re: Dear Sirs: Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2022 (the Indenture), among Bausch Health
Companies Inc., as issuer (the Company), the Note Guarantors party thereto, The Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., as the Trustee and a Notes Collateral Agent and TMF Group New York, LLC, as a Notes Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms
used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. In connection with our proposed purchase of
$___________________ aggregate principal amount of 14.000%% Second Lien Secured Notes due 2030 (the Notes), we confirm that: 1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth
in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the Securities Act). 2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under
the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that
if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined
therein), (C) inside the United States to an institutional accredited investor (as defined below) purchasing for its own account or for the account of another institutional accredited investor that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or
has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter, (D) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (if available), (E) in accordance with
another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based upon an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company) or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to
provide to any person purchasing the Notes from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (F) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein. 3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the
Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will
bear a legend to the foregoing effect. 4. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3)
or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we
are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment. C-1
5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own
account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional Accredited Investor) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion. You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any
interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Dated: Name: Title: C-2
EXHIBIT D FORM OF CANADIAN NOTE GUARANTEE Re: THIS CANADIAN NOTE GUARANTEE (as amended, restated, modified, renewed or extended from time to time, and
including, for the avoidance of any doubt, the preamble and recitals hereto, this Canadian Note Guarantee), is executed and delivered as of [______] by [______] (Guarantor) in favour of The Bank of New York
Mellon, as the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent, for the benefit of each Holder (together with the Trustee, collectively, the Beneficiaries). RECITALS: Reference is made to that Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022 among Bausch Health Companies Inc., a
corporation continued under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the Company), the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agents (as amended, supplemented, restated, extended, renewed, or replaced from time to time, the
Indenture). Guarantor is an Affiliate of the Company, and, as such, will benefit by virtue of the financial accommodations
extended to the Company pursuant to the Indenture. THEREFORE, Guarantor agrees as follows: Section 1. Definitions and Principles of Interpretation Definitions. All capitalized terms used and not defined elsewhere in this Canadian Note Guarantee, and all capitalized terms used and not defined in the provisions
incorporated by reference into this Canadian Note Guarantee, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture (such meanings to be determined as if such terms were to be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and
the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Ontario) and shall be incorporated by reference into this Canadian Note Guarantee, and the following words and terms have the meanings set out below: Guaranteed Obligations has the meaning given to it in Section 2.1(a). Indenture has the meaning given to it in the recitals to this Canadian Note Guarantee. Certain Rules of Interpretation. In this Canadian Note Guarantee: Governing Law This Canadian Note Guarantee (including terms incorporated by reference to the
Indenture) is a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Ontario. Headings Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Canadian Note Guarantee. Schedule A-1
Including Where the word including or includes is used in this Canadian
Note Guarantee, it means including (or includes) without limitation. No Strict Construction The language used in this Canadian Note Guarantee is the language chosen
by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party. Number and Gender Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the
plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders. Statutory references A reference to a statute includes all regulations made pursuant to such
statute and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, revises, restates, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such regulation. Time Time is of the essence in the performance of Guarantors obligations under this
Canadian Note Guarantee. Section 2. GUARANTEE Guarantee of the Obligations. Guarantor hereby unconditionally Guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee
and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company thereunder that: (i) the due and punctual payment of principal, premium and
interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, (ii) the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if
lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or any Note shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms thereof, and (iii) 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 pursuant to
Section 6.2 of the Indenture or otherwise (collectively, the Guaranteed Obligations). Guarantor agrees that this Canadian Note Guarantee is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. Failing payment when due of
any Guaranteed Obligations for whatever reason, Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the same immediately. Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to its Canadian Note Guarantee shall be unconditional,
irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes or the obligations of the Company under the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against the Company or any other obligor with respect to
the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstances (other than complete performance) which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge
or defense of a guarantor. Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives and relinquishes all claims, rights and remedies accorded by applicable law to guarantors and shall agree not to assert or take advantage of any
such claims, rights or remedies, including but not limited to: (i) any right to require any Beneficiary, as a condition of payment or performance by Guarantor, to (A) proceed against the Company, any other guarantor (including any other
Note Guarantor) of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other person, (B) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Company, any such other guarantor or any other person, (C) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any
deposit account or credit on the books of any Beneficiary in favour of the Company or any other person, or (D) pursue any other remedy in the power of any Beneficiary whatsoever; (ii) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack
of authority or any disability or other defense of the Company including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason
of the cessation of the liability of the Company from any cause Schedule A-2
If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, any Note Guarantor
or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or any Note Guarantor, any amount paid to either the Trustee or such Holder, this Canadian Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged,
shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in
respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor further agrees that, as between Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the
Guaranteed Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Section 6.2 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Canadian Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the
Guaranteed Obligations and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Section 6.2 of the Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by
Guarantor for the purpose of this Canadian Note Guarantee. Guarantor shall not exercise any right to seek contribution from any non-paying Note Guarantor if the exercise of such right impairs the rights of the
Holders under the Note Guarantees. Merger and Consolidation of Guarantors In case of any sale or other disposition, consolidation, merger, amalgamation or conveyance (to the extent
required under the Indenture) and upon the assumption by the successor person on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Trustee of the obligations of Guarantor under this Canadian Note Guarantee, and the due and punctual performance of all of the
covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed by Guarantor, such successor person shall succeed to and be substituted for Guarantor under this Canadian Note Guarantee with the same effect as if it had been named herein as Guarantor.
Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 of the Indenture, and notwithstanding clause (a) of this
Section 2.2, nothing contained in the Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation, merger or amalgamation of a Note Guarantor with or into another Person, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Note
Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety. Release In the event (i) of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any
Guarantor, by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all the Equity Interests of any Guarantor, then held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to a person that is not (either before or
after giving effect to such transactions) a Subsidiary of the Company, in each case so long as such sale or other disposition is permitted by the Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.14
Schedule A-3
Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, including without limitation Sections 4.8 and 4.14 thereof, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order
to evidence the release of Guarantor from its obligations under this Canadian Note Guarantee. Section 3.
Miscellaneous Limitations Act, 2002 (Ontario) Any and all limitation periods provided for in the Limitations Act, 2002 (Ontario), as amended from time to time, or any other applicable law limiting
the time for which an action may be commenced shall be excluded from application to the obligations of Guarantor hereunder to the fullest extent permitted by such Act or applicable law. Usury Savings Clause If any provision of this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or any Note would obligate any Canadian Note Guarantor to make any payment of or on account of
interest or other amount in an amount or calculated at a rate which would result in a receipt by any Holder of interest at a criminal rate (as such term is construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then notwithstanding such provisions,
such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not so result in a receipt by such Holder of interest at a criminal rate, such adjustment to be
effected, to the extent necessary, as follows: (1) firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid to such Holder, and (2) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts required to be
paid to such Holder which would constitute interest for purposes of Section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada). Interest Act (Canada) For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of interest or fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided
for in this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the basis of a 360 day year or any other period of time less than a calendar year) are equivalent are the rates so
provided for multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year and divided by 360 or the actual number of days in such other period of time, respectively. The Guarantor confirms that it understands and acknowledges that it is and will be able to calculate the rate of interest applicable under this Canadian Note
Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes based on the methodology for calculating per annum rates provided for under this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes. The Guarantor confirms that it agrees not to plead or assert, whether by way
of defense or otherwise, in any proceeding relating to this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes, that the interest payable under this Canadian Note Guarantee, the Indenture or the Notes and the calculation thereof has not been
adequately disclosed to the Guarantor, whether pursuant to Section 4 of the Interest Act (Canada) or any other applicable law or legal principle. Schedule A-4
Counterparts; Execution This Canadian Note Guarantee may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and
delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Canadian Note Guarantee by facsimile or other similar method of
electronic transmission (including by way of email attachment) shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Canadian Note Guarantee. Severability If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Canadian Note Guarantee or its application to any party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited or
unenforceable, such provision shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Canadian Note Guarantee and without affecting
the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting its application to other parties or circumstances. Notices All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, sent, or delivered in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. 3.7. Successors This Canadian Note Guarantee shall be
binding upon Guarantor and its successors and shall inure to the benefit of the successors of the Beneficiaries. Judgment Currency Guarantor shall indemnify each Holder and each Person, if any, who controls any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any loss incurred by such party as a result of any judgment or order being given or made against Guarantor for any U.S. dollar amount due under this Canadian Note Guarantee and such judgment or order being
expressed and paid in a currency (the Judgment Currency) other than U.S. dollars and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar amount is converted into the Judgment Currency for
the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the spot rate of exchange in The City of New York at which such party on the date of payment of such judgment or order is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency
actually received by such party if such party had utilized such amount of Judgment Currency to purchase U.S. dollars upon such partys receipt thereof. Any amount due from Guarantor under this Section 3.8 shall be due as a separate debt
and shall not be affected by such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term spot rate of exchange shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, U.S. dollars. Payment of Additional Amounts All payments made under or with respect to this Canadian Note Guarantee by Guarantor will be made free and
clear of any withholding or deduction for or on account of any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge of whatever nature (collectively, Tax) imposed or levied by or on behalf of Canada or any other
jurisdiction in which Guarantor is organized, resident or doing business for tax purposes or from or through which Guarantor makes any payment on the Canadian Note Guarantee or any department or political subdivision thereof (each, a
Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction), unless Guarantor (or an applicable withholding agent) is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law. If Guarantor (or an Schedule A-5
applicable withholding agent) is required by law to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment made under or with respect to this
Canadian Note Guarantee, Guarantor, subject to the exceptions listed below, will pay additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by each Holder or Beneficial Owner of the
Notes after such withholding or deduction (including withholding or deduction attributable to Additional Amounts payable hereunder) will not be less than the amount the Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if such Taxes had not been
required to be so withheld or deducted. Guarantor will not, however, pay Additional Amounts to a Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes:
to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the
existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or Beneficial Owner (or between a fiduciary, settler, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or Beneficial Owner, if such Holder or Beneficial
Owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than any connection resulting solely from the acquisition, ownership, holding or disposition of Notes, the receipt of payments thereunder or under
this Canadian Note Guarantee and/or the exercise or enforcement of rights under any Notes or this Canadian Note Guarantee); to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the failure
of the Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes, following Guarantors written request addressed to the Holder, to the extent such Holder or Beneficial Owner is legally eligible to do so, to comply with any certification, identification, information
or other reporting requirements, whether required by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, Taxes
imposed by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a certification that the Holder or Beneficial Owner is not resident in the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction); with respect to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise or personal property tax
or any similar Taxes; to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the
presentation by the Holder or Beneficial Owner of any Note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided
for, whichever occurs later; to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the Holder
or Beneficial Owner not dealing at arms length, within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada), with the Company or Guarantor; to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for such Holder
or Beneficial Owner being, or not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with, a specified shareholder of the Company as defined in subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act
(Canada) for purposes of the thin capitalization rules in the Income Tax Act (Canada); to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts are United States federal withholding tax
imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) as in effect on the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more
onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations, official interpretations or administrative authority promulgated thereunder and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as in effect on the date hereof
(or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and, for the avoidance of doubt, any intergovernmental agreement (and related legislation, rules or practices) implementing the
foregoing (taken together, FATCA), except to the extent that such Taxes result from a failure of any Paying Agent to comply with FATCA; and Schedule A-6
any combination of items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii). Additional Amounts also shall not be paid with respect to any payment on a Note to a Beneficial Owner who is a fiduciary, a partnership (or
entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes), or anyone other than the sole Beneficial Owner of that payment to the extent that payment would be required by the laws of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to be included in the income, for tax
purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a member of that partnership, or a Beneficial Owner who would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, member or interest holder been the
Beneficial Owner. Guarantor or applicable withholding agent will (i) make any such withholding or deduction required by
applicable law and (ii) timely remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law. Guarantor will make reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the
payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. Guarantor will provide to the Trustee, within a reasonable time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld are due pursuant
to applicable law, either a certified copy of tax receipts evidencing such payment, or, if such tax receipts are not reasonably available to Guarantor, such other documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment by Guarantor.
Where Tax is payable pursuant to Regulation 803 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) by a Holder or Beneficial
Owner of the Notes in respect of any amount payable under the Canadian Note Guarantee to the Holder (other than by reason of a transfer of the Notes to a person resident in Canada with whom the transferor does not deal at arms length for the
purposes of such Act), but no Additional Amount is paid in respect of such Tax, Guarantor will pay as or on account of interest to the Holder an amount equal to such Tax (a Regulation 803 Reimbursement) plus an amount equal to any
Tax required to be paid by the Holder or a Beneficial Owner as a result of such Regulation 803 Reimbursement within 45 days after receiving from the Holder a notice containing reasonable particulars of the Tax so payable, provided such Holder
or Beneficial Owner would have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts on account of such Tax (and only to the extent of such Additional Amounts that such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have been entitled to receive) but for the fact that it
is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments made under or with respect to the Canadian Note Guarantee. Prior to the date on which the payment of any Additional Amounts are due, the Guarantor will deliver to the
Trustee such Additional Amounts payable, together with an Officers Certificate setting forth the Additional Amounts, stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable on the applicable payment date and setting forth such other information
necessary to enable the Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders on the applicable payment date. Any such Officers Certificate will be delivered to the Trustee at least two Business Days in advance of when the payments in question are
required to be made (unless a shorter period of time is acceptable to the Trustee in its reasonable discretion). Guarantor will promptly publish a notice in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Indenture stating that such Additional Amounts will
be payable and describing the obligation to pay such amounts. Guarantor will reimburse the Holders or Beneficial Owners of Notes, upon written request of such Holder or
Beneficial Owner of Notes and certified proof of payment for the amount of (i) any Taxes levied or imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and payable by such Holder or Beneficial Owner in connection with payments made under or with respect
to this Canadian Note Guarantee; and (ii) any Taxes levied or imposed with respect to any reimbursement under the foregoing clause (i) or this clause (ii), so that the net amount received by such Holder or Beneficial Owner after such
reimbursement will not be less than the net amount such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if the Taxes giving rise to the reimbursement described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) had not been imposed, provided,
however, that the indemnification obligation provided for in this Section 3.9(f) shall not extend to Taxes imposed for which the Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes would not have been eligible to receive payment of Additional
Amounts hereunder by virtue of clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 3.9(b) hereof, or to the extent such Holder or Beneficial Owner received Additional Amounts with respect to such payments. Schedule A-7
In addition, Guarantor will pay any stamp, issue, registration, court, documentary, excise or other similar
taxes, charges and duties, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time in respect of the execution, issuance, registration or delivery of this Canadian Note Guarantee or any other
document or instrument referred to thereunder and any such taxes, charges or duties imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time as a result of, or in connection with, (i) any payments made pursuant to any Guarantee or any other such
document or instrument referred to thereunder and/or (ii) the enforcement of this Canadian Note Guarantee or any other such document or instrument referred to thereunder. Obligations described under this Section 3.9 will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the
Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person to Guarantor and to any jurisdiction in which such successor is organized, doing business or is otherwise resident for Tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which
payment is made by such successor or its respective agents. Whenever this Canadian Note Guarantee refers to, in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if any,
interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Note or under this Canadian Note Guarantee, such reference includes the payment of Additional Amounts or other payments that would be payable pursuant to this Section 3.9, if
applicable. - remainder of page intentionally left blank - Schedule A-8
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed and delivered this Guarantee as of the
first date written above. Schedule A-9
DEFINED IN
SECTION
6.1
4.14
(c)
1.1
4.21
(b)(vii)
11.15
(c)
13.2
(a)
4.9
(a)
11.15
(c)
4.11
11.2
11.17
8.2
11.7
2.12
(a)
1.1
6.2
6.1
3.14
3.14
2.3
6.1
(e)
4.21
(a)
1.1
4.9
(b)
6.2
6.2
3.14
6.2
6.2
2.3
4.21
(d)
4.21
(a)
4.14
(b)
4.8
(a)
4.14
(b)
4.21
(a)
Percentage
106.000
%
103.000
%
100.000
%
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
ORAPHARMA, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
PRECISION DERMATOLOGY, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
SANTARUS, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
SOLTA MEDICAL, INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
VRX HOLDCO LLC
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer
VALEANT CANADA GP LIMITED
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
V-BAC HOLDING CORP.
By:
Name: Jeremy M. Lipshy
Title: Vice President
BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Vice President, Treasurer
HUMAX PHARMACEUTICAL S.A.
By:
Name: Luis Alejandro Mendez Madriz
Title: Legal Representative
BAUSCH HEALTH HUNGARY LLC
By:
Name: Viktória Nagy
Title: Managing Director
By:
Name: János András Nánay, dr.
Title: Managing Director
BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED
By:
Name: Michael Kennan
Title: Director
BAUSCH HEALTH HOLDCO LIMITED
By:
Name: Michael Kennan
Title: Director
SOLTA MEDICAL IRELAND LIMITED
By:
Name: Michael Kennan
Title: Director
VALEANT FINANCE LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L.
By:
Name: Simon Maire
Title: Manager B
BAUSCH & LOMB MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.
By:
Name: William N. Woodfield
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
BAUSCH+LOMB OPS B.V.
By:
/s/ Patrick Emanuel Petrus Jacobus Gunther
Name: Patrick Emanuel Petrus Jacobus Gunther
Title: Managing Director
By:
Name: Maria Margaretha Catharina Schuit
Title: Managing Director
SOLTA MEDICAL DUTCH HOLDINGS B.V.
By:
Name: Robert Meijer
Title: Managing Director
By:
Name: Michael Anthony Kennan
Title: Manager Director
PRZEDSIĘBIORSTWO FARMACEUTYCZNE JELFA S.A.
By:
Name: Waldemar Stępień
Title: President of the Management Board
By:
Name: Ryszard Bukowski
Title: Member of the Management Board
BAUSCH HEALTH POLAND SPÓLKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ
By:
Name: Cornelis Jan Heiman
Title: President of the Management Board
ICN POLFA RZESZÓW S.A.
By:
Name: Tadeusz Pietrasz
Title: President of the Management Board
PHARMASWISS SA
By:
Name: Matthias Courvoisier
Title: Director
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE
By:
Name: Stacey B. Poindexter
Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
By:
Name: Stacey B. Poindexter
Title: Vice President
BNY MELLON CORPORATE TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
By:
Name: Marco Thuo
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
TMF GROUP NEW YORK, LLC, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
By:
Name: Albert J. Fioravanti
Title: Managing Director
1
2
3
4
ISIN: 144A: US071734AR86, Reg. S: USC07885AM59
No. [ ]
5
BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Authorized Signatory
6
7
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
*
*
OF
INCREASE
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
GLOBAL
8
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
Date:
(Insert Name of Transferor)
9
[NAME OF NOTE GUARANTOR]
By:
☐
14.000% SECOND LIEN SECURED NOTES DUE 2030
CUSIP: 144A: 071734 AR8, Reg. S: C07885 AM5
ISIN: 144A: US071734AR86, Reg. S: USC07885AM59
[Insert Name of Accredited Investor]
By:
☐
14.000% SECOND LIEN SECURED NOTES DUE 2030
CUSIP: 144A: 071734 AR8, Reg. S: C07885 AM5
ISIN: 144A: US071734AR86, Reg. S: USC07885AM59
A.
B.
1.1.
1.2.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
2.1.
(a)
(b)
other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in
amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (iv) any defense based upon any Beneficiarys errors or omissions in the administration of the Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior which amounts to bad faith;
(v) (A) any principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might be in conflict with the terms of this Canadian Note Guarantee and any legal or equitable discharge of Guarantors obligations hereunder and under this
Canadian Note Guarantee, (B) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantors liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (C) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and
counterclaims and (D) promptness, diligence and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (vi) notices, demands, presentations, protests, notices
of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance of this Canadian Note Guarantee, notices of default under the Notes or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or
modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related thereto, and notices of any extension of credit to the Company and any right to consent to any thereof; and (vii) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded
by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms of this Canadian Note Guarantee.
(c)
(d)
2.2.
(a)
(b)
2.3.
(a)
thereof, (ii) of a designation by the Company of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the definition thereof or in the event that
such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, upon effectiveness of such designation or when it first ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary, respectively, (iii) in the case
of any Canadian Note Guarantee issued on the Issue Date (or required but issued thereafter pursuant to Section 4.15(a) of the Indenture), upon the release or discharge of the Canadian Note Guarantee by such Guarantor in respect of the Credit
Agreement, and in any other case upon the release or discharge of any Canadian Note Guarantee in respect of any Indebtedness that resulted in the issuance after the Issue Date of the Canadian Note Guarantee by such Guarantor or (iv) the Company
discharges the Notes and its Obligations under the Indenture under Section 8.1 thereof or exercises its legal or covenant defeasance options under Section 8.2 or 8.3 thereof, respectively, with respect to the Notes or, in the case of a
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Guarantor, the Person acquiring such property, shall be released and relieved of any obligations under this Canadian Note Guarantee without any further action being required by
the Trustee or any Holder.
(b)
3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.
3.5.
3.6.
3.8.
3.9.
(a)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
[________________], as Canadian Note Guarantor
By:
Name:
Title:
Exhibit 4.3
1375209 B.C. LTD.
$998,937,000
9.000% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028
INDENTURE
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
AS TRUSTEE, REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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Section 1.1 |
Definitions |
1 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Other Definitions |
16 | ||||
Section 1.3 |
Rules of Construction |
17 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 |
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THE SECURITIES |
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Section 2.1 |
Form and Dating |
17 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Execution and Authentication |
18 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Registrar and Paying Agent |
19 | ||||
Section 2.4 |
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
19 | ||||
Section 2.5 |
Noteholder Lists |
20 | ||||
Section 2.6 |
Transfer and Exchange |
20 | ||||
Section 2.7 |
Replacement Notes |
20 | ||||
Section 2.8 |
Outstanding Notes |
21 | ||||
Section 2.9 |
Treasury Notes |
21 | ||||
Section 2.10 |
Temporary Notes |
21 | ||||
Section 2.11 |
Cancellation |
21 | ||||
Section 2.12 |
Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements |
22 | ||||
Section 2.13 |
CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers |
24 | ||||
Section 2.14 |
Non-Recourse |
24 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 |
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REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES |
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Section 3.1 |
Right to Redeem |
24 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed |
24 | ||||
Section 3.3 |
Notice of Redemption |
25 | ||||
Section 3.4 |
Effect of Notice of Redemption |
25 | ||||
Section 3.5 |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
26 | ||||
Section 3.6 |
Notes Redeemed in Part |
26 | ||||
Section 3.7 |
Optional Redemption |
26 | ||||
Section 3.8 |
Purchase of Notes at Option of the Holder Upon Change of Control |
27 | ||||
Section 3.9 |
Effect of Change of Control Purchase Notice |
29 | ||||
Section 3.10 |
Deposit of Change of Control Purchase Price |
29 | ||||
Section 3.11 |
Notes Purchased in Part |
29 | ||||
Section 3.12 |
Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Notes |
29 | ||||
Section 3.13 |
Repayment to the Company |
30 | ||||
Section 3.14 |
Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds |
30 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 4.1 |
Payment of Notes |
31 |
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Section 4.2 |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
32 | ||||
Section 4.3 |
Reports |
32 | ||||
Section 4.4 |
Compliance Certificates |
32 | ||||
Section 4.5 |
Further Instruments and Acts |
33 | ||||
Section 4.6 |
Maintenance of Corporate Existence |
33 | ||||
Section 4.7 |
[Reserved] |
33 | ||||
Section 4.8 |
Restricted Payments |
33 | ||||
Section 4.9 |
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock |
34 | ||||
Section 4.10 |
[Reserved]. |
35 | ||||
Section 4.11 |
Liens |
35 | ||||
Section 4.12 |
[Reserved] |
35 | ||||
Section 4.13 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
35 | ||||
Section 4.14 |
Asset Sales |
36 | ||||
Section 4.15 |
[Reserved] |
37 | ||||
Section 4.16 |
[Reserved] |
37 | ||||
Section 4.17 |
Business Activities; Subsidiaries |
37 | ||||
Section 4.18 |
[Reserved]. |
37 | ||||
Section 4.19 |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws |
37 | ||||
Section 4.20 |
Notice of Default |
37 | ||||
Section 4.21 |
Payment of Additional Amounts |
38 | ||||
Section 4.22 |
After-Acquired Property |
40 | ||||
Section 4.23 |
No Impairment of the Security Interests |
41 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 |
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MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS |
| |||||
Section 5.1 |
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets |
41 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Successor Substituted |
42 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 |
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DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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Section 6.1 |
Events of Default |
42 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Acceleration |
43 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Other Remedies |
45 | ||||
Section 6.4 |
Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default |
45 | ||||
Section 6.5 |
Control by Majority |
45 | ||||
Section 6.6 |
Limitations on Suits |
45 | ||||
Section 6.7 |
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment |
46 | ||||
Section 6.8 |
Collection Suit by Trustee |
46 | ||||
Section 6.9 |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
46 | ||||
Section 6.10 |
Priorities |
46 | ||||
Section 6.11 |
Undertaking for Costs |
47 | ||||
Section 6.12 |
Capital Stock Considerations |
47 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 |
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TRUSTEE |
| |||||
Section 7.1 |
Duties of Trustee |
47 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Rights of Trustee |
48 | ||||
Section 7.3 |
Individual Rights of Trustee |
49 | ||||
Section 7.4 |
Trustees Disclaimer |
49 | ||||
Section 7.5 |
Notice of Default or Events of Default |
49 |
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Section 7.6 |
[Reserved] |
49 | ||||
Section 7.7 |
Compensation and Indemnity |
49 | ||||
Section 7.8 |
Replacement of Trustee |
50 | ||||
Section 7.9 |
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. |
51 | ||||
Section 7.10 |
Eligibility; Disqualification |
51 | ||||
Section 7.11 |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
51 | ||||
Section 7.12 |
Collateral Documents |
51 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 |
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DEFEASANCE; SATISFACTION AND |
| |||||
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE |
| |||||
Section 8.1 |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
51 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Legal Defeasance |
52 | ||||
Section 8.3 |
Covenant Defeasance |
53 | ||||
Section 8.4 |
Application of Trust Money |
54 | ||||
Section 8.5 |
Repayment to the Company |
54 | ||||
Section 8.6 |
Reinstatement |
54 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 |
| |||||
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS |
| |||||
Section 9.1 |
Without Consent of Holders |
55 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
With Consent of Holders |
55 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
Notice of Amendment, Supplement or Waiver |
56 | ||||
Section 9.4 |
Revocation and Effect of Consents |
56 | ||||
Section 9.5 |
Notation on or Exchange of Notes |
57 | ||||
Section 9.6 |
Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. |
57 | ||||
Section 9.7 |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
57 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 |
| |||||
MISCELLANEOUS |
| |||||
Section 10.1 |
Certain Trust Indenture Act Sections |
57 | ||||
Section 10.2 |
Notices |
57 | ||||
Section 10.3 |
Communications by Holders With Other Holders |
59 | ||||
Section 10.4 |
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent |
59 | ||||
Section 10.5 |
Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders |
59 | ||||
Section 10.6 |
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar |
60 | ||||
Section 10.7 |
Legal Holidays |
60 | ||||
Section 10.8 |
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
60 | ||||
Section 10.9 |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
60 | ||||
Section 10.10 |
No Recourse Against Others |
60 | ||||
Section 10.11 |
Successors |
60 | ||||
Section 10.12 |
Multiple Counterparts; Execution |
60 | ||||
Section 10.13 |
Separability |
61 | ||||
Section 10.14 |
Table of Contents, Headings, etc. |
61 | ||||
Section 10.15 |
Calculations in Respect of the Notes |
61 | ||||
Section 10.16 |
Agent for Service and Waiver of Immunities |
61 | ||||
Section 10.17 |
Judgment Currency |
61 | ||||
Section 10.18 |
Foreign Currency Equivalent |
61 | ||||
Section 10.19 |
Usury Savings Clause |
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Interest Act (Canada) |
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Section 10.21 |
Tax Matters |
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ARTICLE 11 |
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COLLATERAL |
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Section 11.1 |
Collateral Documents |
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Section 11.2 |
Release of Collateral |
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Section 11.3 |
Suits to Protect the Collateral |
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Section 11.4 |
Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents |
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Section 11.5 |
Purchaser Protected |
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Section 11.6 |
Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee |
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Section 11.7 |
Release Upon Termination of the Companys Obligations |
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Section 11.8 |
Notes Collateral Agent |
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A |
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EXHIBIT B |
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THIS INDENTURE dated as of September 30, 2022 is between 1375209 B.C. Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the Company) and The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), a New York banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee (in such capacity, the Trustee), Registrar, Paying Agent and notes collateral agent (in such capacity, the Notes Collateral Agent).
In consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, all parties agree as follows for the benefit of the other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the registered Holders of the Companys Notes.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.1 Definitions.
144A Global Note means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will initially be issued in a denomination equal to the principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control, as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with have correlative meanings.
After-Acquired Property means property (other than Excluded Assets) that is intended to be Collateral acquired by the Company that is not automatically subject to a perfected security interest under the Collateral Documents, which the Company will provide a first priority lien over such property in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent and deliver certain certificates and opinions in respect thereof, all as and to the extent required by this Indenture or the Collateral Documents.
Agent means any Registrar or Paying Agent.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable, to such transfer or exchange.
Asset Sale means the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets, property or rights outside of the ordinary course of business; provided that the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company will be governed by Section 3.8 and/or Section 5.1 hereof and not by the provisions of Section 4.14 hereof.
Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) one or more Bausch + Lomb Equity Offerings up to an aggregate amount for all such Bausch + Lomb Equity Offerings since the Issue Date of 8.7% of the issued and outstanding Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests;
(2) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(3) a Restricted Payment or a Permitted Investment that is permitted by Section 4.8 hereof; and
(4) foreclosures on, or condemnation of, assets and the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims.
Attributable Debt in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Average VWAP means, as of any date of determination, (i) the sum of the VWAP of a registered share of Bausch + Lomb for each of the 30 Trading Days prior to such date of determination divided by (ii) 30.
Bankruptcy Law means any of Title 11 of the United States Code, the BIA, the CCAA, the WURA and the CBCA, and any other applicable insolvency, corporate arrangement or restructuring or other similar law of any jurisdiction including any law of any jurisdiction permitting a debtor to obtain a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it.
Bausch + Lomb means Bausch + Lomb Corporation.
Bausch + Lomb Business means the global eye health business as described in the Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement.
Bausch + Lomb Entities means 1261229 B.C. Ltd., or such other entity that holds Equity Interests of Bausch + Lomb, together with Bausch + Lomb and its subsidiaries that together constitute the Bausch + Lomb Business.
Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests means any Equity Interest in Bausch + Lomb or such other entity that operates the Bausch + Lomb Business.
Bausch + Lomb Equity Offering means any Equity Offering of Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests, directly or indirectly, of the Companys Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests.
Bausch + Lomb Registration Statement means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 relating to the initial public offering of Bausch + Lomb at the time it was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms Beneficially Owns and Beneficially Owned have a corresponding meaning.
BHC means Bausch Health Companies Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of British Columbia, or any successor thereof.
BIA means the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
Board of Directors means:
(1) with respect to a company or corporation, the board of directors of the company or corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;
(2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; and
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(3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
Business Day means each day that is not a Legal Holiday.
Capital Lease Obligations means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
Capital Stock means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation (including, without limitation, quotas) that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
Cash Equivalents means:
(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided, that the full faith and credit of the U.S. is pledged in support thereof) having repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;
(2) certificates of deposit and time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any U.S. commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million;
(3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 14 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (1) and (2) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (2) above;
(4) commercial paper having a rating of at least P-2 or better from Moodys or at least A-2 or better from S&P, or carrying an equivalent rating by an internationally recognized rating agency and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;
(5) auction-rate, corporate and municipal securities, in each case (x) having either short-term debt ratings of at least P-2 or better from Moodys or at least A-2 or better from S&P or long-term senior debt ratings of A2 or better from Moodys or at least A or better from S&P, or carrying an equivalent rating by an internationally recognized rating agency, (y) having repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition and (z) which are classifiable as cash and cash equivalents under GAAP;
(6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition; or
(7) in the case of the Company:
(a) direct obligations of the sovereign nation, or any agency thereof, in which the Company is organized or is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation, or any agency thereof; provided, that such obligations have repricings or maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition and are used by the Company in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of the type analogous to clauses (1) through (5) above; or
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(b) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (5) above of foreign obligors, which investments or obligors have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from internationally recognized rating agencies; provided, that such investments are used by the Company in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of the type analogous to clauses (1) through (5) above.
CBCA means the Canada Business Corporations Act.
CCAA means the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).
Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) any person or group (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), other than BHC or any of its Subsidiaries, or any other entity that (as an intermediate step for the purpose of consummating the distribution and other transactions contemplated thereby) shall hold Capital Stock in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement, shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 40% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in the Capital Stock of the Company;
(2) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, another Person (other than another Bausch + Lomb Entity), or the Company, directly or indirectly, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company (other than by way of merger or consolidation or to another Bausch + Lomb Entity), in one or a series of related transactions, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company (other than another Bausch + Lomb Entity), in any such event other than pursuant to a transaction in which the Persons that Beneficially Owned the shares of the Companys Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction Beneficially Own at least a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person; or
(3) the holders of the Companys Capital Stock approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (whether or not otherwise in compliance with this Indenture).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of a holding company and (2) (a) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of the ultimate parent holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Companys Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (b) no person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such ultimate parent holding company.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, Luxembourg.
Collateral means all of the assets and properties subject to Liens granted by the Company in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders.
Collateral Documents means the security documents pursuant to which the Company grants Liens in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent to secure Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.
Company means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Company shall mean such successor Company.
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Corporate Trust Office means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered which office at the date of the execution of this Indenture is located at 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company.
Covered Equity Value means, as of any date of determination, (i) the Average VWAP of a registered share of Bausch + Lomb multiplied by (ii) the number of common shares held by the Company as of such date.
Custodian means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, receiver-manager, custodian, administrative receiver, administrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
Default means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
Definitive Notes means Notes that are in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and that do not include the information to which footnotes 1, 5, 6 and 8 thereof apply.
Depositary means with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, DTC, including any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
Derivative Instrument means, with respect to a Person, any contract, instrument or other right to receive payment or delivery of cash or other assets to which such Person or any Affiliate of such Person that is acting in concert with such Person in connection with such Persons investment in the Notes (other than a Regulated Bank or a Screened Affiliate) is a party (whether or not requiring further performance by such Person), the value and/or cash flows of which (or any material portion thereof) are materially affected by the value and/or performance of the Notes and/or the creditworthiness of the Company (the Performance References).
Disqualified Stock means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.8 hereof.
Dollar Equivalent of any amount means, at the time of determination thereof,
(1) if such amount is expressed in U.S. dollars, such amount, or
(2) if such amount is expressed in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in U.S. dollars determined by using the rate of exchange as published in The Wall Street Journal in the Exchange Rates column under the heading Currency Trading on the date no later than two Business Days prior to such determination or, if such rate is unavailable, as quoted by a nationally recognized investment bank in New York, New York, selected by the Company, at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of determination (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the last Business Day prior thereto) to prime banks in New York, in either case for the spot purchase in the New York currency exchange market of such amount of U.S. dollars with such currency.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
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Equity Interests means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock and any Packaged Rights).
Equity Offering means a public or private offering of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock).
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
Excluded Account shall mean any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account (each such term as defined in the UCC) (a) the funds in which are used, in the ordinary course of business, solely for the payment of salaries and wages, workers compensation, pension benefits and similar expenses or taxes related thereto, (b) maintained as a zero-balance account that is a disbursement account or (c) maintained solely as a fiduciary account or other account maintained solely to secure obligations of the Company where such obligations and the Liens on such account are permitted by clauses (2), (3) or (6) of the definition of Permitted Liens.
Excluded Assets shall mean certain property excluded from the Collateral, including:
(1) any lease, license, contract or agreement to which any Grantor is a party, and any of its rights or interest thereunder, if and to the extent that a security interest is prohibited by or in violation of (i) any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Grantor, or (ii) a term, provision or condition of any such lease, license, contract or agreement (unless such law, rule, regulation, term, provision or condition would be rendered ineffective with respect to the creation of the security interest hereunder pursuant to Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code, the PPSA or the Civil Code of Quebec or principles of equity); provided, however, that the Collateral shall include (and such security interest shall attach) immediately at such time as the contractual or legal prohibition shall no longer be applicable and to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract or agreement not subject to the prohibitions specified in clause (i) or (ii) above; provided further that the exclusions referred to in this clause (1) shall not include any proceeds of any such lease, license, contract or agreement unless such proceeds result in the consequences described in this clause (1) after giving effect to the first proviso in this clause (1);
(2) [reserved];
(3) any intent to use (or substantially similar) application for registration of a trademark filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing of a Statement of Use pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an Amendment to Allege Use pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto (or substantially similar notice or filing), solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent to use application under applicable Federal law;
(4) any motor vehicles and any other asset subject to certificates of title to the extent that a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements or similar filings under the UCC, PPSA or the Civil Code of Quebec in the applicable Grantors jurisdiction of organization or, if applicable, where such asset is situated;
(5) any Letter-of-Credit Rights (other than any Letter-of-Credit-Rights constituting a Supporting Obligation (as defined in the UCC) for a receivable or other Collateral in which any Notes Collateral Agent has a valid and perfected security interest);
(6) Excluded Accounts;
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(7) any assets owned by the Company on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness incurred in connection with a finance lease, purchase money Indebtedness or other Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition of such assets permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for applicable purchase money Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds;
(8) any property or assets in circumstances where the cost, burden or consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such property or assets, as determined in good faith by the Company in writing, are excessive in relation to the practical benefit to the Holders of the Notes afforded in this Indenture;
(9) any property constituting or that is the proceeds of aircraft, aircraft engines, satellites, ships or railroad rolling stock;
(10) any governmental or regulatory license or state, provincial, municipal or local franchise, charter, consent, permit or authorization to the extent the granting of a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby or by applicable requirements of law; provided, however, that any such asset will only constitute an excluded asset to the extent such prohibition or restriction would not be rendered ineffective pursuant to applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction, the PPSA or other similar applicable law; and
(11) Rule 3-16 Capital Stock.
Fair Market Value means the price that could be negotiated in an arms-length transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction, determined in good faith by (i) a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company with respect to valuations not in excess of $75.0 million and (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company with respect to valuations equal to or in excess of $75.0 million, as applicable.
Final Maturity Date means January 30, 2028.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, as in effect on January 30, 2015.
Global Note Legend means the legend set forth in Exhibit A hereof, as applicable, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.
Global Notes means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Legend deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee.
Government Securities means, as applicable, (i) direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America for the timely payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the U.S. is pledged and (ii) direct non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, a member state of the European Union for the timely payment of which guarantee or obligations the full faith and credit of the government of such member state is pledged.
Grantor has the meaning given to such term (or any equivalent term, such as pledgor or mortgagor) in the applicable Collateral Documents.
Guarantee means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.
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Holder or Noteholder means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrars books.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent (without duplication):
(1) in respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in respect of bankers acceptances;
(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions; or
(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property, which balance is (a) due more than twelve months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument, and except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the purchase by a Person of any business, the term Indebtedness will exclude indemnification or post-closing payment adjustments or earn-out or similar obligations to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet, working capital calculation or other similar method or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable or is of a contingent nature and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and finally determined, the amount is paid within 60 days thereafter.
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; and
(2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with any interest on the Indebtedness that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness.
Indenture means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
Investment Company Act means the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, as amended.
Investment Grade Rating means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys or BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moodys or S&P) (or, in each case, if such Rating Agency ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control of the Company, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by the Company as a replacement Rating Agency).
Investments means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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Issue Date means September 30, 2022, the date of the initial issuance of the Notes under this Indenture.
Letter-of-Credit Rights has the meaning given to such term in the UCC.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge (fixed and/or floating), security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the UCC or the PPSA (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
Long Derivative Instrument means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with negative changes to the Performance References.
LTV Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, after giving effect to all repayments thereof on the relevant transaction date (net of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company as of such date) to (ii) the Covered Equity Value.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
Net Proceeds means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.
Net Short means, with respect to a Holder or Beneficial Owner, as of a date of determination, either (i) the value of its Short Derivative Instruments exceeds the sum of (x) the value of its Notes plus (y) the value of its Long Derivative Instruments as of such date of determination or (ii) it is reasonably expected that such would have been the case were a Failure to Pay or Bankruptcy Credit Event (each as defined in the 2014 International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Credit Derivatives Definitions) to have occurred with respect to the Company immediately prior to such date of determination.
Notes means any of the Companys 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (individually, a Note), as amended or supplemented from time to time, that are issued under this Indenture.
Notes Collateral Agent means BNY Mellon.
Notes Documents means this Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents.
Notes Obligations means all Obligations of the Company under or in respect of the Notes, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
Obligations means any principal, interest, penalties, premiums, including the Redemption Price Premium, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness (including interest, fees, and expenses accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company, whether or not a claim for such post-petition interest, fees, or expenses is allowed or allowable in such proceedings).
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Offering Memorandum means the Companys Exchange Offer Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement dated August 30, 2022.
Officer means any Director, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Controller, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Company.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Officer of the Company.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion from legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.
Packaged Rights means warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of the Equity Interests of the Company (whether settled in Equity Interests, cash or any combination thereof), regardless of the issuer of such warrants, options or other rights, that are initially issued as a unit with Indebtedness of the Company (which may be guaranteed by the Company) permitted to be incurred hereunder, even if such Indebtedness is separable from such warrants, options or other rights by a holder thereof.
Participant means, a member of, or participant or account holder in, DTC, Euroclear and/or Clearstream.
Permitted Investments means:
(1) any Investment in the Company;
(2) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents;
(3) any Investment by the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment such Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company; and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided, that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation, transfer, conveyance or liquidation;
(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.14 hereof;
(5) any Investments made solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
(6) any Investments received in compromise of obligations owed to the Company created in the ordinary course of business, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer or in satisfaction of judgments;
(7) receivables owing to the Company if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms (which trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company deems reasonable under the circumstances), and other Investments to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company;
(8) Investments in existence on the date of this Indenture and any extension, modification or renewal of any such Investments, but only to the extent such extension, modification or renewal does not involve additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the 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 date of this Indenture); and
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(9) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business.
Permitted Liens means:
(1) Liens in favor of the Company;
(2) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company, provided that such Liens were not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;
(3) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(4) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture;
(5) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded, provided, that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
(6) Liens arising by reason of deposits necessary to obtain standby letters of credit in the ordinary course of business;
(7) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; provided, however, that:
(a) the new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);
(b) the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount, of the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and (y) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement; and
(c) (i) if the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is secured on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the Notes, then the new Lien may secure the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness on either a pari passu basis or a junior priority basis to the Lien securing the Notes and (ii) if the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is secured on a junior priority basis with the Lien securing the Notes, then the new Lien may secure the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness only on a junior priority basis to the Lien securing the Notes.
(8) survey title exceptions, title defects, encumbrances, easements, reservations of, or rights of others for, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph or telephone lines and other similar purposes or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property not materially interfering with the business of the Company;
(9) Liens arising by operation of law in favor of landlords, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, materialmen, laborers, employees, suppliers or the like, incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums which are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by negotiations or by appropriate proceedings which suspend the collection thereof;
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(10) Liens arising out of judgments, decrees, orders or awards in respect of which the Company shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review which appeal or proceedings shall not have been finally terminated, or if the period within which such appeal or proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
(11) Liens securing the Notes issued on the Issue Date and the Guarantees, if any, with respect thereto;
(12) Liens imposed pursuant to licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company;
(13) Liens incurred to secure cash management services in the ordinary course of business;
(14) customary restrictions on, or options, contracts or other agreements for, transfers of assets contained in agreements related to any sale of assets pending such sale; provided that such restrictions apply only to the assets to be sold and such sale is otherwise permitted by this Indenture;
(15) Liens securing obligations to the Trustee arising under this Indenture and similar Liens in favor of trustees, agents and representatives arising under instruments governing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture; and
(16) Liens on trusts, cash or Cash Equivalents or other funds in connection with the defeasance (whether by covenant or legal defeasance), discharge or redemption of Indebtedness, pending consummation of a strategic transaction, or similar obligations; provided that such defeasance, discharge or redemption is otherwise permitted by this Indenture.
In the event that a Permitted Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Liens (at the time of incurrence or at a later date), the Company in its sole discretion may divide, classify or from time to time reclassify all or any portion of such Permitted Lien in any manner that complies with this definition and such Permitted Lien shall be treated as having been made pursuant only to the clause or clauses of the definition of Permitted Lien to which such Permitted Lien has been classified or reclassified.
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of the Company issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of the Company (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided, that:
(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith);
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
(3) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and
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(4) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is Indebtedness of the Company, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is also Indebtedness of the Company.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
Plan of Arrangement means the plan of arrangement appended to that certain arrangement agreement (together with all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto (including as such may be executed or effected)) entered into between, among others, BHC and Bausch + Lomb, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms and those of such arrangement agreement.
PPSA means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario); provided, however, if the validity, attachment, perfection (or opposability), effect of perfection or of non-perfection or priority of a Notes Collateral Agents security interest in any Collateral are governed by the personal property security laws or laws relating to personal or movable property of any jurisdiction in Canada other than the Province of Ontario, PPSA shall include those personal property security laws or laws relating to personal or movable property in such other jurisdiction for the purpose of the provisions hereof relating to such validity, attachment, perfection (or opposability), effect of perfection or of non-perfection or priority and for the definitions related to such provisions.
Principal or principal of a debt security, including the Notes, means the principal of the security plus, when appropriate, the premium, if any, on the security.
Rating Agency means (1) each of Moodys and S&P and (2) if Moodys or S&P ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the control of the Company, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Moodys or S&P, as the case may be.
Redemption Date or redemption date means the date specified for redemption of the Notes in accordance with the terms thereof and this Indenture.
Regulated Bank means a commercial bank with a consolidated combined capital surplus of at least $5 billion that is (i) a U.S. depository institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (ii) a corporation organized under section 25A of the U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 1913; (iii) a branch, agency or commercial lending company of a foreign bank operating pursuant to approval by and under the supervision of the Board of Governors under 12 CFR part 211; (iv) a non-U.S. branch of a foreign bank managed and controlled by a U.S. branch referred to in clause (iii); or (v) any other U.S. or non-U.S. depository institution or any branch, agency or similar office thereof supervised by a bank regulatory authority in any jurisdiction.
Regulation S means Regulation S under the Securities Act or any successor to such regulation.
Regulation S-X means Regulation S-X under the Securities Act or any successor to such regulation.
Regulation S Global Note means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will initially be issued in a denomination equal to the principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Regulation S.
Restricted Global Note means a permanent Global Note that is substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, representing Notes that bear the Legend.
Restricted Investment means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Note means a Note required to bear the restricted legend set forth in the form of Notes set forth in Exhibit A of this Indenture.
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Rule 3-16 Capital Stock means any Capital Stock of any Subsidiary, in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X requires or is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of the Company or any such Subsidiary due to the fact that such Subsidiarys Capital Stock secures the Notes, provided that such Capital Stock shall automatically be deemed (in accordance with the terms of the applicable Collateral Document) not to be part of the Collateral securing the Notes only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor to such rule.
Rule 144A means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor to such rule.
Rule 903 means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 904 means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.
S&P means S&P Global Ratings, or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
Screened Affiliate means any Affiliate of a Holder (i) that makes investment decisions independently from such Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate, (ii) that has in place customary information screens between it and such Holder and any other Affiliate of such Holder that is not a Screened Affiliate and such screens prohibit the sharing of information with respect to the Company, (iii) whose investment policies are not directed by such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment in the Notes, and (iv) whose investment decisions are not influenced by the investment decisions of such Holder or any other Affiliate of such Holder that is acting in concert with such Holder in connection with its investment in the Notes.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Secured Parties means the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar, the Notes Collateral Agent and the Holders of the Notes.
Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
Short Derivative Instrument means a Derivative Instrument (i) the value of which generally decreases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally increase, with positive changes to the Performance References and/or (ii) the value of which generally increases, and/or the payment or delivery obligations under which generally decrease, with negative changes to the Performance References.
Stated Maturity means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
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(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).
TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except to the extent any amendment to the Trust Indenture Act expressly provides for application of the Trust Indenture Act as in effect on another date.
Trading Day means a day on which trading in the registered shares of Bausch + Lomb generally occurs (a) on The New York Stock Exchange or, (b) if such shares are not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which such shares are then listed or, (c) if such shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the TSX) or (d) if such shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange or on the TSX, on the principal other market on which such shares are then traded; provided that if the registered shares of Bausch + Lomb are not so listed or traded, Trading Day means a Business Day.
Trust Officer shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant secretary, associate, secretary, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such persons knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Trustee means The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means the successor.
UCC or Uniform Commercial Code means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may be in effect from time to time in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it applies to any item or items of Collateral.
Vice President when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title vice president.
Voting Stock of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
VWAP per registered share of Bausch + Lomb on any Trading Day means such price as displayed on Bloomberg (or any successor service) page BLCO:US <EQUITY> AQR in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day; or, if such price is not available, the VWAP price means the market value per registered share of Bausch + Lomb on such day as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company. The VWAP will be determined without regard to extended or afterhours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, 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 then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
WURA means the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada).
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Section 1.2 Other Definitions.
TERM |
DEFINED IN SECTION | |
Additional Amounts |
4.21(a) | |
Affiliate Transaction |
4.13(a) | |
Agent Members |
2.1(b) | |
Applicable Collateral Limitations |
4.22 | |
Applicable Premium |
3.7(a) | |
Asset Sale Offer |
4.14(c)/3.14 | |
Authorized Agent |
10.16 | |
Authorized Officers |
10.2 | |
Change in Tax Law |
3.7(d) | |
Change of Control Offer |
3.8(b) | |
Change of Control Purchase Date |
3.8(b) | |
Change of Control Purchase Notice |
3.8(c) | |
Change of Control Purchase Price |
3.8(a) | |
Company Notice |
3.8(b) | |
Company Order |
2.2 | |
Covenant Defeasance |
8.3 | |
Declined Asset Sale Proceeds |
8.3 | |
Directing Holder |
6.2 | |
Electronic Means |
10.2 | |
Event of Default |
6.1 | |
Excess Proceeds |
4.14(c) | |
FATCA |
4.21(b)(vii) | |
incur |
4.9(a) | |
Instructions |
10.2 | |
Judgment Currency |
10.17 | |
Legal Defeasance |
8.2 | |
Legal Holiday |
10.7 | |
Legend |
2.12(a) | |
Noteholder Direction |
6.2 | |
Notice of Default |
6.1 | |
Offer Amount |
3.14 | |
Offer Period |
3.14 | |
Paying Agent |
2.3 | |
Payment Default |
6.1(e) | |
Payor |
4.21(a) | |
Performance References |
1.1 | |
Permitted Debt |
4.9(b) | |
Position Representation |
6.2 | |
Premium Effective Date |
6.2 | |
Purchase Date |
3.14 | |
Redemption Price |
6.2 | |
Redemption Price Premium |
6.2 | |
Registrar |
2.3 | |
Regulation 803 Reimbursement |
4.21(d) | |
Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction |
4.21(a) | |
Restricted Amount |
4.14(b) | |
Restricted Payments |
4.8(a) | |
Retained Asset Sale Proceeds |
4.14(b) | |
Tax |
4.21(a) |
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Section 1.3 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:
(A) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(B) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(C) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;
(D) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
(E) the term merger includes a statutory share exchange and the term merged has a correlative meaning;
(F) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(G) references to agreements and other instruments include subsequent amendments thereto;
(H) herein, hereof and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;
(I) references to ratings by Moodys or S&P shall include any successor equivalent ratings if either Moodys or S&P changes its ratings scale subsequent to the date of this Indenture;
(J) except as otherwise provided for herein, the Notes will be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase; and
(K) a reference to a statute includes all regulations made pursuant to such statute and, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of any statute or regulation which amends, revises, restates, supplements or supersedes any such statute or any such regulation.
ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.1 Form and Dating. The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication with respect thereto shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, which are incorporated in and made part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The Company shall provide any such notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. The Notes shall be in a minimum denomination of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes are being offered and sold by the Company in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(a) Restricted Global Notes. All of the Notes are initially being offered and sold to (i) qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act that are also qualified purchasers (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act) or (ii) outside the United States to persons other than U.S. persons in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act, and shall be issued initially in the form of one or more 144A Global Notes and Regulation S Global Notes, respectively, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the depositary, DTC, and registered in the name of its nominee, Cede & Co., duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Notes custodian as hereinafter provided, subject in each case to compliance with the Applicable Procedures.
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(b) Form of Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Definitive Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding 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 appropriate, 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 Notes custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 hereof and shall be made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary.
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 under the Global Note, and the Depositary (including, for this purpose, its nominee) may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (A) 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 (B) impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Regulation S Global Notes. Global Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall initially be represented by one or more Regulation S Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A with such applicable legends as are provided in Exhibit A. The Regulation S Global Notes will be deposited, upon issuance, on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.
The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interest as hereinafter provided.
(e) Book Entry Provisions. The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(e), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the applicable Depositary or its nominee, (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the applicable Depositary or pursuant to the applicable Depositarys instructions and (iii) shall bear legends substantially in the form of the first paragraph of Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section 2.2 Execution and Authentication. An Officer of the Company shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. Typographic and other minor errors or defects in any such facsimile signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Note which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.
A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually or electronically signs the certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
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The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery the Notes for original issue in an initial aggregate principal amount of $998,937,000, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company (a Company Order). The Company Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated and shall provide that all such Notes will be represented by a Restricted Global Note and the date on which such issue of Notes is to be authenticated. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the applicable amounts in the foregoing sentence, except as provided in Sections 2.1(c) and 2.7 hereof.
The Trustee shall act as the initial authenticating agent. Thereafter, 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 shall have the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.
The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Section 2.3 Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall maintain one or more offices or agencies where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (each, a Registrar), one or more offices or agencies where Notes may be presented for payment (each, a Paying Agent) and one or more offices or agencies where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will at all times maintain a Paying Agent, Registrar and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands in any place required by this Indenture, or fail to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any Affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent (except for the purposes of Section 4.1 and Article 8).
The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as Paying Agent, Registrar and Notes custodian, and the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York (which shall initially be the office located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286) as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes.
The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar in its sole discretion without prior notice to the Holders.
Section 2.4 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the principal of or interest on any Notes, the Company shall deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest, if any, so becoming due. A Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Noteholders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes) in making any such payment. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent, the Company or such Affiliate shall, before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the principal of or interest on any Notes, segregate the money and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay forthwith to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent (other than the Company) shall have no further liability for the money. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any Paying Agent (unless the Company or an Affiliate of the Company is acting as Paying Agent) be required to advance funds for any payment on the Notes hereunder or to make any such payment until the Paying Agent has actually received such funds from the Company.
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Section 2.5 Noteholder 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 Noteholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee on or 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 Noteholders.
Section 2.6 Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Subject to compliance with any applicable additional requirements contained in Section 2.12 hereof, when a Note is presented to a Registrar with a request to register a transfer thereof or to exchange such Note for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested; provided, however, that every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by an assignment form and, if applicable, a transfer certificate in the form(s) included in Exhibit A and Exhibit B, as applicable, and in form satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing. To permit registration of transfers and exchanges, upon surrender of any Note for registration of transfer or exchange at an office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Notes of a like aggregate principal amount at the Registrars request. Any exchange or transfer shall be without charge, except that the Company or the Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto, and provided, that this sentence shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.10, 2.12(a), 3.6, 3.11 or 9.5 hereof.
Neither the Company, any Registrar nor the Trustee shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of any Notes or portions thereof in respect of which a Change of Control Purchase Notice or a notice in connection with an Asset Sale Offer has been delivered and not withdrawn by the Holder thereof (except, in the case of the purchase of a Note in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased).
All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange of Notes shall be valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
(b) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such Registrar of Notes upon transfer or exchange of Notes.
(c) Each Holder of a Note agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any liability that may result from the transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holders Note in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States federal, state, Canadian federal, provincial or territorial securities law.
Section 2.7 Replacement Notes. If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Company, a Registrar or the Trustee, or the Company, a Registrar and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and there is delivered to the Company, the applicable Registrar and the Trustee such security or indemnity as will be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company, such Registrar or the Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute, and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Note or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Article 3, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay or purchase such Note, as the case may be.
Upon the issuance of any new Notes under this Section 2.7, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee or the Registrar) in connection therewith.
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Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.7 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 2.7 are (to the extent lawful) exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.
Section 2.8 Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee, except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation or surrendered for transfer or exchange and those described in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Company receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If a Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on a Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date money sufficient to pay the principal of (including premium, if any) and interest on Notes (or portions thereof) payable on that date, then on and after such Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, such Notes (or portions thereof, as the case may be) shall cease to be outstanding and interest on them shall cease to accrue.
Subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.9 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.
Section 2.9 Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any notice, direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes or by any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded, except that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such notice, direction, waiver or consent, only Notes which a Trust 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 pledgees right so to act with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is neither the Company nor any other obligor on 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 execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company with the consent of the Trustee considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Section 2.11 Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee or its agent any Notes surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel, in accordance with its standard procedures, all Notes surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment, conversion or cancellation and shall deliver the canceled Notes to the Company. All Notes which are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Final Maturity Date of such Notes may be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or resold. The Company may not hold or resell such Notes or issue any new Notes to replace any Notes delivered for cancellation
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Section 2.12 Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements.
(a) If Notes are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes subject to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legends set forth on the form of Notes attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively, the Legend), or if a request is made to remove the Legend on a Note, the Notes so issued shall bear the Legend, or the Legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Company such satisfactory evidence, which shall include an opinion of counsel if requested by the Company, as may be reasonably required by the Company, that neither the Legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that such Notes are not restricted within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act; provided that no such evidence need be supplied in connection with the sale of such Note pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale. Upon (i) provision of satisfactory evidence if requested, or (ii) notification by the Company to the Trustee and Registrar of the sale of such Note pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver a Note that does not bear the Legend. If the Legend is removed from the face of a Note and the Note is subsequently held by an Affiliate of the Company, the Legend shall be reinstated.
(b) A Global Note may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no such transfer to any such other Person may be registered; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transfer of a Note that is issued in exchange for a Global Note but is not itself a Global Note; provided further that in no event shall a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note be transferred to a U.S. Person prior to the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Regulation S, as determined by the Company. No transfer of a Note to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture or the Notes unless and until such Note has been registered in the name of such Person. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Notes, transfers of a Global Note, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with this Section 2.12.
(c) Subject to the succeeding paragraph, every Note shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the Legend. Whenever any Restricted Note is presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange for a Note registered in a name other than that of the Holder, such Note must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A dated the date of such surrender and signed by the Holder of such Note, as to compliance with such restrictions on transfer. The Registrar shall not be required to accept for such registration of transfer or exchange any Note not so accompanied by a properly completed certificate.
(d) The restrictions imposed by the Legend upon the transferability of any Note shall cease and terminate when such Note has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto) or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(d)(1)(ii) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision). Any Note as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Note for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied, in the event that such restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance with Rule 144 or any successor provision, by, if requested by the Company or the Registrar, an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company and addressed to the Company to the effect that the transfer of such Note has been made in compliance with Rule 144 or such successor provision), be exchanged for a new Note, of like tenor, series and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive Legend. The Company shall inform the Trustee of the effective date of any registration statement registering any Notes under the Securities Act. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the aforementioned opinion of counsel or registration statement.
(e) As used in this Section 2.12, the term transfer encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer, hypothecation or other disposition of any Note.
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(f) The provisions of clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) below shall apply only to Global Notes:
(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Notes, a Global Note shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Note registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof, provided that a Global Note may be exchanged for Notes registered in the names of any person designated by the Depositary in the event that (A) the Depositary has notified the obligors that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note and the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes. Any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (A) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part, and any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (B) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by the applicable Depositary. Any Note issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof shall be a Global Note; provided that any such Note so issued that is registered in the name of a Person other than the applicable Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Note.
(ii) Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Note or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and shall be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any Global Note to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Registrar. With regard to any Global Note to be exchanged in part, either such Global Note shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Note, the principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Notes issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.
(iii) Subject to the provisions of clause (v) below, the registered Holder 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.
(iv) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (i) above, the obligors will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of applicable Definitive Notes in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.
(v) Neither Agent Members nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Note, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder 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 such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Note.
(vi) 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 Agent 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 as and when expressly required by, the terms or this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
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(g) Euroclear and Clearstream Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System and Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the equivalent procedures of Clearstream shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Clearstream.
Section 2.13 CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use one or more CUSIP and ISIN numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of 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 a purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP and ISIN numbers applicable to the Notes.
Section 2.14 Non-Recourse. Each Holder and Beneficial Owner of the Notes by accepting a Note (or a beneficial interest therein) agrees that the sole recourse of Holders under the Notes and the Companys other Obligations under this Indenture shall be limited to the Company and its assets. The Notes and such other Obligations shall not be obligations or responsibilities of, or guaranteed by, any other Person, including BHC, Bausch + Lomb or any of their respective Affiliates or subsidiaries (other than the Company). For the avoidance of doubt, none of BHC, Bausch + Lomb or any of their restricted subsidiaries is a guarantor or otherwise liable in any way on the Notes nor do any such entities have any obligation to provide credit support or otherwise to the Company. None of the officers, directors, shareholders or agents of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates or any other Person shall be personally liable to make any payments of principal, interest or any other sum now or hereafter owing under the Notes or such other obligations. After the assets of the Company have been fully realized and exhausted, all sums due but still unpaid in respect of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture shall be extinguished, and the Holders and Beneficial Owners shall not have the right to proceed against the any officers, directors, shareholders or agents of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates or any other Person for the satisfaction of any monetary claim or for any deficiency judgment remaining after foreclosure of any assets of the Company.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION AND PURCHASES
Section 3.1 Right to Redeem. The Company, at its option, may redeem the Notes in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3.7 and 3.8(g) hereof.
If the Company elects to redeem the Notes, it shall notify the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) of the Redemption Date, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which such Notes are being redeemed.
Section 3.2 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed. The Company will give not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days notice of any redemption. If the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes, the Notes will be selected for redemption as follows:
(i) in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company and in compliance with the requirements of the applicable stock exchange to the extent the Notes are held in the form of Global Notes; or
(ii) on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate to the extent the Notes are held in the form of Definitive Notes.
In the event of a partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption.
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The Notes and portions of the Notes selected for redemption will be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.
Section 3.3 Notice of Redemption. At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall send, or shall cause to be sent, a notice of redemption by first-class mail (postage prepaid) or otherwise transmit in accordance with applicable procedures of DTC to the Trustee and to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed.
The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
| the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; |
| the Redemption Date (which shall be a Business Day); |
| the redemption price; |
| the name and address of the Paying Agent; |
| that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price; |
| if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers, if any, and principal amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed; |
| that, unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption price, interest on Notes called for redemption will cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date; |
| the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes are being redeemed; |
| the CUSIP numbers of the Notes; and |
| any conditions precedent to such redemption. |
At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Companys name and at the Companys expense, provided, that the Company makes such request at least three Business Days prior to the date by which such notice of redemption must be given to Holders in accordance with this Section 3.3. Redemption notices may be given more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes pursuant to Sections 8.3 or 8.4 or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes pursuant to Section 8.1. If a redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the applicable redemption notice shall describe such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Companys discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, without the requirement of an additional notice period to the Holders, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for calculating the redemption price.
Section 3.4 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is given and any conditions set forth therein have been satisfied, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the redemption price stated in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice.
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On and after the Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption price and subject to satisfaction of any conditions precedent, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion of the Notes called for redemption, and all other rights of the Holder will terminate other than the right to receive the redemption price, without interest from the Redemption Date, on surrender of the Notes.
Section 3.5 Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price (as calculated by the Company) on all Notes to be redeemed on that date.
Section 3.6 Notes Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder, without service charge, a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to, and in exchange for, the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
Section 3.7 Optional Redemption.
(a) The Company may redeem all or a part of the Notes upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the periods indicated below (the price in excess of 100% being referred to as the Applicable Premium):
Year |
Percentage | |||
Prior to July 30, 2023 |
103.000 | % | ||
On or after July 30, 2023 and prior to July 30, 2024 |
101.000 | % | ||
On or after July 30, 2024 |
100.000 | % |
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, each redemption or distribution in respect of the principal amount of the Notes after acceleration thereof under Section 6.2 hereof (including automatically pursuant to Section 6.2), shall be accompanied by, and there shall become due and payable automatically upon acceleration, a payment premium payable in cash on the principal amount so redeemed or distributed or on the principal amount that has become or is declared accelerated, in an amount equal to the Redemption Price Premium, calculated on the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so redeemed, distributed or accelerated, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes.
(c) In connection with any optional redemption of the Notes, any such redemption may, at the Companys discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent. If a redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, the applicable redemption notice shall describe such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Companys discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, without the requirement of an additional notice period to the Holders, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed.
(d) If the Company becomes obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount will be payable with respect to the Notes, any Additional Amounts as a result of (i) any amendment to, or change in, the laws or regulations of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (as defined in Section 4.21 herein), which amendment or change is publicly announced and becomes effective after August 30, 2022 (or, if the applicable Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction on a date after August 30, 2022, after such later date) or (ii) any amendment to, or change in, an official written interpretation or application of such laws or regulations (including by virtue of a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction) which amendment or change is publicly announced and becomes effective after August 30, 2022 (or, if the applicable Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction on a date after August 30, 2022, after such later date) (each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), a Change in Tax Law) and the Company cannot avoid any such payment obligation by taking reasonable measures available to it (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction, but not including the substitution of an obligor if the Company would be required to pay Additional Amounts), the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes then outstanding, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
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principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, 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). Notice of the Companys intent to redeem the Notes shall not be given until the Company delivers to the Trustee an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that there has been such Change in Tax Law which would entitle the Company to redeem the Notes hereunder and an Officers Certificate to the effect that the Company cannot avoid its obligation to pay Additional Amounts by taking reasonable measures available to it. The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person to the Company, after such successor Person becomes a party to this Indenture, with respect to a Change in Tax Law that is publicly announced and becomes effective after such successor Person becomes a party to this Indenture.
(e) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof.
(f) In connection with any redemption under this Section 3.7, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the effect that all conditions precedent in this Indenture to the redemption have been complied with.
Section 3.8 Purchase of Notes at Option of the Holder Upon Change of Control.
(a) If at any time that Notes remain outstanding there shall occur a Change of Control, the Notes shall be purchased by the Company at the option of the Holders, as of the Change of Control Purchase Date, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, including interest on any unpaid overdue interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Change of Control Purchase Date (the Change of Control Purchase Price), subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of any Holder of the requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this Section 3.8.
(b) Within 30 days after the occurrence of a Change of Control with respect to the Notes, the Company shall transmit a written notice (Company Notice) of the Change of Control to the Trustee and to each Holder of Notes (and to Beneficial Owners as required by applicable law) pursuant to which the Company shall make an offer (a Change of Control Offer) to each Holder to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Notes at the Change of Control Purchase Price. The notice shall include the form of a Change of Control Purchase Notice to be completed by the Holder, shall describe the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and shall state:
(i) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.8 and that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;
(ii) the date by which the Change of Control Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section 3.8 must be given;
(iii) the purchase date, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the date the Company Notice is mailed (the Change of Control Purchase Date);
(iv) the Change of Control Purchase Price;
(v) the Holders right to require the Company to purchase the Notes;
(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(vii) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Purchase Date;
(viii) the procedures that the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this Section 3.8; and
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(ix) the procedures for withdrawing a Change of Control Purchase Notice, including a form of notice of withdrawal.
If any of the Notes is in the form of a Global Note, then the Company shall modify such notice to the extent necessary to accord with the procedures of the Depositary applicable to the repurchase of Global Notes.
(c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in subsection (a) of this Section 3.8 upon delivery of a written notice (which shall be in substantially the form included in Exhibit A hereto, as applicable, and which may be delivered by letter, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global Notes, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Depositarys customary procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a Change of Control Purchase Notice) to any Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date.
The delivery of such Note to any Paying Agent (together with all necessary endorsements) at the office of such Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Change of Control Purchase Price therefor.
The Company shall purchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.8, a portion of a Note if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Note pursuant to Sections 3.8 through 3.13 also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Note.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to a Paying Agent the Change of Control Purchase Notice contemplated by this subsection (c) shall have the right to withdraw such Change of Control Purchase Notice in whole or in a portion thereof that is a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day next preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.9 hereof.
A Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Change of Control Purchase Notice or written withdrawal thereof.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global Notes, any Change of Control Purchase Notice may be delivered or withdrawn and such Notes may be surrendered or delivered for purchase in accordance with the Applicable Procedures as in effect from time to time.
(d) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control with respect to the Notes if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer with respect to the Notes in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company set forth in subsection (b) of this Section 3.8 and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, (2) notice of redemption with respect to the Notes has been given pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.7 hereof, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price, or (3) after giving effect to such Change of Control, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Change of Control transaction has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, and (iii) the Notes have received an Investment Grade Rating. In addition, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of launching the Change of Control Offer.
(e) The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Purchase Date.
(f) The provisions under this Indenture relative to the Companys obligation to make an offer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control (including any required notice period) may be waived or modified with respect to the Notes with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes, including after the entry into an agreement that would result in the need to make a Change of Control Offer.
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(g) In the event that Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Company purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, within 60 days of such purchase, the Company will have the right, upon not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior notice, to redeem all of the Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the date of redemption. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.8(g) shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof.
Section 3.9 Effect of Change of Control Purchase Notice. Upon receipt by any Paying Agent of the Change of Control Purchase Notice specified in Section 3.8(c) hereof, the Holder of the Note in respect of which such change of Control Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Change of Control Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified below) thereafter be entitled to receive the Change of Control Purchase Price with respect to such Note. Such Change of Control Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder promptly following the later of (a) the Change of Control Purchase Date with respect to such Note (provided the conditions in Section 3.8(c) hereof have been satisfied) and (b) the time of delivery of such Note to a Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.8(c) hereof.
A Change of Control Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice (which may be delivered by mail, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global Notes, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Depositarys customary procedures) of withdrawal delivered by the Holder to a Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date, specifying the principal amount of the Note or portion thereof (which must be a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted.
Section 3.10 Deposit of Change of Control Purchase Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) an amount of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Change of Control Purchase Date) sufficient to pay the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of such Change of Control Purchase Date. The manner in which the deposit required by this Section 3.10 is made by the Company shall be at the option of the Company, provided that such deposit shall be made in a manner such that the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall have immediately available funds on the Change of Control Purchase Date.
If a Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms hereof, money sufficient to pay the Change of Control Purchase Price of any Note for which a Change of Control Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture then, on the Change of Control Purchase Date, interest will cease to accrue on such Notes or any portion of such Notes as to which a Change of Control Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture and all other rights of the Holder of such Notes will terminate other than the right to receive the Change of Control Purchase Price, without interest from the Change of Control Purchase Date, on surrender of such Notes.
Section 3.11 Notes Purchased in Part. Any Note that is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered at the office of a Paying Agent, and promptly after the Change of Control Purchase Date the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note, without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of such authorized denomination or denominations as may be requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered that is not purchased.
Section 3.12 Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Notes. In connection with any offer to purchase or purchase of Notes under Section 3.8 hereof, the Company shall (a) comply with Rule 14e-1 (or any successor to such Rule), if applicable, under the Exchange Act, and (b) otherwise comply with all United States federal and state securities laws and Canadian federal, provincial and territorial securities laws in connection with such offer to purchase or purchase of Notes, all so as to permit the rights of the Holders and obligations of the Company under Sections 3.8 through 3.11 hereof to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified therein. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of this Article 3, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Article 3 by virtue of such conflict.
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Section 3.13 Repayment to the Company. To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 3.10 with respect to any Notes hereof exceeds the aggregate Change of Control Purchase Price (including interest thereon) of the Notes or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase, then promptly after the Change of Control Purchase Date, and upon request, the Trustee or a Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall return any such excess cash to the Company.
Section 3.14 Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds. In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof, the Company is required to commence an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (Asset Sale Offer), it shall follow the procedures specified below.
The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders of Notes. The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30 Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the Offer Period). No later than three Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the Purchase Date), the Company shall apply a portion of the Excess Proceeds as calculated pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof (the Offer Amount) to the purchase of Notes (on a pro rata basis, if applicable) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all of such Notes tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall send, by first-class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the applicable Holders. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, will state:
(1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.14 and Section 4.14 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer will remain open;
(2) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;
(3) that with respect to any Notes, any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;
(5) that, with respect to any Notes, Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have such Notes purchased in a principal amount of $1,000 (or in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) only;
(6) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse of the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, the Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three days before the Purchase Date;
(7) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased;
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(8) that, if the aggregate principal amount of any Notes surrendered in connection with the Asset Sale Offer exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Notes surrendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only such Notes in denominations of $1,000 (or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof), will be purchased); and
(9) that Holders of any Notes whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of such Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer).
On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of the applicable Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all such Notes tendered, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.14. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than five days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company, shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date.
Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.14, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.14 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.1 Payment of Notes. The Company shall promptly make all payments in respect of the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and this Indenture. An installment of principal or interest shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Paying Agent (other than the Company) holds by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that date money, deposited by the Company or an Affiliate thereof, sufficient to pay the installment. Except in the case of a redemption, a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer, accrued and unpaid interest on any Note that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Note is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose. The Company shall (in immediately available funds), to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue principal (including premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest from the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to the Note, which interest shall be payable on demand.
The Company will make payments in respect of the Notes represented by the Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder of the Global Note. The Company will make all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to Definitive Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders of the Definitive Notes, in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of $1,000,000 or more, or, if no such account is specified or in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of less than $1,000,000, by mailing a check to each such Holders registered address. All payments shall be made in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars. Payments to any Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder in the United States, if such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the Company at least 10 Business Days prior to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder.
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Section 4.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency.
(a) The Company shall maintain in the United States of America, 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 payment, registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company 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 agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
(b) The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the United States of America, for such purposes. 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.
(c) The Company hereby designates the offices of the Trustee set forth in Section 2.3 hereof as one such office or agency of the Company.
Section 4.3 Reports.
(a) The Company agrees that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, it shall furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. In addition, so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company will provide the Holders with:
(i) annual audited financial statements of Bausch + Lomb prepared in accordance with GAAP, which financial statements will be provided no more than 90 days following the date of the Companys receipt of the audited financial statements of Bausch + Lomb for the applicable fiscal year; and
(ii) quarterly financial statements of Bausch + Lomb prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may be unaudited, for the three-month periods ending March 31, June 30 and September 30 of each year, which financial statements will be provided no more than 60 days following the date of the Companys receipt of the unaudited financial statements of Bausch + Lomb for the applicable fiscal quarter;
provided that, in each case, the Company will have no obligation to deliver any financial statements if it does not receive such financial statements of Bausch + Lomb for the corresponding period, notice of which will be provided to the holders promptly following such date following which such financial statements were required to be delivered to the holders.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the Company fails to comply with its obligation to file or provide such information, documents and reports as required by this Section 4.3, the Company will be deemed to have cured such Default with respect to the Notes for purposes of Section 6.1(d) upon the filing or provision of all such information, documents and reports required hereunder prior to the expiration of 90 days after written notice to the Company of such failure from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the Notes.
Section 4.4 Compliance Certificates. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022), an Officers Certificate as to the signers knowledge of the Companys compliance with all conditions and covenants on their part contained in this Indenture and stating whether or not the signer knows of any Default or Event of Default. If such signer knows of such a Default or Event of Default, the Officers Certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and the efforts to remedy the same. For the purposes of this Section 4.4, compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
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Section 4.5 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Indenture.
Section 4.6 Maintenance of Corporate Existence. Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.
Section 4.7 [Reserved].
Section 4.8 Restricted Payments.
(a) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly:
(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Companys Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Companys Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or to the Company);
(ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company;
(iii) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of the Company that is secured on a junior basis, unsecured or contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, except (i) from the Company or (ii) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any such Indebtedness made 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 purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement; or
(iv) make any Restricted Investment
(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as Restricted Payments).
(b) The preceding provisions shall not prohibit, and this Indenture expressly permits:
(i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend, if at the date of declaration the dividend payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;
(ii) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of subordinated Indebtedness of the Company with the net cash proceeds from, or in exchange for, an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(iii) payments to holders of Equity Interests (or to the holders of Indebtedness that is convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests upon such conversion or exchange) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares;
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(iv) the making of additional Restricted Payments from amounts received by the Company as a distribution, dividend or otherwise, related to the Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests held by the Company up to an aggregate amount since the Issue Date under this clause (iv) of $500.0 million so long as (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the LTV Ratio for the Company is no more than 75% as of the date of any such Restricted Payment pursuant to this clause (iv);
(v) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests up to an aggregate amount since the Issue Date under this clause (v) of 8.7% of the issued and outstanding Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests, less any amount of Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests the proceeds of which were applied pursuant to clause (vi) below;
(vi) Restricted Payments made with any proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests in any Bausch + Lomb Equity Offering up to an aggregate amount since the Issue Date of 8.7% of the issued and outstanding Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests less any amount of Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests distributed pursuant to clause (v) above; and
(vii) the making of additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Declined Asset Sale Proceeds on such date that the Company elects to apply to this clause (vii).
(c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the Fair Market Value (determined, for purposes of this Section 4.8, by the Company or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in excess of $75.0 million, by the Board of Directors of the Company) on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.8, in the event that a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in clauses (i) through (vii) of clause (b) of this Section 4.8, including Section 4.8(a) or the definition of Permitted Investment, the Company will be permitted to classify such Restricted Payment and later reclassify all or a portion of such Restricted Payment in any manner that complies with this Section 4.8. In addition, a Restricted Payment need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such Restricted Payment but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 4.8 permitting such Restricted Payment.
Section 4.9 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock.
(a) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, incur), with respect to any Indebtedness, and the Company shall not issue any Disqualified Stock.
(b) Subsection (a) of this Section 4.9 shall not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, Permitted Debt):
(i) the incurrence by the Company of Indebtedness represented by the Notes (including any future Guarantee on the Notes);
(ii) the incurrence by the Company of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance or replace, Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Indenture to be incurred under the immediately preceding paragraph;
(iii) 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 payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 4.9;
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(iv) Indebtedness incurred by the Company constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers compensation claims, death, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims; provided, however, that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence; and
(v) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of notice of its incurrence.
(c) The Company shall not incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes on substantially identical terms.
(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.9, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 4.9(b) hereof, the Company shall be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify from time to time all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.9. Indebtedness permitted by this Section 4.9 need not be permitted solely by reference to one clause permitting such Indebtedness but may be permitted in part by one such clause and in part by one or more other clauses of this Section 4.9 permitting such Indebtedness.
(e) In addition, for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.9, the Company may, pursuant to an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee, elect to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness (including with respect to any revolving loan commitment) as being incurred at the time of such commitment, in which case any subsequent incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment shall not be deemed to be an incurrence at such subsequent time.
Section 4.10 [Reserved].
Section 4.11 Liens. The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (except a Permitted Lien) of any kind on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired.
Section 4.12 [Reserved].
Section 4.13 Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Company shall not make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (each, an Affiliate Transaction) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10.0 million, unless:
(i) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Company than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company with an unrelated Person, as determined by the Company in good faith; and
(ii) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $75.0 million, such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company.
(b) The following items shall be deemed not to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.13(a) hereof:
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(i) any employment agreement or benefit or similar plan entered into by the Company in the ordinary course of business of the Company;
(ii) transactions with a Person that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because such Affiliate owns an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
(iii) the payment of reasonable compensation and fees to, and the provision of customary indemnities to, current or former officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company;
(iv) issuances or sales of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to Affiliates or employees of or consultants to the Company;
(v) Restricted Payments that are permitted by the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof and Permitted Investments;
(vi) transactions effected pursuant to agreements in effect on the date of this Indenture and any amendment, modification or replacement to such agreement (so long the as amendment, modification or replacement is not, in the good faith judgment of the Company, materially more disadvantageous to the Company, taken as a whole, than the terms of those agreements in effect on the date of this Indenture);
(vii) any agreement that grants registration and other customary rights in connection therewith or otherwise to the direct or indirect security holders of the Company (and the performance of such agreements); and
(viii) transactions with Affiliates solely in their capacity as Holders of Indebtedness or Capital Stock of the Company, where such Affiliates receive the same consideration as non-Affiliates in such transactions.
Section 4.14 Asset Sales.
(a) The Company shall not consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(i) the Company receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (determined, for purposes of this clause (i), by the Company or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in excess of $75.0 million, by the Board of Directors of the Company) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and
(ii) at least 100% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents.
For purposes of this Section 4.14, each of the following will be deemed to be cash: any liabilities, as shown on the Companys most recent consolidated balance sheet, of the Company (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) (i) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to an agreement that releases the Company from further liability or (ii) that are discharged by the transferee in a transaction pursuant to which neither the Company has any liability following such Asset Sale.
(b) Within 30 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Company shall apply an amount equal to those Net Proceeds to retire Notes (x) pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof or (y) by making an offer to purchase Notes in accordance with Section 4.14(c). If the Company determines in good faith that the repatriation (or other intercompany distribution) to the Company of any amounts required to be applied as set forth above would result in material and adverse tax consequences for the Company or any of its subsidiaries, Affiliates or indirect or direct equity owners, taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation (such amount, a Restricted Amount), as determined by the Company in good faith, the amount the Company shall be required to apply as set forth above shall be reduced by the Restricted Amount.
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(c) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 4.14(b) hereof shall constitute Excess Proceeds. When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds in any calendar year exceeds $20.0 million, the Company shall make an offer (an Asset Sale Offer) to all Holders of Notes to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes that may be purchased out of the amount of such Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer shall be equal to the redemption price set forth in Section 3.7(a) hereof that would be applicable had the Company elected to redeem the Notes at the time of such Asset Sale, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of purchase, and shall be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer (Declined Asset Sale Proceeds), the Company may use the amount of such Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
(d) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.
Section 4.15 [Reserved].
Section 4.16 [Reserved].
Section 4.17 Business Activities; Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company shall not engage in any business or operations other than (i) the ownership of Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests, (ii) the issuance of the Notes or any other Permitted Debt and, in each case, the performance of the obligations of the Company under the documents governing such Indebtedness, (iii) the granting of any Liens permitted to be incurred under this Indenture, (iv) holding cash and Permitted Investments, (v) actions required by law to maintain its existence, (vi) the payment of operating and business expenses and taxes incidental to its ownership of Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests, (vii) the performance of obligations under and compliance with its certificate of incorporation and by-laws or similar documents, or any applicable law, ordinance, regulation, rule, order, judgment, decree or permit, including, without limitation, as a result of or in connection with the activities of the Company, (viii) any actions expressly permitted under this Indenture and (ix) activities incidental to the foregoing.
(b) The Company shall not have any Subsidiaries other than Bausch + Lomb Entities.
Section 4.18 [Reserved].
Section 4.19 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company 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 or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenant that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 4.20 Notice of Default. In the event that any Default or Event of Default under Section 6.1 hereof shall occur, the Company shall give prompt written notice of such Default or Event of Default to the Trustee, after it becomes aware of the same.
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Section 4.21 Payment of Additional Amounts.
(a) All payments made by or on behalf of the Company (also referred to in this section as a Payor) under or with respect to the Notes will be made free and clear of any withholding or deduction for or on account of any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge of whatever nature (collectively, Tax) imposed or levied by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Payor is organized, resident or carrying on business for tax purposes or from or through which such Payor makes any payment on the Notes or any department or political subdivision of any of the foregoing (each, a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction), unless the Payor (or an applicable withholding agent) is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law. If the Payor (or an applicable withholding agent) is required by law to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction from any payment made under or with respect to any Notes, the Payor, subject to the exceptions listed below, will pay additional amounts (Additional Amounts) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by each Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes after such withholding or deduction (including withholding or deduction attributable to Additional Amounts payable hereunder) will not be less than the amount the Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if such Taxes had not been required to be so withheld or deducted.
(b) A Payor will not, however, pay Additional Amounts to a Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes:
(i) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or Beneficial Owner (or between a fiduciary, settler, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or Beneficial Owner, if such Holder or Beneficial Owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than any connection resulting solely from the acquisition, ownership, holding or disposition of Notes, the receipt of payments thereunder and/or the exercise or enforcement of rights under any Notes);
(ii) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the failure of the Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes, following the Companys or the Payors written request addressed to the Holder, to the extent such Holder or Beneficial Owner is legally eligible to do so, to comply with any certification, identification, information or other reporting requirements, whether required by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, Taxes imposed by the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a certification that the Holder or Beneficial Owner is not resident in the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction);
(iii) with respect to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise or personal property tax or any similar Taxes;
(iv) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the Holder or Beneficial Owner of any Note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;
(v) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for (i) the Holder or Beneficial Owner not dealing at arms length, within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada), with such Payor or (ii) being a person who is a specified entity (as defined in proposed subsection 18.4(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) contained in proposals to amend such Act released on April 29, 2022) in respect of such Payor to the extent that the applicable payment would be subject to withholding tax under such Act as a consequence of such proposals;
(vi) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts would not have been imposed but for such Holder or Beneficial Owner being, or not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with, a specified shareholder of the Company as defined in subsection 18(5) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) for purposes of the thin capitalization rules in the Income Tax Act (Canada);
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(vii) to the extent the Taxes giving rise to such Additional Amounts are U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), as in effect on the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations, official interpretations or administrative authority promulgated thereunder and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as in effect on the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and, for the avoidance of doubt, any intergovernmental agreement (and related legislation, rules or practices) implementing the foregoing (taken together, FATCA), except to the extent that such Taxes result from a failure of any Paying Agent to comply with FATCA; or
(viii) any combination of items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii).
Additional Amounts also shall not be paid with respect to any payment on the Notes to a Beneficial Owner who is a fiduciary, a partnership (or entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes) or anyone other than the sole Beneficial Owner of that payment to the extent that payment would be required by the laws of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to be included in the income, for tax purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a member of that partnership or a Beneficial Owner who would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, member or interest holder been the Beneficial Owner.
(c) The Payor or applicable withholding agent will (i) make any such withholding or deduction required by applicable law and (ii) timely remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with applicable law. The Payor, or the applicable withholding agent, will make reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. The Payor, or the applicable withholding agent, will provide to the Trustee, within a reasonable time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld are due pursuant to applicable law, either a certified copy of tax receipts evidencing such payment, or, if such tax receipts are not reasonably available to the Payor, such other documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment by the Payor.
(d) Where Tax is payable pursuant to Regulation 803 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) by a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes in respect of any amount payable under the Notes to the Holder (other than by reason of a transfer of the Notes to a person resident in Canada with whom the transferor does not deal at arms length for the purposes of such Act), but no Additional Amount is paid in respect of such Tax, the Payor will pay as or on account of interest to the Holder an amount equal to such Tax (a Regulation 803 Reimbursement) plus an amount equal to any Tax required to be paid by the Holder or Beneficial Owner as a result of such Regulation 803 Reimbursement within 45 days after receiving from the Holder a notice containing reasonable particulars of the Tax so payable, provided such Holder or beneficial owner would have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts on account of such Tax (and only to the extent of such Additional Amounts that such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have been entitled to receive) but for the fact that it is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments made under or with respect to the Notes.
(e) Prior to the date on which the payment of any Additional Amounts are due, the Payor will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable on the applicable payment date, and setting forth the amounts so payable, and will set forth such other information necessary to enable the Trustee (or applicable paying agent) to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders on the payment date. Any such Officers Certificate will be delivered at least two Business Days in advance of when the payments in question are required to be made (unless a shorter period of time is acceptable to the Trustee in its reasonable discretion). The Payor will promptly publish a notice in accordance with Section 10.2 hereof stating that such Additional Amounts will be payable and describing the obligation to pay such amounts.
(f) The Payor will reimburse the Holders or Beneficial Owners of Notes, upon written request of such Holder or Beneficial Owner of Notes and certified proof of payment for the amount of (i) any Taxes levied or imposed by a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and payable by such Holder or Beneficial Owner in connection with payments made under or with respect to the Notes; and (ii) any Taxes levied or imposed with respect to any reimbursement under the foregoing clause (i) or this clause (ii), so that the net amount received by such Holder or
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Beneficial Owner after such reimbursement will not be less than the net amount such Holder or Beneficial Owner would have received if the Taxes giving rise to the reimbursement described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) had not been imposed, provided, however, that the indemnification obligation provided for in this Section 4.21(f) shall not extend to Taxes imposed for which the Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Notes would not have been eligible to receive payment of Additional Amounts hereunder by virtue of clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 4.21(b) hereof, or to the extent such Holder or Beneficial Owner received Additional Amounts with respect to such payments.
(g) In addition, the Payor will pay any stamp, issue, registration, court, documentary, excise or other similar taxes, charges and duties, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time in respect of the execution, issuance, registration or delivery of the Notes or any other document or instrument referred to thereunder and any such taxes, charges or duties imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction at any time as a result of, or in connection with, (i) any payments made pursuant to the Notes or any other such document or instrument referred to thereunder and/or (ii) the enforcement of the Notes any other such document or instrument referred to thereunder.
(h) The obligations described under this Section 4.21 will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person, to any Payor and to any jurisdiction in which such successor is organized, carrying on business or is otherwise resident for Tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made by such successor or its respective agents.
(i) Whenever this Indenture refers to, in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest or any other amount payable under or with respect to any Note, such reference includes the payment of Additional Amounts or other payments that would be payable pursuant to this Section 4.21, if applicable.
Section 4.22 After-Acquired Property.
(a) Promptly following the acquisition by the Company of any After-Acquired Property, the Company shall, subject to the limitations set forth herein, including the remaining clauses below, (i) provide a Lien over such property consistent with the Liens granted over similar property in the applicable jurisdiction (or in the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, to the extent customary and reasonably achievable under applicable local law) in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent and (ii) execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates as shall be necessary to vest in the Notes Collateral Agent a perfected security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in such After-Acquired Property or in the Collateral and to have such After-Acquired Property or such Collateral (but subject to the limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents) added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such After-Acquired Property or Collateral to the same extent and with the same force and effect, and deliver certificates and Opinions of Counsel consistent with the ones delivered in the applicable jurisdiction in connection with other Collateral Documents or in the case of any jurisdiction where no Liens were previously granted, such certificates and Opinions of Counsel as are customary in such jurisdiction; provided, however, that if granting such security interest in such After-Acquired Property or Collateral requires the consent of a third party, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent with respect to the security interest for the benefit of the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of the Holders of the Notes; provided further, however, that if such third party does not consent to the granting of such security interest after the use of such commercially reasonable efforts, the Company will not be required to provide such security interest.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, in addition to the other exceptions and limitations described in the Collateral Documents, in no event shall the Company be required to (x) create any security interests in assets located, titled, registered or filed outside of its jurisdiction of organization or to perfect such security interests or (y) deliver (A) control agreements, (B) landlord waivers, (C) bailee letters, (D) other similar third party documents, or (E) security agreements, pledge agreements, or share charge (or mortgage) agreements (or similar agreements) governed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than its jurisdiction of organization.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, the Company will not be required to perfect by control any security interest in deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts or similar accounts.
(d) The limitations set forth in clauses (b) and (c) above are referred to as the Applicable Collateral Limitations.
Section 4.23 No Impairment of the Security Interests. Except as otherwise permitted under this Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to a transaction otherwise permitted by this Indenture) and the Collateral Documents, the Company shall not be permitted to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
ARTICLE 5
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS
Section 5.1 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.
(a) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving Person) or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company, taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(i) either (x) the Company is the surviving Person; or (y) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is organized and validly existing under the laws of the U.S., any state of the U.S. or the District of Columbia or under the laws of Canada or any province thereof, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, any Channel Island or Switzerland (provided that if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation);
(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made expressly assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture;
(iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;
(iv) the Company or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Company), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made shall, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions, has no Indebtedness other than Permitted Debt; and
(v) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, complies with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(b) The Company may not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing: the Company may merge or amalgamate with any Person solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction within the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or Canada or any province thereof, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, any Channel Island, Singapore or Switzerland or converting the Company into a limited liability company organized under the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or Canada or any province thereof, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, any Channel Island, Singapore or Switzerland (provided that a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation).
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Section 5.2 Successor Substituted. Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger or amalgamation of the Company into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 6.1 Events of Default. Each of the following is an Event of Default with respect to the Notes:
(a) default in the payment of any principal of (including, without limitation, any premium, if any, on) of the Notes when the same becomes due and payable (whether at maturity, upon a Redemption Date, Change of Control Purchase Date, Purchase Date or otherwise);
(b) default in the payment of any interest payable on Notes when the same becomes due and payable and the Default continues for a period of 30 days;
(c) failure by the Company
(i) to comply with any of the provisions of Sections 3.8, 3.14 or 4.14 of this Indenture, which failure remains uncured for 30 days after written notice to the Company from the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of the Notes; or
(ii) to comply with the provisions described in Section 5.1 of this Indenture;
(d) the Company fails to comply with any of the other covenants contained in the Notes, the Collateral Documents or this Indenture and the Default continues for 60 days (or 90 days in the case of the provisions of Section 4.3) after written notice to the Company from the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;
(e) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company) whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of this Indenture, if that default:
(i) is caused by a failure to pay principal when due on such Indebtedness within any applicable grace period provided in such Indebtedness (a Payment Default); or
(ii) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $25.0 million or more;
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(f) failure by the Company to pay final non-appealable judgments aggregating in excess of $25.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged, stayed or subject to insurance for a period of 60 days after becoming final;
(g) unless such Liens have been released in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Collateral Documents, liens with respect to all or substantially all of the Collateral cease to be valid or enforceable, or the Company shall assert, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction, that any such security interests are invalid or unenforceable;
(h) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;
(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property; or
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(i) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) is for relief against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
and in each case the order or decree described in this clause (h) remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or
(j) the Company fails to own at least 29.5% of the issued and outstanding Bausch + Lomb Equity Interests at any time.
Any notice given pursuant to Section 6.1(d) hereof must be in writing and must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a Notice of Default. When any Default under this Section 6.1 is cured, it ceases.
Section 6.2 Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (h) or (i) of Section 6.1 hereof with respect to the Company) with respect to the Notes occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, declare all unpaid principal to the date of acceleration on the Notes then outstanding (if not then due and payable) to be due and payable upon any such declaration, and the same shall become and be immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (h) or (i) of Section 6.1 hereof with respect to the Company occurs, all unpaid principal (including, without limitation, any premium, if any, then outstanding), and accrued interest, if any, on the Notes then outstanding shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if (a) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of Notes which has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived; (b) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (c) all payments due to the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof in respect of the Notes have been made. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereto.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, a notice of Default may not be given with respect to any action taken, and reported publicly or to Holders, more than two years prior to such notice of Default.
If the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to their stated maturity, in each case as a result of an Event of Default (including, but not limited to, an Event of Default specified in clauses (h) or (i) of Section 6.1 (including the acceleration of any portion of the Obligations evidenced by the Notes by operation of law)), then the additional amount that shall then be due and payable on the Premium Effective Date shall be equal to: (i) one hundred percent (100.00%) of the principal amount of such Notes, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium (collectively, the Redemption Price), in each case, as if such acceleration gave rise to an optional redemption of the Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt an optional redemption made pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof) so accelerated on the Premium Effective Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that if the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to their stated maturity, in each case, as a result of an Event of Default (including, but not limited to, an Event of Default specified in clauses (h) or (i) above (including the acceleration of any portion of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes by operation of law)), the amount by which the applicable Redemption Price exceeds the principal amount of the Notes (the Redemption Price Premium) with respect to an optional redemption of the Notes shall be due and payable as though the Notes had been optionally redeemed on the Premium Effective Date and shall constitute part of the Obligations with respect to the Notes in view of the impracticability and difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of lost profits of each of the Holders of such Notes as a result thereof. The Redemption Price Premium shall be presumed to be liquidated damages sustained by each Holder of Notes as the result of the payment or settlement of the Notes or a claim in a proceeding described in clauses (h) or (i) of Section 6.1 hereof in respect of the Notes, in each case arising out of the acceleration of the Notes, or in the event the Notes or this Indenture are satisfied, released or discharged through foreclosure after acceleration of the Notes, whether by judicial proceeding, deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means (the date of such payment, settlement, satisfaction, release or discharge being the Premium Effective Date).
Any notice of Default, notice of acceleration or instruction to the Trustee to provide a notice of Default, notice of acceleration or take any other action (a Noteholder Direction) provided by any one or more Holders (other than any Holder that is a Regulated Bank) (each a Directing Holder) must be accompanied by a written representation from each such Holder to the Company and the Trustee that such Holder is not (or, in the case such Holder is DTC or its nominee, that such Holder is being instructed solely by Beneficial Owners that have represented to such Holder that they are not) Net Short (a Position Representation), which representation, in the case of a Noteholder Direction relating to a notice of Default shall be deemed repeated at all times until the resulting Event of Default is cured or otherwise ceases to exist or the Notes are accelerated. In addition, each Directing Holder must, at the time of providing a Noteholder Direction, covenant to provide the Company with such other information as the Company may reasonably request from time to time in order to verify the accuracy of such Holders Position Representation within five Business Days of request therefor (a Verification Covenant). In any case in which the Holder is DTC or its nominee, any Position Representation or Verification Covenant required hereunder shall be provided by the Beneficial Owner of such Notes in lieu of DTC or its nominee. If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to the acceleration of the Notes, the Company determines in good faith that there is a reasonable basis to believe a Directing Holder providing such Noteholder Direction was, at any relevant time, in breach of its Position Representation and provides to the Trustee evidence that the Company has filed papers with a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a determination that such Directing Holder was, at such time, in breach of its Position Representation, and seeking to invalidate any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction, the cure period with respect to such Event of Default shall be automatically stayed pending a final and non-appealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction on such matter. If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Company provides to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that a Directing Holder failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant, the cure period with respect to any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction shall be automatically stayed pending satisfaction of such Verification Covenant. Any breach of the Position Representation shall result in such Holders participation in such Noteholder Direction being disregarded; and, if, without the participation of such
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Holder, the percentage of the Notes held by the remaining Holders that provided such Noteholder Direction would have been insufficient to validly provide such Noteholder Direction, such Noteholder Direction shall be void ab initio, with the effect that such Event of Default shall be deemed never to have occurred. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph shall not apply to any Holder that is a Regulated Bank; provided that if a Regulated Bank is a Directing Holder or a Beneficial Owner directing DTC, it shall provide a written representation to the Company that it is a Regulated Bank.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely without liability on any Noteholder Direction delivered to it in accordance with this Indenture, shall have no duty to inquire as to or investigate the accuracy of any Position Representation, enforce compliance with any Verification Covenant, verify any statements in any Officers Certificate delivered to it, or otherwise make calculations, investigations or determinations with respect to Derivative Instruments, Net Shorts, Long Derivative Instruments, Short Derivative Instruments or otherwise and shall have no liability for ceasing to take any action or staying any remedy. The Trustee shall have no liability to the Company, any Holder or any other Person in acting in good faith on a Noteholder Direction or taking no action in good faith with respect thereto, or for determining whether any Holder has delivered a Position Representation, such Position Representation conforms with the requirements of this Indenture or any other agreement or any Holder is a Regulated Bank.
Section 6.3 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing in respect of the Notes, the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of the principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of such 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 Noteholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 6.4 Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default. Subject to Sections 6.7 and 9.2 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes when due or any Default or Event of Default in respect of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes which, under Section 9.2 hereof, cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder). When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases.
Section 6.5 Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy or power available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines, in consultation with its counsel conflicts with law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Holder of Notes or the Trustee, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability unless the Trustee is offered indemnity satisfactory to it; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
Section 6.6 Limitations on Suits. A Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes (except actions for payment of overdue principal, premium, if any, or interest) unless:
(a) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
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(c) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee reasonable indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and
(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
Section 6.7 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, with respect to the Notes, the contractual right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of the principal of, or interest on such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note and this Indenture and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.
Section 6.8 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default in the payment of principal or interest specified in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.1 hereof occurs and is continuing with respect to the Notes, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or another obligor on the Notes for the whole amount of principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue principal and overdue installments of interest, in each case at a rate equal to the interest rate then in effect on such Note 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, its agents and counsel.
Section 6.9 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof, and to the extent that such payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances in any such proceedings 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 property which the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, 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, on behalf of any Holder, to authorize, accept or adopt any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.10 Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, including upon realization of the Collateral, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
First, to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.7 hereof;
Second, to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal and interest ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal and interest respectively; and
Third, to the extent of any excess of such proceeds to the payment to or upon the order of the applicable Grantor or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
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The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10.
Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit made by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Section 6.12 Capital Stock Considerations. Solely with respect to the portion of the Collateral constituting Capital Stock, prior to the 20th Business Day after the date on which the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent declare the existence of any Event of Default and demand the repayment of all of the principal amount of the Obligations thereunder (such date, the Notes Acceleration Date), none of the Company, the Notes Collateral Agent, the Trustee or Holders of the Notes shall be permitted to enforce on the security interest in, take any action (including exercising any voting or consent rights) with respect to, or dispose or otherwise transfer, Collateral constituting Capital Stock, in each case, without the consent of the Company and Holders of a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount the Notes. The foregoing restrictions shall not restrict any rights of, or actions by, the Company related to such Collateral prior to the Notes Acceleration Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, following an Event of Default and acceleration of the Notes pursuant to this Indenture, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent (each on behalf of the Secured Parties) may take any of the following actions: (a) in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding, as necessary to file a proof of claim or statement of interest with respect to such Notes, (b) as necessary to take any action in order to create, prove, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its rights in, and the perfection and priority of its Lien on, the Collateral, (c) in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding commenced by or against the Company, to file any necessary or appropriate responsive pleadings in opposition to any motion, adversary proceeding or other pleading filed by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking disallowance of the claim or Lien of the Notes Collateral Agent, (d) to file any pleadings, objections, motions, or agreements which assert rights available to unsecured creditors of the Company arising under any insolvency or liquidation proceeding or applicable non-bankruptcy law and (e) the Notes Collateral Agent or the Holders of Notes may vote on any plan of arrangement, compromise or reorganization in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding of the Company.
ARTICLE 7
TRUSTEE
Section 7.1 Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(A) the Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others; and
(B) 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. The Trustee, however, shall examine any certificates and opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be delivered to the Trustee 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).
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(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(A) this paragraph does not limit the effect of subsection (b) of this Section 7.1;
(B) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(C) 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 6.5 hereof.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers unless the Trustee shall have received satisfactory indemnity in its opinion against potential costs and liabilities incurred by it relating thereto.
(e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.1.
(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 7.2 Rights of Trustee. Subject to Section 7.1 hereof:
(a) The Trustee may rely conclusively on 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.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel (or both), which shall conform to Section 10.4(b) hereof. 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.
(c) The Trustee may act through its agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any such action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
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(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by a responsible Trust Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture. The Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the value of any collateral that is released from the Liens hereunder.
(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to BNY Mellon as Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, BNY Mellon in each of its capacities hereunder, including as Registrar, Paying Agent and Notes Collateral Agent, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
(j) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, punitive, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(k) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, any epidemics, pandemics or similar outbreaks of infectious disease, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 7.3 Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.
Section 7.4 Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Companys use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement in the Notes other than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.5 Notice of Default or Events of Default. If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if a Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default at its Corporate Trust Office and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture, the Trustee shall notify each Noteholder of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it is known by the Trustee. However, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of Noteholders, except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of the principal (including premium, if any) of or interest on any Note.
Section 7.6 [Reserved].
Section 7.7 Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation (as agreed to from time to time by the Company and the Trustee in writing) for its services (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust). The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable disbursements, expenses and advances incurred or made by it. Such expenses may include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel.
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The Company shall indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee (which for purposes of this Section 7.7 shall include its officers, directors, employees and agents) for, and hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability or expense including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee), (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture or any action or failure to act as authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon the Trustee hereunder or thereunder including the reasonable costs and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel in defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder or thereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee for which it may seek indemnity. The Company need not pay for any settlement effected without its prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The Company need not reimburse the Trustee for any expense or indemnify it against any loss or liability determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
To secure the Companys payment obligations in this Section 7.7, the Trustee shall have a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except such money or property held in trust to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.7 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (h) or (i) of Section 6.1 hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law to the extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
Section 7.8 Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent;
(c) a Custodian or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. The resignation or removal of a Trustee shall not be effective until a successor Trustee shall have delivered the written acceptance of its appointment as described below.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 45 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee at the expense of the Company.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee, upon payment of its charges hereunder, shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee of the Notes to the successor Trustee and be released from its obligations (exclusive of any liabilities that the retiring Trustee may have incurred while acting as Trustee) hereunder, 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 of the Notes under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each affected Holder.
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A retiring Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of any successor Trustee after its succession.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Companys obligations under Section 7.7 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
Section 7.9 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust assets (including the administration of this Indenture) to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation, without any further act, shall be the successor Trustee, provided such transferee corporation shall qualify and be eligible under Section 7.10 hereof. Such successor Trustee shall promptly mail notice of its succession to the Company and each affected Holder.
Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall always satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) of TIA Section 310(a). The Trustee (or its parent holding company) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to satisfy any such requirements, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article 7. The Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of TIA Section 310(b).
Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company. The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
Section 7.12 Collateral Documents. By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby authorize and direct the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to execute and deliver any Collateral Documents in which the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent, as applicable, is named as a party, including any Collateral Documents executed after the Issue Date. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent are (a) expressly authorized to make the representations attributed to Holders in any such agreements and (b) not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under, any Collateral Documents, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent each shall have all of the rights, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to it under this Indenture (in addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreement or agreements).
ARTICLE 8
DEFEASANCE; SATISFACTION AND
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
Section 8.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes and all Liens on Collateral securing the Notes will be released, and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and release of such Liens, when
(a) either
(i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.7 hereof and (ii) Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company as provided in Section 8.5 hereof) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
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(ii) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing or transmission of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities or a combination thereof with the Trustee or a Paying Agent (other than the Company or any of their Affiliates) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of and in an amount sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit or will occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, and as to which the rights of the other parties thereto are senior to those of the Holders;
(c) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company;
(d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward payment of the Notes at maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; and
(e) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof shall survive and, if cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities or a combination thereof shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (ii) of clause (a) of this Section, the provisions of Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.12, 4.2 and 7.8, this Article 8 and Section 10.5, shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full.
Section 8.2 Legal Defeasance. The Company shall be deemed to have paid and will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes and have Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes released on the date of the deposit referred to in clause (a) of this Section 8.2, and the provisions of this Indenture shall no longer be in effect (Legal Defeasance), and the Trustee, 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: (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in clause (a) below payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due, (ii) the Companys obligations with respect to the Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.2 hereof, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, indemnities and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, including, without limitation, Section 7.7 hereof and the Companys obligations in connection therewith and (iv) this Section 8.2. Subject to compliance with this Section 8.2, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.3 hereof. The following conditions shall apply to Legal Defeasance:
(a) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium, if any, 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 their Stated Maturity or to a particular Redemption Date;
(b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (based on a ruling received from or published by the United States Internal Revenue Service or a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law since the date of this Indenture) in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes 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;
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(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee either (i) an Opinion of Counsel in Canada reasonably acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that, based upon Canadian law then in effect and having regard to any applicable proposed amendments thereto which have been publicly announced prior to the date of such defeasance, the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial or other tax purposes, as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to Canadian taxes on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same time as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred or (ii) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from tax authorities of Canada to the same effect as the Opinion of Counsel described in clause (i) above;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);
(e) the Legal Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound; and
(f) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance have been complied with.
After any such irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Companys obligations under the Notes and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.2(b) hereof with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) shall become due and payable upon maturity or redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.
Section 8.3 Covenant Defeasance. The Company may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in clause (iv) of Section 5.1(a) hereof, and the Company may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Section 3.8, Section 4.3, Sections 4.8 through 4.17 hereof and any breach of clauses (c), (d), (e), (f) or (j) of Section 6.1 hereof, or with respect to a Subsidiary only, clauses (h) or (i) under Section 6.1 hereof shall be deemed not to be an Event of Default and all Liens shall be released on the date of deposit referred to in clause (a) of this Section 8.3 (Covenant Defeasance), if in each case:
(a) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium, if any, 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 their Stated Maturity or to a particular Redemption Date;
(b) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to such Trustee confirming that the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes 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 the Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
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(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee either (i) an Opinion of Counsel in Canada reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, to the effect that, based upon Canadian law then in effect and having regard to any applicable proposed amendments thereto which have been publicly announced prior to the date of such defeasance, the Beneficial Owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial or other tax purposes, as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to Canadian taxes on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same time as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred or (ii) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from tax authorities of Canada to the same effect as the Opinion of Counsel described in clause (i) above;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);
(e) the Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound; and
(f) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes when due, then the obligations of the Company under this Indenture will be revived and no such defeasance will be deemed to have occurred.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by Section 8.3(b) hereof with respect to a Covenant Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) shall become due and payable upon maturity or redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.
Section 8.4 Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.5 hereof, the Trustee or a Paying Agent shall hold in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, all money deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof and shall apply the deposited money in accordance with this Indenture and the Notes to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes.
Section 8.5 Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon request any excess money (i) deposited with them pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof and (ii) held by them at any time.
The Trustee and each Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after a right to such money has matured; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such payment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be mailed to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein, which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such mailing, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.
Section 8.6 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 8.5 hereof 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, then the Companys obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof until such time as the Trustee or such Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof; provided, however, that if the Company has made any payment of the principal of 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 any such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent.
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ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 9.1 Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture and any Collateral Document with respect to the Notes without notice to or consent of any Holder of Notes:
(a) to comply with Section 5.1 hereof;
(b) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(c) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;
(d) to provide for the assumption of the Companys obligations to Holders of Notes in the case of a consolidation or merger or sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets;
(e) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such Holder of Notes;
(f) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
(g) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes, or the Collateral Documents to any provision of the section of the Offering Memorandum captioned Description of the Intermediate Holdco Secured Notes so long as any such amendment or supplement does not materially and adversely affect the rights of the Holders of the Notes;
(h) [reserved];
(i) to add Guarantees with respect to the Notes;
(j) to secure the Notes or Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to add additional assets as Collateral;
(k) to release Collateral from the Lien pursuant to this Indenture and the Collateral Documents when permitted or required by this Indenture and the Collateral Documents; or
(l) to appoint a successor Trustee or Notes Collateral Agent.
Section 9.2 With Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate 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). The Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture, such Notes or the Collateral Documents without notice to any Holder (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes). However, notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 9.4 hereof, without the written consent of each Holder of Notes affected hereby, an amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof, may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
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(a) reduce the principal amount of such Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(b) reduce the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any such Note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption of such Notes (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, provisions relating to Sections 3.8, 3.14 and 4.14 hereof);
(c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any such Note;
(d) make any such Note payable in money other than U.S. dollars;
(e) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of such Notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Notes;
(f) waive a redemption payment with respect to any such Note (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, a payment required by Sections 3.8, 3.14 and 4.14 hereof);
(g) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Notes; or
(h) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions with respect to the Notes;
provided that the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall be required.
In addition, without the consent of Holders of at least 662⁄3% 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, such Notes), no amendment or supplement may modify any Collateral Documents or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with Collateral or the Collateral Documents to the extent that such amendment or supplement would have the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Liens securing the Notes (except as permitted by the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents) or change or alter the priority of the security interests in the Collateral (unless otherwise expressly permitted hereunder).
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
Section 9.3 Notice of Amendment, Supplement or Waiver. After an amendment, supplement or waiver under Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 9.4 Revocation and Effect of Consents. Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note or portion of a Note if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder, unless it makes a change described in any of clauses (a) through (h) of Section 9.2 hereof. In that case the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Note who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Note.
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Section 9.5 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms.
Section 9.6 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. The Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplemental indenture does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, in its sole discretion, but need not sign it. In signing or refusing to sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be provided with and, subject to Section 7.1 hereof, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers Certificate stating that such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and all conditions precedent in this Indenture to such execution have been complied with. The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until its Board of Directors approves it in writing.
Section 9.7 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article 9, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Notes theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Certain Trust Indenture Act Sections. The Company shall comply with Sections 314(a)(4), 314(c) and 314(e) of the TIA. No other provision of the TIA shall apply except where otherwise specifically provided.
Section 10.2 Notices. Any demand, authorization notice, request, consent or communication shall be given in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission or email (confirmed by delivery in person or mail by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers or emails:
If to the Company, to:
Bausch Health Companies Inc.
400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Attention: Corporate Secretary
With a copy to:
White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Jonathan Michels and Rafael Roberti
Facsimile No.: (212) 354-8113
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If to the Trustee, to:
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E
New York, New York 10286
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5366
Email: lisa.sollitto@bnymellon.com and timothy.burke@bnymellon.com
If to the Notes Collateral Agent, to:
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E
New York, New York 10286
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration
Facsimile No.: (212) 815-5366
Email: lisa.sollitto@bnymellon.com and timothy.burke@bnymellon.com
Such notices or communications shall be effective when received.
The Company, the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail or delivered by an overnight delivery service to it at its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar, or, in the case of DTC (including its nominee, as applicable), transmitted in accordance with applicable procedures of DTC.
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. If a notice or communication to a Holder is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (Instructions), given pursuant to this Indenture and related documents and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Company shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing officers with the authority to provide such Instructions (Authorized Officers) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Company whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustees understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Company understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Company shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and that the Company and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Company. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from their reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Company; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures. Electronic Means shall mean the following communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, as long as the Notes are in the form of a Global Note, notice to the Holders of such Notes may be made electronically in accordance with procedures of the Depositary.
Section 10.3 Communications by Holders With Other Holders. Noteholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other person shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
Section 10.4 Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent.
(a) Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture other than the initial issuance of the Notes, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at the request of the Trustee:
(A) an Officers Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(B) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent (including any covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) have been complied with.
(b) Each Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(A) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(B) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(C) a statement that, in the opinion of 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
(D) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with;
provided, however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers Certificate or certificates of public officials.
Section 10.5 Record Date for Vote or Consent of Holders. The Company (or, in the event deposits have been made pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, the Trustee) may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders of Notes entitled to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted under this Indenture, which record date shall not be more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the commencement of solicitation of such action. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.4 hereof, if a record date is fixed, those persons who were Holders of Notes at the close of business on such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those persons, shall be entitled to take such action with respect to the Notes by vote or consent or to revoke any vote or consent previously given, whether or not such persons continue to be Holders of Notes after such record date.
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Section 10.6 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules (not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture) for action by or at a meeting of Holders. Any Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for its functions.
Section 10.7 Legal Holidays. A Legal Holiday is a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which state or federally chartered banking institutions in New York, New York, Vancouver, Canada or, if applicable, the state in which the Corporate Trust Office is located are not required to be open. If a payment date, including any Redemption Date, Purchase Date, Change of Control Purchase Date and Final Maturity Date, is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period on such payment. If an interest record date is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected.
Section 10.8 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Unless specifically noted herein, this Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
(b) The Company irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in The City of New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture. The Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(c) EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 10.9 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 10.10 No Recourse Against Others. All liability described in paragraph 13 of the Form of the Notes attached hereto as Exhibit A of any director, officer, incorporator, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company is waived and released.
Section 10.11 Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.
Section 10.12 Multiple Counterparts; Execution. The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The words execution, signed, signature, and words of like import in this Indenture or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Indenture shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, pdf, tif or jpg) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.
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Section 10.13 Separability. In case any provisions 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 10.14 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 10.15 Calculations in Respect of the Notes. The Company shall make all calculations under this Indenture and the Notes in good faith. In the absence of manifest error, such calculations shall be final and binding on all Holders. The Company shall provide a copy of such calculations to the Trustee as required hereunder.
Section 10.16 Agent for Service and Waiver of Immunities. By the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company will, (i) acknowledge that it will designate and appoint Bausch Health US, LLC, 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, or another Person satisfactory to the Trustee (the Authorized Agent), as its authorized agent upon whom process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes that may be instituted in any federal or state court in the State of New York or brought under federal or state securities laws, and acknowledge that the Authorized Agent has accepted such designation, (ii) submit to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding, and (iii) agree that service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of said service to the Company in accordance with Section 10.2 hereof shall be deemed effective service of process in any such suit or proceeding. The Company further agrees to take any reasonable action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of the Authorized Agent in full force and effect so long as any of the Notes shall be outstanding; provided, however, that the Company may, by written notice to the Trustee, designate such additional or alternative agent for service of process under this Section 10.16 that (i) maintains an office located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in the State of New York, (ii) is either (x) counsel for the Company or (y) a corporate service company which acts as agent for service of process for other persons in the ordinary course of its business and (iii) agrees to act as agent for service of process in accordance with this Section 10.16. Such written notice shall identify the name of such agent for process and the address of the office of such agent for process in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York. Upon the written request of any Holder, the Trustee shall deliver a copy of such notice to such Holder.
Section 10.17 Judgment Currency. The Company shall indemnify each Holder and each Person, if any, who controls any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any loss incurred by such party as a result of any judgment or order being given or made against the Company for any U.S. dollar amount due under this Indenture and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a currency (the Judgment Currency) other than U.S. dollars and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar amount is converted into the Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the spot rate of exchange in The City of New York at which such party on the date of payment of such judgment or order is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received by such party if such party had utilized such amount of Judgment Currency to purchase U.S. dollars upon such partys receipt thereof. The foregoing indemnity shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term spot rate of exchange shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, U.S. dollars.
Section 10.18 Foreign Currency Equivalent. For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction or amount, the U.S. dollar equivalent principal amount of any amount denominated in a foreign currency will be the Dollar Equivalent calculated on the date the Indebtedness was incurred or other transaction was entered into; provided, that if any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars is incurred to refinance Indebtedness denominated in the same currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated on the date of such refinancing, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be deemed not to exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no restriction or amount will be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. In no event will the Trustee or the Paying Agent be responsible for obtaining exchange rates or otherwise effecting currency conversions or calculations.
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Section 10.19 Usury Savings Clause. If any provision of this Indenture or any Note would obligate the Company to make any payment of or on account of interest or other amount in an amount or calculated at a rate which would result in a receipt by any Holder of interest at a criminal rate (as such term is construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then notwithstanding such provisions, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not so result in a receipt by such Holder of interest at a criminal rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, as follows: (1) firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid to such Holder, and (2) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts required to be paid to such Holder which would constitute interest for purposes of Section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada).
Section 10.20 Interest Act (Canada). For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada), the annual rates of interest or fees to which the rates of interest or fees provided for in this Indenture and any Note (and stated herein or therein, as applicable, to be computed on the basis of a 360 day year or any other period of time less than a calendar year) are equivalent are the rates so provided for multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year and divided by 360 or the actual number of days in such other period of time, respectively. The Company confirms that it understands and acknowledges that it is and will be able to calculate the rate of interest applicable under this Indenture and any Note based on the methodology for calculating per annum rates provided for under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company confirms that it agrees not to plead or assert, whether by way of defense or otherwise, in any proceeding relating to this Indenture or any Note, that the interest payable under this Indenture or any Note and the calculation thereof has not been adequately disclosed to the Company, whether pursuant to Section 4 of the Interest Act (Canada) or any other applicable law or legal principle.
Section 10.21 Tax Matters. Each of the parties hereto agree to cooperate and to provide the other with such information as each may have in its possession to enable the determination of whether any payments pursuant to this Indenture are subject to the withholding requirements described in Section 1471(b) of the Code or otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations, or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof (Applicable Law). The Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments under this Indenture to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law. Nothing in the immediately preceding sentence shall be construed as obligating the Trustee to make any gross up payment or similar reimbursement in connection with a payment in respect of which amounts are so withheld or deducted or affecting a Payors obligation to make any payments of Additional Amount pursuant to Section 4.21 of this Indenture. The terms of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
ARTICLE 11
COLLATERAL
Section 11.1 Collateral Documents.
(a) The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and interest (including Additional Amounts, if any) on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and interest on the Notes and performance of all other Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, shall be secured as provided in the Collateral Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Obligations. The Trustee and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the Notes Collateral Agent holds the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee and pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, and each Beneficial Owner of an interest in a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Indenture, and authorizes and directs the Notes Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. Subject to the Applicable Collateral Limitations, the Company shall deliver to the Notes Collateral Agent copies of all documents
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required to be filed pursuant to the Collateral Documents to which the Notes Collateral Agent is a party, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next sentence of this Section 11.1, to provide to the Notes Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby and/or by the Collateral Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed. Subject to the Applicable Collateral Limitations, the Company shall take any and all actions and make all filings (including the filing of UCC or PPSA financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto) required to cause the Collateral Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Notes Obligations of the Company to the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable perfected Lien and security interest in and on all of the Collateral (subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents), in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.
(b) To the extent any assets owned by the Company on the Issue Date (other than Excluded Assets) are not subject to a valid Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent on or prior to the Issue Date or subject to a Lien in favor of the Notes Collateral Agent that is not perfected on or prior to the Issue Date, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to enter into Collateral Documents to create such Liens and have all such Liens and any Liens created but not perfected (including by appropriate filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office) on or prior to the Issue Date perfected, subject to any limitations set forth in this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, including the Applicable Collateral Limitations, within 30 days after the Issue Date.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, the provisions of this Article 11 are qualified in their entirety by the Applicable Collateral Limitations and the Company shall not be required pursuant to this Indenture or any Collateral Document to take any action limited by the Applicable Collateral Limitations.
Section 11.2 Release of Collateral.
(a) The Liens securing the Notes will be automatically released, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, at any time and from time to time as provided by this Section 11.2. Upon such release, subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents, all rights in the released Collateral securing Notes Obligations shall revert to the Company. The Collateral shall be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Collateral Documents and the Trustee (subject to its receipt of an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as provided below) shall execute documents evidencing such release, and confirm to the Notes Collateral Agent to execute, as applicable, the same at the Companys sole cost and expense, under one or more of the following circumstances:
(i) in whole upon:
(A) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Amounts, if any) on, the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents (for the avoidance of doubt, other than contingent Obligations in respect of which no claims have been made) that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid;
(B) satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Section 8.1; or
(C) a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Sections 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable;
(ii) in whole or in part, with the consent of Holders of the Notes in accordance with Article 9 of this Indenture;
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(iii) in part, as to any asset:
(A) constituting Collateral that is sold or otherwise disposed of by the Company to any other Person in a transaction permitted by this Indenture (to the extent of the interest sold or disposed of), or
(B) that becomes an Excluded Asset, or
(C) that is otherwise released in accordance with, and as expressly provided for by the terms of, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
(b) In addition, the Notes shall be automatically released from the Liens securing the Notes, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, at any time and from time to time as provided by this Section 11.2 and the Trustee (subject to its receipt of an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as provided below) shall execute documents evidencing such release, and instruct the Notes Collateral Agent in writing to execute, as applicable, the same at the Companys sole cost and expense, under one or more of the following circumstances:
(i) in whole upon:
(A) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Amounts, if any) on, the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents in respect of the Notes (for the avoidance of doubt, other than contingent Obligations in respect of which no claims have been made) that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid;
(B) satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Section 8.1; or
(C) a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of this Indenture with respect to the Notes as set forth under Sections 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable; or
(ii) in whole or in part, with the consent of Holders of the Notes in accordance with Article 9 of this Indenture.
(c) With respect to any release of Collateral or release from the Liens securing the Notes, upon receipt of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, as applicable, to such release have been met and that it is permitted for the Trustee and/or the Notes Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the documents requested by the Company in connection with such release, and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction, discharge or release prepared by the Company, the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Notes Collateral Agent to, execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Company expense) such instruments or releases (whether electronically or in writing) to evidence, and shall do or cause to be done all other acts reasonably necessary to effect, in each case as soon as reasonably practicable, the release, without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind, and discharge of any Collateral or any Notes permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Collateral Documents. Neither the Trustee nor the Notes Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in reliance upon any such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Collateral Document to the contrary, but without limiting any automatic release provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction, discharge or termination, unless and until it receives such Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.
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Section 11.3 Suits to Protect the Collateral. Subject to the provisions of Article 7 hereof and the Collateral Documents, the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, following the occurrence of an Event of Default that is continuing, may or may instruct the Notes Collateral Agent in writing to take all actions it reasonably determines are necessary in order to:
(a) enforce any of the terms of the Collateral Documents; and
(b) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations hereunder.
Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent shall have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may determine to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral. Nothing in this Section 11.3 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee or the Notes Collateral Agent.
Section 11.4 Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents. The Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 11.5 Purchaser Protected. In no event shall any purchaser or other transferee in good faith of any property or asset purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property, asset or rights permitted by this Article 11 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company to make any such sale or other transfer.
Section 11.6 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee. In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 11 upon the Company with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property or asset may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or of any Officer or Officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 11; and if the Trustee shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee.
Section 11.7 Release Upon Termination of the Companys Obligations. In the event that the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers Certificate certifying that (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other Notes Obligations that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid or (ii) the Company shall have exercised its Legal Defeasance option or their Covenant Defeasance option, in each case in compliance with the provisions of Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such notice by the Trustee have been satisfied, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company and the Notes Collateral Agent a notice, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent, stating that the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral solely on behalf of the Holders of the Notes without representation, warranty or recourse (other than with respect to funds held by the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as applicable), and any rights it has under the Collateral Documents solely on behalf of the Holders of the Notes and upon receipt by the Notes Collateral Agent of such notice, the Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee and shall execute and deliver all documents and do or cause to be done (at the expense of the Company) all acts reasonably requested by the Company to release, without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind, and discharge such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable.
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Section 11.8 Notes Collateral Agent.
(a) The Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes, and each Beneficial Owner of an interest in a Note, hereby designates and appoints the Notes Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and the Company directs and authorizes and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Notes Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, and consents and agrees to the terms of each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms or the terms of this Indenture. The Notes Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 11.8. The provisions of this Section 11.8 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Trustee, any of the Holders nor any of the Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein unless expressly extended to them. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by any Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture and/or the applicable Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Notes Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, the duties of the Notes Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Notes Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Notes Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or any Grantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture and the Collateral Documents or otherwise exist against the Notes Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term agent in this Indenture with reference to the Notes Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
(b) The Notes Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture or the Collateral Documents by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Persons Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates, (a Related Person) and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith.
(c) Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any other Grantor or Affiliate of any Grantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any other Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture or the Collateral Documents, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture or the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Grantor or any other party to this Indenture or the Collateral Documents to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture or the Collateral Documents or to inspect the properties, books, or records of any Grantor or any Grantors Affiliates.
(d) The Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled (in the absence of bad faith) to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) 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, without limitation, counsel to the Company or any other Grantor), independent accountants and/or other experts and advisors selected by the Notes Collateral Agent. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
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stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. Unless otherwise expressly required hereunder or pursuant to any Collateral Document, the Notes Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture or the Collateral Documents unless it shall first receive such written advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Notes Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected from claims by any Holders in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture or the Collateral Documents in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders.
(e) The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Trust Officer of the Notes Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a notice of default. The Notes Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 11.8).
(f) The Notes Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Notes Collateral Agent. If the Notes Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Company shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Notes Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Trustee, at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may appoint, subject to the consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation) the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Notes Collateral Agent, and the term Notes Collateral Agent shall mean such successor collateral agent, and the retiring Notes Collateral Agents appointment, powers and duties as a Notes Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Notes Collateral Agents resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 11.8 (and Section 7.7) shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring Notes Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Notes Collateral Agent under this Indenture.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) The Notes Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) make the representations of the Holders set forth in the Collateral Documents, (iii) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents.
(i) [Reserved].
(j) If applicable, the Notes Collateral Agent is each Holders agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC can be perfected only by possession. Should the Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Company, the Trustee shall notify the Notes Collateral Agent thereof and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the Notes Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Notes Collateral Agents instructions.
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(k) The Notes Collateral Agent shall not have any obligation whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Notes Collateral Agents Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Grantors property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture or any Collateral Document other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or as otherwise provided in the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not have any other duty or liability whatsoever to the Trustee or any Holder as to any of the foregoing.
(l) [Reserved].
(m) [Reserved].
(n) No provision of this Indenture or any Collateral Document shall require the Notes Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders (or the Trustee in the case of the Notes Collateral Agent) unless it shall have first received indemnity satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent against potential costs and liabilities incurred by the Notes Collateral Agent relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture or the Collateral Documents, in the event the Notes Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if the Notes Collateral Agent has determined that the Notes Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Notes Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form all satisfactory to the Notes Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Notes Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Notes Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this paragraph (n) if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient.
(o) The Notes Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Indenture and the Collateral Documents or instrument referred to herein or therein, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Notes Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Company (and money held in trust by the Notes Collateral Agent need (a) shall be held uninvested without liability for interest, unless otherwise agreed in writing, (b) shall be held in a non-interest bearing trust account and (c) not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law) and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act.
(p) Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.
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(q) The Notes Collateral Agent assumes no responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any breach by the Company or any other Grantor under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in any Notes Documents or in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture or any Collateral Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of any Collateral Documents of any other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the validity, enforceability or collectability of any Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor; or for any failure of any obligor to perform its Obligations under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not have any obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or Event of Default, the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture or the Collateral Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in this Indenture or any Collateral Documents. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents unless expressly set forth hereunder or thereunder. Without limiting its obligations as expressly set forth herein, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not have the right at any time to seek instructions from the Holders with respect to the administration of the Notes Documents.
(r) The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that the Notes Collateral Agent shall not assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, the Notes Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Notes Collateral Agent in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral. However, if the Notes Collateral Agent is required to acquire title to an asset pursuant to this Indenture which in the Notes Collateral Agents reasonable discretion may cause the Notes Collateral Agent to be considered an owner or operator under the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq., or otherwise cause the Notes Collateral Agent to incur liability under CERCLA or any equivalent federal, state or local law, the Notes Collateral Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, to either resign as the Notes Collateral Agent or arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court-appointed receiver. Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable to the Company or any other Person for any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of the Notes Collateral Agents or the Trustees actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to the discharge, release or threatened release of hazardous materials into the environment. If at any time it is necessary, in connection with an exercise of remedies, for property to be possessed, owned, operated or managed by any Person (including the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) other than the Company, a majority in interest of Holders shall direct the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee to appoint an appropriately qualified Person (excluding the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee) who they shall designate to possess, own, operate or manage, as the case may be, the property.
(s) Upon the receipt by the Notes Collateral Agent of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, the Notes Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Collateral Document to be executed after the Issue Date. Such Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 11.8(s), and (ii) instruct the Notes Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Collateral Document. Any such execution of a Collateral Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Company, upon delivery to the Notes Collateral Agent of an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent (if any) to the execution and delivery of the Collateral Document have been satisfied. The Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, hereby authorize and direct the Notes Collateral Agent to execute such Collateral Documents.
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(t) Subject to the provisions of the applicable Collateral Documents, each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, agrees that the Notes Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Collateral Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto (including any releases permitted hereunder), and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required to exercise discretion under this Indenture or the Collateral Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee, as applicable, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein or in any Collateral Document.
(u) After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may direct the Notes Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture or the Collateral Documents.
(v) The Notes Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents and, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.10 hereof and the other provisions of this Indenture.
(w) Subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents, in each case that the Notes Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under any other Notes Document to take any action (an Action), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any other Notes Document, the Notes Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. Subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents, if the Notes Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Notes Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such Action unless and until the Notes Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.
(x) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or any other Notes Document, in no event shall the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture or the other Notes Documents (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC or PPSA financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments, nor shall the Notes Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee makes any representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of any of the Collateral Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby. Additionally, neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be responsible for providing, maintaining, monitoring or preserving insurance on or the payment of taxes with respect to any of the Collateral.
(y) Before the Notes Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting in each case at the request or direction of the Company or the Trustee, it may require an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of Section 10.4 hereof. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.
(z) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Notes Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and/or the Trustee solely with respect to the Collateral Documents and the Collateral.
(aa) The Company shall pay compensation to, reimburse expenses of and indemnify the Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 7.7 hereof. Accordingly, the reference to the Trustee in Section 6.10, Section 7.7 and Section 7.8 hereof shall be deemed to include the reference to the Notes Collateral Agent and Section 7.7 of this Indenture shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Notes Collateral Agent in their capacity as such, provided that for the purposes of this Section 11.8(aa), any reference to the negligence of the Trustee in 7.7 shall be deemed to be references to the gross negligence of the Notes Collateral Agent.
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(bb) The Company and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes acknowledges and directs that the benefits, indemnities, privileges, protections, and rights of the Notes Collateral Agent shall extend to (and may be claimed directly or by the Notes Collateral Agent on behalf of) each sub-agent, as the case may be.
(cc) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall have duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Notes Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Notes Collateral Agent in good faith.
(dd) Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Notes Collateral Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the applicable Grantor to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date and year first above written.
1375209 B.C. LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Appio | |
Name:Thomas J. Appio | ||
Title:Director |
[Signature Page to Indenture]
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, | ||
AS TRUSTEE | ||
By: | /s/ Stacey B. Poindexter | |
Name: Stacey B. Poindexter | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, | ||
AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT | ||
By: | /s/ Stacey B. Poindexter | |
Name: Stacey B. Poindexter | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to Indenture]
EXHIBIT A
1375209 B.C. LTD.
9.000% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028
[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]1
[THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. THE COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED AS AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND ALSO A QUALIFIED PURCHASER (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE U.S. INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED AND THE RULES THEREUNDER (THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT), (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR)) AND ALSO A QUALIFIED PURCHASER (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER THAT IS ALSO A QUALIFIED PURCHASER (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT) IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT IS ALSO A QUALIFIED PURCHASER (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT) THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS NOTE), (D) OUTSIDE THE
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UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) ONLY TO A QUALIFIED PURCHASER (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS) ONLY TO A QUALIFIED PURCHASER (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(A)(51) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS NOTE IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE 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. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, UNITED STATES AND U.S. PERSON HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]2
[THIS NOTE AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE TO HAVE AGREED TO ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT.]3
[CANADIAN RESALE LEGEND
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN MUST NOT TRADE THIS NOTE OR THE BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN BEFORE THE DATE THAT IS 4 MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER THE LATER OF (I) SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, AND (II) THE DATE THE ISSUER BECAME A REPORTING ISSUER IN ANY PROVINCE OR TERRITORY OF CANADA.]4
2 | Include only if the Note is a Restricted Note. |
3 | Include only if the Note is a Restricted Note. |
4 | Include until no longer necessary under Canadian securities laws. |
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1375209 B.C. LTD.
CUSIP: 144A: 68251P AA5, Reg. S: C6887T AA6 | ||
ISIN: 144A: US68251PAA57, Reg. S: USC6887TAA63 | No. [ ] |
9.000% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028
1375209 B.C. Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the Company, which term shall include any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof) promises to pay to ______________________________ or its registered assigns, the principal sum of ________________________ Dollars ($__________) on January 30, 2028 [or such greater or lesser amount as is indicated on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes on the other side of this Note]5 and to pay interest thereon as provided on the other side of this Note.
Interest Payment Dates: January 30 and July 30, beginning January 30, 2023.
Record Dates: January 15 and July 15.
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
1375209 B.C. LTD. | ||
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Trustees Certificate of Authentication: | ||
This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture for the 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2028. | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee | ||
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Authorized Signatory |
Dated: _________________________________
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
1375209 B.C. LTD.
9.000% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028
1. | INTEREST |
The Company shall pay interest on this Note semiannually in arrears on January 30 and July 30, each an interest payment date, of each year, commencing on January 30, 2023, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note. Interest shall accrue from and including September 30, 2022 or else the most recent interest payment date to which interest had been paid or duly provided for to but excluding the date on which such interest is paid. Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Company shall, (in immediately available funds) to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest on overdue principal (including premium, if any) and overdue installments of interest from the original due date to the date paid, at the rate applicable to this Note, which interest shall be payable on demand.
The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any interest payment date will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on January 15 and July 15 preceding such interest payment date (the Record Date) except as provided in the Indenture. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and as otherwise provided in the Indenture.
2. | METHOD OF PAYMENT |
[The Company will make payments in respect of this Note (including principal, premium, if any, interest) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder.]6 [The Company will make all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to this Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders, in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of $1,000,000 or more, or, if no such account is specified or in the case of a Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes of less than $1,000,000, by mailing a check to each such Holders registered address.]7 All payments shall be made in immediately available funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments to any Holder holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account maintained by such Holder in the United States, if such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the Company at least 10 Business Days prior to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as this Note is registered in the name of a Depositary or its nominee, all payments hereon shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.
3. | PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR |
Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon (the Trustee) will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holder. The Company may, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
6 | Include only if the Note is a Global Note. |
7 | Include only if the Note is a Definitive Note. |
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4. | INDENTURE, LIMITATIONS |
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company designated as its 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the Notes), issued under an Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022 (together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the Indenture), among the Company, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent. The terms of this Note include those stated in the Indenture. This Note is subject to all such terms, and the Holder of this Note is referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION; PURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDER; OFFER TO PURCHASE BY APPLICATION OF EXCESS PROCEEDS
(a) Optional Redemption. The Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company at the prices, and upon the terms and conditions, set forth in Section 3.7 of the Indenture.
(b) Purchase of Notes at Option of Holder. If there is a Change of Control, the Company shall be required to make an offer (a Change of Control Offer) to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holders Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall transmit a notice to each Holder setting forth the procedures governing the Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture.
(c) Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds. After the Company consummates any Asset Sale, the Company may be required to purchase Notes, as further specified in the Indenture.
(d) Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be given at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date, subject to satisfaction of any conditions precedent, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
6. | DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, CANCELLATION |
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes or other governmental charges that may be imposed in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture.
All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or exchange or conversion will, if surrendered to the Company or any of its other Agents with respect to the Notes, be delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes delivered to it. No Notes will be authenticated in exchange for any Notes cancelled, except as provided in the Indenture.
7. | PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS |
The Holder of a Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
8. | COLLATERAL |
This Note is secured by Liens on certain Collateral as specified in the Indenture and the Collateral Documents.
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9. | UNCLAIMED MONEY |
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its written request, subject to applicable unclaimed property law. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.
10. | AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER |
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and an existing default or Event of Default and its consequence or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived in a particular instance with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture (with respect to the Notes) or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
In addition, without the consent of Holders of at least 662⁄3% 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, such Notes), no amendment or supplement may modify any Collateral Documents or the provisions in the Indenture dealing with Collateral or the Collateral Documents to the extent that such amendment or supplement would have the effect of releasing all or substantially all of the Liens securing the Notes (except as permitted by the terms of the Indenture and the Collateral Documents) or change or alter the priority of the security interests in the Collateral (unless otherwise expressly permitted thereunder).
11. | SUCCESSOR ENTITY |
When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the predecessor corporation (except in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be released from those obligations.
12. | DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
If an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable. If a bankruptcy or insolvency default with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, the Notes automatically become due and payable. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of remedies.
13. | TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY |
The Bank of New York Mellon, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company as if it were not the Trustee.
14. | NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS |
A director, officer, incorporator, employee or shareowner, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture nor for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. The Holder of this Note by accepting this Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of this Note.
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15. | AUTHENTICATION |
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating agent manually or electronically signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.
16. | ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS |
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
17. | INDENTURE TO CONTROL; GOVERNING LAW |
In the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: 1375209 B.C. Ltd., 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, Telephone: (905) 286-3000, Attention: Investor Relations.
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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 assignees soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignees name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
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* | The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee. |
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OPTION TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:
☐ Section 3.8 ☐ Section 4.14
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.8 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:
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(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 NOTES8
The following exchanges, repurchases or conversions of a part of this Global Note have been made:
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE FOLLOWING SUCH DECREASE DATE OF EXCHANGE (OR INCREASE) |
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY OF NOTES CUSTODIAN |
AMOUNT OF DECREASE IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE |
AMOUNT OF INCREASE IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE |
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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES9
Re: | 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the Notes) of 1375209 B.C. Ltd. (the Company). |
This certificate relates to $___________________ principal amount of Notes owned in (check applicable box)
☐ book-entry or ☐ definitive form by____________________ (the Transferor).
The Transferor has requested a Registrar or the Trustee to exchange or register the transfer of such Notes.
In connection with such request and in respect of each such Note, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with transfer restrictions relating to the Notes as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022, between 1375209 B.C. Ltd., and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, paying agent, registrar and notes collateral agent (the Indenture), and the transfer of such Note is in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state and is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) (check applicable box) or the transfer or exchange, as the case may be, of such Note does not require registration under the Securities Act because (check applicable box):
☐ | Such Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. |
☐ | Such Note is being acquired for the Transferors own account, without transfer. |
☐ | Such Note is being transferred to the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company. |
☐ | Such Note is being transferred to a person the Transferor reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A or any successor provision thereto (Rule 144A) under the Securities Act) and also a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer that is also a qualified purchaser, in each case to whom notice has been given that the transfer is being made in reliance on such Rule 144A, and in each case in reliance on Rule 144A. |
☐ | Such Note is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) (Rule 144) under the Securities Act only to a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended). |
☐ | Such Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor thereto). |
☐ | Such Note is being transferred to an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of the Securities Act) that is also a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that has provided a letter addressed to the Company, in the form of Exhibit B attached to the Indenture, containing certain representations and agreements. |
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR
1375209 B.C. Ltd.
400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Attention: General Counsel
Re: | ☐ | 9.000% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2028 | ||
CUSIP: 144A: 68251P AA5, Reg. S: C6887T AA6 | ||||
ISIN: 144A: US68251PAA57, Reg. S: USC6887TAA63 |
Dear Sirs:
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2022 (the Indenture), between 1375209 B.C. Ltd., as issuer (the Company), and The Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., as the trustee, paying agent, registrar and notes collateral agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
In connection with our proposed purchase of $___________________ aggregate principal amount of 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the Notes), we confirm that:
1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined therein) that is also a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), (C) inside the United States to an institutional accredited investor (as defined below) that is also a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) purchasing for its own account or for the account of another institutional accredited investor that is also a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter, (D) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (if available) only to a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), (E) in accordance with another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based upon an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company) only to a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing the Notes from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (F) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.
3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
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4. We are an institutional accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) that are also a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional Accredited Investor) that is also a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
Dated:
[Insert Name of Accredited Investor] | ||
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