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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 22, 2023
 
 
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-35674
 
20-8050955
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
333-148153
 
20-4381990
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
175 Park Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(973) 407-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
   
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   HOUS    New York Stock Exchange
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC   None   None    None
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
Indenture and 7.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2030
On August 24, 2023, Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC (formerly known as Realogy Group LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), and Anywhere
Co-Issuer
Corp. (formerly known as Realogy
Co-Issuer
Corp.), a Florida corporation (the
“Co-Issuer”
and together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”), consummated the previously announced offers (each an “Exchange Offer” and together, the “Exchange Offers”) for up to an aggregate of $527,161,000 of the Issuers’ outstanding 5.750% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Old 2029 Notes”) and 5.250% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Old 2030 Notes” and together with the Old 2029 Notes, the “Old Notes”). In connection with the consummation of the Exchange Offers and the Significant Noteholder Exchange (as defined below), the Issuer entered into that certain indenture dated August 24, 2023 (the “Indenture”) by and among the Issuers, Anywhere Real Estate Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirect parent of the Issuers (the “Holdings”), Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Intermediate Holdings”), the subsidiary guarantors party thereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), and issued approximately $640 million in aggregate principal amount of new 7.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (the “New Notes”) thereunder. The New Notes were issued in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to institutional accredited investors in accordance with Regulation D and to persons outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The New Notes are secured senior second priority obligations of the Issuers and will mature on April 15, 2030. The New Notes bear interest at a rate of 7.000% per annum. Interest on the New Notes will be payable semiannually to holders of record at the close of business on April 1 or October 1 immediately preceding the interest payment date on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2023.
The following is a brief description of the terms of the New Notes and the Indenture. The description of the Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the Indenture which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
As used herein, the term “Existing Notes” refers to the Old Notes and 0.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2026, and the term “Senior Secured Credit Facilities” refers to the credit facilities under our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 5, 2013, as amended from time to time, and our Term Loan A Agreement dated as of October 23, 2015, as amended from time to time.
Ranking
The New Notes and the guarantees (other than the guarantee provided by Holdings) will be the Issuers’, Intermediate Holdings’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ senior secured obligations and will:
 
 
rank equally in right of payment to any of the Issuers’, Intermediate Holdings’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing and future debt and other obligations that are not, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes;
 
 
rank senior in right of payment to the Issuers’, Intermediate Holdings’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ future debt and other obligations that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes;
 
 
be effectively junior to all of the Issuers’, Intermediate Holdings’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing and future debt obligations secured by a senior priority lien, including our first lien obligations under Senior Secured Credit Facilities, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt; and
 
 
be effectively senior to all of the Issuers’, Intermediate Holdings’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing and future debt secured by liens junior to the liens securing the New Notes and unsecured debt obligations (including the Existing Notes), in each case, to the extent of the value of the assets securing the New Notes (after giving effect to any senior liens on the assets securing the New Notes).

The New Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis by Holdings. The guarantee by Holdings will be equal in right of payment to all existing and future senior subordinated indebtedness of Holdings, including its guarantees of the Existing Notes, and will be junior in right of payment to all future senior indebtedness of Holdings.
In addition, the New Notes will be structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future liabilities and obligations (including trade payables, but excluding intercompany liabilities) of each of the Issuer’s
non-guarantor
subsidiaries.
Guarantees
The New Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis by Holdings, and on a senior secured second priority basis by Intermediate Holdings and each of Holdings’ existing and future U.S. direct or indirect restricted subsidiaries (other than the
Co-Issuer)
that is a guarantor under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, a guarantor under the Existing Notes or that incurs or guarantees certain other indebtedness in the future, subject to certain exceptions.
Collateral
The New Notes and the guarantees (other than the guarantee of Holdings) will be secured by second-priority liens, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens, on substantially all of the Issuer’s, Intermediate Holdings’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ tangible and intangible assets that secure the Senior Secured Credit Facilities. The New Notes and the guarantees will not be secured by the assets of
non-guarantor
subsidiaries and certain excluded properties.
The priority of the liens securing the New Notes will be junior to all senior priority liens, including those securing the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.
Certain indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the Indenture may be secured by liens upon any or all of the collateral securing the New Notes on a senior priority basis or on an equal and ratable basis with the liens securing the New Notes.
Optional Redemption
On or after April 15, 2025, the Issuers may redeem the New Notes at their option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each holder’s registered address (or electronically transmitted) or otherwise delivered in accordance with the procedures of DTC, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable 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), if redeemed during the
12-month
period commencing on April 15 of the years set forth in the table below:
 
Year
  
Percentage
 
2025
     102.625
2026
     101.313
2027 and thereafter
     100.000
In addition, prior to April 15, 2025, the Issuers may redeem the New Notes at their option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each holder’s registered address (or electronically transmitted) or otherwise delivered in accordance with the procedures of DTC, at a redemption price, calculated by the Issuer, equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New Notes to be redeemed plus the applicable premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable 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).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to April 15, 2025, the Issuers may redeem in the aggregate up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the New Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of additional New Notes) with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings (1) by the Issuer or (2) by any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, in each case to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are contributed to the common equity capital of the Issuer or used to purchase capital stock (other than “Disqualified Stock” as defined in the Indenture) of the Issuer from it, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) of 105.250%, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable 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 at least 50% of the original aggregate principal amount of the New Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of additional New Notes) remains outstanding after each such redemption;
provided
,
further
, that such redemption shall occur within 120 days after the date on which any such equity offering is consummated upon
not
less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed (or electronically transmitted) to each holder of New Notes being redeemed and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.
Any redemption notice may, at the Issuers’ discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including completion of an equity offering or other corporate transaction.
Change of Control
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, as defined in the Indenture, the Issuers must offer to repurchase the New Notes at 101% of the applicable principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
Covenants
The Indenture contains various covenants that limit the Issuers and their restricted subsidiaries’ ability to take certain actions, which covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualification. In addition, for so long as the New Notes have an investment grade rating from both Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and no default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture, the Issuer and its restricted subsidiaries will not be subject to certain of such covenants. These covenants include limitations on the Issuer’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to (a) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, or issue disqualified stock or preferred stock, (b) pay dividends or make distributions to stockholders, (c) repurchase or redeem capital stock, (d) make investments or acquisitions, (e) incur restrictions on the ability of certain of the Issuer’s subsidiaries to pay dividends or to make other payments to us, (f) enter into transactions with affiliates, (g) merge or consolidate with other companies or transfer all or substantially all of the Issuer’s assets, (h) transfer or sell assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries and (i) prepay, redeem or repurchase debt that is subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes.
Events of Default
The Indenture also provides for events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on the New Notes to become or to be declared due and payable.
New Intercreditor Agreement
On August 24, 2023, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent under both of the Issuer’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities, the Collateral Agent, the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors entered into an intercreditor agreement (the “New Intercreditor Agreement”).
The New Intercreditor Agreement governs and defines the relative rights and priorities of the secured parties in respect of and amongst: (1) the liens in the Issuer’s, Intermediate Holdings’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ assets securing the first lien obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities; (2) the liens in the Issuer’s, Intermediate Holdings’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ assets securing the second lien obligations under the Indenture; and (3) any future first

and second lien indebtedness, and certain other matters relating to the administration of such liens. The New Intercreditor Agreement provides that the liens securing the second lien obligations will be junior and subordinate to the liens securing the first lien obligations.
Pursuant to the New Intercreditor Agreement, the agent representing the holders of the first lien obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, acting at the direction of the holders of the first lien obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, generally controls all matters related to the common collateral, including the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against such common collateral.
The description of the New Intercreditor Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the New Intercreditor Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Collateral Agreement
On August 24, 2023, the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Collateral Agent entered into a Collateral Agreement relating to the New Notes (the “Collateral Agreement”). Pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, the Notes will be secured by a lien on a second priority basis on substantially all of the assets of the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors (with certain exceptions).
The description of the Collateral Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the Collateral Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.03.
 
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
On August 22, 2023, Anywhere Real Estate Inc. announced the expiration and final results of the Exchange Offers.
As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 22, 2023 (the “Expiration Date”), the Issuers received from eligible holders valid and unwithdrawn tenders, as reported by D.F. King & Co., the information and exchange agent, representing 29.16% of the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes outstanding, as follows: (i) $255,040,000 with respect to the Old 2029 Notes, representing 28.34% of the aggregate principal amount thereof outstanding, and (ii) $299,016,000 with respect to the Old 2030 Notes, representing 29.90% of the aggregate principal amount thereof outstanding.
The Issuers accepted Old Notes on a prorated basis at an aggregated rate of 95.18413590%, which represented $242,660,000 in aggregate principal amount of Old 2029 Notes and $284,501,000 in aggregate principal amount of Old 2030 Notes. Old Notes that were validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in amounts that would result in the issuance of less than $2,000 principal amount of New Notes were not accepted. If proration would have caused the Issuers to return less than the minimum denomination of $2,000 principal amount of Old Notes to the tendering holder, then all of the tendered amount was accepted.

Together with the previously announced exchange (the “
Significant Noteholder Exchange
”) of $272,838,000 in aggregate principal amount of Old Notes (consisting of (i) $55,125,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Old 2029 Notes and (ii) $217,713,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Old 2030 Notes) for a total of $218,270,400 in aggregate principal amount of New Notes with funds managed by Angelo, Gordon & Co. L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “
Significant Noteholder
”), the Issuers exchanged in total approximately $800 million in aggregate principal amount of Old Notes for approximately $640 million in aggregate principal amount of New Notes.
Following the consummation of the Exchange Offers and the Significant Noteholder Exchange, there remains outstanding (i) $602,215,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Old 2029 Notes and (ii) $497,786,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Old 2030 Notes.
A copy of the press release announcing the early tender results of the Exchange Offers is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K
and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
   
4.1    Indenture, dated as of August 24, 2023, by and among the Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC, Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp., Anywhere Real Estate Inc., Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent
   
4.2    Form of 7.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 hereto)
   
10.1    First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2023, by and among the Issuer and each of the other loan parties from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Initial First Lien Priority Representative, the Collateral Agent, as the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, and each additional additional First Lien Priority Representative and additional Second Lien Priority Representative from time to time party thereto
   
10.2    Collateral Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2023, among the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors, as Grantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as the Collateral Agent
   
99.1    Press Release Announcing the Expiration and Final Results of the Exchange Offers, dated as of August 22, 2023.
   
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
   
4.1    Indenture, dated as of August 24, 2023, by and among the Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC, Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp., Anywhere Real Estate Inc., Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent
   
4.2    Form of 7.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 hereto)
   
10.1    First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2023, by and among the Issuer and each of the other loan parties from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Initial First Lien Priority Representative, the Collateral Agent, as the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, and each additional additional First Lien Priority Representative and additional Second Lien Priority Representative from time to time party thereto
   
10.2    Collateral Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2023, among the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors, as Grantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as the Collateral Agent
   
99.1    Press Release Announcing the Expiration and Final Results of the Exchange Offers, dated as of August 22, 2023.
   
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC.
   
By:  
/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli
Charlotte C. Simonelli, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: August 2
5
, 2023
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC
   
By:  
/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli
Charlotte C. Simonelli, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: August 2
5
, 2023
 

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of August 24, 2023

Among

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC,

ANYWHERE CO-ISSUER CORP.,

ANYWHERE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC,

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC.,

THE NOTE GUARANTORS NAMED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,

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

as Trustee

and

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

as Collateral Agent

$639,922,460 7.000% SENIOR SECURED SECOND LIEN NOTES DUE 2030

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     1  

Section 1.01

  Definitions      1  

Section 1.02

  Other Definitions      45  

Section 1.03

  Rules of Construction      47  

Section 1.04

  Acts of Holders      48  

Section 1.05

  Limited Condition Acquisition      49  

ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES

     50  

Section 2.01

  Form and Dating; Terms      50  

Section 2.02

  Execution and Authentication      51  

Section 2.03

  Registrar and Paying Agent      51  

Section 2.04

  Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust      52  

Section 2.05

  Holder Lists      52  

Section 2.06

  Transfer and Exchange      52  

Section 2.07

  Replacement Notes      53  

Section 2.08

  Outstanding Notes      54  

Section 2.09

  Treasury Notes      54  

Section 2.10

  Temporary Notes      54  

Section 2.11

  Cancellation      55  

Section 2.12

  Defaulted Interest      55  

Section 2.13

  CUSIP Numbers      55  

Section 2.14

  Calculation of Principal Amount of Notes      56  

ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION

     56  

Section 3.01

  Notices to Trustee      56  

Section 3.02

  Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased      56  

Section 3.03

  Notice of Redemption      56  

Section 3.04

  Effect of Notice of Redemption      57  

Section 3.05

  Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price      58  

Section 3.06

  Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part      58  

Section 3.07

  Optional Redemption      58  

Section 3.08

  Mandatory Redemption      59  

Section 3.09

  Mandatory Offer to Exchange      60  

Section 3.10

  Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds      60  

ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS

     63  

Section 4.01

  Payment of Notes      63  

Section 4.02

  Maintenance of Office or Agency      63  

Section 4.03

  Reports and Other Information      63  

Section 4.04

  Compliance Certificate      65  

Section 4.05

  Taxes      65  

Section 4.06

  Stay, Extension and Usury Laws      65  

Section 4.07

  Limitation on Restricted Payments      65  

Section 4.08

  Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries      72  

 


Section 4.09

  Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock      74  

Section 4.10

  Asset Sales      82  

Section 4.11

  Transactions with Affiliates      85  

Section 4.12

  Liens      88  

Section 4.13

  Existence      88  

Section 4.14

  Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control      88  

Section 4.15

  Future Note Guarantors      91  

Section 4.16

  Limitation on Activities of the Co-Issuer and Intermediate Holdings      92  

Section 4.17

  Suspension of Certain Covenants      92  

ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS

     93  

Section 5.01

  Merger, Amalgamation Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets      93  

Section 5.02

  Successor Entity Substituted      99  

ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     99  

Section 6.01

  Events of Default      99  

Section 6.02

  Acceleration      104  

Section 6.03

  Other Remedies      105  

Section 6.04

  Waiver of Past Defaults      105  

Section 6.05

  Control by Majority      105  

Section 6.06

  Limitation on Suits      105  

Section 6.07

  Rights of Holders of Notes to Bring Suit      106  

Section 6.08

  Collection Suit by Trustee      106  

Section 6.09

  Restoration of Rights and Remedies      106  

Section 6.10

  Rights and Remedies Cumulative      106  

Section 6.11

  Delay or Omission Not Waiver      106  

Section 6.12

  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      107  

Section 6.13

  Priorities      107  

Section 6.14

  Undertaking for Costs      108  

ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE

     108  

Section 7.01

  Duties of Trustee and the Collateral Agent      108  

Section 7.02

  Rights of Trustee and the Collateral Agent      109  

Section 7.03

  Individual Rights of Trustee and Collateral Agent      111  

Section 7.04

  Disclaimer      111  

Section 7.05

  Notice of Defaults      111  

Section 7.06

  [Reserved]      111  

Section 7.07

  Compensation and Indemnity      111  

Section 7.08

  Replacement of Trustee or Collateral Agent      112  

Section 7.09

  Successor by Merger, etc      113  

Section 7.10

  Eligibility; Disqualification      114  

ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     114  

Section 8.01

  Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      114  

Section 8.02

  Legal Defeasance and Discharge      114  

Section 8.03

  Covenant Defeasance      115  

 

ii


Section 8.04

  Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance      115  

Section 8.05

  Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions      117  

Section 8.06

  Repayment to the Issuers      117  

Section 8.07

  Reinstatement      118  

ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

     118  

Section 9.01

  Without Consent of Holders of Notes      118  

Section 9.02

  With Consent of Holders of Notes      122  

Section 9.03

  [Reserved]      124  

Section 9.04

  Revocation and Effect of Consents      124  

Section 9.05

  Exchange of Notes      124  

Section 9.06

  Trustee and Collateral Agent to Sign Amendments, etc      124  

ARTICLE 10 INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS GUARANTEE AND NOTE GUARANTEES

     125  

Section 10.01

  Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and Note Guarantees      125  

Section 10.02

  Limitation on Liability      128  

Section 10.03

  Execution and Delivery      128  

Section 10.04

  Subrogation      129  

Section 10.05

  Benefits Acknowledged      129  

Section 10.06

  Release      129  

Section 10.07

  Securitization Acknowledgement      131  

ARTICLE 11 HOLDINGS GUARANTEE

     132  

Section 11.01

  Holdings Guarantee      132  

Section 11.02

  Limitation on Holdings Liability      134  

Section 11.03

  Execution and Delivery      135  

Section 11.04

  Subrogation      135  

Section 11.05

  Benefits Acknowledged      135  

Section 11.06

  Release of Holdings Guarantee      135  

ARTICLE 12 SUBORDINATION OF HOLDINGS GUARANTEE

     136  

Section 12.01

  Agreement To Subordinate      136  

Section 12.02

  Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy      136  

Section 12.03

  Default on Holdings Senior Indebtedness      137  

Section 12.04

  Demand for Payment      138  

Section 12.05

  When Distribution Must Be Paid Over      138  

Section 12.06

  Subrogation      138  

Section 12.07

  Relative Rights      138  

Section 12.08

  Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Holdings      139  

Section 12.09

  Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent      139  

Section 12.10

  Distribution or Notice to Holdings Representative      139  

Section 12.11

  Article 12 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Demand Payment      139  

Section 12.12

  Trust Moneys Not Subordinated      140  

Section 12.13

  Trustee Entitled To Rely      140  

Section 12.14

  Trustee To Effectuate Subordination      140  

Section 12.15

  Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness      140  

Section 12.16

  Reliance by Holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions      141  

 

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ARTICLE 13 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     141  

Section 13.01

  Satisfaction and Discharge      141  

Section 13.02

  Application of Trust Money      142  

ARTICLE 14 COLLATERAL AND SECURITY

     143  

Section 14.01

  Collateral      143  

Section 14.02

  Maintenance of Collateral      144  

Section 14.03

  Impairment of Collateral      144  

Section 14.04

  Further Assurances      144  

Section 14.05

  After-Acquired Property      144  

Section 14.06

  Real Estate Mortgages and Filings      145  

Section 14.07

  Release of Liens on the Collateral      146  

Section 14.08

  Authorization of Actions to be Taken by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent Under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement      148  

Section 14.09

  Information Regarding Collateral      149  

Section 14.10

  Collateral Documents and Intercreditor Agreement      149  

Section 14.11

  No Liability for Clean-up of Hazardous Materials      150  

ARTICLE 15 MISCELLANEOUS

     151  

Section 15.01

  Notices      151  

Section 15.02

  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent      153  

Section 15.03

  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion      153  

Section 15.04

  Rules by Trustee and Agents      153  

Section 15.05

  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders      154  

Section 15.06

  Governing Law      154  

Section 15.07

  Waiver of Jury Trial; Submission to Jurisdiction      154  

Section 15.08

  Force Majeure      154  

Section 15.09

  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements      154  

Section 15.10

  Successors      154  

Section 15.11

  Severability      155  

Section 15.12

  Counterpart Originals      155  

Section 15.13

  Table of Contents, Headings, etc      155  

Section 15.14

  FATCA      156  

Section 15.15

  Inapplicability of the Trust Indenture Act      156  

Section 15.16

  Sanctions.      156  

Appendix A Provisions Relating to Initial Notes and Additional Notes

 

Exhibit A    Form of Initial Note
Exhibit B    Form of Transferee Letter of Representation
Exhibit C    Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Future Note Guarantors
Exhibit D    Form of Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement

 

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of August 24, 2023, among Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp., a Florida corporation (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”), Anywhere Real Estate Inc., a Delaware corporation and the indirect parent of the Issuer (“Holdings”), Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Note Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on the signature pages hereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent.

Recitals

WHEREAS, each of the Issuers has duly authorized the creation of and issuance of $639,922,460 aggregate principal amount of 7.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030 to be issued on the date hereof (the “Initial Notes”); and

WHEREAS, the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and each of the Note Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, each party agrees as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) of the Notes (as defined herein).

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01 Definitions.

5.25% Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of January 10, 2022 among the Issuers, Holdings, the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, governing the 5.25% Notes, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

5.25% Notes” means the 5.25% Senior Notes due 2030, issued by the Issuer pursuant to the 5.25% Indenture and in existence on the Issue Date (less the aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Notes that are thereafter converted, repurchased, redeemed, discharged or otherwise repaid).

5.75% Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of January 11, 2021 among the Issuers, Holdings, the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee governing the 5.75% Notes, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

5.75% Notes” means the 5.75% Senior Notes due 2029, issued by the Issuer pursuant to the 5.75% Indenture and in existence on the Issue Date (less the aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Notes that are thereafter converted, repurchased, redeemed, discharged or otherwise repaid).

 


Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

  (1)

Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, consolidating or amalgamating with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and

 

  (2)

Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

Additional Notes” means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued from time to time under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.01, 4.09 and 4.12, whether or not they bear the same CUSIP number as the Initial 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” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), 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.

Agent” means any Registrar and Paying Agent.

Apple Ridge Documents” means the Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2000, as amended, by and between Cartus Corporation and Cartus Financial Corporation, the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2000, as amended, by and between Cartus Financial Corporation and Apple Ridge Services Corporation, the Master Indenture, dated as of April 25, 2000, as amended, by and between Apple Ridge Funding LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2000, as amended, by and among Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, the Performance Guaranty, dated as of May 12, 2006, as amended, by Realogy Corporation in favor of Apple Ridge Funding, LLC and Cartus Financial Corporation, the Eighth Omnibus Amendment, dated as of September 11, 2013, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, Realogy Corporation, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Ninth Omnibus Amendment, dated as of June 11, 2015, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Tenth Omnibus Amendment, dated as of June 9, 2017, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Eleventh Omnibus Amendment, dated as of June 8, 2018, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing

 

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agents party thereto, the Twelfth Omnibus Amendment, dated as of June 7, 2019, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Thirteenth Omnibus Amendment, dated as of December 6, 2019, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Fourteenth Omnibus Amendment and Payoff and Reallocation Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2020, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Fifteenth Omnibus Amendment, dated as of August 5, 2020, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Sixteenth Omnibus Amendment, dated as of June 4, 2021, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Seventeenth Omnibus Amendment, dated as of June 3, 2022, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Eighteenth Omnibus Amendment, dated as of June 2, 2023, by and among Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation, Apple Ridge Services Corporation, Apple Ridge Funding LLC, the Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and the other managing agents party thereto, the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2011, as amended, by and among Apple Ridge Funding LLC, Cartus Corporation, the purchasers and the managing agents from time to time parties thereto, and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, the Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement, dated as of December 16, 2011, by and between Apple Ridge Funding LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, the Instrument of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance, dated as of December 16, 2011, by and among The Bank of New York Mellon, as resigning indenture trustee, paying agent, authentication agent, and transfer agent and registrar, U.S. Bank National Association, as replacement indenture trustee, paying agent, authentication agent, and transfer agent and registrar, Cartus Corporation, Cartus Financial Corporation and Apple Ridge Service Corporation, and each other agreement or other document contemplated by or entered into in connection with and/or in replacement of the foregoing, each as amended, restated, refinanced, modified or supplemented on or prior to the Issue Date.

Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority” means, when used with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary, the insurance department or similar administrative authority or agency located in (x) the state or other jurisdiction in which such Insurance Subsidiary is domiciled or (y) to the extent asserting regulatory jurisdiction over such Insurance Subsidiary, the insurance department, authority or agency in each state or other jurisdiction in which such Insurance Subsidiary is licensed, and shall include any Federal insurance regulatory department, authority or agency that may be created in the future and that asserts regulatory jurisdiction over such Insurance Subsidiary.

 

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Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note on any applicable redemption date, the greater of:

 

  (1)

1% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note; and

 

  (2)

the excess of:

 

  (a)

the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the Note, at April 15, 2025 (such redemption price being set forth in the table under Section 3.07(b)) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through April 15, 2025 (in each case excluding accrued but unpaid interest), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

 

  (b)

the then outstanding principal amount of the Note.

Approved Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Arbitrage Programs” means Indebtedness and Investments relating to operational escrow accounts of NRT or Title Resource Group or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries.

Asset Sale” means:

(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of property or assets (including by way of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”) or

(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable law) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary and other than the issuance of Preferred Stock of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary issued in compliance with Section 4.09) (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions),

in each case other than:

(a) a disposition of Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or damaged, obsolete or worn out property or equipment in the ordinary course of business;

(b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in a manner permitted pursuant to the provisions described under Section 5.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;

(c) any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 4.07;

 

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(d) any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, which assets or Equity Interests so disposed or issued have an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $25.0 million in any one transaction or series of related transactions;

(e) any disposition of property or assets, or the issuance of securities, by (i) a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer, (ii) the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Note Guarantor or (iii) a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to another Non-Guarantor Subsidiary;

(f) any exchange of assets (including a combination of assets and Cash Equivalents) for assets related to a Similar Business of comparable or greater market value or usefulness to the business of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer;

(g) foreclosure on assets of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(h) any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(i) the lease, assignment or sublease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(j) any sale of inventory or other assets in the ordinary course of business;

(k) grant in the ordinary course of business of any license of patents, trademarks, know-how or any other intellectual property or franchise rights;

(l) in the ordinary course of business, any swap of assets, or any lease, assignment or sublease of any real or personal property, in exchange for services (including in connection with any outsourcing arrangements) of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with Section 4.10;

(m) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, including any Sale/Leaseback Transaction or asset securitization permitted by this Indenture;

(n) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;

(o) a sale or other transfer of Securitization Assets or interests therein pursuant to a Permitted Securitization Financing;

 

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(p) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and not as part of a Permitted Securitization Financing;

(q) dispositions in connection with Permitted Liens or Liens to secure the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(r) sales or other dispositions of Equity Interests in Existing Joint Ventures; and

(s) any disposition of Investments in connection with the Arbitrage Programs.

Bank Indebtedness” means any and all amounts payable under or in respect of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Agreement Documents as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced, restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time (including after termination of the Credit Agreement), including principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Issuer whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, guarantees and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect thereof.

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

beneficial ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time.

Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors or managers, as applicable, of such Person (or, if such Person is a partnership, the board of directors or other governing body of the general partner of such Person) or any duly authorized committee thereof.

Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law to close in New York City or the city in which the Trustee’s designated corporate trust office is located.

Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation or a company, corporate stock or shares;

(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

 

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(4) any other interest or participation 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) U.S. dollars, pounds sterling, euros, the national currency of any member state in the European Union or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any country that is a member of the European Union or any agency or instrumentality thereof in each case maturing not more than two years from the date of acquisition;

(3) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances, in each case with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million and whose long-term debt is rated “A” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency);

(4) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

(5) commercial paper issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Issuer) rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of investments) and in each case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;

(6) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of investments) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;

(7) Indebtedness issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A-2” or higher from Moody’s (or reasonably equivalent ratings of another internationally recognized ratings agency) in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition;

(8) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above; and

 

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(9) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (1) through (8) above denominated in euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and commonly used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction.

Cendant” means Cendant Corporation, a Delaware corporation (now known as Avis Budget Group, Inc.).

Cendant Contingent Assets” has the meaning assigned to “Cendant Contingent Asset” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement and shall also include any tax benefits and attributes allocated or inuring to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries under the Cendant Tax Sharing Agreement.

Cendant Contingent Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to “Assumed Cendant Contingent Liabilities” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement and shall also include any liabilities that are related or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes or Tax Returns (as each term is defined in the Cendant Tax Sharing Agreement).

Cendant Spin-Off” means the distribution of all of the capital stock of the Issuer by Cendant to its stockholders and the transactions related thereto as described in that certain Information Statement of the Issuer dated July 13, 2006, as filed with the SEC.

Cendant Tax Sharing Agreement” means the Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2006, by and among Cendant, the Issuer, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and Travelport Inc., as amended on or prior to the date of the Offering Memorandum.

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

(1) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all the assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to a Person; or

(2) the Issuer becomes aware (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) of the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Specified Merger/Transfer Transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction shall not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (i) the Issuer or a direct or indirect parent of the Issuer becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of a holding company and (ii)(A) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Voting Stock of the Issuer immediately prior to that transaction or (B) immediately following that transaction no Person or group, other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of this sentence, is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any provision of the Exchange Act, a Person shall not be deemed to beneficially own Voting Stock subject to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, warrant agreement or similar agreement (or voting, support, option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the Voting Stock in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

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

Collateral” means all property and assets subject to Liens created pursuant to any Collateral Document to secure any Obligation under the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Excluded Property).

Collateral Agent” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

Collateral Agreement” means that certain Collateral Agreement, dated as of the date of this Indenture, made by the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors in favor of the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including pursuant to a joinder agreement.

Collateral Documents” means the security agreements, pledge agreements, agency agreements, the Collateral Agreement, Mortgages, deeds of trust, collateral assignments, collateral agency agreements, debentures and other instruments and documents executed and delivered by the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor pursuant to this Indenture or any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, the financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant state), as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and pursuant to which Collateral is pledged, assigned or granted to or on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of itself, the holders of the Notes and the Trustee or notice of such pledge, assignment or grant is given.

Common Collateral” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Co-Issuer” means the party named as such in the preamble to this Indenture and its successors and not any of its Subsidiaries.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(1) consolidated interest expense of such Person and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of original issue discount and bond premium, the interest component of Financed Lease Obligations, and net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations (provided, however, that if interest rate Hedging Obligations result in net benefits rather than costs, such benefits shall be credited to reduce Consolidated Interest Expense unless, pursuant to GAAP, such net benefits are otherwise reflected in Consolidated Net Income) and excluding amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge commitment or other financing fees); plus

 

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(2) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; plus

(3) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges Incurred in connection with any Permitted Securitization Financing to the extent such amounts have not been deducted in the presentation of consolidated revenues of such Person; minus

(4) interest income for such period.

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Financed Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Issuer to be the rate of interest implicit in such Financed Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person at any date, the ratio of (i) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness and Disqualified Stock of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries and Preferred Stock of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries of such Person as of such date (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) less (A) the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (other than cash and Cash Equivalents of Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries) in excess of any Restricted Cash that would be stated on the balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date of determination and (B) with respect to any date during the period from March 1 to May 31, $200.0 million, to (ii) EBITDA of such Person for the four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date. In the event that the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries Incurs or redeems any Indebtedness or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary issues or redeems Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is being calculated but on or prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is made (the “Consolidated Leverage Calculation Date”), then the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or redemption of Indebtedness, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period; provided that the Issuer may elect, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, that all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being Incurred at the time such commitment is entered into and any subsequent Incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment shall not be deemed, for purposes of this calculation, to be an Incurrence at such subsequent time. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for purposes of this calculation, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to purchase accounting adjustments.

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to a company, operating unit, division, segment, business, group of assets or lines of business, that the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has made after the Issue Date and during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Consolidated Leverage Calculation Date (each, for purposes of this definition, a “pro forma event”) shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (and the change in EBITDA

 

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resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or discontinued operation, in each case with respect to an operating unit, division, segment, business, group of assets or lines of business that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, discontinued operation, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or discontinued operation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any pro forma event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that:

(1) any net after-tax extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income, expenses or charges (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), including, without limitation, (i) severance expenses, relocation or other restructuring expenses, fees, expenses or charges related to plant, facility, store and office closures, consolidations, downsizings and/or shutdowns (including future lease commitments and contract termination costs with respect thereto), (ii) fees, expenses or charges Incurred in connection with the Cendant Spin-Off, (iii) expenses or charges related to curtailments or modifications to pension or other post-employment benefit plans, (iv) any fees, expenses or charges related to the offering of the Initial Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom, and (v) any fees, expenses or charges related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition (including integration costs) or Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by this Indenture (in each case, whether or not successful), including any such fees, expenses, tender premiums, charges or change in control payments made under the Merger Documents or otherwise related to the Merger Transactions (including any transition-related expenses Incurred prior to, on or after April 10, 2007), in each case, shall be excluded;

(2) any increase in amortization or depreciation or any one-time non-cash charges or increases or reductions in Net Income, in each case resulting from purchase accounting in connection with the Merger Transactions or any acquisition that is consummated after April 10, 2007 shall be excluded (including any acquisition by a third party, directly or indirectly, of the Issuer);

(3) the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period;

(4) any net after-tax income or loss from abandoned, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of abandoned, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;

 

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(5) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer) shall be excluded;

(6) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, Hedging Obligations and other derivative instruments shall be excluded;

(7) except with respect to joint ventures related to Title Resource Group (whether conducted through Closing Parent Holdco, L.P. or other joint ventures of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries) and the Issuer’s mortgage origination business (whether conducted through PHH Home Loans, LLC, Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC or other joint ventures of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries), the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of such Person, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;

(8) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (1) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit”, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Note Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the 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, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions have been legally waived; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or converted into cash) by any such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person, to the extent not already included therein;

(9) an amount equal to the amount of Tax Distributions actually made to any parent of such Person in respect of such period shall be included as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by such Person for such period;

(10) any non-cash impairment charges or asset write-offs and amortization of intangibles in each case arising pursuant to the application of GAAP shall be excluded;

(11) any (a) severance or relocation costs or expenses, (b) one-time non-cash compensation charges, (c) costs and expenses related to employment of terminated employees, (d) costs or expenses realized in connection with, resulting from or in anticipation of the Merger Transactions or (e) non-cash costs or expenses realized in connection with or resulting from employee benefit plans or post-employment benefit plans (including long-term incentive plans), stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights of officers, directors and employees, in each case of such Person or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, shall be excluded;

 

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(12) accruals and reserves that were established or adjusted within 12 months of April 10, 2007, in each case, related to or as a result of the Merger Transactions and that are so required to be established or adjusted in accordance with GAAP, and changes in accruals and reserves as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies in connection with the Merger Transactions, shall be excluded;

(13) (a)(i) the non-cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense shall be excluded and (ii) the cash portion of “straight-line” rent expense which exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense shall be included and (b) non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by Accounting Standards Codification 815 (or successor rule) shall be excluded;

(14) unrealized gains and losses relating to hedging transactions and mark-to-market of Indebtedness denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the applications of Accounting Standards Codification 830 (or successor rule) shall be excluded;

(15) any currency translation gains and losses related to currency reimbursements of Indebtedness, and any net loss or gain resulting from Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk, shall be excluded;

(16) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (1) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit”, the difference, if positive, of the Consolidated Taxes of the Issuer calculated in accordance with GAAP and the actual Consolidated Taxes paid in cash by the Issuer during any Reference Period shall be included;

(17) any expenses or income (including increases or reversals of reserves) relating to the Cendant Contingent Liabilities shall be excluded;

(18) any income or other economic benefits accruing to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Cendant Contingent Assets, whether in the form of cash or tax benefits, shall be excluded; and

(19) non-cash interest expense related to Convertible Debt shall be excluded.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 4.07 only, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets from Unrestricted Subsidiaries or a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such dividends, repayments, advances or transfers increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.07 pursuant to clauses (5) and (6) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit.”

Consolidated Non-cash Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses, including any deferred financing fees, write-offs or writedowns and amortization of expenses attributable to pending real estate brokerage transactions and property listings of Persons or operations acquired by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from EBITDA to such extent paid, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period).

 

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Consolidated Taxes” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including, without limitation, federal, state, local and foreign franchise and similar taxes, of such Person for such period on a consolidated basis and any Tax Distributions taken into account in calculating Consolidated Net Income under clause (9) of the definition thereof.

Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:

(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor;

(2) to advance or supply funds:

(A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation; or

(B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or

(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

Controlling First Lien Collateral Agent” means the “Controlling Collateral Agent” under, and as defined in, the Intercreditor Agreement.

Convertible Debt” means Indebtedness of the Issuer, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer issued after the Issue Date that is convertible or exchangeable into Capital Stock of any such entity (or any direct or indirect parent) and/or cash based on the value of such Capital Stock.

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 500 Ross Street, 12th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15262, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuers, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuers).

 

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Credit Agreement” means, collectively, (i) the amended and restated credit agreement, dated as of March 5, 2013, as amended by the first amendment, dated as of March 10, 2014, the second amendment, dated as of October 23, 2015, the third amendment, dated as of July 20, 2016, the incremental assumption agreement, dated as of January 23, 2017, the fourth amendment, dated as of January 23, 2017, the fifth amendment, dated as of February 8, 2018, the sixth amendment, dated as of February 8, 2018, the incremental assumption agreement, dated as of March 27, 2019, the eighth amendment, dated as of August 2, 2019, the ninth amendment, dated as of July 24, 2020, the tenth amendment, dated as of January 27, 2021, and the eleventh amendment, dated as of July 27, 2022, and as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof, among the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings, as guarantor, the other guarantors named therein, the financial institutions named therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”), (ii) the Term Loan A agreement, dated as of October 23, 2015, as amended by the first amendment, dated as of July 20, 2016, the second amendment, dated as of February 8, 2018, the third amendment, dated as of July 24, 2020, the fourth amendment, dated as of January 27, 2021, and the fifth amendment, dated as of May 11, 2023, and as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof, among the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings, the financial institutions named therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Term Loan A Facility”), and (iii) whether or not the agreements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) remain outstanding, if designated by the Issuer to be included in the definition of “Credit Agreement,” one or more (A) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, Permitted Securitization Financings (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (B) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or (C) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different borrowers, guarantors or issuers or lenders or group of lenders, and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time.

Credit Agreement Documents” means the collective reference to the Credit Agreement referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition thereof, any notes issued pursuant thereto and the guarantees thereof, and the collateral documents relating thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Cumulative Credit” means the sum of (without duplication):

 

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(1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for the period (taken as one accounting period, the “Reference Period”) from January 1, 2019 to the end of the Issuer’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit), plus

(2) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds, including cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in accordance with the next succeeding sentence) of property other than cash, received by the Issuer after the Issue Date (other than net proceeds to the extent such net proceeds have been used to Incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(19)) from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer (excluding (without duplication) Refunding Capital Stock, Designated Preferred Stock, Excluded Contributions and Disqualified Stock), including Equity Interests issued upon conversion of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or upon exercise of warrants or options (other than an issuance or sale to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer), plus

(3) 100% of the aggregate amount of contributions to the capital of the Issuer received in cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in accordance with the next succeeding sentence) of property other than cash received after the Issue Date (other than Refunding Capital Stock, Designated Preferred Stock, Excluded Contributions, Disqualified Stock and contributions to the extent such contributions have been used to Incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(19)), plus

(4) the principal amount of any Indebtedness, or the liquidation preference or maximum fixed repurchase price, as the case may be, of any Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary issued after the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock issued to a Restricted Subsidiary) which has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests in the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock) or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer (provided that such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock is retired or extinguished), plus

(5) 100% of the aggregate amount received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date in cash and the Fair Market Value (as determined in accordance with the next succeeding sentence) of property other than cash received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary from:

(A) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries and from repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries by any Person (other than the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries) and from repayments of loans or advances (including the release of any guarantee that constituted a Restricted Investment when made) that constituted Restricted Investments (other than, in each case, to the extent that the Restricted Investment was made pursuant to clause (7) or (10) of Section 4.07(b)),

(B) the sale (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the investments in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (7) or (10) of Section 4.07(b) or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment), or

(C) a distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus

 

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(6) in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the Fair Market Value (as determined in accordance with the next succeeding sentence) of the Investment of the Issuer in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such re-designation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), after taking into account any Indebtedness associated with the Unrestricted Subsidiary so designated or combined or any Indebtedness associated with the assets so transferred or conveyed (other than in each case to the extent that the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary was made pursuant to clause (7) or (10) of Section 4.07(b) or constituted a Permitted Investment), minus

(7) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made prior to the Issue Date pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 4.07(a) of the 5.25% Indenture.

The Fair Market Value of property, other than cash, covered by clauses (2), (3), (5) and (6) of this definition of “Cumulative Credit” shall be determined in good faith by the Issuer, and

(1) in the case of property with a Fair Market Value in excess of $30.0 million, shall be set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or

(2) in the case of property with a Fair Market Value in excess of $60.0 million, shall be set forth in a resolution approved by at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

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

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

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

Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

Derivative Instrument” with respect to a Person, means 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 Person’s investment in the Notes (other than 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 either Issuer and/or any one or more of the Note Guarantors (the “Performance References”).

 

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Designated Non-cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Issuer or one of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by the principal financial officer of the Issuer, less the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-cash Consideration.

Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer (in each case other than Disqualified Stock), that is issued for cash (other than to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in the definition of “Cumulative Credit.”

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable, putable or exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event:

(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale; provided that the relevant asset sale or change of control provisions, taken as a whole, are no more favorable in any material respect to holders of such Capital Stock than the asset sale and change of control provisions applicable to the Notes and any purchase requirement triggered thereby may not become operative until compliance with the asset sale and change of control provisions applicable to the Notes (including the purchase of any Notes tendered pursuant thereto)),

(2) is convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of such Person, or

(3) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part,

in each case prior to 91 days after the maturity date of the Notes; provided, however, that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Issuer in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability; provided, further, that any class of Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Stock.

Domestic Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

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EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication, to the extent the same was deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income:

(1) Consolidated Taxes; plus

(2) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus

(3) Consolidated Non-cash Charges; plus

(4) business optimization expenses and other restructuring charges, expenses or reserves (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the effect of retention, systems establishment costs, curtailments or modifications to pension and post retirement employee benefit plans that result in pension settlement charges); plus

(5) [Reserved];

(6) all add backs reflected in the financial presentation of “EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis (as defined in the credit agreement governing the Senior Secured Credit Facility)” in the amounts set forth in and as further described in the Offering Memorandum but only to the extent such add backs occurred in the consecutive four quarter period used in the calculations of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as the case may be; plus

(7) the amount of net cost savings projected by the Issuer in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or to be taken (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (w) such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (x) such actions have been taken or are to be taken and must be expected to be achieved on a run-rate basis within 90 days after the date of determination to take such action, (y) no cost savings shall be added pursuant to this clause (7) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating to such cost savings that are included in the calculations of Consolidated Net Income or EBITDA with respect to such period and (z) the aggregate amount of cost savings added pursuant to this clause (7) shall not exceed $75.0 million for any four consecutive quarter period (which adjustments may be incremental to pro forma adjustments made pursuant to the second paragraph of the definitions of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” or “Consolidated Leverage Ratio”, as applicable); plus

(8) the amount of loss on any sale of Securitization Assets to a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary in connection with any Permitted Securitization Financing that is not shown as a liability on a consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP; plus

(9) storefront conversion costs relating to acquired stores by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; plus

(10) any costs or expenses incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or stockholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Issuer or a Note Guarantor solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation of the Cumulative Credit;

 

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less, without duplication,

(1) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding the recognition of deferred revenue or any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced EBITDA in any prior period and any items for which cash was received in a prior period); and

(2) all deductions reflected in the financial presentation of “EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis (as defined in the credit agreement governing the Senior Secured Credit Facility)” in the amounts set forth in and as further described in the Offering Memorandum, but only to the extent such deductions occurred in the consecutive four quarter period used in the calculations of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as the case may be.

Electronic Means” means 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.

Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (including any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, but otherwise excluding any Convertible Debt).

Equity Offering” means any public or private sale after the Issue Date of common stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, as applicable (other than Disqualified Stock), other than:

(1) public offerings with respect to the Issuer’s or such direct or indirect parent’s common stock registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8;

(2) issuances to any Subsidiary of the Issuer; and

(3) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

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

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

Excluded Contributions” means the Cash Equivalents or other assets (valued at their Fair Market Value as determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer) received by the Issuer after the Issue Date from:

(1) contributions to its common Capital Stock, and

 

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(2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, to the extent such sale to such equity, stock option or other plan is financed by loans from or guaranteed by, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Issuer, in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by an Officer of the Issuer on or promptly after the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Capital Stock is sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in the definition of the term “Cumulative Credit.”

Excluded Property” has the meaning assigned to “Excluded Property” in the Collateral Agreement.

Existing Exchangeable Senior Notes” means the 0.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2026, issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Existing Exchangeable Senior Notes Indenture and in existence on the Issue Date (less the aggregate principal amount of 0.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2026 that are thereafter converted, repurchased, redeemed, discharged or otherwise repaid).

Existing Exchangeable Senior Notes Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of June 2, 2021 among the Issuers, Holdings, the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee governing the Existing Exchangeable Senior Notes, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Existing Joint Ventures” means joint ventures in existence on the Issue Date.

Existing Securitization Documents” means the Apple Ridge Documents.

Existing Securitization Financings” means the financing programs pursuant to the Apple Ridge Documents, as amended, restated, refinanced, modified or supplemented on or prior to the Issue Date.

Existing Senior Unsecured Notes” means, collectively, the 5.25% Notes and the 5.75% Notes.

Existing Senior Unsecured Notes Indentures” means, collectively, the 5.25% Indenture and the 5.75% Indenture.

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market 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.

Financed Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a finance lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP.

 

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First Lien Priority Indebtedness” means the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Term Loan A Facility and any Indebtedness of the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility and is secured by a Lien on the Common Collateral that is senior in priority to the Liens securing the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees and any other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries Incurs, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness (other than in the case of revolving credit borrowings in which case interest expense shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period) or issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated but on or prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of making the computation referred to above, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case with respect to a company, operating unit, division, segment, business, group of assets or lines of business, that the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has made after the Issue Date and during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation Date (each, for purposes of this definition, a “pro forma event”) shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (and the change of any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period. If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or discontinued operation, in each case with respect to an operating unit, division, segment, business, group of assets or lines of business, that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or discontinued operation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any pro forma event, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting Officer of the Issuer.

 

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If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term in excess of twelve months). Interest on a Financed Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer to be the rate of interest implicit in such Financed Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Issuer may designate.

Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(1) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period, and

(2) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of such Person and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Foreign Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary not organized or existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States 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 (“FASB”) or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the Issue Date; provided, however, that all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance by the FASB on February 25, 2016 of an Accounting Standards Update (the “ASU”) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all calculations and definitions (including, for avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Financed Lease Obligations” and “Indebtedness”) for the purposes of this Indenture (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as Financed Lease Obligations. For the purposes of this Indenture, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person shall mean such Person consolidated with the Restricted Subsidiaries, and shall not include any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of such Person in an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be accounted for as an Investment.

Global Notes Legend” means the legend set forth under that caption in Appendix A to this Indenture.

Government Obligations” means securities that are:

 

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(1) direct obligations of the United States of America, for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or

(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America,

which, in each case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such Government Obligations or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Obligations held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligations or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Obligations evidenced by such depository receipt.

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, letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01.

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under:

(1) currency exchange, interest rate or commodity swap agreements, currency exchange, interest rate or commodity cap agreements and currency exchange, interest rate or commodity collar agreements; and

(2) other similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange, interest rates or commodity prices.

Holder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

Holdings” means the party named as such in the preamble to this Indenture and its successors.

Holdings Guarantee” means the guarantee of the obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture and the Notes by Holdings in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

Holdings Pari Passu Indebtedness” means with respect to Holdings, (i) the guarantee of Holdings of the obligations of the Issuers under the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes Indentures in accordance with the provisions of the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes Indentures and (ii) any Indebtedness that is not Holdings Senior Indebtedness or Holdings Subordinated Indebtedness.

 

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Holdings Representative” means the trustee, agent or representative (if any) for an issue of Holdings Senior Indebtedness; provided that if, and for so long as, such Holdings Senior Indebtedness lacks such a Holdings Representative, then the Holdings Representative for such Holdings Senior Indebtedness shall at all times constitute the holder or holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of obligations under such Holdings Senior Indebtedness.

Holdings Senior Indebtedness” means with respect to Holdings any future Indebtedness of Holdings that is designated by Holdings as Holdings Senior Indebtedness.

Holdings Subordinated Indebtedness” means with respect to Holdings, any Indebtedness of Holdings, guarantee of Holdings or obligation of Holdings that specifically provides that such Indebtedness of Holdings, guarantee of Holdings or obligation of Holdings is to rank junior in right of payment to the Holdings Guarantee.

Incur” means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided, however, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) the principal and premium (if any) of any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) in respect of borrowed money, (b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (c) representing the deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property (except (i) any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor Incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligations until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP), (d) in respect of Financed Lease Obligations, or (e) representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(2) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation of such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the Indebtedness of another Person (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business); and

(3) to the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person); provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of: (a) the Fair Market Value of such asset at such date of determination, and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person;

 

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provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed to exclude (1) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and the Cendant Contingent Liabilities (including the Contingent Obligations described in Note 15 to the Issuer’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022) (not in respect of borrowed money); (2) deferred or prepaid revenues or marketing fees; (3) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller; (4) obligations under or in respect of a Permitted Securitization Financing (but including the excess, if any, of the amount of the obligations thereunder or in respect thereof over the aggregate receivables balances securing or otherwise supporting such obligations but only to the extent that the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer other than a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary is directly or indirectly liable for such excess); (5) obligations under or in respect of Arbitrage Programs except in connection with the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio; (6) obligations to make payments in respect of funds held under escrow arrangements in the ordinary course of business; or (7) obligations to make payments to third party insurance underwriters in respect of premiums collected by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, Indebtedness shall not include, and shall be calculated without giving effect to, the effects of Accounting Standards Codification 815 and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness; and any such amounts that would have constituted Indebtedness under this Indenture but for the application of this sentence shall not be deemed an Incurrence of Indebtedness under this Indenture.

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

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant in each case of nationally recognized standing, that is, in the good faith determination of the Issuer, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

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

Insurance Business” means one or more aspects of the business of soliciting, administering, selling, issuing or underwriting insurance or reinsurance.

Insurance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is licensed by any Applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority to conduct, and conducts, an Insurance Business.

Intercreditor Agreement” means the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date of this Indenture (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among Issuer, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the other Note Guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the First Lien Priority Secured Parties (as defined therein) under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and as administrative agent and collateral agent for the First Lien Priority Secured Parties under the Term Loan A Facility, the Collateral Agent and each of the other parties from time to time party thereto.

Interest Payment Date” means April 15 and October 15 of each year to Stated Maturity, commencing October 15, 2023.

 

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Intermediate Holdings” means Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the direct parent of the Issuer, and its successors.

Intermediate Holdings Guarantee” means the guarantee of the obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture and the Notes by Intermediate Holdings in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.

Investment Grade Securities” means:

(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);

(2) securities that have a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency, but excluding any debt securities or loans or advances between and among the Issuer and its Subsidiaries;

(3) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution; and

(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments and in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the date of acquisition.

Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit, security deposits and advances to customers or suppliers, advances or loans to franchisees in the ordinary course of business (whether evidenced by a note or otherwise) and commission, travel and similar advances to officers, employees and consultants made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet of the Issuer in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 4.07:

(1) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Issuer at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that upon a re-designation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Issuer shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary equal to an amount (if positive) equal to:

 

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(a) the Issuer’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such re-designation, less

(b) the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such re-designation; and

(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

Issue Date” means August 24, 2023, the date on which the Notes are originally issued.

Issuer” means the party named as such in the preamble to this Indenture and its successors and not any of its Subsidiaries.

Issuer Order” means a written request or order signed on behalf of each Issuer by an Officer of such Issuer, who must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of such Issuer, and delivered to the Trustee.

Junior Lien Collateral Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor which is or will be secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a basis that is junior to the Liens securing First Lien Priority Indebtedness, the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees and any other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness pursuant to an intercreditor agreement which subordinates the Liens on the Collateral of the holders of Junior Lien Collateral Indebtedness to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Priority Indebtedness, the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees and any other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness and the terms of which are reasonable and consistent with market intercreditor terms governing security arrangements for the subordination and sharing of liens or arrangements relating to the distribution of payments, as applicable, at the time the intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness subject thereto (the “Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement”).

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority 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 agreement to give a mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind and, except in connection with any Permitted Securitization Financing, any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction (other than a filing for informational purposes); provided that in no event shall an operating lease or an option or an agreement to sell be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition or other Investment, including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation or similar transaction, by the Issuer or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, with respect to which the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiaries have entered into an agreement or is otherwise contractually committed to consummate and the consummation of which is not expressly conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

 

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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.

Mandatory Principal Payment Amount” means the amount required to be paid to prevent such Note from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code.

Material Real Property” means, collectively, all right, title and interest in and to any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned in fee by the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor, together with, in each case, all easements, hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, and all improvements and appurtenant fixtures incidental to the ownership thereof and having a value at the time in excess of $10.0 million.

Merger” means the acquisition by Affiliates of the Sponsors of the Issuer pursuant to the Merger Documents.

Merger Documents” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Holdings, Domus Acquisition Corp. and the Issuer, dated as of December 15, 2006, and any other document entered into in connection therewith, in each case as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time on or prior to April 10, 2007.

Merger Transactions” means the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents and borrowings made pursuant to the Credit Agreement then in existence on April 10, 2007 and the refinancing of the Existing Securitization Financings then in existence (which may have occurred prior to April 10, 2007) and, in each case, the application of the proceeds therefrom.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

Mortgages” means, collectively, the mortgages, trust deeds, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, assignments of leases and rents, and other security documents delivered with respect to each Material Real Property, which shall be in substantially the same form as those with respect to the First Lien Priority Indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility, if then outstanding.

Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

 

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Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale and any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding the assumption by the acquiring person of Indebtedness relating to the disposed assets or other consideration received in any other non-cash form), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions), and any relocation expenses Incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements related thereto), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien that has a higher priority than the Liens securing the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees by any assets subject to such Asset Sale, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets, and that is required (other than pursuant to Section 4.10(b)(1)) to be paid as a result of such transaction, and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Issuer as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Issuer after such sale or other disposition thereof, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction and any distributions and payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Sale.

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 the (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 Issuer or any Note Guarantor immediately prior to such date of determination.

Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Note Guarantor (other than the Co-Issuer).

Note Guarantees” means any guarantee of the obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture and the Notes by any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

Note Guarantor” means any Restricted Subsidiary that Incurs a Note Guarantee and its successors; provided that upon the release or discharge of such Person from its Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes in accordance with this Indenture, such Person ceases to be a Note Guarantor with respect to the Notes.

Notes” means the Initial Notes and more particularly means any Note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term “Notes” shall also include any Additional Notes that may be issued under a supplemental indenture, and Notes to be issued or authenticated upon transfer, replacement or exchange of Notes. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, in each case including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase; provided, however, that if such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number.

 

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NRT” means Anywhere Advisors LLC (formerly known as Realogy Brokerage Group LLC and NRT LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, and any successors thereto.

Obligations” means any principal, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including, without limitation, reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness; provided that Obligations with respect to the Notes shall not include fees or indemnifications in favor of third parties other than the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent.

Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum, dated July 26, 2023, relating to the sale of the Initial Notes.

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Issuer. “Officer” of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

Officers Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer, who must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer that meets the requirements set forth in this Indenture. “Officer’s Certificate” of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or a Note Guarantor.

Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” means the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D to this Indenture, and which shall set forth the relative rights of the holders of the Second Lien Priority Indebtedness in respect of the Collateral.

Performance References” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Derivative Instrument.”

Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call options or capped call options referencing the Capital Stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer purchased by the issuer of Convertible Debt to hedge such entity’s obligations to deliver Capital Stock and/or pay cash under such Convertible Debt, which call options are either “capped” or are purchased concurrently with the entry by the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer into a Permitted Warrant Transaction, in either case on terms that are customary for “call spread” transactions entered in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt securities.

 

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Permitted Investments” means:

(1) any Investment in the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;

(3) any Investment by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person if as a result of such Investment (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(4) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash Equivalents and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.10 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(5) any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Issue Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may only be increased as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Issue Date;

(6) advances after the Issue Date to directors, officers or employees not in excess of $50.0 million outstanding at any one time;

(7) any Investment acquired by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable; (b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; or (c) as a result of the settlement, compromise or resolution of litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;

(8) Hedging Obligations permitted under clause (10) of Section 4.09(b);

(9) any Investment by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in a Similar Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (9) after the Issue Date that are at that time outstanding (after giving effect to the sale or other transfer of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale received by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries consists of cash and Cash Equivalents), not to exceed the greater of (x) $325.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (9) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (9) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(10) additional Investments by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (10) after the Issue Date that are at that time outstanding (after giving effect to the sale or other transfer of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale received by the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries consists of cash and Cash Equivalents), not to exceed the greater of (x) $400.0 million and (y) 5.75% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

(11) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(12) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock) or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, as applicable; provided, however, that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clauses (2) and (3) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit”;

(13) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted by and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.11(b) (except transactions described in clauses (2), (6), (7), (17) and (18) of such Section);

(14) Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

(15) guarantees issued in accordance with Section 4.09 and Section 4.15;

(16) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services and equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of intellectual property, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(17) Investments arising as a result of Permitted Securitization Financings;

(18) additional Investments after the Issue Date in joint ventures of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries not to exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million at any one time outstanding and (y) 1.5% of Total Assets at the time of Incurrence (plus an amount (without duplication of amounts reflected in Consolidated Net Income) equal to any return of capital actually received in respect of Investments theretofore made pursuant to this clause (18) in the aggregate, as valued at the Fair Market Value of such Investment at the time such Investment is made); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (18) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (18) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(19) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer acquired after the Issue Date or of an entity merged into, amalgamated with, or consolidated with the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 5.01 after the Issue Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

(20) any Investments in connection with the Arbitrage Programs;

(21) Investments in connection with the defeasance or discharge of the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes or the Notes (which Investments would otherwise constitute Permitted Investments);

(22) advances or loans to relocating employees of a customer in the relocation services business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries made in the ordinary course of business; and

(23) guarantees by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of operating leases (other than Financed Lease Obligations), trademarks, licenses, purchase agreements or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.

Permitted Lien” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory or regulatory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(2) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

(3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or payable or subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

(4) Liens in favor of issuers of performance and surety bonds or bid bonds or similar liabilities or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;

 

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(5) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties incurred in the ordinary course of business and title defects or irregularities that are of a minor nature and which do not in the aggregate interfere in any material respect with the ordinary course of business of such Person;

(6) (A) Liens on assets of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary securing Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 (provided that such Lien does not extend to the property or assets of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer other than a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary (other than the Co-Issuer)), (B) Liens on Collateral securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clauses (1)(A) and (24) of Section 4.09(b) and (C) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clauses (4) (provided that such Liens do not extend to any property or assets that are not property being purchased, leased, constructed or improved with the proceeds of such Indebtedness being Incurred pursuant to clause (4) except that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender), (12), (20) (provided that such Lien does not extend to the property or assets of any Subsidiary of the Issuer other than a Foreign Subsidiary) or (21) of Section 4.09(b);

(7) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than with respect to Obligations in respect of (a) the Credit Agreement and (b) the Notes);

(8) Liens on assets, property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(9) Liens on assets or property at the time the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the assets or property, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided, further, however, that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(10) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be Incurred in accordance with Section 4.09;

(11) Liens securing Hedging Obligations not incurred in violation of this Indenture; provided that with respect to Hedging Obligations relating to Indebtedness, such Lien extends only to the property securing such Indebtedness;

(12) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

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(13) leases and subleases of real property granted to others in the normal course of business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(14) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or consignments entered into in connection with any transaction otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

(15) Liens in favor of the Issuers or any Note Guarantor;

(16) Liens in respect of Permitted Securitization Financings on all or a portion of the assets of Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries (including without limitation, pursuant to Uniform Commercial Code filings covering sales of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, promissory notes with respect to Permitted Securitization Financings and beneficial interests therein);

(17) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;

(18) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(19) grants of software and other non-exclusive technology licenses in the ordinary course of business;

(20) Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees (other than any Additional Notes);

(21) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (6)(B), (7), (8), (9), (15), (20), and (37) of this definition; provided, however, that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (6)(B), (7), (8), (9), (15), (20) and (37) of this definition at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement and (z) the new Lien has no greater priority relative to the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees and the holders of Indebtedness secured by such Lien have no greater intercreditor rights relative to the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees and the holders thereof than the original Liens and the related Indebtedness;

 

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(22) Liens on equipment of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business to the Issuer’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s client at which such equipment is located;

(23) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made;

(24) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(25) Liens incurred to secure cash management services or to implement cash pooling arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

(26) Liens arising by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depository or financial institution or as to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers in the ordinary course of business;

(27) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

(28) [Reserved];

(29) Liens securing the Arbitrage Programs and related segregated deposit and securities accounts;

(30) Liens on any property or assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness permitted by clause (27) of Section 4.09(b); provided that such Lien (i) does not apply to any other property or asset of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not securing such Indebtedness at the date of the acquisition of such property or asset and (ii) is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition;

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

(32) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of any Investment permitted under this Indenture;

(33) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents;

(34) Liens securing insurance premiums financing arrangements; provided that such Liens are limited to the applicable unearned insurance premiums;

 

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(35) other Liens securing obligations not to exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 1.0% of Total Assets at any one time outstanding;

(36) Liens on proceeds from Cendant Contingent Assets received by the Issuer and held in trust (or otherwise segregated or pledged) for the benefit of the other parties to the Separation and Distribution Agreement (other than Travelport Inc.) to secure the Issuer’s obligations under Section 7.9 thereof; and

(37) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (1)(B) of Section 4.09(b) so long as on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio of the Issuer would not exceed 6.00 to 1.00.

Permitted Securitization Documents” means all documents and agreements evidencing, relating to or otherwise governing a Permitted Securitization Financing.

Permitted Securitization Financing” means one or more transactions pursuant to which Securitization Assets are sold, conveyed or otherwise transferred to (x) a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary (in the case of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer) or (y) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary), or Liens are granted in Securitization Assets (whether existing on the Issue Date or arising in the future); provided that (1) recourse to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries) in connection with such transactions shall be limited to Standard Securitization Undertakings; (2) no property or assets of the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary) shall be subject to such Permitted Securitization Financing other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings; (3) any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer included in the Permitted Securitization Documents with respect to such Permitted Securitization Financing shall be on terms which the Issuer reasonably believes to be not materially less favorable to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Issuer; and (4) with respect to any Permitted Securitization Financing entered into after the Issue Date, senior management of the Issuer shall have determined in good faith that such Permitted Securitization Financing (including financing terms, advance rates, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Issuer and the Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries involved in such Permitted Securitization Financing. For the avoidance of doubt, the Existing Securitization Financings as in effect on the Issue Date shall be Permitted Securitization Financings.

Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option in respect of the Capital Stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer sold by the Issuer (or any such parent) concurrently with any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.

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

 

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Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential right of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

Qualified CFC Holding Company” shall mean a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer that is a Delaware limited liability company that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the primary asset of which consists of Equity Interests in either (i) one or more Foreign Subsidiaries or (ii) a Delaware limited liability company the primary asset of which consists of Equity Interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries.

Rating Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s and S&P and (2) if Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act selected by the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be.

Record Date” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means April 1 or October 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

Restricted Cash” means cash and Cash Equivalents held by Restricted Subsidiaries that is contractually restricted from being distributed to the Issuer or not available for general corporate purposes, except for such restrictions that are contained in agreements governing Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture and that is secured by such cash or Cash Equivalents.

Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person (including the Co-Issuer) other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person; provided that upon an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary” (provided it continues to be a Subsidiary of such Person). Unless otherwise indicated in this Indenture, all references to Restricted Subsidiaries shall mean Restricted Subsidiaries of the Issuer.

S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person, other than leases between the Issuer and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries.

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 Issuer 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 holders in connection with its investment in the Notes.

 

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SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Second Lien Priority Indebtedness” means (a) the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Notes Guarantees and (b) any Indebtedness of the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Obligations under the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or the Note Guarantees and is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that has the same priority as the Liens securing the Notes and that (x) is designated in writing by the Issuers as “Second Lien Priority Obligations” under the Intercreditor Agreement and (y) “Additional Senior Lien Debt” under the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien.

Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio” has the meaning given to the term “Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” in the Senior Secured Credit Facility as in effect on April 26, 2013. For purposes of calculating the “Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio” (and in contrast to the Senior Secured Credit Facility), total senior secured net debt shall include all Secured Indebtedness regardless of lien priority but does not include securitization obligations or undrawn letters of credit and is also net of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

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

Securitization Assets” means rights to receive payments and funds under relocation contracts and related contracts, homes held for resale, receivables relating to mortgage payments, equity payments and mortgage payoffs, other related receivables, beneficial interests in such assets and assets relating thereto and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving receivables and similar assets, made subject to a Permitted Securitization Financing, in each case related to the relocation services business.

Securitization Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interests issued or sold in connection with, and all other fees paid to a Person other than the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Permitted Securitization Financing.

Securitization Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of Securitization Assets in a Permitted Securitization Financing to repurchase Securitization Assets as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a Securitization Asset or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.

Senior Lien Priority” means Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien that is senior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees.

 

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Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness” means:

 

  (1)

with respect to the Issuers, the Notes and any Indebtedness that ranks pari passu in right of payment to the Notes;

 

  (2)

with respect to Intermediate Holdings, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and any Indebtedness that ranks pari passu in right of payment to the Intermediate Holdings’ Guarantee; and

 

  (3)

with respect to any Note Guarantor, its Note Guarantee and any Indebtedness that ranks pari passu in right of payment to such Note Guarantor’s Note Guarantee.

Separation and Distribution Agreement” means the Separation and Distribution Agreement by and among Cendant, the Issuer, Travelport Inc. and Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, dated as of July 27, 2006.

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 Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, as such Regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.

Similar Business” means a business, the majority of whose revenues are derived from the activities of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date or any business or activity that is reasonably similar or complementary to any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto.

Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary (x) party as of the Issue Date to any Existing Securitization Document or (y) (1) to which the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer transfers or otherwise conveys Securitization Assets, (2) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the receipt, management, transfer and financing of those Securitization Assets and activities incidental or related thereto, (3) none of the obligations of which are guaranteed by the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than another Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary) other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, and (4) with respect to which neither the Issuer nor any Subsidiary of the Issuer has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.

Sponsors” means one or more investment funds controlled by Apollo Management, L.P.

 

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Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties (and any related repurchase obligations), servicer obligations, obligations to transfer Securitization Assets, guarantees of performance and payments (other than payments of the obligations backed by the Securitization Assets or obligations of Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries), and covenants and indemnities entered into by the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer of a type that senior management of the Issuer has determined in good faith to be reasonably customary in securitizations and/or are reasonably similar to those in the Existing Securitization Financings.

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has occurred).

Subordinated Indebtedness” means (a) with respect to either Issuer, any Indebtedness of such Issuer which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, (b) with respect to Holdings, any Indebtedness of Holdings which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Holdings Guarantee, (c) with respect to Intermediate Holdings, any Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and (d) with respect to any Note Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to its Note Guarantee.

Subsequent Exchange Consideration” means (i) notes or loans issued by Holdings or any Subsidiaries thereof in exchange for any Existing Senior Unsecured Notes outstanding after the Issue Date and (ii) notes or loans issued by Holdings or any Subsidiaries thereof (x) fifty percent (50%) or more of the aggregate principal amount of which is directly or indirectly issued to holders of the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes and (y) the cash proceeds of which are used to redeem, purchase, or otherwise satisfy Existing Senior Unsecured Notes outstanding after the Issue Date; provided that any unsecured loans or notes with no obligors other than the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and/or Note Guarantors shall not constitute “Subsequent Exchange Consideration.”

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total ordinary 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 thereof (or persons performing similar functions) is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, and (2) any partnership, joint venture or limited liability company or similar entity of which (x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.

 

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Tax Distributions” means for any taxable year (or portion thereof) for which the Issuer is a member of a group filing a consolidated, group, affiliated, combined or unitary tax return (including any such group or similar group under U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. law) with any parent entity, any dividends or other distributions to fund any U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. income taxes that are attributable to the income, revenue, receipts or capital of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries for which such parent entity is liable up to an amount not to exceed with respect to such taxes the amount of any such taxes that the Issuer and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay on a separate company basis or on a consolidated basis calculated as if the Issuer and its Subsidiaries had paid tax on a consolidated, combined, group, affiliated or unitary basis on behalf of an affiliated group (or similar group) consisting only of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries.

Title Resource Group” means Anywhere Integrated Services LLC (f/k/a Title Resource Group LLC and Cendant Settlement Services Group LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor thereto.

Total Assets” means the total consolidated assets of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Issuer.

Transfer Restricted Notes” means Notes that bear or are required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

Treasury Rate” means, as of the applicable redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to such redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to April 15, 2025; provided, however, that if the period from such redemption date to April 15, 2025 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Trust Officer means:

(1) any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, senior associate, associate, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and

(2) who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

Trustee” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.

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(1) any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than the Co-Issuer) that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such Person in the manner provided below; and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors of the Issuer may designate any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than the Co-Issuer) (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Issuer) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Issuer or any other Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, however, that the Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of designation have and do not thereafter Incur any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, further, however, that either:

(a) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less; or

(b) if such Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such designation would be permitted under Section 4.07.

The Board of Directors of the Issuer may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation:

(x) (1) the Issuer could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described under Section 4.09 or (2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such ratio for the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation, and

(y) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Any such designation by the Board of Directors of the Issuer shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

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, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products of the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock multiplied by the amount of such payment, by (2) the sum of all such payments.

 

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

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required to be held by foreign nationals) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Section 1.02 Other Definitions.

 

Term    Defined in Section
“Agent Members”    2.1(c) of Appendix A
“Affiliate Transaction”    4.11(a)
“Applicable Premium Deficit”    13.01(a)
“Applicable Procedures”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Applicable Law”    15.14
“ARF”    10.07(b)(1)
“ARSC”    10.07(a)
“Asset Sale Offer”    4.10(b)
“ASU”    Definition of GAAP
“Authentication Order”    2.02
“Authorized Officers”    15.01
“Cartus”    10.07(a)
“CFC”    10.07(a)
“Change of Control Offer”    4.14(b)
“Change of Control Payment”    4.14(a)
“Change of Control Payment Date”    4.14(b)(3)
“Clearstream”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Co-Issuer Successor Company”    5.01(b)(1)
“Covenant Defeasance”    8.03
“Designated Commitment”    4.09(b)
“DTC”    2.03
“Euroclear”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Co-Issuer Successor Company”    5.01(b)(1)
“Event of Default”    6.01
“Excess Proceeds”    4.10(b)
“FASB”    Definition of GAAP
“Global Note”    2.1(b) of Appendix A

 

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“Global Notes Legend”    2.3(e) of Appendix A
“Holdings Guarantee Blockage Notice”    12.03
“Holdings Guarantee Payment Blockage Period”    12.03
“Holdings Non-Payment Default”    12.03
“Holdings Payment Default”    12.03
“Holdings Permitted Junior Securities”    12.02(2)
“IAI”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“IAI Global Note”    2.1(b) of Appendix A
“Indenture Trustee”    10.07(b)(1)
“Instructions”    15.01
“Issuers”    Preamble
“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement”    Section 1.01; Definition of Junior Lien Collateral Indebtedness
“Legal Defeasance”    8.02
“Note Register”    2.03
“Offer Amount”    3.10(b)
“Offer Period”    3.10(b)
“Paying Agent”    2.03
“pay its Holdings Guarantee”    12.03
“Pool Assets”    10.07(b)(2)
“Purchase Date”    3.10(b)
“QIB”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Refinancing Indebtedness”    4.09(b)(14)
“Refunding Capital Stock”    4.07(b)(2)
“Registrar”    2.03
“Regulation S”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Regulation S Global Note”    2.1(b) of Appendix A
“Regulation S Notes”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Restricted Note”    2.3(i) of Appendix A
“Restricted Notes Legend”    2.3(i) of Appendix A
“Restricted Payments”    4.07(a)
“Restricted Period”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Retired Capital Stock”    4.07(b)(2)
“Reversion Date”    4.17(b)

 

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“Rule 144”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Rule 144A”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Rule 144A Global Note”    2.1(b) of Appendix A
“Rule 144A Notes”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Rule 501”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Rule 904”    1.1(a) of Appendix A
“Sanctions”    15.16
“Signature Law”    15.12
“Specified Merger/Transfer Transaction”    5.01(a)
“Successor Company”    5.01(a)(1)
“Successor Note Guarantor”    5.01(c)(1)
“Suspended Covenants”    4.17(a)
“Suspension Date”    4.17(a)
“Suspension Period”    4.17(b)
“Transfer”    5.01(e)
“Unrestricted Note”    2.3(i) of Appendix A

Section 1.03 Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

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

(3) “or” is not exclusive;

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

(5) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

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

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

 

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(9) (1) unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinated or junior to Secured Indebtedness merely because it is unsecured, (2) senior Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinated or junior to any other senior Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral and (3) Indebtedness that is not guaranteed shall not be deemed to be subordinated or junior to Indebtedness that is guaranteed merely because of such guarantee;

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

(11) the words “execute,” “execution,” “signed” and “signature” and words of similar import used in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Indenture, any Note or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including amendments, waivers, consents and other modifications) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature in ink or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as applicable, to the fullest extent and as provided for in any 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 similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format except for facsimile and PDF unless expressly agreed to by the Trustee pursuant to reasonable procedures approved by the Trustee.

Section 1.04 Acts of Holders.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuers. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuers, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.04.

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

 

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

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

(e) The Issuers may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other act, or to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Issuers prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation.

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

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

(h) The Issuers may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by DTC entitled under the procedures of such depositary to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such record date.

Section 1.05 Limited Condition Acquisition. When calculating the availability under any basket or ratio under this Indenture, in each case in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, the date of determination of such basket or ratio and of any Default or Event of Default may, at the option of the Issuers, be the date the definitive agreement(s) for such Limited Condition

 

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Acquisition is entered into. Any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis, including with such adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had been consummated at the beginning of the applicable period for purposes of determining the ability to consummate any such Limited Condition Acquisition; provided that if the Issuers elect to make such determination as of the date of such definitive agreement(s), then (x) if any of such ratios are no longer complied with or baskets are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in such ratio or basket subsequent to such date of determination and at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios or baskets will not be deemed to have been no longer complied with or exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted under this Indenture and (y) such ratios or baskets shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or related transactions; provided, further, that if the Issuers elect to have such determinations occur as of the date of such definitive agreement(s), any such transactions (including any incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the date of the definitive agreement(s) and shall be deemed outstanding thereafter for purposes of calculating any ratios or baskets under this Indenture after the date of such definitive agreement(s) and before the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, unless such definitive agreement(s) is terminated or such Limited Condition Acquisition or incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or such other transaction to which pro forma effect is being given does not occur.

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

Section 2.01 Form and Dating; Terms.

(a) General. Provisions relating to the Notes are set forth in Appendix A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The (a) Initial Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication and (b) any Additional Notes (if issued as Transfer Restricted Notes) and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Issuers). Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof.

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

Additional Notes ranking pari passu with the Initial Notes may be created and issued from time to time by the Issuers without notice to or consent of the Holders and shall be consolidated with and form a single class with the Initial Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Initial Notes; provided that the Issuers’ ability to issue Additional Notes shall be subject to the Issuers’ compliance with Section 4.09. Any Additional Notes shall be issued with the benefit of an indenture supplemental to this Indenture.

Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication. At least one Officer of each Issuer shall execute the Notes on behalf of such Issuer by manual, PDF, facsimile or other electronic signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, as the case may be, by the manual or electronic signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Issuer Order (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time, from time to time, the Trustee shall upon an Authentication Order authenticate and deliver any Additional Notes for an aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order for such Additional Notes issued hereunder.

The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate any Additional Notes, nor will it be liable for its refusal to authenticate any Additional Notes, if the authentication of such Additional Notes will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Notes and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or may expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Holders or others.

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

Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent. The Issuers shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (the “Note Register”) and of their transfer and exchange.

 

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The Issuers may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar, and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Issuers may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. The Issuers shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Issuers fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Issuer or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

The Issuers initially appoint The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

The Issuers initially appoint the Trustee to act as the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. The Issuers shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuers in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Issuers at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Issuer or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to any one of the Issuers, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.05 Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes.

Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.

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

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

(c) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuers may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.10, 3.06, 3.07, 3.09, 4.10, 4.14 and 9.05).

 

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(d) Neither the Registrar nor the Issuers shall be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

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

(f) The Issuers shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

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

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

(i) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuers shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.

(j) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile or other electronic means.

Section 2.07 Replacement Notes. If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, the Registrar or the Issuers and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Issuers shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Issuers, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Issuers to protect the Issuers, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuers and the Trustee may charge for their expenses in replacing a Note.

 

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Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Issuers and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes. The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuers or an Affiliate of the Issuers holds the Note.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

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

Section 2.09 Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Issuers, or by any Affiliate of the Issuers, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a 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 pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is neither of the Issuers or any obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Issuers or of such other obligor.

Section 2.10 Temporary Notes. Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Issuers may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuers consider appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuers shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture.

 

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Section 2.11 Cancellation. The Issuers at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the disposition of all cancelled Notes shall upon the written request of the Issuers be delivered to the Issuers. The Issuers may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that they have paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest. If the Issuers default in a payment of interest on the Notes, they shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. The Issuers shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuers shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.12. The Trustee shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuers of such special record date. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuers (or, upon the written request of the Issuers, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuers) shall mail or cause to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder a notice at his or her address as it appears in the Note Register (and deliver such notice to the Depositary in accordance with its procedures) that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

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

Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers. The Issuers in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuers will as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

 

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Section 2.14 Calculation of Principal Amount of Notes. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes, at any date of determination, shall be the principal amount of the Notes at such date of determination. With respect to any matter requiring consent, waiver, approval or other action of the Holders of a specified percentage of the principal amount of all the Notes, such percentage shall be calculated, on the relevant date of determination, by dividing (a) the principal amount, as of such date of determination, of Notes, the Holders of which have so consented, by (b) the aggregate principal amount, as of such date of determination, of the Notes then outstanding, in each case, as determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, Section 2.08 and Section 2.09 of this Indenture. Any such calculation made pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be made by the Issuers and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate.

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION

Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee. If the Issuers elect to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07, the Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be sent or caused to be sent to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 but not more than 70 days before a redemption date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (i) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.

Section 3.02 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased. If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased by lot; provided that Notes represented by Global Notes will be selected for redemption in accordance with the procedures of DTC. In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase; provided that for purposes of this Section 3.02, Notes represented by Global Notes will be selected in accordance with the procedures of DTC.

Except with respect to Notes represented by Global Notes, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuers in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof; no Notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed or purchased in part, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, shall be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.

Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption. Subject to Section 3.09, the Issuers shall mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid (or electronically transmit), notices of redemption at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address (or electronically transmitted) or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, except that redemption notices may be mailed or electronically transmitted more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 13.

 

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The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:

(1) the redemption date;

(2) the redemption price;

(3) if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note;

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

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

(6) that, unless the Issuers default in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

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

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

(9) if in connection with a redemption pursuant to Section 3.07, any condition to such redemption.

At the Issuers’ request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuers’ name and at the Issuers’ expense; provided that the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least five Business Days but not more than 70 days before notice of redemption is required to be sent or caused to be sent to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is given in accordance with Section 3.03, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price (except as provided for in Section 3.07(d)). The notice, if given in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice in a manner provided herein or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note.

 

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Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price. Prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption or purchase date, the Issuers shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Issuers any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Issuers in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

If the Issuers comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption or purchase date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Issuers to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.

Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part. Except with respect to Notes represented by Global Notes, upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Issuers shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Issuers a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note.

Section 3.07 Optional Redemption.

(a) At any time and from time to time prior to April 15, 2025, the Issuers may redeem all or a part of the Notes at a redemption price, calculated by the Issuer, equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable date of redemption (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

(b) On or after April 15, 2025, the Issuers may redeem the Notes at their option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed), plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on April 15 of the years set forth in the table below:

 

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2025

     102.625

2026

     101.313

2027 and thereafter

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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to April 15, 2025, the Issuers may redeem in the aggregate up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings (1) by the Issuer or (2) by any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, in each case to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are contributed to the common equity capital of the Issuer or used to purchase Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer from it, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) of 105.250%, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable 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 at least 50% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) remains outstanding after each such redemption; provided, further, that such redemption shall occur within 120 days after the date on which any such Equity Offering is consummated upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed (or electronically transmitted) to each Holder of Notes being redeemed and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture.

(d) Any redemption notice may, at the Issuers’ discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including completion of an Equity Offering or other corporate transaction.

(e) Except pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 3.07, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Issuers’ option prior to the maturity date of the Notes.

(f) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06.

Section 3.08 Mandatory Redemption.

(a) The Issuers shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

(b) If the Notes would otherwise constitute “applicable high yield discount obligations” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code, at the end of the first accrual period ending after the fifth anniversary of the Notes’ issuance (the “AHYDO payment date”), and at the end of each accrual period thereafter the Issuer will be required to make a partial payment with respect to each Note then outstanding equal to the Mandatory Principal Payment Amount (such payment, a “Mandatory Principal Payment”). No partial redemption or repurchase of the Notes prior to the AHYDO payment date pursuant to any other provision of this Indenture will alter the Issuer’s obligation to make the Mandatory Principal Payment with respect to any Notes that remain outstanding on the AHYDO payment date. The Trustee shall have no obligation at any time to determine whether the Notes constitute “applicable high yield discount obligations.”

 

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Section 3.09 Mandatory Offer to Exchange

Upon the issuance of Subsequent Exchange Consideration in exchange for (or the proceeds of which are used to redeem, repay or refinance, as the case may be) Existing Senior Unsecured Notes outstanding after the Issue Date with any of the following features (a “Superior Subsequent Exchange”), the Issuers shall offer to issue Subsequent Exchange Consideration in exchange for any and all of the outstanding Notes on the same terms as such Superior Subsequent Exchange (a “Mandatory Exchange Offer”) if:

(a) the consideration offered per $1,000 principal amount of Existing Senior Unsecured Notes exceeds $800 (which consideration may be comprised of Subsequent Exchange Consideration, any original issue discount, any fees paid ratably to holders of Existing Senior Unsecured Notes subject to such Superior Subsequent Exchange or any combination thereof);

(b) the interest per annum of the Subsequent Exchange Consideration exceeds 7.000% per annum;

(c) the provisions of the Subsequent Exchange Consideration governing optional redemptions, mandatory redemptions, mandatory prepayment and sinking fund payments prior to the maturity of the Notes are more favorable to holders thereof than the corresponding provisions of this Indenture and Notes;

(d) the Subsequent Exchange Consideration has a scheduled maturity prior to April 15, 2030 or includes mandatory redemption, sinking fund, repayment or offer to purchase provisions that provide for the earlier payment of, or a greater premium on the redemption of, the Subsequent Exchange Consideration than the Notes;

(e) the Subsequent Exchange Consideration is issued or guaranteed by any Subsidiary of Holdings (including any Unrestricted Subsidiary) other than Intermediate Holdings, the Issuers or any Notes Guarantor; or

(f) the Subsequent Exchange Consideration has Senior Lien Priority or is secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral.

The principal amount of Subsequent Exchange Consideration to be issued to Holders of the Notes in a Mandatory Exchange Offer shall be determined assuming that each noteholder held a principal amount of Existing Senior Unsecured Notes equal to (i) the principal amount the Notes held by such Holder divided by (ii) 0.8.

Section 3.10 Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.

(a) In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10, the Issuers shall be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer, they shall follow the procedures specified below.

(b) The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Offer Period”). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the “Purchase Date”), the Issuers shall apply all Excess Proceeds (the “Offer Amount”) to the purchase of Notes and other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, (on a pro rata basis, if applicable), or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes, other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior 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.

 

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(c) If the Purchase Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest, up to but excluding the Purchase Date, shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.

(d) The Issuers shall send, by first-class mail (or electronic transmission) at least 10 but not more than 60 days before the Purchase Date, a notice to each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders and, at the option of the Issuers in accordance with Section 4.10, to holders of other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:

(1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.10 and Section 4.10 and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall remain open;

(2) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;

(3) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;

(4) that, unless the Issuers default 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 Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in amounts of $2,000 or in integral multiples of $1.00 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” attached to the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Issuer, the Depositary, if appointed by the Issuers, 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 Issuers, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a letter or electronic transmission 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 Notes, other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness and Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered by the holders thereof, as applicable, exceeds the amount the Issuers are required to purchase, the Trustee shall select the Notes (and the applicable agent or trustee will select other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable) to be purchased by lot (with such adjustments as may be appropriate so that only Notes in denominations of $2,000 or in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof, shall be purchased), provided that Notes represented by Global Notes shall be selected in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC; provided, further, that the selection of such other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness and Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, shall be made by the applicable trustee, agent or representative pursuant to the terms of such Indebtedness; and

(9) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased.

(e) On or before the Purchase Date, the Issuers shall, to the extent lawful, (1) accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof validly tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered and (2) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof so tendered.

(f) The Issuers, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes properly tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Issuers for purchase, and the Issuers shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) such new Note to such Holder (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel or Officer’s Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) such new Note) in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased; provided that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Issuers to the Holder thereof. The Issuers shall notify the Holders of 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 3.10 or Section 4.10, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.10 shall be made pursuant to the applicable provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall have no duties or obligations under this Section 3.10 with respect to any Second Lien Priority Indebtedness (other than the Notes), Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness (other than the Notes) or to any holder, trustee, agent or representative thereof.

 

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ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

Section 4.01 Payment of Notes. The Issuers shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Issuer or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer, holds as of noon Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Issuers in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

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

Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Issuers shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuers in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuers 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 Issuers 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.

Subject to the preceding paragraph, the Issuers 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 that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuers of their obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes. The Issuers shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

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

Section 4.03 Reports and Other Information.

(a) Notwithstanding that the Issuer may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the Issuer shall file with the SEC (and provide the Trustee and Holders with copies thereof by posting such information on its primary website),

 

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(1) as soon as available and in any event on or before the date on which such reports would be required to be filed with the SEC (if the Issuer were a non-accelerated filer subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act), annual reports on Form 10-K (or any successor or comparable form) containing the information required to be contained therein (or required in such successor or comparable form),

(2) as soon as available and in any event on or before the date on which such reports would be required to be filed with the SEC (if the Issuer were a non-accelerated filer subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act), reports on Form 10-Q (or any successor or comparable form) containing the information required to be contained therein (or required in such successor or comparable form),

(3) promptly from time to time after the occurrence of an event required to be therein reported (and in any event within the time period specified for filing current reports on Form 8-K by the SEC), reports on Form 8-K (or any successor or comparable form), and

(4) any other information, documents and other reports which the Issuer would be required to file with the SEC if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,

in each case in a manner that complies in all material respects with the requirements specified in such form, provided, however, that financial information required by Rule 3-16 (or any successor thereto) of Regulation S-X shall not be required. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the Holders if the Issuer (or a direct or indirect parent of the Issuer if it otherwise meets the requirements set forth in Section 4.03(b)), has filed such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available.

(b) If at any time any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer (x) is or becomes a guarantor of the Notes (there being no obligation of any parent to do so), (y) holds no material assets other than cash, Cash Equivalents and the Capital Stock of the Issuer or of any direct or indirect parent corporation of the Issuer (and performs the related incidental activities associated with such ownership) and (z) complies with the requirements of Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (or any successor provision), the reports, information and other documents required to be filed and furnished to Holders of the Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03 may, at the option of the Issuer, be filed or furnished by and be those of such direct and indirect parent of the Issuer rather than the Issuer.

(c) The Issuer will make such information available to prospective investors upon request. In addition, the Issuer has agreed that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding during any period when it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it will furnish to the Holders of the Notes and to prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

(d) If the Issuer has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries and such Unrestricted Subsidiaries, either individually or collectively, would otherwise have been a Significant Subsidiary, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by this Section 4.03 shall include a reasonably detailed unaudited discussion (as determined in good faith by senior management of the Issuer) of the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Issuer separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Issuer will not be deemed to have failed to comply with any of its agreements under this Section 4.03 for purposes of Section 6.01(a)(4) until 120 days after the date any report hereunder is required to be filed with the SEC (or otherwise made available to Holders or the Trustee) pursuant to this Section 4.03.

(f) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports, information and documents shall not constitute constructive or actual notice or knowledge of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Issuer’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate.

(a) The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Issue Date, a certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Issuer stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge, each of the Issuers has complied with each and every condition and covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Issuers are taking or propose to take with respect thereto).

Section 4.05 Taxes. The Issuer shall pay, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate negotiations or proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and each of the Note Guarantors covenant (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and each of the Note Guarantors (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that they shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

Section 4.07 Limitation on Restricted Payments.

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(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Issuer’s or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests, including any payment made in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving the Issuer other than:

(A) dividends or distributions by the Issuer payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer; or

(B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities;

(2) purchase or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, including in connection with any merger or consolidation;

(3) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case prior to any scheduled repayment or scheduled maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuers or any Note Guarantor other than the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement of:

(A) Subordinated Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement; and

(B) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (7) and (9) of Section 4.09(b); or

(4) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:

(A) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

(B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, (x) the Issuer could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 4.09(a) and (y) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 4.0 to 1.0; and

(C) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (including Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (1), (8) and (19) of Section 4.07(b), but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07(b), is less than the amount equal to the Cumulative Credit.

 

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(b) The foregoing provisions of Section 4.07(a) shall not prohibit:

(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;

(2) (a) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Retired Capital Stock”) or Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuers, any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or any Note Guarantor in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, the substantially concurrent sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or contributions to the equity capital of the Issuer (other than any Disqualified Stock or any Equity Interests sold to a Subsidiary of the Issuer) (collectively, including any such contributions, “Refunding Capital Stock”); and (b) the declaration and payment of accrued dividends on the Retired Capital Stock out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer) of Refunding Capital Stock and if immediately prior to the retirement of Retired Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon was permitted under clause (6) of this Section 4.07(b) and not made pursuant to this clause (2)(b), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer) in an aggregate amount per year no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per annum that were declarable and payable on such Retired Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement;

(3) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuers or any Note Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (or as promptly as practicable after giving any requisite notice to the Holders of such Subordinated Indebtedness) of, new Indebtedness of the Issuers or a Note Guarantor that is Incurred in accordance with Section 4.09 so long as:

(A) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable), plus any accrued and unpaid interest, of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired for value (plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired plus any tender premiums, defeasance costs or other fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith),

(B) such new Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes or the related Note Guarantee, as the case may be, at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so purchased, exchanged, redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired for value,

 

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(C) such new Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the earlier of (x) the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired and (y) 91 days following the maturity date of the Notes, and

(D) such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time Incurred which is not less than the shorter of (x) the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired and (y) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, defeased, acquired or retired that were due on or after the date one year following the maturity date of any Notes then outstanding were instead due on such date one year following the maturity date of such Notes (provided that, in the case of this subclause (D)(y), such Indebtedness does not provide for any scheduled principal payments prior to the maturity date of the Notes in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such maturity for the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refunded or refinanced or defeased);

(4) a Restricted Payment to pay for the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition for value of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer held by any future, present or former employee, director or consultant of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or other agreement or arrangement; provided, however, that the aggregate amounts paid under this clause (4) do not exceed $30.0 million in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being permitted to be carried over for the two succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum payment (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $60.0 million in any calendar year); provided, further, however, that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

(A) the cash proceeds received by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer (to the extent contributed to the Issuer) to members of management, directors or consultants of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer that occurs after the Issue Date; plus

(B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer (to the extent contributed to the Issuer) or the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; less

(C) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made pursuant to subclauses (A) and (B) of this second proviso of clause (4); provided that the Issuer may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by subclauses (A) and (B) above in any calendar year;

 

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(5) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries issued or Incurred in accordance with Section 4.09;

(6) (a) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued after the Issue Date, (b) a Restricted Payment to any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer issued after the Issue Date and (c) the declaration and payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock in excess of the dividends declarable and payable thereon pursuant to clause (2) of this paragraph; provided, however, that, (x) in the case of subclauses (a), (b) and (c) of this clause (6), for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock or Refunding Capital Stock, after giving effect to such issuance (and the payment of dividends or distributions) on a pro forma basis, the Issuer would have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00 and (y) the aggregate amount of dividends declared and paid pursuant to subclauses (a) and (b) of this clause (6) does not exceed the net cash proceeds actually received by the Issuer from any such sale of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued after the Issue Date;

(7) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (7) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 1.0% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided that the dollar amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (7) may be reduced by the Fair Market Value of the proceeds received by the Issuer and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries from the subsequent sale, disposition or other transfer of such Investments (with such Fair Market Value being measured at the time of such sale, disposition or other transfer without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

(8) the payment of dividends on the Issuer’s common stock (or a Restricted Payment to any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer to fund the payment by such direct or indirect parent of the Issuer of dividends on such entity’s common stock) of up to 6.0% per annum of the net cash proceeds received (including, without limitation, contributions to the Issuer with the proceeds of sales of common stock of any direct or indirect parent) by the Issuer from any public offering of common stock of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer;

(9) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions;

(10) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (10) not to exceed the greater of (x) $125.0 million and (y) 1.75% of Total Assets at the time made;

 

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(11) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(12) Tax Distributions;

(13) the payment of any Restricted Payment, if applicable:

(A) in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, if applicable, to pay fees and expenses (including franchise or similar taxes) required to maintain its corporate existence, customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers and employees of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, if applicable, and general corporate overhead expenses of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, if applicable, in each case to the extent such fees and expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Issuer, if applicable, and its Restricted Subsidiaries (provided that for so long as such direct or indirect parent owns no assets other than cash and Cash Equivalents and the Equity Interests in the Issuer or another direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, such fees and expenses shall be deemed for purposes of this clause (13)(A) to be so attributable to such ownership or operation);

(B) in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, if applicable, to pay interest and/or principal on Indebtedness that satisfies each of the following: (i) the proceeds of which have been contributed to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Issuer Incurred in accordance with Section 4.09; and

(C) in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer to pay fees and expenses related to any equity or debt offering (including debt securities and bank loans) of such parent whether or not consummated;

(14) Restricted Payments owed by the Issuer, any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to Affiliates, in each case to the extent permitted by Section 4.11;

(15) repurchases, acquisitions or retirements of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any Restricted Payment to effect the repurchase, acquisition or retirements of Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, in any such case deemed to occur upon the exercise or vesting of stock options, warrants, restricted stock, performance share units or similar rights under employee benefit plans of the Issuer, its Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer (to the extent such stock options, warrants, restricted stock, performance share units or similar rights under employee benefits plans were issued with respect to officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries) if such Equity Interests represents all or a portion of the exercise price thereof and repurchases, acquisitions or retirements of Equity Interests or options to purchase Equity Interests in connection with the exercise or vesting of stock options, warrants, restricted stock, performance share units or similar rights to the extent necessary to pay applicable withholding taxes;

 

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(16) purchases of receivables pursuant to a Securitization Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Permitted Securitization Financing and the payment or distribution of Securitization Fees;

(17) Restricted Payments by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock or debt securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock of any such Person or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer;

(18) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions described under, or provisions similar to those described under Sections 4.10 and 4.14; provided that a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, has been made and all Notes tendered by Holders of the Notes in connection with a Change of Control or Asset Sale Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value;

(19) the payment of dividends on the Issuer’s common stock (or a Restricted Payment to any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer to fund the payment by such direct or indirect parent of the Issuer of dividends on such entity’s common stock) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $45.0 million in any calendar year;

(20) any payment of cash by the Issuer or any Subsidiary issuer (or a Restricted Payment to any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer to fund the payment by such direct or indirect parent of the Issuer) to a holder of Convertible Debt upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Debt which cash payment is made at the election of the Issuer or such Subsidiary (or such direct or indirect parent of the Issuer to whom the Issuer or such Subsidiary is making such Restricted Payment) and does not exceed an amount equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Debt that is converted or exchanged and any accrued interest paid thereon, if on the date the Issuer or such Subsidiary elects to make such cash payment (or such Restricted Payment to such direct or indirect parent of the Issuer) such payment would have complied with Section 4.07(a);

(21) (i) any Restricted Payment made in connection with the entry into, or otherwise pursuant to the terms of, a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and (ii) any cash payment made in connection with the exercise or early termination of any Permitted Warrant Transaction; and

(22) any Restricted Payments, so long as the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is no more than 3.0 to 1.0, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;

 

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provided, however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clause (6), (7), (10), (19) or (22) of this Section 4.07(b), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, (i) payments made after the Issue Date of the Cendant Contingent Liabilities shall not be deemed Restricted Payments and (ii) this Section 4.07 shall not restrict the making of, or dividends or other distributions in amounts sufficient to make, any Mandatory Principal Payment with respect to the Notes.

(d) The amount of any Restricted Payment (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this Section 4.07 will be determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

(e) As of the Issue Date, all of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries will be Restricted Subsidiaries. The Issuer will not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary.” For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments in an amount determined as set forth in the last sentence of the definition of “Investments.” Such designation will only be permitted if a Restricted Payment in such amount would be permitted at such time and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an “Unrestricted Subsidiary.”

Section 4.08 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.

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

(1) (A) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) on its Capital Stock or (ii) with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; or (B) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(2) make loans or advances to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; or

(3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b) Section 4.08(a) shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Issue Date, including pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Agreement Documents, the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes Indentures, the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes and the guarantees thereof;

 

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(2) this Indenture, the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement;

(3) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

(4) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary which was in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate 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 its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person or its Subsidiaries, so acquired;

(5) contracts or agreements for the sale of assets, including restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary pending the closing of such sale or disposition;

(6) Secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Sections 4.09 and 4.12 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

(7) restrictions on cash or other deposits (including escrowed funds) or net worth imposed by customers and franchisees under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(8) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements relating solely to such joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(9) purchase money obligations and Financed Lease Obligations, in each case for property acquired or leased in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clause (3) of Section 4.08(a) above on the property so acquired or leased;

(10) customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the type described in clause (3) of Section 4.08(a) above on the property subject to such lease;

(11) any encumbrance or restriction on a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary that, in the good faith judgment of senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer, is reasonably required in connection therewith; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries;

 

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(12) other Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or Preferred Stock of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that is Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date and permitted pursuant to Section 4.09; provided that such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument will not materially affect the Issuer’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer); or

(13) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Section 4.08(a) imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through (12) of this Section 4.08(b); provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer, no more restrictive with respect to such encumbrances and other restrictions taken as a whole than those contained in the encumbrances or other restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08, (1) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (2) the subordination of loans or advances made to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.

Section 4.09 Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock.

(a) (1) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock; and (2) the Issuer shall not permit any of the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries to issue any shares of Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock and any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may issue shares of Preferred Stock, in each case if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Issuer for the 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 2.00 to 1.00 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, and the application of proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period; provided, further, that the amount of Indebtedness that may be Incurred and Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that may be issued in each case pursuant to the foregoing by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries shall not exceed $300.0 million at any one time outstanding.

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(1) the Incurrence by the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (with letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof) up to an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding of: (A) $3,560,077,540 and (B) an additional amount of Secured Indebtedness such that, after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio would not exceed 6.00 to 1.00; provided that any refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (B) shall only be permitted to be Incurred under clause (14) of this Section 4.09(b);

(2) the incurrence by the Issuers and the Note Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes and the Note Guarantees (other than any Additional Notes);

(3) Indebtedness of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 4.09(b)), including the Existing Senior Unsecured Notes and the guarantees thereof;

(4) (A) Indebtedness (including Financed Lease Obligations) Incurred by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, Disqualified Stock issued by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and Preferred Stock issued by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries to finance (whether prior to or within 270 days after) the purchase, lease, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) (whether through the direct purchase of property or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property) and (B) Acquired Indebtedness, in an aggregate principal amount that, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding that was Incurred pursuant to this clause (4), does not exceed $325.0 million;

(5) Indebtedness Incurred by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bank guarantees issued in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former employees or their families or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, and letters of credit in connection with the maintenance of, or pursuant to the requirements of, environmental or other permits or licenses from governmental authorities, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims;

(6) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or acquisition price or similar obligations, in each case Incurred in connection with any acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary of the Issuer in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, other than guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

 

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(7) Indebtedness of the Issuer to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, other than in the case of intercompany current liabilities Incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries to finance working capital needs of the Subsidiaries, any such Indebtedness owed to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary is expressly subordinated (if legally permissible) in right of payment to the obligations of the Issuers under the Notes; provided, further, that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (7);

(8) shares of Preferred Stock of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary issued to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that holds such shares of Preferred Stock of another Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an issuance of shares of Preferred Stock not permitted by this clause (8);

(9) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, other than in the case of intercompany current liabilities Incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries to finance working capital needs of its Subsidiaries, if a Note Guarantor incurs such Indebtedness, and such Indebtedness is owed to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated (if legally permissible) in right of payment to the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor; provided, further, that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any Restricted Subsidiary holding such Indebtedness ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this clause (9);

(10) Hedging Obligations that are not incurred for speculative purposes and are either (A) for the purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding; (B) for the purpose of fixing or hedging currency exchange rate risk with respect to any currency exchanges; (C) for the purpose of fixing or hedging commodity price risk with respect to any commodity purchases or sales; or (D) any combination of the foregoing;

(11) obligations (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bank guarantees) in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;

 

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(12) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, which when aggregated with the principal amount or liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and deemed Incurred pursuant to this clause (12), does not exceed $500.0 million; provided that the aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock Incurred or issued, as the case may be, under this clause (12) by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries shall not exceed $250.0 million at any one time outstanding (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (12) shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (12) but shall be deemed Incurred for purposes of Section 4.09(a) from and after the first date on which the Issuer, or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, could have Incurred such Indebtedness under Section 4.09(a) without reliance upon this clause (12));

(13) any guarantee by (x) the Issuers or a Note Guarantor of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, (y) a Foreign Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of another Foreign Subsidiary or (z) a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of another Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, in each case so long as the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Indenture; provided that if such Indebtedness is by its express terms subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, any such guarantee of the Issuers or such Note Guarantor with respect to such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes (in the case of a guarantee by the Issuers) or to such Note Guarantor’s Note Guarantee (in the case of a guarantee by a Note Guarantor) substantially to the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes or the Note Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable;

(14) the Incurrence by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or the Incurrence by a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary of Preferred Stock that serves to refund, refinance or defease any Indebtedness Incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued as permitted under Section 4.09(a) and clauses (1)(B), (2), (3), (4), (14), (15), (19) and (20) of this Section 4.09(b) or any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Incurred to so refund or refinance such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, including any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Incurred to pay premiums (including tender premiums), expenses, defeasance costs and fees in connection therewith (subject to the following proviso, “Refinancing Indebtedness”); provided, however, that such Refinancing Indebtedness:

(A) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred which is not less than the shorter of (x) remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refunded or refinanced or defeased and (y) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity that would result if all payments of principal on the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock being refunded or refinanced that were due on or after the date one year following the maturity date of any Notes then outstanding were instead due on such date one year following the maturity date of such Notes (provided that any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred in reliance on this subclause (1)(y) does not provide for any scheduled principal payments prior to the maturity date of the Notes in excess of, or prior to, the scheduled principal payments due prior to such maturity for the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refunded or refinanced or defeased);

 

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(B) has a Stated Maturity which is not earlier than the earlier of (x) the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refunded or refinanced or defeased and (y) 91 days following the maturity date of the Notes;

(C) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refunds, refinances or defeases (i) Indebtedness junior in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, such Refinancing Indebtedness is junior in right of payment to the Notes or such Note Guarantee at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or defeased or (ii) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness is Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be;

(D) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness is secured, the Liens securing such Refinancing Indebtedness have a Lien priority equal with or junior to the Liens securing the Indebtedness being refunded, refinanced or defeased;

(E) is Incurred in an aggregate amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate amount (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced plus premiums (including tender premiums), expenses, defeasance costs and fees Incurred in connection with such refinancing;

(F) shall not include (x) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuers or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Note Guarantor, or (y) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

(G) in the case of any Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refinance Indebtedness outstanding under clause (4), (19) or (20), shall be deemed to have been Incurred and to be outstanding under such clause (4), (19) or (20), as applicable, and not this clause (14) for purposes of determining amounts outstanding under such clauses (4), (19) and (20);

and provided, further, that subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause (14) shall not apply to any refunding, refinancing or defeasance of any Bank Indebtedness that is First Lien Priority Indebtedness to the extent refinanced or defeased with the proceeds of Bank Indebtedness.

 

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(15) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of (x) the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries Incurred to finance an acquisition or (y) Persons that are acquired by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or merged or amalgamated with or into the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided, however, that after giving effect to such acquisition, merger or amalgamation and the Incurrence of such Indebtedness either:

(1) the Issuer would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a); or

(2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Issuer would be equal to or greater than immediately prior to such acquisition, merger or amalgamation;

(16) [Reserved];

(17) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or other cash management services in the ordinary course of business;

(18) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by a letter of credit or bank guarantee issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit or bank guarantee;

(19) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference not exceeding at any time outstanding 200% of the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries since immediately after the Issue Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Issuer (which proceeds are contributed to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) or cash contributed to the capital of the Issuer (in each case other than proceeds of Disqualified Stock or sales of Equity Interests to, or contributions received from, the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries), as determined in accordance with clauses (2) and (3) of the definition of “Cumulative Credit”, to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied to make Restricted Payments or to make other Investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to Section 4.07(b);

(20) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (20), when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant to this clause (20), does not exceed the greater of (x) $100.0 million at any one time outstanding and (y) 1.5% of Total Assets at the time of Incurrence (it being understood that any Indebtedness Incurred under this clause (20) shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (20) but shall be deemed Incurred for purposes of Section 4.09(a) from and after the first date on which the Foreign Subsidiary could have Incurred such Indebtedness under Section 4.09(a), and the other provisions of this Indenture, without reliance upon this clause (20));

 

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(21) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(22) Indebtedness Incurred on behalf of, or representing guarantees of Indebtedness of, joint ventures of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not in excess of the greater of (x) $50.0 million at any one time outstanding and (y) 0.75% of Total Assets at the time of Incurrence;

(23) Indebtedness issued by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to current or former officers, directors and employees thereof or any direct or indirect parent thereof, or their respective estates, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies to the extent permitted under Section 4.07(b)(4);

(24) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement to support Contingent Obligations of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries arising under the Separation and Distribution Agreement not to exceed $75.0 million (including any refinancing thereof under the Credit Agreement);

(25) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation or other similar arrangements to employees and directors of the Issuer or any Subsidiary Incurred in the ordinary course of business or in connection with an acquisition or any other Permitted Investment;

(26) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Arbitrage Programs in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the sum of (i) $10.0 million and (ii) the aggregate amount of Permitted Investments related thereto from time to time made after the Issue Date; and

(27) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary assumed in connection with the acquisition of homes and related assets in the ordinary course of its relocation services business, which Indebtedness in each case exists at the time of such acquisition and is not created in contemplation of such event.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event that an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock described in clauses (1) through (27) above or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a), the Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09 and the other provisions of this Indenture; provided that (A) all Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement outstanding on the Issue Date (which includes, for the avoidance of doubt, the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility) shall be deemed to have been Incurred on the Issue Date pursuant to clause (1) above and the Issuer shall not be permitted to

 

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later reclassify all or any portion of such Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement outstanding on the Issue Date and (B) the Issuer shall not be permitted to later reclassify or divide all or any portion of the Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (24) above. Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the payment of dividends on Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock of the same class, accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09. Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness which is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the Incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was in compliance with this Section 4.09.

In connection with obtaining any commitment (including any commitment existing on the Issue Date) with respect to any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility to be Incurred under Section 4.09(b)(1), the Issuers may, by internal documentation at any time, designate such commitment, in whole or in part (any such commitment so designated, a “Designated Commitment”) as being Indebtedness Incurred on the date of such designation in an amount equal to such Designated Commitment (or, at the Issuers’ option, if such Designated Commitment has been permanently reduced other than as a result of the Incurrence of funded Indebtedness thereunder, such reduced amount), in which case Indebtedness in such amount shall be deemed to have been Incurred on the date of such designation and shall thereafter be deemed to be outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens for purposes of Section 4.09(b)(1) and any subsequent calculation of the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio, and subsequent borrowings and prepayments under such Designated Commitment shall be disregarded for all purposes of the covenant described above and Section 4.12 until the date such Designated Commitment is terminated.

For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed or first Incurred (whichever yields the lower U.S. dollar equivalent), in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced.

The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

 

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Section 4.10 Asset Sales.

(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, cause or make an Asset Sale, unless:

(1) the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of;

(2) at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of Cash Equivalents, calculated on a cumulative basis from the Issue Date; and

(3) to the extent that any consideration received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale constitutes securities or other assets that are of a type or class that constitutes Collateral, such securities or other assets are added to the Collateral securing the Notes in the manner and to the extent required by this Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents with the Lien on such Collateral securing the Notes being of the same priority as the other Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes; provided that the amount of:

(A) any liabilities (as shown on the Issuer’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) (x) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and from which the Issuer and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all creditors in writing or (y) in respect of which neither the Issuer nor any Restricted Subsidiary following such Asset Sale has any obligation,

(B) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received), and

(C) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer), taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) 2.50% of Total Assets and (y) $175.0 million at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value),

shall be deemed to be Cash Equivalents for purposes of this Section 4.10(a).

 

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(b) Within 450 days after the Issuer’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s receipt of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale, at its option:

(1) to the extent such Net Proceeds are from an Asset Sale of Collateral, to repay (other than obligations in respect of a Permitted Securitization Financing) (a) First Lien Priority Indebtedness, including First Lien Priority Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto), (b) [reserved], or (c) Second Lien Priority Indebtedness, including the Notes, (and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto) (provided that if the Issuer or any Note Guarantor shall so reduce Obligations under Second Lien Priority Indebtedness other than the Notes, the Issuer will equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Notes as provided under Section 3.07, through open market purchases (provided that such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all holders of Notes 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), in each case, other than Indebtedness owed to the Issuers or an Affiliate of the Issuers,

(2) to the extent such Net Proceeds are from an Asset Sale of assets or property that do not constitute Collateral, to repay (other than obligations in respect of a Permitted Securitization Financing) (a) First Lien Priority Indebtedness, including First Lien Priority Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto), (b) Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, (c) Second Lien Priority Indebtedness, including the Notes (and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto) (provided that if the Issuers or any Note Guarantor shall so reduce Obligations under Second Lien Priority Indebtedness other than the Notes, the Issuers will equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Notes as provided under Section 3.07, through open market purchases (provided that such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all Holders of Notes 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), (d) other Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness (provided that if the Issuer or any Note Guarantor shall so reduce Obligations under such other Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, the Issuer will equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Notes as provided in Section 3.07 through open market purchases (provided that such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all Holders of Notes 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 the Notes), or (e) other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on such assets, in each case, other than Indebtedness owed to the Issuers or an Affiliate of the Issuers,

 

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(3) to make an investment in any one or more businesses (provided that if such investment is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock of a Person, such acquisition results in such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary), assets, property or capital expenditures, in each case (a) used or useful in a Similar Business or (b) that replace the properties and assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale; provided that to the extent that the assets disposed of in such Asset Sale were Collateral, such Capital Stock, assets or properties are pledged as Collateral under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents as required thereby with the Lien on such Collateral securing the Notes being of the same priority with respect to the Notes as the Lien on the assets disposed of in the Asset Sale, or

(4) any combination of the foregoing.

In the case of clause (3) of this Section 4.10(b), a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment; provided that in the event such binding commitment is later canceled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are so applied, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary may satisfy its obligation as to any Net Proceeds by entering into another binding commitment within nine months of such cancellation or termination of the prior binding commitment; provided, further, that the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary may only enter into such a commitment under the foregoing provision one time with respect to each Asset Sale. Pending the final application of any such Net Proceeds, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility, if any, or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in any manner not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. Subject to the requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement, any Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale that are not applied as provided and within the time period set forth in the first sentence of this Section 4.10(b) (it being understood that any portion of such Net Proceeds used to make an offer to purchase Notes, as described in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 4.10(b), shall be deemed to have been invested within the meaning of the prior sentence whether or not such offer is accepted) will be deemed to constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $30.0 million, the Issuers shall make an offer to all Holders of Notes (and, at the option of the Issuers, to holders of any Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or, in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that are not Collateral, to holders of other Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness) (an “Asset Sale Offer”) to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes (and such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable), that is at least $2,000 and an integral multiple of $1.00 that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof (or, in the event such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest (or, in respect of such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Indebtedness), to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture or the agreements governing the Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable. The Issuers shall commence an Asset Sale Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds within ten Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds exceeds $30.0 million by mailing or electronically transmitting the notice required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes (and such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable) tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess

 

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Proceeds, the Issuers may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes or any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes (and such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable) surrendered by holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes (and the applicable agent or trustee shall select such other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable) to be purchased in the manner described in Section 3.09. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.

(c) The Issuers shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Issuers will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached their obligations described in this Indenture by virtue thereof. The Issuers may rely on any no action letters issued by the SEC indicating that the staff of the SEC will not recommend enforcement action in the event a tender offer satisfies certain conditions.

(d) The provisions under this Indenture relating to the Issuers’ obligation to make an Asset Sale Offer may be waived or modified with the written consent of a majority in principal amount of the Notes.

Section 4.11 Transactions with Affiliates.

(a) The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, 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 or series of transactions, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Issuer (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $20.0 million, unless:

(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Issuer or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and

(2) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $60.0 million, the Issuer delivers to the Trustee a resolution adopted in good faith by the majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) of this Section 4.11(a).

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(1) transactions between or among the Issuer and/or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and any merger of the Issuer and any direct parent of the Issuer; provided that at the time of such merger such parent shall have no material liabilities and no material assets other than cash, Cash Equivalents and the Capital Stock of the Issuer and such merger is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture and effected for a bona fide business purpose;

(2) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.07 and the definition of “Permitted Investments”;

(3) [Reserved];

(4) the payment of reasonable and customary fees and reimbursement of expenses paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer;

(5) [Reserved];

(6) transactions in which the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (1) of Section 4.11(a);

(7) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to directors, officers, employees or consultants that are approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer in good faith;

(8) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto (so long as any such agreement together with all amendments thereto, taken as a whole, is not more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date) or any transaction contemplated thereby as determined in good faith by senior management or the Board of Directors of the Issuer;

(9) the existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of any stockholders agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Issue Date, and any amendment thereto or similar agreements that it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (9) to the extent that the terms of any such existing agreement together with all amendments thereto, taken as a whole, or any such new agreement are not otherwise more disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date;

 

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(10) guarantees of Indebtedness of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 by any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer;

(11) transactions with joint ventures, customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services or equipment, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, which are fair to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Issuer, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

(12) transactions pursuant to any Permitted Securitization Financing;

(13) the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer to any Person;

(14) the issuances of securities or the making of other payments, loans (or cancellation of loans), awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of or the entering into of, employment agreements or arrangements (including severance or termination provisions), stock option and stock ownership plans or similar employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer or of a Restricted Subsidiary, as appropriate, in good faith;

(15) the entering into of any tax sharing agreement or arrangement and any Tax Distributions;

(16) any contribution to the capital of the Issuer;

(17) transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of Section 5.01;

(18) transactions between the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person, a director of which is also a director of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer; provided, however, that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Issuer or such direct or indirect parent, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person;

(19) pledges of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

(20) intercompany transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer in an Officer’s Certificate) for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any covenant set forth in this Indenture.

 

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Section 4.12 Liens. The Issuers shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, Incur or suffer to exist any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any asset or property of the Issuers or such Restricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness. In addition, if the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor, directly or indirectly, creates, incurs or suffers to exist any Lien securing any First Lien Priority Indebtedness (other than any cash granted or otherwise pledged to secure reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit and similar instruments constituting First Lien Priority Indebtedness, which cash does not secure any other First Lien Priority Indebtedness), Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Junior Lien Collateral Indebtedness, the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor, as the case may be, must concurrently grant a Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) upon such asset or property as security for the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees, with the Lien upon such asset or property being of the same priority as the other Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes.

Section 4.13 Existence. Subject to Article 5, the Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its legal existence and the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Issuer shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Co-Issuer), if the Issuer in good faith shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.14 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.

(a) Upon a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right to require the Issuers to repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), in accordance with the terms contemplated in this Section 4.14; provided, however, that notwithstanding the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Issuers shall not be obligated to purchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.14 in the event that the Issuers have exercised their right to redeem such Notes in accordance with Section 3.07 of this Indenture. In the event that at the time of such Change of Control the terms of the Bank Indebtedness and/or other Secured Indebtedness restrict or prohibit the repurchase of Notes pursuant to this Section 4.14, then prior to the mailing or transmission of the notice to the Holders provided for in Section 4.14(b) but in any event within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Issuers shall (i) repay in full all Bank Indebtedness and/or other Secured Indebtedness or, if doing so will allow the purchase of Notes, offer to repay in full all Bank Indebtedness and/or other Secured Indebtedness and repay the Bank Indebtedness and/or other Secured Indebtedness of each lender who has accepted such offer, or (ii) obtain the requisite consent under the agreements governing the Bank Indebtedness and/or other Secured Indebtedness to permit the repurchase of the Notes as provided for in Section 4.14(b).

(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control, except to the extent that the Issuers have exercised their right to redeem the Notes in accordance with Section 3.07 of this Indenture, the Issuers shall mail or electronically transmit a notice (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to the address of such Holder appearing in the Note Register with a copy to the Trustee, or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, with the following information:

 

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(1) that a Change of Control has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Issuers to repurchase such Holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on a Record Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date);

(2) the circumstances and relevant facts and financial information regarding such Change of Control;

(3) the repurchase price and the repurchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed or electronically transmitted) (the “Change of Control Payment Date”);

(4) that any Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest;

(5) that unless the Issuers default in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on the Change of Control Payment Date;

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

(7) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Issuers to purchase such Notes; provided that the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the 30th day following the date of the Change of Control notice, an electronic or facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;

(8) that if the Issuers are redeeming less than all of the Notes, the Holders of the remaining Notes will be issued new Notes and such new Notes will be equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered; the unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof; and

(9) the other instructions, as determined by the Issuers, consistent with this Section 4.14, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes purchased.

The notice, if mailed or electronically transmitted in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice.

 

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If (a) the notice is mailed or electronically transmitted in a manner herein provided and (b) any Holder fails to receive such notice or a Holder receives such notice but it is defective, such Holder’s failure to receive such notice or such defect shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes as to all other Holders that properly received such notice without defect. The Issuers shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Issuers shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached their obligations under this Indenture by virtue thereof.

(c) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuers shall, to the extent permitted by law,

(1) accept for payment all Notes issued by them or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

(2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and

(3) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating that such Notes or portions thereof have been tendered to and purchased by the Issuers.

(d) The Issuers shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.14 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuers and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, 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 making of the Change of Control Offer.

(e) If 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 Issuers, or any other Person making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Issuers, purchase all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Issuers shall have the right, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all 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, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

(f) Notes repurchased by the Issuers pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will have the status of Notes issued but not outstanding or will be retired and canceled at the option of the Issuers. Notes purchased by a third party pursuant to the preceding clause (d) will have the status of Notes issued and outstanding.

 

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

Section 4.15 Future Note Guarantors. Holdings shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Co-Issuer) that is a Domestic Subsidiary (unless such Subsidiary is already a Note Guarantor, or is a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary, an Insurance Subsidiary, a Qualified CFC Holding Company or a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries) that (a) guarantees any Indebtedness of the Issuers or any of the Note Guarantors on the Issue Date or at any time thereafter, or (b) Incurs or guarantees any Indebtedness, or issues any shares of Disqualified Stock, that is permitted to be Incurred or issued pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(1) to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary will become a Note Guarantor.

Each Note Guarantee will be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by that Restricted Subsidiary without rendering the Note Guarantee, as it relates to such Restricted Subsidiary, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

In addition, such Restricted Subsidiary shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that:

(1) such Note Guarantee has been duly executed and authorized; and

(2) such Note Guarantee constitutes a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary, except insofar as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers) and except insofar as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity.

Each Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Note Guarantor on or after the Issue Date, will also become a party to the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and will as promptly as practicable execute and deliver such security instruments, financing statements, Mortgages, title insurance policies and certificates and opinions of counsel (to the extent, and substantially in the form, delivered on the Issue Date or on the date first delivered in the case of Mortgages (but no greater scope)) as may be necessary to vest and perfect in favor of the Collateral Agent a second-priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in the properties and assets of such Restricted Subsidiary of the type constituting Collateral, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and this Indenture as security for the Notes or the Note Guarantees, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such properties and assets to the same extent and with the same force and effect.

 

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Each Note Guarantee shall be released in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06. Upon the release of any Note Guarantor from its Note Guarantee, the Liens granted by such Note Guarantor under the Collateral Documents will also be automatically released and, subject to receipt of the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel complying with the provisions of Sections 15.02 and 15.03, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent will execute such documents confirming such release as the Issuer or such Note Guarantor may request (such documents to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and Collateral Agent).

Section 4.16 Limitation on Activities of the Co-Issuer and Intermediate Holdings.

(a) The Co-Issuer shall not hold any material assets, be liable for any material obligations or engage in any significant business activities; provided that the Co-Issuer may be a co-obligor with respect to Indebtedness if the Issuer is a primary obligor of such Indebtedness, the net proceeds of such Indebtedness are received by the Issuer and such Indebtedness is incurred in compliance with Section 4.09.

(b) Intermediate Holdings (i) shall not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien (other than certain Permitted Liens) on any of the Equity Interests issued by the Issuers and (ii) shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence; provided, that so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, Intermediate Holdings may merge with any other person in compliance with Section 5.01.

Section 4.17 Suspension of Certain Covenants.

(a) Following the first day (the “Suspension Date”) that:

(1) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies, and the Issuer has delivered written notice of such Investment Grade Ratings to the Trustee, and

(2) no Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture,

then, beginning on that date, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be subject to Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10 (but only with respect to Asset Sales of non-Collateral), 4.11, 4.14 and 4.15 (but only with respect to any Person that is required to become a Note Guarantor after the date of the commencement of the applicable Suspension Date) and Section 5.01(a)(4) (collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”).

(b) In the event that the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”) (1) one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraw their Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the rating assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating and/or (2) the Issuer or any of its Affiliates enters into an agreement to effect a transaction that would result in a Change of Control and one or more of the Rating Agencies indicate that if consummated, such transaction (alone or together with any related recapitalization or refinancing transactions) would cause such Rating Agency to withdraw its Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the ratings assigned to the Notes below an Investment Grade Rating, then the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants under this Indenture with respect to future events, including, without limitation, a proposed transaction described in clause (2) of this paragraph (b). The period of time between the Suspension Date and the Reversion Date is referred to as the “Suspension Period.”

 

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(c) Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period. During any Suspension Period, the Issuer may not designate any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless the Issuer would have been permitted to designate such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if a Suspension Period had not been in effect for any period.

(d) On the Reversion Date, all Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period shall be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under Section 4.09(b)(3). For the purposes of Section 4.15, all Indebtedness Incurred during the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary will be deemed to have been Incurred on the Reversion Date. Calculations made after the Reversion Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 shall be made as though Section 4.07 had been in effect prior to, but not during, the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period shall reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a). For purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.10 on the Reversion Date, the Net Proceeds from all Asset Sales not applied in accordance with Section 4.10 shall be deemed to be reset to zero.

ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

Section 5.01 Merger, Amalgamation Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.

(a) The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up or convert into (whether or not the Issuer is the surviving Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:

(1) the Issuer is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, winding up or conversion (if other than the Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (the Issuer or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Company”); provided that in the case where the surviving Person is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation;

 

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(2) the Successor Company (if other than the Issuer) expressly assumes all the obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and shall cause such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, filed, and recorded (and shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all such filed and recorded amendments, supplements or other instruments) in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to cause the property and assets that are the type of which would constitute Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Company to be made subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents in the manner and to the extent required by this Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents and to preserve and protect the Lien on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Company, including such financing statements or comparable documents as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or a similar document under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar statute or regulation of the relevant states or jurisdictions;

(3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(4) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, as if such transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period (and treating any Indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), either

(A) the Successor Company would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(a), or

(B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than or equal to such ratio for the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction;

(5) if the Successor Company is not the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantee, as applicable, shall apply to such Person’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and its obligations shall continue to be in effect and shall cause such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, filed and recorded in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien on the Collateral owned by Intermediate Holdings and such Note Guarantor, together with such financing statements or comparable documents as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or a similar document under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar statute or regulation of the relevant states or jurisdictions;

 

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(6) the Successor Company (if other than the Issuer) shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures (if any) comply with this Indenture and, if a supplemental indenture or any supplement to any Collateral Document is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture or supplement, as applicable, will comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents; and

(7) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Company shall:

(A) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents,

(B) be subject to a Lien of the same priority as the other Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes; and

(C) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (3) and (4) of this Section 5.01(a), (a) subject to the restrictions on Note Guarantors described in Section 5.01(c), (1) any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Issuer or to another Restricted Subsidiary and (2) any Note Guarantor may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Issuer or any other Note Guarantor, and (b) the Issuer may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with Intermediate Holdings or an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States, so long as the amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby (any transaction described in this sentence, a “Specified Merger/Transfer Transaction”).

(b) The Co-Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up or convert into (whether or not the Co-Issuer is the surviving Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:

(1) the Co-Issuer is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, winding up or conversion (if other than the Co-Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (a “Co-Issuer Successor Company”);

 

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(2) the Co-Issuer Successor Company (if other than the Co-Issuer) expressly assumes all the obligations of the Co-Issuer under this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and shall cause such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, filed, and recorded (and shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all such filed and recorded amendments, supplements or other instruments) in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to cause the property and assets that are the type of which would constitute Collateral owned by or transferred to the Co-Issuer Successor Company to be made subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents in the manner and to the extent required by this Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents and to preserve and protect the Lien on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Co-Issuer Successor Company, including such financing statements or comparable documents as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or a similar document under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar statute or regulation of the relevant states or jurisdictions;

(3) if the Co-Issuer Successor Company is not the Co-Issuer, then the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor, unless such entity is the other party to the transactions described above, shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that their respective obligations (including any guarantees) shall apply to such Person’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and their obligations will continue to be in effect and will cause such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, filed and recorded (and shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all such filed and recorded amendments, supplements or other instruments) in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien on the Collateral owned by such entity, together with such financing statements or comparable documents as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or a similar document under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar statute or regulation of the relevant states or jurisdictions

(4) the Co-Issuer Successor Company (if other than the Co-Issuer) shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures (if any) comply with this Indenture and if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture will comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents;

(5) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Co-Issuer Successor Company will:

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(B) be subject to a Lien of the same priority as the other Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes; and

(C) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 10.06, Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor shall not, and the Issuer shall not permit any Note Guarantor to, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor is the surviving Person), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions to, any Person unless:

(1) either (a) Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor, as applicable, is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Note Guarantor”) and the Successor Note Guarantor (if other than Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor) expressly assumes all the obligations of Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor under this Indenture, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or such Note Guarantor’s applicable Note Guarantee, as the case may be, and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to a supplemental indenture or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and will cause such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, filed and recorded (and shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all such filed and recorded amendments, supplements or other instruments) in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to cause the property and assets that are of the type of which would constitute Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Note Guarantor to be made subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents in the manner and to the extent required by this Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents and to preserve and protect the Lien on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Note Guarantor, including such financing statements or comparable documents as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or a similar document under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar statute or regulation of the relevant states or jurisdictions, or (b) such sale or disposition or consolidation, amalgamation or merger is not in violation of Section 4.10;

(2) the Successor Note Guarantor (if other than Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor) shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, amendments, supplements or other instruments relating to the Collateral Documents (if any) comply with this Indenture and Collateral Documents and, if a supplemental indenture or any supplement to any Collateral Document is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture or supplement shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;

 

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(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(4) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Note Guarantor shall:

(A) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents,

(B) be subject to a Lien of the same priority as the other Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes; and

(C) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) Intermediate Holdings or a Note Guarantor may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States so long as the amount of Indebtedness, Preferred Stock and Disqualified Stock of Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantor is not increased thereby and (2) a Note Guarantor may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with another Note Guarantor or the Issuer.

(e) In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Note Guarantor may consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets (collectively, a “Transfer”) to (x) the Issuer or any Note Guarantor or (y) any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary; provided that at the time of each such Transfer pursuant to clause (y) the aggregate amount of all such Transfers since the Issue Date shall not exceed the greater of $625.0 million and 9.0% of Total Assets after giving effect to each such Transfer and including all Transfers occurring from and after the Issue Date.

(f) For purposes of this Section 5.01, the sale, lease, conveyance, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Issuer or one or more Subsidiaries of Intermediate Holdings, which properties and assets, if held by the Issuer instead of Intermediate Holdings or such Subsidiaries, as the case may be, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer.

 

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Section 5.02 Successor Entity Substituted. Upon any consolidation, amalgamation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in accordance with Section 5.01(a), the Successor Company (if other than the Issuer) will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Issuer under this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and in such event the Issuer will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement but in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of its assets, the Issuer will not be released from the obligations to pay the principal of, interest, if any, on the Notes or any obligation under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Upon any consolidation, amalgamation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Co-Issuer in accordance with Section 5.01(b), the Co-Issuer Successor Company (if other than the Co-Issuer) will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Co-Issuer under this Indenture, the Notes and the Intercreditor Agreement, and in such event the Co-Issuer will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Intercreditor Agreement, but in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of its assets, the Co-Issuer will not be released from the obligations to pay the principal of and interest on the Note or from any obligation under the Intercreditor Agreement. Upon any consolidation, amalgamation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Intermediate Holdings or a Note Guarantor in accordance with Section 5.01(c), the Successor Note Guarantor (if other than Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor) will succeed to, and be substituted for, Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor, under this Indenture, and the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or such Note Guarantor’s Note Guarantee, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and in such event Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under this Indenture, and the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or such Note Guarantor’s Note Guarantee, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, but in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of its assets, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantor will not be released from its obligations under its Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or its Note Guarantee, as applicable, or any obligation under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01 Events of Default.

(a) An “Event of Default” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

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

(2) a default in the payment of principal or premium, if any, of any Note when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration or otherwise,

(3) the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with its obligations under Section 5.01,

 

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(4) the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply for 60 days after the notice specified below with (a) its agreements contained in the Notes or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clauses (1), (2) or (3) of this Section 6.01(a)) or (b) any agreement contained in the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement,

(5) the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary fails to pay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owing to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) within any applicable grace period after final maturity or the acceleration of any such Indebtedness by the holders thereof because of a default, in each case, if the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $100.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent,

(6) the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

(B) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under applicable Bankruptcy Law;

(C) consents to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

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

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

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

(A) is for relief against the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, in a proceeding in which the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, is to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

(B) appoints a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary; or

(C) orders the liquidation of the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary; or

 

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(D) and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;

(8) the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary fails to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $100.0 million or its foreign currency equivalent (net of any amounts which are covered by enforceable insurance policies issued by solvent carriers), which judgments are not discharged, waived or stayed for a period of 60 days following the entry thereof,

(9) Intermediate Holdings’ guarantee of the Notes or any Note Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms thereof) or Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor that qualifies as a Significant Subsidiary (or one or more Note Guarantors that, taken together as of the date of the most recent audited financial statements of the Issuer, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) denies or disaffirms its obligations under this Indenture, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or any Note Guarantees and such Default continues for 10 days after the notice specified below, or

(10) with respect to any material portion of the Collateral, (A) the security interest under the Collateral Documents, at any time, ceases to be a valid and perfected Lien (perfected as or having the priority required by the Collateral Documents, any applicable intercreditor agreement and this Indenture) and in full force and effect for any reason other than in accordance with their terms and the terms of this Indenture and other than the satisfaction in full of all obligations under this Indenture and discharge of this Indenture, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the limitations of foreign laws, rules and regulations as they apply to pledges of Equity Interests in Foreign Subsidiaries or the application thereof, or from the failure of the Collateral Agent (or the Controlling First Lien Collateral Agent) to maintain possession of certificates or instruments actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents and except to the extent that such loss is covered by a lender’s title insurance policy substantially similar to the one delivered in connection with the First Lien Priority Indebtedness or (B) the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary asserts, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction, that any such security interest is invalid or unenforceable and, in the case of Intermediate Holdings or any such Note Guarantor, the Issuer fails to cause Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor to rescind such assertion within 30 days after the Issuer has knowledge of such assertion.

A Default under clause (4) above shall not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Issuer or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes notify the Issuer (and the Trustee, if such notice is given by the Holders) of the Default and the Issuer does not cure such Default within the time specified in clause (4) above after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.”

The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any event which is, or with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default, its status and what action the Issuers are taking or propose to take with respect thereto.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a notice of any Default may not be given with respect to any action taken, and reported publicly or to Holders in reasonable detail and good faith, more than two years prior to such notice of any Default, and any time period in this Indenture to cure any actual or alleged Default or Event of Default may be extended or stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction. In addition, any notice of any Default or notice of acceleration or instruction to the Trustee to provide a notice of any Default or notice of acceleration or take any other action (a “Noteholder Direction”) provided by any one or more Holders (each a “Directing Holder”) must be accompanied by a written representation from each such Holder to the Issuer 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 any 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 Issuer with such other information as the Issuer may reasonably request from time to time in order to verify the accuracy of such Holder’s Position Representation within five Business Days of any 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 the Notes in lieu of DTC or its nominee, and DTC shall be entitled to rely on such Position Representation and Verification Covenant in delivering its direction to the Trustee.

(c) If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Issuer determines in good faith that there is a reasonable basis to believe a Directing Holder was, at any relevant time, in breach of its Position Representation and provides to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Issuer 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 Default shall be automatically reinstituted and any remedy stayed and 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 (a “Court Determination”). If, following the delivery of a Noteholder Direction, but prior to acceleration of the Notes, the Issuer provides to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that a Court Determination has been made that a Directing Holder failed to satisfy its Verification Covenant, the cure period with respect to such Default shall be automatically stayed and the cure period with respect to any Event of Default that resulted from the applicable Noteholder Direction shall be automatically reinstituted and any remedy stayed until such time as the Issuer provides the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate that the Verification Covenant has been satisfied; provided that the Issuer shall promptly deliver such Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee upon becoming aware that the Verification Covenant has been satisfied. Any breach of the Position Representation (as confirmed by Court Determination) shall result in such Holder’s participation in such Noteholder Direction being disregarded; and, if, without the participation of such Holder, the percentage of Notes held by the remaining Holders that provided such Noteholder Direction would have been insufficient to validly provide such

 

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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, acceleration voided and the Trustee shall be deemed to have not received such Noteholder Direction or any notice of such Default or Event of Default; provided, however, that this shall not invalidate any indemnity or security provided by the Directing Holders to the Trustee, which obligations shall continue to survive.

(d) With their acquisition of the Notes, each Holder and subsequent purchaser of the Notes consents to the delivery of its Position Representation by the Trustee to the Issuer in accordance with the terms of this section. Each Holder and subsequent purchaser of the Notes waives any and all claims, in law and/or in equity, against the Trustee and agrees not to commence any legal proceeding against the Trustee in respect of, and agrees that the Trustee will not be liable for any action that the Trustee takes in accordance with this section, or arising out of or in connection with following instructions or taking actions in accordance with a Noteholder Direction.

Notwithstanding anything in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, any Noteholder Direction delivered to the Trustee during the pendency of an Event of Default specified in clauses (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) shall not require compliance with the foregoing paragraphs.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely without liability on any Noteholder Direction, Position Representation, Verification Covenant, Officer’s Certificate or other document delivered to it pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs, 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 Officer’s 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. In no event shall the Trustee be obligated to ascertain, calculate, monitor or otherwise make any determination as to whether any Holder is Net Short. The Trustee shall have no liability to the Issuer, any Holder or any other Person in acting in good faith on a Noteholder Direction or refraining from taking any action in good faith with respect thereto or to determine whether any Holder has delivered a Position Representation or that such Position Representation conforms with this Indenture or any other agreement and can rely conclusively on the Officer’s Certificate delivered by the Issuer and determinations made by a court of competent jurisdiction.

The Issuer agrees to waive any and all claims in law and/or in equity against the Trustee, and agrees not to commence any legal proceeding against the Trustee in respect of, and agrees the Trustee will not be liable for any action that the Trustee takes in accordance with this section, or arising out of or in connection with following instructions or taking actions in accordance with a Noteholder Direction.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will treat all Holders equally with respect to their rights following a Default under this section. In connection with the requisite percentages required under this section, the Trustee shall also treat all outstanding Notes equally irrespective of any Position Representation in determining whether the requisite percentage has been obtained with respect to the initial delivery of a Noteholder Direction.

 

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The Issuer and the Note Guarantors hereby confirm that any and all other actions that the Trustee takes or omits to take under this section and all fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee and its agents and counsel arising hereunder and in connection herewith shall be covered by the Issuer’s and the Note Guarantors’ indemnifications under this Indenture.

Section 6.02 Acceleration.

(a) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clauses (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) with respect to the Issuer) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Notes by notice to the Issuer may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in clauses (6) or (7) of Section 6.01(a) with respect to the Issuer occurs, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all the Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders.

In the event of any Event of Default specified in clause (5) of Section 6.01(a), such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding, however, any resulting payment default) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, if within 20 days after such Event of Default arose the Issuer delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating that (x) the Indebtedness or guarantee that is the basis for such Event of Default has been discharged or (y) the holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default or (z) the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured, it being understood that in no event shall an acceleration of the principal amount of the Notes as described above be annulled, waived or rescinded upon the happening of any such events.

(b) Subject to Section 6.02(a), at any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Notes may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences:

(1) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;

(2) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except non-payment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration;

(3) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid; and

(4) if the Issuer has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and advances.

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Section 6.03 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may pursue any available remedy under this Indenture, the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee or the Collateral Agent 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, the Collateral Agent or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (including in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer); provided, subject to Section 6.02, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.05 Control by Majority. Subject to Sections 7.01(e), 7.02(f), 7.02(k) and 7.07, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then total outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee or the Collateral Agent. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or that the Trustee or the Collateral Agent determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder of a Note or that would involve the Trustee or the Collateral Agent in personal liability.

Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits. Subject to Section 6.07, no Holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

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

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

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

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

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

Section 6.07 Rights of Holders of Notes to Bring Suit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the contractual right of any Holder to bring suit for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on its Note, on or after the respective due dates, expressed or provided for in such Note shall not be amended without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuers for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.

Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

 

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Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuers (or any other obligor upon the Notes including Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors), their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims 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 or the Collateral Agent under Section 7.07. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee or the Collateral Agent under Section 7.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.13 Priorities. Subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to any proceeds of Collateral, if the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, or pursuant to the foreclosure or other remedial provisions contained in the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, it shall pay out the money in the following order:

(1) to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, their agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and to the Collateral Agent for fees and expenses incurred under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement;

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

(3) to the Issuers or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct including Holdings or a Note Guarantor, if applicable.

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Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in 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, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee and the Collateral Agent.

(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 such person’s own affairs.

(b) With respect to the Trustee, except during the continuance of an Event of Default, and at all times with respect to the Collateral Agent:

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

(2) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent 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 the Collateral Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof or the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

(c) Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent may be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent (grossly negligent, with respect to the Collateral Agent) action, its own negligent (grossly negligent, with respect to the Collateral Agent) failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

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

(2) neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee or the Collateral Agent was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(3) neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, that in any way relates to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e) Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be under any obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement at the request or direction of any of the Holders of the Notes unless the Holders have offered to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, against any loss, liability or expense.

(f) Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Issuer. Money held in trust by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee and the Collateral Agent.

(a) Each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent need investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Issuer and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation. Any permissive right or authority granted to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall not be construed as a mandatory duty.

(b) Before the Trustee or the Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both subject to the other provisions of this Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

 

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

(d) Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement.

(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Issuers shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Issuer. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duty to inquire as to the performance of the Issuer’s, Holdings’, Intermediate Holdings’ or any Note Guarantor’s covenants herein.

(f) None of the provisions of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement shall require the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

(g) Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Trust Officer of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, has received written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and such notice references the existence of a Default or Event of Default, the Notes and this Indenture.

(h) In no event shall the Trustee or the Collateral Agent 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 or the Collateral Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

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

(j) Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers or duties.

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

 

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(l) The permissive rights of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.

Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee and Collateral Agent. The Trustee or the Collateral Agent in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuers or any Affiliate of the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Collateral Agent. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Section 7.10.

Section 7.04 Disclaimer. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuers or upon the Issuer’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is continuing and a Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Default, the Trustee shall mail or electronically transmit to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default within 30 days after written notice of it is received by a Trust Officer of the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be deemed to know of any Default unless a Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and references a Default or Event of Default.

Section 7.06 [Reserved].

Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity. The Issuers and the Note Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder and under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. Neither the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s compensation shall be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuers shall reimburse the Trustee and the Collateral Agent promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s and the Collateral Agent’s agents and counsel.

 

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The Issuers, the Note Guarantors, Holdings and Intermediate Holdings, jointly and severally, shall indemnify each of the Trustee, any predecessor Trustee, the Collateral Agent and any predecessor Collateral Agent and their agents for, and hold the Trustee and the Collateral Agent harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees and including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent)) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder and under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement against the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any of the Note Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) or defending itself against any claim whether asserted by any Holder, the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings any Note Guarantor or any other Person, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder). Each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall notify the Issuers promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to so notify the Issuers shall not relieve the Issuers of its obligations hereunder. The Issuers shall defend the claim and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may have separate counsel and the Issuers shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. The Issuers need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent through the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s own willful misconduct, negligence (gross negligence, with respect to the Collateral Agent) or bad faith.

The obligations of the Issuers and the Note Guarantors under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.

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

When the Trustee or the Collateral Agent incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(6) or (7) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee or Collateral Agent. A resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent and appointment of a successor Trustee or a successor Collateral Agent shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s or successor Collateral Agent’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08. The Trustee or the Collateral Agent may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Issuers. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee or the Collateral Agent by so notifying the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and the Issuers in writing. The Issuers may remove the Trustee or the Collateral Agent if:

 

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(1) in the case of the Trustee, the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

(2) the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(3) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, or its property; or

(4) the Trustee or the Collateral Agent becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee or the Collateral Agent resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee or the Collateral Agent for any reason, the Issuers shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or a successor Collateral Agent, as the case may be. Within one year after the successor Trustee or successor Collateral Agent takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee or a successor Collateral Agent to replace the successor Trustee or successor Collateral Agent appointed by the Issuers.

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

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

A successor Trustee or successor Collateral Agent shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee or Collateral Agent and to the Issuers. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee or Collateral Agent shall become effective, and the successor Trustee or Collateral Agent shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee or Collateral Agent under this Indenture. The successor Trustee or successor Collateral Agent shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee or Collateral Agent shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee or Collateral Agent to the successor Trustee or successor Collateral Agent; provided all sums owing to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuers’ obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee or Collateral Agent.

Section 7.09 Successor by Merger, etc. If the Trustee or the Collateral Agent consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee or successor Collateral Agent.

 

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Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Issuers may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuers shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all of their other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture including that of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuers, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(a) the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due, solely out of the trust created pursuant to this Indenture referred to in Section 8.04;

(b) the Issuers’ obligations with respect to Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of such Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

(c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Issuers’ obligations in connection therewith; and

(d) this Section 8.02.

If the Issuers exercise the Legal Defeasance, the Liens on the Collateral will be automatically released and the Guarantees in effect at such time will automatically terminate.

Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Issuers may exercise their option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of their option under Section 8.03.

 

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Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors shall have a Lien on the Collateral granted under the Collateral Documents automatically released and shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 3.09, 4.03, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13 (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Co-Issuer)), 4.14, 4.15 and 4.16, and clause (4) of Section 5.01(a), with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (“Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Issuers may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Issuers’ exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 8.04, 6.01(a)(3) (solely with respect to clause (4) of Section 5.01(a)), 6.01(a)(4), 6.01(a)(5), 6.01(a)(6) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries (other than the Co-Issuer)), 6.01(a)(7) (solely with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries (other than the Co-Issuer)), 6.01(a)(8), 6.01(a)(9) and 6.01(a)(10) shall not constitute Events of Default.

Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or 8.03 to the outstanding Notes:

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the Notes:

(1) the Issuers must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. dollar-denominated Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, investment bank or appraisal firm engaged by the Issuer expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (insofar as any U.S. dollar-denominated Government Obligations are so included) to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the Notes on the stated maturity date or on the date of redemption, as the case may be; provided that upon any Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance and subsequent redemption that requires the payment of the Applicable Premium, the amount deposited (with respect to the Applicable Premium) shall be sufficient for purposes of this Indenture to the extent that an amount is deposited with the Trustee equal to the Applicable Premium calculated as of the date of deposit with the Trustee, with any Applicable Premium Deficit only required to be deposited with the Trustee on or prior to the date of redemption, and any Applicable Premium Deficit shall be set forth in a certificate of an Officer of the Issuer delivered to the Trustee substantially concurrently with the deposit of such Applicable Premium Deficit that confirms that such Applicable Premium Deficit shall be applied toward such redemption; and the Issuers must specify whether such Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular date of redemption;

 

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(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions,

(A) the Issuers has received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or

(B) since the issuance of the Notes, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the beneficial owners of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as applicable, 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 (and, in the case of Legal Defeasance only, such Opinion of Counsel must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or change in applicable federal income tax law); provided, however, the Opinion of Counsel required with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (x) have become due and payable or (y) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity 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 Issuers;

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the beneficial owners of the 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 such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit;

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the Credit Agreement or any other material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Issuers or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party or by which the Issuers or any Restricted Subsidiary is bound (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Indebtedness and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith);

 

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(6) the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to customary assumptions and exclusions following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of Section 547 of Title 11 of the United States Code;

(7) the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuers with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor or others; and

(8) the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with.

Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. Subject to Section 8.06, all money and Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer, Holdings or a Note Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Issuers shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuers from time to time upon the request of the Issuers any money or Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Section 8.06 Repayment to the Issuers. Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuers, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuers on their request or (if then held by the Issuers) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Issuers for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuers as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.

 

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Section 8.07 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be; provided that, if the Issuers make any payment of principal of, premium or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuers shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 9.02, the Issuers, Holdings (with respect to the Holdings Guarantee or this Indenture), Intermediate Holdings, any Note Guarantor, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of any Holder:

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

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

(3) to comply with Section 5.01;

(4) to provide for the assumption of any Issuer’s, Holdings’, Intermediate Holdings’ or any Note Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders under this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement;

(5) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or any Approved Intercreditor Agreement of any such Holder;

 

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(6) to add covenants for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon any Issuer, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor;

(7) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(8) to provide for the appointment or a successor or replacement Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents or Intercreditor Agreement;

(9) to evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee thereunder pursuant to the requirements thereof;

(10) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with this Indenture;

(11) to add a Note Guarantor under this Indenture;

(12) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Notes, the Collateral Documents or any Approved Intercreditor Agreement to any provision of the “Description of New Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent that such provision in such “Description of New Notes” section was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, Note Guarantee, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Collateral Documents, any Approved Intercreditor Agreement or the Notes;

(13) to make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes as permitted by this Indenture, including, without limitation to facilitate the issuance and administration of the Notes; provided, however, that (i) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (ii) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes;

(14) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect;

(15) to confirm or complete the grant of, secure, or expand the Collateral securing, the Notes, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees;

(16) to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Lien securing the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or a Note Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or any Approved Intercreditor Agreement; or

(17) as provided by the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement with respect to amendments and supplements.

 

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Upon the request of the Issuers accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture or any amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement, and upon receipt by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent of the documents described in Section 9.06, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall join with the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture or any amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture or any amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

(b) The Holders will be deemed to have consented for purposes of the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement to entry by the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings, the Note Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent into the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and any of the following amendments, waivers and other modifications to the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement:

(1) (A) to add other parties (or any authorized agent thereof or trustee therefor) holding Second Lien Priority Indebtedness that is Incurred in compliance with the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Term Loan A Facility, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents to the Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (B) to establish under the Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement that the Liens on any Collateral securing such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness shall be pari passu with the Liens on such Collateral securing the Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and junior to the Liens on such Collateral securing any First Lien Priority Indebtedness;

(2) (A) to add other parties (or any authorized agent thereof or trustee therefor) holding First Lien Priority Indebtedness that is Incurred in compliance with the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Term Loan A Facility, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents to the Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (B) to establish under the Intercreditor Agreement that the Liens on any Collateral securing such First Lien Priority Indebtedness shall be senior to the Liens on such Collateral securing any obligations under the Second Lien Priority Indebtedness on the terms provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement in effect immediately prior to such amendment;

 

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(3) (A) to add other parties (or any authorized agent thereof or trustee therefor) holding Junior Lien Collateral Indebtedness that is Incurred in compliance with the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Term Loan A Facility, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents to the Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (B) to establish under the Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement that the Liens on any Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall be junior to the Liens on such Collateral securing the First Lien Priority Indebtedness and the Second Lien Priority Indebtedness (including any obligations under this Indenture and the Notes), all on the terms provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;

(4) to effectuate the release of assets included in the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes in accordance with this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement if those assets are owned by Intermediate Holdings or a Note Guarantor and Intermediate Holdings or that Note Guarantor is released from its Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(5) to establish that the Liens on any Collateral securing any Indebtedness replacing a Credit Agreement permitted to be incurred under Section 4.09(b)(1) that represent First Lien Priority Indebtedness shall be senior to the Liens on such Collateral securing any Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees, which obligations shall continue to be secured on a junior basis on the Collateral and senior to any Liens on such Collateral securing Junior Lien Collateral Indebtedness; and

(6) upon any cancellation or termination of all First Lien Priority Indebtedness, without a replacement or refinancing thereof, to establish that the Notes and any other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness shall be secured on a first priority basis in the Collateral.

Any such additional party and the administrative agent under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the administrative agent under the Term Loan A Facility, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Indebtedness was issued or borrowed in compliance with the Credit Agreement, this Indenture and the Collateral Documents.

The Collateral Agent shall sign any amendment, waiver or other modification to the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement set forth in this Section 9.01(b) if such amendment, waiver or other modification does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Collateral Agent. In executing any amendment, waiver or other modification to the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement set forth in this Section 9.01(b), the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon an Officer’s Certificate stating that the execution of such amendment, waiver or other modification is authorized or permitted by the applicable Collateral Document and/or any Approved Intercreditor Agreement, as the case may be, and complies with the provisions thereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the execution by the Collateral Agent of any amendment, waiver or other modification to the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement set forth in this Section 9.01(b).

 

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Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders of Notes. Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any Note Guarantor, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may amend or supplement this Indenture, any Note Guarantee, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Notes with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.02 and 6.04, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with the purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Sections 2.08 and 2.09 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 9.02.

Upon the request of the Issuers accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture or any amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement, and upon the filing with the Trustee and Collateral Agent of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee and Collateral Agent of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall join with the Issuer, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture or such amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or any Approved Intercreditor Agreement, unless such amended or supplemental indenture, or such amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or any Approved Intercreditor Agreement, directly affects the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee and Collateral Agent may in their discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture or any amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and any Approved Intercreditor Agreement.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuers shall mail or electronically transmit to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Issuers to mail or electronically transmit such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.

 

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

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

(2) reduce the principal of or change the Stated Maturity of any such Note;

(3) reduce the premium payable upon redemption or repurchase of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be redeemed under Section 3.07 (other than the notice periods relating to an optional redemption of the Notes, so long as such notice periods comply with DTC’s procedures);

(4) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note (excluding the time for payment of interest in connection with repayments pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer);

(5) waive a Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes with respect to a non-payment default and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration, or in respect of a covenant or provision contained in this Indenture or any Note Guarantee that cannot be amended or modified without the consent of all Holders;

(6) make any Note payable in money other than that stated therein;

(7) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders to receive payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes;

(8) make any change in these amendment and waiver provisions;

(9) amend Section 6.07 (understanding that amendments to the due dates for payments on the Notes in connection with a Change of Control or Asset Sale shall not be subject to this provision);

(10) expressly subordinate the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or any Note Guarantees to any other Indebtedness of the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor;

(11) except as expressly permitted by this Indenture, modify the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or the Note Guarantees of any Significant Subsidiary or the Note Guarantees of any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together as of the date of the amendment or waiver, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in any manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes, or

 

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(12) modify the provisions of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or any Approved Intercreditor Agreement (except as expressly permitted therein) dealing with the application of proceeds of the Collateral in any manner that would adversely affect the Holders of the Notes in any material respect.

In addition, without the consent of Holders of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding, no amendment, supplement or waiver may (A) modify any Collateral Document or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with the Collateral, Collateral Documents or application of trust moneys in any manner that would, or would have the effect of, releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes or (B) change or alter the priority of the Liens securing the Notes in any material portion of the Collateral in any way adverse to the Holders, in each case, other than in accordance with this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or any Approved Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 9.03 [Reserved].

Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents. Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

The Issuers may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement, or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement, or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date unless the consent of the requisite number of Holders has been obtained.

Section 9.05 Exchange of Notes. The Issuers in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

Failure to issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 9.06 Trustee and Collateral Agent to Sign Amendments, etc. (a) The Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver to this Indenture, or any amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Notes authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment, supplement or waiver does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the

 

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Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be. The Issuers may not sign an amendment, supplement or waiver to this Indenture until their respective Board of Directors approves it. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver to this Indenture, or any amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Notes authorized pursuant to this Article 9, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 15.02, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment, supplement or waiver, or any amendment or supplement to the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Notes, is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and any Note Guarantors party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 9.02).

(b) The Collateral Agent shall sign any amendment, supplement, consent or waiver authorized pursuant to any of the Collateral Documents or Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof (including, without limitation, without the further consent or agreement of the Holders if so provided in such Collateral Document or Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise in accordance with Section 9.01(b) of this Indenture) if the amendment, supplement, consent or waiver does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Collateral Agent. The Issuer may not sign an amendment, supplement, consent or waiver to any of the Collateral Documents or Intercreditor Agreement until its Board of Directors approves such amendment, supplement, consent or waiver. In executing any amendment, supplement, consent or waiver to any of the Collateral Documents or Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon an Officer’s Certificate stating that the execution of such amendment, supplement, consent or waiver is authorized or permitted by the applicable Collateral Document and/or Intercreditor Agreement, as the case may be, and complies with the provisions thereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the execution by the Collateral Agent of any amendment, waiver or other modification to the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE 10

INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS GUARANTEE AND NOTE GUARANTEES

Section 10.01 Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and Note Guarantees. Subject to this Article 10 and the Intercreditor Agreement, Intermediate Holdings and each of the Note Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally with each other Note Guarantor and Intermediate Holdings, as the case may be, and with Holdings, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, on a senior secured basis (Holdings on an unsecured senior subordinated basis), 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 Issuers hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration,

 

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redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other Obligations of the Issuers to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder whether for payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, on the Notes and all other monetary obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture and the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (together, the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor, together with Holdings as described in Article 11, shall be jointly and severally, obligated to pay the same immediately. Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

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

Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor also agrees to pay, in addition to the amount stated above, any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.

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

Intermediate Holdings and 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. Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Note Guarantors, Intermediate Holdings and Holdings, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby,

 

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and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors for the purpose of this Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and Note Guarantee. Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Note Guarantor, Intermediate Holdings or Holdings so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and Note Guarantees.

Each Note Guarantee will be a continuing guarantee and shall:

(1) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations;

(2) subject to Section 10.06(a), be binding upon each such Note Guarantor and its successors; and

(3) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders and their successors, transferees and assigns.

The Intermediate Holdings Guarantee will be a continuing guarantee and shall:

(1) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations;

(2) subject to Section 10.06(b), be binding upon Intermediate Holdings and its successors; and

(3) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders and their successors, transferees and assigns.

The Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and each Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor for liquidation or reorganization, should the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuers’, Holdings’, Intermediate Holdings’ or any other Note Guarantor’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

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

 

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The Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or the Note Guarantee issued by Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be a general senior secured obligation of Intermediate Holdings and such Note Guarantor and shall be pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings and such Note Guarantor, if any.

Each payment to be made by Intermediate Holdings or a Note Guarantor in respect of its Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantee, as applicable, shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

Section 10.02 Limitation on Liability. Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and Note Guarantee of Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor, as the case may be, not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of Intermediate Holdings and 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 Intermediate Holdings and any other Note Guarantor or Holdings in respect of the obligations of Intermediate Holdings or such other Note Guarantor under this Article 10 or Holdings under Article 11, result in the obligations of Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor under the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantee, as the case may be, not being voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor that makes a payment under its Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and Note Guarantee, as the case may be, shall be entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Note Guarantor or Intermediate Holdings, as the case may be, and Holdings in an amount equal to Intermediate Holdings’ or such other Note Guarantor’s or Holdings’ pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Note Guarantors, Intermediate Holdings and Holdings at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery. To evidence its Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor by its Chairman, President, its Chief Financial Officer, its Treasurer, its Assistant Treasurer, one of its Vice Presidents or one of its Assistant Vice Presidents.

Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor hereby agrees that its Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantee, as applicable, set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantee on the Notes.

 

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If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and such Note Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors, as the case may be.

If required by Section 4.15, the Issuer shall cause any newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.15 and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.

Section 10.04 Subrogation. Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the Issuers in respect of any amounts paid by Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.01 hereof; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, neither Intermediate Holdings nor any Note Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuers under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

Section 10.05 Benefits Acknowledged. Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantee, as the case may be, are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

Section 10.06 Release.

(a) A Note Guarantee by a Note Guarantor under this Indenture and the Notes, and the obligations of such Note Guarantor under the Collateral Documents and Intercreditor Agreement shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Note Guarantor, the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent is required for the release of such Note Guarantor’s Note Guarantee, upon:

(1) (A) the sale, exchange, disposition or other transfer (by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation, dividend, distribution or otherwise) to a Person other than Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Issuers, or a Restricted Subsidiary of (i) the Capital Stock of the applicable Note Guarantor, after which the applicable Note Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of such Note Guarantor, in either case which sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition is otherwise not prohibited by this Indenture;

(B) the Issuer designating such Note Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions set forth under Section 4.07 and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

 

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(C) the release or discharge of such Restricted Subsidiary from (x) its guarantees of all Indebtedness under any Credit Agreement (including by reason of the termination of the Credit Agreement), and/or (y) its guarantee of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or the repayment of the Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (except in each case a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee) that resulted in the obligation to guarantee the Notes, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), if such Note Guarantor would not then otherwise be required to guarantee the Notes pursuant to this Indenture; provided, that if such Person has incurred any Indebtedness or issued any Disqualified Stock in reliance on its status as a Note Guarantor under Section 4.09, such Note Guarantor’s obligations under such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, as the case may be, so Incurred are satisfied in full and discharged or are otherwise permitted to be Incurred under Section 4.09; or

(D) the Issuers exercising their Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 or the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(E) as described under Article 9, and

(2) in the case of clause (1)(A) above, such Note Guarantor is released from its guarantees, if any, of, and all pledges and security, if any, granted in connection with, the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility and any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary.

In addition, a Note Guarantee will be automatically released upon the applicable Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary as a result of any foreclosure of any pledge or security interest securing First Lien Priority Indebtedness, the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Notes Guarantees or other exercise of remedies in respect thereof.

(b) The Intermediate Holdings Guarantee under this Indenture and the Notes, and the obligations of Intermediate Holdings under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by Holdings, the Issuer, Intermediate Holdings, the Note Guarantors, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent is required for the release of this Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, upon:

(1) the Issuer ceasing to be a Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings;

(2) the Issuers exercising their Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 or the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or

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Section 10.07 Securitization Acknowledgement.

(a) For purposes of this Section 10.07, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein (unless there shall be a conflict between a term used in this Section 10.07(a) and a term used elsewhere in this Indenture, in which case the term as defined in this Section 10.07(a) shall control solely for purposes of this Section 10.07(a)) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, or, if not defined therein, as assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement or the Receivables Purchase Agreement referred to therein. Subsequent references in this Section 10.07(a) to Apple Ridge Services Corporation (“ARSC”), Cartus Corporation (“Cartus”) and Cartus Financial Corporation (“CFC”) below shall mean and be references to such corporations as they existed as of the Issue Date but shall also include references to any limited liability companies which succeed to the assets and liabilities of such companies in connection with a conversion of any such corporation into a limited liability company.

(b) Holders by their acceptance of Notes entitled to the benefits of this Indenture acknowledge and agree, as follows (which acknowledgement and agreement are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes):

(1) Each Holder hereby acknowledges that (A) CFC is a limited purpose corporation whose primary activities are restricted in its certificate of incorporation to purchasing Cartus Purchased Assets (originally referred to as CMSC Purchased Assets) from Cartus pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, making Equity Payments, Equity Loans, Mortgage Payoffs and Mortgage Payments to or on behalf of employees or otherwise purchasing Homes in connection with the Pool Relocation Management Agreements, funding such activities through the sale of CFC Receivables (originally referred to as CMF Receivables) to ARSC, and such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (B) ARSC is a limited purpose corporation whose primary activities are restricted in its certificate of incorporation to purchasing from CFC all CFC Receivables acquired by CFC from Cartus or otherwise originated by CFC, funding such acquisitions through the sale of the CFC Receivables to Apple Ridge Funding LLC (“ARF”) and such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out such activities, and (C) ARF is a limited purpose limited liability company whose activities are limited in its limited liability company agreement to purchasing the pool receivables from ARSC, funding such acquisitions through the issuance of the Notes, pledging such Pool Receivables to The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York) (the “Indenture Trustee”) and such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out such activities.

(2) Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that (A) the foregoing transfers are intended to be true and absolute sales as a result of which Cartus has no right, title and interest in and to any of the Cartus Purchased Assets, any Homes acquired by CFC in connection therewith or any CFC Receivables, including any Related Property relating thereto, any proceeds thereof or earnings thereon (collectively, the “Pool Assets”), (B) none of CFC, ARSC or ARF is a Loan Party, (C) such Holder is not a creditor of, and has no recourse to, CFC, ARSC or ARF pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Agreement Documents, and (D) such Holder has no lien on or claim, contractual or otherwise, arising under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Agreement Documents to the Pool Assets (whether now existing or hereafter acquired and whether tangible or intangible); provided that nothing herein shall limit any rights the Secured Parties may have to any proceeds or earnings which are transferred from time to time to Cartus by CFC, ARSC or ARF.

 

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(3) No Holder will institute against or join any other person in instituting against CFC, ARSC or ARF any insolvency proceeding, or solicit, join in soliciting, cooperate with or encourage any motion in support of, any insolvency proceeding involving CFC, ARSC or ARF until one year and one day after the payment in full of all Notes; provided that the foregoing shall not limit the right of any Holder to file any claim in or otherwise take any action (not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 10.07(a)) permitted or required by applicable law with respect to any insolvency proceeding instituted against CFC, ARSC or ARF by any other person.

(4) Without limiting the foregoing, in the event of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law involving Cartus, CFC, ARSC, ARF or any other Affiliates of Cartus as debtor, or otherwise, the Secured Parties agree that if, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, Cartus is found to have a property interest in the Pool Assets, then, in such event, CFC and its assigns, including the Indenture Trustee, shall have a first and prior claim to the Pool Assets, and any claim or rights the Secured Parties may have to the Pool Assets, contractual or otherwise, shall be subject to the prior claims of this Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders until all amounts owing under this Indenture shall have been paid in full, and the Secured Parties agree to turn over to this Indenture Trustee any amounts received contrary to the provisions of this clause (4).

(5) Each Holder hereby covenants and agrees that it will not agree to any amendment, supplement or other modification of this Section 10.07(a) without the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee. Each Holder further agrees that the provisions of this Section 10.07(a) are made for the benefit of, and may be relied upon and enforced by, the Indenture Trustee and that the Indenture Trustee shall be a third party beneficiary of this Section 10.07(a).

ARTICLE 11

HOLDINGS GUARANTEE

Section 11.01 Holdings Guarantee. Subject to this Article 11 and the Intercreditor Agreement, Holdings hereby, jointly and severally with Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, on an unsecured senior subordinated basis (Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors on a senior secured basis), 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 Issuers hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of and interest and premium on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other Obligations of the Issuers to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder whether for payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes and all other monetary obligations of the Issuers under this Indenture and the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) 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

 

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or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, Holdings, together with Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors as described in Article 10, shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Holdings agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

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

Holdings also agrees to pay, in addition to the amount stated above, any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 11.01.

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

Holdings 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. Holdings further agrees that, as between Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Holdings Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by Holdings for the purpose of this Holdings Guarantee. Holdings shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Intermediate Holdings or Note Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantees.

This Holdings Guarantee will be a continuing guarantee and shall:

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(2) subject to Section 11.06, be binding upon Holdings and its successors; and

(3) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders and their successors, transferees and assigns.

This Holdings Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor for liquidation or reorganization, should the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuers’, Holdings’, Intermediate Holdings’ or any Note Guarantor’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

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

This Holdings Guarantee shall be a general unsecured senior subordinated obligation of Holdings and shall be subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future Holdings Senior Indebtedness, if any.

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

Section 11.02 Limitation on Holdings Liability. Holdings, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Holdings Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Holdings Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders, the Note Guarantors, Intermediate Holdings and Holdings hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of Holdings shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of Holdings 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 Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any of the Note Guarantors in respect of the obligations of Holdings under this Article 11 or Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors under Article 10, result in the obligations of Holdings under this Holdings Guarantee not being voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. If Holdings makes a payment under this Holdings Guarantee, then Holdings shall be

 

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entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor in an amount equal to Intermediate Holdings’ or such Note Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and each of the Note Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

Section 11.03 Execution and Delivery. To evidence the Holdings Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01, Holdings hereby agrees that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of Holdings by its Chairman, President, its Chief Financial Officer, its Treasurer, its Assistant Treasurer, one of its Vice Presidents or one of its Assistant Vice Presidents.

Holdings hereby agrees that the Holdings Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Holdings Guarantee on the Notes.

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

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

Section 11.04 Subrogation. Holdings shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the Issuers in respect of any amounts paid by Holdings pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.01; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Holdings shall not be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuers under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

Section 11.05 Benefits Acknowledged. Holdings acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Holdings Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

Section 11.06 Release of Holdings Guarantee. This Holdings Guarantee shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by Holdings, the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings, the Note Guarantors, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent is required for the release of this Holdings Guarantee, upon:

(a) the Issuer ceasing to be a Subsidiary of Holdings; provided that any such transaction occurs in compliance with this Indenture;

(b) the Issuers exercising their Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 or the Issuers’ obligations under this Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or

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ARTICLE 12

SUBORDINATION OF HOLDINGS GUARANTEE

Section 12.01 Agreement To Subordinate. Holdings agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that the obligations of Holdings under its Holdings Guarantee are subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 12, to the prior payment in full of all future Holdings Senior Indebtedness and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the holders of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness. Holdings’ obligations under its Holdings Guarantee shall in all respects rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future Holdings Pari Passu Indebtedness and will be senior in right of payment to all existing and future Holdings Subordinated Indebtedness; and only Indebtedness of Holdings that is Holdings Senior Indebtedness shall rank senior to the obligations of Holdings under its Holdings Guarantee in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. All provisions of this Article 12 shall be subject to Section 12.12.

Section 12.02 Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy. Upon any payment or distribution of the assets of Holdings to creditors upon a total or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of Holdings or in a reorganization of or similar proceeding relating to Holdings or its property:

(1) the holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness (including interest accruing after, or which would accrue but for, the commencement of any such proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Holdings Senior Indebtedness, whether or not a claim for such interest would be allowed) before Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to receive any payment; and

(2) until the Holdings Senior Indebtedness is paid in full in cash, any payment or distribution to which Holders of the Notes would be entitled but for the subordination provisions of this Article 12 shall be made to holders of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness as their interests may appear, except that Holders of the Notes may receive and retain (x) so long as the Holders are not in the same or a higher class of creditors in such liquidation, dissolution or proceeding as the holders of the Holdings Senior Indebtedness, shares of stock and any debt securities that are subordinated to Holdings Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent as the Holdings Guarantee (such stock and debt securities referred to herein as “Holdings Permitted Junior Securities”) and (y) payments or deposits made pursuant to Article 8 or Article 13 so long as, on the date or dates the respective amounts were paid into the trust, such payments were made with respect to the Notes without violating the subordination provisions described herein; and

(3) if a distribution is made to Holders of the Notes that, due to the subordination provisions, should not have been made to them, such Holders of the Notes are required to hold it in trust for the holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness and pay it over to them as their interests may appear.

 

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Section 12.03 Default on Holdings Senior Indebtedness. Holdings shall not make any payment pursuant to its Holdings Guarantee (or pay any other Obligations relating to its Holdings Guarantee, including fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and rescission or damage claims) and may not purchase, redeem or otherwise retire any Notes (collectively, “pay its Holdings Guarantee”) (except that Holders of the Notes may receive and retain (x) Holdings Permitted Junior Securities and (y) payments or deposits made pursuant to Article 8 or Article 13), if either of the following occurs (a “Holdings Payment Default”):

(1) a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Holdings Senior Indebtedness occurs and is continuing or any other amount owing in respect of any Holdings Senior Indebtedness is not paid when due, or

(2) any other default on Holdings Senior Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms,

unless, in either case, the Holdings Payment Default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or such Holdings Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash; provided, however, that Holdings shall be entitled to pay its Holdings Guarantee without regard to the foregoing if Holdings and the Trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the Holdings Representatives of all Holdings Senior Indebtedness with respect to which the Holdings Payment Default has occurred and is continuing.

During the continuance of any default (other than a Holdings Payment Default) (a “Holdings Non-Payment Default”) with respect to any Holdings Senior Indebtedness pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated without further notice (except such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, Holdings shall not pay its Holdings Guarantee (except in the form of Holdings Permitted Junior Securities) for a period (a “Holdings Guarantee Payment Blockage Period”) commencing upon the receipt by the Trustee (with a copy to Holdings and the Issuers) of written notice (a “Holdings Guarantee Blockage Notice”) of such Holdings Non-Payment Default from the Holdings Representative of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Holdings Guarantee Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days thereafter unless earlier terminated as provided below. The Holdings Guarantee Payment Blockage Period shall end earlier if such Holdings Guarantee Payment Blockage Period is terminated (i) by written notice to the Trustee, Holdings and the Issuers from the Person or Persons who gave such Holdings Guarantee Blockage Notice; (ii) because the default giving rise to such Holdings Guarantee Blockage Notice is cured, waived or otherwise no longer continuing; or (iii) because such Holdings Senior Indebtedness has been repaid in full in cash.

Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding paragraph (but subject to the provisions contained in the first paragraph of this Section 12.03 and Section 12.02), unless the holders of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness or the Holdings Representative of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness shall have accelerated the maturity of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness or a Holdings Payment Default exists, Holdings shall be permitted to resume paying its Holdings Guarantee after the end of such Holdings Guarantee Payment Blockage Period. Holdings shall not be subject to more than one Holdings Guarantee Payment Blockage Period in any consecutive 360-day period, irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Holdings

 

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Senior Indebtedness during such period. However, in no event shall the total number of days during which any Holdings Guarantee Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any consecutive 360-day period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, no default that existed or was continuing on the date of delivery of any Holdings Guarantee Blockage Notice to the Trustee shall be, or be made, the basis for a subsequent Holdings Guarantee Blockage Notice unless such default shall have been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days (it being acknowledged that any subsequent action, or any breach of any financial covenants during the period after the date of delivery of a Holdings Guarantee Blockage Notice, that, in either case, would give rise to a Holdings Non-Payment Default pursuant to any provisions of the Holdings Senior Indebtedness under which a Holdings Non-Payment Default previously existed or was continuing shall constitute a new Holdings Non-Payment Default for this purpose).

Section 12.04 Demand for Payment. If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default and a demand for payment is made on Holdings pursuant to Article 11, the Issuers or Holdings shall promptly notify the holders of the Holdings Senior Indebtedness or the Holdings Representative of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness of such demand; provided that any failure to give such notice shall have no effect whatsoever on the provisions of this Article 12. If any Holdings Senior Indebtedness is outstanding, Holdings may not pay its Holdings Guarantee until five Business Days after the Holdings Representatives of all such Holdings Senior Indebtedness receive notice of such acceleration and, thereafter, may pay its Holdings Guarantee only if this Indenture otherwise permits payment at that time.

Section 12.05 When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If a distribution is made to Holders that, due to the subordination provisions, should not have been made to them, such Holders are required to hold it in trust for the holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness and pay it over to them as their interests may appear.

Section 12.06 Subrogation. After all Holdings Senior Indebtedness is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in full, Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to such Holdings Senior Indebtedness. A distribution made under this Article 12 to holders of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness which otherwise would have been made to Holders is not, as between Holdings and Holders, a payment by Holdings on such Holdings Senior Indebtedness.

Section 12.07 Relative Rights. This Article 12 defines the relative rights of Holders, the Trustee and holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness. Nothing in this Indenture shall:

(1) impair, as between Holdings on one hand and Holders and the Trustee on the other hand, the obligation of Holdings, which is absolute and unconditional, to make payments under its Holdings Guarantee in accordance with its terms;

(2) prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available remedies upon a default by Holdings under its obligations with respect to its Holdings Guarantee, subject to the rights of holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions otherwise payable to Holders and such other rights of such holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness as set forth herein; or

 

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(3) affect the relative rights of Holders and creditors of Holdings other than their rights in relation to holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness.

Section 12.08 Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Holdings. No right of any holder of Holdings Senior Indebtedness to enforce the subordination of the obligations of Holdings under its Holdings Guarantee shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by Holdings or by its failure to comply with this Indenture.

Section 12.09 Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding Section 12.03, the Trustee or any Paying Agent may continue to make payments on the Notes and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the making of any payments unless, not less than three Business Days prior to the date of such payment, a Trust Officer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee receives notice satisfactory to the Trustee that payments may not be made under this Article 12; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, shall be entitled in all respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided, however, that if a Trust Officer of the Trustee shall not have received, at least three Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any such money may become payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, the redemption price or the Change of Control Payment, as the case may be, in respect of any Note), the notice with respect to such money provided for in this Section 12.09 then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such money and to apply the same to the purpose for which such money was received and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it within three Business Days prior to such date. Holdings, a Holdings Representative, a holder of Holdings Senior Indebtedness or any trustee of or agent thereof shall be entitled to give the notice; provided, however, that, if an issue of Holdings Senior Indebtedness has a Holdings Representative, only the Holdings Representative shall be entitled to give the notice.

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity shall be entitled to hold Holdings Senior Indebtedness with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to do the same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 12 with respect to any Holdings Senior Indebtedness which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness; and nothing in Article 7 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this Article 12 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07 or any other Section of this Indenture.

Section 12.10 Distribution or Notice to Holdings Representative. Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness the distribution may be made and the notice given to their Holdings Representative (if any).

Section 12.11 Article 12 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Demand Payment. The failure of Holdings to make a payment pursuant to the Holdings Guarantee by reason of any provision in this Article 12 shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a default by Holdings under the Holdings Guarantee. Nothing in this Article 12 shall have any effect on the right of the Holders or the Trustee to make a demand for payment on Holdings pursuant to Article 11.

 

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Section 12.12 Trust Moneys Not Subordinated. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from money or the proceeds of Government Obligations held in trust by the Trustee for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes pursuant to Article 8 or Article 13 shall not be subordinated to the prior payment of any Holdings Senior Indebtedness or subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article 12, and none of the Holders shall be obligated to pay over any such amount to Holdings or any holder of Holdings Senior Indebtedness or any other creditor of Holdings; provided that the subordination provisions of this Article 12 were not violated at the time the applicable amounts were deposited in trust pursuant to Article 8 or Article 13, as the case may be.

Section 12.13 Trustee Entitled To Rely. Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 12, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to conclusively rely (a) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 12.02 are pending, (b) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders or (c) upon the Holdings Representatives of Holdings Senior Indebtedness for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of Holdings, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 12. In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Holdings Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 12, the Trustee shall be entitled to request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article 12, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee shall be entitled to defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 12.

Section 12.14 Trustee To Effectuate Subordination. A Holder by its acceptance of a Note agrees to be bound by this Article 12 and authorizes and expressly directs the Trustee, on his behalf, to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination between the Holders and the holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness as provided in this Article 12 and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

Section 12.15 Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders or Holdings or any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 12 or otherwise.

 

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Section 12.16 Reliance by Holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions. Each Holder by accepting a Note acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Holdings Senior Indebtedness whether such Holdings Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Notes, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Holdings Senior Indebtedness and such holder of such Holdings Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Holdings Senior Indebtedness.

Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Holdings Senior Indebtedness may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders, without incurring responsibility to the Trustee or the Holders and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article 12 or the obligations hereunder of the Holders to the holders of the Holdings Senior Indebtedness, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Holdings Senior Indebtedness, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Holdings Senior Indebtedness, or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Holdings Senior Indebtedness is outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Holdings Senior Indebtedness; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of Holdings Senior Indebtedness; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against Holdings and any other Person.

ARTICLE 13

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 13.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.

(a) This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights of transfer or exchange of Notes, as expressly provided for in this Indenture, including those under Section 8.02) as to all outstanding Notes when either: (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuers and thereafter repaid to the Issuers or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) all Notes (a) have become due and payable, (b) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year or (c) if redeemable at the option of the Issuers, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuers, and the Issuers have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. dollar Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient in the written opinion of a firm of independent public accountants delivered to the Trustee (which delivery shall only be required if U.S. Dollar-denominated Government Obligations have been so deposited) 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 of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Notes to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Issuers directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be; provided that

 

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upon any satisfaction and discharge and subsequent redemption that requires the payment of the Applicable Premium, the amount deposited (with respect to the Applicable Premium) shall be sufficient for purposes of the Applicable Premium under this Indenture to the extent that an amount is deposited with the Trustee equal to the Applicable Premium calculated as of the date of deposit with the Trustee, with any deficit as of the date of redemption (any such amount, the “Applicable Premium Deficit”) only required to be deposited with the Trustee on or prior to the date of redemption, and any Applicable Premium Deficit shall be set forth in a certificate of an Officer of the Issuer delivered to the Trustee substantially concurrently with the deposit of such Applicable Premium Deficit that confirms that such Applicable Premium Deficit shall be applied toward such redemption;

(b) the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and/or the Note Guarantors have paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under this Indenture; and

(c) the Issuers have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

Upon discharge of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement will automatically terminate and cease to be of further effect and all Liens on the Collateral granted under the Collateral Documents will be released.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of this Section 13.01, the provisions of Section 13.02 and Section 8.06 shall survive.

Section 13.02 Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Obligations in accordance with Section 13.01 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, the Issuer’s, Holdings’, Intermediate Holdings’ and any Note Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof; provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of principal of, premium, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuers shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

The Issuers shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 13.01 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of outstanding Notes.

 

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ARTICLE 14

COLLATERAL AND SECURITY

Section 14.01 Collateral.

(a) The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an Interest Payment Date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, interest on the overdue principal of and interest (to the extent permitted by law), if any, on the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees and performance of all other obligations under this Indenture, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors set forth in Section 7.07, and the Notes, Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees and the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents, shall be secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a junior basis to the First Lien Priority Indebtedness and on a senior basis to the Junior Lien Collateral Indebtedness (subject to Permitted Liens), as provided in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement to which the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors, as the case may be, shall be or shall have become parties to simultaneously with the execution of this Indenture and will be secured by all of the Collateral pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. The Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders, hereby appoints The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as the initial Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. The Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors hereby agree that the Collateral Agent shall hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of all of the Holders and the Trustee, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

(b) Each Holder, by its acceptance of any Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions providing for foreclosure and release of Collateral and the automatic amendments, supplements, consents, waivers and other modifications thereto without the consent of the Holders) 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 Collateral Agent to perform its obligations and exercise its rights under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance therewith.

(c) The Trustee and each Holder, by accepting the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees, acknowledge that, as more fully set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral as now or hereafter constituted shall be held for the benefit of all the Holders and the Trustee, and that the Lien of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents in respect of the Trustee and the Holders is subject to and qualified and limited in all respects by the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and actions that may be taken thereunder.

 

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(d) Each Holder, by its acceptance of the Notes, (i) authorizes the Trustee and Collateral Agent to enter into any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) acknowledges that each Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement is (if entered into) binding upon them.

Section 14.02 Maintenance of Collateral. The Issuers, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors shall (a) maintain the Collateral in good, safe and insurable operating order, condition and repair, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, property, operations or condition of Intermediate Holdings, the Co-Issuer, the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or the validity or enforceability of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement; (b) pay all real estate and other taxes (except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate negotiations or proceedings); and (c) maintain in full force and effect all permits and certain insurance coverages, except, in each case, where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, property, operations or condition of Intermediate Holdings, the Issuer, the Co-Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or the validity or enforceability of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 14.03 Impairment of Collateral. Subject to the rights of the holders of any senior Liens and Section 14.07, the Issuers and Intermediate Holdings shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, take or knowingly or negligently omit to take, any action which action or omission would or could reasonably be expected to have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders, unless such action or failure to take action is otherwise permitted by this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents.

Section 14.04 Further Assurances. The Issuers, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors shall, at their sole expense, execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions which may be necessary to create, better assure, preserve, protect, defend and perfect the security interest and the rights and remedies created under the Collateral Documents for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (subject to Permitted Liens). Such security interests and Liens will be created under the Collateral Documents and, to the extent necessary, other security agreements and other instruments and documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

Section 14.05 After-Acquired Property. From and after the Issue Date, if the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor acquires any property or asset constituting Collateral, including any Material Real Property, it must as promptly as practicable execute and deliver such security instruments, financing statements, mortgages and deeds of trust (which are expected to be in substantially the same form as those with respect to the First Lien Priority Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, if then outstanding) and, with respect to any Material Real Property, deliver such title insurance policies and certificates and opinions of

 

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counsel and surveys as required under Section 14.06, as are required under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents to vest and perfect in favor of the Collateral Agent a security interest with the priority set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement upon such property or asset as security for the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees and as may be necessary to have such property or asset added to the Collateral and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such after-acquired Collateral to the same extent and with the same force and effect.

Section 14.06 Real Estate Mortgages and Filings. With respect to Material Real Property owned by the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or a Note Guarantor on the Issue Date, or acquired by the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or a Note Guarantor after the Issue Date, within 60 days after the Issue Date or the date acquired, as applicable, or such longer period as shall be agreed to by the Controlling First Lien Collateral Agent, the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or the applicable Note Guarantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent the following:

(a) fully executed counterparts of Mortgages covering the applicable Material Real Property, in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture and/or Collateral Documents duly executed by the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor, together with satisfactory evidence of the completion (or satisfactory arrangements for the completion) of all recordings and filings of such Mortgage (and payment of any taxes or fees in connection therewith), together with any necessary fixture filings, as may be necessary to create a valid, perfected second priority lien, subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens;

(b) a policy or policies or marked-up unconditional binder of title insurance, as applicable, in favor of the Collateral Agent and its successors and/or assigns, in the form and amount consistent with the title insurance policies issued under the Senior Secured Credit Facility or Term Loan A Facility (to the extent outstanding) paid for by the Issuers, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of such Mortgage as a valid second priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the applicable real property described therein, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as required under the Senior Secured Credit Facility or Term Loan A Facility (to the extent outstanding);

(c) the Issuers and Intermediate Holdings shall, or shall cause the Note Guarantors to, deliver to the Collateral Agent such surveys (or any updates or affidavits that the title company may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of the title insurance policies) together with such local counsel opinions and opinions of counsel in the jurisdiction where the owner of such premises is organized substantially similar to those delivered to the Controlling First Lien Collateral Agent; and

(d) such affidavits, certificates, instruments of indemnification and other items, together with evidence of payment by the Issuers of all search and examination charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses, as shall be reasonably required for the recording of the Mortgages and the issuance of the title insurance policies.

 

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Section 14.07 Release of Liens on the Collateral.

(a) The Liens on the Collateral will be released with respect to the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees, as applicable:

(1) in whole, upon payment in full of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, including premium, if any, on the Notes;

(2) in whole, upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture in accordance with Article 13;

(3) in whole, upon a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance as set forth under Article 8;

(4) in accordance with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement;

(5) with the consent of Holders of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, Notes;

(6) with respect to assets of Intermediate Holdings or a Note Guarantor upon release of Intermediate Holdings from its Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or such Note Guarantor from its Note Guarantee in accordance with Article 10; and

(7) to enable the disposition of property or other assets that constitute Collateral, other than to an obligor in respect of the Notes, to the extent not prohibited by Section 4.10.

provided that, in the case of any release in whole pursuant to clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above, all amounts owing to the Trustee and Collateral Agent under this Indenture, the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents shall have been paid. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral securing the Notes will not be released due to repayment or termination of First Lien Priority Indebtedness.

(b) The Issuers and each Note Guarantor will furnish to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, prior to the Collateral Agent providing any requested written evidence of Collateral release pursuant to Section 14.07(a)(1) through (7) or pursuant to the Collateral Documents:

(1) an Officer’s Certificate requesting such release;

(2) an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture and the Collateral Documents to such release have been complied with;

(3) solely in the case of a release described in Section 14.07(a)(1) through (3), (5) and (7), an Opinion of Counsel in accordance with Section 15.02(b);

 

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(4) a form of such release (which release shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and shall provide that the requested release is without recourse to or representation or warranty by the Trustee).

(c) Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in reliance upon any such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

(d) Upon compliance by the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or the Note Guarantors, as the case may be, with the conditions precedent set forth above, and if required by this Indenture, upon delivery by the Issuer, the Co-Issuer or Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such conditions precedent have been complied with, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall promptly cause to be released and reconveyed to the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or the relevant Note Guarantor, as the case may be, the released Collateral, and take all other actions reasonably requested by the Issuer in connection therewith.

(e) From and after any such time when all the Liens securing the First Lien Priority Indebtedness are released but the Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes remain in existence, if the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor acquires any property or asset constituting Collateral, including any Material Real Property, it must as promptly as practicable execute and deliver such security instruments, financing statements, Mortgages, and, with respect to any Material Real Property, deliver such title insurance policies and certificates and opinions of counsel and surveys as required under Section 14.06 as are required under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement to vest and perfect in favor of the Collateral Agent a security interest with the same priority as the other Collateral upon such property or asset as security for the Notes (subject to Permitted Liens), the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees and as may be necessary to have such property or asset 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 asset to the same extent and with the same force and effect.

If, after the Collateral is released in full as contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement or, after it becomes effective, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, and, thereafter, the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor subsequently incurs First Lien Priority Indebtedness or Second Lien Priority Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on assets of the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor of the type constituting Collateral (other than Excluded Property), then the Issuers, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors shall be required to secure the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees, as applicable, at such time by a Lien on the Collateral with the priority and terms substantially as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement or the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Section 14.08 Authorization of Actions to be Taken by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent Under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Article 7 of this Indenture and the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, each of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may (but shall in no event be required to), in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to (i) enforce any of its rights or any of the rights of the Holders under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Collateral in respect of the obligations of the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors hereunder and thereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall have the power, but not the obligation, to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee or the Collateral Agent may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interest and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral (including the power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the security interest hereunder or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders or the Trustee). Nothing in this Section 14.08(a) shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.

(b) The Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value (or diminution of 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 action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes negligence (gross negligence, with respect to the Collateral Agent), bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the 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 Issuer 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. The Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility for recording, filing, re-recording or refiling any financing statement, continuation statement, document, instrument or other notice in any public office at any time or times or to otherwise take any action to perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest granted to it under the Collateral Documents or otherwise and neither the 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. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in their 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 Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in their possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which they accord their 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 Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in good faith. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Note Guarantors, Company or the Controlling First Lien Collateral Agent.

 

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(c) Where any provision of this Indenture requires that additional property or assets be added to the Collateral, the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor, as applicable, shall deliver to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent the following:

(1) a request from the Issuer that such Collateral be added;

(2) the form of instrument adding such Collateral, which, based on the type and location of the property subject thereto, shall be in substantially the form of the applicable Collateral Documents entered into on the date of this Indenture, with such changes thereto as the Issuer shall consider appropriate, or in such other form as the Issuer shall deem proper; provided that any such changes or such form are administratively satisfactory to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent;

(3) an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture to the addition of such Collateral have been complied with; and

(4) such financing statements, if any, as the Issuer in good faith shall deem necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in such Collateral.

Section 14.09 Information Regarding Collateral.

(a) The Issuers will furnish to the Collateral Agent, with respect to the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor, promptly, written notice of any change in such Person’s (i) corporate or organization name, (ii) jurisdiction of organization or formation or (iii) identity or corporate structure. The Issuers, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors shall take all necessary action so that the Lien of the Collateral Agent is perfected with the same priority as immediately prior to such change to the extent required by the Collateral Documents. The Issuer also agrees promptly to notify the Collateral Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged, destroyed or condemned.

(b) If at any time after the Issue Date, the Issuers deliver to an agent or representative of the holders of the First Lien Priority Indebtedness, other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Junior Lien Collateral Indebtedness, an update to the perfection certificate previously delivered to any such agent or representative, then the Issuers shall promptly deliver such update to the Collateral Agent (and to the Trustee, if not the same entity as the Collateral Agent).

(c) No actions by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall be required with respect to any assets that are located outside the United States or assets that require action under the law of any non-U.S. jurisdiction to create or perfect a security interest in such assets; it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that there shall be no requirement to execute any security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction.

Section 14.10 Collateral Documents and Intercreditor Agreement. The provisions in this Indenture relating to Collateral are subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. The Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Intermediate Holdings, the Note Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent acknowledge and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Section 14.11 No Liability for Clean-up of Hazardous Materials.

(a) The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall 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 Intercreditor Agreement or 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 Intercreditor Agreement, and the Collateral Documents, the Trustee and Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral. In the event that the Trustee or Collateral Agent is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any fiduciary or trust obligation for the benefit of another, which in the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion may cause it 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 it to incur liability under CERCLA or any other federal, state or local law, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent reserve the right, instead of taking such action, to either resign or arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court-appointed receiver. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable to any person for any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or under the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or relating to the discharge, release or threatened release of hazardous materials into the environment. If at any time it is necessary or advisable for the Collateral to be possessed, owned, operated or managed by any person other than the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor, a majority in interest of the Holders shall direct the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to appoint an appropriately qualified person who they shall designate to possess, own, operate or manage, as the case may be, the Collateral.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Collateral Documents, in the event the Trustee or the 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 Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, 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 Trustee or the Collateral Agent has determined that the Trustee or Collateral Agent, as applicable, 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. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this Section 14.11 if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Issuers or the Holders to be sufficient.

 

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ARTICLE 15

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 15.01 Notices. Any notice or communication by the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any Note Guarantor, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), fax or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ addresses:

If to the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and/or any Note Guarantor:

c/o Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC

175 Park Avenue

Madison, New Jersey 07940

Fax No.: (973) 407-7004

Attention: General Counsel

If to the Trustee:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

500 Ross Street, 12th Floor

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15262

Fax No.: (412) 234-7424

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

If to the Collateral Agent:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

500 Ross Street, 12th Floor

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15262

Fax No.: (412) 234-7424

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

The Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings any Note Guarantor, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; when receipt acknowledged, if faxed; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof.

 

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Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar or by other electronic means or such other delivery system as the Trustee agrees to accept. 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 is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

If the Issuers mail a notice or communication to Holders, they shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (“Instructions”) given pursuant to this Indenture and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Issuers shall provide to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent 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 Issuers whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Issuers elect to give the Trustee or the Collateral Agent Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Issuers understand and agree that neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent can determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Issuers shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and that the Issuers 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 Issuers. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. Each Issuer agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent 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 the Collateral Agent and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by such Issuer; (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 or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures.

 

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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 may be made electronically in accordance with procedures of the Depositary.

Section 15.02 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any of the Note Guarantors to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to take any action under this Indenture, the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or such Note Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent:

(a) An Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 15.03), stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

(b) An Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 15.03), stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.

Section 15.03 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion 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 to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officer’s Certificate as to matters of fact); and

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 15.04 Rules by Trustee and Agents. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

 

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Section 15.05 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. No director, officer, employee, manager, incorporator or holder of any Equity Interest of the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor or any direct or indirect parent corporation, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Note Guarantors under the Notes, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

Section 15.06 Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE HOLDINGS GUARANTEE, THE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS GUARANTEE AND ANY NOTE GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 15.07 Waiver of Jury Trial; Submission to Jurisdiction.

(a) EACH OF THE ISSUERS, HOLDINGS, INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, THE NOTE GUARANTORS, THE HOLDERS, THE TRUSTEE AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE HOLDINGS GUARANTEE, THE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS GUARANTEE, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(b) The parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the parties irrevocably waive and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 15.08 Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee or the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, epidemics, pandemics and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services.

Section 15.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 15.10 Successors. All agreements of each Issuer in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and each Note Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.06 and Section 11.06.

 

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Section 15.11 Severability. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 15.12 Counterpart Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

All notices, approvals, consents, requests and any communications hereunder must be in writing, provided that any communication sent to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent hereunder must be in the form of a document that is signed manually or electronically or by way of a digital signature provided by a digital signature provider acceptable to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, as specified in writing to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, by the authorized representative, in English. This Indenture and any other document delivered in connection with this Indenture (including the Notes, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Notes Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement) (collectively, the “Notes Document”) shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature, (ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the applicable and controlling Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature of this Indenture or any other Notes Document shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute one and the same instrument. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the UCC or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.

Section 15.13 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

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Section 15.14 FATCA. In order to comply with applicable tax laws, rules and regulations (inclusive of directives, guidelines and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) in effect from time to time (“Applicable Law”) that a foreign financial institution, issuer, trustee, paying agent, holder or other institution is or has agreed to be subject to related to this Indenture, the Issuer agrees (i) upon reasonable written request of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. sufficient information about holders or other applicable parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. can determine whether it has tax related obligations with respect to this Indenture under Applicable Law, and (ii) that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed by Applicable Law from payments hereunder without any liability therefor. The terms of this Section 15.14 shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

Section 15.15 Inapplicability of the Trust Indenture Act. No provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “Trust Indenture Act”) are incorporated by reference in or made a part of this Indenture unless explicitly incorporated by reference. Unless specifically provided in this Indenture, no terms that are defined under the Trust Indenture Act have such meanings for purposes of this Indenture.

Section 15.16 Sanctions.

(a) The Issuer covenants and represents that neither it nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors or officers are the target or subject of any sanctions enforced by the US Government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury or the US Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively “Sanctions”); and

(b) The Issuer covenants and represents that neither it nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors or officers will directly or indirectly use any repayments/reimbursements made pursuant to this Indenture (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person who, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any country or territory that is the target or subject of Sanctions, or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any person.

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

 

ISSUER:
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
  Officer and Treasurer
CO-ISSUER:
ANYWHERE CO-ISSUER CORP.
By:  

/s/ Charlotte Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
  Officer and Treasurer
HOLDINGS:
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC.
By:  

/s/ Charlotte Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
  Officer and Treasurer
INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS:
ANYWHERE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
  Officer and Treasurer

 

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ALPHA REFERRAL NETWORK LLC

ANYWHERE ADVISORS LLC

ANYWHERE ADVISORS NEVADA LLC

ANYWHERE BRANDS LLC

ANYWHERE INTEGRATED HOLDINGS LLC

ANYWHERE INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC

ANYWHERE INTEGRATED AFFILIATES HOLDINGS LLC

ANYWHERE LEADS INC.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE LICENSEE LLC

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE LLC

BURGDORFF LLC

BURNET REALTY LLC

CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, LLC

CARTUS CORPORATION

CB COMMERCIAL NRT PENNSYLVANIA LLC

CDRE TM LLC

CENTURY 21 REAL ESTATE LLC

CGRN, INC.

CLIMB FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC

CLIMB REAL ESTATE, INC.

CLIMB REAL ESTATE LLC

COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL PACIFIC PROPERTIES LLC

COLDWELL BANKER LLC

COLDWELL BANKER NRT REALVITALIZE, INC.

COLDWELL BANKER PACIFIC PROPERTIES LLC

COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE LLC

COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC

COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE LLC

COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE LLC

COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK

COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK, INC.

COLORADO COMMERCIAL, LLC

CORCORAN GROUP LLC

ERA FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC

ESTATELY, INC.

HFS.COM CONNECTICUT REAL ESTATE LLC

HFS.COM REAL ESTATE INCORPORATED

HFS.COM REAL ESTATE LLC

HFS LLC

HOME REFERRAL NETWORK LLC

JACK GAUGHEN LLC

LAKECREST TITLE, LLC

LAND TITLE AND ESCROW, INC.

MARTHA TURNER PROPERTIES, L.P.

MARTHA TURNER SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY REFERRAL COMPANY LLC

 

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MTPGP, LLC

NRT ARIZONA COMMERCIAL LLC

NRT ARIZONA LLC

NRT ARIZONA REFERRAL LLC

NRT CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED

NRT CAROLINAS LLC

NRT CAROLINAS REFERRAL NETWORK LLC

NRT COLORADO LLC

NRT COLUMBUS LLC

NRT COMMERCIAL LLC

NRT DEVONSHIRE LLC

NRT DEVONSHIRE WEST LLC

NRT HAWAII REFERRAL, LLC

NRT MID-ATLANTIC LLC

NRT MISSOURI LLC

NRT MISSOURI REFERRAL NETWORK LLC

NRT NEW ENGLAND LLC

NRT NEW YORK LLC

NRT NORTHFORK LLC

NRT PHILADELPHIA LLC

NRT PITTSBURGH LLC

NRT QUEENS LLC

NRT REFERRAL NETWORK LLC

NRT RELOCATION LLC

NRT REOEXPERTS LLC

NRT SUNSHINE INC.

NRT TEXAS LLC

NRT UTAH LLC

NRT VACATION RENTALS ARIZONA LLC

NRT VACATION RENTALS CALIFORNIA, INC.

NRT VACATION RENTALS DELAWARE LLC

NRT ZIPREALTY LLC

ONCOR INTERNATIONAL LLC

REAL ESTATE REFERRAL LLC

REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC

ANYWHERE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.

REALVITALIZE AFFILIATES, INC.

REALVITALIZE AFFILIATES LLC

REALVITALIZE LLC

REFERRAL ASSOCIATES OF NEW ENGLAND LLC

REFERRAL NETWORK LLC

REFERRAL NETWORK, LLC

SECURED LAND TRANSFERS LLC

SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY AFFILIATES LLC

SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORS LLC

 

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SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY LICENSEE LLC

SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY REFERRAL COMPANY INC.

SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY REFERRAL COMPANY, LLC

SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, INC.

THE BAIN ASSOCIATES REFERRAL LLC

THE LANDOVER CORPORATION

THE SUNSHINE GROUP, LTD.

TITLE RESOURCE GROUP SETTLEMENT SERVICES, LLC

TRG MARYLAND HOLDINGS LLC

TRG SETTLEMENT SERVICES, LLP

WARBURG REALTY PARTNERSHIP, LTD.

WRP91 LLC

ZAPLABS LLC

 

By:  

/s/ Charlotte Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President and
  Treasurer

 

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ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS LLC
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE SERVICES GROUP LLC
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED VENTURE PARTNER LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President, and
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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EQUITY TITLE MESSENGER SERVICE

HOLDING LLC

GUARDIAN HOLDING COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Ilene Topper

Name:   Ilene Topper
Title:   Senior Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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UPWARD TITLE & ESCROW COMPANY
CORNERSTONE TITLE COMPANY
EQUITY TITLE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Timothy B. Gustavson

Name:   Timothy B. Gustavson
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL

BROKERAGE COMPANY

By:  

/s/ Thomas N. Rispoli

Name:   Thomas N. Rispoli
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

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NRT WEST, INC.
By:  

/s/ Troy B. McBride

Name:   Troy B. McBride
Title:   Regional Chief Financial Officer and
  Treasurer

 

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

/s/ Marie A. Hattinger

Name:   Marie A. Hattinger
Title:   Vice President

 

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

/s/ Marie A. Hattinger

Name:   Marie A. Hattinger
Title:   Vice President

 

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Appendix A

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL NOTES

AND ADDITIONAL NOTES

Section 1.1 Definitions.

(a) Capitalized Terms.

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix A have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. The following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Regulation S Global Note or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Note, Euroclear and Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.

Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme, or any successor securities clearing agency.

Euroclear” means the Euroclear Clearance System or any successor securities clearing agency.

IAI” means an institutional “accredited investor” as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) under the Securities Act.

QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

Regulation S Notes” means all Notes offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S.

Restricted Period”, with respect to any Notes, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which such Notes are first offered to Persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day shall be promptly given by the Issuers to the Trustee, (b) the date of issuance with respect to any such Initial Notes, and (c) the date of issuance with respect to any such Additional Notes.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A Notes” means all Notes offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A.

Rule 501” means Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) under the Securities Act.

Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

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(b) Other Definitions.

 

Terms

  

Defined in Section

“Agent Members”    2.1(c)
“Global Note”    2.1(b)
“IAI Global Note”    2.1(b)
“Regulation S Global Note”    2.1(b)
“Restricted Note”    2.3(i)
“Rule 144A Global Note”    2.1(b)
“Unrestricted Note”    2.3(i)

Section 2.1 Form and Dating.

(a) The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof shall be offered and sold by the Issuers only to (1) QIBs in reliance on Section 144A, (2) Persons other than U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S) and (3) IAIs. Such Initial Notes may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs, purchasers in reliance on Regulation S and, except as set forth below, IAIs in accordance with Rule 501.

(b) Global Notes. Rule 144A Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Notes in definitive, fully registered form (collectively, the “Rule 144A Global Note”), without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend , the Restricted Notes Legend and the OID Legend (as defined below), if applicable, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, duly executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture. Regulation S Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global Notes (the “Regulation S Global Note”), without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend, the Restricted Notes Legend and the OID Legend, if applicable, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture. One or more global Notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend, the Restricted Notes Legend and the OID Legend, if applicable, (collectively, the “IAI Global Note”) shall also be issued on the Issue Date, deposited with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture. Beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note shall not be exchangeable for interests in the Rule 144A Global Note, the IAI Global Note or any other Note without a Restricted Notes Legend until the expiration of the Restricted Period. The Rule 144A Global Note, the IAI Global Note and the Regulation S Global Note are each referred to herein as a “Global Note” and are collectively referred to herein as “Global Notes.” The aggregate principal amount of the 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 and on the schedules thereto as hereinafter provided.

 

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(c) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.1(c) shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

The Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.2 and pursuant to an order of the Issuers signed by one Officer of each Issuer, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s instructions or held by the Trustee as Custodian.

Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Custodian or under such Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Issuers, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuers or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuers, the Trustee or any agent of the Issuers or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

(d) Definitive Notes. Except as provided in Section 2.3 or Section 2.4, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Notes.

Section 2.2 Authentication. The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery upon an Issuer Order (a) Initial Notes for original issue on the date hereof in an aggregate principal amount of $639,922,460 and (b) subject to the terms of this Indenture, Additional Notes. Such Issuer Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated and whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, Additional Notes or Unrestricted Notes.

Section 2.3 Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes. When Definitive Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request:

(i) to register the transfer of such Definitive Notes; or

(ii) to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if the reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange:

(1) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Issuers and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing; and

 

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(2) in the case of Transfer Restricted Notes, are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

(A) if such Definitive Notes are being delivered to the Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Initial Note); or

(B) if such Definitive Notes are being transferred to the Issuers, a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Initial Note); or

(C) if such Definitive Notes are being transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or in reliance upon another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (x) a certification to that effect (in the form set forth in Exhibit B) and (y) if the Issuers so request, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to them as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i).

(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note. A Definitive Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Issuers and the Registrar, together with:

(i) certification (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Initial Note) that such Definitive Note is being transferred (1) to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, (2) to an IAI that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit B or (3) outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S and in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act; and

(ii) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Global Note, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase, then the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note and cause, or direct the Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Note equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Note so canceled. If no Global Notes are then outstanding and the Global Note has not been previously exchanged for certificated securities pursuant to Section 2.4, the Issuers shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon an Issuer Order, a new Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.

 

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(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. (i) The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall deliver a written order given in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in such Global Note or another Global Note and such account shall be credited in accordance with such order with a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Note and the account of the Person making the transfer shall be debited by an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Global Note being transferred. Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note or the IAI Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Regulation S Global Note, whether before or after the expiration of the Restricted Period, shall be made only upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification in the form provided on the reverse of the Initial Notes from the transferor to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Regulation S or (if available) Rule 144 under the Securities Act and that, if such transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the interest transferred shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream. In the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest in either the Regulation S Global Note or the Rule 144A Global Note for an interest in the IAI Global Note, the transferee must furnish a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Trustee.

(ii) If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Note to a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of Global Note from which such interest is being transferred.

(iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix A (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.4), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except 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.

(iv) In the event that a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes pursuant to Section 2.4, such Notes may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.3 (including the certification requirements set forth on the reverse of the Initial Notes intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A, Regulation S or such other applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Issuers.

(d) Restrictions on Transfer of Regulation S Global Note. (i) Prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, interests in the Regulation S Global Note may only be held through Euroclear or Clearstream. During the Restricted Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note may only be sold, pledged or transferred through Euroclear or Clearstream in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and only (1) to the Issuers, (2) so long

 

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as such security is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a Person whom the selling holder reasonably believes is a QIB that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (3) in an offshore transaction in accordance with Regulation S, (4) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 (if applicable) under the Securities Act or another available exemption, (5) to an IAI purchasing for its own account, or for the account of such an IAI or (6) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States. Prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Rule 144A Global Note or the IAI Global Note shall be made only in accordance with Applicable Procedures and upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the reverse of the Initial Note to the effect that such transfer is being made to (1) a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A or (2) an IAI purchasing for its own account, or for the account of such an IAI, in a minimum principal amount of the Notes of $250,000. Such written certification shall no longer be required after the expiration of the Restricted Period. In the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note for an interest in the IAI Global Note, the transferee must furnish a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Trustee.

(ii) Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note shall be transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of this Indenture.

(e) Legend.

(i) Except as permitted by the following paragraphs (ii), (iii) or (iv), each Note certificate evidencing the Global Notes and the Definitive Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only) (the “Restricted Notes Legend”):

“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF 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 SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3), (7) OR (8) UNDER REGULATION D (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE

 

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HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUERS WERE OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUERS WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY),] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) WAS FIRST OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S) IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S] (THE “RESALE TERMINATION DATE”) OFFER, RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUERS 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 SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (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 ISSUERS SO REQUEST), 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 SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE ISSUERS 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.

THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]”

 

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Each Definitive Note shall bear the following additional legend:

“IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.”

Each Global Note shall bear the following additional legend (“Global Notes Legend”):

“UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

Notes issued with original issue discount shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (the “OID Legend”):

“IF NOTES HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (“OID”) FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF OID, THE ISSUE DATE AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF SUCH NOTES MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC., 175 PARK AVENUE, MADISON, NEW JERSEY 07940, TELEPHONE NUMBER: +1 (973) 407-2000, ATTENTION: TAX DIRECTOR.”

(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Definitive Note, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a Definitive Note that does not bear the legends set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for such exchange was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse of the Initial Note).

 

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(iii) [Reserved].

(iv) Upon a sale or transfer after the expiration of the Restricted Period of any Initial Note or Additional Note acquired pursuant to Regulation S, all requirements that such Initial Note or Additional Note bear the Restricted Notes Legend shall cease to apply and the requirements requiring any such Initial Note or Additional Note be issued in global form shall continue to apply.

(v) Any Additional Notes sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

(f) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Note. At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned by the Depositary to the Trustee for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

(g) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes.

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuers shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Registrar’s request.

(ii) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuers may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.10, 3.06, 3.07, 3.09, 4.10, 4.14 and 9.05 of this Indenture).

(iii) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Issuers, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Issuers, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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(iv) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

(h) No Obligation of the Trustee.

(i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

(ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

Section 2.4 Definitive Notes.

(a) A Global Note deposited with the Depositary or with the Trustee as Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 or issued in connection with an exchange offer shall be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.3 and (i) the Depositary notifies the Issuers that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such Global Note or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor depositary is not appointed by the Issuers within 90 days of such notice or after the Issuers become aware of such cessation, or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (iii) the Issuers, in their sole discretion, notify the Trustee in writing that they elect to cause the issuance of certificated Notes under this Indenture; provided that in no event shall the Regulation S Global Note be exchanged by the Issuers for Definitive Notes prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period.

 

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(b) Any Global Note that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Any portion of a Global Note transferred pursuant to this Section shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof and registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct. Any certificated Initial Note or Additional Note in the form of a Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in the Global Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3(e), bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(b), the registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

(d) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.4(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), the Issuers will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

 

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Exhibit A

[FORM OF FACE OF INITIAL NOTE]

[RULE 144A][REGULATION S][IAI][GLOBAL] NOTE

[Global Notes Legend]

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

[Restricted Notes Legend]

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF 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 SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3), (7) OR (8) UNDER REGULATION D (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”)), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUERS WERE OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUERS WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY),] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF, THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY

 

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(OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) WAS FIRST OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S) IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S] (THE “RESALE TERMINATION DATE”) OFFER, RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUERS 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 SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (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 ISSUERS SO REQUEST), 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 SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE ISSUERS 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.

THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]

[Definitive Notes Legend]

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

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[Original Issue Discount Notes Legend]

IF NOTES HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (“OID”) FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF OID, THE ISSUE DATE AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF SUCH NOTES MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC., 175 PARK AVENUE, MADISON, NEW JERSEY 07940, TELEPHONE NUMBER: +1 (973) 407-2000, ATTENTION: TAX DIRECTOR.

 

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CUSIP [ ]

ISIN [ ]

[RULE 144A][REGULATION S][IAI][GLOBAL] NOTE

7.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030

[ ], 20[ ]

 

No. ___    Principal Amount [$______________][, as
   revised by the Schedule of Exchanges of
   Interests in Global Note attached hereto]3

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC

ANYWHERE CO-ISSUER CORP.

promise to pay to [CEDE & CO.]3, or registered assigns, [the principal sum of [ ] United States Dollars, revised by the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in Global Security attached hereto,]3 [[ ] United States Dollars]4 on April 15, 2030.

Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15

Record Dates: April 1 and October 1

 

1

Rule 144A: 75606D AS0

Regulation S: U75355 AK0

IAI: 75606D AT8

 

2

Rule 144A: US75606DAS09

Regulation S: USU75355AK02

IAI: US75606DAT81

 

3

Insert in Global Notes

 

4

Insert in Definitive Notes

 

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, each Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date first set forth above.

 

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC
By:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
ANYWHERE CO-ISSUER CORP.
By  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee
By:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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[FORM OF BACK OF INITIAL NOTE]

7.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030

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

1. INTEREST. Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp., a Florida corporation (together, the “Issuers”), promise to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 7.000% per annum from August 24, 2023 until maturity. The Issuers will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issuance; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be October 15, 2023. The Issuers will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes; the Issuers shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuers will pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be payable at the office or agency of the Issuers maintained for such purpose or, at the option of the Issuers, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their respective addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Issuers or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be 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.

3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuers may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Issuer or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE. The Issuers issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of August 24, 2023 (the “Indenture”), among Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC, Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp., Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC, Anywhere Real Estate Inc., the Note Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee and Collateral Agent. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Issuers designated as its 7.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030. The Issuers shall be entitled to issue Additional Notes pursuant to Sections 2.01, 4.09 and 4.12 of the Indenture.

 

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The Notes and Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class of securities for all purposes under the Indenture, in each case including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase; provided, however, that if such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

(a) Except as described under clauses (b), (c) and (d) below, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Issuers’ option before the maturity date of the Notes.

(b) At any time and from time to time prior to April 15, 2025, the Issuers may redeem all or a part of the Notes at a redemption price, calculated by the Issuer, equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable date of redemption (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

(c) On or after April 15, 2025, the Issuers may redeem the Notes at their option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed), plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on April 15 of the years set forth in the table below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2025

     102.625

2026

     101.313

2027 and thereafter

     100.000

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time on or prior to April 15, 2025, the Issuers may redeem in the aggregate up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings (1) by the Issuer or (2) by any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, in each case to the extent the net cash proceeds thereof are contributed to the common equity capital of the Issuer or used to purchase Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer from it, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) of 105.250%, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable 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 at least 50% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) remains outstanding after each such redemption; provided, further, that such redemption shall occur within 120 days after the date on which any such Equity Offering is consummated upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed (or electronically transmitted) to each Holder of Notes being redeemed and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.

 

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(e) Any redemption notice may, at the Issuers’ discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including completion of an Equity Offering or other corporate transaction.

(f) Any redemption pursuant to this paragraph 5 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 of the Indenture.

6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.

(a) The Issuers shall not be required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

(b) If the Notes would otherwise constitute “applicable high yield discount obligations” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code, at the end of the first accrual period ending after the fifth anniversary of the Notes’ issuance (the “AHYDO payment date”), and at the end of each accrual period thereafter the Issuer will be required to make a partial payment with respect to each Note then outstanding equal to the Mandatory Principal Payment Amount (such payment, a “Mandatory Principal Payment”). No partial redemption or repurchase of the Notes prior to the AHYDO payment date pursuant to any other provision of the Indenture will alter the Issuer’s obligation to make the Mandatory Principal Payment with respect to any Notes that remain outstanding on the AHYDO payment date.

7. MANDATORY OFFER TO EXCHANGE.

Upon the issuance of Subsequent Exchange Consideration in exchange for (or the proceeds of which are used to redeem, repay or refinance, as the case may be) Existing Senior Unsecured Notes outstanding after the Issue Date with any of the following features (a “Superior Subsequent Exchange”), the Issuers shall offer to issue Subsequent Exchange Consideration in exchange for any and all of the outstanding Notes on the same terms as such Superior Subsequent Exchange (a “Mandatory Exchange Offer”) if:

(a) the consideration offered per $1,000 principal amount of Existing Senior Unsecured Notes exceeds $800 (which consideration may be comprised of Subsequent Exchange Consideration, any original issue discount, any fees paid ratably to holders of Existing Senior Unsecured Notes subject to such Superior Subsequent Exchange or any combination thereof);

(b) the interest per annum of the Subsequent Exchange Consideration exceeds 7.000% per annum;

(c) the provisions of the Subsequent Exchange Consideration governing optional redemptions, mandatory redemptions, mandatory prepayment and sinking fund payments prior to the maturity of the Notes are more favorable to holders thereof than the corresponding provisions of the Indenture and Notes;

 

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(d) the Subsequent Exchange Consideration has a scheduled maturity prior to April 15, 2030 or includes mandatory redemption, sinking fund, repayment or offer to purchase provisions that provide for the earlier payment of, or a greater premium on the redemption of, the Subsequent Exchange Consideration than the Notes;

(e) the Subsequent Exchange Consideration is issued or guaranteed by any Subsidiary of Holdings (including any Unrestricted Subsidiary) other than Intermediate Holdings, the Issuers or any Notes Guarantor; or

(f) the Subsequent Exchange Consideration has Senior Lien Priority or is secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral.

The principal amount of Subsequent Exchange Consideration to be issued to Holders of the Notes in a Mandatory Exchange Offer shall be determined assuming that each noteholder held a principal amount of Existing Senior Unsecured Notes equal to (i) the principal amount the Notes held by such Holder divided by (ii) 0.8.

8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Subject to Section 3.10 of the Indenture, notice of redemption will be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid (or electronically transmitted), at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date (except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with Article 8 or Article 13 of the Indenture) to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1.00 in excess of $2,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

9. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to cause the Issuers to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof) of such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of the Holders of record on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due of the relevant Interest Payment Date), as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture. The Change of Control Offer shall be made in accordance with Section 4.14 of the Indenture.

(b) If the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consummates an Asset Sale, within 10 Business Days after the date that Excess Proceeds exceed $30.0 million, the Issuers shall make an offer to all Holders of the Notes (and at the option of the Issuers to holders of any Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or, in the case of an Asset Sale of assets that are not Collateral, to holders of other Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness) (an “Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes (and such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable) that is at least $2,000 and an integral multiple of $1.00 that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof (or, in the event such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior

 

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Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, was issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest (or, in respect of such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, such lesser price, if any, as may be provided for by the terms of such Indebtedness), to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture or the agreements governing the Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes (and such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable) tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuers may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes or any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes (and such Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable) surrendered by such holders thereof exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the Notes (and the applicable agent or trustee shall select such other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness or Senior Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable) to be purchased in the manner described in Section 3.09 of the Indenture. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Issuers prior to any related Purchase Date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes.

10. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and Holders shall be required to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuers need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Issuers need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.

11. SUBORDINATION. The Holdings Guarantee is subordinated to Holdings Senior Indebtedness on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture. To the extent provided in the Indenture, Holdings Senior Indebtedness must be paid before the Holdings Guarantee may be paid. The Issuers agree, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, to the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture and authorize the Trustee to give effect thereto and appoint the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for such purpose.

12. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

13. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, the Note Guarantees and the Notes, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

14. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture.

 

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15. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual or electronic signature of the Trustee.

16. SECURITY. The Notes shall be secured by Liens and security interests, subject to Permitted Liens, in the Collateral, which Liens are junior in priority to the Liens securing the First Lien Priority Indebtedness, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. The Collateral Agent holds the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, in each case, pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

17. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE HOLDINGS GUARANTEE, THE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS GUARANTEE AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES.

18. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuers have caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Issuers will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuers at the following address:

c/o Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC

175 Park Avenue

Madison, New Jersey 07940

Fax No.: (973) 407-7004

Attention: General Counsel

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                            (Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint

to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuers. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date: _____________________

You Signature                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                             (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee*:                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

*

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR

REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES

This certificate relates to $_________ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) ____ book-entry or _____ definitive form by the undersigned.

The undersigned (check one box below):

 

   has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or
   has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes.

In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period referred to in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

(1) ☐ to the Issuers or any Subsidiary thereof; or

(2) ☐ to the Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or

(3) ☐ pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; or

(4) ☐ inside the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or

(5) ☐ outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act of 1933; or

(6) ☐ inside the United States to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) under the Securities Act of 1933) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements; or

(7) ☐ pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5), (6) or (7) is checked, the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Issuers have reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

You Signature                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                 (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee:                                                                                                                                                                                         

Date: _____________________

 

Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized signature guaranty medallion program or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee  

 

  Signature of Signature Guarantee

TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuers as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

Date: _____________________

NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.14 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

[ ] Section 4.10 [ ] Section 4.14

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Issuers pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.14 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$_______________

Date: _____________________

You Signature                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                 (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Tax Identification No.:                                                                                                                                                                                     

Signature Guarantee*:                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

*

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN GLOBAL SECURITY*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $__________. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

  

Amount of
decrease
in Principal
Amount of this
Global Note

  

Amount of

increase
in Principal
Amount of this
Global Note

  

Principal Amount
of this Global Note
following such
decrease or
increase

  

Signature of
authorized officer
of Trustee or
Custodian

 

*

This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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Exhibit B

FORM OF

TRANSFEREE LETTER OF REPRESENTATION

Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC

Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp.

175 Park Avenue

Madison, New Jersey 07940

Fax No.: (973) 407-7004

Attention: General Counsel

In care of

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

500 Ross Street, 12th Floor

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15262

Fax No.: (412) 234-7424

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of [ ] principal amount of the 7.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) of Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC and Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp. (the “Issuers”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture, dated as of August 24, 2023, among the Issuers, Anywhere Real Estate Inc., Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC, the Note Guarantors (as defined therein) listed on the signature pages thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.

Upon transfer, the Notes would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:

Name:________________________

Address:______________________

Taxpayer ID Number:____________

The undersigned represents and warrants to you that:

1. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” at least $250,000 principal amount of the Notes, and we are acquiring the Notes not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business. We, and any accounts for which we are acting, are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

 

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2. We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Notes to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Notes prior to the date that is one year after the later of the original issue date of the Notes, the original issue date of the issuance of any Additional Notes and the last date on which the Issuers or any affiliate of the Issuers was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor of such Notes) (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”) only (a) to the Issuers or any Subsidiary thereof, (b) pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, (c) in a transaction complying with the requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”), to a person or entity we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A (a “QIB”) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a QIB and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (d) pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (e) to an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) under the Securities Act that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor,” in each case in a minimum principal amount of Notes of $250,000, or (f) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in each of the foregoing cases to any requirement of law that the disposition of our property or the property of such investor account or accounts be at all times within our or their control and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Notes is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e) above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Issuers and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring such Notes for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Issuers and the Trustee reserve the right prior to the offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the Notes pursuant to clause (d), (e) or (f) above to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications or other information satisfactory to the Issuers and the Trustee.

 

TRANSFEREE
By:  

 

 

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Exhibit C

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY FUTURE NOTE GUARANTORS

Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of __________, among __________________ (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, each of the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Note Guarantors (each as defined in the Indenture referred to below) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of August 24, 2023, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 7.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, Section 4.15 of the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Issuer is required to cause the Guaranteeing Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers’ Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

(1) Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

(2) Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees as follows:

(a) Along with Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and all Note Guarantors named in the Indenture or any supplemental indenture, to jointly and severally unconditionally guarantee 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 Issuers hereunder or thereunder, that:

(i) the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Issuers to the Holders

 

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or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder whether for payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, on the Notes and all other monetary obligations of the Issuers under the Indenture and the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and

(ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, each Note Guarantor and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. This is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

(b) The obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes, the Indenture, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee, or any other Note Guarantee, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor.

(c) The following are hereby waived: diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuers, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuers, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever.

(d) This Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes, the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary accepts all obligations of a Note Guarantor under the Indenture.

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

(f) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary 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.

(g) As between the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary for the purpose of this Note Guarantee.

 

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(h) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have the right to seek contribution from Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any non-paying Note Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under this Note Guarantee.

(i) Pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Indenture, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities that are relevant under any applicable Bankruptcy Law or fraudulent conveyance laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any other Note Guarantor in respect of the obligations of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or such other Note Guarantor under Article 10 or Article 11 of the Indenture, this new Note Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount permissible such that the obligations of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary under this Note Guarantee will not be voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

(j) This Note Guarantee shall be a continuing guarantee and shall (1) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the applicable obligations guaranteed hereby; (2) subject to Section 10.06 of the Indenture, be binding upon the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and its successors; and (3) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders and their successors, transferees and assigns.

(k) This Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor for liquidation or reorganization, should the Issuers, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Note Guarantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Issuers’, Intermediate Holdings’, Holdings’ or any Note Guarantor’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes, the Holdings Guarantee, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee or Note Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

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

(m) This Note Guarantee shall be a general senior secured obligation of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary, ranking in respect of the Liens on the Collateral, junior to all existing and future First Lien Priority Indebtedness of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, if any, pari passu with all future Second Lien Priority Indebtedness of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, if any and senior to all future Junior Lien Collateral Indebtedness of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, if any.

 

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(n) Each payment to be made by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in respect of this Note Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

(3) Execution and Delivery. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee on the Notes.

(4) Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.01(c) of the Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may not, and the Issuer will not permit the Guaranteeing Subsidiary to, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Guaranteeing Subsidiary is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless:

(i) either (a) such Guaranteeing Subsidiary is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (if other than the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (the Guaranteeing Subsidiary or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Note Guarantor”) and the Successor Note Guarantor (if other than the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) expressly assumes all the obligations of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Indenture and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s applicable Note Guarantee, as the case may be, and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to a supplemental indenture or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and will cause such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, filed and recorded in such jurisdictions as may be required by applicable law to cause the property and assets that are of the type of which would constitute Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Note Guarantor to be made subject to the Lien of the Collateral Documents in the manner and to the extent required by this Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents and to preserve and protect the Lien on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Note Guarantor, including such financing statements or comparable documents as may be required to perfect any security interests in such Collateral which may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement or a similar document under the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar statute or regulation of the relevant states or jurisdictions or (b) such sale or disposition or consolidation, amalgamation or merger is not in violation of Section 4.10 of the Indenture;

 

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(ii) the Successor Note Guarantor (if other than the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, amendments, supplements or other instruments relating to the Collateral Documents (if any) comply with the Indenture and Collateral Documents and if a supplemental indenture or any supplement to any Collateral Document is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture or supplement shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture;

(iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(iv) the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Note Guarantor shall:

(A) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Collateral Documents,

(B) be subject to a Lien of the same priority as the other Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes; and

(C) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, the Successor Note Guarantor (if other than the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s applicable Note Guarantee, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary will automatically be released and discharged from its obligations under the Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s applicable Note Guarantee, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, but in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of its assets, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary will not be released from its obligations under the Note Guarantee, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a Guaranteeing Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States so long as the amount of Indebtedness, Preferred Stock and Disqualified Stock of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary is not increased thereby and (2) a Guaranteeing Subsidiary may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with another Guaranteeing Subsidiary or the Issuer.

(c) In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets (collectively, a “Transfer”) to (x) the Issuer or any Note Guarantor or (y) any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary; provided that at the time of each such Transfer pursuant to clause (y) the aggregate amount of all such Transfers since the Issue Date shall not exceed the greater of (x) $625.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Total Assets after giving effect to each such Transfer and including all Transfers of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Note Guarantors occurring from and after the Issue Date.

 

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(5) Releases.

The Note Guarantee of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Indenture and the Notes, and the obligations of such Note Guarantor under the Collateral Documents and Intercreditor Agreement shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Issuers, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent is required for the release of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee, upon:

(6) (a) the sale, exchange, disposition or other transfer by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation, dividend, distribution or otherwise) to a Person other than Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Issuers, or a Restricted Subsidiary of (i) the Capital Stock of the applicable Guaranteeing Subsidiary, after which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary, in either case which sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition is otherwise not prohibited by the Indenture;

(b) the Issuer designating the Guaranteeing Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions set forth under Section 4.07 of the Indenture and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

(c) the release or discharge of such Restricted Subsidiary from (x) its guarantee of all Indebtedness under any Credit Agreement (including by reason of the termination of the Credit Agreement) and/or (y) its guarantee of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or the repayment of the Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (except in each case a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee) that resulted in the obligation to guarantee the Notes, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), if the Guaranteeing Subsidiary would not then otherwise be required to guarantee the Notes pursuant to the Indenture; provided that if such Person has incurred any Indebtedness or issued any Disqualified Stock in reliance on its status as a Note Guarantor under Section 4.09 of the Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s obligations under such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, as the case may be, so Incurred are satisfied in full and discharged or are otherwise permitted to be Incurred under Section 4.09 of the Indenture; or

(d) the Issuers exercising their Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 of the Indenture or the Issuers’ obligations under the Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

(e) as described under Article 9; and

(f) in the case of clause (1)(a) above, such Guaranteeing Subsidiary is released from its guarantees, if any, of, and all pledges and security, if any, granted in connection with, the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility and any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

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In addition, a Note Guarantee will be automatically released upon the Guaranteeing Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary as a result of any foreclosure of any pledge or security interest securing First Lien Priority Indebtedness, the Notes, the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Notes Guarantees or other exercise of remedies in respect thereof.

(6) No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee, manager, incorporator or holder of any Equity Interests of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary or any direct or indirect parent, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Note Guarantors under the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

(7) Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE HOLDINGS GUARANTEE, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

(8) Counterparts/Originals. This Supplemental Indenture shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature, (ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic sig-natures law, in each case to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature of this Supplemental Indenture shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity there-of. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute one and the same instrument.

(9) Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

(10) The Trustee and the Collateral Agent. Neither the Trustee or the Collateral shall be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.

 

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(11) Subrogation. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the Issuers in respect of any amounts paid by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 hereof and Section 10.01 of the Indenture; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuers under the Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

(12) Benefits Acknowledged. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

(13) Successors. All agreements of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its Successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 5 hereof or elsewhere in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

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

 

[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By:  

     

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

     

Name:  
Title:  
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Collateral Agent
By:  

     

Name:  
Title:  

 

 

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Exhibit D

Form of Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement

[PLEASE SEE ATTACHED]

 

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Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

among

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC,

the other Loan Parties party hereto,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as administrative agent and Initial First Lien Priority Representative,

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

as the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative,

and

each additional First Lien Priority Representative and additional Second Lien Priority

Representative from time to time party hereto

dated as of August 24, 2023


FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, dated as of August 24, 2023 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) among Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC (the “Borrower”), and each of the other Loan Parties (as defined below) from time to time party hereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the First Lien Priority Secured Parties under the Term Loan B/Revolving Credit Agreement (as each term is defined below) (in such capacity, with its successors and assigns, the “Term Loan B/RC Agent”) and as administrative agent and collateral agent for the First Lien Priority Secured Parties under the Term Loan A Credit Agreement (as defined below) (in such capacity, with its successors and assigns, the “Term Loan A Agent”), The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as collateral agent for the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties under the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture (as each term is defined below) (in such capacity, with its successors and assigns, the “Initial Second Lien Priority Representative”), and each additional First Lien Priority Representative and additional Second Lien Priority Representative from time to time that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.3(b).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC (“Intermediate Holdings”), the Term Loan B/RC Agent and certain financial institutions and other entities are parties to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2013 (as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, the “Term Loan B/Revolving Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which such financial institutions and other entities have made and have agreed to make loans and extend other financial accommodations to the Borrower; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Intermediate Holdings, the Term Loan A Agent and certain financial institutions and other entities are parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2015 (as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, the “Term Loan A Credit Agreement” and, together with the Term Loan B/Revolving Credit Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreements”; capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Term Loan B/Revolver Credit Agreement and Term Loan A Credit Agreement, as applicable), pursuant to which such financial institutions and other entities have made and have agreed to make loans and extend other financial accommodations to the Borrower; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Intermediate Holdings, Anywhere Real Estate Inc., Anywhere Co- Issuer Corp., the other Loan Parties party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent, are parties to that certain Indenture dated as August 24, 2023 (as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, the “Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture”) governing the $639,922,460 of 7.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due April 15, 2030 (including any additional notes from time to time issued pursuant thereto, the “Initial Second Lien Priority Notes”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties have granted to the Initial First Lien Priority Representative security interests in the Common Collateral as security for payment and performance of the First Lien Priority Obligations under each of the Existing Credit Agreements; and

 


WHEREAS, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall grant to the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative security interests in the Common Collateral junior to the security interests granted to the Initial First Lien Priority Representative as security for payment and performance of the Second Lien Priority Obligations under the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture; and

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture that the parties hereto shall have executed and delivered this Agreement for the purpose of setting forth the relative priority of the liens created by the First Lien Priority Security Documents and the Second Lien Priority Security Documents (as such terms are hereinafter defined) in respect of the exercise of the rights and remedies and priorities in respect of the Common Collateral and the application of proceeds thereof; and

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the existence and sufficiency of which are expressly recognized by all of the parties hereto, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions.

1.1 Defined Terms. The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

Additional First Lien Priority Agreement” means any agreement permitted to be designated as such by the First Lien Priority Agreement and the Second Lien Priority Agreement, provided an authorized representative with respect to such agreement becomes party hereto, and binds the holders of indebtedness thereunder, in accordance with Section 9.3(b).

Additional First Lien Priority Debt” means any indebtedness that is incurred, issued or guaranteed by any Loan Party (other than indebtedness issued under the Term Loan A Credit Agreement and the Term Loan B/Revolving Credit Agreement) and secured by Liens on the Common Collateral (or a portion thereof) on a senior basis to the Liens securing the Second Lien Priority Obligations; provided, however, that (i) such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred, issued or guaranteed on such basis by each First Lien Priority Agreement and each Second Lien Priority Agreement in effect at the time of such incurrence, issuance or guarantee and (ii) the representative for the holders of such indebtedness shall have become party to this Agreement pursuant to, and by satisfying the condition set forth in, Section 9.3(b).

Additional Second Lien Priority Agreement” means any agreement permitted to be designated as such by the First Lien Priority Agreement and the Second Lien Priority Agreement, provided an authorized representative with respect to such agreement becomes party hereto, and binds the holders of indebtedness thereunder, in accordance with Section 9.3(b).

Additional Second Lien Priority Debt” means any indebtedness that is incurred, issued or guaranteed by any Loan Party (other than indebtedness issued under the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture) and secured by Liens on the Common Collateral (or a portion thereof) on a junior basis to the Liens securing the First Lien Priority Obligations; provided, however, that (i) such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred, issued or guaranteed on such basis by each First Lien Priority Agreement and each Second Lien Priority Agreement in effect at the time of such incurrence, issuance or guarantee and (ii) the representative for the holders of such indebtedness shall have become party to this Agreement pursuant to, and by satisfying the condition set forth in, Section 9.3(b).

 

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Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. §101 et seq.), as amended from time to time.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

Cash Management Obligations” means, with respect to any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, any obligations of such Loan Party or Subsidiary owed to any First Lien Priority Secured Party (or any of its affiliates) in respect of overdrafts and related liabilities or arising from treasury, depositary or other cash management services and facilities (including, but not limited to, intraday, ACH and purchasing card/T&E services) or arising from any automated-clearing-house transfers of funds or from other transactions or arrangements referred to in Section 6.01(w) of each of the Existing Credit Agreements.

Common Collateral” means all assets that are both First Lien Priority Collateral and Second Lien Priority Collateral.

Comparable Second Lien Priority Security Document” means, in relation to any Common Collateral subject to any First Lien Priority Security Document, the applicable Second Lien Priority Security Document that creates a security interest in such Common Collateral, granted by the same Loan Party, as applicable.

Controlling First Lien Priority Representative” means the “Controlling Collateral Agent” as defined in the First Lien Priority Intercreditor Agreement.

Controlling Second Lien Priority Representative” means (i) until the discharge in full of the obligations in respect of the Initial Second Lien Priority Notes, the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, and (ii) from and after the discharge of the obligations in full in respect of the Initial Second Lien Priority Notes, the Second Lien Priority Representative for the Second Lien Priority Obligations that constitutes the largest outstanding principal amount of any then outstanding series of Second Lien Priority Obligations.

DIP Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.

Electronic Means” means the following communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, or another method or system specified by the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative as available for use in connection with its services hereunder.

 

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Enforcement Action” means, with respect to the First Lien Priority Obligations or the Second Lien Priority Obligations, the exercise of any rights and remedies with respect to any Common Collateral securing such obligations or the commencement or prosecution of enforcement of any of the rights and remedies with respect to the Common Collateral under, as applicable, the First Lien Priority Documents or the Second Lien Priority Documents, or applicable law, including without limitation the exercise of any rights of set-off or recoupment, and the exercise of any rights or remedies of a secured creditor under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or under the Bankruptcy Code.

Existing Credit Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the second WHEREAS clause of this Agreement.

First Lien Priority Agreement” means the collective reference to (i) the Term Loan B/Revolving Credit Agreement, (ii) the Term Loan A Credit Agreement, (iii) any Additional First Lien Priority Agreement and (iv) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, increase (to the extent permissible under the then existing First Lien Priority Agreements and Second Lien Priority Agreements), renew, refund, replace (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinance (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time the indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under either of the Existing Credit Agreements that are subject to a First Priority Lien, any Additional First Lien Priority Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause (iv) unless such agreement or instrument expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a First Lien Priority Agreement hereunder (a “Replacement First Lien Priority Agreement”). Any reference to the First Lien Priority Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any First Lien Priority Agreement then extant, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.

First Lien Priority Collateral” means all assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, in which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to any First Lien Priority Secured Party as security for any First Lien Priority Obligation.

First Lien Priority Collateral Agreement” means the collective reference to (i) the Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2013, among Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the grantors party thereto and the Term Loan B/RC Agent, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, (ii) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2015, among Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the other grantors party thereto, and the Term Loan A Agent, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time and (iii) any other agreements and documents purporting to grant a security interest in First Lien Priority Collateral executed and delivered pursuant to any other First Lien Priority Agreement.

First Lien Priority Creditors” means with respect to (i) the Existing Credit Agreements, the “Secured Parties” (as defined under each Existing Credit Agreement) and (ii) any other First Lien Priority Agreement, any holders of additional First Lien Priority Obligations thereunder and that are otherwise “Secured Parties” (as defined in the First Lien Priority Collateral Agreement) with a First Priority Lien.

 

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First Lien Priority Documents” means each First Lien Priority Agreement, each First Lien Priority Security Document and each First Lien Priority Guarantee.

First Lien Priority Guarantee” means any guarantee by any Loan Party of any or all of the First Lien Priority Obligations.

First Lien Priority Intercreditor Agreement” means the First Lien Priority Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2012 (as amended, restated and supplemented from time to time), among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Term Loan A Agent and the Term Loan B/RC Agent and the other parties party thereto.

First Lien Priority Obligations” means (i) with respect to each of the Existing Credit Agreements, all “Loan Obligations” (as defined in the First Lien Priority Collateral Agreement) of each Loan Party that are secured by a First Priority Lien and (ii) with respect to each other First Lien Priority Agreement, (a) all principal of and interest (including without limitation any Post-Petition Interest) and premium (if any) on all loans made or other indebtedness issued or incurred pursuant to such First Lien Priority Agreement, (b) all reimbursement obligations (if any) and interest thereon (including without limitation any Post-Petition Interest) with respect to any letter of credit or similar instruments issued pursuant to such First Lien Priority Agreement, (c) all Hedging Obligations, (d) all Cash Management Obligations, and (e) all guarantee obligations, fees, expenses and other amounts payable from time to time pursuant to the First Lien Priority Documents. To the extent any payment with respect to any First Lien Priority Obligation (whether by or on behalf of any Loan Party, as proceeds of security, enforcement of any right of setoff or otherwise) is declared to be a fraudulent conveyance or a preference in any respect, set aside or required to be paid to a debtor in possession, any Second Lien Priority Secured Party, any receiver or similar Person, then the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall, for the purposes of this Agreement and the rights and obligations of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred.

First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date” means the first date on which (i) the First Lien Priority Obligations (other than those that constitute Unasserted Contingent Obligations) have been paid in full (or cash collateralized or defeased in accordance with the terms of the First Lien Priority Documents), (ii) all commitments to extend credit under the First Lien Priority Documents have been terminated, (iii) there are no outstanding letters of credit or similar instruments issued under the First Lien Priority Documents (other than such as have been cash collateralized or defeased in accordance with the terms of the First Lien Priority Documents), and (iv) the First Lien Priority Representative has delivered a written notice to the Second Lien Priority Representative stating that the events described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) have occurred to the satisfaction of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties, which notice shall be delivered by the First Lien Priority Representative promptly after the occurrence of the events described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).

First Lien Priority Representative” means the Initial First Lien Priority Representative and any Person identified as a “First Lien Priority Representative” in any First Lien Priority Agreement other than the Existing Credit Agreements. In the case of any Replacement First Lien Priority Agreement, the First Lien Priority Representative shall be the Person identified as such in such Agreement.

 

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First Lien Priority Secured Parties” means the First Lien Priority Representatives, the First Lien Priority Creditors and any other holders of the First Lien Priority Obligations.

First Lien Priority Security Documents” means the First Lien Priority Collateral Agreement, each of the security agreements executed and delivered pursuant to any First Lien Priority Agreement and the security agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to the First Lien Priority Collateral Agreement or pursuant to Section 5.09 of each of the Existing Credit Agreements in order to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, and to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, with respect to the First Lien Priority Creditors.

First Priority Class Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.3(b).

First Priority Class Debt Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.3(b).

First Priority Class Debt Representative” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.3(b).

First Priority Lien” means any Lien created by the First Lien Priority Security Documents.

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party, any obligations of such Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party owed to any First Lien Priority Creditor (or any of its affiliates) in respect of any commodity, interest rate or currency swap, cap, floor, collar, forward agreement or other exchange or protection agreement or other Swap Agreement any option with respect to any such transaction.

Initial First Lien Priority Representative” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Term Loan B/RC Agent and Term Loan A Agent.

Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the third WHEREAS clause of this Agreement.

Initial Second Lien Priority Notes” has the meaning set forth in the third WHEREAS clause of this Agreement.

Initial Second Lien Priority Representative” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding in respect of bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, receivership, dissolution or assignment for the benefit of creditors, in each of the foregoing events whether under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership or similar law.

Intermediate Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the first WHEREAS clause of this Agreement.

 

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Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).

Loan Party” means the Borrower, Intermediate Holdings and each direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any First Lien Priority Document or Second Lien Priority Document; provided, however, that any Loan Party which is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, in each case, which is not required to be a party to any Second Lien Priority Document shall not be considered a Loan Party hereunder. All references in this Agreement to any Loan Party shall include such Loan Party as a debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Loan Party in any Insolvency Proceeding.

Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.

Post-Petition Interest” means any interest or entitlement to fees or expenses or other charges that accrues after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not allowed or allowable in any such Insolvency Proceeding.

Replacement First Lien Priority Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “First Lien Priority Agreement”.

Second Lien Enforcement Date” means the 180th day following the later of (i) the date on which a Second Lien Priority Representative has declared the existence of any Event of Default (or similar term) under (and as defined in) any Second Lien Priority Document and demanded the repayment of all the principal amount of obligations thereunder and (ii) the date on which all First Lien Priority Representatives have received written notice from any Second Lien Priority Representative of such declarations of such Event of Default and demand for payment; provided, the Second Lien Enforcement Date shall be stayed and shall not occur at any time with respect to any Loan Party which is a debtor under or with respect to (or otherwise subject to) any Insolvency Proceeding.

Second Lien Priority Agreement” means the collective reference to (i) the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture, (ii) any Additional Second Lien Priority Agreement and (iii) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture, or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, increase (to the extent permissible under the then existing First Lien Priority Agreements and Second Lien Priority Agreements), renew, refund, replace (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinance (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time (a) the Initial Second Lien Priority Notes or (b) any indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture that is secured pari passu with the Initial Second Lien Priority Notes, or (y) any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause (iii). Any reference to the Second Lien Priority Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any Second Lien Priority Agreement then extant.

 

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Second Lien Priority Collateral” means all assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, in which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to any Second Lien Priority Secured Party as security for any Second Lien Priority Obligation.

Second Lien Priority Collateral Agreement” means (i) the Collateral Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2023, among Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the other grantors party thereto, and the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time and (ii) any other agreements and documents purporting to grant rights in Second Lien Priority Collateral executed and delivered pursuant to any other Second Lien Priority Agreement.

Second Lien Priority Creditors” means the holders of the Initial Second Lien Priority Notes, any holders of additional Second Lien Priority Obligations and any Persons that are otherwise “Secured Parties” (as defined in the Second Lien Priority Collateral Agreement) with a Second Priority Lien.

Second Lien Priority Documents” means each Second Lien Priority Agreement, each Second Lien Priority Security Document and each Second Lien Priority Guarantee.

Second Lien Priority Guarantee” means any guarantee by any Loan Party of any or all of the Second Lien Priority Obligations.

Second Lien Priority Obligations” means (i) with respect to the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture, all “Secured Obligations” of each Loan Party as defined in the Second Lien Priority Collateral Agreement referred to in clause (i) of the definition thereof and (ii) with respect to each other Second Lien Priority Agreement, (a) all principal of and interest (including without limitation any Post-Petition Interest) and premium (if any) on all indebtedness under such Second Lien Priority Agreement, and (b) all guarantee obligations, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of agents, professional advisers and counsel) and other amounts payable from time to time pursuant to such Second Lien Priority Agreement, in each case whether or not allowed or allowable in an Insolvency Proceeding. To the extent any payment with respect to any Second Lien Priority Obligation (whether by or on behalf of any Loan Party, as proceeds of security, enforcement of any right of setoff or otherwise) is declared to be a fraudulent conveyance or a preference in any respect, set aside or required to be paid to a debtor in possession, any First Lien Priority Secured Party, receiver or similar Person, then the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall, for the purposes of this Agreement and the rights and obligations of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred.

Second Lien Priority Representative” means the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, and any Person identified as a “Second Lien Priority Representative” in any Second Lien Priority Agreement other than the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture.

Second Lien Priority Secured Parties” means the Second Lien Priority Representatives, the Second Lien Priority Creditors and any other holders of the Second Lien Priority Obligations.

 

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Second Lien Priority Security Documents” means the Second Lien Priority Collateral Agreement, each of the security agreements executed and delivered pursuant to any Second Lien Priority Agreement and the security agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to the Second Lien Priority Collateral Agreement.

Second Priority Class Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.3(b).

Second Priority Class Debt Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.3(b).

Second Priority Class Debt Representative” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.3(b).

Second Priority Lien” means any Lien created by the Second Lien Priority Security Documents.

Secured Parties” means the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties.

Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the First Lien Priority Agreement.

Term Loan A Agent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Term Loan A Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the second WHEREAS clause of this Agreement.

Term Loan B/RC Agent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Term Loan B/Revolving Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the first WHEREAS clause of this Agreement.

Unasserted Contingent Obligations” shall mean, at any time, First Lien Priority Obligations for taxes, costs, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities (excluding (a) the principal of, and interest and premium (if any) on, and fees and expenses relating to, any First Lien Priority Obligation and (b) contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of amounts that may be drawn under outstanding letters of credit) in respect of which no assertion of liability (whether oral or written) and no claim or demand for payment (whether oral or written) has been made (and, in the case of First Lien Priority Obligations for indemnification, no notice for indemnification has been issued by the indemnitee) at such time.

Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the applicable jurisdiction.

1.2 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the

 

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context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors or permitted assigns, (iii) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references herein to Sections shall be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement and (v) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Section 2. Lien Priorities.

2.1 Subordination of Liens. (a) Any and all Liens now existing or hereafter created or arising in favor of any Second Lien Priority Secured Party securing the Second Lien Priority Obligations, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, are expressly junior in priority, operation and effect to any and all Liens now existing or hereafter created or arising in favor of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties securing the First Lien Priority Obligations, notwithstanding (i) anything to the contrary contained in any agreement or filing to which any Second Lien Priority Secured Party may now or hereafter be a party, and regardless of the time, order or method of grant, attachment, recording or perfection of any financing statements or other security interests, assignments, pledges, deeds, mortgages and other liens, charges or encumbrances or any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing, (ii) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, any applicable law or any First Lien Priority Document or Second Lien Priority Document or any other circumstance whatsoever and (iii) the fact that any such Liens in favor of any First Lien Priority Secured Party securing any of the First Lien Priority Obligations are (x) subordinated to any Lien securing any obligation of any Loan Party other than the Second Lien Priority Obligations or (y) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed.

(b) No First Lien Priority Secured Party or Second Lien Priority Secured Party shall object to or contest, or support any other Person in contesting or objecting to, in any proceeding (including without limitation, any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, extent, perfection, priority or enforceability of any security interest in the Common Collateral granted to the other. Notwithstanding any failure by any First Lien Priority Secured Party or Second Lien Priority Secured Party to perfect its security interests in the Common Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation or subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction of the security interests in the Common Collateral granted to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties or the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, the priority and rights as between the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties with respect to the Common Collateral shall be as set forth herein.

2.2 Nature of First Lien Priority Obligations. Each Second Lien Priority Representative on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties acknowledges that a portion of the First Lien Priority Obligations represents debt that is revolving in nature and that the amount thereof that may be outstanding at any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed, and that the terms of the First Lien Priority Obligations

 

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may be modified, extended or amended from time to time, and that the aggregate amount of the First Lien Priority Obligations may be increased, replaced or refinanced, in each event, without notice to or consent by the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties and without affecting the provisions hereof. The lien priorities provided in Section 2.1 shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, repayment, reborrowing, increase, replacement, renewal, restatement or refinancing of either the First Lien Priority Obligations or the Second Lien Priority Obligations, or any portion thereof.

2.3 Agreements Regarding Actions to Perfect Liens.

(a) Each Second Lien Priority Representative agrees on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties that each security agreement now or hereafter entered into for the benefit of such Second Lien Priority Representative and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties shall be substantially similar in all material respects to the corresponding security agreement in favor of the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative or otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative; provided, that the rights, privileges, protections, indemnities and immunities set forth in such security agreements with respect to such Second Lien Priority Representative shall be satisfactory to such Second Lien Priority Representative in its sole discretion.

(b) Each Second Lien Priority Representative agrees on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties that all mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds and similar instruments (collectively, “mortgages”) now or hereafter filed against real property in favor of or for the benefit of such Second Lien Priority Representative (or its agent) and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties shall be substantially similar in all material respects to the corresponding mortgage in favor of the Controlling First Lien Priority Representatives or otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative (provided, that such Second Lien Priority Representative shall not be responsible for the filing, form, content or renewal of such mortgage; and provided further, that the rights, privileges, protections, indemnities and immunities set forth in such mortgages with respect to such Second Lien Priority Representative shall be satisfactory to such Second Lien Priority Representative in its sole discretion) and shall contain the following notation (or equivalent language reasonably acceptable to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative): “The lien created by this mortgage on the property described herein is junior and subordinate to the lien on such property created by any mortgage, deed of trust or similar instrument now or hereafter granted to the First Lien Priority Representatives, and their successors and assigns, in such property, in accordance with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of August 24, 2023 among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Initial First Lien Priority Representative, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC, as the Borrower, and the other Loan Parties referred to therein, as amended from time to time.”

(c) Each First Lien Priority Representative hereby acknowledges that, to the extent that it holds, or a third party holds on its behalf, physical possession of or “control” (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) over Common Collateral pursuant to the First Lien Priority Security Documents, such possession or control is also for the benefit of, and such First Lien Priority Representative or such third party holds such possession or control as bailee and agent for, the Second Lien Priority Representatives and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties solely to

 

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the extent required to perfect their security interest in such Common Collateral (such bailment and agency for perfection being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8-301(a)(2) and 9-313(c) of the Uniform Commercial Code). Nothing in the preceding sentences shall be construed to impose any duty on such First Lien Priority Representative (or any third party acting on its behalf) with respect to such Common Collateral or provide the Second Lien Priority Representatives or any other Second Lien Priority Secured Party with any rights with respect to such Common Collateral beyond those specified in this Agreement and the Second Lien Priority Security Documents, provided that subsequent to the occurrence of the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date, each First Lien Priority Representative shall (i) deliver to the Controlling Second Lien Priority Representative, at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, the Common Collateral in its possession or control together with any necessary endorsements to the extent required by the Second Lien Priority Documents or (ii) direct and deliver such Common Collateral as a court of competent jurisdiction otherwise directs, and provided, further, that the provisions of this Agreement are intended solely to govern the respective Lien priorities as between the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties and shall not impose on the First Lien Priority Secured Parties any obligations in respect of the disposition of any Common Collateral (or any proceeds thereof) that would conflict with prior perfected Liens or any claims thereon in favor of any other Person that is not a Secured Party.

2.4 No New Liens.

(a) So long as the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Loan Party, subject to Section 5.4, there shall be no Lien, and no Loan Party shall create, any Lien on any assets of any Loan Party, securing any Second Lien Priority Obligations that, to the extent permissible under applicable law, are not also subject to the Lien in respect of the First Lien Priority Obligations; provided that this provision will not be violated if such Loan Party gives each First Lien Priority Representative a reasonable opportunity to accept a Lien on any asset or property and such First Lien Priority Representative states in writing delivered to such Loan Party, with a copy to each Second Lien Priority Secured Party, that the documents governing such First Lien Priority Obligations in respect thereof prohibit the holders of such First Lien Priority Obligations from accepting a Lien on such asset or property or such holders of such First Lien Priority Obligations otherwise expressly decline to accept a Lien on such asset or property (any such prohibited or declined Lien, a “First Lien Priority Declined Lien”). If any Loan Party shall (nonetheless and in breach of the foregoing) have created any Lien on any collateral of any Loan Party in favor of any Second Lien Priority Secured Party that is not also subject to the Lien in respect of the First Lien Priority Obligations (other than a First Lien Priority Declined Lien), then the applicable Second Lien Priority Secured Party shall, to the extent permissible under applicable law, without the need for any further consent of any party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other document, be deemed to also hold and have held such Lien for the benefit of any First Lien Priority Secured Party as security for such First Lien Priority Obligations (subject to the Lien priority and other terms hereof) and in any event take or cause to be taken such actions as may be reasonably requested in writing by such First Lien Priority Representative to assign or release such Liens in favor of the applicable holders of such First Lien Priority Obligations (and/or its or their designee) as security for the First Lien Priority Obligations.

 

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(b) In addition, subject to Section 5.4 and applicable law, none of the Loan Parties shall grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property of any Loan Party to secure any First Lien Priority Obligation unless it has granted, or concurrently therewith grants, a Lien on such asset or property of such Loan Party to secure the Second Lien Priority Obligations; provided that this provision will not be violated if each Second Lien Priority Representative (acting at the written direction of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties required to direct the Second Lien Priority Representative under the applicable Second Lien Priority Documents) is given a reasonable opportunity to accept a Lien on any asset or property and such Second Lien Priority Representative (acting at the written direction of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties required to direct the Second Lien Priority Representative under the applicable Second Lien Priority Document) states in writing that the documents governing such Second Lien Priority Obligations in respect thereof prohibit such holders from accepting a Lien on such asset or property or that such holders otherwise expressly decline to accept a Lien on such asset or property.

Section 3. Enforcement Rights.

3.1 Exclusive Enforcement. Until the occurrence of the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date or, subject to the proviso to Section 3.2(b), a Second Lien Enforcement Date, whether or not an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Loan Party, the First Lien Priority Secured Parties shall have the sole and exclusive right to take and continue any Enforcement Action with respect to the Common Collateral, without any consultation with or consent of any Second Lien Priority Secured Party, but subject to the proviso set forth in Section 5.1. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a default or an event of default under the First Lien Priority Documents, the First Lien Priority Representatives and the other First Lien Priority Secured Parties may take and continue any Enforcement Action with respect to the First Lien Priority Obligations and the Common Collateral in such order and manner as they may determine in their sole discretion.

3.2 Standstill and Waivers.

(a) Subject to the proviso set forth in Section 5.1, each Second Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, agrees that, until the occurrence of the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date or, subject to the proviso to Section 3.2(b), the Second Lien Enforcement Date:

(i) they will not take or cause to be taken any Enforcement Action;

(ii) they will not take or cause to be taken any action, the purpose or effect of which is to make any Lien in respect of any Second Lien Priority Obligation pari passu with or senior to, or to give any Second Lien Priority Secured Party any preference or priority relative to, the Liens with respect to the First Lien Priority Obligations or the First Lien Priority Secured Parties with respect to any of the Common Collateral;

(iii) they will not contest, oppose, object to, interfere with, hinder or delay, in any manner, whether by judicial proceedings (including without limitation the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding) or otherwise, any foreclosure, sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the Common Collateral by any First Lien Priority Secured Party or any other Enforcement Action taken (or any forbearance from taking any Enforcement Action) by or on behalf of any First Lien Priority Secured Party;

 

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(iv) they have no right to (i) direct either the First Lien Priority Representatives or any other First Lien Priority Secured Party to exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to the Common Collateral or pursuant to the First Lien Priority Security Documents or (ii) consent or object to the exercise by any First Lien Priority Representative or any other First Lien Priority Secured Party of any right, remedy or power with respect to the Common Collateral or pursuant to the First Lien Priority Security Documents or to the timing or manner in which any such right is exercised or not exercised (or, to the extent they may have any such right described in this clause (d), whether as a junior lien creditor or otherwise, they hereby irrevocably waive such right);

(v) they will not institute any suit or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any First Lien Priority Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to, and no First Lien Priority Secured Party shall be liable for, any action taken or omitted to be taken by any First Lien Priority Secured Party with respect to the Common Collateral or pursuant to the First Lien Priority Documents; and

(vi) they will not seek, and hereby waive any right, to have the Common Collateral or any part thereof marshaled upon any foreclosure or other disposition of the Common Collateral.

(b) Following the occurrence of a Second Lien Enforcement Date, the Controlling Second Lien Priority Representative may exercise rights and remedies in respect of the Common Collateral pursuant to the Second Lien Priority Collateral Agreements and applicable law; provided, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Second Lien Priority Secured Party have the right to exercise any rights or remedies with respect to such Common Collateral if, notwithstanding the occurrence of the Second Lien Enforcement Date, the applicable First Lien Priority Secured Party shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing an Enforcement Action or other post-default exercise of their rights or remedies in each case with respect to all or any material portion of such Common Collateral.

3.3 Judgment Creditors. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2(a), each Second Lien Priority Representative and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against the Borrower or any other Loan Party in accordance with the terms of the Second Lien Priority Documents and applicable law; provided that in the event that any Second Lien Priority Secured Party becomes a judgment lien creditor as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor, such judgment lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes (including in relation to the First Priority Liens and the First Lien Priority Obligations) to the same extent as all other Liens securing the Second Lien Priority Obligations are subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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3.4 Cooperation. Each Second Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, agrees that each of them shall take such actions, at the sole cost and expense of the Loan Parties, as the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative shall reasonably request in writing in connection with the exercise by the First Lien Priority Secured Parties of their rights set forth herein.

3.5 No Additional Rights For the Loan Parties Hereunder. Except as provided in Section 3.6, if any First Lien Priority Secured Party or Second Lien Priority Secured Party shall enforce its rights or remedies in violation of the terms of this Agreement, no Loan Party shall be entitled to use such violation as a defense to any action by any First Lien Priority Secured Party or Second Lien Priority Secured Party, nor to assert such violation as a counterclaim or basis for set off or recoupment against any First Lien Priority Secured Party or Second Lien Priority Secured Party.

3.6 Actions Upon Breach. (a) If any Second Lien Priority Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, commences or participates in any action or proceeding against any Loan Party or the Common Collateral, such Loan Party, with the prior written consent of the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea the making of this Agreement, and any First Lien Priority Secured Party may intervene and interpose such defense or plea in its or their name or in the name of such Loan Party.

(b) Should any Second Lien Priority Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, in any way take, attempt to or threaten to take any action with respect to the Common Collateral (including, without limitation, any attempt to realize upon or enforce any remedy with respect to this Agreement), or fail to take any action required by this Agreement, any First Lien Priority Secured Party (in its own name or in the name of the relevant Loan Party) or the relevant Loan Party may obtain relief against such Second Lien Priority Secured Party by injunction, specific performance and/or other appropriate equitable relief, it being understood and agreed by each Second Lien Priority Representative on behalf of each Second Lien Priority Secured Party that (i) the First Lien Priority Secured Parties’ damages from its actions may at that time be difficult to ascertain and may be irreparable, and (ii) each Second Lien Priority Secured Party waives any defense that the Loan Parties and/or the First Lien Priority Secured Parties cannot demonstrate damage and/or be made whole by the awarding of damages.

Section 4. Application of Proceeds of Common Collateral; Dispositions and Releases of Common Collateral; Inspection and Insurance; Purchase Right.

4.1 Application of Proceeds; Turnover Provisions. All proceeds of Common Collateral (including without limitation any interest earned thereon) resulting from the sale, collection or other disposition of Common Collateral in connection with an Enforcement Action, whether or not pursuant to an Insolvency Proceeding, shall be distributed as follows: first to the First Lien Priority Representatives for application to the First Lien Priority Obligations in accordance with the terms of the First Lien Priority Documents, on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of First Lien Priority Obligations under the First Lien Priority Agreements then outstanding, until the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date has occurred and thereafter, to the Second Lien Priority Representatives for application to the Second Lien Priority Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Second Lien Priority Documents, on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Second Lien Priority Obligations under the Second Lien Priority Agreements then outstanding. Until the occurrence of the First

 

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Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date, any Common Collateral, including without limitation any such Common Collateral constituting proceeds, that may be received by any Second Lien Priority Secured Party in violation of this Agreement shall be segregated and held in trust and promptly paid over to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative, for the benefit of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements, and each Second Lien Priority Secured Party hereby authorizes the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative to make any such endorsements as agent for the Second Lien Priority Representative (which authorization, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).

4.2 Releases of Second Priority Lien. (a) Upon any release, sale or disposition of Common Collateral permitted pursuant to the terms of the First Lien Priority Documents that results in the release of the First Priority Lien on any Common Collateral (excluding (i) any sale or other disposition that is prohibited by the Second Lien Priority Agreements as in effect on the date hereof unless such sale or disposition is consummated in connection with an Enforcement Action or consummated after the institution of any Insolvency Proceeding or (ii) any release in connection with any First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date), the Second Priority Lien on such Common Collateral (excluding any portion of the proceeds of such Common Collateral remaining after the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date occurs) shall be automatically and unconditionally released with no further consent or action of any Person.

(b) Each Second Lien Priority Representative shall promptly execute and deliver such release documents and instruments, in form and substance satisfactory to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative, and shall take such further actions, at the sole cost and expense of the Loan Parties, as the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative shall reasonably request in writing to evidence any release of the Second Priority Lien described in Section 4.2(a). Each Second Lien Priority Representative hereby appoints the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Second Lien Priority Representative and in the name of such Second Lien Priority Representative or in such First Lien Priority Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this Section 4.2, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Section 4.2, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable). In no event shall any Second Lien Priority Representative incur any liability as a result of any action taken by the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative under this Section 4.2.

4.3 Inspection Rights and Insurance. (a) Any First Lien Priority Secured Party and its representatives and invitees may at any time inspect, repossess, remove and otherwise deal with the Common Collateral, and the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative may advertise and conduct public auctions or private sales of the Common Collateral, in each case without notice to, the involvement of or interference by any Second Lien Priority Secured Party or liability to any Second Lien Priority Secured Party.

 

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(b) Until the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date has occurred, the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative will have the sole and exclusive right (i) to be named as additional insured and loss payee under any insurance policies maintained from time to time by any Loan Party (except that each Second Lien Priority Representative shall have the right to be named as additional insured and loss payee so long as its junior lien status is identified in a manner satisfactory to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative); (ii) as among the Secured Parties, to adjust or settle any insurance policy or claim covering the Common Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder, and (iii) as among the Secured Parties, to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Common Collateral.

4.4 Purchase Right.

(a) Following the occurrence of (i) the receipt by the Second Lien Priority Secured Representatives of written notice by any First Lien Priority Representative or First Lien Priority Secured Party of their intent to accelerate payment of the First Lien Priority Obligations or to commence any Enforcement Action with respect to any Common Collateral (or acceleration or the actual commencement of any such Enforcement Action), (ii) the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Loan Party, or (iii) a payment default under any First Lien Priority Agreement which has not been cured or waived by the applicable creditors within 30 days after the occurrence thereof (each, a “Purchase Event”), any one or more of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties shall have the option at any time within 90 days after the occurrence of a Purchase Event upon five (5) Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice (the “Purchase Notice”), which may be delivered by a Second Lien Priority Representative on such Second Lien Priority Secured Parties’ behalf, to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative to purchase all (but not less than all) of the First Lien Priority Obligations at the Purchase Price (as defined in Section 4.4(c) below). The First Lien Priority Obligations shall be purchased by all of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties giving the Purchase Notice to the Controlling Second Lien Priority Representative of their intent to exercise the purchase option hereunder ratably in accordance with the amount of Second Lien Priority Obligations held by them, unless otherwise agreed in writing among such Second Lien Priority Secured Parties.

(b) On the date specified by the Second Lien Priority Representative or a Second Lien Priority Secured Party in the Purchase Notice (which shall be a Business Day not less than five Business Days, nor more than ten Business Days, after receipt by the First Lien Priority Representative of the Purchase Notice, the First Lien Priority Secured Parties shall, subject to any required approval of any court or other governmental authority then in effect, sell to the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties electing to purchase pursuant to Section 4.4(a) (each such Second Lien Priority Secured Party, a “Purchasing Party,” and together, the “Purchasing Parties”), and the Purchasing Parties shall purchase (the “Purchase”) from the First Lien Priority Secured Parties, the First Lien Priority Obligations; provided, that the First Lien Priority Obligations purchased shall not include any rights of First Lien Priority Secured Parties with respect to indemnification and other obligations of the Loan Parties under the First Lien Priority Documents that are expressly stated to survive the termination of the First Lien Priority Documents (the “Surviving Obligations”).

 

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(c) Without limiting the obligations of the Loan Parties under the First Lien Priority Documents to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties with respect to the Surviving Obligations (which shall not be transferred in connection with the Purchase), on the date of the Purchase, the Purchasing Parties shall (i) pay to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties as the purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) therefor the full amount of all First Lien Priority Obligations then outstanding and unpaid (including principal, interest, fees, breakage costs, non-contingent indemnity claims, attorneys’ fees and expenses, and, in the case of any Hedging Obligations, the amount that would be payable by the relevant Loan Party thereunder if it were to terminate such Hedging Obligations on the date of the Purchase or, if not terminated, an amount reasonably determined by the relevant First Lien Priority Secured Party to be necessary to collateralize its credit risk arising out of such Hedging Obligations), (ii) furnish cash collateral (the “Cash Collateral”) to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties in such amounts as the relevant First Lien Priority Secured Parties determine is reasonably necessary to secure such First Lien Priority Secured Parties in connection with any outstanding letters of credit (not to exceed 105% of the aggregate undrawn face amount of such letters of credit), (iii) agree to reimburse the First Lien Priority Secured Parties for any loss, cost, damage or expense (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with any fees, costs or expenses related to any checks or other payments provisionally credited to the First Lien Priority Obligations but as to which the First Lien Priority Secured Parties have not yet received final payment and (iv) without duplication of any amount paid pursuant to clause (i), pay unpaid indemnification obligations of the Loan Parties under the First Lien Priority Documents as to matters or circumstances known to the Purchasing Parties at the time of the Purchase and for which a claim has been asserted in the amount of any loss, cost, damage or expense to any of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties .

(d) The Purchase Price and Cash Collateral shall be remitted by wire transfer in immediately available funds to such account of the First Lien Priority Representative as it shall designate to the Purchasing Parties. The First Lien Priority Representative shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute the amounts received by it in respect of the Purchase Price to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties in accordance with the First Lien Priority Agreement. Interest shall be calculated to but excluding the day on which the Purchase occurs if the amounts so paid by the Purchasing Parties to the account designated by the First Lien Priority Representative are received in such account prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, and interest shall be calculated to and including such day if the amounts so paid by the Purchasing Parties to the account designated by the First Lien Priority Representative are received in such account later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time.

(e) The Purchase shall be made without representation or warranty of any kind by the First Lien Priority Secured Parties as to the First Lien Priority Obligations, the Common Collateral or otherwise and without recourse to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties, except that the First Lien Priority Secured Parties shall represent and warrant: (i) the amount of the First Lien Priority Obligations being purchased, (ii) that the First Lien Priority Secured Parties own the First Lien Priority Obligations free and clear of any liens or encumbrances and (iii) that the First Lien Priority Secured Parties have the right to assign the First Lien Priority Obligations and the assignment is duly authorized.

(f) For the avoidance of doubt, unless a Second Lien Priority Representative shall have expressly elected to participate in the Purchase as a Purchasing Party, in no event shall a Second Lien Priority Representative have any obligation to furnish any portion of the Purchase Price, Cash Collateral or any other payment in connection with the Purchase to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties.

 

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Section 5. Insolvency Proceedings.

5.1 Filing of Motions. Until the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date has occurred, each Second Lien Priority Representative agrees on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties that no Second Lien Priority Secured Party shall, in or in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding, file any pleadings or motions, take any position at any hearing or proceeding of any nature, or otherwise take any action whatsoever, in each case that (a) violates, or is prohibited by, this Section 5 (or, in the absence of an Insolvency Proceeding, otherwise would violate or be prohibited by this Agreement), (b) asserts any right, benefit or privilege that arises in favor of such Second Lien Priority Representative or Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, in whole or in part, as a result of their interest in the Common Collateral or in the Second Priority Lien (unless the assertion of such right is expressly permitted by this Agreement) or (c) challenges the validity, priority, enforceability or voidability of any Liens or claims held by the First Lien Priority Representatives or any other First Lien Priority Secured Party, or the extent to which the First Lien Priority Obligations constitute secured claims under Section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; provided that each Second Lien Priority Representative may (x) file a proof of claim in an Insolvency Proceeding, (y) take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Common Collateral, or the rights of any First Lien Priority Secured Party to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect its Lien on the Common Collateral or (z) file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, including any claims secured by the Common Collateral, in each case subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement and only if consistent with the terms and the limitations on such Second Lien Priority Representative imposed hereby.

5.2 Financing Matters. If any Loan Party becomes subject to any Insolvency Proceeding, and if the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative or the other First Lien Priority Secured Parties desire to consent (or not object) to the use of cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code or to provide financing to any Loan Party under the Bankruptcy Code or to consent (or not object) to the provision of such financing to any Loan Party by any third party (any such financing, “DIP Financing”), then each Second Lien Priority Representative agrees, on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, that each Second Lien Priority Secured Party (a) will be deemed to have consented to, will raise no objection to, nor support any other Person objecting to, the use of such cash collateral or to such DIP Financing, (b) will not request or accept adequate protection or any other relief in connection with the use of such cash collateral or such DIP Financing except as set forth in paragraph 5.4 below, (c) will subordinate (and will be deemed hereunder to have subordinated) the Second Priority Liens (i) (x) to such DIP Financing on the same terms as the First Priority Liens are subordinated thereto or (y) if such DIP Financing is secured by Liens which are equally and ratably ranked with the First Priority Liens, to such DIP Financing on the same terms as the Second Priority Liens are subordinated to the First Priority Liens (and any such subordination under clause (x) or (y) will not alter in any manner the terms of this Agreement), (ii) to any adequate protection provided to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and (iii) to any “carve-out” agreed to by the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative or the other First Lien Priority Secured Parties, and (d) agrees that notice received two Business Days prior to the entry of an order approving such usage of cash collateral or approving such financing shall be adequate notice.

 

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5.3 Relief From the Automatic Stay. Each Second Lien Priority Representative agrees, on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, that none of them will seek relief from the automatic stay or from any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding or take any action in derogation thereof, in each case in respect of any Common Collateral, without the prior written consent of the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative.

5.4 Adequate Protection. Each Second Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, agrees that none of them shall object, contest, or support any other Person objecting to or contesting, (a) any request by any First Lien Priority Representative or the other First Lien Priority Secured Parties for adequate protection or any adequate protection provided to any First Lien Priority Representative or the other First Lien Priority Secured Parties, (b) any objection by any First Lien Priority Representative or any other First Lien Priority Secured Parties to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim of a lack of adequate protection or (c) the payment of interest, fees, expenses or other amounts to any First Lien Priority Representative or any other First Lien Priority Secured Party under Section 506(b) or 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section and in Section 5.2(b) (but subject to all other provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 5.2(a) and 5.3), in any Insolvency Proceeding, (i) if the First Lien Priority Secured Parties (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection consisting of additional collateral (with replacement liens on such additional collateral) and superpriority claims in connection with any DIP Financing or use of cash collateral, then in connection with any such DIP Financing or use of cash collateral each Second Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and any of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, may seek or accept adequate protection consisting solely of (x) a replacement Lien on the same additional collateral, subordinated to the Liens securing the First Lien Priority Obligations and such DIP Financing on the same basis as the other Liens securing the Second Lien Priority Obligations are so subordinated to the First Lien Priority Obligations under this Agreement, (y) superpriority claims junior in all respects to the superpriority claims granted to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and (z) without prejudice to any right of any First Lien Priority Secured Party to object thereto, the payment of post-petition interest (provided, in the case of this clause (z), that the First Lien Priority Secured Parties have been granted adequate protection in the form of post-petition interest reasonably satisfactory to them), provided, however, that such Second Lien Priority Representative shall have irrevocably agreed, pursuant to Section 1129(a)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code, on behalf of itself and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, in any stipulation and/or order granting such adequate protection, that such junior superpriority claims may be paid under any plan of reorganization in any combination of cash, debt, equity or other property having a value on the effective date of such plan equal to the allowed amount of such claims and (ii) in the event any Second Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, seeks or accepts adequate protection in accordance with clause (i) above and such adequate protection is granted in the form of additional collateral, then such Second Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself or any of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, agrees that the First Lien Priority Representatives shall also be granted a senior Lien on such additional collateral as security for the First Lien Priority Obligations and any such DIP Financing and that any Lien on such additional

 

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collateral securing the Second Lien Priority Obligations shall be subordinated to the Liens on such collateral securing the First Lien Priority Obligations and any such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) and any other Liens granted to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties as adequate protection, with such subordination to be on the same terms that the other Liens securing the Second Lien Priority Obligations are subordinated to such First Lien Priority Obligations under this Agreement. Each Second Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, agrees that except as expressly set forth in this Section none of them shall seek or accept adequate protection without the prior written consent of the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

5.5 Avoidance Issues. If any First Lien Priority Secured Party is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to disgorge, turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Loan Party, because such amount was avoided or ordered to be paid or disgorged for any reason, including without limitation because it was found to be a fraudulent or preferential transfer, any amount (a “Recovery”), whether received as proceeds of security, enforcement of any right of set-off or otherwise, then the First Lien Priority Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Recovery and deemed to be outstanding as if such payment had not occurred and the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date shall be deemed not to have occurred. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto. Prior to the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date (but subject to the first sentence of this Section 5.5), the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties agree that none of them shall be entitled to benefit from any avoidance action affecting or otherwise relating to any distribution or allocation made in accordance with this Agreement, whether by preference or otherwise, it being understood and agreed that the benefit of such avoidance action otherwise allocable to them shall instead be allocated and turned over for application in accordance with the priorities set forth in this Agreement.

5.6 Asset Dispositions in an Insolvency Proceeding. In an Insolvency Proceeding, no Second Lien Priority Representative nor any other Second Lien Priority Secured Party shall oppose any sale or disposition of any assets of any Loan Party that is supported by the First Lien Priority Secured Parties, and the Second Lien Priority Representatives and each other Second Lien Priority Secured Party will be deemed to have consented under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (and otherwise) to any sale supported by the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and to have released their Liens on such assets (provided that the Second Priority Lien on any proceeds constituting Common Collateral from such sale or disposition remaining after the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date occurs shall continue).

5.7 Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification. Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that (a) the grants of Liens pursuant to the First Lien Priority Security Documents and the Second Lien Priority Security Documents constitute two separate and distinct grants of Liens and (b) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Common Collateral, the First Lien Priority Obligations and the Second Lien Priority Obligations are fundamentally different from each other and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in an Insolvency Proceeding. To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held that the claims of the

 

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First Lien Priority Secured Parties and Second Lien Priority Secured Parties in respect of the Common Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of senior and junior secured claims), then the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of senior and junior secured claims against the Loan Parties in respect of the Common Collateral, with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the Common Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties), the First Lien Priority Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of Post- Petition Interest before any distribution is made in respect of the claims held by the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties. The Second Lien Priority Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree to turn over to the First Lien Priority Secured Parties upon written request therefor amounts otherwise received or receivable by them to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of the preceding sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the claim or recovery of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties.

5.8 No Waivers of Rights of First Lien Priority Secured Parties. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit or in any way limit the First Lien Priority Representatives or any other First Lien Priority Secured Party from objecting in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to any action taken by any Second Lien Priority Secured Party not expressly permitted hereunder, including the seeking by any Second Lien Priority Secured Party of adequate protection (except as provided in Section 5.4).

5.9 Other Matters. To the extent that any Second Lien Priority Representative or any Second Lien Priority Secured Party has or acquires rights under Section 363 or Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to any of the Common Collateral, such Second Lien Priority Representative agrees, on behalf of itself and the other Second Lien Priority Secured Parties not to assert any of such rights without the prior written consent of the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative unless expressly permitted to do so hereunder.

5.10 Effectiveness in Insolvency Proceedings. This Agreement, which the parties hereto expressly acknowledge is a “subordination agreement” under section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be effective before, during and after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding.

Section 6. Security Documents.

(a) Each Loan Party and each Second Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, agrees that it shall not at any time execute or deliver any amendment or other modification to any of the Second Lien Priority Documents inconsistent with or in violation of this Agreement.

(b) Each Loan Party and each First Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the First Lien Priority Secured Parties, agrees that it shall not at any time execute or deliver any amendment or other modification to any of the First Lien Priority Documents inconsistent with or in violation of this Agreement.

 

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(c) In the event the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative enters into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the First Lien Priority Security Documents for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any First Lien Priority Security Document or changing in any manner the rights of any parties thereunder, then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of the Comparable Second Lien Priority Security Document without the consent of or action by any Second Lien Priority Secured Party (with all such amendments, waivers and modifications subject to the terms hereof); provided that (other than with respect to amendments, modifications or waivers that secure additional extensions of credit and add additional secured creditors and do not violate the express provisions of the Second Lien Priority Agreements), (i) no such amendment, waiver or consent shall have the effect of removing assets subject to the Lien of any Second Lien Priority Security Document, unless also removed from the assets securing the First Lien Priority Obligations or except to the extent that a release of such Lien is permitted by Section 4.2, (ii) any such amendment, waiver or consent that materially and adversely affects the rights of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties shall not apply to the Second Lien Priority Security Documents without the consent of the applicable Second Lien Priority Representative, acting at the written direction of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties required to direct the Second Lien Priority Representative under the applicable Second Lien Priority Agreements, (iii) no such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to any provision applicable to the Second Lien Priority Representatives under the Second Lien Priority Documents shall be made without the prior written consent of the Second Lien Priority Representatives and (iv) written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent shall be given to the Second Lien Priority Representatives by the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative no later than 30 days after its effectiveness, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness and validity thereof.

Section 7. Reliance; Waivers; etc.

7.1 Reliance. The First Lien Priority Documents are deemed to have been executed and delivered, and all extensions of credit thereunder are deemed to have been made or incurred, in reliance upon this Agreement. Each Second Lien Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties, expressly waives all notice of the acceptance of and reliance on this Agreement by the First Lien Priority Secured Parties. The Second Lien Priority Documents are deemed to have been executed and delivered and all extensions of credit thereunder are deemed to have been made or incurred, in reliance upon this Agreement. Each First Lien Priority Representative expressly waives all notices of the acceptance of and reliance by the Second Lien Priority Representative and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties.

7.2 No Warranties or Liability. Each Second Lien Priority Representative and each First Lien Priority Representative acknowledge and agree that none have made any representation or warranty with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any First Lien Priority Document or any Second Lien Priority Document. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Second Lien Priority Representatives and the First Lien Priority Representatives will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective extensions of credit to any Loan Party in accordance with law and their usual practices, modified from time to time as they deem appropriate.

 

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7.3 No Waivers. No right or benefit of any party hereunder shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of such party or any other party hereto or by any noncompliance by any Loan Party with the terms and conditions of any of the First Lien Priority Documents or the Second Lien Priority Documents.

Section 8. Obligations Unconditional.

8.1 First Lien Priority Obligations Unconditional. All rights and interests of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties (and, to the extent applicable, the Loan Parties) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any First Lien Priority Document;

(b) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the First Lien Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any First Lien Priority Document;

(c) prior to the First Lien Priority Obligations Payment Date, any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non-perfection of any security interest in any Common Collateral or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of all or any portion of the First Lien Priority Obligations or any guarantee or guaranty thereof; or

(d) any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party in respect of the First Lien Priority Obligations, or of any Second Lien Priority Secured Party, or any Loan Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

8.2 Second Lien Priority Obligations Unconditional. All rights and interests of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties (and, to the extent applicable, the Loan Parties) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Second Lien Priority Document;

(b) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Second Lien Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Second Lien Priority Document;

(c) any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non-perfection of any security interest in any Common Collateral or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of all or any portion of the Second Lien Priority Obligations or any guarantee or guaranty thereof; or

(d) any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party in respect of the Second Lien Priority Obligations or any First Lien Priority Secured Party in respect of this Agreement.

 

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Section 9. Miscellaneous.

9.1 Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any First Lien Priority Document or any Second Lien Priority Document with respect to the priority of any Liens or the exercise of any rights or remedies, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement are not intended to and shall not, as between the Loan Parties and the Secured Parties, negate, waive or cancel any rights granted to, or create any liability or obligation of, any Loan Party in the First Lien Priority Documents and the Second Lien Priority Documents or impose any additional obligations on the Loan Parties (other than as expressly set forth herein).

9.2 Continuing Nature of Provisions. This Agreement shall continue to be effective, and shall not be revocable by any party hereto, until the First Lien Priority Obligation Payment Date shall have occurred. This is a continuing agreement and the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties may continue, at any time and without notice to the other parties hereto, to extend credit and other financial accommodations, lend monies and provide indebtedness to, or for the benefit of, Borrower or any other Loan Party on the faith hereof.

9.3 Amendments; Waivers. (a) No amendment or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the First Lien Priority Representatives, the Second Lien Priority Representatives and, in the case of amendments or modifications of Sections 3.5, 3.6, 5.2, 5.4, 9.3, 9.5 or 9.6 or Exhibit I, II or III, the Loan Parties and each waiver, if any, shall be a waiver only with respect to the specific instance involved and shall in no way impair the rights of the parties making such waiver or the obligations of the other parties to such party in any other respect or at any other time. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no consent of any Loan Party shall be required for amendments, modifications or waivers of any other provisions of this Agreement other than those that (i) directly affect any obligation or right of the Loan Parties hereunder or under the First Lien Priority Documents or the Second Lien Priority Documents or that would impose any additional obligations on the Loan Parties or (ii) change the rights of the Loan Parties to refinance the First Lien Priority Obligations or the Second Lien Priority Obligations.

(b) To the extent, but only to the extent, permitted to be incurred by the First Lien Priority Agreements and Second Lien Priority Agreements then extant, and permitted by said agreements to be subject to the provisions of this Agreement as First Lien Priority Obligations or Second Lien Priority Obligations, as applicable, the Loan Parties may incur, issue and sell or guarantee one or more series or classes of Additional First Lien Priority Debt or one or more series or classes of Additional Second Lien Priority Debt. Any such additional class or series of Additional Second Lien Priority Debt permissible under the then-extant First Lien Priority Documents and Second Lien Priority Documents (the “Second Priority Class Debt”) may be secured by a Lien on the Common Collateral that is junior in priority to any Lien on the Common Collateral securing or purporting to secure any First Lien Priority Obligations, in each case under

 

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and pursuant to the relevant collateral documents for such Second Priority Class Debt, if and subject to the condition that the authorized representative of any such Second Priority Class Debt (each, a “Second Priority Class Debt Representative”), acting on behalf of the holders of such Second Priority Class Debt (such Second Priority Class Debt Representative and holders in respect of any Second Priority Class Debt being referred to as the “Second Priority Class Debt Parties”), becomes a party to this Agreement by satisfying the following condition: such Second Priority Class Debt Representative shall have executed and delivered a supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit II pursuant to which it becomes a Second Lien Priority Representative hereunder, and the Second Priority Class Debt in respect of which such Second Priority Class Debt Representative is the Second Lien Priority Representative and the related Second Priority Class Debt Parties become subject hereto and bound hereby. Any such additional class or series of Additional First Lien Priority Debt permissible under the then-extant First Lien Priority Documents and Second Lien Priority Documents (the “First Priority Class Debt”) may be secured by a Lien on the Common Collateral that is senior in priority to any Lien on the Common Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Second Lien Priority Obligations, in each case under and pursuant to the collateral documents for such First Priority Class Debt, if and subject to the condition that the authorized representative of any such Senior Priority Class Debt (each, a “First Priority Class Debt Representative”; and the First Priority Class Debt Representatives and Second Priority Class Debt Representatives, collectively, the “Class Debt Representatives”), acting on behalf of the holders of such First Priority Class Debt (such First Priority Class Debt Representative and holders in respect of any such First Priority Class Debt being referred to as the “First Priority Class Debt Parties”), becomes a party to this Agreement by satisfying the following condition: such First Priority Class Debt Representative shall have executed and delivered a supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit III pursuant to which it becomes a First Lien Priority Representative hereunder, and the First Priority Class Debt in respect of which such First Priority Class Debt Representative is the First Lien Priority Representative and the related First Lien Priority Class Debt Parties become subject hereto and bound hereby.

9.4 Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. Each of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties and the First Lien Priority Secured Parties assumes responsibility for keeping itself informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties and all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the First Lien Priority Obligations or the Second Lien Priority Obligations. The Second Lien Priority Representatives and the First Lien Priority Representatives hereby agree that no party shall have any duty to advise any other party of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances. In the event any Second Lien Priority Representative or any First Lien Priority Representative, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any information to any other party to this Agreement, it shall be under no obligation (a) to provide any such information to such other party or any other party on any subsequent occasion, (b) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, or (c) to disclose any other information.

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9.6 Submission to Jurisdiction. (a) Each First Lien Priority Secured Party, each Second Lien Priority Secured Party and each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each such party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each such party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the any First Lien Priority Secured Party or Second Lien Priority Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding against any Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(b) Each First Lien Priority Secured Party, each Second Lien Priority Secured Party and each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so (i) any objection it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section and (ii) the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding.

(c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.7. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

9.7 Notices. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served, telecopied, or sent by overnight express courier service or United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service, upon receipt of a telecopy or five days after deposit in the United States mail (certified, with postage prepaid and properly addressed). For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in this Section) shall be as set forth below each party’s name on the signature pages hereof, or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties. As agreed to in writing among the First Lien Priority Representatives and the Second Lien Priority Representatives from time to time, notices and other communications may also be delivered by e-mail to the e-mail address of a representative of the applicable person provided from time to time by such person.

The Initial Second Lien Priority Representative agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Agreement sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods. The Initial Second Lien Priority Representative shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (“Instructions”) given pursuant to this Agreement and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however that each First Lien Priority Representative, each other Second Lien Priority Representative, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties (each, for purposes of this paragraph, a “Notifying Party”), shall provide to the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative 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

 

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shall be amended, upon request, by such Notifying Party whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If a Notifying Party elects to give the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative Instructions using Electronic Means and the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative’s understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. Each Notifying Party understands and agrees that the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative have been sent by such Authorized Officer. Each Notice Party shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative and that the Notifying Parties 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 Notifying Parties. The Initial Second Lien Priority Representative shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative’s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. Each Notifying Party agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, including without limitation the risk of the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative 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 Initial Second Lien Priority Representative and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the applicable Notifying Party; (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 Initial Second Lien Priority Representative promptly upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures.

9.8 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and each of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and Second Lien Priority Secured Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing herein is intended, or shall be construed to give, any other Person any right, remedy or claim under, to or in respect of this Agreement or any Common Collateral.

9.9 Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

9.10 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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9.11 Other Remedies. For avoidance of doubt, it is understood that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any Second Lien Priority Secured Party from exercising any available remedy to accelerate the maturity of any indebtedness or other obligations owing under the Second Lien Priority Agreement or to demand payment under any guarantee in respect thereof, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

9.12 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by email or telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by each party hereto. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

9.13 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

9.14 Additional Loan Parties. Each Person that becomes a Loan Party after the date hereof shall become a party to this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Person of a Supplement in the form of Exhibit I to the First Lien Priority Collateral Agreement. In addition, the Borrower will cause each such Loan Party to execute a joinder to this Agreement in the form of Exhibit I hereto.

9.15 Protection of Initial Second Lien Priority Representative. The parties hereto agree that the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative shall be afforded hereunder all of the rights, protections, immunities, indemnities and privileges afforded to the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative under the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture and the other Second Lien Priority Documents. It is understood and agreed that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. is entering into this Agreement in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture, and not in its individual capacity and in no event shall The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. incur any liability in connection with this Agreement or be personally liable for or on account of the statements, representations, warranties, covenants or obligations stated to be those of the Initial First Lien Priority Representative or any First Lien Priority Secured Party or Second Lien Priority Secured Party hereunder, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and any person claiming by, through or under such party.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge that in no event shall the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether any such party has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

9.16 Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights. The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties and the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties. The interrelationship among the First Lien Priority Secured Parties is governed by the First Lien Priority Intercreditor Agreement. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge that the Initial First Lien Priority Representative shall be entitled to all of its rights, protections, privileges, indemnities and immunities afforded to it under the First Lien Priority Documents in connection with its execution of this Agreement and performance of its obligations hereunder.

9.17 No Fiduciary Duty. Neither the Initial First Lien Priority Representative nor the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative shall be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to any party hereto, any other First Lien Priority Representative, any other Second Lien Priority Representative or any other First Lien Secured Parties or Second Lien Secured Parties. Each of the Initial First Lien Priority Representative and the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to any party hereto shall be read into this Agreement against the Initial First Lien Priority Representative or the Initial Second Lien Priority Representative.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Initial First Lien Priority Representative for and on behalf of the First Lien Priority Secured Parties under the Existing Credit Agreements
By:  

/s/ Brian Smolowitz

Name:   Brian Smolowitz
Title:   Executive Director
Address for Notices:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Rd, Floor 01
Newark, DE, 19713-2105
Attention: Michelle Keesee
Email: michelle.keesee@chase.com
Phone: +1-302-634-1920
with a copy to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
131 S Dearborn St, Floor 04
Chicago, IL, 60603-5506
Attention: Loan and Agency Servicing
Email: jpm.agency.cri@jpmorgan.com

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., in its capacity as Collateral Agent, as Initial Second Lien Priority Representative for and on behalf of the Second Lien Priority Secured Parties under the Initial Second Lien Priority Indenture
By:  

/s/ Marie A. Hattinger

Name:   Marie A. Hattinger
Title:   Vice President
Address for Notices:
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, NA.
500 Ross Street, 12th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15262
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


ANYWHERE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Address for Notices:
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC
175 Park Ave.
Madison, NJ 07940
Telephone: (973) 407-5370
Facsimile: (973) 408-7004
Attention: General Counsel
Email: marilyn.wasser@anywhere.re

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


ALPHA REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
ANYWHERE ADVISORS LLC
ANYWHERE ADVISORS NEVADA LLC
ANYWHERE BRANDS LLC
ANYWHERE CO-ISSUER CORP.
ANYWHERE INSURANCE AGENCY INC.
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED AFFILIATES HOLDINGS LLC
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED HOLDINGS LLC
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED VENTURE PARTNER LLC
ANYWHERE LEADS INC.
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS LLC
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE SERVICES GROUP LLC
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE LICENSEE LLC
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE LLC
BURGDORFF LLC
BURNET REALTY LLC
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, LLC
CARTUS CORPORATION
CB COMMERCIAL NRT PENNSYLVANIA LLC
CDRE TM LLC
CENTURY 21 REAL ESTATE LLC
CGRN, INC.
CLIMB FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC
CLIMB REAL ESTATE LLC
CLIMB REAL ESTATE, INC.
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL PACIFIC PROPERTIES LLC
COLDWELL BANKER LLC
COLDWELL BANKER NRT REALVITALIZE, INC.
COLDWELL BANKER PACIFIC PROPERTIES LLC
COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE LLC
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE LLC
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK, INC.
COLORADO COMMERCIAL, LLC
CORCORAN GROUP LLC
ERA FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC
ESTATELY, INC.
HFS LLC
HFS.COM CONNECTICUT REAL ESTATE LLC
HFS.COM REAL ESTATE INCORPORATED
HFS.COM REAL ESTATE LLC
HOME REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
JACK GAUGHEN LLC
LAKECREST TITLE, LLC
LAND TITLE AND ESCROW, INC.
MARTHA TURNER PROPERTIES, L.P.
MARTHA TURNER SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY REFERRAL COMPANY LLC
MTPGP, LLC
NRT ARIZONA COMMERCIAL LLC
NRT ARIZONA LLC
NRT ARIZONA REFERRAL LLC
NRT CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED
NRT CAROLINAS LLC
NRT CAROLINAS REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
NRT COLORADO LLC
NRT COLUMBUS LLC
NRT COMMERCIAL LLC
NRT DEVONSHIRE LLC
NRT DEVONSHIRE WEST LLC
NRT HAWAII REFERRAL, LLC
NRT MID-ATLANTIC LLC
NRT MISSOURI LLC
NRT MISSOURI REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


NRT NEW ENGLAND LLC
NRT NEW YORK LLC
NRT NORTHFORK LLC
NRT PHILADELPHIA LLC
NRT PITTSBURGH LLC
NRT QUEENS LLC
NRT REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
NRT RELOCATION LLC
NRT REOEXPERTS LLC
NRT SUNSHINE INC.
NRT TEXAS LLC
NRT UTAH LLC
NRT VACATION RENTALS ARIZONA LLC
NRT VACATION RENTALS CALIFORNIA, INC.
NRT VACATION RENTALS DELAWARE LLC
NRT ZIPREALTY LLC
ONCOR INTERNATIONAL LLC
REAL ESTATE REFERRAL LLC
REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC
REALVITALIZE AFFILIATES LLC
REALVITALIZE AFFILIATES, INC.
REALVITALIZE LLC
REFERRAL ASSOCIATES OF NEW ENGLAND LLC
REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
REFERRAL NETWORK, LLC
SECURED LAND TRANSFERS LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY AFFILIATES LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORS LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY LICENSEE LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY REFERRAL COMPANY INC.
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY REFERRAL COMPANY, LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, INC.
THE BAIN ASSOCIATES REFERRAL LLC
THE LANDOVER CORPORATION
THE SUNSHINE GROUP, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


TITLE RESOURCE GROUP SETTLEMENT SERVICES, LLC
TRG MARYLAND HOLDINGS LLC
TRG SETTLEMENT SERVICES, LLP
WARBURG REALTY PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
WRP91, LLC
ZAPLABS LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Thomas N. Rispoli

Name:   Thomas N. Rispoli
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


CORNERSTONE TITLE COMPANY
EQUITY TITLE MESSENGER SERVICE HOLDING LLC
GUARDIAN HOLDING COMPANY
UPWARD TITLE & ESCROW COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Seth I. Truwit

Name:   Seth I. Truwit
Title:   Assistant Secretary
NRT WEST, INC.
By:  

/s/ Seth I. Truwit

Name:   Seth I. Truwit
Title:   Secretary

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


EQUITY TITLE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Timothy B. Gustavson

Name:   Timothy B. Gustavson
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement]


Exhibit I

[FORM OF] JOINDER NO. [___] dated as of [______________], 20[___], (the “Joinder”) to the FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of August 24, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), each of the other Loan Parties party thereto from time to time, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Initial First Lien Priority Representative, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, and each additional First Lien Priority Representative and additional Second Lien Priority Representative from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Each of the undersigned Loan Parties listed on the signature page hereto (each, a “New Loan Party”) wishes to acknowledge and agree to the Intercreditor Agreement and become a party thereto and to acquire and undertake the rights and obligations of a Loan Party thereunder.

Accordingly, each New Loan Party agrees as follows for the benefit of the First Lien Priority Representatives and Second Lien Priority Representatives:

1. Accession to the First Lien Priority Intercreditor Agreement. Each New Loan Party (a) acknowledges and agrees to, and becomes a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Loan Party, (b) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (c) shall have all the rights and obligations of a Loan Party under the Intercreditor Agreement. This Joinder supplements the Intercreditor Agreement and is being executed and delivered by each New Loan Party.

2. Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgement of the New Loan Party. Each New Loan Party represents and warrants to each First Lien Priority Representative and Second Lien Priority Representative that (a) it has full power and authority to enter into this Joinder, in its capacity as Loan Party and (b) this Joinder has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

3. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Joinder may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Joinder shall become effective when each First Lien Priority Representative and Second Lien Priority Representative shall have received a counterpart of this Joinder that bears the signature of each New Loan Party. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Joinder by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Joinder. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Joinder shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

 

Ex. I-1


4. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Intercreditor Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

5. Benefit of Agreement. The agreements set forth herein or undertaken pursuant hereto are for the benefit of, and may be enforced by, any party to the Intercreditor Agreement subject to any limitations set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Loan Parties.

6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

7. Governing Law. THIS JOINDER AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

8. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Joinder should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, no party hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Intercreditor Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

9. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.7 of the Intercreditor Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to each New Loan Party shall be given to it in care of the Company.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

Ex. I-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each New Loan Party has duly executed this joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW LOAN PARTY],

as [__________]

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Ex. I-3


Exhibit II

[FORM OF] SUPPLEMENT NO. [___] (this “Representative Supplement”), dated as of [ ], 20[ ], to the FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, dated as of August 24, 2023 (the “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement”), among ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each of the other Loan Parties party thereto from time to time, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Initial First Lien Priority Representative, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, and each additional First Lien Priority Representative and additional Second Lien Priority Representative from time to time party thereto.

1. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

2. As a condition to the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to incur Second Priority Class Debt after the date of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and to secure such Second Priority Class Debt with the Second Priority Lien, in each case under and pursuant to the applicable collateral documents, the Second Priority Class Debt Representative in respect of such Second Priority Class Debt is required to become a Second Lien Priority Representative under, and such Second Priority Class Debt and the Second Priority Class Debt Parties in respect thereof are required to become subject to and bound by, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Section 9.3(b) of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement provides that such Second Priority Class Debt Representative may become a Second Lien Priority Representative under, and such Second Priority Class Debt and such Second Priority Class Debt Parties may become subject to and bound by, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, pursuant to the execution and delivery by the Second Priority Class Debt Representative of an instrument in the form of this Representative Supplement. The undersigned Second Priority Class Debt Representative (the “New Representative”) is executing this Representative Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the First Lien Priority Agreements and the Second Lien Priority Agreements.

Accordingly, the New Representative agrees as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 9.3(b) of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the New Representative by its signature below becomes a Second Lien Priority Representative under, and the related Second Priority Class Debt and Second Priority Class Debt Parties become subject to and bound by, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the same force and effect as if the New Representative had originally been named therein as a Second Lien Priority Representative, and the New Representative, on behalf of itself and such Second Priority Class Debt Parties, hereby agrees to all the terms and provisions of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement applicable to it as a Second Lien Priority Representative and to the Second Priority Class Debt Parties that it represents as Second Lien Priority Secured Parties. Each reference to a “Second Lien Priority Representative” in the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Representative. The First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

Ex. II-1


SECTION 2. The New Representative represents and warrants to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative and the other Secured Parties that (i) it has full power and authority to enter into this Representative Supplement, in its capacity as [agent] [trustee] under [describe debt facility], (ii) this Representative Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of such Agreement and (iii) the Second Lien Priority Agreement relating to such Second Priority Class Debt provides that, upon the New Representative’s entry into this Agreement, the Second Priority Class Debt Parties in respect of such Second Priority Class Debt will be subject to and bound by the provisions of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as Second Lien Priority Secured Parties.

SECTION 3. This Representative Supplement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Representative Supplement shall become effective when the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative shall have received a counterpart of this Representative Supplement that bears the signature of the New Representative. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Representative Supplement by facsimile transmission or other electronic method shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Representative Supplement.

SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 5. THIS REPRESENTATIVE SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 6. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Representative Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, no party hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.7 of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Representative shall be given to it at the address set forth below its signature hereto.

SECTION 8. The Borrower agrees to reimburse each of the Controlling Second Lien Priority Representative and the New Representative for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Representative Supplement, including the reasonable and documented fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Controlling Second Lien Priority Representative and the New Representative.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

Ex. II-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Representative has duly executed this Representative Supplement to the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW REPRESENTATIVE],
as [     ] for the holders of [     ],
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
Address for notices:
                        
attention of:             
Telecopy:             

 

Ex. II-3


Acknowledged by:

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC,

as the Borrower

 

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Ex. II-4


Exhibit III

[FORM OF] SUPPLEMENT NO. [___] (this “Representative Supplement”), dated as of [ ], 20[ ], to the FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, dated as of August 24, 2023 (the “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement”), among ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each of the other Loan Parties party thereto from time to time, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Initial First Lien Priority Representative, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Initial Second Lien Priority Representative, and each additional First Lien Priority Representative and additional Second Lien Priority Representative from time to time party thereto.

1. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

2. As a condition to the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to incur First Priority Class Debt after the date of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and to secure such First Priority Class Debt with the First Priority Lien, in each case under and pursuant to the applicable collateral documents, the First Priority Class Debt Representative in respect of such First Priority Class Debt is required to become a First Lien Priority Representative under, and such First Priority Class Debt and the First Priority Class Debt Parties in respect thereof are required to become subject to and bound by, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Section 9.3(b) of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement provides that such First Priority Class Debt Representative may become a First Lien Priority Representative under, and such First Priority Class Debt and such First Priority Class Debt Parties may become subject to and bound by, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, pursuant to the execution and delivery by the First Priority Class Debt Representative of an instrument in the form of this Representative Supplement. The undersigned First Priority Class Debt Representative (the “New Representative”) is executing this Representative Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the First Lien Priority Agreements and the Second Lien Priority Agreements.

Accordingly, the New Representative agrees as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 9.3(b) of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the New Representative by its signature below becomes a First Lien Priority Representative under, and the related First Priority Class Debt and First Priority Class Debt Parties become subject to and bound by, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the same force and effect as if the New Representative had originally been named therein as a First Lien Priority Representative, and the New Representative, on behalf of itself and such First Priority Class Debt Parties, hereby agrees to all the terms and provisions of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement applicable to it as a First Lien Priority Representative and to the First Priority Class Debt Parties that it represents as First Lien Priority Secured Parties. Each reference to a “First Lien Priority Representative” in the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Representative. The First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

Ex. III-1


SECTION 2. The New Representative represents and warrants to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative and the other Secured Parties that (i) it has full power and authority to enter into this Representative Supplement, in its capacity as [agent] [trustee] under [describe debt facility], (ii) this Representative Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of such Agreement and (iii) the First Lien Priority Agreement relating to such First Priority Class Debt provides that, upon the New Representative’s entry into this Agreement, the First Priority Class Debt Parties in respect of such First Priority Class Debt will be subject to and bound by the provisions of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as First Lien Priority Secured Parties.

SECTION 3. This Representative Supplement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Representative Supplement shall become effective when the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative shall have received a counterpart of this Representative Supplement that bears the signature of the New Representative. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Representative Supplement by facsimile transmission or other electronic method shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Representative Supplement.

SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 5. THIS REPRESENTATIVE SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 6. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Representative Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, no party hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.7 of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Representative shall be given to it at the address set forth below its signature hereto.

SECTION 8. The Borrower agrees to reimburse each of the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative and the New Representative for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Representative Supplement, including the reasonable and documented fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative and the New Representative.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

Ex. III-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Representative has duly executed this Representative Supplement to the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW REPRESENTATIVE],
as [    ] for the holders of [     ],
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
Address for notices:
                            
attention of:             
Telecopy:             

 

Ex. III-3


Acknowledged by:

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC,

as the Borrower

 

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Ex. III-4

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

dated and effective as of August 24, 2023

among

ANYWHERE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC,

as Guarantor

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC,

each other Grantor party hereto

and

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

as Collateral Agent

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1  

SECTION 1.01

  Indenture      1  

SECTION 1.02

  Other Defined Terms      1  

ARTICLE II [RESERVED]

     7  

ARTICLE III PLEDGE OF SECURITIES

     7  

SECTION 3.01

  Pledge      7  

SECTION 3.02

  Delivery of the Pledged Collateral      8  

SECTION 3.03

  Representations, Warranties and Covenants      9  

SECTION 3.04

  Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations      10  

SECTION 3.05

  Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, Etc.      10  

ARTICLE IV SECURITY INTERESTS IN OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY

     13  

SECTION 4.01

  Security Interest      13  

SECTION 4.02

  Representations and Warranties      14  

SECTION 4.03

  Covenants      17  

SECTION 4.04

  Other Actions      19  

SECTION 4.05

  Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral      19  

SECTION 4.06

  Insurance      21  

ARTICLE V REMEDIES

     22  

SECTION 5.01

  Remedies Upon Default      22  

SECTION 5.02

  Application of Proceeds      23  

SECTION 5.03

  Securities Act, Etc.      24  

ARTICLE VI INDEMNITY, SUBROGATION AND SUBORDINATION

     25  

SECTION 6.01

  Indemnity      25  

SECTION 6.02

  Contribution and Subrogation      25  

SECTION 6.03

  Subordination; Subrogation      25  

ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS

     27  

SECTION 7.01

  Notices      27  

SECTION 7.02

  [RESERVED]      28  

SECTION 7.03

  Limitation By Law      28  

SECTION 7.04

  Binding Effect; Several Agreement      28  

SECTION 7.05

  Successors and Assigns      28  

SECTION 7.06

  Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification      29  

SECTION 7.07

  Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact      29  

SECTION 7.08

  Governing Law      30  

 

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SECTION 7.09

  Waivers; Amendment      30  

SECTION 7.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      30  

SECTION 7.11

  Severability      31  

SECTION 7.12

  Counterparts      31  

SECTION 7.13

  Headings      31  

SECTION 7.14

  Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      32  

SECTION 7.15

  Termination or Release      32  

SECTION 7.16

  Additional Subsidiaries      33  

SECTION 7.17

  No Limitations, Etc.      33  

SECTION 7.18

  Secured Party Authorizations and Indemnifications      35  

SECTION 7.19

  Securitization Acknowledgements      35  

SECTION 7.20

  Successor Collateral Agent      37  

ARTICLE VIII THE COLLATERAL AGENT

     37  

SECTION 8.01

  The Collateral Agent      37  

ARTICLE IX THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

     38  

SECTION 9.01

  The Intercreditor Agreement      38  

 

Schedules

Schedule I    Pledged Stock; Debt Securities
Schedule II    Intellectual Property
Schedule III    Commercial Tort Claims
Schedule IV    Filing Offices
Schedule V    Excluded Pledges

Exhibits

Exhibit I    Form of Supplement to the Collateral Agreement
Exhibit II    Apple Ridge Securitization Documents

 

 

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COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of August 24, 2023 (this “Agreement”), among ANYWHERE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Intermediate Holdings”), ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), each Subsidiary Grantor identified on the signature pages hereto and party hereto (together with Intermediate Holdings, the Company and any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein, the “Grantors”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined below).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Reference is made to the Indenture dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp., a Florida corporation (the “Co-Issuer”, and together with the Company, the “Issuers”), Intermediate Holdings, Anywhere Real Estate Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Holdings”), the Subsidiaries (such term, and all other capitalized terms used herein, as defined and otherwise referenced pursuant to Section 1.01) of the Company party thereto as guarantors, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Company and the Co-Issuer are issuing the Notes.

In consideration of the issuance and sale of the Notes, from which each Grantor will derive substantial benefit, each Grantor has agreed to secure such Grantor’s obligations under the Notes Documents, in each case as set forth herein.

The priority of the Liens and Security Interests created by this Agreement and the right of the Secured Parties to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement or with respect to the Collateral are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. Now therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01 Indenture. (a) Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture. All terms defined in the New York UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified therein. The term “instrument” shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.

(b) The rules of construction specified in Section 1.03 of the Indenture also apply to this Agreement.

SECTION 1.02 Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

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Acceleration Event” means after, or concurrently with, the occurrence of an Event of Default, the maturity of any of the Secured Obligations shall have been accelerated.

Account Debtor” means any person who is or who may become obligated to any Grantor under, with respect to or on account of an Account, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles, Instruments or Investment Property.

Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Article 9 Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(a).

Collateral” means the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral.

Collateral Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Collateral Documents” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

Company” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Copyright License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting any right to any Grantor under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement (including, without limitation, any such rights that such Grantor has the right to license).

Copyrights” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States or any other country, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise; (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing in the United States or any other country, including registrations, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office and the right to obtain all renewals thereof, including those listed on Schedule II; (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing; and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

Excluded Property” means (1) any vehicle covered by a certificate of title or ownership, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (2) any cash, deposit accounts and securities accounts, (3) (i) Equity Interests representing more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests in any “first-tier” Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by Intermediate Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary Grantor, (ii) Equity Interests representing more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests in any “first-tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by Intermediate Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary Grantor, (iii) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first-tier” Foreign Subsidiary, (iv) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests in any Qualified CFC Holding Company that is not a “first-tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company and (v) any

 

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issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Immaterial Subsidiaries of Intermediate Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary Grantor, the Equity Interests of which are not pledged for the benefit of the First Lien Priority Indebtedness or any other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness, (4) to the extent applicable law requires that any Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary Grantor issues directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (5) any Securitization Assets subject to a Permitted Securitization Financing, (6) any Equity Interests in any Insurance Subsidiary except to the extent that a pledge of the Equity Interests thereof is permitted by applicable law, any entity listed on Schedule 1.01A to the Credit Agreement, Unrestricted Subsidiary or other Person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary or is listed on Schedule V hereto, (7) any letter-of-credit rights to the extent Intermediate Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary Grantor is required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such letter of credit for a specified purpose, (8) any right, title or interest in any license, contract or agreement to which Intermediate Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary Grantor is a party or any of its right, title or interest thereunder to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the terms of such license, contract or agreement, result in a breach of the terms of, or constitute a default under, or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of, any license, contract or agreement to which Intermediate Holdings, the Company or a Subsidiary Grantor is a party (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to certain provisions of the New York UCC or any other applicable law (including, without limitation, Title 11 of the United States Code) or principles of equity); provided, that immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and Intermediate Holdings, the Company or such Subsidiary Grantor, as applicable, shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all such rights and interests as if such provision had never been in effect, (9) any Equity Interests acquired after the Issue Date (other than Equity Interests in the Company or, in the case of any person which is a Subsidiary, Equity Interests in such person issued or acquired after such person became a Subsidiary) in accordance with the terms of the Indenture if, and to the extent that, and for so long as (A) doing so would violate applicable law or a contractual obligation binding on such Equity Interests and (B) with respect to contractual obligations, such obligation existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such Equity Interests in contemplation of or in connection with the acquisition of such Subsidiary, (10) any Equipment owned by Intermediate Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary Grantor that is subject to a purchase money lien or a Financed Lease Obligation if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Financed Lease Obligation) prohibits or requires the consent of any person other than Intermediate Holdings, the Company or any Subsidiary Grantor as a condition to the creation of any other security interest on such Equipment, (11) any real property that is not Material Real Property, any real property acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its relocation services business and all leasehold interests in real property, (12) any assets acquired after the Issue Date, to the extent that, and for so long as, the grant of a security interest in such assets would violate an enforceable contractual obligation binding on such assets that existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such assets in contemplation or in connection with the acquisition of such assets (except in the case of assets acquired with Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture that is secured by a Permitted Lien), (13) any cash granted or otherwise pledged to secure reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit and similar instruments

 

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constituting First Lien Priority Indebtedness, which cash does not secure any of the other First Lien Priority Indebtedness, or any other Second Lien Priority Indebtedness, (14) certain assets as to which the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) reasonably determines that the cost of obtaining or perfecting a security interest therein are excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby, (15) any “intent-to-use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of Lanham Act is submitted to, and accepted by, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, solely to the extent and for the duration, if any, that the pledge or grant of a security interest in such application prior to such filing would result in the invalidation of such application or any resulting registration and (16) any real property held by Intermediate Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries as a lessee under a lease.

Federal Securities Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.03.

General Intangibles” means all “General Intangibles” as defined in the New York UCC, including all choses in action and causes of action and all other intangible personal property of any Grantor of every kind and nature (other than Accounts) now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including corporate or other business records, indemnification claims, contract rights (including rights under IP Agreements, leases, whether entered into as lessor or lessee, Swap Agreements and other agreements), Intellectual Property, goodwill, registrations, franchises, tax refund claims and any guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Grantor to secure payment by an Account Debtor of any of the Accounts.

Grantor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Guarantors” means Holdings and the collective reference to each Grantor other than the Company.

Holder” means any Person which holds one or more Notes from time to time.

Holdings” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings or the Company that (a) did not, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended, have assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of the Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 5.0% of total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date, and (b) taken together with all Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended, did not have assets with a value in excess of 10% of Total Assets or revenues representing in excess of 10% of total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of such date.

 

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Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including, inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Patent Licenses, Copyright Licenses, Trademark Licenses, trade secrets, domain names, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information and all related documentation.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means a security agreement in the form hereof or a short form hereof, in each case, which form shall be reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.

Intercreditor Agreement” means the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2023 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among the Company, Intermediate Holdings, the other Grantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the First Lien Priority Secured Parties under the Term Loan B/Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined therein) and as administrative agent and collateral agent the First Lien Priority Secured Parties under the Term Loan A Credit Agreement (as defined therein), the Collateral Agent and each additional First Lien Priority Representative and additional Second Lien Priority Representative from time to time party thereto.

IP Agreements” means all Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses, and all other agreements relating to the license, development, use or disclosure of any Intellectual Property to which a Grantor, now or hereafter, is a party or a beneficiary.

Issue Date” means August 24, 2023.

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the business, property, operations or condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the validity or enforceability of any of the material Note Documents or the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders thereunder.

New York UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

Note Documents” means the Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Documents.

Patent License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Grantor any right to make, use or sell any invention covered by a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any third party and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement (including, without limitation, any such rights that such Grantor has the right to license).

Patents” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country or jurisdiction, including those listed on Schedule II, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or the equivalent thereof in any other country or jurisdiction, including those listed on Schedule II, (b) all provisionals, reissues, extensions, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, reexaminations or revisions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use, import and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

 

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Perfection Certificate” means the Perfection Certificate delivered by the Company to the Collateral Agent, on or prior to the Issue Date.

Permitted Liens” means any Lien permitted by Section 4.12 of the Indenture.

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01.

Pledged Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01.

Pledged Debt Securities” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01.

Pledged Securities” means any promissory notes, stock certificates or other certificated securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral, including all certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.

Pledged Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01.

Secured Obligations” means the (i) the Obligations of the Grantors under the Indenture and the Notes (including pursuant to the Intermediate Holdings Guarantee and the Note Guarantees) and (ii) whether or not constituting Obligations, the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Company or any other Grantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) and all other obligations and liabilities of the Company or any other Grantor to the Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes which may arise under or in connection with any Note Documents.

Secured Parties” means (a) the Holders of the Notes, (b) the Collateral Agent and the Trustee, (c) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Grantor under any Note Document and (d) the successors and permitted assigns of each of the foregoing.

Security Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(a).

Subsidiary Grantor” means (a) each entity party hereto on the Issue Date and identified as a “Subsidiary Grantor” on the signature pages hereto and (b) each additional Subsidiary that becomes a Grantor pursuant to Section 4.15 of the Indenture.

Supplement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.16.

Trademark License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Grantor any right to use any Trademark now or hereafter owned by any third party and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement (including, without limitation, any such rights that such Grantor has the right to license).

 

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Trademarks” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all trademarks, service marks, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, domain names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations thereof (if any), and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and all renewals thereof, including those listed on Schedule II, (b) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby, (c) all claims for, and rights to sue for, past or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any of the foregoing, including damages and payments for past or future infringement thereof.

Trustee” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary” of any person shall mean a Foreign Subsidiary of such person that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

ARTICLE II

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE III

PLEDGE OF SECURITIES

SECTION 3.01 Pledge. Subject to the last paragraph of Section 4.01(a), as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired from time to time, (i) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule I) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Grantor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include any Excluded Property; (ii)(A) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule I, (B) any debt obligations in the future issued to such Grantor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (C) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt obligations (the “Pledged Debt Securities” and, together with the property described in clauses (ii)(A) and (B) above, the “Pledged Debt”); (iii) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of the Pledged Stock and the Pledged Debt; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the Pledged Stock, Pledged Debt and other property referred to in clause (iii) above; and (v) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the Pledged Stock, Pledged Debt and other property referred to in clauses (iii) through (v) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). The Collateral Agent agrees to execute an amendment to this Section 3.01 (if necessary) to exclude from the Pledged Stock any Equity Interest which is Excluded Property.

 

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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.

SECTION 3.02 Delivery of the Pledged Collateral. (a) Each Grantor agrees promptly to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any and all Pledged Securities to the extent such Pledged Securities (i) are Equity Interests in the Company or in Subsidiaries or (ii) in the case of promissory notes or other instruments evidencing Indebtedness, are required to be delivered pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 3.02. If any Pledged Stock that is uncertificated on the date hereof shall hereinafter become certificated, or if any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any certificated securities included in the Pledged Collateral, the applicable Grantor shall promptly cause the certificate or certificates representing such Pledged Stock to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, together with accompanying stock powers or other documentation required by Section 3.02(c). None of the Grantors shall permit any third party to “control” (for purposes of Section 8-106 of the New York UCC (or any analogous provision of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the jurisdiction whose law applies)) any uncertificated securities that constitute Pledged Collateral other than the Collateral Agent.

(b) To the extent any Indebtedness for borrowed money constitutes Pledged Collateral (other than (i) intercompany current liabilities in connection with the cash management operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries or (ii) to the extent that a pledge of such promissory note or instrument would violate applicable law) owed to any Grantor is evidenced by a promissory note or an instrument, such Grantor shall cause such promissory note, if evidencing Indebtedness in excess of $5.0 million, to be pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms hereof.

(c) Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (i) any Pledged Securities required to be delivered pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 3.02 shall be accompanied by stock powers or note powers, as applicable, duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent, may reasonably request and (ii) all other property comprising part of the Pledged Collateral delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be accompanied to the extent necessary to perfect the security interest in or allow realization on the Pledged Collateral by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Grantor and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule I (or a supplement to Schedule I, as applicable) and made a part hereof; provided that failure to attach any such schedule hereto shall not affect the validity of such pledge of such Pledged Securities. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered.

 

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SECTION 3.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant to and with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that as of the Issue Date:

(a) Schedule I correctly sets forth the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Stock and includes all Equity Interests, debt securities and promissory notes or instruments evidencing Indebtedness required to be (i) pledged pursuant to this Agreement or the Indenture, or (ii) delivered pursuant to Section 3.02;

(b) the Pledged Stock and Pledged Debt Securities (solely with respect to Pledged Debt Securities issued by a person that is not a subsidiary of Holdings or an Affiliate of any such subsidiary, to the best of each Grantor’s knowledge) have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Stock, are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt Securities (solely with respect to Pledged Debt Securities issued by a person that is not a subsidiary of Holdings or an Affiliate of any such subsidiary, to the best of each Grantor’s knowledge) are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing;

(c) except for the security interests granted hereunder, each Grantor (i) is and, subject to any transfers made in compliance with the Indenture, will continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Securities indicated on Schedule I as owned by such Grantor, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than pursuant to a transaction permitted by the Indenture and other than Permitted Liens and (iv) subject to the rights of such Grantor under the Note Documents to dispose of Pledged Collateral, will use commercially reasonable efforts to defend its title or interest hereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), however arising, of all persons;

(d) other than as set forth in the Indenture or the schedules thereto, and except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Note Documents or securities laws generally, or otherwise permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Pledged Stock (other than partnership interests) is and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Stock is or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect the pledge of such Pledged Stock hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

(e) each Grantor has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated;

 

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(f) other than as set forth in the Indenture or the schedules thereto, no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge effected hereby (or the transfer of the Pledged Securities upon a foreclosure thereof (other than compliance with any securities law applicable to the transfer of securities)), in each case other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect;

(g) by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Agreement, when any Pledged Securities (including Pledged Stock of any Domestic Subsidiary or any Qualified CFC Holding Company) are delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in accordance with this Agreement and a financing statement covering such Pledged Securities is filed in the appropriate filing office, the Collateral Agent will obtain, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities under the New York UCC, subject only to Permitted Liens permitted under the Indenture, as security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations; and

(h) each Grantor that is an issuer of the Pledged Collateral confirms that it has received notice of the security interest granted hereunder and consents to such security interest and, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, agrees to transfer record ownership of the securities issued by it in connection with any request by the Collateral Agent.

SECTION 3.04 Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations. The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in the name of the applicable Grantor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in its own name as pledgee or the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent). Each Grantor will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of such Grantor. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement. Each Grantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Grantor that is not a party to this Agreement to comply with a request by the Collateral Agent, pursuant to this Section 3.04, to exchange certificates representing Pledged Securities of such Grantor for certificates of smaller or larger denominations.

SECTION 3.05 Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest, Etc. Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Grantors of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights hereunder or under the Indenture, as applicable:

(i) Each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Note Documents; provided that, except as permitted under the Indenture, such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner that could materially and adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of any Pledged Collateral, the rights and remedies of any of the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Indenture or any other Note Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.

 

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(ii) The Collateral Agent shall, at such Grantor’s sole expense and upon receipt of a written request, promptly execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be executed and delivered to such Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.

(iii) Each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Collateral to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the other Note Documents and applicable laws; provided, that (A) any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions, payments or other consideration in respect thereof, including any rights to receive the same to the extent not so distributed or paid, that would constitute Pledged Securities to the extent such Grantor has the rights to receive such Pledged Securities if they were declared, distributed and paid on the date of this Agreement, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Securities, received in exchange for Pledged Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise or (B) any non-cash dividends and other distributions paid or payable in respect of any Pledged Securities that would constitute Pledged Securities to the extent such Grantor has the rights to receive such Pledged Securities if they were declared, distributed and paid on the date of this Agreement, in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid in surplus, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral, and, if received by any Grantor, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent). This clause (iii) shall not apply to dividends between or among the Company, the Grantors and the Subsidiaries consisting only of property which is subject to a perfected security interest under this Agreement; provided that the Company notifies the Collateral Agent in writing, specifically referring to this Section 3.05, at the time of such dividend and takes any actions the Collateral Agent specifies to ensure the continuance of its perfected security interest in such property under this Agreement.

 

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(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and after notice by the Collateral Agent to the Company of the intention of the Collateral Agent to exercise its rights hereunder or under the Indenture, as applicable, all rights of any Grantor to receive dividends, interest, principal or other distributions with respect to Pledged Securities that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 3.05 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral Agent which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions; provided, however, that prior to the occurrence of an Acceleration Event, any Grantor may continue to exercise dividend and distribution rights solely to the extent permitted under clause (12) and clause (13) (other than clause (B) thereof) of Section 4.07(b) of the Indenture and solely to the extent that such amounts are required by Holdings for the stated purposes thereof. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section 3.05 shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsements). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.02 hereof. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and a Responsible Officer has delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate to that effect, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 3.05 and that remain in such account.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and after notice by the Collateral Agent to the Company of the intention of the Collateral Agent, to exercise its rights hereunder or under the Indenture, as applicable, all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 3.05 with respect to Pledged Securities, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 3.05, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and a Responsible Officer has delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate to that effect, each Grantor shall have the right to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers that such Grantor would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 3.05 and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) shall be in effect.

 

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ARTICLE IV

SECURITY INTERESTS IN OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY

SECTION 4.01 Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), as the case may be, in full of its Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):

(i) all Accounts;

(ii) all Chattel Paper;

(iii) all Money and Deposit Accounts;

(iv) all Documents;

(v) all Equipment;

(vi) all General Intangibles;

(vii) all Instruments;

(viii) all Inventory and all other Goods not otherwise described above;

(ix) all Investment Property;

(x) all Intellectual Property;

(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims with respect to the matters described on Schedule III;

(xii) all other personal property not otherwise described above (except for property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any of the foregoing clauses);

(xiii) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and

(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all other personal property of such Grantor, whether tangible or intangible, and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and all proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any person with respect to any of the foregoing;

provided, however, that this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in, and the term Article 9 Collateral shall not include, any Excluded Property.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in the Indenture, no property of any Grantor shall constitute Excluded Property, or otherwise be excluded from the definition of Pledged Collateral or Article 9 Collateral, if such property constitutes collateral security obligations of such Grantor under any First Lien Priority Indebtedness or any Second Lien Priority Indebtedness.

 

 

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(b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time, and irrevocably agrees to file or cause to be filed, in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor, (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired” or “all property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired” or using words of similar import. Each Grantor agrees to provide promptly to the Collateral Agent copies of all such filings.

Each Grantor further authorizes the Collateral Agent to file, and itself agrees to file or cause to be filed, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of such Grantor, and naming such Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.

(c) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in the Indenture, unless any Grantor is required to do so under any First Lien Priority Indebtedness, no Grantor shall be required to (i) enter into any deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement with respect to any cash, deposit account or securities account, (ii) perfect any security interest in Collateral to the extent such perfection (or the steps required to provide such perfection) would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the relevant Grantor to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course as permitted by the Note Documents or (iii) perfect any security interest in receivables or other Collateral to the extent such perfection would require notice to customers of the Grantors prior to the time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 4.02 Representations and Warranties. The Grantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties that, as of the Issue Date:

(a) Each Grantor has good and valid rights in and title to the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest hereunder and has full power and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained and is in full force and effect or has otherwise been disclosed herein or in the Indenture.

 

 

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(b) The Perfection Certificate has been duly prepared, completed and executed and the information set forth therein, including the exact legal name of each Grantor, is correct and complete, in all material respects, as of the Issue Date. The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations containing a description of the Article 9 Collateral that have been prepared based upon the information provided to the Collateral Agent in the Perfection Certificate for filing in each governmental, municipal or other office specified in Schedule IV constitute all the filings, recordings and registrations (other than filings required to be made in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States issued and pending Patents, United States registered Trademarks and United States registered Copyrights) that are necessary to publish notice of and protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof), and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary in any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable law with respect to the filing of continuation statements or amendments. Each Grantor represents and warrants that a fully executed Intellectual Property Security Agreement containing a description of all Article 9 Collateral including all material Intellectual Property with respect to United States issued Patents (and Patents for which United States applications are pending), United States registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States registration applications are pending) and United States registered Copyrights has been delivered for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, to protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of such material Intellectual Property in which a security interest may be perfected by recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary (other than such actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of registrations or applications for Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights acquired or obtained after the date hereof). The Company shall promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent copies of the as filed Intellectual Property Security Agreements and confirm to the Collateral Agent the filing and recordation thereof with the applicable office.

(c) The Security Interest constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, (ii) subject to the filings described in Section 4.02(b), a perfected security interest in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law in such jurisdictions

 

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and (iii) subject to the filings described in Section 4.02(b), a security interest that shall be perfected in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected upon the receipt and recording of the Intellectual Property Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office upon the making of such filings with such office, in each case, as applicable, with respect to material Intellectual Property Collateral. The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral other than Permitted Liens. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is understood and agreed that no Grantor shall be required to take any action outside the United States to perfect or assist in the perfection of any Intellectual Property.

(d) The Article 9 Collateral is owned by the Grantors free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens. None of the Grantors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable laws covering any Article 9 Collateral, (ii) any agreement in which any Grantor grants any interest in any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office or (iii) any agreement in which any Grantor grants any interest in any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Permitted Liens.

(e) None of the Grantors holds any Commercial Tort Claim individually in excess of $5.0 million as of the Issue Date except as indicated on the Perfection Certificate.

(f) As to itself and its Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property (the “Intellectual Property Collateral”):

(i) The Intellectual Property Collateral set forth on Schedule II includes all of the material registrations and material applications for Patents and Trademarks and material registrations for Copyrights owned or exclusively licensed by, and all exclusive Copyright Licenses where a Grantor receives an exclusive license to a specifically enumerated U.S. registered Copyright as of the date hereof.

(ii) The Intellectual Property Collateral (excluding IP Agreements) is subsisting and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part, and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, is valid and enforceable, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such Grantor has no knowledge of any uses of any item of Intellectual Property Collateral (excluding IP Agreements) that would be expected to lead to such item becoming invalid or unenforceable, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(iii) Such Grantor has made or performed all commercially reasonable acts, including without limitation filings, recordings and payment of all required fees and taxes, required to maintain and protect its interest in the Intellectual Property Collateral (excluding IP Agreements) that is reasonably necessary for the operation of its business in full force and effect in the United States and such Grantor has used proper statutory notice in connection with its use of each Patent, Trademark and Copyright in the Intellectual Property Collateral, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(iv) With respect to each IP Agreement, the absence, termination or violation of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (A) such Grantor has not received any notice of termination or cancellation under such IP Agreement; (B) such Grantor has not received any notice of a breach or default under such IP Agreement, which breach or default has not been cured or waived; and (C) neither such Grantor nor any other party to such IP Agreement is in breach or default thereof in any material respect, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration under such IP Agreement.

(v) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Grantor or Intellectual Property Collateral is subject to any outstanding consent, settlement, decree, order, injunction, judgment or ruling restricting the use of any Intellectual Property Collateral or that would impair the validity or enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral.

SECTION 4.03 Covenants. (a) The Company agrees promptly to notify the Collateral Agent in writing of any change (i) in the corporate or organization name of any Grantor, (ii) in the identity or type of organization or corporate structure of any Grantor, (iii) in the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or organizational identification number of any Grantor or (iv) in the jurisdiction of organization of any Grantor. The Company agrees promptly to provide the Collateral Agent with certified organizational documents reflecting any of the changes described in the immediately preceding sentence.

(b) Subject to the rights of such Grantor under the Note Documents to dispose of Collateral, each Grantor shall, at its own expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to defend title to the Article 9 Collateral against all persons and to defend the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien that is not a Permitted Lien.

(c) Each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as may from time to time be reasonably required to better assure, preserve, protect, defend and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including, without limitation, (i) the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the granting of the Security Interest, and (ii) the filing of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith, all in accordance with the terms hereof and of Article 14 of the Indenture. If any Indebtedness payable under or in connection with any of the Article 9 Collateral that is in excess of $5.0 million shall be or become evidenced by any promissory note or other instrument, such note or instrument shall be promptly pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, duly endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

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(d) After the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but in no event shall it have the obligation) to verify under reasonable procedures the validity, amount, quality, quantity, value, condition and status of, or any other matter relating to, the Article 9 Collateral, including, in the case of Accounts or Article 9 Collateral in the possession of any third person, by contacting Account Debtors or the third person possessing such Article 9 Collateral for the purpose of making such a verification. The Collateral Agent shall have the right to share any information it gains from such inspection or verification with any Secured Party.

(e) At its option and, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, upon written notice to the Company, the Collateral Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and not a Permitted Lien, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by the Indenture or this Agreement, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent on demand for any reasonable payment made or any reasonable expense incurred by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4.03(e) shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Note Documents.

(f) Each Grantor (rather than the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party) shall remain liable for the observance and performance of all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.

(g) None of the Grantors shall make or permit to be made an assignment, pledge or hypothecation of the Article 9 Collateral or shall grant any other Lien in respect of the Article 9 Collateral, except as permitted by the Indenture. None of the Grantors shall make or permit to be made any transfer of the Article 9 Collateral and each Grantor shall remain at all times in possession or otherwise in control of the Article 9 Collateral owned by it, except as permitted by the Indenture.

(h) Each Grantor irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Collateral Agent) as such Grantor’s true and lawful agent (and attorney-in-fact) for the purpose, during the continuance of an Event of Default, of making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto. In the event that any Grantor at any time or times shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required hereby or to pay any premium in whole or part relating thereto, the Collateral Agent may (but shall in no event be required to), without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of the Grantors hereunder or

 

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any Event of Default, in its sole discretion and, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, upon written notice to the Company, obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other actions with respect thereto as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems advisable. All sums disbursed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this Section 4.03(h), including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, upon demand, by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby.

SECTION 4.04 Other Actions. In order to further ensure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Collateral Agent to enforce, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Article 9 Collateral, each Grantor agrees, in each case at such Grantor’s own expense, to take the following actions with respect to the following Article 9 Collateral:

(a) Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper. If any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments (other than checks received and processed in the ordinary course of business) or tangible Chattel Paper evidencing an amount in excess of $5.0 million, such Grantor shall forthwith endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, accompanied by any necessary instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank.

(b) Commercial Tort Claims. If any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim in an amount reasonably estimated to exceed $5.0 million, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent in writing thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor, including a summary description of such claim, and grant to the Collateral Agent in writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all under the terms and provisions of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

SECTION 4.05 Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral. (a) Except as permitted under the Indenture, each Grantor agrees that it will not knowingly do any act or omit to do any act (and will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to prevent its licensees or sublicensees from doing any act or omitting to do any act) whereby any Patent that is material to the normal conduct of such Grantor’s business may become prematurely invalidated, abandoned, lapsed or dedicated to the public, and agrees that it shall take commercially reasonable steps with respect to any material products covered by any such Patent as necessary and sufficient to establish and preserve such Grantor’s rights under applicable patent laws.

(b) Except as permitted under the Indenture, each Grantor will, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its licensees or its sublicensees to, for each Trademark material to the normal conduct of such Grantor’s business, (i) maintain such Trademark in full force free from any adjudication of abandonment or invalidity for non-use, (ii) maintain the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) consistent with its prior practice, display such Trademark with notice of federal or foreign registration or claim of trademark or service mark as permitted under applicable law and (iv) not knowingly use or knowingly permit its licensees’ or sublicensees’ use of such Trademark in violation of any third-party rights.

 

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(c) Except as permitted under the Indenture, each Grantor will, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its licensees or its sublicensees to, for each work covered by a Copyright material to the ordinary conduct of such Grantor’s business that it publishes, displays and distributes, and, consistent with its prior practice, use copyright notice as permitted under applicable copyright laws.

(d) Each Grantor shall notify the Collateral Agent promptly if it knows that any Patent, Trademark or Copyright material to the ordinary conduct of such Grantor’s business has permanently become abandoned, lapsed or dedicated to the public, or of any materially adverse determination, excluding non-material office actions and similar determinations or developments in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, any court or any similar office of any country, regarding such Grantor’s ownership of any such Patent, Trademark or Copyright or its right to register or to maintain the same.

(e) Each Grantor, either itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, shall (i) inform the Collateral Agent on a quarterly basis of each registration or application made by itself, or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee at such Grantor’s request, for any Patent or Trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or, on a quarterly basis, of each registration made by itself, or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee at such Grantor’s request, for any Copyright with the United States Copyright Office, respectively, or any comparable office or agency in any other country filed during the preceding period, (ii) promptly execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers necessary to evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest in such U.S. Patent, Trademark or Copyright and the perfection thereof, and (iii) promptly execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers necessary to evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest in such non-U.S. Patent, Trademark or Copyright and the perfection thereof, to the extent executed and delivered pursuant to any First Lien Priority Indebtedness.

(f) Each Grantor shall exercise its reasonable business judgment consistent with the practice in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any comparable office or agency in any other country with respect to maintaining and pursuing each application relating to any Patent, Trademark and/or Copyright (and obtaining the relevant grant or registration) material to the ordinary conduct of such Grantor’s business and to maintain (i) each issued Patent and (ii) the registrations of each Trademark and each Copyright that is material to the ordinary conduct of such Grantor’s business, including, when applicable and necessary in such Grantor’s reasonable business judgment, timely filings of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and payment of maintenance fees, and, if any Grantor believes necessary in its reasonable business judgment, to initiate opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings against third parties.

 

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(g) In the event that any Grantor knows that any Article 9 Collateral consisting of a Patent, Trademark or Copyright material to the ordinary conduct of its business has been or is about to be materially infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent (other than infringements, misappropriations or dilutions by franchisees or former franchisees unless and until such franchisee or former franchisee challenges the validity of any such Patent, Trademark or Copyright) and shall, if such Grantor deems it necessary in its reasonable business judgment, take such actions as are reasonably appropriate under the circumstances, which may include suing and recovering damages.

SECTION 4.06 Insurance. (a) Each Grantor agrees to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by similarly situated companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and cause the Collateral Agent to be listed as loss payee on property and casualty policies, and as an additional insured on liability policies; provided that (i) workers’ compensation insurance or similar coverage may be effected with respect to its operations in any particular state or other jurisdiction through an insurance fund operated by such state or jurisdiction and (ii) such insurance may contain self-insurance retention and deductible levels consistent with normal industry practice.

(b) With respect to any real property on which there is a mortgage granted for the benefit of the Holders (“Mortgaged Properties”), if at any time the area in which the relevant premises are located is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), each Grantor shall obtain flood insurance in such reasonable total amount as the First Lien Priority Representative (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) may from time to time reasonably require with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, and otherwise comply with the National Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as it may be amended from time to time.

(c) In connection with the covenants set forth in this Section 4.06, it is understood and agreed that:

(i) none of the Collateral Agent, the Holders, the other Secured Parties and their respective agents or employees shall be liable for any loss or damage insured by the insurance policies required to be maintained under this Section 4.06, it being understood that (A) the Grantors shall look solely to their insurance companies or any other parties other than the aforesaid parties for the recovery of such loss or damage and (B) such insurance companies shall have no rights of subrogation against the Collateral Agent, the Holders, the other Secured Parties or their agents or employees. If, however, the insurance policies, as a matter of the internal policy of such insurer, do not provide waiver of subrogation rights against such parties, as required above, then the Company, on behalf of itself and behalf of each of its Subsidiaries, hereby agrees, to the extent permitted by law, to waive, and further agrees to cause each of their Subsidiaries to waive, its right of recovery, if any, against the Collateral Agent, the Holders, the other Secured Parties and their agents and employees; and

(ii) the designation of any form, type or amount of insurance coverage by the Collateral Agent under this Section 4.06 shall in no event be deemed a representation, warranty or advice by the Collateral Agent, the Holders or the other Secured Parties that such insurance is adequate for the purposes of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries or the protection of their properties.

 

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ARTICLE V

REMEDIES

SECTION 5.01 Remedies Upon Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor agrees to deliver each item of Collateral to the Collateral Agent on demand, and it is agreed that the Collateral Agent shall have the right to take any of or all the following actions at the same or different times: (a) with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, on demand, to cause the Security Interest to become an assignment, transfer and conveyance of any of or all such Article 9 Collateral by the applicable Grantors to the Collateral Agent or to license or sublicense, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or a nonexclusive basis, any such Article 9 Collateral throughout the world on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Collateral Agent shall determine (other than in violation of any then-existing licensing arrangements to the extent that waivers thereunder cannot be obtained with the use of commercially reasonable efforts, which each Grantor hereby agrees to use) and (b) with or without legal process and with or without prior notice or demand for performance, to take possession of the Article 9 Collateral and without liability for trespass to the applicable Grantor to enter any premises where the Article 9 Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the Article 9 Collateral and, generally, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party with respect to the Secured Obligations under the applicable Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law or in equity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor agrees that the Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate. The Collateral Agent shall be authorized in connection with any sale of a security (if it deems it advisable to do so) pursuant to the foregoing to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to persons who represent and agree that they are purchasing such security for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof. Upon consummation of any such sale of Collateral pursuant to this Section 5.01 the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives and releases (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay, valuation and appraisal that such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

To the extent any notice is required by applicable law, the Collateral Agent shall give the applicable Grantors 10 Business Days’ written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the intention of the Collateral Agent to make any sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at

 

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a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral, or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale. At any such sale, the Collateral, or the portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In the case of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in the event that any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in the case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon notice given in accordance with provisions above. At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Section 5.01, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase for cash, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Grantor (all such rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property in accordance with Section 5.02 hereof without further accountability to any Grantor therefor. For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Secured Obligations paid in full. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

SECTION 5.02 Application of Proceeds. (a) Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall promptly apply the proceeds, moneys or balances of any collection or sale of Collateral as follows:

FIRST, to the payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent and the Trustee in connection with such collection or sale or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, any other Note Document or any of the Secured Obligations secured by such Collateral, including without limitation all court costs and the fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances made by the Collateral Agent or the Trustee hereunder or under any other Note Document on behalf of any Grantor, any other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Note Document, and all other fees, indemnities and other amounts owing or reimbursable to the Collateral Agent under any Note Document in its capacity as such;

 

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SECOND, to the payment in full of the other Secured Obligations secured by such Collateral (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the Secured Parties pro rata in accordance with the respective amounts of such Secured Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution); and

THIRD, to the applicable Grantors, their successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

The Collateral Agent shall, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any sale of Collateral by the Collateral Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the purchase money by the Collateral Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Collateral Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof.

SECTION 5.03 Securities Act, Etc. In view of the position of the Grantors in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar federal statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the “Federal Securities Laws”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder. Each Grantor understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral under applicable “blue sky” or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws or, to the extent applicable, “blue sky” or other state securities laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser to effect such sale. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a price that the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached. The provisions of this Section 5.03 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Collateral Agent sells.

 

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ARTICLE VI

INDEMNITY, SUBROGATION AND SUBORDINATION

SECTION 6.01 Indemnity. In addition to all such rights of indemnity and subrogation as the Grantors may have under applicable law (but subject to Section 6.03 hereof), the Company agrees that (a) in the event a payment shall be made by any Subsidiary Grantor under the Note Documents in respect of any Guarantor Obligation of the Company, the Company shall indemnify such Subsidiary Grantor for the full amount of such payment and such Subsidiary Grantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the person to whom such payment shall have been made to the extent of such payment and (b) in the event any assets of any Subsidiary Grantor shall be sold pursuant to this Agreement or any other Collateral Document to satisfy in whole or in part an obligation owed to any Secured Party by the Company, the Company shall indemnify such Subsidiary Grantor in an amount equal to the greater of the book value or the fair market value of the assets so sold.

SECTION 6.02 Contribution and Subrogation. Each Subsidiary Grantor (a “Contributing Party”) agrees (subject to Section 6.03 hereof) that, in the event a payment shall be made by any other Subsidiary Grantor hereunder in respect of any Guarantor Obligation, or assets of any other Subsidiary Grantor shall be sold pursuant to any Collateral Document to satisfy any Secured Obligation owed to any Secured Party and such other Subsidiary Grantor (the “Claiming Party”) shall not have been fully indemnified by the Company as provided in Section 6.01 hereof, the Contributing Party shall indemnify the Claiming Party in an amount equal to the amount of such payment or the greater of the book value or the fair market value of such assets, as applicable, in each case multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the net worth of such Contributing Party on the date hereof and the denominator shall be the aggregate net worth of all the Contributing Parties on the date hereof (or, in the case of any Subsidiary Grantor becoming a party hereto pursuant to Section 7.16 hereof, the date of the supplement hereto executed and delivered by such Subsidiary Grantor). Any Contributing Party making any payment to a Claiming Party pursuant to this Section 6.02 shall be subrogated to the rights of such Claiming Party to the extent of such payment.

SECTION 6.03 Subordination; Subrogation. (a) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.02 and Section 11.02 of the Indenture, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent to do so would not constitute unlawful financial assistance, each Grantor hereby subordinates any and all debts, liabilities and other obligations owed to such Grantor by each other Grantor (the “Subordinated Obligations”) to the Secured Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities) owed by it to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section 6.03:

 

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(i) Prohibited Payments, Etc. Each Grantor may receive payments from any other Grantor on account of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, upon the Collateral Agent’s request, as directed in writing by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, no Grantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations until the Secured Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities) have been paid in full in cash.

(ii) Prior Payment of Secured Obligations. In any proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any other U.S. federal, U.S. state or non-U.S. bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law in any jurisdiction relating to any other Grantor, each Grantor agrees that the Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all Secured Obligations (including all interest and expenses accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any other U.S. federal, state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law in any jurisdiction, whether or not constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding (“Post-Petition Interest”)) (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities) before such Grantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.

(iii) Turn-Over. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Grantor shall, upon the Collateral Agent’s request, as directed in writing by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of the Subordinated Obligations as trustee for (or, in any jurisdiction whose law does not include the concept of trusts, for the account of) the Secured Parties and deliver such payments to the Collateral Agent on account of the Secured Obligations (including all Post-Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Grantor under the other provisions of this Agreement.

(iv) Collateral Agent Authorization. Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Collateral Agent is authorized and empowered (but without any obligation to so do), in its discretion, (i) in the name of each Grantor, to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, the Subordinated Obligations and to apply any amounts received thereon to the Secured Obligations (including any and all Post-Petition Interest), and (ii) to require each Grantor (A) to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, the Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any amounts received on such obligations to the Collateral Agent for application to the Secured Obligations (including any and all Post-Petition Interest).

(b) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.02 and Section 11.02 of the Indenture, each Grantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Company, any other Grantor or any other insider guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Grantor’s obligations under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Note Document, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Secured Party against the Company, any other Grantor or any other insider guarantor or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law,

 

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including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Company, any other Grantor or any other insider guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities) and all other amounts payable under this Agreement shall have been paid in full in cash, and each Grantor agrees that it will not be entitled to bring any action, claim, suit or other proceeding in respect of any right it may have in respect of any payment on its Guarantee or other obligation hereunder until such time. If any amount shall be paid to any Grantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities) and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property and funds of such Grantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Secured Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Note Documents, or to be held as Collateral for any Secured Obligations or other amounts payable under such guarantee thereafter arising. If (i) any Grantor shall make payment to any Secured Party of all or any part of the Secured Obligations, and (ii) all of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities) and all other amounts payable under this Agreement shall have been paid in full in cash, the Collateral Agent will, at such Grantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to such Grantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Grantor of an interest in the Secured Obligations resulting from such payment made by such Grantor pursuant to this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.01 Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 15.01 of the Indenture. All communications and notices hereunder to any Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Company, with such notice to be given as provided in Section 15.01 of the Indenture.

The Collateral Agent shall have the right to accept and act upon Instructions, given pursuant to this Agreement and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Grantors shall provide to the Collateral Agent an incumbency certificate listing the Authorized Officers with the authority to provide such Instructions and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Grantors whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Grantors elect to give the Collateral Agent Instructions using Electronic Means and the Collateral Agent in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Collateral Agent’s understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Grantors understand and agree that the Collateral Agent cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Collateral Agent shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Collateral Agent have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Grantors shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Collateral Agent and that the Grantors and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and

 

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authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Grantos. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Collateral Agent’s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. Each Grantor agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Collateral Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Collateral Agent 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 Collateral Agent and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by such Grantor; (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 Collateral Agent immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures.

SECTION 7.02 [RESERVED].

SECTION 7.03 Limitation By Law. All rights, remedies and powers provided in this Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provision of law, and all the provisions of this Agreement are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they shall not render this Agreement invalid, unenforceable, in whole or in part, or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law.

SECTION 7.04 Binding Effect; Several Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any party to this Agreement when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such party shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such party and the Collateral Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such party, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, except that no party shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or the Indenture. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each party and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any party without the approval of any other party and without affecting the obligations of any other party hereunder.

SECTION 7.05 Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Grantor or the Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective permitted successors and assigns; provided that no Grantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent (unless permitted under the Indenture).

 

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SECTION 7.06 Collateral Agents Fees and Expenses; Indemnification. (a) The parties hereto agree that the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to reimbursement of its expenses incurred hereunder as provided in Section 7.07 of the Indenture.

(b) Without limitation of its indemnification obligations under the other Note Documents, each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify the Collateral Agent against, and hold it harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements (except the allocated cost of in-house counsel), incurred by or asserted against the Collateral Agent arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Note Document to which such Grantor is a party or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, or to the Collateral, whether or not the Collateral Agent is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of by the Collateral Agent.

(c) Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby and by the other Collateral Documents. The provisions of this Section 7.06 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Note Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Secured Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Note Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section 7.06 shall be payable on written demand therefor accompanied by reasonable documentation with respect to any reimbursement, indemnification or other amount requested.

SECTION 7.07 Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. The Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of such Grantor, (a) to receive, endorse, assign or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to ask for, demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all moneys due or to become due under and by virtue of any Collateral; (d) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral; (e) to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor; (f) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (g) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all

 

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or any of the Collateral; and (h) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement (in accordance with its terms), as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 7.08 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 7.09 Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay by the Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder or under any other Note Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or remedy, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The rights, powers and remedies of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes hereunder and under the other Note Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Grantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 7.09, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the issuance of the Notes shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time. No notice or demand on any Grantor in any case shall entitle any Grantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent and the Grantor or Grantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Article 9 of the Indenture.

SECTION 7.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS

 

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AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7.10.

SECTION 7.11 Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Note Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 7.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, the New York UCC or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the parties hereto hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the parties hereto, electronic images of this Agreement (including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of this Agreement based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, including with respect to any signature pages thereto. For purposes of this Section 7.12, “Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

SECTION 7.13 Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 7.14 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Note Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Note Document against any Grantor, or its properties, in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(b) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Note Document in any New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

SECTION 7.15 Termination or Release. (a) This Agreement, the pledges made herein, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall terminate with respect to all Secured Obligations when all the outstanding Secured Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities) have been paid in full in cash.

(b) A Grantor shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder and the Security Interest in the Collateral of such Grantor shall be automatically released as permitted by and in accordance with the Indenture.

(c) The Security Interest in any Collateral shall be released to the extent provided in Section 14.07 of the Indenture or Section 4.2(a) of the Intercreditor Agreement.

(d) In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 7.15, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Grantor, at such Grantor’s expense all documents that such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release and will duly assign and transfer to such Grantor such of the Pledged Collateral so released that may be in the possession of the Collateral Agent that has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Agreement (subject, however, to the obligations of the Collateral Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement). Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 7.15 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.

 

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SECTION 7.16 Additional Subsidiaries. Upon execution and delivery by the Collateral Agent and any Subsidiary that is required to become a party hereto by Section 4.15 of the Indenture of an instrument in the form of Exhibit I hereto (with such additions to such form as the Collateral Agent and the Company may reasonably agree in the case of any such Subsidiary) (a “Supplement”), such entity shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other party to this Agreement. The rights and obligations of each party to this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new party to this Agreement.

SECTION 7.17 No Limitations, Etc. (a) Except for termination of a Grantor’s obligations hereunder as expressly provided for in Section 7.15 or, with respect to any Subsidiary Grantor that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 7.16 or otherwise, in any Supplement to this Agreement, the obligations of each Grantor hereunder and grant of security interests by such Grantor shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of, and all rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral, the security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Secured Obligations (including with respect to any guarantee under the Indenture) or otherwise (other than defense of payment or performance). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral, the security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Grantor hereby waives any defense to the enforcement hereof by reason of:

(i) the failure of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to exercise or enforce any right or remedy under the provisions of any Note Document or otherwise;

(ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, increase in the Secured Obligations with respect to, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of, any Note Document or any other agreement, including with respect to any Grantor under this Agreement;

(iii) the failure to perfect any security interest in, or the exchange, substitution, release or any impairment of, any security held by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party for the Secured Obligations, including with respect to any Grantor under this Agreement;

(iv) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Secured Obligations, including with respect to any Grantor under this Agreement;

(v) any other act or omission that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or any Grantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of the Company or any Grantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the payment in full in cash or immediately available funds of all the Secured Obligations);

 

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(vi) any illegality, lack of validity or enforceability of any Secured Obligation, including with respect to any Grantor under this Agreement;

(vii) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Grantor, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting a Grantor or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any Secured Obligation, including with respect to any Grantor under this Agreement;

(viii) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights that the Grantor may have at any time against any other Grantor, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any other corporation or person, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transactions, provided that nothing herein will prevent the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;

(ix) any action permitted or authorized hereunder; or

(x) any other circumstance (including without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Collateral Agent or the Trustee that might otherwise constitute a defense to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, the Company or the Grantor or any other guarantor or surety.

Each Grantor expressly authorizes the Secured Parties to take and hold security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, to exchange, waive or release any or all such security (with or without consideration), to enforce or apply such security and direct the order and manner of any sale thereof in their sole discretion or to release or substitute any one or more other guarantors or obligors upon or in respect of the Secured Obligations, all without affecting the obligations of any Grantor hereunder.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of any other Grantor or the unenforceability of the Secured Obligations, including with respect to any Guarantor under the Indenture, or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of any other Grantor, other than the payment in full in cash or immediately available funds of all the Secured Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities). The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure, compromise or adjust any part of the Secured Obligations, make any other accommodation with any other Grantor or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against any other Grantor, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Grantor hereunder except to the extent the Secured Obligations (other than contingent or unliquidated obligations or liabilities) have been paid in full in cash or immediately available funds. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Grantor against any other Grantor, as the case may be, or any security.

 

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SECTION 7.18 Secured Party Authorizations and Indemnifications. By acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and any other Collateral Documents, each Secured Party other than the Collateral Agent (whether or not a signatory hereto) shall be deemed irrevocably, to the maximum extent permitted by law, (a) to consent to the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its agent hereunder and under such other Collateral Documents, (b) to confirm that the Collateral Agent shall have the authority to act as the exclusive agent of such Secured Party for the enforcement of any provisions of this Agreement and such other Collateral Documents against any Grantor, the exercise of remedies hereunder or thereunder and the giving or withholding of any consent or approval hereunder or thereunder relating to any Collateral or any Grantor’s obligations with respect thereto, (c) to agree that it shall not take any action to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or any other Collateral Document against any Grantor, to exercise any remedy hereunder or thereunder or to give any consents or approvals hereunder or thereunder except as expressly provided in this Agreement or any other Collateral Document and (d) to agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and any other Collateral Documents.

SECTION 7.19 Securitization Acknowledgements. For purposes of this Section 7.19, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2000 (the “Transfer and Servicing Agreement”), among Apple Ridge Services Corporation (“ARSC”), Cartus Corporation (“Cartus”), Cartus Financial Corporation (“CFC”), Apple Ridge Funding LLC (“ARF”) and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Apple Ridge Trustee”), or, if not defined therein, as assigned to such terms in the “Purchase Agreement”, “Receivables Purchase Agreement” or “Indenture” referred to therein, in each case as each such agreement has been amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. Conformed copies of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the Indenture are collectively attached to this Agreement as Exhibit II. Subsequent references in this Section 7.19(a) to ARSC, Cartus and CFC below shall mean and be references to such corporations as they currently exist but shall also include references to any limited liability companies which succeed to the assets and liabilities of such companies in connection with a conversion of any such corporation into a limited liability company. The Collateral Agent acknowledges and agrees, and each Secured Party by its holding a Note and/or its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement acknowledges and agrees, as follows, solely in its capacity as a Secured Party:

(i) Each Secured Party hereby acknowledges that (A) CFC is a limited purpose corporation whose primary activities are restricted in its certificate of incorporation to purchasing Cartus Purchased Assets (originally referred to as CMSC Purchased Assets) from Cartus pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, making Equity Payments, Equity Loans, Mortgage Payoffs and Mortgage Payments to or on behalf of employees or otherwise purchasing Homes in connection with the Pool Relocation Management Agreements, funding such activities through the sale of CFC Receivables (originally referred to as CMF Receivables) to ARSC, and such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (B) ARSC is a limited purpose corporation whose primary activities are restricted in its certificate of incorporation to purchasing from CFC all CFC Receivables acquired by CFC from Cartus or otherwise originated by CFC, funding such acquisitions through the sale of the CFC Receivables to ARF and such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out such

 

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activities, and (C) ARF is a limited purpose limited liability company whose activities are limited in its limited liability company agreement to purchasing the Pool Receivables from ARSC, funding such acquisitions through the issuance of the notes issued pursuant to the Indenture referred to in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement (the “Apple Ridge Notes”), pledging such Pool Receivables to the Apple Ridge Trustee and such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out such activities.

(ii) Each Secured Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that (A) the foregoing transfers are intended to be true and absolute sales as a result of which Cartus has no right, title and interest in and to any of the Cartus Purchased Assets, any Homes acquired by CFC in connection therewith or any CFC Receivables, including any Related Property relating thereto, any proceeds thereof or earnings thereon (collectively, the “Pool Assets”), (B) none of CFC, ARSC or ARF is a Grantor, (C) such Secured Party is not a creditor of, and has no recourse to, CFC, ARSC or ARF pursuant to the Indenture or any other Note Document, and (D) such Secured Party has no lien on or claim, contractual or otherwise, arising under the Indenture or any other Note Document to the Pool Assets (whether now existing or hereafter acquired and whether tangible or intangible); provided that nothing herein shall limit any rights the Secured Parties may have to any proceeds or earnings which are transferred from time to time to Cartus by CFC, ARSC or ARF.

(iii) No Secured Party will institute against or join any other person in instituting against CFC, ARSC or ARF any insolvency proceeding, or solicit, join in soliciting, cooperate with or encourage any motion in support of, any insolvency proceeding involving CFC, ARSC or ARF until one year and one day after the payment in full of all Apple Ridge Notes; provided that the foregoing shall not limit the right of any Secured Party to file any claim in or otherwise take any action (not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 7.19(a)) permitted or required by applicable law with respect to any insolvency proceeding instituted against CFC, ARSC or ARF by any other person.

(iv) Without limiting the foregoing, in the event of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law involving Cartus, CFC, ARSC, ARF or any other Affiliates of Cartus as debtor, or otherwise, the Secured Parties agree that if, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, Cartus is found to have a property interest in the Pool Assets, then, in such event, CFC and its assigns, including the Apple Ridge Trustee, shall have a first and prior claim to the Pool Assets, and any claim or rights the Secured Parties may have to the Pool Assets, contractual or otherwise, shall be subject to the prior claims of the Apple Ridge Trustee and the holders of the Apple Ridge Notes until all amounts owing under the Apple Ridge Indenture shall have been paid in full, and the Secured Parties agree, upon written request thereof, to turn over to the Apple Ridge Trustee any amounts received contrary to the provisions of this clause (iv).

 

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(v) In taking a pledge of the Equity Interests of CFC, each Secured Party acknowledges that it has no right, title or interest in or to any assets of CFC, ARSC or ARF other than its rights to receive, as assignee of Cartus, any dividends or other distributions properly declared and paid or made in respect of the Equity Interests of CFC. Each Secured Party further agrees that it will not (A) until after the payment in full of all Apple Ridge Notes, exercise any rights it may have under this Agreement (x) to foreclose on the Equity Interests of CFC or (y) to exercise any voting rights with respect to the Equity Interests of CFC, including any rights to nominate, elect or remove the independent members of the board of directors or managers of CFC or rights to amend the organizational documents of CFC, or (B) until one year and one day after the date on which all Apple Ridge Notes have been paid in full, exercise any voting rights it may have to institute a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding on behalf of CFC.

(vi) Each Secured Party hereby covenants and agrees that it will not agree to any amendment, supplement or other modification of this Section 7.19(a) without the prior written consent of the Apple Ridge Trustee. Each Secured Party further agrees that the provisions of this Section 7.19(a) are made for the benefit of, and may be relied upon and enforced by, the Apple Ridge Trustee and that the Apple Ridge Trustee shall be a third party beneficiary of this Section 7.19(a).

SECTION 7.20 Successor Collateral Agent. The terms, conditions and provisions of Section 7.08 of the Indenture shall apply to the Collateral Agent hereunder, mutatis mutandis.

ARTICLE VIII

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

SECTION 8.01 The Collateral Agent. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. has been appointed Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties pursuant to the Indenture. It is expressly understood and agreed that any authority conferred upon the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the terms of the delegation of authority made by the Secured Parties to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Indenture, and that the Collateral Agent has agreed to act (and any successor collateral agent shall act) as such hereunder only on the express conditions contained in the Indenture and the other Note Documents. Any successor collateral agent appointed pursuant to the Indenture shall be entitled to all the rights, interests and benefits of the Collateral Agent hereunder. The Collateral Agent’s sole duty, other than the obligations under the Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the New York UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Collateral Agent deals with similar property for its own account, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement. Beyond such duty, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral.

In addition, the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent under the Indenture, including, without limitation, the right to be indemnified, are incorporated herein as if set forth herein in full and shall be extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Collateral Documents, and by each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder or thereunder.

 

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Without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder or under any other Collateral Document 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, epidemics, pandemics and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Collateral Agent shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent (i) shall not be responsible for the perfection of any Security Interest or for the filing, form, content or renewal of any UCC financing statement, fixture filings, Mortgages, deeds of trust and such other documents or instruments and (ii) shall act only within the United States, and shall not be subject to any foreign law, be required to act in any jurisdiction located outside the United States or be required to execute any foreign law governed document.

ARTICLE IX

THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

SECTION 9.01 The Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the priority of the lien and security interest granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement that may be entered into from time to time in respect of the Collateral. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement in respect of the Collateral and this Agreement with respect to the priority of any liens or the exercise of any rights or remedies, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or such other intercreditor agreement, as applicable, shall govern. The requirement under this Agreement to deliver Collateral to the Collateral Agent (or any representation or warranty having the effect of requiring the same) shall be deemed satisfied (or any such representation or warranty shall be deemed true) by delivery of such Collateral to the Controlling First Lien Priority Representative (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) (or similar term) as bailee of, and behalf of, the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement or other applicable intercreditor agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto duly have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ANYWHERE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

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SUBSIDIARY GRANTORS:
ALPHA REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
ANYWHERE ADVISORS LLC
ANYWHERE ADVISORS NEVADA LLC
ANYWHERE BRANDS LLC
ANYWHERE CO-ISSUER CORP.
ANYWHERE INSURANCE AGENCY INC.
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED AFFILIATES HOLDINGS LLC
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED HOLDINGS LLC
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED VENTURE PARTNER LLC
ANYWHERE LEADS INC.
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS LLC

ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE SERVICES

GROUP LLC

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE LICENSEE LLC
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE LLC
BURGDORFF LLC
BURNET REALTY LLC
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, LLC
CARTUS CORPORATION
CB COMMERCIAL NRT PENNSYLVANIA LLC
CDRE TM LLC
CENTURY 21 REAL ESTATE LLC
CGRN, INC.
CLIMB FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC
CLIMB REAL ESTATE LLC
CLIMB REAL ESTATE, INC.
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL PACIFIC PROPERTIES LLC
COLDWELL BANKER LLC

COLDWELL BANKER NRT

REALVITALIZE, INC.

COLDWELL BANKER PACIFIC

PROPERTIES LLC

COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

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COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE LLC
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE LLC
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK, INC.
COLORADO COMMERCIAL, LLC
CORCORAN GROUP LLC
ERA FRANCHISE SYSTEMS LLC
ESTATELY, INC.
HFS LLC
HFS.COM CONNECTICUT REAL ESTATE LLC
HFS.COM REAL ESTATE INCORPORATED
HFS.COM REAL ESTATE LLC
HOME REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
JACK GAUGHEN LLC
LAKECREST TITLE, LLC
LAND TITLE AND ESCROW, INC.
MARTHA TURNER PROPERTIES, L.P.
MARTHA TURNER SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY REFERRAL COMPANY LLC
MTPGP, LLC
NRT ARIZONA COMMERCIAL LLC
NRT ARIZONA LLC
NRT ARIZONA REFERRAL LLC
NRT CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED
NRT CAROLINAS LLC
NRT CAROLINAS REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
NRT COLORADO LLC
NRT COLUMBUS LLC
NRT COMMERCIAL LLC
NRT DEVONSHIRE LLC
NRT DEVONSHIRE WEST LLC
NRT HAWAII REFERRAL, LLC
NRT MID-ATLANTIC LLC
NRT MISSOURI LLC
NRT MISSOURI REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

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NRT NEW ENGLAND LLC
NRT NEW YORK LLC
NRT NORTHFORK LLC
NRT PHILADELPHIA LLC
NRT PITTSBURGH LLC
NRT QUEENS LLC
NRT REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
NRT RELOCATION LLC
NRT REOEXPERTS LLC
NRT SUNSHINE INC.
NRT TEXAS LLC
NRT UTAH LLC
NRT VACATION RENTALS ARIZONA LLC
NRT VACATION RENTALS CALIFORNIA, INC.
NRT VACATION RENTALS DELAWARE LLC
NRT ZIPREALTY LLC
ONCOR INTERNATIONAL LLC
REAL ESTATE REFERRAL LLC
REAL ESTATE SERVICES LLC
REALVITALIZE AFFILIATES LLC
REALVITALIZE AFFILIATES, INC.
REALVITALIZE LLC

REFERRAL ASSOCIATES OF NEW

ENGLAND LLC

REFERRAL NETWORK LLC
REFERRAL NETWORK, LLC
SECURED LAND TRANSFERS LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY AFFILIATES LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORS LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY LICENSEE LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY REFERRAL COMPANY INC.
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY REFERRAL COMPANY, LLC
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, INC.
THE BAIN ASSOCIATES REFERRAL LLC
THE LANDOVER CORPORATION
THE SUNSHINE GROUP, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

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TITLE RESOURCE GROUP SETTLEMENT SERVICES, LLC
TRG MARYLAND HOLDINGS LLC
TRG SETTLEMENT SERVICES, LLP
WARBURG REALTY PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
WRP91, LLC
ZAPLABS LLC
By:  

/s/ Charlotte C. Simonelli

Name:   Charlotte C. Simonelli
Title:   Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

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COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Thomas N. Rispoli

Name:   Thomas N. Rispoli
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

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CORNERSTONE TITLE COMPANY
EQUITY TITLE MESSENGER SERVICE HOLDING LLC
GUARDIAN HOLDING COMPANY
UPWARD TITLE & ESCROW COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Seth I. Truwit

Name:   Seth I. Truwit
Title:   Assistant Secretary
NRT WEST, INC.
By:  

/s/ Seth I. Truwit

Name:   Seth I. Truwit
Title:   Secretary

 

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EQUITY TITLE COMPANY

 

By:  

/s/ Timothy B. Gustavson

Name:   Timothy B. Gustavson
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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

/s/ Marie A. Hattinger

Name:   Marie A. Hattinger
Title:   Vice President

 

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Schedule I to the

Second Lien Priority

Collateral Agreement

 

EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Entity

  

Issued and

Outstanding Stock

  

Type of Equity

Interest

  

Owners (%)

  

Certificate

Number

Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Inc. - 100%    Uncertificated
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp.    1,000    Common Stock    NRT Sunshine, Inc. - 100%    6
Alpha Referral Network LLC    100%    Common Stock    COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK - 100%    Uncertificated
Anywhere Advisors LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Anywhere Advisors Nevada LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Anywhere Brands LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Anywhere Insurance Agency Inc.    1,000    Common Stock    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    4
Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Integrated Holdings LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Anywhere Integrated Holdings LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    4
Anywhere Integrated Venture Partner LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Anywhere Leads Inc.    100    Common Stock    Cartus Corporation - 100%    1
Anywhere Real Estate Operations LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated

 

Schedule I - 1


Entity

  

Issued and

Outstanding Stock

  

Type of Equity

Interest

  

Owners (%)

  

Certificate

Number

Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC    100    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC - 100%    2
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Licensee LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Burgdorff LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Burnet Realty LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Career Development Center, LLC    100    Membership Units    NRT Arizona LLC - 100%    2

Cartus Corporation

   850    Common Stock    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    5
Cartus Relocation Canada Limited   

13;

52

   Common Stock    Cartus Corporation - 100% (65% pledged)   

CA-1;

CB-1

Cartus Relocation Hong Kong    6,500    Ordinary Shares    Cartus Corporation - 100% (65% pledged)    Uncertificated
Upward Title & Escrow Company    7,000    Common Stock    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    9
CB Commercial NRT Pennsylvania LLC    100%    Membership Units    NRT Pittsburgh LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
CDRE TM LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    1,000    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    9
CGRN, Inc.    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    4
Climb Franchise Systems LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Climb Real Estate, Inc.    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    1
Climb Real Estate LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated

 

Ex. I - 2


Entity

  

Issued and

Outstanding Stock

  

Type of Equity

Interest

  

Owners (%)

  

Certificate

Number

Coldwell Banker Commercial Pacific Properties LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Coldwell Banker LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Coldwell Banker NRT RealVitalize, Inc.    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    1
Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties LLC    100%    Membership Units    Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    100%    Membership Units    Coldwell Banker LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services LLC    100%    Membership Units    Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Company    1,000    Common Stock    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage LLC - 100%    9
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    100%    Membership Units    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK    1,000    Common Stock    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage LLC - 100%    5
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK, INC.    100    Common Stock    NRT Pittsburgh LLC - 100%    3
COLORADO COMMERCIAL, LLC    100%    Membership Interests    NRT Colorado LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Corcoran Group LLC    100%    Membership Interests    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
CORNERSTONE TITLE COMPANY    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Integrated Holdings LLC - 100%    4
Equity Title Company    6,000    Common Stock    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    52

 

Ex. I - 3


Entity

  

Issued and

Outstanding Stock

  

Type of Equity

Interest

  

Owners (%)

  

Certificate

Number

Equity Title Messenger Service Holding LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
ESTATELY, INC.    3,611,433    Common Stock    NRT New England LLC - 100%    C-16
Guardian Holding Company    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    3
HFS.com Connecticut Real Estate LLC    100%    Common Interests    NRT New England LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
HFS.com Real Estate Incorporated    100    Common Stock    HFS.com Real Estate LLC – 100%    1
HFS.com Real Estate LLC    100%    Common Interests    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
HFS LLC    100%    Common Interests    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Home Referral Network LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
JACK GAUGHEN LLC    100%    Membership Units    NRT Mid-Atlantic LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Lakecrest Title, LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
LAND TITLE AND ESCROW, INC.    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    1
MARTHA TURNER PROPERTIES, L.P.   

1%

99%

   Partnership Interests   

MTPGP, LLC - 1%

Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. - 99%

   Uncertificated
Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty Referral Company LLC    100%    Membership Interests    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. - 100%    Uncertificated
MTPGP, LLC    100%    Membership Interests    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Arizona Commercial LLC    100%    Membership Units    NRT Arizona LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Arizona LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Arizona Referral LLC    100%    Membership Units    NRT Arizona LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT California Incorporated    100    Common Stock    NRT New York LLC - 100%    1
NRT Carolinas LLC    100%    Common Interests    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated

 

Ex. I - 4


Entity

  

Issued and

Outstanding Stock

  

Type of Equity

Interest

  

Owners (%)

  

Certificate

Number

NRT Carolinas Referral Network LLC    100%    Common Interests    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Colorado LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Columbus LLC    100%    Membership Units    Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Commercial LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Devonshire LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Devonshire West LLC    100%    Common Interests    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Hawaii Referral, LLC    100    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    1
NRT Mid-Atlantic LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Missouri LLC    100%    Membership Units    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Missouri Referral Network LLC    100%    Membership Units    COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT New England LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT New York LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Northfork LLC    100%    Membership Units    NRT New York LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Philadelphia LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Pittsburgh LLC    100%    Membership Units    Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Queens LLC    100%    Membership Units    NRT New York LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Referral Network LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Relocation LLC    100    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Operations LLC - 100%    2
NRT REOExperts LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Sunshine Inc.    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    1

 

Ex. I - 5


Entity

  

Issued and

Outstanding Stock

  

Type of Equity

Interest

  

Owners (%)

  

Certificate

Number

NRT Texas LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Utah LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Vacation Rentals Arizona LLC    100%    Common Interests    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT Vacation Rentals California, Inc.    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    1
NRT Vacation Rentals Delaware LLC    100%    Common Interests    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
NRT West, Inc.    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    1
NRT ZipRealty LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
ONCOR International LLC    100    Membership Units    Anywhere Brands LLC - 100%    2
Real Estate Referral LLC    100%    Membership Units    NRT New England LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Real Estate Services LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Realogy Cavalier Holdco, LLC    65    Membership Units    Cartus Corporation - 65%    2
RealVitalize Affiliates, Inc.    100    Common Stock    RealVitalize Affiliates LLC - 100%    1
RealVitalize Affiliates LLC    100%    Common Interests    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
RealVitalize LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Referral Associates of New England LLC    100%    Membership Units    NRT New England LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Referral Network LLC    100    Common Stock    COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK - 100%    27
REFERRAL NETWORK, LLC    100%    Membership Interests    NRT Colorado LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Secured Land Transfers LLC    100%    Membership Interests    TRG Maryland Holdings LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated

 

Ex. I - 6


Entity

  

Issued and

Outstanding Stock

  

Type of Equity

Interest

  

Owners (%)

  

Certificate

Number

Sotheby’s International Realty Global Development Advisors LLC    100%    Membership Interests    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. - 100%    Uncertificated
Sotheby’s International Realty Licensee LLC    100%    Membership Units    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
Sotheby’s International Realty Referral Company Inc.    100    Common Stock    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. - 100%    1
Sotheby’s International Realty Referral Company, LLC    100    Membership Units    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. - 100%    1
Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.    8,333    Common Stock    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    6
The Bain Associates Referral LLC    100%    Membership Interests    The Landover Corporation - 100%    Uncertificated
The Landover Corporation    7,300    Common Stock    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    2
The Sunshine Group, Ltd.    1,000    Common Stock    NRT Sunshine Inc. - 100%    3
Title Resource Group Settlement Services, LLC    100%    Membership Interests    TRG Settlement Services, LLP - 100%    Uncertificated
TRG Maryland Holdings LLC    100%    Membership Interests    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC - 100%    Uncertificated
TRG Settlement Services, LLP   

1%

99%

   Partnership Interest   

TRG Maryland Holdings LLC - 1%

Secured Land Transfers LLC - 99%

  

4

5

Warburg Realty Partnership, Ltd.    100    Common Stock    Anywhere Advisors LLC - 100%    14
WRP91, LLC    100%    Membership Interests    Warburg Realty Partnership, Ltd. - 100%    Uncertificated
ZapLabs LLC    100%    Common Interests    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC - 100%    Uncertificated

 

Ex. I - 7


PLEDGED DEBT SECURITIES

 

Instruments

Pledged Global Intercompany Note, dated May 7, 2009
Expansion Promissory Note, dated as of May 15, 2022, by and among Century 21 Real Estate LLC, as holder, Award-Superstars, as maker, Affiliated Consumer Services, Inc., as co-maker, and Kaniel Kruse, as co-maker.
Conversion Promissory Note, dated June 21, 2022, between Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC, as holder, and CSIR, LLC, as maker.

 

Ex. I - 8


Schedule II to the

Second Lien Priority

Collateral Agreement

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNED BY GRANTORS

Patents and Patent Applications

Patents

 

Owner Name

  

Country

  

Type of

Patent

  

Patent Title

   Patent No.
Cartus Corporation    US    Utility    Method and System for Estimating Relocation Costs    11455559
Cartus Corporation    US    Utility    System and Method of Selecting Freight Forwarding Companies    8131598

Coldwell Banker Real

Estate LLC

   US    Utility    System and Method for Searching Real Estate Listings Using Imagery    9104782

Patents Applications

None.

Trademarks and Trademark Applications

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration No.

5 STAR SELECT    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88341873    5899178
5 STAR SELECT    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88341875    5899179
A SMARTER, MORE REWARDING WAY TO BUY AND SELL YOUR HOME    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90837278    6831368
AGENT X    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88332251    5845572
AGENT X & Design (horizontal)    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88340135    5887162
AGENT X & Design (vertical)    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88340122    5887161
ANYWHERE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405566   
ANYWHERE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405570   
ANYWHERE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405571   
ANYWHERE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405574   
ANYWHERE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405605   
ANYWHERE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405611   
ANYWHERE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405622    7097506
ANYWHERE INSURANCE AGENCY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97549577   

 

Schedule II - 9


Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration No.

ANYWHERE INTEGRATED SERVICES    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97499944   
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED SERVICES    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97499950    7093397
ANYWHERE INTEGRATED SERVICES    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97499956    7093398
Design Only    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405649   
Design Only    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405650   
Design Only    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405652    7091348
Design Only    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97405655   
HOMEBASE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85669757    4308271
HOMEBASE (Stylized)    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85669760    4308272

HOMEBASE POWERED BY

REALOGY & Design

   Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    77581813    3723479
House & Wave Design    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85703829    4378846
House & Wave Design    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85703830    4313065
House & Wave Design    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85703831    4313066
House & Wave Design    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85703835    4313067
LEADING SELF. LEADING OTHERS. LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    86408544    4882649
REALOGY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78810039    3277830
REALOGY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78810051    3277831
REALOGY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78810057    3584743
REALOGY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78810142    3593139
REALOGY (Stylized)    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78818186    3277877
REALOGY (Stylized)    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78818197    3277878
REALOGY (Stylized)    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78818200    3584749
REALOGY (Stylized)    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78818203    3581754
REALOGY FRANCHISE BROKERAGE TITLE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88810891    6162689
REALOGY FRANCHISE|BROKERAGE|TITLE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88810884    6162687
REALOGY FRANCHISE|BROKERAGE|TITLE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88810885    6162688
REALOGY INSURANCE AGENCY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90159724    6405286
REALOGY INSURANCE AGENCY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90164641    6405300
REALOGY MILITARY REWARDS    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88601888    6032727
REALOGY MILITARY REWARDS    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90524252    6493431

 

Ex. I - 10


Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration No.

REALOGY MILITARY REWARDS HONORING THE MILITARY COMMUNITY ACTIVE, VERTERANS AND FAMILIES    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90524257    6493432
REALOGY REAL ESTATE SERVICES    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90365949    6491376
REALOGY REAL ESTATE SERVICES    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90365956    6491377
REALOGY REAL ESTATE SERVICES    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90365958    6491378
REALOGY TITLE GROUP    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88806429    6162649
REALOGY TITLE GROUP    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88806430    6162650
REALOGY TITLE GROUP logo    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88806425    6162647
REALOGY TITLE GROUP logo    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88806427    6162648
REALOGY: THE BUSINESS OF REAL ESTATE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78842038    3277954
REALOGY: THE BUSINESS OF REAL ESTATE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78842043    3581762
REALOGY: THE BUSINESS OF REAL ESTATE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78842046    3581763
REALOGY: THE BUSINESS OF REAL ESTATE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    78849192    3277967
REALVITALIZE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88616907    6335948
RLGY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85696850    4556551
RLGY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85696977    4556553
RLGY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85696992    4556554
RLGY    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    85697001    4548286
RV REALVITALIZE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88917586    6343398
RV    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88917584    6343397
SOCIALADENGINE    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    97562372    7093498
SOCIALADENGINE BY REALOGY & Design    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88399599    5907706
Turnkey Rosette Logo    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88332262    5899158
WHAT MOVES HER    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88725993    6494084
WHAT MOVES HER    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    88726007    6171236
WHAT MOVES HER    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90771995    6772865
WHAT MOVES HER    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    90771998    6772866
ANYWHERE| INTEGRATED SERVICES    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC1    97499958   

 

1 

Corrective filing updating the owner name to Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC is in process.

 

Ex. I - 11


US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Anywhere Insurance Agency Inc.

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

THE INSURANCE COVERAGE YOU NEED, FROM A COMPANY YOU CAN TRUST    Anywhere Insurance Agency Inc.    97770270   

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Licensee LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

BETA BROKERS    Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Licensee LLC    87771716    5564862
BETA BROKERS & Design    Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Licensee LLC    87771713    5564861
PinPoint & Design    Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Licensee LLC    88460639    6458577
SEEDS OF SUCCESS    Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Licensee LLC    87298398    5256309

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Cartus Corporation

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

ASSIGNMENT PULSEPOINT    Cartus Corporation    87591957    5602719
C    Cartus Corporation    97185393    7027781
C    Cartus Corporation    97185397    7027782
C    Cartus Corporation    97289987    7027910
C    Cartus Corporation    97289992    7027911
C CARTUS    Cartus Corporation    97178602    7057046
C CARTUS    Cartus Corporation    97178604    7057047
C CARTUS    Cartus Corporation    97178605    7057048
C CARTUS    Cartus Corporation    97178608    7057049
CARTUS    Cartus Corporation    78808792    3370574
CARTUS    Cartus Corporation    78817923    3314369
CARTUS    Cartus Corporation    78818045    3314372
CARTUS    Cartus Corporation    78818064    3321204
CARTUS    Cartus Corporation    78818082    3383108
CARTUS INSIGNIA    Cartus Corporation    97139972    6999270
CARTUS RELOCATION FLEXCARD    Cartus Corporation    86886631    5079720
CARTUSMOBILE    Cartus Corporation    86061787    4514560
CARTUSONLINE    Cartus Corporation    86061792    4595740
Design Only    Cartus Corporation    78817943    3314370
Design Only    Cartus Corporation    78817954    3314371
Design Only    Cartus Corporation    78818047    3314373
Design Only    Cartus Corporation    78818055    3314374
Design Only    Cartus Corporation    78818069    3321205

 

Ex. I - 12


Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

Design Only    Cartus Corporation    78818077    3321206
Design Only    Cartus Corporation    78818087    3379520
Design Only    Cartus Corporation    78818090    3379521
EASYTOUR    Cartus Corporation    78659865    3331185
GLOBALNET    Cartus Corporation    75153284    2198869
HAVE DONE. WILL DO.    Cartus Corporation    87545831    5416853
HOME AND MOVE    Cartus Corporation    78817256    3372957
HOME AND MOVE    Cartus Corporation    78817258    3372958
MEMBERMOVE    Cartus Corporation    73748964    1554062
MILES FROM HOME    Cartus Corporation    77790815    3792478
MOBILIFY    Cartus Corporation    88701428    6218221
MOBILIFY    Cartus Corporation    88748941    6284439
MOBILIFY    Cartus Corporation    88748950    6284440
MOBILIFY MOBILITY SIMPLIFIED    Cartus Corporation    88748960    6218315
MOVEPLUS    Cartus Corporation    85073868    3917108
MOVEPRO 360    Cartus Corporation    88795717    6304040
MOVEPRO360    Cartus Corporation    88563121    6309844
TRUSTED GUIDANCE - FOR EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE    Cartus Corporation    86060012    4627337
WHERE MOBILITY MEETS AGILITY    Cartus Corporation    97462833    7128723
WHERE MOBILITY MEETS AGILITY    Cartus Corporation    97462834    7128724
WHERE MOBILITY MEETS AGILITY    Cartus Corporation    97462836    7128725
WHERE MOBILITY MEETS AGILITY    Cartus Corporation    97462838    7027974

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Estately, Inc.

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

ESTATELY    Estately, Inc.    77403246    3505025

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of NRT New York LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

CH Logo    NRT New York LLC    88297695    5839529
LIVE THE CITY    NRT New York LLC    87781704    5693272
SALES + RENTALS. KNOWLEDGE + GUIDANCE.    NRT New York LLC    85662605    4302854

 

Ex. I - 13


US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of NRT New England LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

HAMMOND & Design    NRT New England LLC    74649695    1963180
HAMMOND RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE    NRT New England LLC    85167811    4008777
HAMMOND RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE & Design    NRT New England LLC    85168538    4008780
OUR TOWN    NRT New England LLC    78449628    3094142

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of NRT Philadelphia LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

PREFERRED MOVES    NRT Philadelphia LLC    78871795    3398527

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of NRT Sunshine Inc.

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

THE SUNSHINE GROUP LTD    NRT Sunshine Inc.    76408231    2768873

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Sotheby’s International Realty Licensee LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

ARTFULLY UNITING EXTRAORDINARY HOMES WITH EXTRAORDINARY LIVES    Sotheby’s International Realty Licensee LLC    85028407    4086034
FOR THE ONGOING COLLECTION OF LIFE    Sotheby’s International Realty Licensee LLC    78490698    3069400
KEYSTONE (Stylized)    Sotheby’s International Realty Licensee LLC    87576901    5593185
RESIDE    Sotheby’s International Realty Licensee LLC    77089845    3415244
RESIDE    Sotheby’s International Realty Licensee LLC    88219027    5945828
RESIDE    Sotheby’s International Realty Licensee LLC    88219032    5811971

 

Ex. I - 14


US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Anywhere Integrated Services LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85314000    4070488
BURNET TITLE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85316954    4101529
BURNET TITLE & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85316962    4076711
CCS CONVENIENT CLOSING SERVICES & Design (2019)    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88521286    6172556
Circle Logo (TRG)    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    78869716    3293882
Circle Logo (TRG)    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    78869726    3279724
COUNT ON OUR EXCELLENCE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    78783827    3532528
DATA ON-THE-GO    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88456966    6009601
DON’T SETTLE FOR COMPLICATED, SETTLE FOR CONVENIENCE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    78484489    3262070
E EQUITY TITLE COMPANY & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85319360    4170293
E EQUITY TITLE COMPANY & Design in B&W    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    86072934    4494991
FIRST CALIFORNIA ESCROW    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85319428    4098393
GO2AGENT    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    86411663    4937604
GUARDIAN    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    74102195    1823333
GUARDIAN TITLE AGENCY & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88505383    6062356
GUARDIAN TRANSFER & Shield Design (Horizontal)    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87469303    5378185
HOMEPLACE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    90486156    6575739
IN HOUSE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    78626295    3607601
INDEPENDENCE TITLE & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87751265    5553862
INSURING HOMEOWNERS, ENSURING HOMEOWNERSHIP    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87936160    5611998
KEYSTONE CLOSING SERVICES & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85323511    4070751
KEYSTONE TITLE SERVICES & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85323540    4083175
L LANDWAY SETTLEMENT SERVICES & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    78815007    3219806

 

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Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

LIVE FARM PRO    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    97380067   
LIVE FARM PRO    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    97380075   
LIVE FARM PRO    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    97380077   
LIVE FARM PRO    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    97380079   
MAKING HOUSES INTO HOMES    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    78466961    3288623
MAKING HOUSES INTO HOMES COAST TO COAST    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85365082    4084012
MAKING HOUSES INTO HOMES ONE CLOSING AT A TIME    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88509351    5938087
MARDAN SETTLEMENT SERVICES & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    78814998    3282646
MARKET STREET & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85324179    4104721
MARKET STREET SETTLEMENT GROUP & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88505389    5972132
MID-ATLANTIC SETTLEMENT SERVICES & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85327090    4093455
POWERSNAP!    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    97114229    6914551
POWERSNAP!    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    97373777    7067960
PULSE POINT    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    97386030    7090746
PULSEPOINT    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87872393    5621572
REALTECH TITLE and Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88797357    6119015
SAFE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87368640    5266124
SAFE w/Lock Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87357372    5266114
SINGLE SOLUTION    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    77548999    3597988
SUNBELT TITLE AGENCY & Sun Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85679258    4329511
TERRA COASTAL ESCROW, INC. & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88533152    5967472
THE REAL SOURCE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87305635    5265502
THE REAL SOURCE (Stylized)    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87305820    5265513
THE REAL SOURCE U    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    97386033    7068321
TITLE RESOURCES & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    86138626    4579518

 

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Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

TITLE TRACK    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87488277    5379046
Title!Snap    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85618108    4318787
Title!Snap & House Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87249579    5205125
TRG    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87456580    5506155
US TITLE & Arch Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88350519    5883373
US TITLE & Arch Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88350529    5883374
VALET CLOSING    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88885933    6218625
VALET CLOSING    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88885936    6218626
VALET CLOSING logo    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88885969    6218627
VALET CLOSING logo    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88885971    6218628
VIRTUALCLOSE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88754563    6382445
VIRTUALCLOSE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88754570    6382446
VIRTUALCLOSE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    90794754    6786428
VIRTUALCLOSE    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    90794755    6812153
WE STAND BY OUR NAME    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    87169378    5365920
WEST COAST ESCROW    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    97551335   
WEST COAST ESCROW FIRST IN PEOPLE FIRST IN SERVICE & Design    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    85326253    4095789
YOUR PARTNER TO A SUCCESSFUL CLOSING    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    88509358    5938088

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Century 21 Real Estate LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

21ST CENTURY    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    75436943    2300743
21ST CENTURY    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78565509    3116448
21ST CENTURY CASUALTY    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78565519    3055063
21ST CENTURY INSURANCE    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78565505    3106265
AT HOME WITH CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78195146    2960793

 

Ex. I - 17


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Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

BUYER SERVICE PLEDGE    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    74122856    1812377
C21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78427047    2933408
C21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87748422    5770668
C21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    90468539    6567514
C21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    90468551    6594376
C21 COMMERCIAL    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87034627    5118383
C21 COMMERCIAL    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    88199260    5786754
C21 FH&E Logo    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    88111482    5785723
C21 FINE HOMES & ESTATES    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87034672    5932319
C21 Logo    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87775752    5746747
C21 Logo    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87775755    5758696
C21 Logo (in color)    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87837474    5752743
C21 Logo (in color)    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87837483    5752744
C21 UNIVERSITY    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    86669522    4908006
CENTURION    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73754544    1563740
CENTURION    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73754545    1553298
CENTURION & Design    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73754547    1563741
CENTURION Design    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73754543    1553297
CENTURION HONOR SOCIETY    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78302129    2981964
CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73072695    1063488
CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73133892    1085039
CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73421810    1304095
CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73608730    1429531
CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    75071763    2178970
CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    76279429    2662159
CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78008646    2762774
CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87776567    5610163
CENTURY 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87776573    5610164
CENTURY 21 & Design (in color)    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87837459    5752741
CENTURY 21 & Design (in color)    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87837467    5752742
CENTURY 21 & New House Design    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73133894    1085040
CENTURY 21 & New House Design    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    74142432    1771535
CENTURY 21 & New House Design (with box underneath)    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73138501    1104464
CENTURY 21 & New Pitched Roof House Design    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    85754237    4453425
CENTURY 21 & Sign & Post Design    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73262350    1263774
CENTURY 21 & Sign Design    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    74631924    2027670
CENTURY 21 (New House Design with Floor)    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78852446    3219883
CENTURY 21 BUSINESS BUILDER    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    85630361    4337497
CENTURY 21 BUSINESS BUILDER    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    85630371    4511387
CENTURY 21 COMMERCIAL    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78827023    3219828
CENTURY 21 COMMERCIAL    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    88206466    5787300
CENTURY 21 COMMERCIAL (Stylized)    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    86111928    4559769
CENTURY 21 FARM & RANCH    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87226841    5222644

 

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Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

CENTURY 21 FINE HOMES & ESTATES    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    76581393    3007069
CENTURY 21 FINE HOMES & ESTATES Logo    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    88111483    5779353
CENTURY 21 GLOBAL REFERRAL NETWORK & Design    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78047046    2725830
CENTURY 21 HOME PROTECTION PLAN    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73241780    1161341
CENTURY 21 MORTGAGE & Design    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    73421809    1307407
CENTURY 21 TRACKER    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    90468484    6816009
CENTURY 21 TRACKER    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    90468487    6594374
CENTURY 21 TRACKER    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    90468502    6594375
CENTURY 21 TRACKER    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    90468503    6816010
CENTURY 21 TRACKER    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    90468512    6567512
CENTURY 21 TRACKER    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    90468537    6726207
CENTURY 21 UNIVERSITY    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    86269901    4761629
GLOBAL 21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    85747998    4756330
GOLD MEDALLION    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    74090919    1747396
GOLD MEDALLION    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    74090920    1681402
ONE21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87241983    5272868
ONE21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87244185    5272873
Q (stylized)    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    76282440    2614917
REAL ESTATE FOR YOUR WORLD    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    78226832    2815094
RECRUIT21    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87567364    5801044
RELENTLESS MOVES    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87774130    5886079
SELLER SERVICE PLEDGE    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    74122857    1750374
THE GOLDEN RULER    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    77864709    3920844
X·CELLERATE    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    87567362    5814123

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of ERA Franchise Systems LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

1ST IN SERVICE    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    78710978    3192163
A SMARTER COMMUNITY    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85026180    4276132
ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    75746258    2477197
ANSWERS    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    74185466    1756219
ERA    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    73113461    1078060
ERA    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    73388791    1251827

 

Ex. I - 19


Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

ERA    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    78008652    2691643
ERA    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    78599896    3073417
ERA    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    90687392    6712781
ERA    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    97423524    7098803
ERA    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    97423524    7098803
ERA & New House Design (black on white)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    75269373    2875845
ERA 1ST IN SERVICE JIM JACKSON MEMORIAL AWARD & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    76284300    2594245
ERA DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    90298130    6445805
ERA EXPRESS SELL    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    87690832    5636127
ERA GOLD STAR PROPERTY    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85467451    4337051
ERA HOME PROTECTION PLAN    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    78018755    2576242
ERA LEARNING EXCHANGE    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85256527    4022857
ERA MORTGAGE & New Roof Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86458793    4743728
ERA POWERED    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    77941481    4354270
ERA REAL ESTATE    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    90687394    6712782
ERA REAL ESTATE & New House Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    78575216    3082137
ERA REAL ESTATE & New House Design (White on Red)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86094926    4555250
ERA REAL ESTATE & New House Design (White on Red)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86106744    4555575
ERA REAL ESTATE & New Roof Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86223291    4670175
ERA REAL ESTATE & New Roof Design (in color)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86219831    4670164
ERA REAL ESTATE & New Roof Design (in color)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86219842    4923316
ERA REAL ESTATE & New Roof Design (in color)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86219850    4878084
ERA REAL ESTATE & New Roof Design (reversed in color)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86223297    4882204
ERA REAL ESTATE & New Roof Design (reversed)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86223304    4670176
ERA REAL ESTATE CIRCLE OF SUCCESS CIRCLE OF ACHIEVEMENT & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85773461    4606140

 

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Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

ERA REAL ESTATE CIRCLE OF SUCCESS CIRCLE OF ACHIEVEMENT & New Roof Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86404228    4965423
ERA REAL ESTATE CIRCLE OF SUCCESS CIRCLE OF HONOR & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85773463    4606141
ERA REAL ESTATE CIRCLE OF SUCCESS CIRCLE OF HONOR & New Roof Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86404227    4965422
ERA REAL ESTATE CIRCLE OF SUCCESS LEADERS’ CIRCLE & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85773466    4606142
ERA REAL ESTATE CIRCLE OF SUCCESS LEADERS’ CIRCLE & New Roof Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86404226    4965421
ERA REAL ESTATE DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES & New Roof Design (Horizontal)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86440715    4912015
ERA REAL ESTATE DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES & New Roof Design (Vertical)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86440717    4907097
ERA REAL ESTATE GLOBAL INNOVATION TRUE VALUE BEST IN CLASS COMMUNITY & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85773459    4606139
ERA REAL ESTATE GLOBAL INNOVATION TRUE VALUE BEST IN CLASS COMMUNITY & New Roof Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86404222    5073790
ERA REAL ESTATE HOME PROTECTION PLAN & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    78035233    2612765
ERA REAL ESTATE LIVE & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    87273477    5414053
ERA REAL ESTATE NATIONAL MILITARY BROKER NETWORK & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    78058980    2635317
ERA REAL ESTATE POWERED    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85227394    4250619
ERA REAL ESTATE POWERED    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85227422    4254504
ERA REAL ESTATE POWERED & New Roof Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86421615    4743632
ERA REAL ESTATE POWERED & New Roof Design (in color)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    88784507    6135589
ERA REAL ESTATE RESORT PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    76243766    2563583
ERA REAL ESTATE TOP GUN & New Roof Design (in color)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    86421614    4897170
ERA SELECT SERVICES    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    75809994    2737148

 

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Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

ERA SELLERS SECURITY PLAN & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    87456650    5525920
ERA TOPRECRUITER    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85238595    4022536
GOLD STAR ON THE GO    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85467453    4983369
IF WE DON’T SELL YOUR HOUSE, ERA WILL BUY IT!    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    74073209    1646268
IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS WE DO    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    78915320    3233314
LEVERAGE    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    87455631    5830883
LEVERAGE    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    97123086    7117937
LEVERAGE (Stylized)    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    88080517    6005041
NMBN    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    74183282    1753385
OWNING THE FENCE GET OFF IT AND OWN IT & Fence Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    87229929    5222899
SELECT SERVICES & Design    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85467460    4377164
SELLERS SECURITY    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    78425874    2983252
TEAMERA    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85298427    4066650
TEAMERA.COM    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    85256525    4022856
TOP GUN    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    74153559    1757264
WE WILL SELL YOUR HOUSE OR ERA WILL BUY IT    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    75483140    2464187

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

PREVIEWS (Stylized)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    71620930    565757
PREVIEWS    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78768439    3219716
PRESERVING THE TRUST    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    74393851    1823177
PERSONAL RETRIEVER Sign Rider Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78182148    3102893
MOVE METER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    97234690    6881582

 

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Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

MOVE METER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    97236405    6881585
LISTING CONCIERGE    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    97650138   
GENERATION BLUE EXPERIENCE    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85179682    3985404
GEN BLUE EXPERIENCE    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    87067245    5216630
GEN BLUE    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    87067241    5189465
EMERGING BROKER TRAINING    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    87687706    5625561
COMMERCIALUNIVERSITY & Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85304756    4063162
COMMERCIAL UNIVERSITY & Cap Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    87667606    5728902
COMMERCIAL TO THE CORE    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    86936725    5159150
COMMERCIAL TO THE CORE    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    86936727    5106567
COLDWELL BANKER UNIVERSITY & Cap in Circle Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85179678    4005411
COLDWELL BANKER UNIVERSITY    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    74425646    1842126
COLDWELL BANKER PREVIEWS INTERNATIONAL & Sunburst Design in color    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78638810    3170029
COLDWELL BANKER PREVIEWS INTERNATIONAL & Sunburst Design in 3D    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85719826    4313113
COLDWELL BANKER PREVIEWS INTERNATIONAL    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78032990    2529955
COLDWELL BANKER PREVIEWS INTERNATIONAL    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78655389    3093311
COLDWELL BANKER ON LOCATION    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    77721965    3786028
COLDWELL BANKER GLOBAL LUXURY & Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    87263135    5318633
COLDWELL BANKER GLOBAL LUXURY    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    87263128    5318632
COLDWELL BANKER CONCIERGE    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    75588856    2472004
COLDWELL BANKER CONCIERGE    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    75630167    2576448
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL CB & Design in 3D (in color)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85529640    4175765
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL CB & Design in 3D (in color)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85529643    4175766

 

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Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL CB & Design in 3D (in color)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85530549    4530043
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL CB & Design (no box)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    87275989    5264687
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL CB & Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78080719    2745034
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL CB & Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78655402    3179803
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    73787763    1598908
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    75120713    2059364
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78655398    3254878
COLDWELL BANKER CB & Design in 3D in color    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85528560    4175758
COLDWELL BANKER CB & Design in 3D in color    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85528627    4175759
COLDWELL BANKER CB & Design in 3D in color    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85529273    4400923
COLDWELL BANKER CB & Design HOME LOANS    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    77870433    3810666
COLDWELL BANKER CB & Design (in color)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    73346790    1215241
COLDWELL BANKER CB & Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    75152363    2059501
COLDWELL BANKER CB & Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78655400    3179802
COLDWELL BANKER & CB Star Logo in a box (in color)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88752534    6160152
COLDWELL BANKER & CB Star Logo in a box (in b/w)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88752537    6143746
COLDWELL BANKER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    73211116    1154155
COLDWELL BANKER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    75152362    2057608
COLDWELL BANKER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78008563    2453334
COLDWELL BANKER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78655395    3100659
COLDWELL BANKER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90792184    6781337
CBX    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88045824    5848709
CBC    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    78235734    3030080
CB in a House Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    85681112    4748319
CB in a House & CBU Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88094042    5691784

 

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Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

CB GLOBAL LUXURY    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90173884    6834606
CB GLOBAL LUXURY    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90173948    6834607
CB ESTIMATE    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    97234694    6881583
CB COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90795228    7069336
CB COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90795229    7116133
CB COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90795233    6965494
CB COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90795236    6965495
CB COLDWELL BANKER & Star Logo (in b&w)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88341181    5934055
CB COLDWELL BANKER & Star Logo (horizontal & in color)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88689108    6029313
CB COLDWELL BANKER & Star Logo (horizontal & in b&w)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88689106    6029312
CB COLDWELL BANKER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90010361    6255691
CB COLDWELL BANKER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90792187    6781340
CB CBU    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    97689607   
CB & Star Logo (in color)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88341173    6035112
CB & Star Logo (in b&w)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88341166    5934052
CB & Star Logo (in b&w)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88341167    5934053
CB & Star Logo (in b&w)    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    88341168    5934054
CB & Design    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    73210971    1153366
CB    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90010362    6249767
CB    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90792185    6781338
CB    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    90792186    6781339
BLUE MATTER    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    77948751    3860242

 

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U.S. Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

CAPE COD STYLE    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.    76410655    2971401
CAPE COD STYLE    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.    76410657    2736246
GREENWICHSTYLE    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.    77619262    3639386
NEWYORKCITYSTYLE    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.    77819231    3858479
ONLY WITH US    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.    85690452    4272410

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Secured Land Transfers LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

SECURED LAND TITLE with “T” logo (b/w)    Secured Land Transfers LLC    88924944    6220915
SECURED LAND TITLE with “T” logo (color)    Secured Land Transfers LLC    88924942    6220914
TITLEONE    Secured Land Transfers LLC    76154992    2485328
TO Logo    Secured Land Transfers LLC    76154993    2485329

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Burnet Realty LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

DISTINCTIVE HOMES    Burnet Realty LLC    74085862    1712157

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Martha Turner Properties, L.P.

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

MARTHA TURNER    Martha Turner Properties, L.P.    77158894    3355919

 

Ex. I - 26


US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Anywhere Advisors LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

REAL ESTATE ADVANTAGE    Anywhere Advisors LLC    88575495    6006963
VIEW    Anywhere Advisors LLC    88578560    6007166

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Climb Franchise Systems LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

CLIMB    Climb Franchise Systems LLC    88015901    5689558
CLIMB REAL ESTATE Logo    Climb Franchise Systems LLC    88163778    5803975
THE CONDO STORE    Climb Franchise Systems LLC    75358857    2217143

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of Corcoran Group LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration No.

AGENT STUDIO    Corcoran Group LLC    88407213    5953585
AGENT STUDIO Logo    Corcoran Group LLC    88407198    5874428
CORCORAN    Corcoran Group LLC    75688924    2533288
CORCORAN    Corcoran Group LLC    77251976    3417729
CORCORAN    Corcoran Group LLC    88164619    5849053
CORCORAN    Corcoran Group LLC    88164625    5842891
CORCORAN (stylized)    Corcoran Group LLC    88242626    5843212
CORCORAN (stylized)    Corcoran Group LLC    88242635    5855634
CORCORAN Colorbar    Corcoran Group LLC    88349870    6000183
CORCORAN Colorbar    Corcoran Group LLC    88349877    6000184
CORCORAN Colorbar in white font    Corcoran Group LLC    88668627    6068163
CORCORAN GROUP    Corcoran Group LLC    88164626    5842892
CORCORAN LIVE WHO YOU ARE    Corcoran Group LLC    88532773    6212183
CORCORAN LIVE WHO YOU ARE    Corcoran Group LLC    88532780    5982559
CORCORAN LIVE WHO YOU ARE & Design    Corcoran Group LLC    88532765    6212182
CORCORAN LIVE WHO YOU ARE & Design    Corcoran Group LLC    88532769    5982557
CORCORAN New Development & Colorbar Logo    Corcoran Group LLC    88782626    6176751
CORCORAN New Development & Colorbar Logo    Corcoran Group LLC    88782564    6135523

 

Ex. I - 27


Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application

No.

  

Registration

No.

CORCORAN New Development Logo (Black and White)    Corcoran Group LLC    88782636    6176752
CORCORAN SUNSHINE    Corcoran Group LLC    86457227    4772592
CORCORAN SUNSHINE & CS & Interlocking Circles Design    Corcoran Group LLC    86457230    4844204
CORCORAN SUNSHINE MARKETING GROUP & CS & Interlocking Circles Design    Corcoran Group LLC    86457231    4844205
CS & Interlocking Circles Design    Corcoran Group LLC    77287785    3418149
LIVE WHO YOU ARE    Corcoran Group LLC    88567805    6212229
LIVE WHO YOU ARE    Corcoran Group LLC    78713347    3178618
LIVE WHO YOU ARE    Corcoran Group LLC    88567800    5984464
THE CORCORAN GROUP    Corcoran Group LLC    75689238    2366134
CORCORAN PREDEV    Corcoran Group LLC    90241678    6625252

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

The Landover Corporation

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

PUT OUR KNOWLEDGE ON YOUR SIDE    The Landover Corporation    76676968    3464920

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

Warburg Realty Partnership, Ltd.

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

WARBURG REALTY    Warburg Realty Partnership, Ltd.    85025971    3890126

US Trademark Applications and Registrations

of ZapLabs LLC

 

Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

POWERED BY ZIP    ZapLabs LLC    88463807    5971498
POWERED BY ZIPREALTY TECHNOLOGY    ZapLabs LLC    85952784    4477516
POWERED BY ZIPREALTY TECHNOLOGY    ZapLabs LLC    85952792    4477517
REAL-ESTATE.COM & Sign & Post    ZapLabs LLC    85750793    4346609
Z (Stylized)    ZapLabs LLC    85038137    4568496
Z (stylized)    ZapLabs LLC    85038140    4564392
ZAP    ZapLabs LLC    86554238    4831368

 

Ex. I - 28


Trademark

  

Owner Name

  

Application No.

  

Registration

No.

ZAP    ZapLabs LLC    86554241    4947680
ZAPLABS    ZapLabs LLC    87073982    5287430
ZAPLABS    ZapLabs LLC    87073985    5124264
ZAPLABS (Stylized in color)    ZapLabs LLC    87074456    5263672
ZAPLABS (Stylized in color)    ZapLabs LLC    87074450    5124267
ZAPLEADS    ZapLabs LLC    86855780    5492607
ZAPSCORE    ZapLabs LLC    86816569    5514155
ZAPSTORE    ZapLabs LLC    86829222    5085196
ZIPAGENT    ZapLabs LLC    78319223    2893591
ZIPNOTIFY    ZapLabs LLC    78319246    2895842
ZIPREALTY    ZapLabs LLC    75721275    2507682
ZIPREALTY & Z (stylized)    ZapLabs LLC    85038233    4568497
ZIPREALTY & Z (stylized)    ZapLabs LLC    85038235    4564393
ZIPTIPS    ZapLabs LLC    78319238    2893593

Copyright Registrations

 

Owner/Claimant Name

  

Title

  

Registration No.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Licensee LLC    The Entrepreneur Blueprint    TX0008448950
Burnet Realty LLC    Real estate times - v. 78, no. 1.    TX0000061249
Burnet Realty LLC    Real estate times - v. 78, no. 2.    TX0000071213
Burnet Realty LLC    Real estate times - v. 79, no.1    TX0000204670
Burnet Realty LLC    Real estate times - v. 79, no. 2.    TX0000276031
Burnet Realty LLC    Real estate times - v. 79, no. 3.    TX0000336681
Century 21 Real Estate LLC.    The Century 21 Complete Home Guide Vol.3, no. 1.    TX0002300039
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0003197653
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 sales performance system: coaches video ser.    PA0000530364
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 sales performance system: sales associate video ser.    PA0000530367
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    2 & 1 Training Program    SR0000132952
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Sales Performance System    SR0000133677
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Gold market analysis certificate    TX0001570001
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    21 Ways to Purchase Property    TX0001570002
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Action Warranty    TX0001570003
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    21 Questions that Help Make a House Sell Faster    TX0001570004
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Success Starts with a Super Image    TX0001570005
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    VIP Buyer Referral    TX0001588502
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    VIP Seller Referral    TX0001664218
Century 21 Real Estate LLC.    Twenty-One    TX0002229537

 

Ex. I - 29


Owner/Claimant Name

  

Title

  

Registration No.

Century 21 Real Estate LLC    VIP Training: Broker Overview    TX0002647998
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002300041
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002304240
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002333788
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    The Century 21 Complete Home Guide    TX0002337742
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Getting Ready Pre-Installation Guide    TX0002349485
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Training Manual for Management.    TX0002349490
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Training Manual for Administration    TX0002349491
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    CenturyNet Sales & Listing    TX0002379842
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    CenturyNet Management: Sales & Listing    TX0002379848
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002402614
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    The Century 21 Complete Home Guide    TX0002402615
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002481623
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002481624
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002586280
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002586286
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002595091
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    The Century 21 Complete Home Guide    TX0002595542
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Business and Financial Planning    TX0002637007
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Helping Yourself Through Effective Public Relations: Guidelines for Brokers.    TX0002637008
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    International Management Academy    TX0002637009
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Sales Performance System Coach’s Guide    TX0002637051
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Military Relocation Network Sales Associates Training Program    TX0002647995
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Recruiting Presentation: User’s Guide    TX0002648166
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Listing Presentation Manual: Instructions    TX0002652844
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Principles of Sales Management    TX0002652986
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    VIP Sales Associates Training    TX0002652988
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Property Management Support System    TX0002652992
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Listing Presentation Manual    TX0002652994
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Managers as Leaders    TX0002655497
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Management Development Course    TX0002655498
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Investment Practices Course    TX0002655509
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Investment Specialist Course    TX0002655724
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Investment Marketing Course    TX0002655725
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Investment Qualification Course    TX0002655732
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002657200
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    The Century 21 Complete Home Guide    TX0002657251
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    VIP Relocation Director’s Training Course: No. 520    TX0002662352
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002668404
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    The Century 21 Complete Home Guide    TX0002668405
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    CenturyWriter    TX0002680420
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    CenturyNet Guide    TX0002684378
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Administrative Guide    TX0002684379
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Quick Reference-Closing a Transaction-Management Sales & Listing    TX0002684414

 

Ex. I - 30


Owner/Claimant Name

  

Title

  

Registration No.

Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Steps to Success: Regional Overview    TX0002701125
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Steps to Success: Management    TX0002707972
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    CenturyNet 4.0 Conversion Training Manual    TX0002707973
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Steps to Success: System Set-up    TX0002707974
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    VIP Referral/Relocation Training: Course 101    TX0002728452
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Steps to Success: Sales Associate Overview    TX0002729751
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Steps to Success: Sales Tools    TX0002729752
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Presentation Flipchart Instruction Booklet    TX0002732090
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Investment Training: Investment Practices Course    TX0002732091
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    The Century 21 Complete Home Guide    TX0002747278
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002747279
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Property Management Support System    TX0002789745
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Breaking Through: Recruiting Presentation, Flipchart Instructional Guide Booklet    TX0002792651
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Managers as Leaders    TX0002792652
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Investment Training: Investment Specialist Course    TX0002792653
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Management Development Course    TX0002792668
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002865201
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0002865202
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Operation orbit chartbook and market share intelligence    TX0002869323
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Operation orbit notebook of sessions topics    TX0002892959
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    CenturyNet FMP Installation and Utilities Guide    TX0002997372
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Setup Guide    TX0002997373
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0003011037
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0003011041
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0003025275
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Sellers Service Pledge    TX0003079622
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    CenturyNet Financial Management Package: User’s Guide    TX0003086254
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0003088127
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0003092347
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Buyer Service Pledge    TX0003104464
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Sales Performance System: Sales Associate Workbook    TX0003110976
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    VIP Referral/Relocation Training: Course 201 Relocation Director Referral Coordinator    TX0003110977
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Century 21 Sales Performance System: Sales Associate Guide    TX0003110978
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    VIP Referral/Relocation Training: Course 301 Broker/Manager    TX0003110979
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    CenturyNet Financial Management Package, Version 2.2: FMP Installation & Utilities Guide    TX0003133457
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    CenturyNet Financial Management Package: Accounting User Guide    TX0003137445
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0003197652
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Twenty-One    TX0003200633

 

Ex. I - 31


Owner/Claimant Name

  

Title

  

Registration No.

Century 21 Real Estate LLC    VIP Referral/Relocation Training: Course 102    TX0003701774
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Recruiting Flipchart Coach’s Guide    TX0003788291
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    1982 Centurion Lapel Pin    VA0000339820
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Centurion Statue    VA0000355168
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Centurion, 1987    VA0000355169
Century 21 Real Estate LLC    1988 Centurion Lapel Pin    VAu000168301
Century 21 Real Estate LLC & Meredith Corporation (jointly owned)    At home with Century 21. (winter 04)    TX0006025339
Century 21 Real Estate LLC & Meredith Corporation (jointly owned)    At home with Century 21    TX0006231001
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    Fast start / produced by Multi-Media Presentations, Inc.    PA0000135639
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    Foundation for Success    TX0006196069
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation Personal retriever dog sign rider    VA0001134268
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services LLC    The Action plan    TX0001783795
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    Fast start training manual (instructor’s guide) : pt. II    TX0002079881
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    Masterscourse Farming: MS-501    TX0002081904
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    MS-201-technicalskills Workshops    TX0002082769
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    Fast Start Sales Associate Workbook    TX0002083845
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    Fast start training manual (instructor’s guide) : pt. I    TX0002083909
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    SuccessTrack    TX0002084735
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    The Home price comparison index : Jan. 1987    TX0002408262
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    First quarter 1988 quotables    TX0002595842
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    Home price comparison index : a guide for comparing home prices across the nation.    TX0002628430
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    Coldwell Banker makes real estate a black tie affair.    TX0002711365
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    Homeowners compu-tax delight / by Jack D. Gravis.    TXu000130810
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    Homebuyers compu-tax delight.    TXu000168442
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    ERA management manual; 13-week action program    A451958
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Methods of management    A564564
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Operations manual    A564991

 

Ex. I - 32


Owner/Claimant Name

  

Title

  

Registration No.

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Buyers protection plan maintenance-service agreement

   A845644

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Application buyers protection plan

   A852707

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

ERA sales training program; cassette text, filmstrips no. 1- 13

   A869381

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Agent training manual

   A877902

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Buyers protection plan agreement

   A903945

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Residential seller’s warranty agreement

   A903946

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Buyers protection plan sellers assignment

   A903947

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Home sellers protection plan application

   A906702

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

ERA guaranteed sales plan sales and equity advance program

   JP20364

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Showing the home

   JP20365

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Handling listing objections

   JP20366

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Obtaining buyer prospects

   JP20367

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Listing sources

   JP20368

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Servicing the listing; filmstrip

   JP20369

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Listing appointment techniques

   JP20370

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Overcoming buyer objections

   JP20371

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Presenting the offer

   JP20372

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Counseling the buyer

   JP20373

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Agent listing training

   N43818

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Listing appointment techniques

   N43819

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Listing sources

   N43820

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Showing the home

   N43821

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Career opportunity I

   N43822

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Obtaining buyer prospects

   N43823

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Handling listing objections

   N43824

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Overcoming buyer objections

   N43825

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Servicing the listing

   N43826

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

ERA guaranteed sales plan and equity advance program

   N43827

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Counseling the buyer

   N43828

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Career opportunity II

   N43829

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Presenting the offer

   N43830

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

[EIS]

   TX0003501505

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

The Blueprint-II Program Suite

   TX0002000230

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

The Moving Experience: ERA real estate consumer guide to relocation.

   TX0000269524

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

ERA sales training program; cassette text, filmstrips no. 1- 13

   TX0000002949

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

ERA Home Buyer Program: Appraisal Authorization

   TX0000352806

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

ERA Home Buyer Program: ERA Broker’s Application for Sellers

   TX0000352807

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Workbook for Certification Training, ERA Certified Real Estate Specialist

   TX0000382801

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

Answers: The 91 Most Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Buying or Selling a Home

   TX0004331188

ERA Franchise Systems LLC

  

ERA Affiliate Internet Manager: User Manual

   TX0004776598

 

Ex. I - 33


Owner/Claimant Name

  

Title

  

Registration No.

ERA Franchise Systems LLC    ERA Advertiser    TX0000070933
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    The Home Sellers Guide    TX0000744046
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Blueprint for Success: Basics of Successful Real Estate Business Management    TX0000840298
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    No Down Payment (Louisiana)    TX0000929991
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Reduced Interest Rate (Louisiana)    TX0000929992
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Reduce Interest Rate    TX0000929993
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    No Down Payment    TX0000929994
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    No Down Payment (Louisiana)    TX0000929995
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Reduced Interest Rate (Louisiana)    TX0000929996
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    No Down Payment    TX0000929997
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Reduced Interest Rate    TX0000929998
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Co-ownership Agreement (Louisiana)    TX0000929999
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Co-ownership Agreement    TX0000930000
ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Mortgage Watch    VAu000079570
ZapLabs LLC*    Massachusetts rebate information and disclosure    TX0006087702
ZapLabs LLC*    www.zipagent.com    TXu001215130
ZapLabs LLC*    www.zipagent.com; Version 7.9.1    TXu001215131
ZapLabs LLC*    www.ziprealty.com : version 7.9.1    TXu001210054
ZapLabs LLC*    ZAP    TXu001185777
ZapLabs LLC*    ZipRealty affiliated business arrangement disclosure statement    TX0006107979
ZapLabs LLC*    ZipRealty affiliated business arrangement disclosure statement    TX0006107980
ZapLabs LLC*    ZipRealty.com terms of us: sellers    TX0006107976
ZapLabs LLC*    ZipRealty.com terms of use    TX0006107978
ZapLabs LLC*    ZipRealty.com terms of use: buyers    TX0006107977

 

*

Corrective filing updating the owner name to ZapLabs LLC is in process.

 

Ex. I - 34


Schedule III to the

Second Lien Priority

Collateral Agreement

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

ELI Realty Investments, LLC, et al. v. Corcoran Group LLC, (Case No. 8:22-cv-01195), United States District Court for the Central District of California. On June 21, 2022, ELI Realty Investments (“ELI”), a former franchisee, and its various joint venture partners in which ELI owned a majority interest (“JVs”), sued Corcoran for breach of contract, fraud and violations of California Business and Professions Code Sec. 17200. Prior to termination of the franchise, Corcoran had loaned substantial sums to ELI in connection with ELI’s operations, pursuant to which ELI executed a series of Conversion Promissory Notes (“CPN”) and Security Agreements in Corcoran’s favor. On June 27, 2022, we filed an Answer and asserted counterclaims against ELI and the JVs for breach of contract, breach of the CPNs, breach of Security Agreements and unjust enrichment seeking, among other things, repayment of the CPNs. We also filed a Third-Party Compliant against the owner of ELI and several entities owned or controlled by it, alleging that the owner had fraudulently conveyed at least $1.9 million of ELI/JV assets to ELI’s executives and owners (or entities controlled by them) in violation of Corcoran’s Security Agreements. Our Third-Party claims include causes of action to overturn these transfers. On July 10, 2023, the owner of ELI filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy protection. Our claims against this owner are, therefore, currently stayed pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code. Our ability, if any, to collect against this owner will depend on the resolution of the bankruptcy matter. It is unknown whether the entities to which assets were transferred continue to hold any assets.

 

Schedule III - 35


Schedule IV to the

Second Lien Priority

Collateral Agreement

FILING OFFICES

 

    

Grantor

  

Jurisdiction

1.    Anywhere Intermediate Holdings LLC    Delaware
2.    Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC    Delaware
3.    Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp.    Florida
4.    Alpha Referral Network LLC    Texas
5.    Anywhere Advisors LLC    Delaware
6.    Anywhere Advisors Nevada LLC    Nevada
7.    Anywhere Brands LLC    Delaware
8.    Anywhere Insurance Agency Inc.    Massachusetts
9.    Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC    Delaware
10.    Anywhere Integrated Holdings LLC    Delaware
11.    Anywhere Integrated Services LLC    Delaware
12.    Anywhere Integrated Venture Partner LLC    Delaware
13.    Anywhere Leads Inc.    Delaware
14.    Anywhere Real Estate Operations LLC    California
15.    Anywhere Real Estate Services Group LLC    Delaware
16.    Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Licensee LLC    Delaware
17.    Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC    Delaware
18.    Burgdorff LLC    Delaware
19.    Burnet Realty LLC    Minnesota
20.    Career Development Center, LLC    Delaware
21.    Cartus Corporation    Delaware
22.    Upward Title & Escrow Company    California
23.    CB Commercial NRT Pennsylvania LLC    Delaware
24.    CDRE TM LLC    Delaware
25.    Century 21 Real Estate LLC    Delaware
26.    CGRN, Inc.    Delaware
27.    Climb Franchise Systems LLC    Delaware
28.    Climb Real Estate, Inc.    California

 

Schedule IV - 36


    

Grantor

  

Jurisdiction

29.    Climb Real Estate LLC    Delaware
30.    Coldwell Banker Commercial Pacific Properties LLC    Hawaii
31.    Coldwell Banker LLC    Delaware
32.    Coldwell Banker NRT RealVitalize, Inc.    Delaware
33.    Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties LLC    Hawaii
34.    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC    California
35.    Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services LLC    Delaware
36.    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Company    California
37.    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage LLC    Delaware
38.    Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC    California
39.    COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK    California
40.    COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL REFERRAL NETWORK, INC.    Pennsylvania
41.    COLORADO COMMERCIAL, LLC    Colorado
42.    Corcoran Group LLC    Delaware
43.    CORNERSTONE TITLE COMPANY    California
44.    Equity Title Company    California
45.    Equity Title Messenger Service Holding LLC    Delaware
46.    ERA Franchise Systems LLC    Delaware
47.    ESTATELY, INC.    Washington
48.    Guardian Holding Company    Delaware
49.    HFS.com Connecticut Real Estate LLC    Delaware
50.    HFS.com Real Estate Incorporated    Delaware
51.    HFS.com Real Estate LLC    Delaware
52.    HFS LLC    Delaware
53.    Home Referral Network LLC    Minnesota
54.    JACK GAUGHEN LLC    Delaware
55.    Lakecrest Title, LLC    Tennessee
56.    LAND TITLE AND ESCROW, INC.    Idaho
57.    MARTHA TURNER PROPERTIES, L.P.    Texas
58.    Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty Referral Company LLC    Texas

 

Ex. I - 37


    

Grantor

  

Jurisdiction

59.    MTPGP, LLC    Texas
60.    NRT Arizona Commercial LLC    Delaware
61.    NRT Arizona LLC    Delaware
62.    NRT Arizona Referral LLC    Delaware
63.    NRT California Incorporated    Delaware
64.    NRT Carolinas LLC    Delaware
65.    NRT Carolinas Referral Network LLC    Delaware
66.    NRT Colorado LLC    Colorado
67.    NRT Columbus LLC    Delaware
68.    NRT Commercial LLC    Delaware
69.    NRT Devonshire LLC    Delaware
70.    NRT Devonshire West LLC    Delaware
71.    NRT Hawaii Referral, LLC    Delaware
72.    NRT Mid-Atlantic LLC    Delaware
73.    NRT Missouri LLC    Delaware
74.    NRT Missouri Referral Network LLC    Delaware
75.    NRT New England LLC    Delaware
76.    NRT New York LLC    Delaware
77.    NRT Northfork LLC    Delaware
78.    NRT Philadelphia LLC    Delaware
79.    NRT Pittsburgh LLC    Delaware
80.    NRT Queens LLC    Delaware
81.    NRT Referral Network LLC    Delaware
82.    NRT Relocation LLC    Delaware
83.    NRT REOExperts LLC    Delaware
84.    NRT Sunshine Inc.    Delaware
85.    NRT Texas LLC    Texas
86.    NRT Utah LLC    Delaware
87.    NRT Vacation Rentals Arizona LLC    Delaware
88.    NRT Vacation Rentals California, Inc.    Delaware
89.    NRT Vacation Rentals Delaware LLC    Delaware

 

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Grantor

  

Jurisdiction

90.    NRT West, Inc.    California
91.    NRT ZipRealty LLC    Delaware
92.    ONCOR International LLC    Delaware
93.    Real Estate Referral LLC    Delaware
94.    Real Estate Services LLC    Delaware
95.    RealVitalize Affiliates, Inc.    Delaware
96.    RealVitalize Affiliates LLC    Delaware
97.    RealVitalize LLC    Delaware
98.    Referral Associates of New England LLC    Massachusetts
99.    Referral Network LLC    Florida
100.    REFERRAL NETWORK, LLC    Colorado
101.    Secured Land Transfers LLC    Delaware
102.    Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC    Delaware
103.    Sotheby’s International Realty Global Development Advisors LLC    Delaware
104.    Sotheby’s International Realty Licensee LLC    Delaware
105.    Sotheby’s International Realty Referral Company Inc.    California
106.    Sotheby’s International Realty Referral Company, LLC    Delaware
107.    Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.    Michigan
108.    The Bain Associates Referral LLC    Washington
109.    The Landover Corporation    Washington
110.    The Sunshine Group, Ltd.    New York
111.    Title Resource Group Settlement Services, LLC    Alabama
112.    TRG Maryland Holdings LLC    Maryland
113.    TRG Settlement Services, LLP    Pennsylvania
114.    Warburg Realty Partnership, Ltd.    New York
115.    WRP91, LLC    New York
116.    ZapLabs LLC    Delaware

 

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Schedule V to the

Second Lien Priority

Collateral Agreement

Excluded Pledges

Equity Interests in majority-owned joint ventures (as listed below):

 

Name of Entity

  

Jurisdiction of
Organization

  

Ownership

Bromac Title Services LLC    Delaware   

Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC

51%

Burnet Title of Indiana, LLC    Indiana   

Secured Land Transfers LLC

75%

Carpenter Title Agency, LLC    Delaware   

Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC

51%

First Advantage Title, LLC    Delaware   

Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC

51%

Upward Title Company    California   

Anywhere Integrated Services LLC

67.55%

Mercury Title LLC    Arkansas   

Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC

51%

Metro Title, LLC    Delaware   

Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC

55%

Quality Choice Title    Delaware   

Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC

81%

REALtech Title LLC    Delaware   

TRG Maryland Holdings LLC

51.00%

Riverbend Title, LLC    Delaware   

Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC

51%

RT Title Agency, LLC    Delaware   

Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC

51%

St. Mary’s Title Service, LLC    New Hampshire   

Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC

55%

True Line Technologies LLC    Ohio    Anywhere Integrated Affiliates Holdings LLC 51%

 

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Exhibit I to the Collateral Agreement

SUPPLEMENT NO. [___] (this “Supplement”) dated as of [_____________], 20[___] to the Second Lien Priority Collateral Agreement dated as of August 24, 2023 (the “Collateral Agreement”), among ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC (the “Company”), ANYWHERE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC (“Intermediate Holdings”), each Subsidiary Grantor identified therein and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).

A. Reference is made to the Indenture dated as of August 24, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp., a Florida corporation, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto as guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), pursuant to which the Company has duly authorized the issue of the Notes.

B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture or the Collateral Agreement, as applicable.

C. The Company, Intermediate Holdings and each of the Subsidiary Grantors have entered into the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Holders to purchase and otherwise acquire the Notes. Section 7.16 of the Collateral Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries of the Company may become Grantors under the Collateral Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary (the “New Grantor”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture to become a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement.

Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Grantor agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 7.16 of the Collateral Agreement, the New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and the New Grantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Collateral Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of Secured Obligations, does hereby create and grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, a security interest in and lien on all of the New Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral (as each term is defined in the Collateral Agreement) of the New Grantor. Each reference to a “Grantor” and “Guarantor” in the Collateral Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Grantor. The Collateral Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SECTION 2. The New Grantor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

SECTION 3. The New Grantor is a [company] duly [incorporated] under the law of [name of relevant jurisdiction].

SECTION 4. The New Grantor confirms that no Default has occurred or would occur as a result of the New Grantor becoming a Guarantor or a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement.

SECTION 5. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the Collateral Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the New Grantor and the Collateral Agent. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually or electronically signed counterpart of this Supplement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Joinder shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

SECTION 6. The New Grantor hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of (i) any and all Pledged Stock and Pledged Debt Securities now owned by the New Grantor and (ii) any and all Intellectual Property now owned by the New Grantor and (b) set forth under its signature hereto, is the true and correct legal name of the New Grantor and its jurisdiction of organization.

SECTION 7. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Collateral Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 8. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 9. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Collateral Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

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SECTION 10. All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted by the Collateral Agreement) be in writing and given as provided in Section 15.01 of the Indenture. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Company as provided in Section 15.01 of the Indenture.

SECTION 11. The New Grantor agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent.

SECTION 12. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplement or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the New Grantor.

 

Ex. I - 43


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Grantor and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Collateral Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW GRANTOR],
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
  Address:
  Legal Name:
  Jurisdiction of Formation:

 

Ex. I - 44


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

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Ex. I - 45


Schedule I

to Supplement No. [•]

to the Collateral Agreement

Collateral of the New Grantor

EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Issuer

  

Number of

Certificate

  

Registered

Owner

  

Number and
Class of Equity
Interest

  

Percentage of
Equity Interests

PLEDGED DEBT SECURITIES

 

Issuer

  

Principal Amount

  

Date of Note

  

Maturity Date

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

[Follow format of Schedule II to the

Collateral Agreement.]

 

Ex. I - 46


Exhibit II to the

Collateral Agreement

APPLE RIDGE SECURITIZATION DOCUMENTS

[On file at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP]

 

Ex. II - 1

Exhibit 99.1

Anywhere Announces Expiration and Final Results of Exchange Offers for Outstanding 5.750% Senior Notes due 2029 and 5.250% Senior Notes due 2030

08/22/2023

MADISON, N.J., August 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (“Anywhere” or the “Company”) (NYSE: HOUS), a global leader in residential real estate services, today announced the expiration and final results of the previously announced offers to exchange (each an “Exchange Offer” and, together, the “Exchange Offers”) by Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC (formerly known as Realogy Group LLC) (the “Issuer”) and Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp. (formerly known as Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.) (the “Co-Issuer” and together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”), each a subsidiary of the Company, up to $527,162,000 (the “Maximum Exchange Amount”) in aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ outstanding 5.750% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Old 5.750% Notes”) and 5.250% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Old 5.250% Notes” and, together with the Old 5.750% Notes, the “Old Notes”) for up to $421,729,600 in aggregate principal amount of new 7.000% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (the “New Notes”), in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a confidential offering memorandum, dated July 25, 2023 (the “Offering Memorandum”).

Together with the previously announced exchange (the “Significant Noteholder Exchange”) of $272,838,000 in aggregate principal amount of Old Notes (consisting of (i) $55,125,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Old 5.750% Notes and (ii) $217,713,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Old 5.250% Notes) for $218,270,400 in aggregate principal amount of New Notes with funds managed by Angelo, Gordon & Co. L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Significant Noteholder”), the Company will exchange in total up to $800 million in aggregate principal amount of Old Notes for up to $640 million in aggregate principal amount of New Notes.

As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 22, 2023 (the “Expiration Date”), the Issuers received from Eligible Holders (as defined herein) valid and unwithdrawn tenders, as reported by D.F. King & Co., representing 29.16% of the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes outstanding, as follows: (i) $255,040,000 with respect to the Old 5.750% Notes, representing 28.34% of the aggregate principal amount thereof outstanding, and (ii) $299,016,000 with respect to the Old 5.250% Notes, representing 29.90% of the aggregate principal amount thereof outstanding, as further specified in the table below. Since the Old Notes tendered by the Expiration Date exceeded the Maximum Exchange Amount, Old Notes will be accepted on a prorated basis as described below.

 

Title of Series of

Old Notes

   CUSIP No. /
ISIN(1)
   Aggregate
Outstanding
Principal
Amount(2)
     Principal
Amount
Tendered by
the Expiration
Date
     Early
Exchange
Consideration,
if tendered
and not
withdrawn
prior

to the Early
Exchange
Date(3)
     Late
Exchange
Consideration,
if tendered
and not
withdrawn
prior

to the
Expiration
Date(3)
 

5.750% Senior Notes due 2029

   75606DAL5;

U75355AG9/
US75606DAL55;

USU75355AG99

   $ 900,000,000      $ 255,040,000      $
 


800
principal
amount
of New
Notes
 
 
 
 
 
   $
 


780
principal
amount
of New
Notes
 
 
 
 
 

5.250% Senior Notes due 2030

   75606DAQ4;
U75355AJ3/
US756

06DAQ43;
USU75355AJ39

   $ 1,000,000,000      $ 299,016,000        


 

(1)

No representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP numbers / ISINs listed in this communication. Such CUSIP numbers / ISINs are provided solely for the convenience of the holders of Old Notes.

(2)

Represents aggregate outstanding principal amount prior to the Significant Noteholder Exchange.

(3)

Total principal amount of New Notes for each $1,000 principal amount of Old Notes tendered and accepted for exchange, exclusive of any Accrued Interest (as defined in the Offering Memorandum), which Accrued Interest will be paid by the Issuers in addition to the Early Exchange Consideration or Late Exchange Consideration, as applicable, to, but not including the Settlement Date (as defined herein).

The Issuers will accept Old Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) by Eligible Holders up to the Maximum Exchange Amount. Since the Old Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) exceeded the Maximum Exchange Amount, the Issuers will accept Old Notes on a prorated basis in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company. The Old 5.750% Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to the Expiration Date will have no priority in acceptance over Old 5.250% Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to the Expiration Date and vice versa. Old Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to the Early Exchange Date will have no priority in acceptance over Old Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) after the Early Exchange Date.

The settlement of the Exchange Offers is expected to occur on August 24, 2023, unless extended or terminated and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offering Memorandum (the “Settlement Date”). The consummation of the Exchange Offers is not conditioned upon the consummation of the Significant Noteholder Exchange or vice versa.

The New Notes and the offering thereof have not been and will not be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any other applicable securities laws. Each Exchange Offer was made, and the New Notes are only being offered and issued, to holders of Old Notes who are (a) reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act), or (b) not “U.S. persons” as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act and are in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act, or (c) institutions that are “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2) (3), (7), or (8) under the Securities Act (such holders, the “Eligible Holders”).

The Company engaged PJT Partners LP as the dealer manager for the Exchange Offers. The Company appointed D.F. King & Co. as exchange agent and information agent for the Exchange Offers.

About AnywhereSM

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) is moving the real estate industry to what’s next. A leader of integrated residential real estate services in the U.S., Anywhere includes franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses, as well as mortgage and title insurance underwriter joint ventures, supporting approximately 1.2 million home transactions in 2022. The diverse Anywhere brand portfolio includes some of the most recognized names in real estate: Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby’s International Realty®. Using innovative technology, data and marketing products, high-quality lead generation programs, and best-in-class learning and support services, Anywhere fuels the productivity of its approximately 195,000 independent sales agents in the U.S. and approximately 142,400 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories, helping them build stronger businesses and best serve today’s consumers. Recognized for twelve consecutive years as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, Anywhere has also been designated a Great Place to Work five years in a row, named one of America’s Most Innovative Companies 2023 by Fortune, and honored on the Forbes list of World’s Best Employers 2022.

 

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No Offer or Solicitation

This press release is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with the Exchange Offers or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. In particular, this communication is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. No offer of securities shall be made in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, such registration requirements.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made herein may be “forward-looking statements” including any statements regarding the consummation of the Exchange Offers. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts and can generally be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “plan,” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could.” Forward-looking statements inherently involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these statements. Where, in any forward-looking statement, we express an expectation or belief as to future results or events, it is based on management’s current plans and expectations, expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. However, we can give no assurance that any such expectation or belief will result or will be achieved or accomplished.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, Anywhere’s ability to complete the Exchange Offers on the terms contemplated or at all; Anywhere’s ability to satisfy the required conditions for the consummation of the Exchange Offers; adverse developments or the absence of sustained improvement in the U.S. residential real estate markets, either regionally or nationally, which could include, but are not limited to, factors that impact homesale transaction volume, such as: continued or accelerated declines in the number of home sales, stagnant or declining home prices, continued or accelerated increases in mortgage rates or a prolonged high interest rate environment, continued or accelerated declines in housing affordability, consumer demand or inventory, or excessive inventory; adverse developments or the absence of sustained improvement in macroeconomic conditions (such as business, economic or political conditions) on a global, domestic or local basis, which could include, but are not limited to, contraction or stagnation in the U.S. economy, geopolitical and economic instability, including as related to the conflict in Ukraine, continued or accelerated increases in inflation and fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government; adverse developments or outcomes in current or future litigation, in particular the incurrence of liabilities that are in excess of amounts accrued or payments that may be made in connection with pending antitrust litigation and litigation related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA); industry structure changes that disrupt the functioning of the residential real estate market; the impact of evolving competitive and consumer dynamics, including that Anywhere’s share of the commission income generated by homesale transactions may continue to shift to affiliated independent sales agents or otherwise erode due to market factors, Anywhere’s ability to compete against traditional and non-traditional competitors and meaningful decreases in the average broker commission rate; Anywhere’s ability to execute Anywhere’s business strategy and achieve growth, including with respect to the recruitment and retention of productive independent sales agents, attraction and retention of franchisees, development or procurement of products, services and technology that support Anywhere’s strategic initiatives and simplification and modernization of Anywhere’s business and achievement or maintenance of a beneficial cost structure; risks

 

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related to Anywhere’s substantial indebtedness and Anywhere’s ability, and any actions Anywhere may take, to refinance, restructure or repay Anywhere’s indebtedness; Anywhere’s ability to realize the expected benefits from Anywhere’s existing or future joint ventures or strategic partnerships; risks related to Anywhere’s business structure, including Anywhere’s geographic and high-end market concentration, the operating results of Anywhere’s affiliated franchisees, and risks related to a loss of Anywhere’s largest real estate benefit program; disruption in the residential real estate brokerage industry related to listing aggregator market power and concentration; Anywhere’s failure or alleged failure to comply with laws, regulations and regulatory interpretations and any changes or stricter interpretations of any of the foregoing, including but not limited to (1) antitrust laws and regulations, (2) the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act or other federal or state consumer protection or similar laws, (3) state or federal employment laws or regulations that would require reclassification of independent contractor sales agents to employee status, (4) the TCPA, and (5) privacy or data security laws and regulations; cybersecurity incidents; impairment of Anywhere’s goodwill and other long-lived assets; the accuracy of market forecasts and estimates; and significant fluctuation in the price of Anywhere’s common stock.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company discusses these and other risks and uncertainties in its annual and quarterly periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 

Investor Contacts:    Media Contacts:   
Alicia Swift    Trey Sarten   
(973) 407-4669    (973) 407-2162   
alicia.swift@anywhere.re    trey.sarten@anywhere.re   
Tim Swanson    Gabriella Chiera   
(973) 407-2612    (973) 407-5236   
tim.swanson@anywhere.re    gabriella.chiera@anywhere.re   

 

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