SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July 28, 1997
(Date of Report - Date of earliest event reported)
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-19914 81-0422894
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation of Identification Number)
organization)
750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Fl., New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(212) 754-2233
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The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 5
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
a) Senior Notes Offering. On July 28, 1997, Autotote Corporation (the
"Company") completed a private offering (the "Offering") under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of $110 million
aggregate principal amount of 10 7/8% Senior Notes due 2004 (the "Notes") with
net proceeds to the Company of approximately $105.8 million. The Notes are
guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's existing wholly owned United
States subsidiaries (the "U.S. Subsidiaries"). The Indenture governing the Notes
is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering were used to repay
approximately $93.6 million of indebtedness and accrued expenses under the
Company's existing credit facility. In addition, approximately $4.2 million of
the net proceeds were used to repurchase, at a discount, $5 million aggregate
principal amount of the Company's 5 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due
2001, including accrued interest. The balance of the net proceeds will be used
for general corporate purposes.
The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities
Act. Under the terms of the Offering, the Company entered into a Registration
Rights Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit 2) pursuant to which it is required
to file by August 27, 1997 a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission with respect to a registered offer to exchange the Notes for
notes of the Company with substantially identical terms to the Notes in all
material respects, except with respect to the transfer restrictions.
b) Credit Facility. In connection with the Offering, the Company
entered into a new 3.5 year revolving credit facility (the "Credit Agreement,"
attached hereto as Exhibit 3) which, subject to certain terms and conditions,
provides for borrowings of up to $25.0 million, with a $15.0 million sublimit
for letters of credit. The Credit Agreement requires mandatory commitment
reductions upon the occurrence of certain events, including asset sales and the
incurrence of certain indebtedness, in each case, in excess of specified
thresholds. In addition the Company may make optional prepayments and commitment
reductions. Proceeds from the Credit Agreement will be used for general
corporate and working capital purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a floating rate plus
an applicable margin depending upon the Company's performance. Obligations under
the Credit Agreement are jointly and severally guaranteed by substantially all
of the Company's U.S. Subsidiaries. In addition, the Credit Agreement is secured
by (i) first priority security interests in substantially all tangible and
intangible assets of the Company and its U.S. Subsidiaries, and (ii) a first
priority lien on all of the capital stock of the Company's U.S. Subsidiaries and
on 65% of the capital stock of the Company's subsidiaries other than U.S.
Subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement will mature in February 2001. The Credit
Agreement contain certain covenants and events of default customary for credit
facilities of this type.
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The foregoing descriptions of the Notes, the Indenture, the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Credit Agreement are qualified in their
entirety by reference to the complete copies thereof filed as exhbits to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. (C) EXHIBITS:
Included as part of this Form 8-K are the exhibits listed on
the Exhibit Index appearing on page 5.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 11, 1997
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Martin E. Schloss
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description Page
1. Indenture dated as of July 28, 1997 among the Company,
certain of the Company's subsidiaries and IBJ Schroder Bank
& Trust Company, as trustee, with respect to the 10 7/8%
Senior Notes Due 2004.
2. Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 28, 1997
among the Company, certain of the Company's subsidiaries,
and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation.
3. Credit Agreement dated as of July 28, 1997 by and among the
Company, certain of the Company's subsidiaries and DLJ
Capital Funding, Inc.
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EXHIBIT 1
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
as Issuer
each of the Subsidiaries named herein
as Guarantors
and
IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY
as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of July 28, 1997
$110,000,000
10 7/8% Senior Notes due 2004, Series A
and
10 7/8% Senior Notes due 2004, Series B
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
TIA Indenture
Section Section
310 (a)(1)...................................... 7.10
(a)(2)...................................... 7.10
(a)(3)...................................... N.A.
(a)(4)...................................... N.A.
(a)(5)...................................... 7.08; 7.10
(b)......................................... 7.08; 7.10; 11.02
(c)......................................... N.A.
311 (a)......................................... 7.11
(b)......................................... 7.11
(c)......................................... N.A.
312 (a)......................................... 2.05
(b)......................................... 11.03
(c)......................................... 11.03
313 (a)......................................... 7.06
(b)(1)...................................... N.A.
(b)(2)...................................... 7.06
(c)......................................... 7.06; 11.02
(d)......................................... 7.06
314 (a)......................................... 4.07; 4.08; 11.02
(b)......................................... 10.02
(c)(1)...................................... 7.02; 11.04
(c)(2)...................................... 7.02; 11.04
(c)(3)...................................... 10.05
(d)......................................... 10.03; 10.06; 10.07
(e)......................................... 11.05
(f)......................................... N.A.
315 (a)......................................... 7.01(b)
(b)......................................... 7.05; 11.02
(c)......................................... 7.01(a)
(d)......................................... 7.01(c)
(e)......................................... 6.11
316 (a)(last sentence).......................... 2.09
(a)(1)(A)................................... 6.05
(a)(1)(B)................................... 6.04
(a)(2)...................................... N.A.
(b)......................................... 6.07
(c)......................................... 9.05
317 (a)(1)...................................... 6.08
(a)(2)...................................... 6.09
(b)......................................... 2.04
318 (a)......................................... 11.01
(c)......................................... 11.01
N.A. means Not Applicable
Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a
part of the Indenture
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions ...................................................1
SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of TIA.............................25
SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction.........................................25
ARTICLE TWO
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating ..............................................26
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication..................................27
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent....................................28
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Assets in Trust..........................29
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder Lists..........................................29
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.........................................29
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities........................................30
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities........................................31
SECTION 2.09. Treasury Securities...........................................31
SECTION 2.10. Temporary Securities..........................................31
SECTION 2.11. Cancellation .................................................32
SECTION 2.12. Defaulted Interest............................................32
SECTION 2.13. CUSIP Number .................................................33
SECTION 2.14. Deposit of Moneys.............................................33
SECTION 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities...................33
SECTION 2.16. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.......................35
SECTION 2.17. Designation ..................................................40
SECTION 2.18. Additional Interest Under Registration Rights Agreement.......41
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee............................................41
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed........................41
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption..........................................42
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption................................43
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price...................................43
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SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part...................................44
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities.........................................44
SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency...............................44
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Restricted Payments.............................45
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness...........47
SECTION 4.05. Corporate Existence...........................................48
SECTION 4.06. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.............................48
SECTION 4.07. Maintenance of Properties and Insurance.......................49
SECTION 4.08. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default.....................50
SECTION 4.09. Compliance with Laws..........................................51
SECTION 4.10. Commission Reports............................................51
SECTION 4.11. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws.......................52
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates....................52
SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions
Affecting Subsidiaries......................................53
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on Liens............................................55
SECTION 4.15. Change of Control..............................................55
SECTION 4.16. Limitation on Asset Sales......................................57
SECTION 4.17. Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries.......61
SECTION 4.18. Sale and Leaseback Transactions................................62
SECTION 4.19. Limitation of Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries............62
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.......................63
SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted..............................65
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default..............................................66
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SECTION 6.02. Acceleration ..................................................68
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies ................................................68
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults........................................69
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority............................................69
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits............................................69
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive Payment...........................70
SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.....................................70
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim...............................71
SECTION 6.10. Priorities ....................................................71
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs..........................................72
SECTION 6.12. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.............................72
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee..............................................72
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee..............................................74
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee...................................75
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer...........................................76
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Default..............................................76
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders..................................76
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.....................................77
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.........................................78
SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc...............................79
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification..................................80
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company..............80
ARTICLE EIGHT
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
SECTION 8.01. Termination of the Company's Obligations.......................80
SECTION 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.......................81
SECTION 8.03. Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance..........83
SECTION 8.04. Application of Trust Money.....................................85
SECTION 8.05. Repayment to the Company.......................................85
SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement .................................................86
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.....................................86
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SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders........................................87
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with TIA............................................89
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents..............................89
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities..........................89
SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments, Etc................................90
ARTICLE TEN
GUARANTEE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 10.01. Unconditional Guarantee.......................................90
SECTION 10.02. Limitations on Guarantees.....................................92
SECTION 10.03. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee...........................92
SECTION 10.04. Release of a Guarantor........................................93
SECTION 10.05. Waiver of Subrogation.........................................94
SECTION 10.06. Obligations Continuing........................................95
SECTION 10.07. Obligations Reinstated........................................95
SECTION 10.08. Waiver .......................................................95
SECTION 10.09. No Obligation To Take Action Against the Company..............95
SECTION 10.10. Default and Enforcement.......................................96
SECTION 10.11. Amendment, Etc. ..............................................96
SECTION 10.12. Acknowledgment. ..............................................96
SECTION 10.13. Costs and Expenses............................................96
SECTION 10.14. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies................................96
SECTION 10.15. Successors and Assigns........................................97
SECTION 10.16. Contribution .................................................97
SECTION 10.17. Future Guarantors.............................................97
ARTICLE ELEVEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. TIA Controls .................................................97
SECTION 11.02. Notices ......................................................98
SECTION 11.03. Communications by Holders with Other Holders..................99
SECTION 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent............99
SECTION 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion................100
SECTION 11.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar....................100
SECTION 11.07. Legal Holidays ..............................................100
SECTION 11.08. Governing Law ...............................................101
SECTION 11.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements................101
SECTION 11.10. No Recourse Against Others...................................101
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SECTION 11.11. Successors ..................................................101
SECTION 11.12. Duplicate Originals..........................................101
SECTION 11.13. Severability ................................................101
SIGNATURES..................................................................103
Exhibit A - Form of Series A Security.....................................A-1
Exhibit A-2 - Form of Legend for Regulation S Security......................A-2
Exhibit B - Form of Series B Security.....................................B-1
Exhibit C - Form of Legend for Global Securities..........................C-1
Exhibit D - Form of Certificate to Be Delivered upon Exchange or
Registration of Transfer of Securities......................D-1
Exhibit E - Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection
with Transfers to Institutional Accredited Investors........E-1
Exhibit F - Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with
Regulation S Transfers......................................F-1
Exhibit G - Form of Guarantee.............................................G-1
Note: This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of
the Indenture.
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INDENTURE, dated as of July 28, 1997, between Autotote Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Autotote Lottery Corp., Autotote
Enterprises Inc., Autotote Communication Services, Inc., Marvin H. Sugarman
Productions, Inc., Racing Technology, Inc., Autotote Keno Corp., Autotote
Systems Inc., Autotote International Inc., Autotote Management Corp., Autotote
Mexico, Ltd. and Newark Holdings, Inc. (collectively, the "Guarantors") and IBJ
Schroder Bank & Trust Company, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the
"Trustee").
The Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of 10 7/8% Senior
Notes due 2004 (the "Series A Securities") and Series B 10 7/8% Senior Notes due
2004 (the "Series B Securities," and together with the Series A Securities, the
"Securities") and, to provide therefor, the Company and the Guarantors have duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture. All things necessary to
make the Securities, when duly issued and executed by the Company, and
authenticated and delivered hereunder, the valid Obligations of the Company and
the Guarantors, and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement of the
Company and the Guarantors, have been done.
Each party hereto agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties
and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities.
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
"Acquired Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its
Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries or is assumed in connection with the acquisition of
assets from such Person and not incurred by such Person in connection with, or
in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.
"Additional Interest" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
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"Affiliate" means a Person who directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
the Company; provided, however, that the term "Affiliate" shall not include the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company so long as no Affiliate of the Company
has any direct or indirect interest therein, except through the Company or its
Subsidiaries. The term "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
"Affiliate Transaction" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
"Agent" means the Registrar or any Paying Agent.
"Asset Acquisition" means (a) an Investment by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any other Person pursuant to which such
Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company, or shall be merged with or into the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or (b) the acquisition by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of the assets of any Person which
constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, any division
or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such
Person other than in the ordinary course of business.
"Asset Sale" means any direct or indirect sale, conveyance, transfer, lease
(other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business),
assignment or other transfer for value by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction that does not give
rise to a Capitalized Lease Obligation) to any Person other than the Company or
a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of (a) any Capital Stock of any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or (b) any other property or assets (other
than cash or Cash Equivalents) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of
the Company other than in the ordinary course of business; provided, however,
that Asset Sales shall not include (i) a transaction or series of related
transactions for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive
aggregate consideration (exclusive of indemnities) of less than $500,000, (ii)
the sale of accounts receivable, (iii) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition
or other transfer of inventory, wagering systems or related equipment or
intangible assets in the ordinary course of business, (iv) the sale, lease,
conveyance,
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disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Guarantor as permitted under
Section 5.01, (v) sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets resulting
from the creation, incurrence or assumption of (but not any foreclosure with
respect to) any Lien not prohibited by the provisions described under Section
4.14, and (vi) sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets which are
Restricted Investments or Restricted Payments permitted under Section 4.03.
"Attributable Debt" in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction
consummated subsequent to the Issue Date means, at the time of determination,
the present value (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such
transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP) of the obligation of the lessee
for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such
sale and leaseback transaction (including any period for which such lease has
been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended).
"Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal, state or
foreign law for the relief of debtors.
"Board of Directors" means, as to any Person, the board of directors of
such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.
"Board Resolution" means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a
resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person
to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in
full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the
Trustee.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day
on which banking institutions in the City of New York are required or authorized
by law or other governmental action to be closed.
"Capital Stock" means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation,
any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however
designated) of corporate stock, including each class of common stock and
preferred stock of such Person and (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a
corporation, any and all partnership or other equity interests of the Company or
such other Person.
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"Capitalized Lease Obligations" means, as to any Person, the obligations of
such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for
as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition,
the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of
such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Cash Equivalents" means (i) marketable direct obligations issued by, or
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any
agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in
each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (ii)
marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of
America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public
instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition
thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings
obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Rating Services or Moody's Investors
Service, Inc.; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the
date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at
least A-1 from Standard & Poor's Rating Services or at least P-1 from Moody's
Investors Service, Inc.; (iv) certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances
(or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing within one
year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the
laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of
Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition
thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250 million; (v)
repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying
securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank
meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iv) above; and (vi) investments
in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities
of the types described in clauses (i) through (v) above.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of one or more of the following
events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a
series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d)
of the Exchange Act (a "Group") (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the
provisions of this Indenture), other than a Permitted Holder or Holders; (ii)
the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of the Company of any plan or
proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Com-
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pany (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this
Indenture); (iii) any Person or Group, other than a Permitted Holder or Holders,
shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially, of shares
representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power represented by the
issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company entitled under ordinary
circumstances to elect as majority of the directors of the Company; or (iv) the
replacement of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company over a
two-year period from the directors who constituted the Board of Directors at the
beginning of such period, and such replacement shall not have been approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the Board of Directors then still in office who
either were members of the Board of Directors at the beginning of such period or
whose election as a member of the Board of Directors was previously so approved.
"Change of Control Offer" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
"Change of Control Payment Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
"Commission" or "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
successor agency thereto with respect to the regulation or registration of
securities.
"Company" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor
replaces it pursuant to this Indenture.
"Consolidated EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person, for any period,
the sum (without duplication) of (i) Consolidated Net Income, (ii) to the extent
Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby, all income taxes of such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP
for such period (other than income taxes attributable to extraordinary or
nonrecurring gains or losses), (iii) Consolidated Interest Expense and (iv)
Consolidated Non-cash Charges.
"Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, with respect to any
Person, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the four full
fiscal quarters (the "Four Quarter Period") ending on or prior to the date of
the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio (the "Transaction Date") to Consolidated Fixed Charges of
such Person for the Four Quarter Period. In addition to and without limitation
of the foregoing,
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for purposes of this definition, "Consolidated EBITDA" and "Consolidated Fixed
Charges" shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the
period of such calculation to (i) the incurrence or repayment of any
Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the
application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such
calculation and any incurrence or repayment or retirement of other Indebtedness
(and the application of the proceeds thereof) at any time subsequent to the last
day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date (other
than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of
business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities),
as if such incurrence or repayment, as the case may be (and the application of
the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period and
(ii) any Asset Sales or Asset Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any
Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result
of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring,
assuming or otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness and also including
any Consolidated EBITDA (including any pro forma expense and cost reductions
calculated on a basis consistent with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act)
attributable to the assets which are the subject of the Asset Acquisition or
Asset Sale during the Four Quarter Period) occurring during the Four Quarter
Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and
on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition
(including the incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Indebtedness or
Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period. If
such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly
guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence shall give
effect to the incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Person or
any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person had directly incurred or otherwise
assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness. Furthermore, in calculating "Consolidated
Fixed Charges" for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the
numerator) of this "Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio," (1) interest on
outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction
Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to
have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such
Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date; (2) if interest on any
Indebtedness actually incurred on the Transaction Date may optionally be
determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a
eurocurrency
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interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the
Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter
Period; and (3) notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness
determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by
agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at
the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such
agreements.
"Consolidated Fixed Charges" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus
(ii) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of
Preferred Stock of such Person (other than dividends paid in common stock) paid,
accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period times (y) a
fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one
minus the then current effective consolidated Federal, state and local tax rate
of such Person expressed as a decimal.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the sum of, without duplication, (i) the aggregate of all cash and
non-cash interest expense with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the net costs associated with
Interest Swap Obligations, capitalized interest, and imputed interest with
respect to Attributable Debt (but excluding (i) the write-off of deferred
financing costs associated with the Indebtedness being refinanced with the
proceeds of the sale of the Securities and (ii) the amortization of deferred
financing charges associated with the issuance of the Securities and the New
Credit Agreement), for such period determined on a consolidated basis in
conformity with GAAP; and (ii) the interest component of Capitalized Lease
Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person
and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for any period,
the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance
with GAAP; provided, however, that there shall be excluded therefrom (a) after
tax gains but not losses from Asset Sales (without regard to the $500,000
threshold in clause (i) of the definition of Asset Sale) or abandonments or
reserves relating thereto, (b) items classified as extraordinary or nonrecurring
gains but not losses, and the related tax effects according to
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GAAP, (c) the net income (or loss) of any Person acquired in a pooling of
interests transaction accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of such
first Person or is merged or consolidated with it or any Subsidiary, (d) the net
income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration of
dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is
restricted by contract, operation of law or otherwise, (e) the net loss of any
Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, (f) the net income of
any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary, in which such Person has an
interest, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to such
Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, and (g) gains from retirement
of debt.
"Consolidated Net Worth" of any Person means the consolidated stockholders'
equity of such Person, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP less (to the extent otherwise included in accordance with GAAP) amounts
attributable to Disqualified Capital Stock.
"Consolidated Non-cash Charges" means, with respect to any Person for any
period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of
such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of
such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charges
constituting an extraordinary item or loss or any such charge which requires an
accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period).
"Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee where it
conducts its corporate trust administrative functions, which office is currently
located at One State Street, New York, New York 10004.
"Covenant Defeasance" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02
"Currency Agreement" means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap
agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary against fluctuations in currency values.
"Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator
or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
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"Default" means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with
the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
"Depository" means, with respect to the Securities issued in the form of
one or more Global Securities, The Depository Trust Company or another Person
designated as Depository by the Company, which must be a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act.
"Designated Non-cash Consideration" means the fair market value of non-cash
consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash
Consideration pursuant to an Officers' Certificate executed by the principal
executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary.
"Disqualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock which, by its terms
(or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is
exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which
would constitute a Change of Control), matures (excluding any maturity as the
result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable
at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control), in whole or in part, on or prior to the
final maturity date of the Securities.
"Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
any successor statute or statutes thereto.
"fair market value" or "fair 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 buyer, neither of
whom is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair market
value shall be determined by the board of directors of the Company acting
reasonably and in good faith and shall be evidenced by a board resolution
delivered to the Trustee.
"Final Maturity Date" means August 1, 2004.
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"GAAP" is defined to mean generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America as in effect as of the date of this Indenture,
including, without limitation, those set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as
approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.
"Guarantor" means (i) each of Autotote Lottery Corp., Autotote Enterprises
Inc., Autotote Communication Services, Inc., Marvin H. Sugarman Productions,
Inc., Racing Technology, Inc., Autotote Keno Corp., Autotote Systems Inc.,
Autotote Products, Inc., HTP Inc., Autotote International Inc., Autotote
Management Corp., Autotote Mexico, Ltd. and Newark Holdings, Inc. and (ii) each
of the Company's Restricted Subsidiaries organized in the United States that in
the future executes a supplemental indenture in which such Restricted Subsidiary
agrees to be bound by the terms of this Indenture as a Guarantor; provided that
any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute
a Guarantor when its respective Guarantee is released in accordance with the
terms of this Indenture.
"Global Security" means a security evidencing all or a portion of the
Securities issued to the Depository or its nominee in accordance with Section
2.01 and bearing the legend set forth in Exhibit C.
"Holder" means the Person in whose name a Security is registered on the
Registrar's books.
"incur" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04.
"Indebtedness" means with respect to any Person, without duplication, (i)
the principal amount of all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii)
all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other
similar instruments, (iii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person,
(iv) all Obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of
property, all conditional sale Obligations and all Obligations under any title
retention agreement (but excluding accounts payable and other current
liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business), (v) all Obligations of
such person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit or
banker's acceptance, (vi) guarantees and other contingent Obligations of such
Person in respect of
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Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above and clause (viii)
below, (vii) all Indebtedness of any other Person of the type referred to in
clauses (i) through (vi) above which are secured by any Lien on any property or
asset of such Person, the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the
lesser of the fair market value at such date of any asset subject to any Lien
securing the Indebtedness of others and the amount of the Indebtedness secured,
(viii) all Obligations under currency agreements relating to currency swap
agreements and interest swap agreements of such Person, and (ix) all
Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness
represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its
voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase
price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any. For purposes hereof, the
"maximum fixed repurchase price" of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does
not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the
terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock
were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be
determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or
measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair
market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of
Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock. The amount of
Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the amount of all unconditional
Obligations described above, as such amount would be reflected on a balance
sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the maximum liability at such date
of such Person for any contingent Obligations described above.
"Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Initial Purchaser" means Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation.
"Interest Payment Date" means the stated due date of an installment of
interest on the Securities.
"Interest Swap Obligations" means the Obligations of any Person, pursuant
to any arrangement with any other Person, whereby, directly or indirectly, such
Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by
applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional
amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such
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other Person calculated by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on
the same notional amount.
"Investment" means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan
or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, a guarantee) or
capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to
others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of
others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock,
bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued
by, any Person. "Investment" shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the
Company and its Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms. For the purposes
of Section 4.03, (i) "Investment" shall include and be valued at the fair market
value of the net assets of any Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such
Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary and shall exclude
the fair market value of the net assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary at the
time that such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary and
(ii) the amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment
plus the cost of all additional Investments by the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in
value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment,
reduced by the payment of dividends or distributions (including tax sharing
payments) in connection with such Investment or any other amounts received in
respect of such Investment. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or
otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary such that,
after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a
Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on
the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the
Capital Stock of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed.
"Issue Date" means the date of original issuance of the Securities.
"Legal Defeasance" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02
"Lien" means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest,
charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give
any security interest).
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"Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in
the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred
payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other
than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest) received by
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net of
(a) all out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including,
without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales
commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any reduction
in consolidated tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any
tax sharing arrangements, (c) the amounts of (x) any repayments of debt secured,
directly or indirectly, by Liens on the assets which are the subject of such
Asset Sale or (y) any repayments of debt associated with such assets which is
due by reason of such Asset Sale (i.e., such disposition is permitted by the
terms of the instruments evidencing or applicable to such debt, or by the terms
of a consent granted thereunder, on the condition the proceeds (or portion
thereof) of such disposition be applied to such debt), and other fees, expenses
and other expenditures, in each case, reasonably incurred as a consequence of
such repayment of debt (whether or not such fees, expenses or expenditures are
then due and payable or made, as the case may be); (d) any portion of cash
proceeds which the Company determines in good faith should be reserved for
post-closing adjustments, it being understood and agreed that on the day that
all such post-closing adjustments have been determined, the amount (if any) by
which the reserved amount in respect of such Asset Sale exceeds the actual
post-closing adjustments payable by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds on such date and (e) all amounts
deemed appropriate by the Company (as evidenced by a signed certificate of the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company delivered to the Trustee) to be provided
as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP ("GAAP Reserves"), against any liabilities
associated with such assets which are the subject of such Asset Sale; (f) all
foreign, federal, state and local taxes payable (including taxes reasonably
estimated to the payable) in connection with or as a result of such Asset Sale;
and (g) with respect to Asset Sales by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company,
the portion of such cash payments attributable to Persons holding a minority
interest in such Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Net Cash
Proceeds shall not include proceeds received in a foreign jurisdiction from an
Asset Sale of an asset located
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outside the United States to the extent (i) such proceeds cannot under
applicable law be transferred to the United States or (ii) such transfer would
result (in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company
set forth in a Board Resolution) in a foreign tax liability that would be
materially greater than if such Asset Sale occurred in the United States;
provided that if, as, and to the extent that any of such proceeds may lawfully
be in the case of clause (i) or are in the case of clause (ii) transferred to
the United States, such proceeds shall be deemed to be cash payments that are
subject to the terms of this definition of Net Cash Proceeds.
"Net Proceeds Offer" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.
"Net Proceeds Offer Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.
"Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.16.
"Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.16.
"New Credit Agreement" means the New Credit Agreement dated as of July 28,
1997 between the Company and the lenders thereto including all related notes,
collateral documents and guarantees in each case as such agreements may be
amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the
maturity of, increasing the total commitment under, refinancing, replacing or
otherwise restructuring (including adding Subsidiaries of the Company as
additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the
Indebtedness under such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and
whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.
"Obligations" means all obligations for principal, premium, Additional
Interest, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages
and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any
Indebtedness.
"Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the
Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice
President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, the Treasurer, the
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Secretary or any Assistant Vice President or Assistant Secretary of such Person.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers of the
Company.
"Offshore Physical Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel which
opinion is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and which counsel may be counsel
to or an employee of the Company or counsel to the Trustee.
"Participants" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15.
"Paying Agent" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
"Permitted Holders" means Thomas H. Lee Company (or any Person wholly-owned
or controlled by Thomas H. Lee Company (a "TH Lee Company") or any fund or trust
for which the Thomas H. Lee Company or a TH Lee Company acts as investment
advisor or over which Thomas H. Lee Company or a TH Lee Company has voting
control), Larry J. Lawrence (or Lawrence, Tyrrell Ortale & Smith, a New York
limited partnership of which Larry J. Lawrence is the general partner) and A.
Lorne Weil (or the 1989 Lorne Weil Trust).
"Permitted Indebtedness" means, without duplication, (i) the Securities,
(ii) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the New Credit Agreement in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the sum of the aggregate
commitments pursuant to the New Credit Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date
reduced by any required permanent repayments (which are accompanied by a
corresponding permanent commitment reduction) thereunder (excluding any such
required permanent repayment and corresponding permanent commitment reduction to
the extent refinanced at the time of payment under a replaced New Credit
Agreement) and less the amount of any prepayment made with the proceeds of an
Asset Sale in accordance with Section 4.16, (iii) other Indebtedness of the
Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date, (iv) Interest Swap
Obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries covering Indebtedness of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that any Indebtedness
to which any such Interest Swap Obligations correspond is otherwise permitted to
be incurred
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under this Indenture; provided, further, that such Interest Swap Obligations are
entered into, in the judgment of the Company, to protect the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries from fluctuation in interest rates on their respective
outstanding Indebtedness, (v) Indebtedness under Currency Agreements, (vi)
intercompany Indebtedness owed by the Company to any Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company or by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the
Company or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as
such Indebtedness is held by the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company in each case subject to no Lien held by a Person other than the
Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided,
however, that if as of any date any Person other than the Company or a Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness
or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be deemed the
incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer
of such Indebtedness under this clause (vi), (vii) Acquired Indebtedness to the
extent the Company could have incurred such Indebtedness in accordance with
Section 4.04 on the date such Indebtedness became Acquired Indebtedness, (viii)
(A) guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 4.19 or guarantees
by Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of other Restricted Subsidiaries to
the extent that such Indebtedness is otherwise permitted under this Indenture
and (B) guarantees by the Company of its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries'
Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under
this Indenture, (ix) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary in connection with the purchase or improvement of property (real or
personal) or equipment or other capital expenditures in the ordinary course of
business, in aggregate not to exceed $10 million in any fiscal year of the
Company; provided, however, that any unused amounts under this clause (ix) may
be carried over to the next (but not any subsequent) fiscal year); and provided,
further, that any such unused amounts which are carried forward to the next
fiscal year are to be used only after the $10 million with respect to such
fiscal year has been used in full, (x) Indebtedness of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations not to exceed
$10 million principal amount at any one time outstanding, (xi) guarantees,
letters of credit and indemnity agreements relating to performance and surety
bonds incurred in the ordinary course of business, (xii) any refinancing,
modification, replacement, renewal, restatement, refunding, deferral, extension,
substitution, supplement, reissuance or resale of existing or future
Indebtedness in accordance with Section 4.04 (other than pursuant to clause
(ii),
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(vi), (ix), (x) or (xiii) of this definition), including any additional
Indebtedness incurred to pay premiums required by the instruments governing such
existing or future Indebtedness as in effect at the time of issuance thereof
("Required Premiums") and fees in connection therewith; provided, however, that
any such event shall not (1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal
amount of Permitted Indebtedness (except to the extent such increase is a result
of a simultaneous incurrence of additional Indebtedness (A) to pay Required
Premiums and related fees or (B) otherwise permitted to be incurred under this
Indenture) of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (2) create Indebtedness with
a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Indebtedness is incurred
that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity at such time of the
Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded,
deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold, and (xiii)
additional Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20 million at any one time outstanding
(which amount may, but need not, be incurred in whole or in part under the New
Credit Agreement).
"Permitted Investments" means (i) Investments by the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in, or for the benefit of, any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company (whether existing on the Issue Date or created
thereafter and including Investments in any Person, if after giving effect to
such Investment, such Person would be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company)
and Investments in, or for the benefit of, the Company by any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) cash and Cash Equivalents; (iii) Investments
existing on the Issue Date (including the Company's Investment on the Issue Date
in SJC Video Corporation which shall be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary
on the Issue Date); (iv) Investments in securities of trade creditors or
customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement
upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in
settlement of or other resolution of claims or disputes, and in each case,
extensions, modifications and remands thereof; (v) so long as no Default or
Event of Default has occurred loans and advances in the ordinary course of
business by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to their respective
employees not to exceed $1 million at any one time outstanding; (vi) so long as
no Default or Event of Default has occurred, additional Investments in a Person
or Persons principally engaged in a Related Business not to exceed $20 million
at any one time outstanding; (vii) Investments received by the Company or its
Restricted Subsidiaries as consideration for asset
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sales, including Asset Sales; provided, however, in the case of an Asset Sale,
such Asset Sale is effected in compliance with Section 4.16; (viii) Currency
Agreements and Interest Swap Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of
the Company's or its Restricted Subsidiaries' business and otherwise in
compliance with this Indenture; (ix) the amount of the Company's Investment in
TEK as of the Issue Date at such time as TEK ceases to be a Restricted
Subsidiary pursuant to the TEK Transaction; and (x) guarantees by the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness or other obligations
otherwise permitted to be incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries under this Indenture.
"Permitted Liens" means (i) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental
charges or claims either (a) not delinquent or (b) contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and as to which the Company or its Restricted
Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books such reserves as may be required
pursuant to GAAP; (ii) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers,
warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens
imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business; (iii) Liens incurred
or deposits made in the ordinary course of business, including in connection
with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security, including any Lien securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary
course of business in connection therewith, or to secure the performance of
tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases,
government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar
obligations (exclusive of Obligations for the payment of borrowed money); (iv)
judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default; (v) easements,
rights-of-way, zoning restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances in
respect of real property not interfering in any material respect with the
ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries; (vi) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease
Obligation; (vii) (A) purchase money Liens to finance property or assets of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company acquired in the ordinary
course of business; provided, however, that (1) the related purchase money
Indebtedness shall not exceed the cost of such property or assets and shall not
be secured by any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
of the Company other than the property and assets so acquired and (2) the Lien
securing such Indebtedness shall be created within 90 days of such acquisition;
and (B) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (ix) of the
definition of Permitted Indebtedness to the extent the assets subject to such
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Lien are acquired or improved with the proceeds of such Indebtedness; (viii)
Liens upon 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; (ix) Liens securing reimbursement
obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber
documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and
proceeds thereof; (x) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations
arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual, or warranty requirements of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and
set-off; (xi) Liens securing Interest Swap Obligations which Interest Swap
Obligations relate to Indebtedness that is otherwise permitted under this
Indenture; (xii) Liens securing Indebtedness under Currency Agreements which
Currency Agreements relate to Indebtedness that is otherwise permitted under
this Indenture; (xiii) Liens existing on the Issue Date, together with any Liens
securing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (xi) of the definition of
Permitted Indebtedness in order to refinance the Indebtedness secured by Liens
existing on the Issue Date; provided, however, that in the case of such clause
(xi), the Liens securing the refinancing Indebtedness shall not extend to
property other than that pledged under the Liens securing the Indebtedness being
refinanced; (xiv) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness incurred in accordance
with Section 4.16; provided that (A) such Liens secured such Acquired
Indebtedness at the time of and prior to the incurrence of such Acquired
Indebtedness by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and were
not granted in connection with, or in anticipation of, the incurrence of such
Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
and (B) such Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets of the
Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the property or
assets that secured the Acquired Indebtedness prior to the time such
Indebtedness became Acquired Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company and are no more favorable to the lienholders than
those securing the Acquired Indebtedness prior to the incurrence of such
Acquired Indebtedness by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;
(xv) Liens securing any Indebtedness and other obligations under the New Credit
Agreement to the extent constituting Permitted Indebtedness; (xvi) Liens
securing Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (xiii) of the definition of
Permitted Indebtedness; (xvii) leases or subleases granted to others that do not
materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(xviii) Liens on contract revenues to secure Indebtedness incurred in reliance
on clause (ix), (x) or (xi) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;
provided that the proceeds of such Indebtedness were used by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary to acquire property or equipment which was utilized by the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to generate, in whole or in part, such
contract revenues; and (xix) Liens at any time outstanding with respect to
assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries the fair market value of
which at the time the Lien was imposed does not exceed $500,000.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated
organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Physical Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
"Preferred Stock" of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that
has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect
to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.
"principal" of any Indebtedness (including the Securities) means the
principal amount of such Indebtedness plus the premium, if any, on such
Indebtedness.
"Private Placement Legend" means the legend initially set forth on the
Securities in the form set forth on Exhibit A.
"pro forma" means, with respect to any calculation made or required to be
made pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, a calculation in accordance with
Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
"Productive Assets" means assets (including Capital Stock and licenses or
other similar rights to operate) of a kind used or usable in the businesses of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as conducted on the date of the
relevant Asset Sale; provided, however, that accounts receivable acquired as
part of an acquisition of assets of a kind used or usable in such businesses
shall be deemed to be Productive Assets.
"Public Equity Offering" means an underwritten public offering of Qualified
Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to a registration statement filed with the
Commission in accordance with the Securities Act.
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"Purchase Agreement" means the purchase agreement dated as of July 21, 1997
by and between the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchaser.
"Qualified Capital Stock" means any stock that is not Disqualified Capital
Stock.
"Qualified Institutional Buyer" or "QIB" means a "qualified institutional
buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"Record Date" means the applicable Record Date (whether or not a Business
Day) specified in the Securities.
"Redemption Date," when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the
Securities.
"Redemption Price," when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed,
means the price fixed for such redemption, payable in immediately available
funds, pursuant to this Indenture and the Securities.
"Registered Exchange Offer" means the offer to exchange the Series B
Securities for all of the outstanding Series A Securities in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement.
"Registrar" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of the Issue Date between the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial
Purchaser.
"Regulation S" means Regulation S under the Securities Act.
"Related Business" means the businesses of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as conducted on the Issue Date and similar or related businesses or
reasonable extensions, developments or expansions thereof.
"Responsible Officer" means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any
officer in the Corporate Trust Administration Group at the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee including any vice president, assistant vice president,
assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, or any other officer
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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 officer's knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.
"Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a Permitted
Investment.
"Restricted Payment" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.
"Restricted Period" means 40 days after the later of commencement of the
offering of the Securities and the Issue Date.
"Restricted Security" has the meaning set forth in Rule 144(a)(3) under the
Securities Act; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to request and
conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel with respect to whether any
Security is a Restricted Security.
"Restricted Subsidiary" of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person
which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Corporation and its successors.
"Sale and Leaseback Transaction" means any direct or indirect arrangement
with any Person or to which any such Person is a party, providing for the
leasing to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of any property, whether owned
by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired,
which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or
are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such Property; provided,
however, that a Sale and Leaseback Transaction shall not include a transaction
or series of related transactions for which the Company or its Restricted
Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration (exclusive of indemnities) of less
than $250,000.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
successor statute or statutes thereto.
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"Securityholder" or "Holder" means the Person in whose name a Security is
registered on the Registrar's books.
"Significant Subsidiary" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 1.02(w)
of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
"Subordinated Debentures" means the Company's 5 1/2% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures due 2001.
"Subsidiary," with respect to any Person, means (i) any corporation of
which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances
shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or (ii) any
other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary
circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.
"Surviving Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
"TEK Transaction" means the proposed disposition by the Company or its
Restricted Subsidiaries of up to a 50% equity interest in TEK Turfelektronik
GmbH ("TEK") to customers of TEK for future consideration to consist of long
term service contracts and capital expenditure commitments.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. ss.ss.
77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date of the execution of this
Indenture until such time as this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, and
thereafter as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under
the TIA, or as the TIA may otherwise be amended from time to time.
"Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor
replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter
means such successor.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" of any Person means (i) SJC Video Corporation,
(ii) any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be or
continue to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors
of such Person in the manner provided below and (iii) any Subsidiary of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary
(including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary unless such
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Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property
of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary
of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided, however, that with respect to
clauses (ii) and (iii) above (x) the Company certifies to the Trustee that such
designation complies with Section 4.03 and (y) each Subsidiary to be so
designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and
does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become
directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which
the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries. The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted
Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if (x) immediately after giving
effect to such designation, the Company is able to incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with
Section 4.04 and (y) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to
such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing. Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to
the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution giving
effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate certifying that such
designation complied with the foregoing provisions.
"U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations of and obligations
guaranteed by the United States of America for the payment of which the full
faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged.
"U.S. Legal Tender" means such coin or currency of the United States of
America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of
public and private debts.
"U.S. Physical Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
"Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any Indebtedness
at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the then outstanding
aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into (b) the sum of the total of
the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining
installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse
between such date and the making of such payment.
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"Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary" of any Person means any Restricted
Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other
than directors' qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.
SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of TIA.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, such provision is
incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture. The following
TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
"indenture securities" means the Securities.
"indenture security holder" means a Holder or a Securityholder.
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture.
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee.
"obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company or any other
obligor on the Securities.
All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule and,
in each case, not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them
therein.
SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned
to it in accordance with GAAP;
(2) "or" is not exclusive;
(3) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural
include the singular;
(4) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
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(5) "herein," "hereof" and other words of similar import refer to this
Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision.
ARTICLE TWO
THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.
The Series A Securities and the Trustee's certificate of authentication
thereof shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Series B
Securities and the Trustee's certificate of authentication thereof shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto. The Securities may have
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or
usage. The Company and the Trustee shall approve the form of the Securities and
any notation, legend or endorsement on them. Each Security shall be dated the
date of its authentication and shall show the date of its issuance. Each
Security shall have an executed Guarantee from each of the Guarantors endorsed
thereon substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto.
The terms and provisions contained in the Securities, annexed hereto as
Exhibits A and B, shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of
this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company, the Guarantors and
the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree
to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Securities offered and sold in their initial distribution in reliance on
Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global
Securities in registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A
hereto ("Global Securities"), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the
Depository, and duly executed by the Company (and having an executed Guarantee
from each of the Guarantors endorsed thereon), and shall bear the legend set
forth on Exhibit C hereto. The aggregate principal amount of any Global Security
may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the
records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter
provided.
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Securities offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on
Regulation S shall be issued in the form of certificated Securities in
registered form set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the "Offshore Physical
Securities"). Securities offered and sold in reliance on any other exemption
from registration under the Securities Act other than as described in the
preceding paragraph shall be issued, and Securities offered and sold in reliance
on Rule 144A may be issued, in the form of certificated Securities in registered
form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the "U.S. Physical
Securities"). The Offshore Physical Securities and the U.S. Physical Securities
are sometimes collectively herein referred to as the "Physical Securities."
Securities issued in exchange for interests in a Global Security pursuant
to Section 2.16 may be issued in the form of Physical Securities in registered
form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
All Offshore Physical Securities offered and sold in reliance on Regulation
S shall remain in the form of a Physical Security until the consummation of the
exchange offer pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
Series B Securities shall be issued in global form and shall bear the
legend set forth on Exhibit C and be in substantially the form of Exhibit B.
SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
Two Officers shall sign, or one Officer shall sign and one Officer shall
attest to, the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security was an Officer at the time
of such execution but no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee
authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.
A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee
manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security. The signature
shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this
Indenture.
The Trustee shall authenticate (i) Series A Securities for original issue
on the Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $110,000,000,
and (ii) Series B
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Securities from time to time only in exchange for a like principal amount of
Series A Securities, in each case upon a written order of the Company in the
form of an Officers' Certificate. The Officers' Certificate shall specify the
amount of Securities to be authenticated, the series of Securities and the date
on which the Securities are to be authenticated. The aggregate principal amount
of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed $110,000,000, except as
provided in Section 2.07. Upon receipt of a written order of the Company in the
form of an Officers' Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities in
substitution for Securities originally issued to reflect any name change of the
Company.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to
the Company to authenticate Securities. Unless otherwise provided in the
appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities 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 the Company and Affiliates of the Company.
The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York, where (a) Securities may be presented or surrendered for
registration of transfer or for exchange ("Registrar"), (b) Securities may be
presented or surrendered for payment ("Paying Agent") and (c) notices and
demands in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The
Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and
exchange. The Company, upon notice to the Trustee, may have one or more
additional Paying Agents reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The term "Paying
Agent" includes any additional Paying Agent.
The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent
not a party to this Indenture, which agreement shall incorporate the provisions
of the TIA and implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such
Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such
Agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to
give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such.
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The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and
agent for service of demands and notices in connection with the Securities,
until such time as the Trustee has resigned or a successor has been appointed.
The Paying Agent or Registrar may resign upon 45 days notice to the Company.
SECTION 2.04. Paying Agent To Hold Assets in Trust.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree
in writing that each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders
or the Trustee all assets held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal
of, or interest on, the Securities (whether such assets have been distributed to
it by the Company or any other obligor on the Securities), and shall notify the
Trustee of any Default by the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities)
in making any such payment. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company acts
as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money and hold it in a separate trust.
The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held
by it to the Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and the Trustee may at
any time during the continuance of any payment Default, upon written request to
a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to
the Trustee and to account for any assets distributed. Upon distribution to the
Trustee of all assets that shall have been delivered by the Company to the
Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for such assets.
SECTION 2.05. Securityholder 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
Holders and otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a). If the Trustee is not the
Registrar, the Company shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish to the
Trustee by each Record Date and at such other times as the Trustee may
reasonably request in writing a list as of such date and in such form as the
Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders, which list
(subject to Section 7.01 hereof) may be conclusively relied upon by the Trustee.
SECTION 2.06. Transfer and Exchange.
Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16, when Securities are
presented to the Registrar with a request to register the transfer of such
Securities or to exchange such
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Securities for an equal principal amount of Securities of other authorized
denominations of the same series, the Registrar shall register the transfer or
make the exchange as requested; provided, however, that the Securities
surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Registrar or Co-Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing; and provided, further, that the Registrar shall not
register the transfer or exchange of any Security in a denomination other than
$1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in connection with any transfer or
exchange of a Security. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the
Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the
Registrar's written request. No service charge shall be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable
in connection therewith. The Registrar shall not be required to register the
transfer of or exchange of any Security (i) during a period beginning at the
opening of business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of
Securities and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing and
(ii) selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article Three,
except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
Any Holder of a Global Security shall, by acceptance of such Global
Security, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Security
may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by the Depository
(or its agent), and that ownership of a beneficial interest in a Global Security
shall be required to be reflected in a book entry.
SECTION 2.07. Replacement Securities.
If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of a
Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken,
the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement
Security if the Trustee's and Company's requirements are met. If required by the
Trustee or the Company, such Holder shall provide an indemnity bond or other
indemnity, sufficient in the judgment of both the Company and the Trustee, to
protect the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any Agent from any loss
which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company may charge
such Holder for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in replacing a Security,
including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel. Every replacement Security
shall consti-
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tute an additional obligation of the Company and every replacement Guarantee
shall constitute an additional obligation of the Guarantors.
SECTION 2.08. Outstanding Securities.
Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities that have been
authenticated by the Trustee except those cancelled by it, those delivered to it
for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Subject
to Section 2.09, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company
or any of its Affiliates holds the Security.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a mutilated
Security surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the
Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by
a bona fide purchaser. A mutilated Security ceases to be outstanding upon
surrender of such Security and replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.07.
If on a Redemption Date or the Final Maturity Date the Paying Agent holds
U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest due on the
Securities payable on that date, then on and after that date such Securities
cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
SECTION 2.09. Treasury Securities.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned
by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be disregarded, except that, for
the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on
any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities that the Trustee has
received notice are so owned shall be disregarded.
The Trustee may require an Officers' Certificate listing Securities owned
by the Company or its Affiliates.
SECTION 2.10. Temporary Securities.
Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare
and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities upon receipt of a
written order of the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate. The
Officers' Certificate shall specify the amount of temporary Securities to
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be authenticated and the date on which the temporary Securities are to be
authenticated. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of
definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers
appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company
shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate upon receipt of a written order
of the Company pursuant to Section 2.02 definitive Securities in exchange for
temporary Securities.
SECTION 2.11. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee
any Securities surrendered to them for 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 and (subject to the record retention provisions of
applicable law) destroy all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange,
payment or cancellation, and deliver a certificate of destruction to the
Company. Subject to Section 2.07, the Company may not issue new Securities to
replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation. If the Company shall acquire any of the Securities, such
acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the
Indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are
surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.11.
SECTION 2.12. Defaulted Interest.
The Company will pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on
demand at the rate of interest then borne by the Securities. The Company shall,
to the extent lawful, pay interest on overdue installments of interest (without
regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate
of interest then borne by the Securities. Interest will be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the case of a
partial month, the actual number of days elapsed.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, it
shall pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest
payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a
subsequent special record date, which date shall be the fifteenth day next
preceding the date fixed by the Company for the payment of defaulted interest.
At least 15 days before the subsequent special record date, the Company shall
mail to each Holder, with a copy to the
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Trustee (or cause the Trustee to mail) a notice that states the subsequent
special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and
interest payable on such defaulted interest, if any, to be paid.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the
expiration of the 30-day period set forth in Section 6.01(a) shall be paid to
Holders as of the regular Record Date for the Interest Payment Date for which
interest has not been paid.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may make payment of defaulted
interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of
any securities exchange on which the securities may be listed.
SECTION 2.13. CUSIP Number.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use one or more "CUSIP" numbers,
and if so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption or
exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that no representation
is hereby deemed to be made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP
numbers printed in the notice or on the Securities, and that reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities. The
Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP number.
SECTION 2.14. Deposit of Moneys.
Prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time on each Interest Payment Date and
the Final Maturity Date, the Company shall have deposited with the Paying Agent
in immediately available funds U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to make cash
payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date or Final Maturity Date, as
the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Paying Agent to remit
payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date or Final Maturity Date, as
the case may be.
SECTION 2.15. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities.
(a) The Global Securities initially shall (i) be registered in the name of
the Depository or the nominee of such Depository, (ii) be delivered to the
Trustee as custodian for such Depository and (iii) bear legends as set forth in
Exhibit C hereto.
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Members of, or direct or indirect participants in, the Depository
("Participants") shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any
Global Security held on their behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its
custodian, or under the Global Securities, and the Depository may be treated by
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the
absolute owner of the Global Security for all purposes whatsoever.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the
Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any
written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository
or impair, as between the Depository and Participants, the operation of
customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any
Security.
(b) Transfers of Global Securities shall be limited to transfers in whole,
but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees.
Interests of beneficial owners in Global Series A Securities may be transferred
or exchanged for Physical Securities in accordance with the rules and procedures
of the Depository and the provisions of Section 2.16. In addition, Physical
Securities shall be transferred to all beneficial owners in exchange for their
beneficial interests in Global Securities if (i) the Depository notifies the
Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for any Global
Security and a successor Depository is not appointed by the Company within 90
days of such notice or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
and the Registrar has received a request from the Depository to issue Physical
Securities.
(c) In connection with any transfer or exchange of a portion of the
beneficial interest in a Global Security to beneficial owners pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this Section 2.15, the Registrar shall (if one or more Physical
Securities are to be issued) reflect on its books and records the date and a
decrease in the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global
Security to be transferred, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall
authenticate and make available for delivery, one or more Physical Securities of
like tenor and amount.
(d) In connection with the transfer of Global Securities as an entirety to
beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 2.15, the Global
Securities shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation,
and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall upon written instructions
from the Company authenticate and make available
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for delivery, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in exchange
for its beneficial interest in the Global Securities, an equal aggregate
principal amount of Physical Securities of authorized denominations.
(e) Any Physical Security constituting a Restricted Security delivered in
exchange for an interest in a Global Security pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
Section 2.15 shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.16, bear the
Private Placement Legend and in addition Offshore Physical Securities shall bear
the legend set forth in Exhibit A-2.
(f) The Holder of any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise
authorize any Person, including Participants and Persons that may hold interests
through Participants, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take
under this Indenture or the Securities.
SECTION 2.16. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Physical Securities. When Physical Securities
are presented to the Registrar with a request:
(i) to register the transfer of the Physical Securities; or
(ii) to exchange such Physical Securities for an equal number of
Physical Securities of other authorized denominations,
the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if
the requirements under this Indenture as set forth in this Section 2.16 for such
transactions are met; provided, however, that the Physical Securities presented
or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange:
(I) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and
Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing; and
(II) in the case of Physical Securities the offer and sale of
which have not been registered under the Securities Act, such Physical
Securities shall be accompanied, in the sole discretion of the Company,
by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:
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(A) if such Physical Security is 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 (substantially in the form
of Exhibit D hereto); or
(B) if such Physical Security is being transferred to a
Qualified Institutional Buyer in accordance with Rule
144A, a certification to that effect (substantially
in the form of Exhibit D hereto); or
(C) if such Physical Security is being transferred to an
Institutional Accredited Investor, delivery of a
certification to that effect (substantially in the
form of Exhibit D hereto) and a Transferee
Certificate for Institutional Accredited Investors
substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto; or
(D) if such Physical Security is being transferred in
reliance on Regulation S, delivery of a certification
to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit
D hereto), a Transferee Certificate for Regulation S
Transfers substantially in the form of Exhibit F
hereto and an Opinion of Counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such
transfer is in compliance with Regulation S under the
Securities Act; or
(E) if such Physical Security is being transferred in
reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act,
delivery of a certification to that effect
(substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto) and
an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Company to the effect that such transfer is in
compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or
(F) if such Physical Security is being transferred in
reliance on another exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, a certification
to that effect (substantially in the form of Exhibit
D hereto) and an Opinion of
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Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect
that such transfer is in compliance with the rules
and regulations under the Securities Act applicable
to such exemption.
(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Physical Security for a
Beneficial Interest in a Global Security. A Physical Security may not be
exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Security except upon
satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Registrar
of a Physical Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments
of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Registrar, together with:
(A) certification, substantially in the form of Exhibit D
hereto, that such Physical Security is being
transferred (I) to Qualified Institutional Buyer,
(II) to an Institutional Accredited Investor or (III)
in an offshore transaction in reliance on Regulation
S; and
(B) written instructions directing the Registrar to make,
or to direct the Depository to make, an endorsement
on the applicable Global Security to reflect an
increase in the aggregate amount of the Securities
represented by the Global Security,
then the Registrar shall cancel such Physical Security and cause, or direct the
Depository to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures
existing between the Depository and the Registrar, the principal amount of
Securities represented by the applicable Global Security to be increased
accordingly.
(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities. The transfer
and exchange of Global Securities or beneficial interests therein shall be
effected through the Depository in accordance with this Indenture (including the
restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the procedures of the Depository
therefor. Upon receipt by the Registrar of written instructions, or such other
instruction as is customary for the Depository, from the Depository or its
nominee, requesting the registration of transfer of an interest in a Global
Security to another type of Global Security, together with the applicable Global
Securities (or, if the applicable type of Global Security required to represent
the interest as requested to be transferred is not then outstanding, only the
Global Security
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representing the interest being transferred), the Registrar shall, in the case
of an exchange of all interests in Global Series A Securities for interests in
Global Series B Securities, cancel such Global Securities (or Global Security)
andthe Company shall issue and the Trustee shall, upon written instructions from
the Company in accordance with Section 2.02, authenticate and deliver a Series B
Global Security. In the case of a partial exchange of interests in Global Series
A Securities for interests in Global Series B Securities, the Trustee shall
reflect the applicable increase and decrease of the principal amount of
Securities represented by such Global Securities on its records.
(d) Transfer of a Beneficial Interest in a Series A Global
Security for a Series A Physical Security.
(i) Any Person having a beneficial interest in a Global
Security may exchange upon request such beneficial interest for a
Series A Physical Security. Upon receipt by the Registrar of written
instructions, or such other form of instructions as is customary for
the Depository, from the Depository or its nominee on behalf of any
Person having a beneficial interest in such a Global Security and upon
receipt by the Trustee of a written order or such other form of
instructions as is customary for the Depository or the Person
designated by the Depository as having such a beneficial interest
containing registration instructions and, in the case of any such
transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in Securities the offer
and sale of which have not been registered under the Securities Act,
the following additional information and documents:
(A) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the
Person designated by the Depository as being the beneficial
owner, a certification from such Person to that effect
(substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto); or
(B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a
Qualified Institutional Buyer in accordance with Rule l44A,
a certification to that effect (substantially in the form of
Exhibit D hereto); or
(C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an
Institutional Accredited Investor, delivery of a
certification to that effect
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(substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto) and a
Transferee Certificate for Institutional Accredited
Investors substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto; or
(D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in reliance
on Regulation S, delivery of a certification to that effect
(substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto), a
Transferee Certificate for Regulation S Transfers
substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto and an Opinion
of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the
effect that such transfer is in compliance with Regulation S
under the Securities Act; or
(E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in reliance
on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, delivery of a
certification to that effect (substantially in the form of
Exhibit D hereto) and an Opinion of Counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such transfer
is in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or
(F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred in reliance
on another exemption from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act, a certification to that effect
(substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto) and an
Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to
the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the
rules and regulations under the Securities Act applicable to
such exemption,
then the Registrar will cause, in accordance with the
standing instructions and procedures existing between the
Depository and the Registrar, the aggregate principal amount
of the applicable Global Security to be reduced and,
following such reduction, the Company will execute and, upon
receipt of an authentication order in the form of an
Officers' Certificate in accordance with Section 2.02, the
Trustee will authenticate and make available for delivery to
the transferee a Physical Security.
(ii) Securities issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a
Global Security pursuant to this Section
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2.16(d) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized
denominations as the Depository, pursuant to instructions from its
direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the
Registrar in writing. The Registrar shall make available for delivery
such Physical Securities to the Persons in whose names such Physical
Securities are so registered.
(e) Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global
Securities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, a Global
Security may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee
of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another
nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a
successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.
(f) Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or
replacement of Securities not bearing the Private Placement Legend, the
Registrar shall deliver Securities that do not bear the Private Placement
Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities bearing the
Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Securities that bear
the Private Placement Legend unless, and the Trustee is hereby authorized and
directed to deliver Securities without the Private Placement Legend if, (i)
there is delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Company and the Trustee to the effect that neither such legend nor the
related restrictions on transfer are required in order to maintain compliance
with the provisions of the Securities Act or (ii) such Security has been sold
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
(g) General. By its acceptance of any Security bearing the
Private Placement Legend, each Holder of such a Security acknowledges the
restrictions on transfer of such Security set forth in this Indenture and in the
Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Security only as
provided in this Indenture.
The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and
other written communications received pursuant to Section 2.15 or this Section
2.16. The Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such
letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the
giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.
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SECTION 2.17. Designation.
The Indebtedness evidenced by the Securities is hereby irrevocably
designated as "senior indebtedness" or such other term denoting seniority for
the purposes of any future Indebtedness of the Company which the Company makes
subordinate to any senior indebtedness or such other term denoting seniority.
SECTION 2.18. Additional Interest Under
Registration Rights Agreement.
Under certain circumstances, the Company shall be obligated to pay
Additional Interest to the Holders, all as set forth in Section 5 of the
Registration Rights Agreement. The terms thereof are hereby incorporated herein
by reference. References in this Indenture to payments of interest shall be
deemed to include payments of Additional Interest.
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION
SECTION 3.01. Notices to Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to Paragraph 5 or
Paragraph 6 of the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the
Redemption Date, the Redemption Price and the principal amount of Securities to
be redeemed. The Company shall give notice of redemption to the Paying Agent and
Trustee at least 45 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date
(unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), together with an
Officers' Certificate stating that such redemption will comply with the
conditions contained herein. Any such notice may be cancelled at any time prior
to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be
void and of no effect.
SECTION 3.02. Selection of Securities To Be Redeemed.
In the event that less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any
time, selection of such Securities for redemption will be made by the Trustee in
compliance with the
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requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the
Securities are listed or, if the Securities are not then listed on a national
securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the
Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate; provided, however, that no Securities
of a principal amount of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part; and provided,
further, that if a redemption is made with the proceeds of a Public Equity
Offering pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the Securities, selection of the Securities
or portions thereof for redemption shall be made by the Trustee only on a pro
rata basis or on as nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to the
procedures of the Depository), unless such method is otherwise prohibited.
The Trustee shall make the selection from the Securities outstanding and
not previously called for redemption and shall promptly notify the Company in
writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any
Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be
redeemed. Securities in denominations of $1,000 or less may be redeemed only in
whole. The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $1,000 or any
integral multiple thereof) of the principal of Securities that have
denominations larger than $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to
Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for
redemption.
SECTION 3.03. Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the
Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid,
to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed at its registered address. At
the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the
Company's name and at the Company's expense. Each notice for redemption shall
identify the Securities to be redeemed (including the CUSIP number(s), if any)
and shall state:
(1) the Redemption Date;
(2) the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if
any, to be paid;
(3) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(4) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to
the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued
interest, if any;
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(5) that, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption
payment, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue
on and after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the
Holders of such Securities is to receive payment of the Redemption
Price upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Securities redeemed;
(6) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the
principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the
Redemption Date, and upon surrender of such Security, a new Security
or Securities in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed
portion thereof will be issued;
(7) if fewer than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the
identification of the particular Securities (or portion thereof) to be
redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Securities to
be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be
outstanding after such partial redemption; and
(8) the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the
Securities are to be redeemed.
SECTION 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03,
Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date
and at the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any. Upon surrender to the
Trustee or Paying Agent, such Securities called for redemption shall be paid at
the Redemption Price (which shall include accrued interest thereon to the
Redemption Date), but installments of interest, the maturity of which is on or
prior to the Redemption Date, shall be payable to Holders of record at the close
of business on the relevant Record Dates.
SECTION 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price.
On or before 11:00 a.m. New York Time on the Redemption Date, the Company
shall deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be redeemed
on that date (other than Securities or portions thereof called for redemption on
that date which have been delivered by the Com-
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pany to the Trustee for cancellation). The Paying Agent or Trustee shall
promptly return to the Company any U.S. Legal Tender so deposited which is not
required for that purpose upon the written request of the Company.
If the Company complies with the preceding paragraph, then, unless the
Company defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest,
if any, interest on the Securities to be redeemed will cease to accrue on and
after the applicable Redemption Date, whether or not such Securities are
presented for payment.
SECTION 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Security that is to be redeemed in part only, the
Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder a new Security or Securities in a
principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. Payment of Securities.
The Company will pay the principal of and interest on the Securities in the
manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture. An installment of
principal of or interest on the Securities shall be considered paid on the date
it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate
of the Company) holds on that date U.S. Legal Tender designated for and
sufficient to pay the installment in full and is not prohibited from paying such
money to the Holders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. Interest including
defaulted and Additional Interest, if any, will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and in the case of a partial
month, the actual number of days elapsed.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the
Company may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold
income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America from
principal, premium or interest payments hereunder.
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SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.
The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, the office or agency required under Section 2.03. The Company shall give
prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the
location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to
maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee
with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands
may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 11.02.
The Company hereby initially designates the office of the Trustee at One State
Street, New York, New York 10004 as its office or agency in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York where presentations and surrenders may be made
and notices or demands may be served on the Company.
SECTION 4.03. Limitation on Restricted Payments.
The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (a) declare or pay any dividend or make
any distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified
Capital Stock of the Company or in warrants, rights or options (other than debt
securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of
the Company) on or in respect of shares of the Company's Capital Stock to
holders of such Capital Stock, (b) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or
retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or
options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to purchase
or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock, other than the exchange of
such Capital Stock, warrants, rights or options for Qualified Capital Stock
and/or for warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or
Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, (c) make any
voluntary purchase, defeasance, redemption, prepayment, or other acquisition or
retirement for value, more than 3 months prior to any scheduled final maturity,
scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of the
Company that is subordinate (pursuant to its terms) or junior in right of
payment (pursuant to its terms) to the Securities, or (d) make any Restricted
Investment (other than Permitted Investments) (each of the foregoing actions set
forth in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) being referred to as a "Restricted
Payment"), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving
effect thereto, (i) a Default
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or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Company
is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than
Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with the Section 4.04, or (iii) the
aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date shall
exceed the sum of: (x) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if
cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of
the Company earned subsequent to July 31, 1997 and on or prior to the date the
Restricted Payment occurs (the "Reference Date") (treating such period as a
single accounting period); plus (y) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds
received by the Company from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company)
from the issuance and sale subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the
Reference Date of Qualified Capital Stock or for warrants, rights or options
(other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified
Capital Stock of the Company, including Qualified Capital Stock issued upon the
conversion of convertible Indebtedness, plus (z) to the extent that any
Restricted Investment that was made after the date of this Indenture is sold for
cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (a) the cash
return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of
disposition, if any) and (b) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment
(in each case to the extent not included in the Company's Consolidated Net
Income).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately
preceding paragraph shall not be violated by reason of: (1) the payment of any
dividend or distribution or the redemption of any securities within 60 days
after the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution or the giving of
formal notice by the Company of such redemption, if the dividend or distribution
would have been permitted on the date of declaration or the redemption would
have been permitted on the date of the giving of the formal notice thereof; (2)
so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the acquisition of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or the making of a
Restricted Investment, either (i) in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital
Stock and/or warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or
Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, or (ii) through
the application of the net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash
(other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock
and/or warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified
Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock; (3) so long as no Default or
Event of Default shall have oc-
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curred and be continuing, the acquisition of Indebtedness of the Company that is
subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Securities, either (i) in
exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock and/or warrants, rights or
options (other than debt securities) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock or for
Indebtedness of the Company which is subordinate or junior in right of payment
to the Securities (pursuant to its terms), at least to the extent that the
Indebtedness being acquired is subordinated to the Securities, and has a
Weighted Average Life to Maturity no less than that of the Indebtedness being
acquired or (ii) through the application of the net proceeds of a substantially
concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares
of Qualified Capital Stock and/or warrants, rights or options (other than debt
securities) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock or Indebtedness of the Company
which is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Securities (pursuant
to its terms), at least to the extent that the Indebtedness being acquired is
subordinated to the Securities, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity no
less than that of the Indebtedness being refinanced; (4) so long as no Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, a Restricted
Investment in a person principally engaged in a Related Business with the net
proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary
of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; (5) so long
as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any
other Restricted Payment by the Company; provided, however, that the aggregate
amount of cash expended by the Company pursuant to this clause (5) does not
exceed $3 million (plus, to the extent that any Restricted Payment pursuant to
this clause (5) is in the form of a Restricted Investment, the lesser of (a) the
cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost
of disposition, if any) and (b) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment
(in each case to the extent not included in the Company's Consolidated Net
Income)); and (6) the voluntary purchase, defeasance, redemption, prepayment or
other acquisition and retirement for value or repurchase of Subordinated
Debentures in an amount not to exceed $5.0 million in the aggregate within 30
days of the Issue Date; and in determining the aggregate amount of Restricted
Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date in accordance with clause (iii) of
the immediately preceding paragraph, (x) amounts expended (to the extent such
expenditure is in the form of cash) pursuant to clause (1), (2), (3) (but only
to the extent such expenditure is the application of the net proceeds of the
substantially concurrent sale of Capital Stock and/or warrants, rights or
options (other than debt securities) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock), (4) or
(5)
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shall be included in such calculation; and (y) the amount expended pursuant to
clause (6) shall be excluded from such calculation.
SECTION 4.04. Limitation on Incurrence of
Additional Indebtedness.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee,
acquire, become liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to, or otherwise
become responsible for payment of (collectively, "incur") any Indebtedness
(other than Permitted Indebtedness); provided, however, that if no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time or as a
consequence of the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the Company or any
Guarantor may incur Indebtedness if on the date of the incurrence of such
Indebtedness, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company is equal to or greater than 2.0 to
1.0 prior to August 1, 1999 and 2.25 to 1.0 thereafter.
Neither the Company nor any Guarantor will, directly or indirectly, in any
event incur any Indebtedness which by its terms (or by the terms of any
agreement governing such Indebtedness) is subordinated to any other Indebtedness
of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness
is also by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such
Indebtedness) made expressly subordinate to the Securities or the Guarantees, as
the case may be, to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness
is subordinated.
SECTION 4.05. Corporate Existence.
Except as otherwise permitted by Article Five, the Company shall do or
cause to be done, at its own cost and expense, all things necessary to preserve
and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate,
partnership or other existence of each of the Subsidiaries in accordance with
the respective organizational documents of the Company or the Subsidiary, as the
case may be, and the rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of
the Company and each of the Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the corporate
existence of any Subsidiary, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall
determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of
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the business of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
SECTION 4.06. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before
the same shall become delinquent, (a) all material taxes, assessments and
governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or any of the Subsidiaries or
upon the income, profits or property of it or any of the Subsidiaries and (b)
all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, in each case, if
unpaid, might by law become a material liability or Lien upon the property of it
or any of the Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax,
assessment, charge or claim the amount, applicability or validity of which is
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
provision has been made or for which adequate reserves, to the extent required
under GAAP, have been taken or where the failure to effect such payment or
discharge is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
SECTION 4.07. Maintenance of Properties and Insurance.
(a) The Company shall cause all material properties owned by or leased by
it or any of the Subsidiaries used or useful to the conduct of its business or
the business of any of the Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in normal
condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment
and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals and replacements
thereof, all as in its judgment may be necessary, so that the business carried
on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section 4.07 shall prevent the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of
such properties, or disposing of any of them, if such properties are, in the
reasonable and good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company or
such Subsidiary, as the case may be, no longer reasonably necessary in the
conduct of their respective businesses or such disposition is otherwise
permitted by this Indenture.
(b) The Company shall provide or cause to be provided, for itself and each
of its Subsidiaries, insurance (including appropriate self-insurance) against
loss or damage of the kinds that, in the reasonable, good faith judgment of
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the Board of Directors of the Company, are adequate and appropriate for the
conduct of the business of the Company and such Subsidiaries in a prudent
manner, with reputable insurers or with the government of the United States of
America or an agency or instrumentality thereof, in such amounts, with such
deductibles and by such methods as shall be customary, in the good faith
judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, for companies similarly
situated in the industry.
SECTION 4.08. Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default.
(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end
of each of the Company's fiscal years, an Officers' Certificate (signed by the
principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal
accounting officer) stating that a review of its activities and the activities
of its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the
supervision of the signing officers with a view to determining whether it has
kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its Obligations under this Indenture and
further stating, as to each such officer signing such certificate, that to the
best of his knowledge the Company during such preceding fiscal year has kept,
observed, performed and fulfilled each and every such obligation and no Default
or Event of Default has occurred during such year and at the date of such
certificate there is no Default or Event of Default that has occurred and is
continuing or, if such signers do know of such Default or Event of Default, the
certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and its status with
particularity. The Officers' Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should
the Company elect to change the manner in which it fixes its fiscal year end.
(b) The annual financial statements delivered to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 4.10 shall be accompanied by a written report of the Company's
independent accountants that in conducting their audit of the financial
statements which are a part of such annual report or such annual financial
statements nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe
that the Company has violated any provisions of Article Four, Five or Six
insofar as they relate to accounting matters or, if any such violation has
occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being
understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to
any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.
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(c) So long as any of the Securities are outstanding (i) if any Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall promptly
deliver to the Trustee by registered or certified mail or by telegram, telex or
facsimile transmission an Officers' Certificate specifying such event, notice or
other action within 30 Business Days of its becoming aware of such occurrence.
SECTION 4.09. Compliance with Laws.
The Company will comply, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to comply,
with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of the
United States, all states and municipalities thereof, and of any governmental
department, commission, board, regulatory authority, bureau, agency and
instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the conduct of their respective
businesses and the ownership of their respective properties, except for such
noncompliances as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings and except for such noncompliances as would not in the aggregate
have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of
operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
SECTION 4.10. Commission Reports.
(a) The Company will deliver to the Trustee within 15 days after it files
with the Commission, copies of the quarterly and annual reports and of the
information, documents and other reports, if any, which the Company is required
to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Notwithstanding that the Company may not be required to remain subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company
will file with the Commission all information, documents and reports required to
be filed with the Commission to the extent permitted, and provide the Trustee
and the Holders with such annual reports and such information, documents and
other reports specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The
Company shall also comply with the other provisions of TIA ss. 314(a).
(b) Regardless of whether the Company is required to furnish such reports
to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company (at its own
expense) shall cause its consolidated financial statements, comparable to those
which
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would have been required to appear in annual or quarterly reports, to be
delivered to the Trustee and the Holders.
(c) For so long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company
will make available to any prospective purchaser of the Securities or beneficial
owner of the Securities in connection with any sale thereof the information
required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act during any period when the
Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act.
SECTION 4.11. Waiver of Stay, Extension or
Usury Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it
will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or
take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or
other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any
portion of the principal of and/or interest on the Securities as contemplated
herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may
affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and (to the extent
that it may lawfully do so) the Company hereby expressly waives all benefit or
advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or
impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer
and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been
enacted.
SECTION 4.12. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any
transaction or series of related transactions with any of its Affiliates (an
"Affiliate Transaction"), other than (x) Affiliate Transactions permitted under
paragraph (b) below and (y) Affiliate Transactions on terms that are no less
favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might
reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an
arm's-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate; provided, however,
that for a transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate value
of $1 million or more (i) such determination shall be made in good faith by a
majority of the disinterested members of the Board of the Directors of the
Company or (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have received
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an opinion from an independent nationally recognized investment banking firm
selected by the Company, that such transaction or series of related transactions
is on terms which are fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company or
such Restricted Subsidiary; and provided, further, that for a transaction or
series of related transactions with an aggregate value of $5 million or more,
(i) such determination shall be made in good faith by a majority of the
disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company and (ii) the
Board of Directors of the Company shall have received an opinion from an
independent nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the
Company, that such transaction or series of related transactions is on terms
which are fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary.
(b) The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (i) reasonable fees and
compensation paid to and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors,
employees or consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary as determined in good
faith by the Company's Board of Directors or senior management; (ii)
transactions between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
at least 51% of the outstanding voting securities of which is owned by the
Company or one or more of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries so long as no portion of
the minority interest in such Restricted Subsidiary is owned by an Affiliate of
the Company (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or directors or
officers of such Subsidiary that hold stock of such Subsidiary to the extent
that local law requires a resident of such jurisdiction to own stock of such
company) or between or among such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided such
transactions are not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture; (iii) any agreement
as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any transaction
contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) or in any
replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement
agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect
than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date; and (iv) Permitted
Investments and Restricted Payments permitted by this Indenture.
SECTION 4.13. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions
Affecting Subsidiaries.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to
exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the
ability of any Re-
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stricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or
in respect of its Capital Stock; (b) make loans or advances or to pay any
Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any other Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company; or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the
Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, except for such
encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: (1) applicable law
and agreements with governmental authorities with respect to assets located in
their jurisdiction, (2) this Indenture, (3) (A) customary provisions restricting
(i) the subletting or assignment of any lease or (ii) the transfer of
copyrighted or patented materials, (B) provisions in agreements that restrict
the assignment of such agreements or rights thereunder or (C) provisions of a
customary nature contained in the terms of Capital Stock restricting the payment
of dividends and the making of distributions on Capital Stock, (4) any agreement
or instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction
is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person,
other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired
(including the Capital Stock of such Persons), (5) any agreement existing on the
Issue Date (including, without limitation, the New Credit Agreement), (6)
restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to any Lien permitted under this
Indenture, (7) restrictions imposed by any agreement to sell assets permitted
under this Indenture to any person pending the closing of such sale, (8)
customary rights of first refusal with respect to the Company's and its
Restricted Subsidiaries' interests in their respective Restricted Subsidiaries
and joint ventures, (9) Indebtedness of a Person that was a Restricted
Subsidiary at the time of Incurrence and the Incurrence of which Indebtedness is
permitted by Section 4.04; provided that such encumbrances and restrictions
apply only to such Restricted Subsidiary and its assets; and provided, further,
that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined in good faith, at the
time of creation of each such encumbrance or restriction, that such encumbrances
and restrictions would not singly or in the aggregate have a materially adverse
effect on the holders of the Securities, (10) the subordination of any
Indebtedness owed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the
Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary to any other Indebtedness of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided (A) such other
Indebtedness is permitted under this Indenture and (B) the Board of Directors of
the Company has determined in good faith, at the time of creation of each such
encumbrance or restriction, that such encumbrances and restrictions would not
singly or in the aggregate have a materially adverse effect on the holders
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of the Securities or (11) an agreement effecting a refinancing, replacement or
substitution of Indebtedness issued, assumed or incurred pursuant to an
agreement referred to in clause (2), (4) or (5) above or any other agreement
evidencing Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture; provided, however, that
the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such
refinancing, replacement or substitution agreement or any such other agreement
are not less favorable to the Company in any material respect as determined by
the Board of Directors of the Company than the provisions relating to such
encumbrance or restriction contained in agreements referred to in such clause
(2), (4) or (5).
SECTION 4.14. Limitation on Liens.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist or remain in effect any Liens upon any properties or assets of the Company
or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries whether owned on the Issue Date or
acquired after the Issue Date, or on any income or profits therefrom, unless (a)
in the case of Liens securing Indebtedness that is expressly subordinate or
junior in right of payment to the Securities or any Guarantee, the Securities or
such Guarantee as the case may be, are secured by a Lien on such property,
assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Liens and (b) in all other
cases, the Securities and the Guarantees are equally and ratably secured, except
for (A) Liens existing on the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such
Liens are in effect on the Issue Date; (B) Liens securing the Securities and the
Guarantees; (C) Liens of the Company or a Guarantor on assets of any Restricted
Subsidiary; and (D) Permitted Liens.
SECTION 4.15. Change of Control.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall make an
offer to repurchase (the "Change of Control Offer") all of the then outstanding
Securities pursuant to the offer described in paragraph (b) below at a purchase
price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
interest to the Change of Control Purchase Date.
(b) Within 30 days following the date upon which a Change of Control
occurred, the Company shall send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder,
with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of
Control Offer. The notice to the Holders shall contain all instructions and
materials necessary to enable such Holders to
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tender Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall
state:
(1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to
Section 4.15 and that all Securities tendered and not withdrawn will
be accepted for payment;
(2) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued interest)
and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor
later than 45 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as
may be required by law (the "Change of Control Payment Date");
(3) that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue
interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor,
any Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control
Payment Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant
to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the
Security, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase"
on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying Agent at the
address specified in the notice prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time
on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;
(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if
the Paying Agent receives, not later than 5:00 p.m. New York time on
the second Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, a
telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the
name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Securities the Holder
delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing
his election to have such Security purchased;
(7) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part will
be issued new Securities in a principal amount equal to the
unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; and
(8) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of
Control.
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On or before the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall (i)
accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered (in integral
multiples of $1,000) pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with
the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the purchase price plus
accrued interest, if any, of all Securities so tendered and (iii) deliver to the
Trustee Securities so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating
the Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying
Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Securities so accepted payment in an
amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
thereon to the Change of Control Payment Date and the Trustee shall promptly
authenticate and mail to such Holders new Securities equal in principal amount
to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered. Any Securities not so
accepted shall be promptly mailed by the Company to the Holder thereof. For
purposes of this Section 4.15, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent.
Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Securities pursuant to a Change
of Control Offer promptly shall be returned by the Trustee to the Company.
The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the
Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the
extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the
repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent
the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the
provisions under this Section 4.15, the Company shall comply with the applicable
securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its
Obligations under this Section 4.15 by virtue thereof.
SECTION 4.16. Limitation on Asset Sales.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless (i) the Company or the
applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at
the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the
assets sold or otherwise disposed of (as determined in good faith by the
Company's Board of Directors), (ii) at least 75% of the consideration received
by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (exclusive of indemnities), as the
case may be, from such Asset Sale shall be cash or Cash Equivalents and shall be
received at the time of such disposition; provided that the amount of (a) any
liabilities (as shown on the Company's or such Re-
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stricted Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet) of the Company or any such
Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms
subordinated to the Securities) that are assumed by the transferee of any such
assets, (b) any notes or other Obligations received by the Company or any such
Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are immediately converted by the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the
extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) and (c) any Designated Non-cash
Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all
other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c),
not to exceed $5 million (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 for the
purposes of this clause (ii); and provided, further, that the TEK Transaction
shall not be subject to this clause (ii), and (iii) upon the consummation of an
Asset Sale, the Company shall apply directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary,
or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to apply, the Net Cash Proceeds relating to
such Asset Sale within 270 days of receipt thereof either (A) to repay any
Indebtedness ranking at least pari passu with the Securities and the Guarantees
(and in the case of any Indebtedness outstanding under a revolving credit
facility, to permanently reduce the amounts that may be reborrowed thereunder by
an equivalent amount), with the Net Cash Proceeds received in respect thereof,
(B) to reinvest in Productive Assets, or (C) a combination of prepayment,
reduction and investment permitted by the foregoing clauses (iii)(A) and
(iii)(B); provided that the 75% limitation referred to above shall not apply to
any sale, transfer or other disposition of assets in which the cash portion of
the consideration received therefor is equal to or greater than what the
after-tax net proceeds would have been had such transaction complied with the
aforementioned 75% limitation. On the 271st day after an Asset Sale or such
earlier date, if any, as the Board of Directors of the Company or of such
Restricted Subsidiary determines not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to
such Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (iii)(A), (iii)(B) and (iii)(C) of the
next preceding sentence (each, a "Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date"), such
aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds which have not been applied on or before
such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clauses (iii)(A), (iii)(B)
and (iii)(C) of the next preceding sentence (each, a "Net Proceeds Offer
Amount") shall be applied by the Company to make an offer to repurchase (the
"Net Proceeds Offer") on a date (the "Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date")
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not less than 30 nor more than 45 days following the applicable Net Proceeds
Offer Trigger Date, from all Holders on a pro rata basis that amount of
Securities equal to the Net Proceeds Offer Amount at a price equal to 100% of
the principal amount of the Securities to be repurchased, plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Net Proceeds Offer Amount is less than
$10 million, the application of the Net Cash Proceeds constituting such Net
Proceeds Offer Amount to a Net Proceeds Offer may be deferred until such time as
such Net Proceeds Offer Amount plus the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds
Offer Amounts arising subsequent to the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date relating
to such initial Net Proceeds Offer Amount from all Asset Sales by the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries aggregates at least $10 million, at which time
the Company shall apply all Net Cash Proceeds constituting all Net Proceeds
Offer Amounts that have been so deferred to make a Net Proceeds Offer (the first
date the aggregate of all such deferred Net Proceeds Offer Amounts is equal to
$10 million or more shall be deemed to be a Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date). To
the extent that the aggregate purchase price of Securities tendered pursuant to
any Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Company
or any Guarantor may use such amount for general corporate purposes. Upon
completion of any Net Proceeds Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount shall be
reset to zero.
Notwithstanding the two immediately preceding paragraphs, the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale
without complying with such paragraphs to the extent (i) at least 75% of the
consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes Productive Assets and (ii) such
Asset Sale is for fair market value (as determined in good faith by the
Company's Board of Directors); provided that any consideration not constituting
Productive Assets received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
in connection with any Asset Sale permitted to be consummated under this
paragraph shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds subject to the provisions of the
two preceding paragraphs.
In the event of the transfer of substantially all (but not all) of the
property and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as an
entirety to a Person in a transaction permitted under Section 5.01, the
successor corporation shall be deemed to have sold the properties and assets of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries not so transferred for purposes of
this covenant, and shall comply with the provisions
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of this covenant with respect to such deemed sale as if it were an Asset Sale.
In addition, the fair market value of such properties and assets of the Company
or its Restricted Subsidiaries deemed to be sold shall be deemed to be Net Cash
Proceeds for purposes of this covenant.
Notice of a Net Proceeds Offer shall be mailed, by first-class mail, by the
Company to Holders of Securities at their last registered address not less than
30 days nor more than 60 days following the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date,
with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and
materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the
Net Proceeds Offer and shall state the following terms:
(1) that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to Section
4.16, that all Securities tendered will be accepted for payment;
provided, however, that if the aggregate principal amount of
Securities tendered in a Net Proceeds Offer plus accrued interest at
the expiration of such offer exceeds the aggregate amount of the Net
Proceeds Offer, the Company shall select the Securities to be
purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed
appropriate by the Company so that only Securities in denominations of
$1,000 or multiples thereof shall be purchased) and that the Net
Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days or
such longer period as may be required by law;
(2) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued interest)
and the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date (which shall be not less than
30 nor more than 45 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer
Trigger Date and which shall be at least five Business Days after the
Trustee receives notice thereof from the Company);
(3) that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue
interest;
(4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor,
any Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer
shall cease to accrue interest after the Net Proceeds Offer Payment
Date;
(5) that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant
to a Net Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender the Security,
with the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the
reverse of the Secu-
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rity completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the
notice prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the
Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;
(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if
the Paying Agent receives, not later than the second Business Day
prior to the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, a telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder,
the principal amount of the Securities such Holder delivered for
purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election
to have such Securities purchased; and
(7)that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part will
be issued new Securities in a principal amount equal to the
unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; provided, however,
that each Security purchased and each new Security issued shall be in
an original principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof.
On or before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company shall (i)
accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Net
Proceeds Offer which are to be purchased in accordance with item (1) above, (ii)
deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the purchase
price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be purchased and (iii)
deliver to the Trustee Securities so accepted together with an Officers'
Certificate stating the Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the
Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Securities so
accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued interest,
if any. For purposes of this Section 4.16, the Trustee shall act as the Paying
Agent.
Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Securities pursuant to a Net
Proceeds Offer shall be returned by the Trustee to the Company.
If an offer is made to repurchase the Securities pursuant to a Net Proceeds
Offer, the Company will and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply
with all tender offer rules under state and federal securities laws, including,
but not limited to, Section 14(e) under the Exchange Act and Rule 14e-1
thereunder, to the extent applicable to such offer. To the extent that the
provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section
4.16, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and
obligations and
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shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations hereunder by virtue
thereof.
SECTION 4.17. Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any
Preferred Stock (other than to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company) or permit any Person (other than the Company or a
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to own any Preferred Stock of
any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.
SECTION 4.18. Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction; provided that the Company and any
Guarantor may enter into a Sale and Leaseback Transaction if (i) the Company or
such Guarantor could have (a) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the
Attributable Debt relating to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction pursuant to
Section 4.04 and (b) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to
Section 4.14 hereof, (ii) the gross cash proceeds of such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction are at least equal to the fair market value (as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors and set forth in an Officers' Certificate
delivered to the Trustee) of the property that is the subject of such Sale and
Leaseback Transaction and (iii) the transfer of assets in such Sale and
Leaseback Transaction is permitted by, and the Company or the applicable
Guarantor applies the proceeds of such transaction in accordance with, Section
4.16.
SECTION 4.19. Limitation of Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries.
The Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a
Guarantor, directly or indirectly, by way of the pledge of any intercompany note
or otherwise, to assume, guarantee or in any other manner become liable with
respect to any Indebtedness of the Company (other than (A) Indebtedness and
other Obligations under the New Credit Agreement, (B) Indebtedness incurred in
reliance on clauses (xi) (to the extent the Indebtedness being refinanced,
modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended,
substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold was permitted to be guaranteed by
Restricted Subsidiaries) and (xii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness
or under Currency Agreements in reliance on
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clause (v) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, or (C) Interest Swap
Obligations incurred in reliance on clause (iv) of the definition of Permitted
Indebtedness), unless in any such case (a) such Restricted Subsidiary has
executed and delivered or executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to the
Indenture, providing a guarantee of payment of the Securities by such Restricted
Subsidiary in the form required by this Indenture (the "Guarantee") and (b) if
such assumption, guarantee or other liability of such Restricted Subsidiary is
provided in respect of Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the
Securities, the guarantee or other instrument provided by such Restricted
Subsidiary in respect of such subordinate Indebtedness shall be similarly
subordinated to the Guarantee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Guarantee by a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Securities shall provide by its terms that it shall be
automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, without any further
action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, upon: (i) the
unconditional release of such Restricted Subsidiary from its liability in
respect of the Indebtedness in connection with which such Guarantee was executed
and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph; or (ii) any sale or other
disposition (by merger or otherwise) to any Person which is not a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company of all of the Company's Capital Stock in, or all or
substantially all of the assets of, such Restricted Subsidiary; provided,
however, that (a) such sale or disposition of such Capital Stock or assets is
otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture and (b) such
assumption, guarantee or other liability of such Restricted Subsidiary has been
released by the holders of the other Indebtedness so guaranteed.
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
SECTION 5.01. Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.
(a) The Company will not, in a single transaction or series of related
transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign,
transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or
otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company's assets
(determined on a consolidated basis for the Com-
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pany and its Restricted Subsidiaries) whether as an entirety or substantially as
an entirety to any Person unless: (i) either (1) the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation or
(2) the Person (if other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the
Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the
Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets determined on a
consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (the
"Surviving Entity") (x) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing
under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of
Columbia and (y) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form
satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and
punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all
of the Securities and the performance of every covenant of the Securities, this
Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement on the part of the Company to be
performed or observed; (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction
and the assumption contemplated by clause (i)(2)(y) above (including giving
effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to
be incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), the Company
or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, (1) shall have a Consolidated Net
Worth equal to or greater than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company
immediately prior to such transaction and (2) shall be able to incur at least
$1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to
Section 4.04; (iii) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to
such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (i)(2)(y) above
(including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired
Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred and any Lien granted in
connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (iv) the Company or the
Surviving Entity shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale,
assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a
supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such
supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture
and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to the execution of
such supplemental indenture have been satisfied.
For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or
otherwise, in a single transaction
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or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or
assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company (other than to a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Guarantor), the Capital Stock of which
constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the
Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the
properties and assets of the Company.
Upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with the foregoing,
in which the Company is not the continuing corporation, the successor Person
formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which
such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted
for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture
and the Securities with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been
named as such and the Company shall be relieved of all of its Obligations and
duties under this Indenture and the Securities.
Each Guarantor (other than any Guarantor whose Guarantee is to be released
in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee and this Indenture) will not, and
the Company will not cause or permit any Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge
with or into any Person other than the Company or any other Guarantor unless:
(i) the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other
than the Guarantor) or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other
disposition shall have been made is a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia;
(ii) such entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the Obligations of the
Guarantor on the Guarantee; (iii) immediately after giving effect to such
transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing; and (iv) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the
use of any net proceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, the Company could
satisfy the provisions of clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section
5.01. Any merger or consolidation of a Guarantor with and into the Company (with
the Company being the surviving entity) or another Guarantor that is a Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company need not comply with this Section
5.01.
SECTION 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, lease or transfer of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section
5.01, in which the Com-
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pany is not the surviving Person, the successor Person formed by such
consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance,
lease or transfer is made will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may
exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the
Securities with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the
Company therein. When a successor corporation assumes all of the Obligations of
the Company hereunder and under the Securities and agrees to be bound hereby and
thereby, the predecessor shall be released from such Obligations.
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default.
An "Event of Default" means any of the following events:
(a) the failure to pay interest on any Securities when the same
becomes due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30
days;
(b) the failure to pay the principal on any Securities, when such
principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or
otherwise (including the failure to make a payment to purchase
Securities tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net
Proceeds Offer);
(c) a default in the observance or performance of any other
covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture, which default
continues for a period of 45 days after the Company receives written
notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be
remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the
outstanding principal amount of the Securities;
(d) the failure to pay at final maturity (giving effect to any
extensions thereof) the principal amount of any Indebtedness of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a
Significant Subsidiary (other than intercompany Indebtedness) and such
failure continues for a period of 20 days or more, or the acceleration
of the final stated maturity of any such Indebtedness (which
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acceleration is not rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured within 20
days of receipt by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of notice
of any such acceleration) if, in either case, the aggregate principal
amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any
other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at
final maturity or which has been accelerated, in each case with
respect to which the 20-day period described above has passed,
aggregates $10 million or more at any time;
(e) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $10
million shall have been rendered against the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary and such
judgments remain undischarged, unpaid or unstayed for a period of 60
days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable;
(f) the Company or any of its Significant Restricted Subsidiaries
(i) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they
become due, (ii) commences a voluntary case or proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law with respect to itself, (iii) consents to the entry of
a judgment, decree or order for relief against it in an involuntary
case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, (iv) consents to the
appointment of a Custodian of it or for substantially all of its
property, (v) consents to or acquiesces in the institution of a
bankruptcy or an insolvency proceeding against it, (vi) makes a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (vii) takes any
partnership or corporate action, as the case may be, to authorize or
effect any of the foregoing; or
(g) a court of competent jurisdiction enters a judgment, decree
or order for relief in respect of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding under
any Bankruptcy Law, which shall (i) approve as properly filed a
petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition in respect of the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries, (ii) appoint a Custodian of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries or for substantially all of any of their
property or (iii) order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs;
and such judgment, decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect
for a period of 60 consecutive days;
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(h) any of the Guarantees ceases to be in full force and effect
or any of the Guarantees is declared to be null and void and
unenforceable or any of the Guarantees is found to be invalid by a
final judgment or order that is not appealable or any of the
Guarantors denies its liability under its Guarantee (other than by
reason of release of a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this
Indenture); and
(i) the termination of any Guarantee for any reason not permitted
by this Indenture or the denial of any Person acting on behalf of any
Guarantor of its Obligations under any such Guarantee.
SECTION 6.02. Acceleration.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section
6.01(f) or (g)) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Securities may declare the
principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Securities to be due and
payable by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the
respective Event of Default and that it is a "notice of acceleration", and the
same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified
in Section 6.01(f) or (g) occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of
and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the outstanding
Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without
any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the
Securities as described in the preceding paragraph, the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities may rescind and cancel such declaration and
its consequences (i) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or
decree, (ii) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except
nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the
acceleration, (iii) 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,
(iv) if the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and
reimbursed the Trustee for its reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances
and (v) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type
described in clause (f) or (g) of Section 6.01, the Trustee shall have received
an Officers' Certificate and an
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Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived. No
such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right
consequent thereto.
SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any
available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of
principal of or interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any
provision of the Securities, this Indenture or the Guarantees.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of
the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or
omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy
accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is
exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the
extent permitted by law.
SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.
Subject to Sections 2.09, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of not less than a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities by written notice to
the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences, except a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on any
Security as specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.01. When a Default or
Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases.
SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities may direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or
power conferred on it. Subject to Section 7.01, however, the Trustee may refuse
to follow any direction that conflicts with any law or this Indenture, that the
Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another
Securityholder, or that may, in the sole judgment of the Trustee, give rise to
or subject the Trustee to personal liability; provided that the Trustee may take
any other action deemed proper by the Trustee.
In the event the Trustee takes any action or follows any direction pursuant
to this Indenture, the Trustee shall be
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entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against
any loss or expense caused by taking such action or following such direction.
SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits.
A Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture
or the Securities unless:
(1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default;
(2) the Holder or Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the outstanding Securities make a written request to the Trustee to
pursue the remedy;
(3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity or
security satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole judgment, against any
loss, liability or expense;
(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 30 days
after receipt of the request and the offer described in clause (3)
above; and
(5) during such 30-day period the Holder or Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the outstanding Securities do not give the
Trustee a written direction which, in the opinion of the Trustee, is
inconsistent with the request.
A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of
another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other
Securityholder.
SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders To Receive
Payment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any
Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on a Security, on or
after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, or to bring suit for
the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not
be impaired or affected without the written consent of the Holder.
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SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.
If an Event of Default in payment of principal or interest specified in
clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may
recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the
Company or any other obligor on the Securities for the whole amount of principal
and accrued interest and fees remaining unpaid, together with interest on
overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful,
interest on overdue installments of interest, in each case at the rate per annum
borne by the Securities and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover
the costs and expenses of collection, including the actual, documented and
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee,
its agents and counsel.
SECTION 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as
may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee
(including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Securityholders
allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company, the Subsidiaries,
their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect
and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial
proceedings is hereby authorized by each Securityholder 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 Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount
due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of the Trustee, its agent and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee
under Section 7.07. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the
Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any
Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to
authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in
any such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10. Priorities.
If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article Six,
it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:
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First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;
Second: if the Holders are forced to proceed against the Company
directly without the Trustee, to Holders for their reasonable
collection costs;
Third: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities
for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of
any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities
for principal and interest, respectively; and
Fourth: to the Company.
The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Company, may fix a record
date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this
Section 6.10.
SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.
Each party to this Indenture agrees and each Holder of any Security by its
acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed that, in any suit for the
enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against
the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its
discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an
undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may
assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses,
against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good
faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11
does not apply to a suit instituted by the Company, any suit instituted by the
Trustee, any suit instituted by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or any suit
instituted by a Holder or Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities.
SECTION 6.12. 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 Holders, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in
such proceeding, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall
be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and
thereafter all
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rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no
such proceeding had been instituted.
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
his or her own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default:
(1) The Trustee need perform only those duties as are expressly
and specifically set forth in this Indenture or the TIA and no
covenants, duties or obligations whatsoever shall be implied under
this Indenture that are adverse to the Trustee.
(2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or
opinions and such other documents delivered to it pursuant to Section
11.04 hereof furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the
certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to
the requirements of this Indenture.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the Trustee
may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(1) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of
this Section 7.01.
(2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, un-
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less it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts.
(3) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction
received by it pursuant to Section 6.02, 6.04 or 6.05.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or
risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance
of any of its duties hereunder or to take or omit to take any action under this
Indenture or take any action at the request or direction of Holders if it shall
reasonably believe that repayment of such funds is not assured to it or it does
not receive an indemnity that is, in its sole discretion, adequate against such
risk, liability, loss, fee or expense which might be incurred by it in
compliance with such request or direction.
(e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the
Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.01.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or assets
received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.
Assets held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other assets of
the Trustee except to the extent required by law.
(g) In the absence of bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct on the
part of the Trustee, the Trustee shall not be accountable for the use of any of
the Securities delivered hereunder or the proceeds thereof.
SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee.
Subject to Section 7.01:
(a) The Trustee may rely conclusively on any document believed by
it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in
the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may
require an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which
shall conform to the provisions of Sections 11.04 and 11.05. The
Trustee shall not be liable for any
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action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such
certificate or opinion.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and
shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent
(other than an agent who is an employee of the Trustee) appointed with
due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be
authorized or within its rights or powers.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the
advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full
and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of
any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith
and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of
the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request,
order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of
this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee in its
sole judgment against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be
incurred therein or thereby.
(g) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Event
of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received
written notice thereof or unless written notice of any event which is
in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities
and this Indenture.
(h) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into
the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate (including
any Officers' Certificate), statement, instrument, opinion (including
any Opinion of Counsel), notice, request, direction, consent, order,
bond, debenture, or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its
discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such
facts or matters as it may see fit and, if the Trustee shall determine
to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled,
upon rea-
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sonable notice to the Company, to examine the books, records, and
premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney.
SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company, its Subsidiaries,
or their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must
comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
SECTION 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to
the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities (other than the
certificate of authentication of the Trustee), it shall not be accountable for
the Company's use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be
responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or any document
issued in connection with the sale of Securities or any statement in the
Securities other than the Trustee's certificate of authentication.
SECTION 7.05. Notice of Default.
If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the
Trustee receives actual notice of such event, the Trustee shall mail to each
Securityholder, as their names and addresses appear on the Securityholder list
described in Section 2.05, notice of the uncured Default or Event of Default
within 90 days after the Trustee receives such notice. Except in the case of a
Default or an Event of Default in payment of principal of, or interest on, any
Security, including the failure to make payment on (i) the Change of Control
Payment Date pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or (ii) the Net Proceeds
Offer Payment Date pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, the Trustee shall not be
deemed to have actual knowledge or actual notice of a Default or an Event of
Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice
of such Default or Event of Default. The Trustee may withhold the notice if and
so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee
of directors and/or Responsible Officers, of the Trustee in good faith
determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the
Securityholders. As used herein, the term "actual knowledge" means the actual
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fact or statement of knowing, without any duty to make any investigation with
regard thereto.
SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
Within 60 days after May 15 of each year, beginning with May 15, 1998, the
Trustee shall, to the extent that any of the events described in TIA ss. 313(a)
occurred within the previous twelve months, but not otherwise, mail to each
Securityholder a brief report dated as of such May 15 that complies with TIA ss.
313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA ss.ss. 313(b), 313(c) and 313(d).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall
be mailed to the Company and filed with the Commission and each securities
exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed.
The Company shall notify the Trustee if the Securities become listed on any
securities exchange or of any delisting thereof.
SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for its
services hereunder (which shall be agreed to from time to time in writing by the
Company and the Trustee). The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any
law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall
reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable and documented
disbursements, expenses and advances (including reasonable and documented fees
and expenses of counsel) incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation
for its services, except any such disbursements, expenses and advances as may be
attributable to the Trustee's negligence or willful misconduct. Such expenses
shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the
Trustee's agents, accountants, experts and counsel.
The Company shall indemnify the Trustee and its agents, employees,
officers, stockholders and directors for, and hold them harmless against, any
loss, liability or expense incurred by them except for such actions to the
extent caused by any negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on their part,
arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this
trust including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves
against or investigating any claim or liability in connection with the exercise
or perform-
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ance of any of the Trustee's rights, powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee
shall notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee or
any of its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors for which it
may seek indemnity. At the Trustee's reasonable discretion, the Company shall
defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate and may participate in the
defense; provided that any settlement of a claim shall be approved in writing by
the Trustee. Alternatively, the Trustee may at its option have separate counsel
of its own choosing and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses
of such counsel; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to pay
such fees and expenses if it assumes the Trustee's defense and there is no
conflict of interest between the Company and the Trustee and its agents,
employees, officers, stockholders and directors subject to the claim in
connection with such defense as reasonably determined by the Trustee. The
Company need not pay for any settlement made without its written consent. The
Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or
liability to the extent incurred by the Trustee through its negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct.
To secure the Company's payment Obligations in this Section 7.07, the
Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities against all money or property
held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default specified in clause (f) or (g) of Section 6.01 occurs, the expenses and
the compensation for the services shall be paid to the extent allowable under
any Bankruptcy Law. The Company's Obligations under this Section 7.07 and any
claim arising hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of any Trustee,
the discharge of the Company's Obligations pursuant to Article Eight and any
rejection or termination under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Company in writing
at least 60 days in advance. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the outstanding Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Company
and the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor trustee. A resignation or
removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become
effective only with the successor Trustee's acceptance of appointment as
provided in this Section. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
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(1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(2) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the
Trustee or its property; or
(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office
of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall notify in writing each Holder of
such event and shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after
the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the
successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment
to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring
Trustee shall transfer, after payment of all sums then owing to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 7.07, all property held by it as Trustee to the successor
Trustee, subject to the Lien provided in Section 7.07, the resignation or
removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor
Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this
Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each
Securityholder.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the
retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the
Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and
the appointment of a successor Trustee.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08,
the Company's Obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of
the retiring Trustee.
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SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all
or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation,
the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act
shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee corporation is otherwise
eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee; provided, however, that such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article Seven.
SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirement of
TIA ss.ss. 310(a)(1), 310(a)(2), if applicable and 310(a)(5). The Trustee shall
be a commercial bank with trust powers or a trust company, which shall have (or,
in the case of a financial institution, commercial bank with trust powers or a
trust company included in a bank holding company system, the related bank
holding company shall have) a combined capital and surplus of at least
$100,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of
condition, and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state
authorities, so long as any of the Securities are outstanding. The Trustee shall
comply with TIA ss. 310(b); provided, however, that there shall be excluded from
the operation of TIA ss. 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which other
securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other securities, of
the Company are outstanding, if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in
TIA ss. 310(b)(1) are met.
SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The Trustee shall comply with TIA ss. 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA ss. 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA ss. 311(a) to the extent indicated therein. The
provisions of TIA ss. 311 shall apply to the Company, and any other obligor of
the Securities.
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ARTICLE EIGHT
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE
SECTION 8.01. Termination of the Company's Obligations.
The Company may terminate all of its obligations under this Indenture
(except as provided below) when
(i) all outstanding Securities theretofore authenticated have
been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has
paid or caused to be paid all sums payable under this Indenture by the
Company or
(ii) the Company has called for redemption pursuant to this
Indenture all of the Securities under arrangements and in the amounts
described in Section 8.03 (a) have been deposited as described
therein, the conditions in clauses (i) and (ii) of the proviso to
Section 8.03 (a) have been satisfied and the certificate and opinion
described in Section 8.03(g) have been delivered.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause
(ii) above need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due
and payable on the maturity date within one year or (iii) are to be called for
redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for
the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the
expense, of the Company.
Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Section 8.01, the Company's
obligations in Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 4.01, 4.02, 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06
shall survive until the Securities are no longer outstanding pursuant to the
last paragraph of Section 2.08. After the Securities are no longer outstanding,
the Company's obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive.
After such delivery or irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall
acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company's and Guarantors'
obligations under the Securities and this Indenture except for those surviving
obligations specified above.
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SECTION 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
(a) The Company may, at its option by Board Resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company, at any time, elect to have either paragraph (b) or (c)
below be applied to all outstanding Securities upon compliance with the
conditions set forth in Section 8.03.
(b) Upon the Company's exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option
applicable to this paragraph (b), the Company and each Guarantor shall, subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, be deemed to
have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding
Securities on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied
(hereinafter, "Legal Defeasance"). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that
the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness
represented by the outstanding Securities, which shall thereafter be deemed to
be "outstanding" only for the purposes of Section 8.04 and the other Sections of
this Indenture referred to in (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied all its
other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on
demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), and Holders of the Securities and any amounts deposited
under Section 8.03 shall cease to be subject to any other obligations, except
for the following provisions, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or
discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Securities to
receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04, and as more fully
set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if
any and interest on such Securities when such payments are due, (ii) the
Company's obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 2.05, 2.06,
2.07, 2.08 and 4.02, (iii) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee
under this Indenture and (iv) this Article Eight. Subject to compliance with
this Section 8.02, the Company may exercise its option under this paragraph (b)
notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under paragraph (c) hereof.
(c) Upon the Company's exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option
applicable to this paragraph (c), the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, be released from its Obligations
under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04 and 4.12 through
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4.19 and Article Five with respect to the outstanding Securities on and after
the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "Covenant
Defeasance"), and the Securities 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 Securities shall not be deemed outstanding for
accounting purposes) and Holders of the Securities and any amounts deposited
under Section 8.03 shall cease to be subject to any other obligations. For this
purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding
Securities, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in
respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant,
whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to
any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any
other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply
shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01(c),
but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such
Securities shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company's exercise
under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (c),
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03,
Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e), 6.01(h) and 6.01(i) shall not constitute
Events of Default.
SECTION 8.03. Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section
8.02(b) or 8.02(c) to the outstanding Securities:
(a) the Company irrevocably deposits, or causes to be deposited,
with the Trustee, in trust for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to
an irrevocable trust and security agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (i) U.S. Legal Tender, (ii)
U.S. Government Obligations or (iii) a combination thereof, in an
amount sufficient after payment of all Federal, state or local taxes
or other charges or assessments in respect thereof payable by the
Trustee, which through the payment of interest and principal will
provide, not later than one day before the due date of payment in
respect of the Securities, U.S. Legal Tender in an amount which, in
the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent certi-
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fied public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
(in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee)
delivered to the Trustee, is sufficient to pay the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Securities then outstanding on
the dates on which any such payments are due and payable in accordance
with the terms of this Indenture and of the Securities; provided,
however, that (i) the trustee of the irrevocable trust shall have been
irrevocably instructed to pay such money or the proceeds of such U.S.
Government Obligations to the Trustee; and (ii) the Trustee shall have
been irrevocably instructed to apply such U.S. Legal Tender or the
proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations to the payment of said
principal and interest with respect to the Securities;
(b) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel from independent
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or a tax ruling from
the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the Holders will not
recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a
result of such deposit and Legal Defeasance and will be subject to
Federal income tax in the same amounts and in the same manner and at
the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and Legal
Defeasance had not occurred;
(c) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have
delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders will
not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as
a result of such deposit and Covenant Defeasance and will be subject
to Federal income tax at the same amounts and in the same manner and
at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and
Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event
of Default with respect to the Indenture resulting from the incurrence
of Indebtedness all or a portion of which will be used to defease the
Securities concurrently with such incurrence);
(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result
in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under this
Indenture or any other material
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agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which
the Company is bound;
(f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that after the 91st day following the deposit,
such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations will
not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally;
and
(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, each stating that all
conditions precedent relating to the satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause
(b) above need not be delivered if all Securities not theretofore delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become
due and payable on the maturity date within one year or (iii) are to be called
for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the
expense, of the Company.
SECTION 8.04. Application of Trust Money.
The Trustee or Paying Agent shall hold in trust U.S. Legal Tender or U.S.
Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to Article Eight, and shall
apply the deposited U.S. Legal Tender and the U.S. Legal Tender from U.S.
Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of
principal of and interest on the Securities. The Trustee shall be under no
obligation to invest said U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations
except as it may agree with the Company.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or
other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Legal Tender or U.S.
Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.03 or the principal and
interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other
charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding
Securities.
Anything in this Article Eight to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee
shall deliver or pay to the Company
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from time to time upon the Company's request any U.S. Legal Tender or U.S.
Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.03 which, in the
opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants
expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in
excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to
effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
SECTION 8.05. Repayment to the Company.
Subject to Section 8.01, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly
pay to the Company upon request any excess U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government
Obligations held by them at any time and thereupon shall be relieved from all
liability with respect to such money. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay
to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal
or interest that remains unclaimed for one year; provided that the Trustee or
such Paying Agent, before being required to make any payment, may at the expense
of the Company cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation
in the City of New York or mail to each Holder entitled to such money notice
that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein which
shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing any
unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to such money must look to the
Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law abandoned
property designates another Person.
SECTION 8.06. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. Legal Tender or
U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Article Eight by reason of any
legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or
governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such
application, the Company's Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities
shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to
Article Eight until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to
apply all such U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance
with Article Eight; provided that if the Company has made any payment of
interest on or principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement of its
Obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of
such Securities to re-
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ceive such payment from the U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations
held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders.
The Company and the Trustee, together, may amend or supplement this
Indenture or the Securities without notice to or consent of any Securityholder:
(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency so long as
such change does not, in the opinion of the Trustee, adversely affect
the rights of any Holders in any material respect;
(2) to evidence the succession in accordance with Article Five
hereof of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such
successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the
Securities;
(3) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in
place of certificated Securities;
(4) to make any other change that does not, in the opinion of the
Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any
Securityholders hereunder;
(5) to comply with any requirements of the Commission in
connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
(6) to make any change that would provide any additional benefit
or rights to the Securityholders or that does not adversely affect the
rights of any Securityholder in any material respect; or
(7) to provide for issuance of the Series B Securities, which
will have terms substantially identical in all material respects to
the Series A Securities (except that the transfer restrictions
contained in the Series A Securities will be modified or eliminated,
as appropriate), and which will be treated together with any
outstanding Series A Securities as a single issue of securities;
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provided that the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel and
an Officers' Certificate, each stating that such amendment or supplement
complies with the provisions of this Section 9.01.
SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders.
Subject to Section 6.07, the Company and the Trustee, together, with the
written consent of the Holder or Holders of at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount unless a greater principal amount is specified herein of the
outstanding Securities, may amend or supplement this Indenture or the
Securities, without notice to any other Securityholders. Subject to Section
6.07, the Holder or Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount unless a
greater principal amount is specified herein of the outstanding Securities may
waive compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the
Securities without notice to any other Securityholder. Without the consent of
each Securityholder affected, however, no amendment, supplement or waiver,
including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may:
(1) reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to
an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(2) reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing
the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any
Securities;
(3) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of
changing the fixed maturity of any Securities, or change the date on
which any Securities may be subject to redemption or repurchase, or
reduce the redemption or repurchase price therefor;
(4) make any Securities payable in money other than that stated
in the Securities;
(5) make any change in provisions of this Indenture protecting
the right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of and
interest on such Security on or after the due date thereof or to bring
suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities to waive Defaults or Events of
Default (other than Defaults or Events of Default with respect to the
payment of principal of or interest on the Securities);
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(6) modify or change any provision of this Indenture or the
related definitions that adversely affects the ranking of the
Securities or the Guarantees.
Without the consent of Holders of at least 75% of the outstanding aggregate
principal amount of Securities, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not make
any change to the Company's obligations to make and consummate a Change of
Control Offer in the event of a Change of Control or make and consummate a Net
Proceeds Offer with respect to any Asset Sale that has been consummated or
modify any of the provisions or definitions with respect thereto.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section
9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or
waiver, 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 Company shall or shall cause the Trustee to mail to the Holders
affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or
waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein,
shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such
amendment, supplement, waiver or supplemental indenture.
SECTION 9.03. Compliance with TIA.
From the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, every
amendment, waiver or supplement of this Indenture or the Securities shall comply
with the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to it
by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of
a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the
consenting Holder's Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any
Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent
as to his Security or portion of his Security by notice to the Trustee or the
Company received before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officers'
Certificate certifying that the Holders of the requisite principal amount of
Securities have consented (and not theretofore revoked such consent) to the
amendment, supplement or waiver.
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The Company 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 last
sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders
at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons,
shall be entitled to 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 90 days after such record date.
SECTION 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the
Company may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The
Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the changed
terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee
so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall issue and the
Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Security shall not
affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
SECTION 9.06. Trustee To Sign Amendments, Etc.
The Trustee shall execute any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized
pursuant to this Article Nine; provided that the Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver which affects the
Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture. The Trustee
shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel and an Officers' Certificate each stating that the execution
of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine
is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms
(subject to customary exceptions).
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ARTICLE TEN
GUARANTEE OF SECURITIES
SECTION 10.01. Unconditional Guarantee.
Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally and unconditionally
guarantees, on a senior basis (such guarantee to be referred to herein as a
"Guarantee") to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns that: (a) the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities (and any
Additional Interest payable thereon) shall be promptly paid in full when due
(subject to any applicable grace periods) whether at maturity, upon redemption
at the option of Holders pursuant to the provisions of the Securities relating
thereto, by acceleration or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and
(to the extent permitted by law) interest, if any, on the Securities and all
other Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or
thereunder (including amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof) and all
other Obligations 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 Securities or any of such other Obligations, the same
shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the
terms of the extension or renewal, subject to any applicable grace period,
whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise subject, however, in the case
of (i) and (ii) to the limitations set forth in Section 10.04. Failing payment
when due of any amount so guaranteed, or failing performance of any other
obligation of the Company to the Holders under this Indenture or under the
Securities, for whatever reason, each Guarantor shall be obligated to pay, or to
perform or cause the performance of, the same immediately. An Event of Default
under this Indenture or the Securities shall constitute an event of default
under this Guarantee, and shall entitle the Holders of Securities to accelerate
the Obligations of the Guarantors hereunder in the same manner and to the same
extent as the Obligations of the Company.
Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that its Obligations hereunder shall
be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of
the Securities or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same,
any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Securities with respect to any
provisions hereof or thereof, any release of any other
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Guarantor, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to
enforce the same, whether or not a Guarantee is affixed to any particular
Security, or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. Each of the Guarantors hereby
waives the benefit of diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of
claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any
right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all
demands whatsoever and covenants that its Guarantee shall not be discharged
except by complete performance of the Obligations contained in the Securities,
this Indenture and this Guarantee. This Guarantee is a guarantee of payment and
not of collection. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or
otherwise to return to the Company or to any Guarantor, or any custodian,
trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company
or such Guarantor, any amount paid by the Company or such Guarantor to the
Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged,
shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor further agrees
that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders of Securities and the
Trustee, on the other hand, (a) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed
hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six for the purposes of this
Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing
such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (b) in
the event of any acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Article Six
hereof, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become
due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guarantee.
No stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator, past, present
or future, or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any personal liability under
this Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such stockholder, officer,
director, employee or incorporator.
Each Guarantor that makes a payment or distribution under its Guarantee
shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor, determined in
accordance with GAAP.
SECTION 10.02. Limitations on Guarantees.
The Obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee are limited to the
maximum amount which, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed
liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or
payments
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made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the Obligations of
such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution
Obligations under this Indenture, will result in the Obligations of such
Guarantor under the Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or
fraudulent transfer under any laws of the United States, any state or territory
of the United States or the District of Columbia.
SECTION 10.03. Execution and Delivery of
Guarantee.
To evidence the Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby
agrees that a notation of such Guarantee, substantially in the form of Exhibit G
herein, shall be endorsed on each Security authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee. Such Guarantee shall be executed on behalf of each Guarantor by either
manual or facsimile signature of two Officers of each Guarantor, who, in each
case, shall have been duly authorized to so execute by all requisite corporate
action. The validity and enforceability of any Guarantee shall not be affected
by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Security.
Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in
Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect (unless released in
accordance with Section 10.04) notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each
Security a notation of such Guarantee.
If an Officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture or a
Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the
Security on which such Guarantee is endorsed or at any time thereafter, such
Guarantor's Guarantee of such Security shall be valid nevertheless.
The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication
thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of any Guarantee set forth in
this Indenture on behalf of each Guarantor.
SECTION 10.04. Release of a Guarantor.
(a) Upon the sale or disposition of all of the Capital Stock of a Guarantor
by the Company, as the case may be, in compliance with Section 4.16, or upon the
consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into any Person in compliance
with Article Five (in each case, other than to the Company or an Affiliate of
the Company), or if any Guarantor is dissolved
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or liquidated in accordance with this Indenture, such Guarantor's Guarantee
shall be released, and such Guarantor and each Subsidiary of such Guarantor that
is also a Guarantor shall be deemed released from all Obligations under this
Article Ten without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or
any Holder. Any Guarantor not so released or the entity surviving such
Guarantor, as applicable, shall remain or be liable under its Guarantee as
provided in this Article Ten. Concurrently with the defeasance of the Securities
under Article Eight hereof, the Guarantors shall be released from all of their
obligations under their Guarantees and this Article Ten.
(b) The Trustee shall deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing the
release of a Guarantor upon receipt of a request by the Company or such
Guarantor accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel
certifying as to the compliance with this Section 10.04; provided the legal
counsel delivering such Opinion of Counsel may rely as to matters of fact on one
or more Officers' Certificates of the Company.
The Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Company
or a Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its
Obligations under its Guarantee endorsed on the Securities and under this
Article Ten.
Except as set forth in Articles Four and Five and this Section 10.04,
nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent
any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another
Guarantor or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor
as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or another
Guarantor.
SECTION 10.05. Waiver of Subrogation.
Until this Indenture is discharged and all of the Securities are discharged
and paid in full, each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to
exercise any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against
the Company that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement
of the Company's Obligations under the Securities or this Indenture and such
Guarantor's Obligations under this Guarantee and this Indenture, in any such
instance including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution, indemnification, and any right to participate in any
claim or remedy of the Holders against the
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Company, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under
contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to
take or receive from the Issuer, 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 or other rights. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in
violation of the preceding sentence and any amounts owing to the Trustee or the
Holders of Securities under the Securities, this Indenture, or any other
document or instrument delivered under or in connection with such agreements or
instruments, shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been
deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust
for the benefit of, the Trustee or the Holders and shall forthwith be paid to
the Trustee for the benefit of itself or such Holders to be credited and applied
to the Obligations in favor of the Trustee or the Holders, as the case may be,
whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits
from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the
waiver set forth in this Section 10.05 is knowingly made in contemplation of
such benefits.
SECTION 10.06. Obligations Continuing.
Subject to Section 10.04, the Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall
be continuing and shall remain in full force and effect until all the
Obligations have been paid and satisfied in full.
SECTION 10.07. Obligations Reinstated.
Subject to Section 10.04, the Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall
continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time any payment which would otherwise have reduced the Obligations of any
Guarantor hereunder (whether such payment shall have been made by or on behalf
of the Company or by or on behalf of a Guarantor) is rescinded or reclaimed from
any of the Holders upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or
reorganization of the Company or any Guarantor or otherwise, all as though such
payment had not been made. If demand for, or acceleration of the time for,
payment by the Company is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or
reorganization of the Company, all such Indebtedness otherwise subject to demand
for payment or acceleration shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor as
provided herein.
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SECTION 10.08. Waiver.
Without in any way limiting the provisions of Section 10.01, each Guarantor
hereby waives notice or proof of reliance by the Holders upon the Obligations of
any Guarantor hereunder, and diligence, presentment, demand for payment on the
Company, protest or notice of dishonor of any of the Obligations.
SECTION 10.09. No Obligation To Take Action
Against the Company.
Neither the Trustee nor any other Person shall have any obligation to
enforce or exhaust any rights or remedies or to take any other steps under any
security for the Obligations or against the Company or any other Person or any
property of the Company or any other Person before the Trustee is entitled to
demand payment and performance by any or all Guarantors of their liabilities and
Obligations under their Guarantees or under this Indenture.
SECTION 10.10. Default and Enforcement.
If any Guarantor fails to pay in accordance with Section 10.01, the Trustee
may proceed in its name as trustee hereunder in the enforcement of the Guarantee
of any such Guarantor and such Guarantor's Obligations thereunder and hereunder
by any remedy provided by law, whether by legal proceedings or otherwise, and to
recover from such Guarantor the Obligations under their Guarantees or under this
Indenture.
SECTION 10.11. Amendment, Etc.
No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Indenture
relating to any Guarantor or consent to any departure by any Guarantor or any
other Person from any such provision will in any event be effective unless it is
signed by such Guarantor and the Trustee, other than a release pursuant to
Section 10.04.
SECTION 10.12. Acknowledgment.
Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges communication of the terms of this
Indenture and the Securities and consents to and approves of the same.
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SECTION 10.13. Costs and Expenses.
Each Guarantor shall pay on demand by the Trustee any and all reasonable
costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and
disbursements) incurred by the Trustee, its agents, advisors and counsel or any
of the Holders in enforcing any of their rights under any Guarantee.
SECTION 10.14. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the
Trustee or the Holders, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under
this Indenture or the Securities, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege
hereunder or under this Indenture or the Securities preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or
privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges in the Guarantee and
under this Indenture, the Securities and any other document or instrument
between a Guarantor and/or the Company and the Trustee are cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privilege provided by law.
SECTION 10.15. Successors and Assigns.
Each Guarantee shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each
Guarantor and the Trustee and the other Holders and their respective successors
and permitted assigns, except that no Guarantor may assign any of its
Obligations hereunder or thereunder.
SECTION 10.16. Contribution.
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the
Guarantors, the Guarantors agree, inter se, that in the event any payment or
distribution is made by any Guarantor (a "Funding Guarantor") under its
Guarantee, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to contribution from all
other Guarantors in a pro rata amount based on the net assets of each Guarantor
(including the Funding Guarantor) for all payments, damages and expenses
incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Company's Obligations with
respect to the Securities or any other Guarantor's Obligations with respect to
its Guarantee.
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SECTION 10.17. Future Guarantors.
The Company shall cause each Subsidiary which, after the date of this
Indenture (if not then a Guarantor), becomes a Restricted Subsidiary to execute
and delivery a Supplemental Indenture and thereby become a Guarantor bound by
the Guarantee of the Securities in the form set forth in Article Ten hereof
(without such Guarantor being required to execute and deliver its Guarantee
endorsed on the securities); provided that no Subsidiary organized outside the
United States of America and no Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be required to
become a Guarantor; and provided, further, that in no event shall a Subsidiary
be required to become a Guarantor unless such Subsidiary guarantees any
Obligations of the Company, or becomes an obligor, under the New Credit
Agreement.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. TIA Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with
another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA,
the required provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture
modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may be so modified or
excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so
modified or excluded, as the case may be.
SECTION 11.02. Notices.
Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall
be in writing, and shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, by
telecopier, by reputable overnight delivery service, or registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
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if to the Company or any Guarantor:
Autotote Corporation
750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Martin E. Schloss, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 754-2372
with a copy to
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Howard J. Rothman, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 715-8000
if to the Trustee:
IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company
One State Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
Facsimile: (212) 858-2952
Each of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee by written notice to
each other may designate additional or different addresses for notices to such
Person. Any notice or communication to the Company, the Guarantors and the
Trustee shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered
if personally delivered; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt is
acknowledged, if telecopied; one (1) business day after mailing by reputable
overnight courier; and five (5) calendar days after mailing if sent by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid (except that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given
until actually received by the addressee).
Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to
him by first class mail or other equivalent means at his address as it appears
on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given to
him if so mailed within the time prescribed.
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Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect
in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If
a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly
given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
SECTION 11.03. Communications by Holders with
Other Holders.
Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA ss. 312(b) with other
Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the
Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person shall
have the protection of TIA ss. 312(c).
SECTION 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any
action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at the
request of the Trustee:
(1) an Officers' Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Trustee, stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating
to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
SECTION 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or
covenant provided for in this Indenture, other than the Officers' Certificate
required by Section 4.08(a), shall include:
(1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or
opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions
relating thereto;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions
contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
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(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made
such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to
express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such
Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided,
however, that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel
may rely on an Officers' Certificate or certificates of public
officials.
SECTION 11.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules in accordance with the Trustee's
customary practices for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Paying Agent
or Registrar may make reasonable rules for its functions.
SECTION 11.07. Legal Holidays.
A "Legal Holiday" used with respect to a particular place of payment is a
Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York,
or at such place of payment are not required to be open. If a payment date is a
Legal Holiday at such place, payment may be made at such place on the next
succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the
intervening period.
SECTION 11.08. Governing Law.
THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND THE GUARANTEES WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO
CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. Each of the parties hereto agrees to submit to
the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Securities or the
Guarantees.
SECTION 11.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt
agreement of any of the Company or any
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of its Subsidiaries. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used
to interpret this Indenture.
SECTION 11.10. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee, stockholder or incorporator, as such, of the
Company or any Guarantor shall not have any liability for any Obligations of the
Company or any Guarantor under the Securities, the Guarantees or this Indenture
or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such Obligations or
their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases
all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for
the issuance of the Securities.
SECTION 11.11. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall
bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind
its successor.
SECTION 11.12. Duplicate Originals.
All parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed
copy or counterpart shall be an original, but all of them together shall
represent the same agreement.
SECTION 11.13. Severability.
In case any one or more of the provisions in this Indenture, in the
Securities or in the Guarantees shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any
such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the
provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.
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SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be
duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
THE COMPANY:
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Vice President and
CFO
Attest: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
GUARANTORS:
AUTOTOTE LOTTERY CORP.
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Vice President of Finance
and Treasurer
AUTOTOTE ENTERPRISES INC.
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
AUTOTOTE COMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ William Luke
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Name: William Luke
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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MARVIN H. SUGARMAN PRODUCTIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President, Secretary and Director
RACING TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President, Secretary and Director
AUTOTOTE KENO CORP.
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Treasurer
AUTOTOTE SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President, Secretary and Director
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AUTOTOTE INTERNATIONAL INC.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Secretary and Director
AUTOTOTE MANAGEMENT CORP.
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Treasurer and Director
AUTOTOTE MEXICO, LTD.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President, Secretary and Director
NEWARK HOLDING, INC.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President, Secretary and Director
THE TRUSTEE:
IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
BY: /s/ Luis Perez
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NAME: Luis Perez
TITLE: Asst. Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF SERIES A SECURITY]
THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY
ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE
SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE
EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS
HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A
THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (1)(a) TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY
BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN
PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR
(3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE
UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER
WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER
FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN (A) ABOVE.
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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF LEGEND FOR REGULATION S SECURITY
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S.
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, UNLESS SO
REGISTERED, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN REGULATION S
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR EXCEPT
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD TO A U.S. PERSON OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR
BENEFIT OF A U.S. PERSON PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE RESTRICTED PERIOD (AS
DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE), AND NO TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE
MADE FOR AN INTEREST IN THE RESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY OR IN A GLOBAL SECURITY
UNTIL AFTER THE LATER OF THE DATE OF EXPIRATION OF THE RESTRICTED PERIOD AND THE
DATE ON WHICH THE PROPER REQUIRED CERTIFICATION RELATING TO SUCH INTEREST HAS
BEEN PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE INDENTURE, TO THE EFFECT THAT
THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OR OWNERS OF SUCH INTEREST ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS.
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AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
10-7/8% Senior Note
due 2004, Series A
CUSIP No.:
No. [ ] $[ ]
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company", which term
includes any successor corporation), for value received promises to pay to [ ]
or registered assigns, the principal sum of $[ ] Dollars, on August 1, 2004.
Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1.
Record Dates: January 15 and July 15.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security
contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set
forth at this place.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be signed
manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
Dated:
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
This is one of the 10-7/8% Senior Notes due 2004, described in
the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
By:
Authorized Signatory
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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
10-7/8% Senior Note
due 2004, Series A
1.Interest.
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), promises to
pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum
shown above. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from July 28,
1997. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of
each year (the "Interest Payment Date"), commencing February 1, 1998. Interest
on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has
been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from July 28, 1997. Interest will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months or in the case
of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed.
The Company shall pay interest at the rate of interest then borne by the
Securities on overdue installments of principal and on overdue installments of
interest to the extent lawful as provided in the Indenture.
2.Method of Payment.
The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business
on the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the
Securities are cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange
after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal and interest in
money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts ("U.S. Legal Tender"). However, the Company
may pay principal and interest by wire transfer of Federal funds, or interest by
check payable in such U.S. Legal Tender. The Company may deliver any such
interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder's registered
address.
3.Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company (the "Trustee") will act as
Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar
without notice to the
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Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Registrar or Paying
Agent.
4.Indenture.
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of July 28,
1997 (the "Indenture"), between the Company, the Guarantors named therein and
the Trustee. Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture
unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those
stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbbb) (the "TIA"), as in
effect on the date of the Indenture until such time as the Indenture is
qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which the
Indenture is qualified under the TIA and as it may be amended from time to time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Securities are subject to
all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Indenture and the
TIA for a statement of them. The Securities are general obligations of the
Company limited in aggregate principal amount to $110,000,000.
5.Optional Redemption.
The Securities will be redeemable, at the Company's option, in whole at any
time or in part from time to time, on and after August 1, 2001, upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the following redemption prices
(expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during
the twelve-month period commencing on August 1 of the year set forth below,
plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
2001................................... 105.438%
2002................................... 102.719%
2003 and thereafter.................... 100.000%
6.Optional Redemption upon Public Equity Offering.
At any time, or from time to time, on or prior to August 1, 2000, the
Company may, at its option, use the net cash proceeds of one or more Public
Equity Offerings (as defined below) to redeem up to 35% of the original
principal amount of the Securities at a redemption price equal to 110.875% of
the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
redemption; provided that after giving effect to any such redemption at least
65% of the original principal amount of the Securities remains outstanding. In
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order to effect the foregoing redemption with the proceeds of any Public Equity
Offering, the Company shall make such redemption not more than 120 days after
the consummation of any such Public Equity Offering.
As used in the preceding paragraph, "Public Equity Offering" means an
underwritten public offering of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company pursuant
to a registration statement filed with the Commission in accordance with the
Securities Act.
7.Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60
days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at
such Holder's registered address. Securities in denominations larger than $1,000
may be redeemed in part.
Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the
Securities called for redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent
for redemption on such Redemption Date, then, unless the Company defaults in the
payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, the
Securities called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such
Redemption Date and the only right of the Holders of such Securities will be to
receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any
to the Redemption Date.
8.Offers to Purchase.
Sections 4.15 and 4.16 of the Indenture provide that, and upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture) and after
certain Asset Sales (as defined in the Indenture), and subject to further
limitations contained therein, the Company will make an offer to purchase
certain amounts of the Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
Indenture.
9.Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of
or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may
require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental
charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The
Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities or por-
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tions thereof (i) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days
before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities and ending at the
close of business on the day of such mailing and (ii) selected for redemption,
except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
10.Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as the owner of it for
all purposes.
11.Unclaimed Funds.
If funds for the payment of principal or interest remain unclaimed for one
year, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Company at
its request. After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with
respect to such funds shall cease.
12.Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may be discharged from its Obligations under the Indenture and
the Securities except for certain provisions thereof, and may be discharged from
Obligations to comply with certain covenants contained in the Indenture and the
Securities, in each case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in
the Indenture.
13.Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Securities may be
amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, and
any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be
waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding. Without notice to or consent of any
Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture and the
Securities to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency,
provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated
Securities or comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with
the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, or make any other change that
does not materially adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security.
14.Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit
the ability of the Company and the Subsidi-
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aries to incur additional Indebtedness, create certain liens, pay dividends or
make certain other restricted payments, consummate certain asset sales, enter
into certain transactions with affiliates and merge or consolidate with any
other person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. The limitations are
subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must
annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such covenants.
15.Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders
of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities then outstanding may
declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately in the manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Securities may not enforce
the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee
is not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it has
received indemnity satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain
limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise
of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities
notice of certain continuing Defaults or Events of Default if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest.
16.Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity,
may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the
Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates as if it were not the
Trustee.
17.No Recourse Against Others.
No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, as such, of
the Company shall have any liability for any obligation of the Company under the
Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by
reason of, such Obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Security by
accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
18.Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent
signs the certificate of authentication on this Security by its manual
signature.
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19.Guarantees.
This Security will be entitled to the benefits of certain Guarantees, if
any, made for the benefit of the Holders. Reference is hereby made to the
Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights,
duties and Obligations thereunder of the Guarantors, the Trustee and the
Holders.
20.Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security
or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by
the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).
21.CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused a CUSIP number to be
printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the
Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.
22.Registration Rights.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company and the
Guarantors will be obligated upon the occurrence of certain events to consummate
an exchange offer pursuant to which the Holder of this Security shall have the
right to exchange this Series A Security for the Company's 10-7/8% Senior Notes
due 2004, Series B, which will have been registered under the Securities Act, in
like principal amount and having terms identical in all material respects as the
Series A Securities. The Holders shall be entitled to receive certain additional
interest payments in the event such exchange offer is not consummated and upon
certain other conditions, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of
the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company will furnish to any Holder of a Security upon written request
and without charge a copy of the Indenture and the Registration Rights
Agreement. Requests may be made to: Autotote Corporation, 750 Lexington Avenue,
25th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attn: Chief Financial Officer.
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23.Governing Laws.
This Security and the Indenture shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as applied to contracts made
and performed within the State of New York, without regard to principles of
conflict of laws. Each of the parties hereto agrees to submit to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Security.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
I or we assign and transfer this Security to:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee or transferee)
(Insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee or transferee)
and irrevocably appoint_____________________________________,
agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company.
The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Dated: Signed:
(Sign exactly as name appears on the other
side of this Security)
Signature Guarantee:__________________________________________
Participant in a recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee)
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, check the
appropriate box:
Section 4.15 [ ] Section 4.16 [ ]
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security
purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the
Indenture, state the amount: $_____________
Date: Your Signature:_________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Security)
Signature Guarantee:
Participant in a recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee)
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EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF SERIES B SECURITY]
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
10-7/8% Senior Note
due 2004, Series B
CUSIP No.:
No. [ ] $[ ]
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company", which term
includes any successor corporation), for value received promises to pay to [ ]
or registered assigns, the principal sum of $[ ] Dollars, on August 1, 2004.
Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1.
Record Dates: January 15 and July 15
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security contained
herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this
place.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be signed
manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
Dated:
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
This is one of the 10-7/8% Senior Notes due 2004, Series B, described in
the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
IBJ SCHRODER BANK & TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee
By:
Authorized Signatory
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(REVERSE OF SECURITY)
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
10-7/8% Senior Note
due 2004, Series B
1.Interest.
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), promises to
pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum
shown above. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from July 28,
1997. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of
each year (the "Interest Payment Date"), commencing February 1, 1998. Interest
on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has
been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from July 28, 1997. Interest will be
computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months or in the case
of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed.
The Company shall pay interest at the rate of interest then borne by the
Securities on overdue installments of principal and on overdue installments of
interest and on overdue installments of interest to the extent lawful as
provided in the Indenture.
2.Method of Payment.
The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business
on the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the
Securities are cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange
after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal and interest in
money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for
payment of public and private debts ("U.S. Legal Tender"). However, the Company
may pay principal and interest by wire transfer of Federal funds, or interest by
check payable in such U.S. Legal Tender. The Company may deliver any such
interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder's registered
address.
3.Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company (the "Trustee") will act as
Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company
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may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The
Company or any of its Subsidiaries may, act as Registrar or Paying Agent.
4.Indenture.
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of July 28,
1997 (the "Indenture"), between the Company, the Guarantors named therein and
the Trustee. Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture
unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those
stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbbb) (the "TIA"), as in
effect on the date of the Indenture until such time as the Indenture is
qualified under the TIA, and thereafter as in effect on the date on which the
Indenture is qualified under the TIA and as it may be amended from time to time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Securities are subject to
all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Indenture and the
TIA for a statement of them. The Securities are general Obligations of the
Company limited in aggregate principal amount to $110,000,000.
5.Optional Redemption.
The Securities will be redeemable, at the Company's option, in whole at any
time or in part from time to time, on and after August 1, 2001, upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the following redemption prices
(expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during
the twelve-month period commencing on August 1 of the year set forth below,
plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption:
Year Percentage
---- ----------
2001............................... 105.438%
2002............................... 102.719%
2003 and thereafter................ 100.000%
6.Optional Redemption upon Public Equity Offering.
At any time, or from time to time, on or prior to August 1, 2000, the
Company may, at its option, use the net cash proceeds of one or more Public
Equity Offerings (as defined below) to redeem up to 35% of the original
principal amount of the Securities at a redemption price equal to 110.875% of
the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
redemption; provided that after giving effect to any such redemption at least
65% of the origi-
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nal principal amount of the Securities remains outstanding. In order to effect
the foregoing redemption with the proceeds of any Public Equity Offering, the
Company shall make such redemption not more than 120 days after the consummation
of any such Public Equity Offering.
As used in the preceding paragraph, "Public Equity Offering" means an
underwritten public offering of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company pursuant
to a registration statement filed with the Commission in accordance with the
Securities Act.
7.Notice of Redemption.
Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60
days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at
such Holder's registered address. Securities in denominations larger than $1,000
may be redeemed in part.
Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the
Notes called for redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for
redemption on such Redemption Date, then, unless the Company defaults in the
payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, the
Securities called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such
Redemption Date and the only right of the Holders of such Securities will be to
receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any
to the Redemption date.
8.Offers to Purchase.
Sections 4.15 and 4.16 of the Indenture provide that, and upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture) and after
certain Asset Sales (as defined in the Indenture), subject to further
limitations contained therein, the Company will make an offer to purchase
certain amounts of the Securities in accordance with the procedures set forth in
the Indenture.
9.Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of
$1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of
or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may
require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental
charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The
Registrar need
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not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities or portions thereof (i)
during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the mailing
of a notice of redemption of Securities and ending at the close of business on
the day of such mailing and (ii) selected for redemption, except the unredeemed
portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
10.Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as the owner of it for
all purposes.
11.Unclaimed Funds.
If funds for the payment of principal or interest remain unclaimed for one
year, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Company at
its request. After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with
respect to such funds shall cease.
12.Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may be discharged from their Obligations under the Indenture
and the Securities except for certain provisions thereof, and may be discharged
from their Obligations to comply with certain covenants contained in the
Indenture and the Securities, in each case upon satisfaction of certain
conditions specified in the Indenture.
13.Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Securities may be
amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, and
any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be
waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding. Without notice to or consent of any
Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture and the
Securities to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency,
provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated
Securities or comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with
the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, or make any other change that
does not materially adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security.
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14.Restrictive Covenants.
The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit
the ability of the Company and the Subsidiaries to incur additional
Indebtedness, create certain liens, pay dividends or make certain other
restricted payments, consummate certain asset sales, enter into certain
transactions with affiliates and merge or consolidate with any other person or
sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company. The limitations are subject to a
number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must annually
report to the Trustee on compliance with such covenants.
15.Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders
of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities then outstanding may
declare all the Securities to be due and payable immediately in the manner and
with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Securities may not enforce
the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee
is not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it has
received indemnity satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain
limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise
of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities
notice of certain continuing Defaults or Events of Default if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest.
16.Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity,
may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the
Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates as if it were not the
Trustee.
17.No Recourse Against Others.
No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, as such, of
the Company shall have any liability for any obligation of the Company under the
Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by
reason of, such Obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Security by
accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
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18.Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent
signs the certificate of authentication on this Security by its manual
signature.
19.Guarantees.
This Security will be entitled to the benefits of certain Guarantees, if
any, made for the benefit of the Holders. Reference is hereby made to the
Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights,
duties and Obligations thereunder of the Guarantors, the Trustee and the
Holders.
20.Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security
or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by
the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).
21.CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused a CUSIP number to be
printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the
Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers
printed hereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder of a Security upon written request
and without charge a copy of the Indenture.
22.Governing Law.
This Security and the Indenture shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as applied to contracts made
and performed within the State of New York, without regard to principles of
conflict of laws. Each of the parties hereto agrees to submit to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Security.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
I or we assign and transfer this Security to:
(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee or transferee)
(Insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee or transferee)
and irrevocably appoint
agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company.
The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Dated: Signed:_________________________
(Sign exactly as name appears on the other
side of this Security)
Signature Guarantee:
Participant in a recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee)
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, check the appropriate
box:
Section 4.15 [ ] Section 4.16 [ ]
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, state the
amount: $_____________
Date: Your Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the
other side of this Security)
Signature Guarantee:
Participant in a recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program (or other
signature guarantor program reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee)
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF LEGEND FOR GLOBAL SECURITIES
Any Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder
shall bear a legend (which would be in addition to any other legends required in
the case of a Restricted Security) in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A
DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. THIS
SECURITY IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A
PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE
DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY
BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE
INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
("DTC"), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE
NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO.
OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO
TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A
SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR'S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS
OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.16 OF THE
INDENTURE.
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EXHIBIT D
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE
OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF SECURITIES
Re: 10-7/8% Senior Notes due 2004 (the "Securities"), of Autotote Corporation
This Certificate relates to $_______ principal amount of Securities held in
the form of* ___ a beneficial interest in a Global Security or* _______ Physical
Securities by ______ (the "Transferor").
The Transferor:*
[ ] has requested by written order that the Registrar deliver in
exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Security held by the
Depositary a Physical Security or Physical Securities in definitive, registered
form of authorized denominations and an aggregate number equal to its beneficial
interest in such Global Security (or the portion thereof indicated above); or
[ ] has requested that the Registrar by written order to exchange or
register the transfer of a Physical Security or Physical Securities.
In connection with such request and in respect of each such
Security, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar
with the Indenture relating to the above captioned Securities and the
restrictions on transfers thereof as provided in Section 2.16 of such Indenture,
and that the transfer of this Securities does not require registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") because*:
[ ] Such Security is being acquired for the Transferor's own account,
without transfer (in satisfaction of Section 2.16(a)(II)(A) or Section
2.16(d)(i)(A) of the Indenture).
[ ] Such Security is being transferred to a "qualified institutional
buyer" (as defined in Rule 144A under the Act), in reliance on Rule 144A.
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[ ] Such Security is being transferred to an institutional
"accredited investor" (within the meaning of subparagraphs (a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) of Rule 501 under the Act.
[ ] Such Security is being transferred in reliance on Regulation S under
the Act.
[ ] Such Security is being transferred in reliance on Rule 144 under the
Act.
[ ] Such Security is being transferred in reliance on and in compliance
with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act other than Rule
144A or Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Act to a person other than an
institutional "accredited investor."
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[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]
By:_________________________
[Authorized Signatory]
Date:_____________ *Check applicable box.
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EXHIBIT E
Form of Certificate To Be
Delivered in Connection with
Transfers to Institutional Accredited Investors
---------------, ----
IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company
One State Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
Re: Autotote Corporation (the "Company") Indenture (the
"Indenture") relating to 10-7/8% Senior Notes due 2004
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed purchase of 10-7/8% Senior Notes due 2004
(the "Securities"), of Autotote Corporation (the "Company"), we confirm that:
1. We have received a copy of the Offering Memorandum (the "Offering
Memorandum"), dated July , 1997 relating to the Securities. We acknowledge that
we have read and agreed to the matters stated on pages i-iii of the Offering
Memorandum and in the section entitled "Notice to Investors" of the Offering
Memorandum, including the restrictions on duplication and circulation of the
Offering Memorandum.
2. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Securities is subject
to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the
undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise
transfer the Securities except in compliance with, such restrictions and
conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
3. We understand that the offer and sale of the Securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act, and that the Securities may not be offered
or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S.
persons except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own
behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter
stated, that if we should sell any Securities, we will do so only (A) to the
Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) inside the United States in accor-
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dance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a "qualified institutional
buyer" (as defined therein), (C) inside the United States to an institutional
"accredited investor" (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes
(or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to the Trustee a signed
letter substantially in the form hereof, (D) outside the United States in
accordance with Regulations S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the
exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act (if
available), or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing
Securities from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of the
Securities are restricted as stated herein.
4. We are not acquiring the Securities for or on behalf of, and will not
transfer the Securities to, any pension or welfare plan (as defined in Section 3
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), except as permitted in
the section entitled "Transfer Restrictions" in the Offering Memorandum.
5. We understand that, on any proposed resale of Securities, we will be
required to furnish to the Trustee and the Company, such certification, legal
opinions and other information as the Trustee and the Company may reasonably
require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing
restrictions. We further understand that the Securities purchased by us will
bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
6. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Securities, and we
and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk
of our or their investment, as the case may be.
7. We are acquiring the Securities purchased by us for our account or for
one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional "accredited investor")
as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
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You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested
party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect
to the matters covered hereby.
Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferor]
By:
[Authorized Signatory]
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EXHIBIT F
Form of Certificate To Be
Delivered in Connection
with Regulation S Transfers
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IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company
One State Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Re: Autotote Corporation (the "Company")
10-7/8% Senior Notes due 2004
(the "Securities")
Dear Sirs:
In connection with our proposed sale of $____________ aggregate principal
amount of the Securities, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant
to and in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly, we represent that:
(1) the offer of the Securities was not made to a person in the
United States;
(2) either (a) at the time the buy offer was originated, the
transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting
on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the
United States, or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through
the facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither
we nor any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has
been pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;
(3) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United
States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule
904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable;
(4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the
registration requirements of the Securities Act; and
(5) we have advised the transferee of the transfer restrictions
applicable to the Securities.
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You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested
party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with
respect to the matters covered hereby. Defined terms used herein without
definition have the respective meanings provided in Regulation S.
Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferor]
By:
[Authorized Signature]
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EXHIBIT G
GUARANTEE
For value received, the undersigned hereby unconditionally guarantees, as
principal obligor and not only as a surety, to the Holder of this Security the
cash payments in United States dollars of principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on this Security (and including Additional Interest payable thereon) in
the amounts and at the times when due and interest on the overdue principal,
premium, if any, and interest, if any, of this Security, if lawful, and the
payment or performance of all other Obligations of the Company under the
Indenture (as defined below) or the Security, to the Holder of this Security and
the Trustee, all in accordance with and subject to the terms and limitations of
this Security, Article Ten of the Indenture and this Guarantee. This Guarantee
will become effective in accordance with Article Ten of the Indenture and its
terms shall be evidenced therein. The validity and enforceability of any
Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any
particular Security. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture dated as of July 28, 1997, among
Autotote Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as issuer (the "Company"), each of
the Guarantors named therein and IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company, as trustee
(the "Trustee"), as amended or supplemented (the "Indenture").
The Obligations of the undersigned to the Holders of Securities and to the
Trustee pursuant to this Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in
Article Ten of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for
the precise terms of the Guarantee and all of the other provisions of the
Indenture to which this Guarantee relates.
THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS
OF LAW. Each Guarantor hereby agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts
of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Guarantee.
This Guarantee is subject to release upon the terms set forth in the
Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused its Guarantee to be duly
executed.
Date:____________________
[NAME OF GUARANTOR], as Guarantor
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 2
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 28, 1997,
by and among
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION,
each of the Guarantors named herein
and
DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE SECURITIES CORPORATION
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This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of July, 28, 1997, by and among Autotote Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Autotote Lottery Corp., Autotote Enterprises Inc.,
Autotote Communication Services, Inc., Marvin H. Sugarman Productions, Inc.,
Racing Technology, Inc., Autotote Keno Corp., Autotote Systems Inc., Autotote
International Inc., Autotote Management Corp., Autotote Mexico, Ltd. and Newark
Holdings, Inc. (collectively, the "Guarantors"), and Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation (the "Initial Purchaser"), which has agreed to purchase
the Company's 10 7/8% Series A Senior Notes due 2004 (the "Series A Notes")
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated July
21, 1997 (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company, the Guarantors
and the Initial Purchaser. In order to induce the Initial Purchaser to purchase
the Series A Notes, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights
set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a
condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchaser set forth in Section 3 of
the Purchase Agreement.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have
the following meanings:
Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional Interest: As defined in Section 5 hereof.
Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.
Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities: Series B Notes that are
acquired by a Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Series A Notes
that such Broker-Dealer acquired for its own account as a result of market
making activities or other trading activities (other than Series A Notes
acquired directly from the Company or any of its affiliates).
Business Day: Any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day in the
City of New York, or in the city of the corpo-
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rate trust office of the Trustee, on which banks are authorized to close.
Certificated Securities: As defined in the Indenture.
Closing Date: The date hereof.
Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Consummate: An Exchange Offer shall be deemed "Consummated" for
purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (a) the filing and
effectiveness under the Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
relating to the Series B Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (b) the
maintenance of such Registration Statement continuously effective and the
keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the minimum period
required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof and (c) the delivery by the Company to
the Registrar under the Indenture of Series B Notes in the same aggregate
principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes validly
tendered by Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Damages Payment Date: With respect to the Series A Notes, each Interest
Payment Date.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Offer: The registration by the Company under the Act of the
Series B Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to
which the Company shall offer the Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted
Securities the opportunity to exchange all such outstanding Transfer Restricted
Securities for Series B Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities validly
tendered in such exchange offer by such Holders.
Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement
relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus.
Exempt Resales: The transactions in which the Initial Purchaser
proposes to sell the Series A Notes to certain "qualified institutional buyers,"
as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Act.
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Global Noteholder: As defined in the Indenture.
Holders: As defined in Section 2 hereof.
Indemnified Holder: As defined in Section 8(a) hereof.
Indenture: The Indenture, dated the Closing Date, among the Company,
the Guarantors and IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company, as trustee (the
"Trustee"), pursuant to which the Notes are to be issued, as such Indenture is
amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Interest Payment Date: As defined in the Indenture and the Notes.
NASD: National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notes: The Series A Notes and the Series B Notes.
Person: An individual, partnership, corporation, trust, unincorporated
organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement at the
time such Registration Statement is declared effective, as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto,
including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference
into such Prospectus.
Record Holder: With respect to any Damages Payment Date, each person
who is a Holder of Notes on the record date with respect to the Interest Payment
Date on which such Damages Payment Date shall occur.
Registration Statement: Any registration statement of the Company and
the Guarantors relating to (a) an offering of Series B Notes pursuant to an
Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, (i) which
is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) including the
Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including
post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by
reference therein.
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Restricted Broker-Dealer: Any Broker-Dealer which holds Broker-Dealer
Transfer Restricted Securities.
Series B Notes: The Company's 10 7/8% Series B Senior Notes due 2004 to
be issued pursuant to the Indenture (i) in the Exchange Offer or (ii) upon the
request of any Holder of Series A Notes covered by a Shelf Registration
Statement, in exchange for such Series A Notes.
Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 4 hereof.
TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb)
as in effect on the date of the Indenture.
Transfer Restricted Securities: Each Note, until the earliest to occur
of (a) the date on which such Note is exchanged in the Exchange Offer and
entitled to be resold to the public by the Holder thereof without complying with
the prospectus delivery requirements of the Act, (b) the date on which such Note
has been disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement, (c) the
date on which such Note is disposed of by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the "Plan
of Distribution" contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
(including delivery of the Prospectus contained therein) or (d) the date on
which such Note is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act.
Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering: A registration in
which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the
public.
SECTION 2. HOLDERS
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities
(each, a "Holder") whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities.
SECTION 3. REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER
(a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permitted by applicable
federal law (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) hereof have been
complied with), the Company and the Guarantors shall, at their cost, (i) cause
to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date,
but in no event later than 30 days after the Closing Date, the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, (ii) use their respective commercially reasonable best
efforts to cause such
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Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest
possible time, but in no event later than 120 days after the Closing Date, (iii)
in connection with the foregoing, (A) file all pre-effective amendments to such
Exchange Offer Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such
Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if
applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Exchange Offer Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Act and (C) cause all necessary
filings, if any, in connection with the registration and qualification of the
Series B Notes to be made under the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are
necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer (provided, however, that
neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be obligated to qualify as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or take any
action which would subject it to general service of process or taxation in any
jurisdiction where it is not so subject), and (iv) upon the effectiveness of
such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange
Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting
registration of the Series B Notes to be offered in exchange for the Series A
Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit sales of
Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers as
contemplated by Section 3(c) hereof.
(b) The Company and the Guarantors shall use their respective
commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement to be effective continuously, and shall keep the Exchange Offer open
for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable
federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided,
however, that in no event shall such period be less than 20 Business Days (or
longer if required by applicable law). The Company and the Guarantors shall
cause the Exchange Offer to comply in all material respects with all applicable
federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Notes shall be
included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the
Guarantors shall use their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to
cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date
after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no
event later than 180 days after the Closing Date.
(c) The Company shall include a "Plan of Distribution" section in the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and indicate
therein that any affiliate
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of the Company who holds Series A Notes or any Restricted Broker-Dealer who
holds Series A Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were
acquired for the account of such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities, may exchange such Series A Notes (other
than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company or any
affiliate of the Company) pursuant to the Exchange Offer; provided, however,
such Broker-Dealer may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of
the Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of
the Act in connection with its initial sale of each Series B Note received by
such Broker-Dealer in the Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement
may be satisfied by the delivery by such Broker-Dealer of the Prospectus
contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such "Plan of
Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to
such sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted
Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such sales
pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such
Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer,
except to the extent required by the Commission as a result of a change in
policy after the date of this Agreement.
Each Holder of Series A Notes (other than certain specified Holders)
who wishes to acquire Series B Notes, pursuant to the Exchange Offer, will be
required to represent that (i) it is not an affiliate of the Company, (ii) any
Series B Notes to be received by it were acquired in the ordinary course of its
business and (iii) at the time of commencement of the Exchange Offer, it has no
arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution (within the
meaning of the Act) of the Series B Notes.
The Company and the Guarantors shall use their respective commercially
reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions
of Section 6(c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available
for sales of Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted
Broker-Dealers, and to ensure that such Registration Statement conforms in all
material respects with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the
policies, rules and Regulations of the Commission as announced from time to
time, for a period of 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer is
Consummated.
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The Company and the Guarantors shall provide sufficient copies of the
latest version of such Prospectus to such Restricted Broker-Dealers upon
request, and in no event later than two Business Days after such request, at any
time during such 180 day period in order to facilitate such sales.
SECTION 4. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) Shelf Registration. In the event that (i) the Company is not
required to file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the
Series B Notes because the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law
(after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) hereof have been complied
with) or if for any reason the Exchange Offer is not Consummated within 180 days
after the Closing Date or (ii) any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities
shall notify the Company within 20 Business Days following the Consummation of
the Exchange Offer that (A) such Holder was prohibited by law or Commission
policy from participating in the Exchange Offer or (B) such Holder may not
resell the Series B Notes acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public
without delivering a prospectus and the Prospectus contained in the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales by
such Holder or (C) such Holder is a Broker-Dealer and holds Series A Notes
acquired directly from the Company or one of its affiliates, then the Company
and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts (x) to
cause to be filed on or prior to 30 days after the date on which the Company
determines that it is not required to file the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement pursuant to clause (i) above or 30 days after the date on which the
Company receives the notice specified in clause (ii) above a shelf registration
statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act (which may be an amendment to the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement (in either event, the "Shelf Registration
Statement")) relating to all Transfer Restricted Securities the Holders of which
shall have provided the information required pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof,
and (y) to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective on or
prior to 90 days after the date on which the Company becomes obligated to file
such Shelf Registration Statement. If, after the Company has filed an Exchange
Offer Registration Statement which satisfies the requirements of Section 3(a)
hereof, the Company is required to file and make effective a Shelf Registration
Statement solely because the Exchange Offer shall not be permitted under
applicable federal law, then the filing of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of clause (x) of this
Section 4(a). Such an event shall have no effect on the require-
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ments of clause (y) of this Section 4(a). The Company and the Guarantors shall
use their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf
Registration Statement discussed in this Section 4(a) continuously effective,
supplemented and amended as required by and subject to the provisions of
Sections 6(b) and (c) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is
available for sales of Transfer Restricted Securities by the Holders thereof
entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a), and to ensure that it conforms in
all material respects with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the
policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to
time, until the earlier of two years after the effective date and such time as
all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement
have been sold hereunder (as may be extended pursuant to this Agreement
following the date on which such Shelf Registration Statement first becomes
effective under the Act).
(b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the
Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may
include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to
the Company in writing, within 10 Business Days after receipt of a request
therefor, such information specified in item 507 of Regulation S-K under the
Act, and any other similar information reasonably requested by the Company, for
use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or
preliminary Prospectus included therein. Each Holder as to which any Shelf
Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the
Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the
information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially
misleading. A Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall not be entitled to
Additional Interest pursuant to Section 5 hereof to the extent that such Holder
fails to comply with any obligation under this subsection 4(b).
SECTION 5. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
(a) The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchaser agree that
the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities will suffer damages if the Company
fails to fulfill its obligation under Section 3 or Section 4 hereof and that it
would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision.
Accordingly, the Company and the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree
to pay, as liquidated damages, additional interest on the Series A Notes
("Additional Interest")
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under the circumstances and to the extent set forth below (without duplication):
(i) if neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the
Shelf Registration Statement has been filed within 30 days following
the Closing Date, then, commencing on the 31st day after the Closing
Date Additional Interest shall accrue on the Series A Notes over and
above the stated interest at a rate of 0.50% per annum for the first
90 days immediately following the 30th day after the Closing Date,
such Additional Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.50% per
annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period;
(ii) if the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf
Registration Statement is not declared effective within 120 days
following the date on which such registration statement is required to
be filed, then, commencing on the 121st day after such date,
Additional Interest shall accrue on the Series A Notes over and above
the stated interest at a rate of 0.50% per annum for the first 90 days
immediately following the 120th day after such date, such Additional
Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.50% per annum at the
beginning of each subsequent 90-day period;
(iii) if (A) the Company has not exchanged Series B Notes for all
Series A Notes validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the
Exchange Offer on or prior to the 180th day after the Closing Date or
(B) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has been declared
effective and thereafter ceases to be effective at any time prior to
the time that the Exchange Offer is Consummated or (C) if applicable,
the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective and such
Shelf Registration Statement thereafter ceases to be effective at any
time within the time period specified in Section 4 hereof during which
the Shelf Registration Statement must be kept continuously effective,
then Additional Interest shall be accrued on the Series A Notes (over
and above the stated interest at a rate of 0.50% per annum for the
first 90 days commencing on (x) the 181st day after the Closing Date
with respect to the Series A Notes validly tendered and not exchanged
by the Company, in the case of (A) above, or (y) the day following the
date the Exchange Offer Registration Statement ceases to be effective
in the case of (B) above, or (z) the day following the date such Shelf
Registration ceases to be effective, in the case of (C) above,
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such Additional Interest rate increasing by an additional 0.50% per
annum at the beginning of each subsequent 90-day period;
provided, however, that the Additional Interest rate on the Series A Notes may
not exceed at any one time in the aggregate 1.0% per annum; and provided,
further, that (1) upon the filing of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
or a Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of clause (i) of Section 5(a)
hereof), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement
or the Shelf Registration (in the case of clause (ii) of Section 5(a) hereof),
or (3) upon the exchange of Series B Notes for all Series A Notes validly
tendered (in the case of clause (iii)(A) of Section 5(a) hereof), or upon the
effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that had ceased to
remain effective (in the case of (iii)(B) of Section 5(a) hereof), or upon the
effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement that had ceased to remain
effective (in the case of (iii)(C) of Section 5 hereof), Additional Interest on
the Series A Notes as a result of such clause (or the relevant subclause
thereof), as the case may be, shall immediately cease to accrue.
All accrued Additional Interest shall be paid to the Record Holder in
the same manner in which payments of interest are made pursuant to the
Indenture. The amount of Additional Interest will be determined by multiplying
the applicable Additional Interest rate by the principal amount of the Notes,
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days such
Additional Interest rate was applicable during such period (determined on the
basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months) and the denominator
of which is 360. All obligations of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in
the preceding paragraph that are outstanding with respect to any Transfer
Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted
Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to
such security shall have been satisfied in full.
SECTION 6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
(a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the
Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all applicable
provisions of Section 6(c) hereof shall use their respective commercially
reasonable best efforts to effect such exchange and to permit the sale of
Broker-Dealer Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accor-
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dance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and shall
comply with all of the following provisions:
(i) If, following the date hereof, there has been published a
change in Commission policy with respect to exchange offers such as
the Exchange Offer, such that in the reasonable opinion of counsel to
the Company there is a substantial question as to whether the Exchange
Offer is permitted by applicable federal law, the Company and the
Guarantors hereby agree to seek a no-action letter or other
interpretive advice from the Commission staff allowing the Company and
the Guarantors to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Series A
Notes. In connection with the foregoing, the Company and the
Guarantors hereby agree to take all such other actions as are
reasonably requested by the Commission staff or otherwise required in
connection with the issuance of such advice, including without
limitation (A) participating in telephonic conferences with the
Commission, (B) delivering to the Commission staff an analysis
prepared by counsel to the Company setting forth the legal bases, if
any, upon which such counsel has concluded that such an Exchange Offer
should be permitted and (C) diligently pursuing a resolution by the
Commission staff of such submission (which need not be favorable);
provided, however, that pursuant to this Agreement the Company may
alternatively determine to file a Shelf Registration Statement; and
provided, further, that the Company and the Guarantors agree to pursue
the issuance of a decision to the Commission staff level, but shall
not be required to taken commercially unreasonable action in
connection therewith.
(ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities shall furnish, upon the request of the Company,
prior to the consummation of the Exchange Offer, a written
representation to the Company and the Guarantors (which may be
contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that such Holder (A) is
not an affiliate of the Company, (B) is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any
person to participate in, a distribution of the Series B Notes to be
issued in the Exchange Offer and (C) is acquiring the Series B Notes
in its ordinary course of business. Each Holder shall also acknowledge
and agree that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the
Exchange Offer to participate in a dis-
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tribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (1)
could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this
Agreement rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in Morgan
Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital
Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the
Commission's letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and
similar no-action letters (including, if applicable, any no-action
letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above, and (2) must comply with
the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in
connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a
secondary resale transaction must be covered by an effective
registration statement containing the selling security holder
information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation
S-K if the resales are of Series B Notes obtained by such Holder in
exchange for Series A Notes acquired by such Holder directly from the
Company or an affiliate thereof.
(iii) Prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall provide a supplemental
letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Company and the
Guarantors are registering the Exchange Offer in reliance on the
position of the Commission enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings
Corporation (available May 13, 1988), Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc.
(available June 5, 1991) and, if applicable, any no-action letter
obtained pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 6(a), (B) including a
representation that neither the Company nor any Guarantor has entered
into any arrangement or understanding with any Person to distribute
the Series B Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer and that, to
the best of the Company's and each Guarantor's information and belief,
each Holder participating in the Exchange Offer is acquiring the
Series B Notes in its ordinary course of business and has no
arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the
distribution of the Series B Notes received in the Exchange Offer and
(C) any other undertaking or representation required by the Commission
as set forth in any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i)
of this Section 6(a).
(b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf
Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all the
provisions of Section 6(c) hereof and shall use their respective commercially
reasonable best efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of
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the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended
method or methods of distribution thereof (as indicated in the information
furnished to the Company pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof), and pursuant thereto
the Company and the Guarantors will prepare and file with the Commission a
Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form
under the Act, which form shall be available for the sale of the Transfer
Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of
distribution thereof within the time periods and otherwise in accordance with
the provisions hereof.
(c) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement
and any related Prospectus required by this Agreement to permit the sale or
resale of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation, any
Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, to the extent
that the same are required to be available to permit sales of Broker-Dealer
Transfer Restricted Securities by Restricted Broker-Dealers), the Company and
the Guarantors shall:
(i) use their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to
keep such Registration Statement continuously effective and provide
all requisite financial statements for the period specified in Section
3 or 4 hereof, as applicable. Upon the occurrence of any event that
would cause any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus
contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission
or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer
Restricted Securities during the period required by this Agreement,
the Company and the Guarantors shall file promptly an appropriate
amendment to such Registration Statement, (1) in the case of clause
(A) of this Section 6(c)(i), correcting any such misstatement or
omission, and (2) in the case of clauses (A) and (B) of this Section
6(c)(i), use their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to
cause such amendment to be declared effective and such Registration
Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their
intended purpose(s) as soon as practicable thereafter;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement as may be
necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the
applicable period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, or such shorter
period as will terminate when all Transfer Restricted Securities
covered by such Registration Statement have been sold; cause the
Pro-
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spectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and
as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, and
to comply with Rules 424, 430A and 462, as applicable, under the Act
in a timely manner; and comply in all material respects with the
provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all
securities covered by such Registration Statement during the
applicable period in accordance with the intended method or methods of
distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration
Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
(iii) advise the underwriter, if any, and selling Holders named
in any Registration Statement promptly and, if requested by such
Persons, confirm such advice in writing (A) when the Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and,
with respect to any Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B) of any
request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement
or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional
information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of
any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement under the Act or of the suspension by any state securities
commission of the qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities
for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any
proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the existence of
any fact or the happening of any event that makes any statement of a
material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any
amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by
reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions
to or changes in the Registration Statement in order to make the
statements therein not misleading, or that requires the making of any
additions to or changes in the Prospectus in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue
any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory
authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or
exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities
under state securities or Blue Sky laws, the Company and the
Guarantors shall use their respective commercially reasonable best
efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the
earliest possible time;
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(iv) furnish to the Initial Purchaser, each selling Holder named
in any Registration Statement or Prospectus and each underwriter in
connection with such sale, if any, before filing with the Commission,
copies of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus included
therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Registration
Statement or Prospectus (including, upon reasonable request, all
documents incorporated by reference after the initial filing of such
Registration Statement), which documents will be subject to the review
and comment of such Holders and underwriter in connection with such
sale, if any, for a period of at least five Business Days, and the
Company will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or
any amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or
Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference) to
which the selling Holders of the Transfer Restricted Securities
covered by such Registration Statement or the underwriter in
connection with such sale, if any, shall reasonably object within
three Business Days after the receipt thereof; provided, however, that
any document incorporated by reference in any such Registration
Statement after the initial filing shall be provided to such selling
Holders and such underwriter no later than one Business Day after such
amendment or supplement is filed with the Commission.
(v) promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be
incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus,
provide copies of such document to the selling Holders and to the
underwriter in connection with such sale, if any, make the Company's
and the Guarantors' representatives available for discussion of such
document and other customary due diligence matters, and, to the extent
reasonably practicable, include such information in such document
prior to the filing thereof as such selling Holders or underwriter, if
any, reasonably may request;
(vi) make available at reasonable times for inspection by the
selling Holders, any managing underwriter participating in any
disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney
or accountant retained by such selling Holders or such underwriter,
all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company and the Guarantors and cause the Company's
and the Guarantors' officers, directors and employees to supply all
information reasonably requested by any such Holder, underwriter,
attorney or accountant in
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connection with such Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its
effectiveness;
(vii) if requested by any selling Holders or the underwriter in
connection with such sale, if any, promptly include in any
Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or
post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such
selling Holders and underwriter, if any, may reasonably request to
have included therein, including, without limitation, information
relating to the "Plan of Distribution" of the Transfer Restricted
Securities, information with respect to the principal amount of
Transfer Restricted Securities being sold to such underwriter, the
purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering
of the Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold in such offering; and
make all required filings of such supplement or post-effective
amendment as soon as practicable after the Company is notified of the
matters to be included in such supplement or post-effective amendment;
(viii) furnish to each selling Holder and the underwriter in
connection with such sale, if any, without charge, at least one copy
of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and
of each amendment thereto, including, upon the request of such Person,
all documents incorporated by reference therein (in each case, without
exhibits, unless requested);
(ix) deliver to each selling Holder and the underwriter, if any,
without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each
preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as
such Persons reasonably may request; the Company and the Guarantors
hereby consent to the use (in accordance with law) of the Prospectus
and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders
and the underwriter, if any, in connection with the offering and the
sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto;
(x) enter into such customary agreements (including an
underwriting agreement), make such customary representations and
warranties and take all other reasonable actions in connection
therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement
contemplated
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by this Agreement as may be reasonably requested by any Transfer
Restricted Securities or the underwriter in connection with any sale
or resale pursuant to any Registration Statement contemplated by this
Agreement, and in such connection, whether or not an underwriting
agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an
Underwritten Registration, the Company and the Guarantors shall:
(A) furnish (or in the case of paragraphs (2) and (3) of
this Section 6(c)(x), use their respective commercially
reasonable best efforts to furnish) to each selling Holder and
each underwriter, if any, upon the effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement and to each Restricted Broker-Dealer upon
Consummation of the Exchange Offer:
(1) a certificate, dated the date of Consummation of
the Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement, as the case may be, signed on behalf
of the Company and each Guarantor by (x) the President or
any Vice President and (y) a principal financial or
accounting officer of the Company and such Guarantor,
confirming, as of the date thereof, the matters
substantially similar to those set forth in paragraphs (a)
and (d) of Section 9 of the Purchase Agreement and such
other similar matters as the Holders, underwriter, if any,
and/or Restricted Broker-Dealers may reasonably request;
(2) an opinion, dated the date of Consummation of the
Exchange Offer or the date of effectiveness of the Shelf
Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for
the Company and the Guarantors covering matters customarily
covered in opinions requested in Underwritten Offerings and
such other matters as the Holders, underwriter, if any,
and/or Restricted Broker-Dealers may reasonably request, and
in any event including a statement to the effect that such
counsel has participated in conferences with officers and
other representatives of the Company and the Guarantors,
representatives of the independent public accountants for
the Company and the Guarantors and have considered the
matters required to be stated therein and the statements
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contained therein, although such counsel has not
independently verified the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of such statements; and that such counsel advises
that, on the basis of the foregoing (relying as to
materiality to a large extent upon facts provided to such
counsel by officers and other representatives of the Company
and the Guarantors and without independent check or
verification), no facts came to such counsel's attention
that caused such counsel to believe that the applicable
Registration Statement, at the time such Registration
Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto became
effective and, in the case of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, as of the date of Consummation of
the Exchange Offer, contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus contained in
such Registration Statement as of its date and, in the case
of the opinion dated the date of Consummation of the
Exchange Offer, as of the date of Consummation, contained an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. Without limiting the foregoing,
such counsel may state further that such counsel assumes no
responsibility for, and has not independently verified, the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the financial
statements, notes and schedules and other financial data
included in any Registration Statement contemplated by this
Agreement or the related Prospectus; and
(3) a customary comfort letter, dated as of the date of
effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the
date of Consummation of the Exchange Offer, as the case may
be, from the Company's and Guarantors' independent
accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of
the type customarily covered in comfort letters to
underwriters in connection with primary Underwritten
Offerings;
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(B) set forth in full or incorporate by reference in the
underwriting agreement, if any, in connection with any sale or
resale pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement the
indemnification provisions and procedures of Section 8 hereof
with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said
Section; and
(C) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by the Selling Holders, the underwriter, if
any, and Restricted Broker-Dealers to evidence compliance with
clause (A) above and with any customary conditions contained in
the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the
Company and the Guarantors pursuant to this clause (x).
The above shall be done at each closing under such underwriting or
similar agreement, as and to the extent required thereunder, and if at any time
the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors
contemplated in (A)(1) of this Section 6(c)(x) cease to be true and correct, the
Company and the Guarantors shall so advise the underwriter, if any, the selling
Holders and, if applicable, each Restricted Broker-Dealer promptly and if
requested by such Persons, shall confirm such advice in writing;
(xi) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted
Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders, the underwriter, if
any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration
and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling
Holders or underwriter, if any, may reasonably request and do any and
all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the
disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted
Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement; provided,
however, that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be obligated
to file in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to take
any action which would subject it to general service of process or
taxation, other than as to matters and transactions relating to the
Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so
subject;
(xii) issue, upon the request of any Holder of Series A Notes
covered by any Shelf Registration Statement con-
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templated by this Agreement, Series B Notes having an aggregate
principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Series A
Notes surrendered to the Company by such Holder in exchange therefor;
such Series B Notes to be registered in the name of such Holder or in
the name of the purchaser(s) of such Notes, as the case may be; in
return, the Series A Notes held by such Holder shall be surrendered to
the Company for cancellation;
(xiii) in connection with any sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities that will result in such securities no longer being
Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders and
the underwriter, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities
to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and to register
such Transfer Restricted Securities in such denominations and such
names as the Holders or the underwriter, if any, may request at least
two Business Days prior to such sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities;
(xiv) use their respective commercially reasonable best efforts
to cause the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered
by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by
such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to
enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter, if any, to
consummate the disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities,
subject to the proviso contained in clause (xi) of this Section 6(c);
(xv) subject to Section 6(c)(i), if any fact or event
contemplated by Section 6(c)(iii)(D) above shall exist or have
occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document
incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document
so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer
Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(xvi) provide a CUSIP number for all Transfer Restricted
Securities not later than the effective date of a Registration
Statement covering such Transfer Restricted Securities and provide the
Trustee under the Indenture with printed certificates for the Transfer
Restricted Se-
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curities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository
Trust Company;
(xvii) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made
with the NASD and in the performance of any due diligence
investigation by any underwriter (including any "qualified independent
underwriter") that is required to be retained in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the NASD, and use their respective
commercially reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration
Statement to become effective and approved by such governmental
agencies or authorities as may be reasonably necessary to enable the
Holders selling Transfer Restricted Securities to consummate the
disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities;
(xviii) otherwise use their respective commercially reasonable
best efforts to comply in all material respects with all applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available
to its security holders with regard to any applicable Registration
Statement, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement
meeting the requirements of Rule 158 (which need not be audited)
covering a twelve-month period beginning after the effective date of
the Registration Statement (as such term is defined in paragraph (c)
of Rule 158 under the Act);
(xix) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later
than the effective date of the first Registration Statement required
by this Agreement and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the
Trustee and the Holders of Notes to effect such changes to the
Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in
accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute and use its
commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute,
all documents that may be required to effect such changes and all
other forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to
enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; and
(xx) provide promptly to each Holder upon request each document
filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(d) Restrictions on Holders. Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a
Transfer Restricted Security that, upon re-
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ceipt of any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind
described in Section 6(c), including Section 6(c)(iii)(C) or (D) hereof, such
Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of
the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section
6(c)(xv) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use
of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (the
"Advice"). If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the
Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies
then in such Holder's possession, of the Prospectus covering such Transfer
Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of such notice. In
the event the Company shall give any such notice, the time period regarding the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof,
as applicable, shall be extended by the number of days during the period from
and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section
6(c)(iii)(C) or (D) hereof to and including the date when each selling Holder
covered by such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the
supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(c)(xv) hereof or
shall have received the Advice.
Each Holder further agrees that upon receipt of notice from the
Company, along with a copy of a letter from an underwriter or underwriters
indicating that in such person's judgment, the hold-back restriction set forth
in this paragraph is necessary to market the offering that the Company intends
to make to the public of its securities, through an underwriter, such Holder
will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement for such period as is required
to complete such offering and for a further period of 90 days after the
completion of such offering. Each Holder also agrees that the Company has the
right to require the Holder to discontinue dispositions for up to 90 days if the
Company gives notice of a material acquisition or event; provided, however, that
each Holder shall be subject to the hold-back restrictions of this Section 6(d)
only twice during the term of this Agreement. During any such discontinuance, no
Additional Interest shall accrue or otherwise be payable to the Holders.
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SECTION 7. REGISTRATION EXPENSES
(a) All expenses incident to the Company's and the Guarantors'
performance of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company,
regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including
without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses (including
filings made with the NASD (and, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any
"qualified independent underwriter") and its counsel that may be required by the
rules and regulations of the NASD); (ii) all reasonable fees and expenses of
compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or securities laws; (iii)
all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the Series B Notes
to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of Prospectuses), messenger and
delivery services and telephone; (iv) all reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, the Guarantors and, in accordance with Section 7(b),
the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; (v) if applicable, all
application and filing fees in connection with listing the Notes on a national
securities exchange or automated quotation system; and (vi) all reasonable fees
and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company and
the Guarantors (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters
required by or incident to such performance). Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 7 to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to pay (a) the fees
and expenses of any underwriter or of legal counsel for any underwriter, other
than a "qualified independent underwriter" (acting solely in such capacity) as
provided in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence or (b) any
underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to
the sale or disposition of such Holder's Transfer Restricted Securities.
The Company and the Guarantors will, in any event, bear their
respective internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and
expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties),
the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person,
including special experts, retained by the Company or the Guarantors.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement required by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement), the Company and the Guarantors
will reimburse the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered in
the Exchange Offer and/or resold pursuant to the "Plan of Dis-
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tribution" contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or registered
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable, for the reasonable
fees and disbursements of not more than one counsel, who shall be chosen by the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities
for whose benefit such Registration Statement is being prepared.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to
indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Holder and (ii) each person, if any, who
controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act) any Holder (any of the persons referred to in this clause (ii)
being hereinafter referred to as a "controlling person") and (iii) the
respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents
of any Holder or any controlling person (any person referred to in clause (i),
(ii) or (iii) may hereinafter be referred to as an "Indemnified Holder"), to the
fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, judgments, actions and expenses (including without limitation,
reimbursement of all reasonable costs of investigating, preparing, pursuing or
defending any claim or action, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, including the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel to any Indemnified Holder) directly or indirectly
caused by, related to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or Prospectus (or any amendment
or supplement thereto), or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein (in the case of any Prospectus or preliminary prospectus or supplement
thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses are caused by an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission that is made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information relating to any of the Holders furnished in writing to the Company
by any of the Holders expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be liable to any Indemnified Holder under the indemnity
agreement in this subsection (a) with respect to any preliminary prospectus to
the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense of the
Indemnified Holder results from the fact that the Indemnified Holder sold Notes
to a person as to whom it shall be es-
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tablished that there was not sent or given, at or prior to the written
confirmation of such sale, a copy of the final Prospectus (as then amended or
supplemented if the Company shall have furnished such Indemnified Holder with
such amendment or supplement thereto on a timely basis), in any case where such
delivery is required by applicable law and the loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense of the Indemnified Holder results from an untrue statement or omission
of a material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus which was corrected
in the final Prospectus (or in the final Prospectus as then amended or
supplemented if the Company shall have furnished such Indemnified Holder with
such amendment or supplement thereto on a timely basis).
In case any action or proceeding (including any governmental or
regulatory investigation or proceeding) shall be brought or asserted against any
of the Indemnified Holders with respect to which indemnity may be sought against
the Company or the Guarantors, such Indemnified Holder (or the Indemnified
Holder controlled by such controlling person) shall promptly notify the Company
and the Guarantors in writing (provided, that the failure to give such notice
shall not relieve the Company or the Guarantors of their obligations pursuant to
this Agreement). Such Indemnified Holder shall have the right to employ its own
counsel in any such action and the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be
paid by the Company and the Guarantors (regardless of whether it is ultimately
determined that an Indemnified Holder is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder). The Company and the Guarantors shall not, in connection with any one
such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related
actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at
any time for such Indemnified Holders, which firm shall be designated by the
Holders. The Company and the Guarantors shall not be liable for any settlement
of any action effected without its prior written consent. The Company and the
Guarantors shall be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding
effected with the Company's prior written consent, which consent shall not be
withheld unreasonably, and the Company and the Guarantors agree to indemnify and
hold harmless each Indemnified Holder from and against any loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense by reason of any settlement of any action effected with the
written consent of the Company. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall,
without the prior written consent of each Indemnified Holder, settle or
compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in or otherwise
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seek to terminate any pending or threatened action, claim, litigation or
proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Holder is a party thereto), unless
such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional
release of each Indemnified Holder from all liability arising out of such
action, claim, litigation or proceeding.
(b) Each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities agrees, severally and
not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Guarantors, and
their respective directors, officers, and any person controlling (within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company,
and the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and
agents of each such person, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from
the Company and the Guarantors to each of the Indemnified Holders, but only with
respect to claims and actions based on information relating to such Holder
furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration
Statement. In case any action or proceeding shall be brought against the
Company, any Guarantor or its directors or officers or any such controlling
person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against a Holder of Transfer
Restricted Securities, such Holder shall have the rights and duties given the
Company and the Guarantors, and the Company, such Guarantor, such directors or
officers or such controlling persons shall have the rights and duties given to
each Holder by the preceding paragraph. In no event shall any Holder be liable
or responsible for any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
received by such Holder with respect to its sale of Transfer Restricted
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds (i) the amount paid by
such Holder for such Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) the amount of any
damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
(c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is
unavailable to an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or Section 8(b) hereof
(other than by reason of exceptions provided in those Sections) in respect of
any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then
each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified
party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party
as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and
the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Indem-
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nified Holder, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the
Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Indemnified Holder, on
the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
Company or such Guarantor or by the Indemnified Holder and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of
the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be
deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in the second paragraph
of Section 8(a), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such
party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.
The Company, the Guarantors and each Holder of Transfer Restricted
Securities agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 8(c) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if
the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method
of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable
by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or expenses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed
to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 8, no Holder or its related Indemnified Holders shall
be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount
by which the total received by such Holder with respect to the sale of its
Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds the
sum of (A) the amount paid by such Holder for such Transfer Restricted
Securities plus (B) the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Holders' obligations to contribute pursuant to this
Section 8(c) are several in proportion to the re-
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spective principal amount of Series A Notes held by each of the Holders
hereunder and not joint.
SECTION 9. RULE 144A
The Company and each Guarantor hereby agrees with each Holder, for so
long as any Transfer Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any
period in which the Company or such Guarantor is not subject to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, to make available, upon request of any
Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, to any Holder or beneficial owner of
Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any
prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities designated by such
Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under
the Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities
pursuant to the exemptions provided by Rule 144A.
SECTION 10. UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS
No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Registration hereunder
unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder's Transfer Restricted
Securities on the basis provided in customary underwriting arrangements entered
into in connection therewith and (b) completes and executes all reasonable
questionnaires, powers of attorney, lock-up letters and other documents required
under the terms of such underwriting arrangements and as the Company may
reasonably request.
SECTION 11. SELECTION OF UNDERWRITERS
For any Underwritten Offering, the investment banker or investment
bankers and manager or managers for any Underwritten Offering that will
administer such offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities included in
such offering, subject to the consent of the Company (which will not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed). Such investment bankers and managers are
referred to herein as the "underwriters."
SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Remedies. Each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise
all rights provided herein, in the Indenture, the Purchase Agreement or granted
by law, including recovery of liquidated or other damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Com-
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pany and the Guarantors agree that monetary damages would not be adequate
compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by them of the
provisions of this Agreement and hereby agree to waive the defense in any action
for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor
will, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with
respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the
Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The
rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are
not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company's and the
Guarantors' securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof.
(c) Adjustments Affecting the Notes. Neither the Company nor any
Guarantor will take any action, or voluntarily permit any change to incur, with
respect to the Notes that would materially and adversely affect the ability of
the Holders to Consummate any Exchange Offer.
(d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given, unless (i) in the case of Section 5
hereof and this Section 12(d)(i), the Company has obtained the written consent
of Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities and (ii) in the
case of all other provisions hereof, the Company has obtained the written
consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer
Restricted Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to
departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights of
Holders whose securities are being tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and
that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights of other Holders whose
securities are not being tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer may be given
by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer
Restricted Securities subject to such Exchange Offer.
(e) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class
(registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air
courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
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(i) If to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of
the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under
the Indenture; and
(ii) if to the Company or the Guarantors:
Autotote Corporation
750 Lexington Avenue
25th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Telecopier No.: (212) 754-2372
Attention: Martin E. Schloss, Esq.
With a copy to:
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Telecopier No.: (212) 715-8000
Attention: Howard J. Rothman, Esq.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business
Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt
acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next business day, if timely delivered
to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be
concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the
address specified in the Indenture.
The address or person to whose attention any notice or communication
shall be given may be changed in accordance with the provisions of this Section
12(e).
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns of each of the parties, including without limitation and without the
need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Transfer Restricted
Securities; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not inure to the
benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless and to
the extent such successor or assign acquired Transfer Restricted Securities
directly from such Holder.
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(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(h) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(i) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO
THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
(j) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a
final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein
with respect to the registration rights granted with respect to the Transfer
Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Vice President and CFO
AUTOTOTE LOTTERY CORP.
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Vice President of Finance
and Treasurer
AUTOTOTE ENTERPRISES INC.
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
AUTOTOTE COMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
MARVIN H. SUGARMAN PRODUCTIONS, INC.
By: /s/ William Luke
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Name: William Luke
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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RACING TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President, Secretary
and Director
AUTOTOTE KENO CORP.
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Treasurer
AUTOTOTE SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President, Secretary
and Director
AUTOTOTE INTERNATIONAL INC.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Secretary and Director
AUTOTOTE MANAGEMENT CORP.
By: /s/ William Luke
----------------
Name: William Luke
Title: Treasurer and Director
AUTOTOTE MEXICO, LTD.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President, Secretary
and Director
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NEWARK HOLDING, INC.
By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
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Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President, Secretary
and Director
DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
SECURITIES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Justin Vorwerk
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Name: Justin Vorwerk
Title: Managing Director
EXHIBIT 3
U.S.$25,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of July 28, 1997
among
AUTOTOTE CORPORATION,
as the Borrower
VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
as the Banks
and
DLJ CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.,
as Agent
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SECTION 1. Amount and Terms of Credit........................................................................1
1.01. The Commitments......................................................................................1
1.02. Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing....................................................................4
1.03. Notice of Borrowing.................................................................................4
1.04. Disbursement of Funds................................................................................5
1.05. Notes .........................................................................................6
1.06. Conversions.........................................................................................7
1.07. Pro Rata Borrowings.................................................................................8
1.08. Interest .........................................................................................8
1.09. Interest Periods....................................................................................9
1.10. Increased Costs, Illegality, etc...................................................................10
1.11. Compensation.......................................................................................12
1.12. Change of Lending Office...........................................................................13
1.13. Replacement of Banks...............................................................................13
SECTION 2. Letters of Credit.................................................................................15
2.01. Letters of Credit...................................................................................15
2.02. Minimum Stated Amount...............................................................................17
2.03. Letter of Credit Requests...........................................................................17
2.04. Letter of Credit Participations.....................................................................18
2.05. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings........................................................21
2.06. Increased Costs.....................................................................................22
SECTION 3. Commitment Commission; Fees; Reductions of Commitment.............................................23
3.01. Fees ........................................................................................23
3.02. Voluntary Termination of Unutilized Commitments.....................................................24
3.03. Mandatory Reduction of Commitments..................................................................25
SECTION 4. Prepayments; Payments; Taxes......................................................................25
4.01. Voluntary Prepayments...............................................................................25
4.02. Mandatory Repayments................................................................................27
4.03. Method and Place of Payment.........................................................................30
4.04. Net Payments........................................................................................30
SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent to the Effective Date........................................................33
5.01. Execution of Agreement; Notes.......................................................................33
5.02. Fees, etc ........................................................................................33
5.03. Opinions of Counsel.................................................................................33
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5.04. Corporate Documents; Proceeding; etc................................................................33
5.05. Subsidiaries Guaranty...............................................................................34
5.06. Pledge Agreement...................................................................................34
5.07. Security Agreement..................................................................................34
5.09. Adverse Change, etc.................................................................................35
5.10. Litigation ........................................................................................35
5.11. Insurance ........................................................................................35
5.12. Solvency Certificate................................................................................36
5.13. Capital and Legal Structure.........................................................................36
5.13. Discharge of Existing Bankers Trust Debt............................................................36
5.14. Receipt of Proceeds from Sale of Senior Notes......................................................36
SECTION 6. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events.........................................................37
6.01. No Default: Representations and Warranties..........................................................37
6.02. Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request.......................................................37
6.03. Liens Acceptable to Agent...........................................................................37
SECTION 7.Representations and Warranties.....................................................................38
7.01. Corporate Status....................................................................................38
7.02. Corporate Power and Authority......................................................................38
7.03. No Violation.......................................................................................39
7.04. Governmental Approvals.............................................................................39
7.05. Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Undisclosed Liabilities Projections; etc ...............39
7.06. Litigation ........................................................................................41
7.07. True and Complete Disclosure.......................................................................41
7.08. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations................................................................42
7.09. Tax Returns and Payments...........................................................................42
7.10. Compliance with ERISA..............................................................................43
7.11. The Security Documents.............................................................................43
7.12. Properties ........................................................................................44
7.13. Capitalization.....................................................................................45
7.14. Subsidiaries.......................................................................................45
7.15. Compliance with Statutes, etc......................................................................45
7.16. Investment Company Act.............................................................................45
7.17. Public Utility Holding Company Act.................................................................46
7.18. Environmental Matters..............................................................................46
7.19. Labor Relations....................................................................................47
7.20. Patents, Licenses, Franchises and Formulas.........................................................47
7.21. Indebtedness.......................................................................................47
7.22. Subordinated Securities............................................................................48
SECTION 8. Affirmative Covenants.............................................................................48
8.01. Information Covenants..............................................................................48
8.02. Books, Records and Inspections.....................................................................52
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8.03. Maintenance of Property; Insurance.................................................................53
8.04. Corporate Franchises...............................................................................54
8.05. Compliance with Statutes, etc......................................................................54
8.06. Compliance with Environmental Laws.................................................................55
8.07. ERISA ........................................................................................56
8.08. End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters...............................................................57
8.09. Performance of Obligations.........................................................................57
8.10. Payment of Taxes...................................................................................57
8.11. Additional Security; Additional Guarantors; Further Assurances; etc. ..............................57
8.12. Ownership of Subsidiaries..........................................................................61
8.13. Agent for Service of Process.......................................................................61
SECTION 9. Negative Covenants................................................................................61
9.01. Liens ........................................................................................61
9.02. Consolidation, Merger, Purchase or Sale of Assets, Etc. ...........................................64
9.03. Dividends ........................................................................................66
9.04. Leases ........................................................................................67
9.05. Indebtedness.......................................................................................67
9.06. Advances, Investments and Loans....................................................................68
9.07. Transactions with Affiliates.......................................................................71
9.08. Capital Expenditures...............................................................................71
9.09. Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio...............................................................72
9.11. Maximum Leverage Ratio.............................................................................72
9.12. Minimum Consolidated EBITDA........................................................................73
9.17. Limitation on Creation of Subsidiaries.............................................................73
9.13. Limitation on Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of Certificate
of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Etc. ......................................74
9.14. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries.................................................75
9.15. Limitation on Issuance of Capital Stock............................................................75
9.16. Business ........................................................................................76
SECTION 10. Events of Default...............................................................................76
10.01. Payments ........................................................................................76
10.02. Representations, etc..............................................................................76
10.03. Covenants ........................................................................................76
10.04. Default Under Other Agreements....................................................................76
10.05. Bankruptcy, etc...................................................................................77
10.06. ERISA ........................................................................................78
10.07. Security Documents................................................................................78
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10.08. Guaranty ........................................................................................79
10.09. Judgments ........................................................................................79
10.10. Change of Control.................................................................................79
SECTION 11. Definitions and Accounting Terms................................................................80
11.01. Defined Terms.....................................................................................80
SECTION 12. The Agent ..................................................................................105
12.01. Appointment......................................................................................105
12.02. Nature of Duties.................................................................................105
12.03. Lack of Reliance on the Agent....................................................................106
12.04. Certain Rights of the Agent......................................................................106
12.05. Reliance .......................................................................................106
12.06. Indemnification..................................................................................107
12.07. The Agent in its Individual Capacity.............................................................107
12.08. Holders .......................................................................................107
12.09. Resignation by the Agent.........................................................................108
SECTION 13. Miscellaneous..................................................................................108
13.01. Payment of Expenses, etc.........................................................................108
13.02. Right of Setoff..................................................................................110
13.03. Notices .......................................................................................110
13.04. Benefit of Agreement.............................................................................111
13.05. No Waiver: Remedies Cumulative...................................................................114
13.06. Payments Pro Rata................................................................................115
13.07. Calculations, Computations.......................................................................115
13.08. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL ..........................116
13.09. Counterparts.....................................................................................117
13.10. Effectiveness....................................................................................117
13.11. Headings Descriptive.............................................................................118
13.12. Amendment or Waiver: etc.........................................................................118
13.13. Survival .......................................................................................120
13.14. Domicile of Loans................................................................................120
13.15. Confidentiality..................................................................................120
13.16. Register .......................................................................................121
13.17. Miscellaneous....................................................................................122
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SCHEDULE I Commitments
SCHEDULE II Bank Addresses
SCHEDULE III Existing Letters of Credit
SCHEDULE IV Undisclosed Liabilities
SCHEDULE V Tax Matters
SCHEDULE VI Real Property
SCHEDULE VII Capitalization
SCHEDULE VIII Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE IX Existing Indebtedness
SCHEDULE X Insurance
SCHEDULE XI Existing Liens
SCHEDULE XII Existing Investments
EXHIBIT A Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT B-1 Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT B-2 Form of Swingline Note
EXHIBIT C Form of Letter of Credit Request
EXHIBIT D Form of Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate
EXHIBIT F-1 Opinion of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel,
special counsel to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries
EXHIBIT F-2 Opinion of Martin E. Schloss, Esq., General
Counsel of the Borrower
EXHIBIT G Form of Officers' Certificate
EXHIBIT H Form of Subsidiaries Guaranty
EXHIBIT I Form of Pledge Agreement
EXHIBIT J Form of Security Agreement
EXHIBIT K Form of Consent Letter
EXHIBIT L Form of Intercompany Note
EXHIBIT M Form of Subordination Provisions
EXHIBIT N Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT O Form of Solvency Certificate
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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 28, 1997, among AUTOTOTE
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the Banks party hereto
from time to time, and DLJ CAPITAL FUNDING, INC., as Agent (all capitalized
terms used herein and defined in Section 11 are used herein as therein defined).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to incur Loans and to issue Letters of
Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Banks are willing to make Loans and Letters of Credit to
the Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
SECTION 1. Amount and Terms of Credit.
1.01. The Commitments. (a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions
set forth herein, each Bank severally agrees to make on and after the Effective
Date and prior to the Final Maturity Date a revolving loan or revolving loans
(each a "Revolving Loan" and collectively, the "Revolving Loans") to the
Borrower, which Revolving Loans:
(i) shall, at the option of the Borrower, be Base Rate Loans or
Eurodollar Loans, provided that, except as otherwise specifically provided
in Section 1.10(b), all Revolving Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall
at all times be of the same Type;
(ii) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions
hereof;
(iii) shall not exceed for any Bank at any time outstanding that
aggregate principal amount which, when added to the product of (x) such
Bank's Adjusted Percentage and (y) the sum of (I) the aggregate amount of
all Letter of Credit Outstandings (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are
repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, the
respective incurrence of Revolving Loans) at such time and (II) the
aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans (exclusive of Swingline
Loans which are repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the
incurrence of, the respective incurrence
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of Revolving Loans) then outstanding, equals the Revolving Loan Commitment
of such Bank at such time; and
(iv) shall not exceed for all Banks at any time outstanding that
aggregate principal amount which, when added to (x) the amount of all
Letter of Credit Outstandings (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are
repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, the
respective incurrence of Revolving Loans) at such time and (y) the
aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans (exclusive of Swingline
Loans which are repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the
incurrence of, the respective incurrence of Revolving Loans) then
outstanding, equals the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time.
(b) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Swingline Bank in its individual capacity agrees to make at any time and from
time to time after the Effective Date and prior to the Swingline Expiry Date, a
revolving loan or revolving loans (each a "Swingline Loan" and, collectively,
the "Swingline Loans") to the Borrower, which Swingline Loans:
(i) shall be made and maintained as Base Rate Loans;
(ii) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions
hereof;
(iii) shall not exceed in aggregate principal amount at any time
outstanding, when combined with the aggregate principal amount of all
Revolving Loans made by Non-Defaulting Banks then outstanding and the
Letter of Credit Outstandings (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are
repaid with the proceeds of, and simultaneously with the incurrence of, the
respective incurrence of Revolving Loans) at such time, an amount equal to
the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time (after giving
effect to any reductions to the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment on
such date); and
(iv) shall not exceed at any time outstanding the Maximum Swingline
Amount.
(c) On any Business Day, the Swingline Bank may, in its sole
discretion, give notice to the Banks with Revolving Loan Commitments that its
outstanding Swingline Loans shall be funded with a Borrowing of Revolving Loans
(provided that such
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notice shall be deemed to have been automatically given upon the occurrence of a
Default or an Event of Default under Section 10.05 or upon the exercise of any
of the remedies provided in the last paragraph of Section 10), in which case a
Borrowing of Revolving Loans constituting Base Rate Loans (each such Borrowing,
a "Mandatory Borrowing") shall be made on the immediately succeeding Business
Day by all such Banks pro rata based on each such Bank's Adjusted Percentage
(determined before giving effect to any termination of the Revolving Loan
Commitments pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 10) and the proceeds
thereof shall be applied directly to the Swingline Bank to repay the Swingline
Bank for such outstanding Swingline Loans. Each such Bank hereby irrevocably
agrees to make Revolving Loans upon one Business Day's notice pursuant to each
Mandatory Borrowing in the amount and in the manner specified in the preceding
sentence and on the date specified in writing by the Swingline Bank
notwithstanding (i) the amount of the Mandatory Borrowing may not comply with
the minimum amount for Borrowings otherwise required hereunder, (ii) whether any
conditions specified in Section 6 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or
an Event of Default then exists, (iv) the date of such Mandatory Borrowing and
(v) the amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment or the Adjusted Total
Revolving Loan Commitment at such time. In the event that any Mandatory
Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above
(including, without limitation, as a result of the commencement of a proceeding
under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Borrower), then each such Bank
hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase (as of the date the Mandatory
Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, but adjusted for any payments received
from the Borrower on or after such date and prior to such purchase) from the
Swingline Bank such participations in the outstanding Swingline Loans as shall
be necessary to cause such Banks to share in such Swingline Loans ratably based
upon their respective Adjusted Percentages (determined before giving effect to
any termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments pursuant to the last paragraph
of Section 10); provided that (x) all interest payable on the Swingline Loans
shall be for the account of the Swingline Bank until the date as of which the
respective participation is required to be purchased and, to the extent
attributable to the purchased participation, shall be payable to the participant
from and after such date and (y) at the time any purchase of participations
pursuant to this sentence is actually made, the purchasing Bank shall be
required to pay the Swingline Bank interest on the principal amount of
participation purchased for each day from and including the day upon which the
Mandatory Borrowing would otherwise have occurred to but excluding the
date of payment for such
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participation, at the overnight Federal Funds Rate for the first three days and
at the rate otherwise applicable to Revolving Loans maintained as Base Rate
Loans hereunder for each day thereafter.
1.02. Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing. The aggregate principal amount
of each Borrowing of Loans shall be not less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount
applicable thereto. More than one Borrowing may occur on the same date, but at
no time shall there be outstanding more than five Borrowings of Eurodollar
Loans.
1.03. Notice of Borrowing. (a) Whenever the Borrower desires to incur
Revolving Loans hereunder, an Authorized Representative of the Borrower shall
give the Agent at its Notice Office at least one Business Day's prior written
notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Base Rate
Loan and at least three Business Days' prior written notice (or telephonic
notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Eurodollar Loan to be made
hereunder; provided, that any such notice shall be deemed to have been given on
a certain day only if given before (i) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, 11:00
A.M. (New York time) on such day or (ii) in the case of Base Rate Loans, 12:00
Noon (New York time) on such day. Each such written notice or written
confirmation of telephonic notice (each a "Notice of Borrowing"), except as
otherwise expressly provided in Section 1.10, shall be irrevocable and shall be
given by such Authorized Representative in the form of Exhibit A, appropriately
completed to specify the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans to be
made pursuant to such Borrowing, the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a
Business Day), and whether the Revolving Loans being incurred pursuant to such
Borrowing are to be initially maintained as Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans
and, if Eurodollar Loans, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto.
The Agent shall promptly give each Bank notice of each such proposed Borrowing,
of such Bank's proportionate share thereof and of the other matters required by
the immediately preceding sentence to be specified in the Notice of Borrowing.
(b) (i) Whenever the Borrower desires to incur Swingline Loans
hereunder, an Authorized Representative of the Borrower shall give the Swingline
Bank not later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date that a Swingline Loan
is to be made, written notice or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing
of each Swingline Loan to be made hereunder. Each such notice shall be
irrevocable and specify in each case (A) the date of Borrowing (which shall be a
Business Day) and (B) the
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aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans to be incurred pursuant to
such Borrowing.
(ii) Mandatory Borrowings shall be made upon the notice specified in
Section 1.01(c), with the Borrower irrevocably agreeing, by its incurrence of
any Swingline Loan, to the making of the Mandatory Borrowings as set forth in
Section 1.01(c).
(c) Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to
confirm in writing any telephonic notice of any Borrowing of Loans, the Agent or
the Swingline Bank, as the case may be, may act without liability upon the basis
of telephonic notice of such Borrowing, believed by the Agent or the Swingline
Bank, as the case may be, in good faith to be from an Authorized Representative
of the Borrower prior to receipt of written confirmation.
1.04. Disbursement of Funds. Not later than 12:00 Noon (New York time)
on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing (or (x) in the case of
Swingline Loans, not later than 2:00 P.M. (New York time) on the date specified
pursuant to Section 1.03(b)(i) or (y) in the case of Mandatory Borrowings, not
later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date specified in Section 1.01(c)),
each Bank will make available its pro rata portion of each such Borrowing
requested to be made on such date (or in the case of Swingline Loans, the
Swingline Bank shall make available the full amount thereof). All such amounts
shall be made available in Dollars and in immediately available funds at the
Payment Office of the Agent, and the Agent will make available to the Borrower
at the Payment Office the aggregate of the amounts so made available by the
Banks (prior to 1:00 P.M. on such day, to the extent of funds actually received
by the Agent prior to 12:00 Noon on such day). Unless the Agent shall have been
notified by any Bank prior to the date of Borrowing that such Bank does not
intend to make available to the Agent such Bank's portion of any Borrowing to be
made on such date, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made such amount
available to the Agent on such date of Borrowing and the Agent may (but shall
not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the
Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact
made available to the Agent by such Bank, the Agent shall be entitled to recover
such corresponding amount on demand from such Bank. If such Bank does not pay
such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Agent's demand therefor, the Agent
shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such
corresponding amount to the Agent. The
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Agent shall also be entitled to recover on demand from such Bank or the
Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect
of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the
Agent to the Borrower until the date such corresponding amount is recovered by
the Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (i) if recovered from such Bank, at the
overnight Federal Funds Rate and (ii) if recovered from the Borrower, the rate
of interest applicable to the respective Borrowing, as determined pursuant to
Section 1.08. Nothing in this Section 1.04 shall be deemed to relieve any Bank
from its obligation to make Loans hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the
Borrower may have against any Bank as a result of any failure by such Bank to
make Loans hereunder.
1.05. Notes. (a) The Borrower's obligation to pay the principal of, and
interest on, the Loans made by each Bank shall be evidenced (i) if Revolving
Loans, by a promissory note duly executed and delivered by the Borrower
substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, with blanks appropriately completed in
conformity herewith (each, a "Revolving Note" and, collectively, the "Revolving
Notes") and (ii) if Swingline Loans, by a promissory note duly executed and
delivered by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2, with blanks
appropriately completed in conformity herewith (the "Swingline Note").
(b) The Revolving Note issued to each Bank shall (i) be executed by the
Borrower, (ii) be payable to the order of such Bank and be dated the Effective
Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount equal to the Revolving Loan
Commitment of such Bank and be payable in the principal amount of the
outstanding Revolving Loans evidenced thereby from time to time, (iv) mature on
the Final Maturity Date, (v) bear interest as provided in the appropriate clause
of Section 1.08 in respect of the Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans, as the
case may be, evidenced thereby, (vi) be subject to voluntary prepayment as
provided in Section 4.01, and mandatory repayment as provided in Section 4.02,
and (vii) be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents.
(c) The Swingline Note issued to the Swingline Bank shall (i) be
executed by the Borrower, (ii) be payable to the order of the Swingline Bank and
be dated the Effective Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount equal to the
Maximum Swingline Amount and be payable in the principal amount of the
outstanding Swingline Loans evidenced thereby from time to time, (iv) mature on
the Swingline Expiry Date, (v) bear interest as provided in the appropriate
clause of Section 1.08 in
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respect of the Base Rate Loans evidenced thereby, (vi) be subject to voluntary
prepayment as provided in Section 4.01, and mandatory repayment as provided in
Section 4.02, and (vii) be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents.
(d) Each Bank will note on its internal records the amount of each Loan
made by it and each payment in respect thereof and will prior to any transfer of
any of its Notes endorse on the reverse side thereof the outstanding principal
amount of Loans evidenced thereby. Failure to make any such notation or any
effort in any such notation or endorsement shall not affect the Borrower's
obligations in respect of such Loans.
1.06. Conversions. The Borrower shall have the option to convert, on
any Business Day occurring after the Effective Date, all or a portion equal to
at least the applicable Minimum Borrowing Amount of the outstanding principal
amount of the Revolving Loans made pursuant to one or more Borrowings of one or
more Types of Revolving Loans into a Borrowing of another Type of Loan, provided
that (i) except as otherwise provided in Section 1.10(b), Eurodollar Loans may
be converted into Base Rate Loans only on the last day of an Interest Period
applicable to the Loans being converted and no such partial conversion of
Eurodollar Loans shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of such
Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing to less than the Minimum
Borrowing Amount applicable thereto, (ii) Base Rate Loans may only be converted
into Eurodollar Loans if no Default or Event of Default is in existence on the
date of the conversion, (iii) no conversion pursuant to this Section 1.06 shall
result in a greater number of Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans than is permitted
under Section 1.02 and (iv) Swingline Loans may not be converted pursuant to
this Section 1.06. Each such conversion shall be effected by an Authorized
Representative of the Borrower giving the Agent at its Notice Office prior to
11:00 A.M. (New York time) at least three Business Days' prior notice (each a
"Notice of Conversion") specifying the Revolving Loans to be so converted, the
Borrowing(s) pursuant to which such Revolving Loans were made and, if to be
converted into Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable
thereto. The Agent shall give each Bank prompt notice of any such proposed
conversion affecting any of its Revolving Loans. Upon any such conversion the
proceeds thereof will be deemed to be applied directly on the day of such
conversion to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans
being converted.
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1.07. Pro Rata Borrowings. All Borrowings of Loans (other than
Swingline Loans) under this Agreement shall be incurred from the Banks pro rata
on the basis of their outstanding Revolving Loan Commitments, as the case may
be; provided that all Borrowings of Revolving Loans made pursuant to a Mandatory
Borrowing shall be incurred from the Banks with Revolving Loan Commitments pro
rata on the basis of their Adjusted Percentages. It is understood that no Bank
shall be responsible for any default by any other Bank of its obligation to make
Loans hereunder and that each Bank shall be obligated to make the Loans provided
to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Bank to make
its Loans hereunder.
1.08. Interest. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of
the unpaid principal amount of each Base Rate Loan from the date the proceeds
thereof are made available to the Borrower until the earlier of (i) the maturity
(whether by acceleration or otherwise) of such Base Rate Loan and (ii) the
conversion of such Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan pursuant to Section 1.06,
at a rate per annum which shall be equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin
plus the Base Rate in effect from time to time.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the unpaid
principal amount of each Eurodollar Loan from the date the proceeds thereof are
made available to the Borrower until the earlier of (i) the maturity (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) of such Eurodollar Loan and (ii) the conversion of
such Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 1.06, 1.09 or 1.10,
as applicable, at a rate per annum which shall, during each Interest Period
applicable thereto, be equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the
Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period.
(c) Overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue
interest in respect of each Loan and any other overdue amount payable hereunder
shall, in each case, bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of
(x) 2% per annum in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to Base Rate Loans
from time to time and (y) the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate then borne
by such Loans, in each case with such interest to be payable on demand.
(d) Accrued (and theretofore unpaid) interest calculated in accordance
with (a) through (c) above shall be payable (i) in respect of each Base Rate
Loan, (x) quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and (y) on the
date of any repayment thereof (on the amount repaid) required pursuant to
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Section 4.02(a), (ii) in respect of each Eurodollar Loan, (x) on the lastv day
of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest
Period in excess of three months, on each date occurring at three month
intervals after the first day of such Interest Period and (y) on the date of any
repayment or prepayment thereof (on the amount repaid or prepaid), and (iii) in
respect of each Loan, at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and,
after such maturity, on demand.
(e) Upon each Interest Determination Date, the Agent shall determine
the Eurodollar Rate for each Interest Period applicable to Eurodollar Loans and
shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Banks thereof. Each such
determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding
on all parties hereto.
1.09. Interest Periods. At the time it gives any Notice of Borrowing or
Notice of Conversion in respect of the making of, or conversion into, any
Eurodollar Loan (in the case of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto)
or on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period
applicable to such Eurodollar Loan (in the case of any subsequent Interest
Period), the Borrower shall have the right to elect, by having an Authorized
Representative of the Borrower give the Agent notice thereof, the interest
period (each, an "Interest Period") to be applicable to such Eurodollar Loan,
which Interest Period shall, at the option of the Borrower, be a one, two, three
or six-month period; provided that:
(i) all Eurodollar Loans comprising a Borrowing shall at all times
have the same Interest Period;
(ii) the initial Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loan shall
commence on the date of Borrowing of such Eurodollar Loan (including the
date of any conversion thereto from a Base Rate Loan) and each Interest
Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Eurodollar Loan shall
commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period applicable
thereto expires;
(iii) if any Interest Period relating to a Eurodollar Loan begins on a
day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar
month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on
the last Business Day of such calendar month;
(iv) if any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loan would otherwise
expire on a day which is not a Business
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Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day,
provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan would
otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the
month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such
Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day;
(v) no Interest Period may be selected at any time when a Default or
an Event of Default is then in existence; and
(vi) no Interest Period in respect of any Borrowing of Revolving Loans
shall be selected which extends beyond the Final Maturity Date.
If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing
of Eurodollar Loans, the Borrower has failed to elect, or is not permitted to
elect, a new Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Loans as
provided above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such
Eurodollar Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of
such current Interest Period.
1.10. Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. (a) In the event that any Bank
shall have determined in good faith (which determination shall, absent manifest
error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but, with
respect to clause (i) below, may be made only by the Agent):
(i) on any Interest Determination Date that, by reason of any changes
arising after the Effective Date affecting the interbank Eurodollar market,
adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable
interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of Eurodollar
Rate; or
(ii) at any time, that such Bank shall incur material increased costs
or material reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with
respect to any Eurodollar Loan because of (x) any change since the
Effective Date in any applicable law or governmental rule, regulation,
order, guideline or request (whether or not having the force of law) or in
the interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction
of any new law or governmental rule, regulation, order, guideline or
request, such as, for example, but not limited to: (A) a change in the
basis of taxation of payment to such Bank of
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the principal of or interest on such Eurodollar Loan or any other amounts
payable hereunder (except for changes in the rate of tax on, or determined
by reference to, the net income or profits of such Bank pursuant to the
laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or in which its principal
office or applicable lending office is located or any subdivision thereof
or therein) or (B) a change in official reserve requirements, but, in all
events, excluding reserves required under Regulation D to the extent
included in the computation of the Eurodollar Rate and/or (y) other
circumstances since the Effective Date affecting such Bank or the interbank
Eurodollar market or the position of such Bank in such market; or
(iii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Eurodollar
Loan has been made (x) unlawful by any law or governmental rule, regulation
or order, (y) impossible by compliance by such Bank in good faith with any
governmental request (whether or not having force of law) or (z)
impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the Effective
Date which materially and adversely affects the interbank Eurodollar
market;
then, and in any such event, such Bank (or the Agent, in the case of clause (i)
above) shall promptly give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to the
Borrower and, except in the case of clause (i) above, to the Agent of such
determination (which notice the Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the
other Banks). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, Eurodollar Loans
shall no longer be available until such time as the Agent notifies the Borrower
and the Banks that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Agent no
longer exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion given by the
Borrower with respect to Eurodollar Loans which have not yet been incurred
(including by way of conversion) shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrower, (y)
in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall pay to such Bank, upon
written demand therefor, such additional amounts (in the form of an increased
rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such
Bank in its sole discretion shall determine) as shall be required to compensate
such Bank for such increased costs or reductions in amounts received or
receivable hereunder (a written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such
Bank, showing the basis for the calculation thereof, submitted to the Borrower
by such Bank in good faith shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive
and binding on all the parties hereto) and (z) in the case of clause (iii)
above, the Borrower shall take one of the actions
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specified in Section 1.10(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within
the time period required by law.
(b) At any time that any Eurodollar Loan is affected by the
circumstances described in Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), the Borrower may (and
in the case of a Eurodollar Loan affected by the circumstances described in
Section 1.10(a)(iii) shall) either (x) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then
being made initially or pursuant to a conversion, cancel the respective
Borrowing by giving the Agent telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) on the
same date that the Borrower was notified by the affected Bank or the Agent
pursuant to Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii) or (y) if the affected Eurodollar Loan
is then outstanding, upon at least three Business Days' written notice to the
Agent, require the affected Bank to convert such Eurodollar Loan into a Base
Rate Loan; provided that if more than one Bank is affected at any time, then all
affected Banks must be treated the same pursuant to this Section 1.10(b).
(c) If at any time after the Effective Date any Bank determines that
the introduction of or any change in any applicable law or governmental rule,
regulation, order, guideline, directive or request (whether or not having the
force of law) concerning capital adequacy, or any change in interpretation or
administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable
agency, will have the effect of increasing the amount of capital required or
expected to be maintained by such Bank or any corporation controlling such Bank
based on the existence of such Bank's commitments or obligations hereunder, then
the Borrower shall pay to such Bank, upon its written demand therefor, such
additional amounts as shall be required to compensate such Bank or such other
corporation for the increased cost to such Bank or such other corporation or the
reduction in the rate of return to such Bank or such other corporation as a
result of such increase of capital. In determining such additional amounts, each
Bank will act reasonably and in good faith and will use averaging and
attribution methods which are reasonable; provided that such Bank's reasonable
good faith determination of compensation owing under this Section 1.10(c) shall,
absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all the parties
hereto. Each Bank, upon determining that any additional amounts will be payable
pursuant to this Section 1.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the
Borrower, which notice shall show the basis for calculation of such additional
amounts.
1.11. Compensation. The Borrower shall compensate each Bank, upon its
written request (which request shall (x)
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set forth the basis for requesting such compensation and (y) absent manifest
error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all the parties hereto), for all
reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any
loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment
of deposits or other funds required by such Bank to fund its Eurodollar Loans
but excluding any loss of anticipated profit) which such Bank may sustain: (i)
if for any reason (other than a default by such Bank or the Agent) a Borrowing
of, or conversion from or into, Eurodollar Loans does not occur on a date
specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion (whether or
not withdrawn by the Borrower or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 1.10(a));
(ii) if any repayment (including any repayment made pursuant to Section 4.01 or
4.02 or a result of an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 10) or
conversion of any of its Eurodollar Loans occurs on a date which is not the last
day of an Interest Period with respect thereto; (iii) if any prepayment of any
of its Eurodollar Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of
prepayment given by the Borrower; or (iv) as a consequence of (x) any other
default by the Borrower to repay its Loans when required by the terms of this
Agreement or any Note held by such Bank or (y) any election made pursuant to
Section 1.10(b).
1.12. Change of Lending Office. Each Bank agrees that on the occurrence
of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii),
Section 1.10(c), Section 2.06 or Section 4.04 with respect to such Bank, it
will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall
policy considerations of such Bank) to designate another lending office for any
Loans or Letters of Credit affected by such event; provided that such
designation is made on such terms that such Bank and its lending office suffer
no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the
consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of such Section. Nothing
in this Section 1.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the
Borrower or the right of any Bank provided in Sections 1.10, 2.06 and 4.04.
1.13. Replacement of Banks. (a) If any Bank (x) becomes a Defaulting
Bank or (y) refuses to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges
or terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the
Required Banks as provided in Section 13.12(b), the Borrower shall have the
right in accordance with the requirements of Section 13.04(b), if no Default or
Event of Default will exist immediately after giving effect to such replacement,
to replace such Bank (the "Replaced Bank") with one or more other Eligible
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Transferee or Transferees, none of which shall constitute a Defaulting Bank at
the time of such replacement (collectively, the "Replacement Bank") and each of
which shall be required to be acceptable to the Agent and each Issuing Bank and
reasonably acceptable to the Borrower; provided that:
(i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 1.13, the
Replacement Bank shall enter into one or more Assignment and Assumption
Agreements pursuant to Section 13.04(b) (and with all fees payable pursuant
to said Section 13.04(b) to be paid by the Replacement Bank) pursuant to
which the Replacement Bank shall acquire the entire Revolving Loan
Commitment and all outstanding Loans of, and in each case participations in
Letters of Credit by, the Replaced Bank and, in connection therewith, shall
pay to (x) the Replaced Bank in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum
of (A) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on,
all outstanding Loans of the Replaced Bank, (B) an amount equal to all
Unpaid Drawings that have been funded by (and not reimbursed to) such
Replaced Bank, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto
at such time and (C) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore
unpaid, Fees owing to the Replaced Bank pursuant to Section 3.01, (y) each
Issuing Bank an amount equal to such Replaced Bank's Adjusted Percentage
(for this purpose, determined as if the adjustment described in clause (ii)
of Section 1.13(b) had been made with respect to such Replaced Bank) of any
Unpaid Drawing (which at such time remains an Unpaid Drawing) to the extent
such amount was not theretofore funded by such Replaced Bank and (z) the
Swingline Bank an amount equal to such Replaced Bank's Adjusted Percentage
(for this purpose, determined as if the adjustment described in clause (ii)
of Section 1.13(b) had been made with such Replaced Bank) of any Mandatory
Borrowing to the extent such amount was not theretofore funded by such
Replaced Bank; and
(ii) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Replaced Bank
(including all obligations, if any, owing pursuant to Section 1.11, but
excluding those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of
which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being,
paid) shall be paid in full to such Replaced Bank concurrently with such
replacement.
(b) Upon the execution of the respective Assignment and Assumption
Agreements referred to in the immediately preceding clause (a), the payment of
the amounts referred to in
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the immediately preceding clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) and, if so requested by the
Replacement Bank, delivery to the Replacement Bank of the appropriate Note or
Notes executed by the Borrower, (i) the Replacement Bank shall become a Bank
hereunder and the Replaced Bank shall cease to constitute a Bank hereunder,
except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2.06, 4.04, 13.01 and
13.06), which shall survive as to such Replaced Bank, and (ii) in the case of a
replacement of a Defaulting Bank, the Adjusted Percentages of the Banks shall be
automatically adjusted at such time to give effect to such replacement (and to
give effect to the replacement of a Defaulting Bank with one or more
Non-Defaulting Banks).
SECTION 2. Letters of Credit.
2.01. Letters of Credit. (a) Subject to and upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request that any Issuing Bank
issue, at any time and from time to time on and after the Effective Date and
prior to the Final Maturity Date, (x) for the account of the Borrower and for
the benefit of any holder (or any trustee, agent or other similar representative
for any such holders) of L/C Supportable Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, an irrevocable standby letter of credit, in a form customarily
used by such Issuing Bank or in such other form as has been approved by such
Issuing Bank (each such standby letter of credit, a "Standby Letter of Credit")
in support of such L/C Supportable Indebtedness and (y) for the account of the
Borrower and for the benefit of sellers of goods to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, an irrevocable sight commercial letter of credit in a form
customarily used by such Issuing Bank or in such other form as has been approved
by such Issuing Bank (each such commercial letter of credit, a "Trade Letter of
Credit", and each such Trade Letter of Credit and Standby Letter of Credit, a
"Letter of Credit") in support of commercial transactions of the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that each of the
Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute a Letter of Credit for all purposes
of this Agreement and shall be deemed issued on the Effective Date.
(b) Letters of Credit may be issued at the request of the Borrower in
Dollars, Deutsche Marks, French Francs, Canadian Dollars, Dutch Guilders,
British Pounds Sterling, Japanese Yen, Hong Kong Dollars, Korean Won or Mexican
Pesos, if available, and in any other currencies, if available, which are
acceptable to the Agent and such Issuing Bank.
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(c) Each Issuing Bank may agree, in its sole discretion, and the Agent
hereby agrees, that in the event a requested Letter of Credit is not issued by
one of the other Issuing Banks, it will (subject to the terms and conditions
contained herein), at any time and from time to time on or after the Effective
Date and prior to the Final Maturity Date (or the 30th day prior to the Final
Maturity Date in the case of Trade Letters of Credit), following its receipt of
the respective Letter of Credit Request, issue for the account of the Borrower
one or more Letters of Credit (x) in the case of Standby Letters of Credit, in
support of such L/C Supportable Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries as is permitted to remain outstanding without giving rise to a
Default or an Event of Default and (y) in the case of Trade Letters of Credit,
in support of sellers of goods as referenced in Section 2.01(a); provided that
the respective Issuing Bank (including the Agent) shall be under no obligation
to issue any Letter of Credit of the types described above if at the time of
such issuance:
(i) any order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority or
arbitrator shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such Issuing
Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit or any requirement of law
applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not
having the force of law) from any governmental authority with jurisdiction
over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank
refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of
Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to
such Letter of Credit any restriction or reserve or capital requirement
(for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on
the Effective Date, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not
applicable, in effect or known to such Issuing Bank as of the Effective
Date and which such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it; or
(ii) such Issuing Bank shall have received notice from the Required
Banks prior to the issuance of such Letter of Credit of the type described
in the penultimate sentence of Section 2.03(b).
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Letter of Credit shall be
issued the Stated Amount of which, when added to the Letter of Credit
Outstandings (exclusive of Unpaid Drawings which are repaid on the date of, and
prior to the issuance of, the respective Letter of Credit) at such time would
exceed either (x) $15,000,000 or (y) when added to the aggregate prin-
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cipal amount of all Revolving Loans made by Non-Defaulting Banks and then
outstanding and Swingline Loans then outstanding, an amount equal to the
Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time, (ii) each Standby Letter
of Credit shall by its terms terminate on or before the earlier of (x) the date
which occurs 12 months after the date of issuance thereof (although any such
Standby Letter of Credit may be extendable for successive periods of up to 12
months, but, except as provided in Section 2.01(e), not beyond the Final
Maturity Date) on terms acceptable to the Issuing Bank thereof) and (y) except
as provided in Section 2.01(e), the Final Maturity Date and (iii) each Trade
Letter of Credit shall by its terms terminate on or before the earlier of (x)
the date which occurs 180 days after the date of issuance thereof and (y) the
date which occurs 30 days prior to the Final Maturity Date.
(e) Any Standby Letter of Credit may have a termination date which
occurs after the Final Maturity Date but not beyond the date which is six months
after the Final Maturity Date. In connection with any such Standby Letter of
Credit, at least three Business Days' prior to the Final Maturity Date, the
Borrower shall have either (x) paid to the Agent at the Payment Office an amount
of cash equal to the sum of (1) the Stated Amount of such Standby Letter of
Credit plus (2) the amount of all Letter of Credit Fees and Facing Fees that
will accrue thereon through and including the termination date of such Standby
Letter of Credit, such cash to be held as security for all obligations of the
Borrower in respect of such Standby Letter of Credit in a cash collateral
account to be established by the Agent or (y) caused a back-up letter of credit
to be issued by a commercial bank that is reasonably satisfactory to the Agent
and the respective Issuing Bank having a long-term unsecured debt rating of at
least A or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least A2 or the equivalent
thereof by Moody's, with such back-up letter of credit to be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent and the respective Issuing Bank and in an
amount equal to the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clause (x).
2.02. Minimum Stated Amount. The initial Stated Amount of each Letter
of Credit shall not be less than $100,000, or such lesser amount as is
acceptable to the respective Issuing Bank.
2.03. Letter of Credit Requests. (a) Whenever the Borrower desires that
a Letter of Credit be issued for its account, an Authorized Representative of
the Borrower shall give the Agent and the respective Issuing Bank at least five
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ness Days' (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the respective Issuing
Bank) written notice thereof. Each notice shall be in the form of Exhibit C
(each, a "Letter of Credit Request").
(b) The making of each Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed to be a
representation and warranty by the Borrower that such Letter of Credit may be
issued in accordance with, and will not violate the requirements of, Section
2.01(d). Unless the respective Issuing Bank has received notice from the
Required Banks before it issues a Letter of Credit that one or more of the
conditions specified in Section 5 or Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that
the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Section 2.01(d), then such
Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit for the account of the
Borrower in accordance with such Issuing Bank's usual and customary practices.
Upon its issuance of, or any amendment to, any Standby Letter of Credit, such
Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Agent and each Bank of such issuance or
amendment, which notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the Letter of Credit
actually issued or the amendment actually effected.
2.04. Letter of Credit Participations. (a) Immediately upon the
issuance by any Issuing Bank of any Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall be
deemed to have sold and transferred to each other Bank with a Revolving Loan
Commitment (each such Bank, in its capacity under this Section 2.04, a
"Participant"), and each such Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and
unconditionally to have purchased and received from such Issuing Bank, without
recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent of
such Participant's Adjusted Percentage in such Letter of Credit, each drawing
made thereunder and the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement with
respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto. Upon
any change in the Revolving Loan Commitments or Adjusted Percentages of the
Banks pursuant to Section 1.13 or 13.04 or as a result of a Bank Default, it is
hereby agreed that, with respect to all outstanding Letters of Credit and Unpaid
Drawings, there shall be an automatic adjustment to the participations pursuant
to this Section 2.04 to reflect the new Adjusted Percentages of the assignor and
assignee Bank or of all Banks, as the case may be.
(b) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, such
Issuing Bank shall have no obligation relative to the other Banks other than to
confirm that any documents re-
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quired to be delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered
and that they appear to comply on their face with the requirements of such
Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Issuing Bank
under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, if taken or omitted in the
absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Bank, shall
not create for such Issuing Bank any resulting liability to the Borrower, any
other Credit Party or any Bank.
(c) In the event that any Issuing Bank makes any payment under any
Letter of Credit and the Borrower shall not have reimbursed such amount in full
to such Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.05(a), such Issuing Bank shall
promptly notify the Agent, which shall promptly notify each Participant of such
failure, and each Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to such
Issuing Bank the amount of such Participant's Adjusted Percentage of such
unreimbursed payment in Dollars (or, in the case of any unreimbursed payment
made pursuant to Section 2.05(a) in a currency other than Dollars, of the Dollar
Equivalent of such unreimbursed payment, as determined by the Agent on the date
on which such unreimbursed payment was made by such Issuing Bank) and in same
day funds. If the Agent so notifies, prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on any
Business Day, any Participant required to fund a payment under a Letter of
Credit, such Participant shall make available to such Issuing Bank in Dollars
(or, in the case of any unreimbursed payment made in a currency other than
Dollars of the Dollar Equivalent thereof) such Participant's Adjusted Percentage
of the amount of such payment on such Business Day and in same day funds. If and
to the extent such Participant shall not have so made its Adjusted Percentage of
the amount of such payment available to such Issuing Bank, such Participant
agrees to pay to such Issuing Bank, forthwith on demand, such amount, together
with interest thereon, for each day from such date until the date such amount is
paid to such Issuing Bank at the overnight Federal Funds Rate for the first
three days and at the rate otherwise applicable to Revolving Loans maintained as
Base Rate Loans hereunder for each day thereafter. The failure of any
Participant to make available to such Issuing Bank its Adjusted Percentage of
any payment under any Letter of Credit shall not relieve any other Participant
of its obligation hereunder to make available to such Issuing Bank its Adjusted
Percentage of any Letter of Credit on the date required, as specified above, but
no Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other Participant to
make available to such Issuing Bank such other Participant's Adjusted Percentage
of any such payment.
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(d) Whenever any Issuing Bank receives a payment of a reimbursement
obligation as to which it has received any payments from the Participants
pursuant to clause (c) above, such Issuing Bank shall pay to each Participant
which has paid its Adjusted Percentage thereof, in Dollars (or, in the case of
any payment received in a currency other than Dollars, of the Dollar Equivalent
thereof) and in same day funds, an amount equal to such Participant's share
(based upon the proportionate aggregate amount originally funded by such
Participant to the aggregate amount funded by all Participants) of the principal
amount of such reimbursement obligation and interest thereon accruing after the
purchase of the respective participations.
(e) Upon the request of any Participant, each Issuing Bank shall
furnish to such Participant copies of any Letter of Credit issued by it and such
other documentation as may reasonably be requested by such Participant.
(f) The obligations of the Participants to make payments to each
Issuing Bank with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it shall be irrevocable
and not subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made
in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all
circumstances, including, without limitation, any of the following
circumstances:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the other Credit Documents;
(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may have at any time against a
beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Letter of
Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), the
Agent, any Participant, or any other Person, whether in connection with
this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein
or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction between
the Borrower and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of Credit);
(iii) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any
Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient
in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any
respect;
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(iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance
or observance of any of the terms of any of the Credit Documents; or
(v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.
2.05. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings. (a) The Borrower
hereby agrees to reimburse the respective Issuing Bank, by making payment to the
Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank in Dollars (or, in the case of any
payment or disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in a currency other than
Dollars, of the Dollar Equivalent of such payment or disbursement) and in
immediately available funds at the Payment Office, for any payment or
disbursement made by it under any Letter of Credit (each such amount, or the
Dollar Equivalent thereof as determined by the Agent on the date of payment or
disbursement, so paid until reimbursed, an "Unpaid Drawing"), immediately after,
and in any event on the date of, the date of such payment or disbursement, with
interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Issuing Bank, to the extent
not reimbursed prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date of such payment
or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but excluding
the date such Issuing Bank was reimbursed by the Borrower therefor at a rate per
annum which shall be the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the
Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are maintained as Base Rate Loans;
provided, however, to the extent such amounts are not reimbursed prior to 12:00
Noon (New York time) on the third Business Day following such payment or
disbursement, interest shall thereafter accrue on the amounts so paid or
disbursed by such Issuing Bank (and until reimbursed by the Borrower) at a rate
per annum which shall be the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the
Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are maintained as Base Rate Loans
plus 2%, in each such case, with interest to be payable on demand. The
respective Issuing Bank shall give the Borrower prompt notice of each Drawing
under any Letter of Credit; provided that the failure to give any such notice
shall in no way affect, impair or diminish the Borrower's obligations hereunder.
(b) The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 2.05 to
reimburse the respective Issuing Bank with respect to payments or disbursements
on Letters of Credit (each, a "Drawing") (including, in each case, interest
thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and
irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the
Borrower may have or have had against any Bank
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(including in its capacity as issuer of the Letter of Credit or as Participant),
or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of
such Drawing, the respective Issuing Bank's only obligation to the Borrower
being to confirm that any documents required to be delivered under such Letter
of Credit appear to have been delivered and that they appear to comply on their
face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted
to be taken by any Issuing Bank under or in connection with any Letter of
Credit, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful
misconduct, shall not create for such Issuing Bank any resulting liability to
the Borrower or any other Credit Party.
2.06. Increased Costs. If at any time after the Effective Date, the
introduction of, or any change in, any applicable law, rule, regulation, order,
guideline or request or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
governmental authority charged with the interpretation or administration
thereof, or compliance by any Issuing Bank or any Participant with any request
or directive by any such authority (whether or not having the force of law), or
any change in generally accepted accounting principles, shall either (i) impose,
modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar
requirement against letters of credit issued by any Issuing Bank or participated
in by any Participant, or (ii) impose on any Issuing Bank or any Participant any
other conditions relating, directly or indirectly, to this Agreement or any
Letter of Credit; and the result of any of the foregoing is to materially
increase the cost to any Issuing Bank or any Participant of issuing, maintaining
or participating in any Letter of Credit, or materially reduce the amount of any
sum received or receivable by any Issuing Bank or any Participant hereunder or
materially reduce the rate of return on its capital with respect to Letters of
Credit (except for changes in the rate of, or in calculation of income subject
to, tax on, or determined by reference to, the net income or profits of such
Issuing Bank or such Participant pursuant to the laws of the United States of
America, the jurisdiction in which it is organized or in which its principal
office or applicable lending office is located or any subdivision thereof or
therein), then, upon demand to the Borrower by such Issuing Bank or any
Participant (a copy of which demand shall be sent by such Issuing Bank or such
Participant to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Issuing Bank or such
Participant such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for
such increased cost or reduction in the amount receivable or reduction on the
rate of return on its capital. Any Issuing Bank or any Participant, upon
determining that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to
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this Section 2.06, will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower,
which notice shall include a certificate submitted to the Borrower by such
Issuing Bank or such Participant (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by
such Issuing Bank or such Participant to the Agent), setting forth in reasonable
detail the basis for the calculation of such additional amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Issuing Bank or such Participant. The certificate
required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall, if delivered in
good faith and absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on the
Borrower.
SECTION 3. Commitment Commission; Fees; Reductions of Commitment.
3.01. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for
distribution to each Non-Defaulting Bank a commitment commission (the
"Commitment Commission") for the period from the Effective Date to and including
the Final Maturity Date (or such earlier date as the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment shall have been terminated), computed at a rate for each day equal to
the Applicable Commitment Commission Percentage on the daily average Unutilized
Revolving Loan Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Bank. Accrued Commitment
Commission shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly
Payment Date and on the Final Maturity Date or such earlier date upon which the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment is terminated.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for distribution to each
Non-Defaulting Bank (based on their respective Adjusted Percentages) a fee in
respect of each Letter of Credit issued hereunder (the "Letter of Credit Fee"),
for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit
to and including the termination of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate
per annum equal to the Applicable L/C Percentage of the daily Stated Amount of
such Letter of Credit. Accrued Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable
quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and upon the first day on or
after the termination of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment upon which no
Letters of Credit remain outstanding.
(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the respective Issuing Bank, for its
own account, a facing fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued for its
account hereunder (the "Facing Fee"), for the period from and including the date
of issuance of such Letter of Credit to and including the termination of such
Letter of Credit, computed at a rate equal to 1/8
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of 1% per annum of the daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit, provided,
that in any event the minimum amount of the Facing Fee payable in any 12 month
period for each Letter of Credit shall be $250; it being agreed that, on the
date of issuance of any Letter of Credit and on each anniversary thereof prior
to the termination of such Letter of Credit, if the total amount of Facing Fees
that will accrue with respect to such Letter of Credit for the immediately
succeeding 12 month period will be less than $250, then, the full $250 shall be
payable on the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and on each such
anniversary thereof prior to the termination of such Letter of Credit. Except as
otherwise provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, accrued
Facing Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly
Payment Date and on the date upon which the Total Revolving Loan Commitment has
been terminated and such Letter of Credit has been terminated in accordance with
its terms.
(d) The Borrower agrees to pay, upon each drawing under, issuance of,
or amendment to, any Letter of Credit, such amount as shall at the time of such
event be the administrative charge which the respective Issuing Bank is
generally imposing in connection with such occurrence with respect to letters of
credit.
(e) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for its own account, such
other fees as have been agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Agent.
3.02. Voluntary Termination of Unutilized Commitments. (a) Upon at
least two Business Days' prior notice to the Agent at its Notice Office (which
notice the Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Banks), the Borrower
shall have the right, at any time or from time to time, without premium or
penalty, to terminate the Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment, in whole
or in part, in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in the case of partial
reductions to the Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment; provided that (i)
each such reduction shall apply proportionately to permanently reduce the
Revolving Loan Commitment of each Bank and (ii) the reduction to the Total
Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment shall in no case be in an amount which
would cause the Revolving Loan Commitment of any Bank to be reduced (as required
by preceding clause (i)) by an amount which exceeds the remainder of (x) the
Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment of such Bank as in effect immediately
before giving effect to such reduction minus (y) such Bank's Adjusted Percentage
of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.
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(b) In the event of certain refusals by a Bank as provided in Section
13.12(b) to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or
terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the
Required Banks, the Borrower may, upon five Business Days' written notice to the
Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Agent shall promptly transmit to
each of the Banks) terminate the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Bank so long
as (A) all Loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest, Fees and all other
amounts, owing to such Bank are repaid concurrently with the effectiveness of
such termination pursuant to Section 4.01(v) (at which time Schedule I shall be
deemed modified to reflect such changed amounts), (B) such Bank's Adjusted
Percentage of any outstanding Letters of Credit are cash collateralized in a
manner satisfactory to the Agent and each Issuing Bank concurrently with the
effectiveness of such termination and (C) the consents required by Sections
4.01(v) and 13.12(b) in connection with the termination pursuant to this Section
3.02(b) have been obtained, and at such time such Bank shall no longer
constitute a "Bank" for purposes of this Agreement, except with respect to
indemnifications under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections
1.10, 1.11, 2.06, 4.04, 13.01 and 13.06), which shall survive as to such repaid
Bank.
3.03. Mandatory Reduction of Commitments. (a) The Total Revolving Loan
Commitment (and the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Bank) shall terminate in
its entirety on the Final Maturity Date.
(b) The Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be permanently reduced in
the amount and at the time of any payment on the Loans required to be applied to
the Revolving Loans or Revolving Loan Commitments or to cash collateralize
Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 4.02(e).
(c) Each reduction or termination of the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment pursuant to this Section 3.03 shall apply proportionately to the
Revolving Loan Commitment of each Bank.
SECTION 4. Prepayments; Payments; Taxes.
4.01. Voluntary Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right to
prepay the Loans, without premium or penalty, in whole or in part at any time
and from time to time on the following terms and conditions:
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(i) the Borrower shall give the Agent prior to 12:00 Noon (New York
time) at its Notice Office (x) at least one Business Day's prior written
notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent
to prepay Base Rate Loans (or same day notice in the case of Swing line
Loans provided such notice is given prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on
such day) and (y) at least three Business Days' prior written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent to prepay
Eurodollar Loans, whether Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans shall be
prepaid, the amount of such prepayment and the Types of Loans to be prepaid
and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the specific Borrowing or Borrowings
pursuant to which made, which notice the Agent shall promptly transmit to
each of the Banks;
(ii) each prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at
least $250,000; provided that if any partial prepayment of Eurodollar Loans
made pursuant to any Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding Eurodollar
Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum
Borrowing Amount applicable thereto, then such Borrowing may not be
continued as a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans and any election of an
Interest Period with respect thereto given by the Borrower shall have no
force or effect;
(iii) prepayments of Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to this Section
4.01 (other than pursuant to clause (v) below) may only be made on the last
day of an Interest Period applicable thereto;
(iv) each prepayment in respect of any Loans made pursuant to a
Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans, provided that at the
Borrower's election in connection with any prepayment of Revolving Loans
pursuant to this Section 4.01 (other than pursuant to clause (v) below),
such prepayment shall not be applied to any Revolving Loan of a Defaulting
Bank; and
(v) in the event of certain refusals by a Bank as provided in Section
13.12(b) to consent to certain proposed changes, waivers, discharges or
terminations with respect to this Agreement which have been approved by the
Required Banks, the Borrower may, upon five Business Days' written notice
to the Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Agent shall promptly
transmit to each of the Banks) repay all Loans, together with accrued and
unpaid
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interest, Fees, and other amounts owing to such Bank in accordance with
said Section 13.12(b) so long as (A) in the case of the repayment of
Revolving Loans of any Bank pursuant to this clause (v) the Revolving Loan
Commitment of such Bank is terminated concurrently with such repayment in
accordance with Section 3.02(b) (at which time Schedule I shall be deemed
modified to reflect the changed Revolving Loan Commitments), (B) such
Bank's Adjusted Percentage of any outstanding Letters of Credit are cash
collateralized in a manner satisfactory to the Agent and each Issuing Bank
concurrently with the effectiveness of such repayment and (C) unless the
Revolving Loan Commitments terminated, and Loans repaid, pursuant to this
clause (v) are immediately replaced in full at such time through the
addition of new Banks or the increase of the Revolving Loan Commitments
and/or outstanding Loans of existing Banks (which in each case must
specifically consent with respect to such increase in respect of itself),
then in the case of any action pursuant to this clause (v) the Required
Banks (determined before giving effect to the proposed action) shall
specifically consent thereto.
4.02. Mandatory Repayments. (a) (i) On any day on which the sum of the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans offered by
Non-Defaulting Banks, Swingline Loans and the Letter of Credit Outstandings
exceeds the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment as then in effect, the
Borrower shall prepay on such day principal of Swingline Loans and, after the
Swingline Loans have been repaid in full, Revolving Loans of Non-Defaulting
Banks in an amount equal to such excess. If, after giving effect to the
prepayment of all outstanding Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans of
Non-Defaulting Banks, the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Outstandings
exceeds the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment as then in effect, the
Borrower shall pay to the Agent at the Payment Office on such date an amount of
cash or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of such excess (up to a maximum
amount equal to the Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time), such cash or
Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all obligations of the Borrower to
Non-Defaulting Banks hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by
the Agent.
(ii) On any day on which the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the Revolving Loans made by any Defaulting Bank exceeds the Revolving Loan
Commitment of such Defaulting Bank, the Borrower shall prepay on such day
principal
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of Revolving Loans of such Defaulting Bank in an amount equal to such excess.
(b) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this
Section 4.02, on each date on or after the Effective Date upon which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives any proceeds from any incurrence by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness for borrowed money
(other than Indebtedness for borrowed money permitted to be incurred under
Section 9.05), an amount equal to 100% of the cash proceeds of the respective
incurrence of Indebtedness (net of underwriting or placement discounts and
commissions and other reasonable costs associated therewith) shall be applied as
provided in Section 4.02(e).
(c) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this
Section 4.02, on each date on or after the Effective Date upon which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives proceeds from any sale of assets
(excluding (i) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) sales
of equipment and related software to customers of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business pursuant to the terms of the
respective wagering systems equipment contracts or similar contracts to which
such Person is a party, (iii) sales of assets in the ordinary course of business
pursuant to Section 9.02(i) and (iv) the sale of the Caliente system pursuant to
Section 9.02(viii)), an amount equal to 100% of the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom
shall be applied as provided in Section 4.02(e); provided that as long as no
Default or Event of Default then exists, no such mandatory reduction in
commitment shall be required to the extent that the Borrower has delivered a
certificate to the Agent on or prior to such date stating that such proceeds
shall be reinvested by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries within nine months
following the date of such sale of assets.
(d) In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this
Section 4.02, within 10 days following each date on or after the Effective Date
upon which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives any proceeds from
any Recovery Event, an amount equal to 100% of the proceeds of such Recovery
Event (net of reasonable costs and any taxes incurred in connection with such
Recovery Event and any amounts required to be applied (and are applied) to the
repayment of any other Indebtedness secured by a prior perfected security
interest (to the extent permitted by this Agreement) in the property subject to
such Recovery Event) shall be applied as provided in Section 4.02(e); provided
that so long as no Default or Event of De-
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fault then exists, no such mandatory repayment shall be required to the extent
that the Borrower has delivered a certificate to the Agent on or prior to such
date stating that such proceeds shall be used to replace or restore any
properties or assets in respect of which such proceeds were paid within twelve
months following the date of such Recovery Event (which certificate shall set
forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended); and provided further,
that (i) if the amount of such proceeds exceeds $5,000,000 (other than as a
result of a Recovery Event that has occurred with respect to property located at
a racetrack or any other wagering facility, in which case such proceeds shall be
applied as provided elsewhere in this Section 4.02(d) without regard to the
terms of this sub-clause (i)), then an amount equal to the portion in excess of
$5,000,000 shall be applied as provided in this Section 4.02(d) and (ii) if all
or any portion of such proceeds not required to be applied as provided in the
immediately preceding proviso are not so used within twelve months after the
date of the respective Recovery Event, then on the date which is the twelve
month anniversary of the respective Recovery Event in an amount equal to the
remaining portion of such proceeds not so used shall be applied as provided in
Section 4.02(e).
(e) Mandatory prepayments to be applied pursuant to this Section
4.02(e) shall be applied as follows: (i) first, to prepay Swingline Loans; (ii)
second, to prepay Revolving Loans and to permanently reduce the Revolving Loan
Commitment in the amount prepaid; (iii) third, to cash collateralize Letters of
Credit in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and thereafter, the
Revolving Loan Commitment will be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the
amount otherwise required to be prepaid. Amounts applied pursuant to this
Section 4.02(e) may not be reborrowed.
(f) With respect to each repayment of Loans required by this Section
4.02, the Borrower may designate the Types of Loans which are to be repaid and,
in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the specific Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant
to which made; provided that (i) repayments of Eurodollar Loans pursuant to this
Section 4.02 may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period applicable
thereto unless all Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods ending on such date of
required repayment and all Base Rate Loans have been paid in full, and (ii) if
any repayment of Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing shall
reduce the outstanding Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an
amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto, such Borrowing
shall be converted at the end of the then current Interest Period into Base Rate
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Loans. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the
preceding sentence, the Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation
in its sole discretion.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in
this Agreement, all then outstanding Loans shall be repaid in full on the Final
Maturity Date.
4.03. Method and Place of Payment. Except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, all payments under this Agreement or any Note shall be made to
the Agent for the account of the Bank or Banks entitled thereto not later than
12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date when due and shall be made in Dollars in
immediately available funds at the Payment Office of the Agent. Whenever any
payment to be made, hereunder or under any Note shall be stated to be due on a
day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the
next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal,
interest shall be payable at the applicable rate during such extension.
4.04. Net Payments. (a) All payments made by the Borrower hereunder or
under any Note will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense.
Except as provided in Section 4.04(b), all such payments will be made free and
clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future taxes,
levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature
now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments (but
excluding, except as provided in the second succeeding sentence, any tax imposed
on or measured by the net income or profits of a Bank pursuant to the laws of
the jurisdiction in which it is organized or the jurisdiction in which the
principal office or applicable lending office of such Bank is located or any
subdivision thereof or therein) and all interest, penalties or similar
liabilities with respect thereto (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imports,
duties, fees, assessments or other charges being referred to collectively as
"Taxes"). If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, the Borrower agrees to pay the
full amount of such Taxes, and such additional amounts as may be necessary so
that every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement or under any Note,
after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes, will not be less
than the amount provided for under this Agreement or under any Note. If any
amounts are payable in respect of Taxes pursuant to the preceding sentence, the
Borrower agrees to reimburse each Bank, upon the written request of such Bank,
for taxes imposed on or
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measured by the net income or profits of such Bank pursuant to the laws of the
jurisdiction in which such Bank is organized or in which the principal office or
applicable lending office of such Bank is located or under the laws of any
political subdivision or taxing authority of any such jurisdiction in which such
Bank is organized or in which the principal office or applicable lending office
of such Bank is located and for any withholding of income or similar taxes
imposed by the United States of America as such Bank shall determine are payable
by, or withheld from, such Bank in respect of such amounts so paid to or on
behalf of such Bank pursuant to the preceding sentence and in respect of any
amounts paid to or on behalf of such Bank pursuant to this sentence. The
Borrower will furnish to the Agent within 45 days after the date the payment of
any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law certified copies of tax receipts
evidencing such payment by the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Bank, and reimburse such Bank upon its written request, for
the amount of any Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Bank.
(b) Each Bank that is not a United States person (as such term is
defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) agrees to deliver to the Borrower
and the Agent on or prior to the Effective Date, or in the case of a Bank that
is an assignee or transferee of an interest under this Agreement pursuant to
Section 1.13 or 13.04 (unless the respective Bank was already a Bank hereunder
immediately prior to such assignment or transfer), on the date of such
assignment or transfer to such Bank, (i) two accurate and complete original
signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form 4224 or 1001 (or successor forms)
certifying to such Bank's entitlement to a complete exemption from United States
withholding tax with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and
under any Note, or (ii) if the Bank is not a "bank" within the meaning of
Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and cannot deliver either Internal Revenue
Service Form 1001 or 4224 pursuant to clause (i) above, (x) a certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit D (any such certificate, a "Section
4.04(b)(ii) Certificate") and (y) two accurate and complete original signed
copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (or successor form) certifying to
such Bank's entitlement to a complete exemption from United States withholding
tax with respect to interest payments to be made under this Agreement and under
any Note. In addition, each Bank agrees that from time to time after the
Effective Date, when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the
previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, it will
deliver to the Borrower and the Agent two new accurate and complete original
signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
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4224 or 1001, or Form W-8 and a Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate, as the case may
be, and such other forms as may be required in order to confirm or establish the
entitlement of such Bank to a continued exemption from United States withholding
tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Note, or it shall
immediately notify the Borrower and the Agent of its inability to deliver any
such Form or Certificate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 4.04(a), but subject to Section 13.04(b) and the immediately succeeding
sentence, (x) the Borrower shall be entitled, to the extent it is required to do
so by law, to deduct or withhold income or similar taxes imposed by the United
States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein)
from interest, fees or other amounts payable hereunder for the account of any
Bank which is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes to the extent that
such Bank has not provided to the Borrower U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms
(and, if applicable, a Section 4.04(b)(ii) certificate) that establish a
complete exemption from such deduction or withholding and (y) the Borrower shall
not be obligated pursuant to Section 4.04(a) hereof to gross-up payments to be
made to a Bank in respect of income or similar taxes imposed by the United
States if (I) such Bank has not provided to the Borrower the Internal Revenue
Service Forms (and, if applicable, a Section 4.04(b)(ii) certificate) required
to be provided to the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.04(b) or (II) in the
case of a payment, other than interest, to a Bank described in clause (ii)
above, to the extent that such Forms do not establish a complete exemption from
withholding of such taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
the preceding sentence or elsewhere in this Section 4.04 and except as set forth
in Section 13.04(b), the Borrower agrees to pay additional amounts and to
indemnify each Bank in the manner set forth in Section 4.04(a) (without regard
to the identity of the jurisdiction requiring the deduction or withholding) in
respect of any amounts deducted or withheld by it as described in the
immediately preceding sentence as a result of any changes after the Effective
Date in any applicable law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or
order, or in the interpretation thereof, relating to the deducting or
withholding of income or similar Taxes.
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SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent to the Effective Date. The occurrence
of the Effective Date pursuant to Section 13.10 and the obligation of each Bank
to make Loans, and the obligation of each Issuing Bank to issue Letters of
Credit, on the Effective Date is subject at the time of such Credit Event
(except as hereinafter indicated) to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
5.01. Execution of Agreement; Notes. On or prior to the Effective Date
(i) this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered in accordance with
Section 13.10 and (ii) there shall have been delivered to the Agent for the
account of each of the Banks the appropriate Revolving Note executed by the
Borrower, and to the Swingline Bank the Swingline Note executed by the Borrower,
in each case in the amount, maturity and as otherwise provided herein.
5.02. Fees, etc. On the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have paid to
the Agent and the Banks all costs, fees and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses, UCC filing fees and title
insurance fees) payable to the Agent and the Banks to the extent then due.
5.03. Opinions of Counsel. On the Effective Date, the Agent shall have
received (i) from Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, special counsel to the
Borrower and the other Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Agent and
each of the Banks and dated the Effective Date covering the matters set forth in
Exhibit F-1 and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated
herein as the Agent may reasonably request and (ii) from Martin E. Schloss,
Esq., General Counsel of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, an opinion addressed
to the Agent and each of the Banks and dated the Effective Date covering the
matters set forth in Exhibit F-2 and such other matters incident to the
transactions contemplated herein as the Agent may reasonably request.
5.04. Corporate Documents; Proceeding; etc. (a) On the Effective Date,
the Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed by
the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President or the Treasurer of
each Credit Party, and attested to by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary
of such Credit Party, in the form of Exhibit G with appropriate insertions,
together with copies of the certificate of incorporation (or equivalent
organizational document) and bylaws of such Credit Party and the resolutions of
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such Credit Party referred to in such certificate, and the foregoing shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Agent.
(b) On the Effective Date, the Agent shall have received a certificate,
dated the Effective Date, signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President,
any Vice President or the Treasurer of the Borrower stating that all the
conditions in Sections 5 and 6 have been satisfied on such date.
(c) All corporate and legal proceedings and all instruments and
agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Agent and the Required Banks, and the Agent shall have received
all information and copies of all documents and papers, including records of
corporate proceedings, governmental approvals, good standing certificates and
bring-down telegrams or facsimiles, if any, which the Agent reasonably may have
requested in connection therewith, such documents and papers where appropriate
to be certified by proper corporate or governmental authorities.
5.05. Subsidiaries Guaranty. On the Effective Date, each Subsidiary
Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Subsidiaries
Guaranty in the form of Exhibit H, and the Subsidiaries Guaranty, shall be in
full force and effect.
5.06. Pledge Agreement. On the Effective Date, each Credit Party shall
have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Pledge Agreement in the form of
Exhibit I and shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, as Pledgee, all the
Pledged Securities, if any, referred to therein then owned by such Credit Party,
(x) endorsed in blank in the case of promissory notes constituting Pledged
Securities and (y) together with executed and undated stock powers in the case
of capital stock constituting Pledged Securities, and the Pledge Agreement, as
so amended, shall be in full force and effect.
5.07. Security Agreement. On the Effective Date, the Borrower and each
Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered the
Security Agreement in the form of Exhibit J, together with evidence of the
substantially contemporaneous completion of all recordings and filings of, or
with respect to, the Security Agreement as may be necessary or, in the
reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the security
interests intended to be cre-
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ated by the Security Agreement, and the Security Agreement shall be in full
force and effect.
5.08. Adverse Change, etc. (a) On the Effective Date, nothing shall
have occurred (and the Banks shall have become aware of no facts, conditions or
other information not previously known) which the Agent or the Required Banks
shall determine has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse
effect on the rights or remedies of the Agent or the Banks, or on the ability of
any Credit Party to perform their respective obligations to the Agent and the
Banks or which has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse
effect on the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole.
(b) On or prior to the Effective Date, all necessary governmental
(domestic and foreign) and third party approvals in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents and otherwise referred to
herein or therein shall have been obtained and remain in effect, and all
applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by
any competent authority which restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse
conditions upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Additionally, there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction
or other restraint issued or filed or a hearing seeking injunctive relief or
other restraint pending or notified prohibiting or imposing materially adverse
conditions upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
5.09. Litigation. On the Effective Date, no litigation by any entity
(private or governmental) shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened with respect to this Agreement or any documentation executed in
connection herewith or therewith, or the transactions contemplated hereby, or
with respect to any material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or which the Agent or the Required Banks shall determine could
reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the business,
operations, property, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
5.10. Insurance. On or prior to the Effective Date, there shall have
been delivered to the Agent evidence of insurance complying with the
requirements of Section 8.03 for the business and properties of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries,
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in scope, form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Banks
and naming the Collateral Agent as an additional insured and/or loss payee, and
stating that such insurance shall not be cancelled or revised without at least
30 days (or 10 days in the case of nonpayment of premium) prior written notice
by the insurer to the Agent.
5.11. Solvency Certificate. On the Effective Date, the Agent shall have
received a certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower in the
form of Exhibit O.
5.12. Capital and Legal Structure. The Agent and the Banks shall be
satisfied in their absolute and sole discretion with the capital,
organizational, tax and management structure of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
5.13. Discharge of Existing Bankers Trust Debt. On the Effective Date
all principal amounts, prepayment charges, if any, accrued interest, and fees,
charges and other obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of
the Existing Bankers Trust Debt shall have been, or will be simultaneous with
the transactions contemplated herein, paid and discharged in full (other than
the obligations in respect of Existing Letters of Credit), and the Agent shall
have received the originals or copies authenticated to its satisfaction of (i)
duly executed discharge letters and receipts evidencing payment in full of all
amounts due thereunder, (ii) duly executed releases and UCC-3 Termination
Statements satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent, effectively
releasing and discharging all Liens incurred in connection with such Existing
Bankers Trust Debt (including duly cancelled stock powers), in proper form for
filing or recording, as applicable, and (iii) such other documents as the Agent
may reasonably request in order to evidence the discharge of such Existing
Bankers Trust Debt and the release of all Liens in connection therewith.
5.14. Receipt of Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Notes. On or prior to
the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have received or, simultaneous with the
transactions contemplated herein, will receive gross proceeds in an aggregate
principal amount of $110,000,000 from the issuance of the Senior Notes.
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SECTION 6. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events. The occurrence of
the Effective Date pursuant to Section 13.10 and the obligation of each Bank to
maintain and/or make Loans (including Loans made on the Effective Date but
excluding Mandatory Borrowings made thereafter, which shall be made as provided
in Section 1.01(c)), and the obligation of an Issuing Bank to issue any Letter
of Credit, is subject, at the time of each such Credit Event (except as
hereinafter indicated), to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
6.01. No Default; Representations and Warranties. At the time of each
such Credit Event and also after giving effect thereto (i) there shall exist no
Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties
contained herein and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in
all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and
warranties had been made on the date of the making of such Credit Event (it
being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its
terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in
all material respects only as of such specified date).
6.02. Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request. (a) Prior to the
making of each Revolving Loan, the Agent shall have received a Notice of
Borrowing required by Section 1.03(a). Prior to the making of each Swingline
Loan, the Swingline Bank shall have received the notice required by Section
1.03(b)(i).
(b) Prior to the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Agent and the
respective Issuing Bank shall have received a Letter of Credit Request meeting
the requirements of Section 2.03.
6.03. Liens Acceptable to Agent. Annex A to the Security Agreement
shall be acceptable to the Agent.
The occurrence of the Effective Date and the acceptance of the proceeds
or benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a representation and warranty
by the Borrower to the Agent and each of the Banks that all the conditions
specified in Section 5 and in this Section 6 and applicable to the Effective
Date and such Credit Event exist as of that time. All of the Notes,
certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in
Section 5 and in this Section 6, unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered
to the Agent at the No-
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tice Office for the account of (and for delivery to) each of the Banks and,
except for the Notes, in sufficient counterparts for each of the Banks and shall
be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Banks.
SECTION 7. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Banks
to enter into this Agreement and to maintain and/or make the Loans, and issue
(or participate in) the Letters of Credit as provided herein, the Borrower makes
the following representations and warranties, in each case after giving effect
to the Effective Date, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the Notes and the making of the Loans and issuance of the
Letters of Credit, with the occurrence of the Effective Date and each Credit
Event on or after the Effective Date being deemed to constitute a representation
and warranty that the matters specified in this Section 7 are true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date and on the date of each
such Credit Event (it being understood and agreed that any representation or
warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to
be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date).
7.01. Corporate Status. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (i)
is a duly organized and validly existing corporation in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii) has the corporate power and
authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which
it is engaged and presently proposes to engage and (iii) is duly qualified and
is authorized to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where
the conduct of its business requires such qualifications except for failures to
be so qualified which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations,
property, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
7.02. Corporate Power and Authority. Each Credit Party has the
corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the terms and
provisions of each of the Credit Documents to which it is party and has taken
all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance by it of each of such Credit Documents. Each Credit Party has duly
executed and delivered each of the Credit Documents to which it is party, and
each of such Credit Documents constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Credit
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Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the
enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors'
rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in equity or at law).
7.03. No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by
any Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance
by it with the terms and provisions thereof, (i) will contravene any provision
of any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation or any applicable order,
writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii)
will conflict with or result in any material breach of any of the terms,
covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a material default under,
or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or
impose) any Lien (except pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any of the
properties or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the
terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement or loan
agreement, or any other material agreement, contract or instrument, to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its
property or assets is bound which, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, property, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (iii) will
violate any provision of the charter or other organizational documents of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
7.04. Governmental Approvals. No order, consent, approval, license,
authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with
(except as have been obtained or made on or prior to the Effective Date), or
exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority (including, without
limitation, any applicable gaming authority), or any subdivision thereof, is
required to authorize, or is required in connection with, (i) the execution,
delivery and performance of any Credit Document by each Credit Party signatory
thereto or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any
such Credit Document against any Credit Party.
7.05. Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Undisclosed
Liabilities Projections; etc. (a) The consolidated statements of financial
condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at October 31, 1996 and April 30,
1997 and the re-
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lated consolidated statements of income and cash flow and changes in
shareholders' equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year
ended and fiscal quarter ended on such dates, present fairly the consolidated
financial condition of the Borrower at the date of such statement of financial
condition and the results of the consolidated operations of the Borrower for
such fiscal year and such fiscal quarter, respectively. All such financial
statements will have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and practices consistently-applied. Since November 1,
1996, there has been no material adverse change in the business, operations,
property, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) (i) On and as of the Effective Date, after giving effect to all
Indebtedness (including the Loans) being incurred or assumed and Liens created
by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection therewith (assuming the full
utilization of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment on the Effective Date), (a)
the sum of the assets, at a fair valuation, of the Borrower (on a stand-alone
basis), and of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis), will
exceed their respective debts; (b) the Borrower (on a stand-alone basis), and
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis), have not incurred
and do not intend to incur, and do not believe that they will incur, debts
beyond their ability to pay such debts as such debts mature; and (c) the
Borrower (on a stand-alone basis), and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a
consolidated basis), will have sufficient capital with which to conduct its
business. For purposes of this Section 7.05(b), "debt" means any liability on a
claim, and "claim" means (i) right to payment, whether or not such a right is
reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured,
unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured or (ii)
right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise
to a payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to
judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured
or unsecured.
(c) Except as fully disclosed in the financial statements delivered
pursuant to Section 7.05(a) or as set forth on Schedule IV, there were as of the
Effective Date no liabilities or obligations with respect to the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise and whether or not due) which, either individually or in
aggregate, would be material to the
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Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. As of the Effective Date, the
Borrower knows of no basis for the assertion against it of any liability or
obligation of any nature whatsoever that is not fully disclosed in the financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.05(a) or set forth on Schedule IV
which, either individually or in the aggregate, could be material to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(d) On and as of the Effective Date, the financial projections (the
"Projections") previously delivered to the Agent and the Banks have been
prepared and based on the underlying accounting principles consistent with the
financial statements referred to in Section 7.05(a) (other than as set forth or
presented in such Projections), and there are no statements or conclusions in
any of the Projections which are based upon or include information known to the
Borrower to be misleading in any material respect or which fail to take into
account material information regarding the matters reported therein. On the
Effective Date, the Borrower believed that the Projections were reasonable and
attainable; provided, however, it being recognized by the Banks that actual
results may differ from the Projections and no representation is made that the
Projections will in fact be attained.
7.06. Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending
or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (i) with respect to any
Credit Document, (ii) with respect to any material Indebtedness of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) that could reasonably be expected to
materially and adversely affect the business, operations, property, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
7.07. True and Complete Disclosure. All factual information (taken as a
whole) furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in writing
to the Agent or any Bank (including, without limitation, all information
contained in the Credit Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this
Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any transaction contemplated herein or
therein is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter
furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in writing to the
Agent or any Bank will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the
date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by
omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole)
not mislead-
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ing in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under
which such information was provided.
7.08. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. (a) All proceeds of all
Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans incurred on or after the Effective Date
shall be used for the general corporate and working capital purposes of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(b) No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used (or has been used)
to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Neither the making of any Loan nor the
use of the proceeds thereof nor the occurrence of any other Credit Event will
violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation G, T, U or X of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
7.09. Tax Returns and Payments. The Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be timely filed, on the due dates
thereof or pursuant to extensions thereof, with the appropriate taxing
authority, all Federal, state and other material returns, statements, forms and
reports for taxes (the "Returns") required to be filed by or with respect to the
income, properties or operations of the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries.
The Returns accurately reflect in all material respects all liability for taxes
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby. The
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have paid all material taxes payable by
them as shown on such Returns other than taxes which are not delinquent, and
other than those contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have
been established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Except as disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 7.05(a)
or as set forth on Schedule V, there is no material action, suit, proceeding,
investigation, audit, or claim now pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Borrower, threatened by any authority regarding any taxes relating to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule V, as of
the Effective Date, none of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has entered
into an agreement or waiver or been requested to enter into an agreement or
waiver extending any statute of limitations relating to the payment or
collection of taxes of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or is aware of
any circumstances that would cause the taxable years or other taxable periods of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not to be subject to the normally
applicable statute of limitations.
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None of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has provided, with respect to
themselves or property held by them, any consent under Section 341 of the Code.
7.10. Compliance with ERISA. Each Plan is in substantial compliance
with ERISA and the Code; no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to a Plan
which could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability of any of
the Borrower, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or any ERISA
Affiliate; no Plan is insolvent or in reorganization; no Plan has an Unfunded
Current Liability; no Plan has an accumulated or waived funding deficiency, has
permitted decreases in its funding standard account or has applied for an
extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the
Code: all contributions required to be made with respect to a Plan have been
timely made; none of the Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA
Affiliate has incurred any material liability to or on account of a Plan
pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204
or 4212 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code or expects to
incur any such liability under any of the foregoing Sections with respect to any
Plan; no proceedings have been instituted either by the PBGC or, other than
pursuant to Section 4041(c) of ERISA, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
or any ERISA Affiliate to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan;
no condition exists which presents a material risk to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring a material liability to or on
account of a Plan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of ERISA and the Code; no
lien imposed under the Code or ERISA on the assets of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate exists or is likely to arise on account of
any Plan; and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries do not maintain or contribute to
any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(l) of ERISA) which
provides benefits to retired employees or other former employees (other than as
required by Section 601 of ERISA) or any employee pension benefit plan (as
defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) the obligations with respect to which could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to perform their respective obligations
under the Credit Documents to which they are a party.
7.11. The Security Documents. (a) The provisions of the Security
Agreement are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Creditors a legal, valid and enforceable security
interest in all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in the Security
Agree-
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ment Collateral described therein, and the Security Agreement creates a fully
perfected first lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest
in all of the Security Agreement Collateral described therein, subject to no
other Liens other than Permitted Liens. The recordation of the Assignment of
Security Interest in U.S. Patents and Trademarks in the form attached to the
Security Agreement in the United States Patent and Trademark Office together
with filings on Form UCC-1 made pursuant to the Security Agreement will be
effective, under applicable law, to perfect the security interest granted to the
Collateral Agent in the trademarks and patents covered by the Security Agreement
and the recordation of the Assignment of Security Interest in U.S. Copyrights in
the form attached to the Security Agreement with the United States Copyright
Office together with filings on Form UCC-1 made pursuant to the Security
Agreement will be effective under federal law to perfect the security interest
granted to the Collateral Agent in the copyrights covered by the Security
Agreement. Each of the Credit Parties has good and valid title to all Security
Agreement Collateral described in the Security Agreement, free and clear of all
Liens except those described above in this clause (a).
(b) The security interests created in favor of the Collateral Agent, as
Pledgee, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors under the Pledge Agreement
constitute first priority perfected security interests in the Pledged Securities
described in the Pledge Agreement, subject to no security interests of any other
Person. No filings or recordings are required in order to perfect (or maintain
the perfection or priority of) the security interests created in the Pledged
Securities and the proceeds thereof under the Pledge Agreement.
(c) At the time of grant thereof and at all times thereafter, the
Mortgages create, as security for the obligations purported to be secured
thereby, a valid and enforceable perfected security interest in and first
mortgage Lien on all of the Mortgaged Properties in favor of the Collateral
Agent (or such other trustee as may be required or desired under local law) for
the benefit of the Secured Creditors, superior to and prior to the rights of all
third Persons (except that the security interest created in the Mortgaged
Properties will be subject to the Permitted Encumbrances related thereto) and
subject to no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens).
7.12. Properties. The Real Property owned or leased by the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the Effective Date, and the nature
of the interest therein, is correctly set forth in Schedule VI. The Borrower and
each of
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its Subsidiaries have good and valid fee title to all properties owned by them,
including all property reflected in the balance sheet of the Borrower referred
to in Section 7.05(a) (except as sold or otherwise disposed of since the date of
such balance sheet in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of all
Liens, other than (i) as referred to in the balance sheet or in the notes
thereto or in the pro forma balance sheet or (ii) Permitted Liens.
7.13. Capitalization. (a) On the Effective Date and after giving effect
to the transactions contemplated hereby, the authorized capital stock of the
Borrower shall consist of (i) 99,300,000 shares of Borrower Class A Common
Stock, $.01 par value per share, of which 35,334,868 shares shall be issued and
outstanding, (ii) 700,000 shares of Borrower Class B Common Stock, $.01 par
value per share, no shares of which are issued and outstanding and (iii)
2,000,000 shares of Borrower Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share, no
shares of which are issued and outstanding. All such outstanding shares have
been duly and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and have been
issued free of preemptive rights. Except as set forth on Schedule VII, as of the
Effective Date, the Borrower does not have outstanding any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for its capital stock or outstanding any rights
to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, or any
agreement providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, or any calls,
commitments or claims of any character relating to, its capital stock.
7.14. Subsidiaries. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than (i)
those Subsidiaries listed on Schedule VIII and (ii) new Subsidiaries created in
compliance with Section 9.12.
7.15. Compliance with Statutes, etc. The Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and
orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies,
domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership
of its property (including applicable statutes, regulations, orders and
restrictions relating to Environmental Laws), except such noncompliances as may
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities,
condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
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7.16. Investment Company Act. None of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an
"investment company," within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
7.17. Public Utility Holding Company Act. None of the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries is a "holding company," or a "subsidiary company" of a
"holding company" or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary
company" of a "holding company" within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, as amended.
7.18. Environmental Matters. (a) The Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and the
requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws. There are no
pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened Environmental
Claims against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property
owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no
facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences on any Real Property owned or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, that, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, would reasonably be expected (i) to form the basis of
an Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any
such Real Property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
or (ii) to cause any such Real Property to be subject to any restrictions on the
ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of such Real Property by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law.
(b) Hazardous Materials have not at any time been generated, used,
treated or stored on, or transported to or from, any Real Property owned or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries where such generation, use, treatment or storage has violated or
would reasonably be expected to violate any Environmental Law. Hazardous
Materials have not at any time been Released on or from any Real Property owned
or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries where such Release has
violated or would reasonably be expected to violate any applicable Environmental
Law. There are not now any underground storage tanks located on any Real
Property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.18, the
representations made in this Section 7.18 shall only be untrue if the aggregate
effect of all failures
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and noncompliances of the types described above could reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
7.19. Labor Relations. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
is engaged in any unfair labor practice that could reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. There is (i) no unfair labor practice
complaint pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any of them, before the
National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding
arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so pending
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the
Borrower, threatened against any of them, (ii) no strike, labor dispute,
slowdown or stoppage pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or,
to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries and (iii) to the best knowledge of the Borrower, no union
representation proceeding is pending with respect to the employees of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except (with respect to any matter
specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, either individually or in the
aggregate) such as could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole.
7.20. Patents, Licenses, Franchises and Formulas. Each of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries owns all material patents, trademarks, permits, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, franchises and formulas, or rights
with respect to the foregoing, and has obtained assignments of all leases and
other rights of whatever nature, reasonably necessary for the present conduct of
its business, without any known conflict with the rights of others which, or the
failure to obtain which, as the case may be, would result in a material adverse
effect on the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole.
7.21. Indebtedness. Schedule IX sets forth a true and complete list of
all Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capi-
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talized Lease Obligations and letters of credit of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date (excluding the Loans and the Letters of
Credit, all such non-excluded Indebtedness, the "Existing Indebtedness"), in
each case showing the aggregate principal amount thereof and the name of the
respective borrower and any other entity which directly or indirectly guaranteed
such debt.
7.22. Subordinated Securities. The subordination provisions of the
Convertible Subordinated Debt are enforceable against the Borrower and the
holders thereof, and the Loans and all other monetary obligations hereunder are
within the definition of "Senior Indebtedness" included in such provisions.
SECTION 8. Affirmative Covenants. The Borrower hereby covenant and
agree that on and after the Effective Date and until the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment and all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit subject to
Section 2.01(e)) have terminated and the Loans, Notes and Unpaid Drawings,
together with interest, fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder and
thereunder, are paid in full:
8.01. Information Covenants. The Borrower will furnish to each Bank:
(a) Monthly Reports. Within 30 days after the end of each fiscal month
of the Borrower (other than the last fiscal month of each fiscal year of
the Borrower), the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such month and
the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income and
retained earnings and statement of cash flows, in each case for such month
and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of
such month, all of which shall be certified by the chief financial officer
of the Borrower, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. Within 45 days after the close of
the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the
Borrower, (i) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly
accounting period and the related consolidated and consolidating statements
of income and retained earnings and statement of cash flows, in each case
for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed por-
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tion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly
accounting period, in each case setting forth comparative figures for the
related periods in the prior fiscal year and the budgeted figures for such
quarterly accounting period as set forth in the respective budget delivered
pursuant to Section 8.01(e), all of which shall be certified by the chief
financial officer of the Borrower, subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments and (ii) management's discussions and analysis of the important
operational and financial developments during such quarterly accounting
period.
(c) Annual Financial Statements. (i) Within 75 days after the close of
each fiscal year of the Borrower, a draft of the consolidated and
consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated
and consolidating statements of income and retained earnings and statement
of cash flows, in each case for such fiscal year.
(ii) Within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of the
Borrower, (I) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal
year and the related consolidated statements of income and retained
earnings and of cash flows for such fiscal year setting forth comparative
figures for the preceding fiscal year and certified, (x) in the case of the
consolidating financial statements, by the chief financial officer of the
Borrower and (y) in the case of the consolidated financial statements, by
KPMG Peat Marwick or such other independent certified public accountants of
recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Agent, together
with a report of such accounting firm stating that in the course of its
regular audit of the financial statements of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm obtained no knowledge of
any Default or Event of Default which has occurred and is continuing with
respect to the covenants set forth in Sections 9.04, 9.05, 9.06 and 9.08
through 9.11, inclusive, or, if in the opinion of such accounting firm such
a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a
statement as to the nature thereof and (II) management's discussions and
analysis of the important operational and financial developments during
such fiscal year.
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(d) Management Letters. Promptly after the receipt thereof by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, a copy of any "management letter"
received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary from its certified public
accountants and the management's responses thereto.
(e) Budgets. Prior to 30 days after the commencement of each fiscal
year of the Borrower, a budget in form satisfactory to the Agent (including
budgeted statements of income and sources and uses of cash, balance sheets
and covenant compliance worksheets on a consolidated basis) prepared by the
Borrower for (x) each of the four quarters of such fiscal year (prepared in
detail) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (both on a consolidated and
consolidating basis), (y) the first year immediately following such fiscal
year (prepared in summary form) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (both
on a consolidated and consolidating basis) and (z) each of the second and
third years following such fiscal year (prepared in summary form) of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis only), in each case
accompanied by the statement of the chief financial officer of the Borrower
to the effect that, to the best of such officer's knowledge, the budget is
a reasonable estimate for the period covered thereby.
(f) Officer's Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the
financial statements provided for in Sections 8.01(b) and (c)(ii), a
certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower to the effect
that, to the best of such officer's knowledge, no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or, if any Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature and extent
thereof, which certificate shall set forth (in reasonable detail) the
calculations required to establish whether the Borrower was in compliance
with the provisions of Sections 4.02(c), 4.02(d), 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06
and 9.08 through 9.11, inclusive, at the end of such fiscal quarter or
year, as the case may be.
(g) Notice of Default or Litigation. Promptly, and in any event within
three Business Days after an officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge
thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence of any event which constitutes a
Default or an Event of Default and (ii) any litigation or governmental
investigation or proceeding pending (x) against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries which could reasonably
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be expected to materially and adversely affect the business, operations,
property, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (y) with
respect to any material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or (z) with respect to any Credit Document.
(h) Other Reports and Filings. Promptly, (i) copies of all financial
information, reports and proxy materials which the Borrower has mailed to
its shareholders generally, (ii) copies of all registration statements and
reports on Forms 10-K, 1O-Q and 8-K (or their equivalent) which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or any successor thereto (the "SEC") and (iii) to the
extent not otherwise provided to the Banks, copies of all notices, reports
and financial statements which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
shall deliver to holders of its Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the
documentation governing such Indebtedness (or any trustee, agent or other
representative therefor).
(i) Environmental Matters. Promptly upon, and in any event within ten
Business Days after, an officer of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries obtains knowledge thereof, notice of one or more of the
following environmental matters, unless such environmental matters
could not, individually or when aggregated with all other such
environmental matters, be reasonably expected to materially and
adversely affect the business, operations, property, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, provided that in any
event the Borrower shall deliver to each Bank all written notices
received by it or any of its Subsidiaries from any Person under, or
pursuant to Environmental Laws:
(i) any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) any condition or occurrence on or arising from any Real
Property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
that (a) results in noncompliance by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law, or (b) could
reasonably be expected to form the basis of an
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Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
any such Real Property;
(iii) any condition or occurrence on any Real Property owned or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could
reasonably be expected to cause such Real Property to be subject to
any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of such Real Property under
any Environmental Law; and
(iv) the taking of any removal or remedial action in response to
the actual or alleged presence of any Hazardous Material on any Real
Property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
as required by any Environmental Law or any governmental or other
administrative agency.
All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the
claim, investigation, condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action
and the Borrowers' or such Subsidiary's response thereto. In addition, the
Borrower will provide the Banks with copies of all material written
communications with any government or governmental agency relating to
Environmental Laws, all written communications with any Person relating to
any Environmental Claim (it being understood that the Borrower shall not be
required to deliver any such communication with its legal advisors or
environmental consultants to the extent that the Borrower reasonably
determine that such disclosure would effectively waive any claim of
attorney-client privilege), and such detailed reports of any such
Environmental Claim as may reasonably be requested by the Banks.
(j) Annual Meetings with Banks. Within 120 days after the close of
each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall hold a meeting with
all of the Banks at which meeting shall be reviewed the financial results
of the previous fiscal year and the financial condition of the Borrower and
the budgets presented for the current fiscal year of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries. All travel expenses and other out-of-pocket expenses of each
Bank shall be at the respective Bank's expense.
(k) Other Information. From time to time, such other information or
documents (financial or otherwise)
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with respect to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries as any Bank may reasonably
request in writing.
8.02. Books, Records and Inspections. The Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in
which full, true and correct entries in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and all requirements of law shall be made of all dealings
and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will,
and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit officers and designated
representatives of the Agent or any Bank to visit and inspect, during regular
business hours upon reasonable notice and under guidance of officers of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of the properties of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, and to examine the books of account of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower or
such Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers
and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and intervals and to
such reasonable extent as the Agent or such Bank may request.
8.03. Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Schedule X sets forth a
true and complete listing of all insurance maintained by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date. The Borrower will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, (i) keep all property necessary in its business in good
working order and condition, (ii) maintain insurance on all its property in at
least such amounts and against at least such risks as is consistent and in
accordance with industry practice and (iii) furnish to each Bank, upon written
request, full information as to the insurance carried. At any time that
insurance at levels described on Schedule X is not being maintained by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the Borrower will notify the Banks in
writing within three Business Days thereof and, if thereafter notified by the
Required Banks to do so, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as the case may
be, shall obtain insurance at such levels at least equal to those set forth on
Schedule X to the extent then generally available.
(b) The Borrower will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, at
all times keep their respective property insured in favor of the Collateral
Agent, and all policies (including mortgage policies, if any) or certificates
(or certified copies thereof) with respect to such insurance (and any other
insurance maintained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries): (i) shall be
endorsed to the Collateral Agent's satisfaction
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for the benefit of the Collateral Agent (including, without limitation, by
naming the Collateral Agent as loss payee or as an additional insured); (ii)
shall state that such insurance policies shall not be cancelled without at least
30 days' prior written notice thereof by the respective insurer to the
Collateral Agent (except 10 days prior written notice with respect to
non-payment); (iii) shall provide that the respective insurers irrevocably waive
any and all rights of subrogation with respect to the Collateral Agent and the
Secured Creditors; (iv) shall contain the standard noncontributory mortgagee
clause endorsement in favor of the Collateral Agent with respect to hazard
insurance coverage; (v) shall, except in the case of public liability insurance
and workers' compensation insurance, provide that any losses shall be payable
notwithstanding (A) any act or neglect of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, (B) the occupation or use of the properties for purposes more
hazardous than those permitted by the terms of the respective policy if such
coverage is obtainable at commercially reasonable rates and is of the kind from
time to time customarily insured against by Persons owning or using similar
property and in such amounts as are customary, (C) any foreclosure or other
proceeding relating to the insured properties if such coverage is available at
commercially reasonable rates or (D) any change in the title to or ownership or
possession of the insured properties; and (vi) shall be deposited with the
Collateral Agent.
(c) If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to maintain
all insurance in accordance with this Section 8.03, or if the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries shall fail to so endorse and deposit all policies or
certificates with respect thereto, the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall
have the right (but shall be under no obligation) to procure such insurance and
the Borrower agrees to reimburse the Agent or the Collateral Agent as the case
may be, for all costs and expenses of procuring such insurance.
8.04. Corporate Franchises. The Borrower will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve
and keep in full force and effect its existence and its material rights,
franchises, licenses and patents; provided, however, that nothing in this
Section 8.04 shall prevent (i) sales of assets by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 9.02, (ii) the liquidation of any
Inactive Subsidiary or (iii) the withdrawal by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of their qualification as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction
where such withdrawal could not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities,
condition (financial or otherwise)
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or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
8.05. Compliance with Statutes, etc. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes, regulations
and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental
bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the
ownership of its property, except such noncompliances as could not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or
otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
8.06. Compliance with Environmental Laws. (a) The Borrower will
comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material
respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to the ownership or use of its
Real Property now or hereafter owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, will promptly pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses
incurred to achieve such compliance, and will keep or cause to be kept all such
Real Property free and clear of any Liens imposed pursuant to such Environmental
Laws. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries will generate, use,
treat, store, release or dispose of, or permit the generation, use, treatment,
storage, release or disposal of, Hazardous Materials on any Real Property now or
hereafter owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or
transport or permit the transportation of Hazardous Materials to or from any
such Real Property except for Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated,
stored or Released at any such Real Properties by the Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) At the written request of the Agent or the Required Banks, which
request shall specify in reasonable detail the basis therefor, at any time and
from time to time after the Agent or the Required Banks shall have reasonably
determined that either (i) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are not in
material compliance with any Environmental Law or (ii) the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries, the Agent or the Banks could be subject to any liability or
Environmental Claim under any Environmental Law, the Borrower will provide, at
the Credit Parties' sole cost and expense, an environmental site assessment
report concerning any Real Property, prepared by an environmental consulting
firm approved by the Agent, indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous
Materials and the potential
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cost of any removal or remedial action in connection with any Hazardous
Materials on such Real Property; provided that in no event shall such request be
made more often than once every two years for any particular Real Property
unless either (i) the Obligations have been declared due and payable pursuant to
Section 10 or (ii) the Banks receive notice under Section 8.01(i) for any event
for which notice is required to be delivered for any such Real Property. If the
Borrower fails to provide the same within 90 days after such request was made,
the Agent may order the same, and the Credit Parties shall grant and hereby
grant to the Agent and the Banks and their agents access to such Real Property
and specifically grants the Agent and the Banks an irrevocable non-exclusive
license, subject to the rights of tenants, to undertake such an assessment, all
at the Credit Parties' expense.
8.07. ERISA. As soon as possible and, in any event, within 10 Business
Days after the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate knows
or has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following, the Borrower
will deliver to the Agent a certificate of the chief financial officer of the
Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any,
that the Borrower, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate is required or
proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given to
or filed with or by the Borrower, such Subsidiary, the ERISA Affiliate, the
PBGC, or a Plan participant or the Plan administrator with respect thereto: that
a Reportable Event has occurred; that an accumulated funding deficiency has been
incurred or an application has been made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a
waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including any required
installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section
412 of the Code with respect to a Plan; that a Plan has been terminated,
reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title IV of ERISA; that a
Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability giving rise to a lien under ERISA or the
Code; that proceedings have been instituted to terminate or appoint a trustee to
administer a Plan; that a contribution required to be made to a Plan has not
been timely made; that a proceeding has been instituted pursuant to Section 515
of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Plan; that the Borrower, any
of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate could reasonably be expected to incur
any liability (including any contingent or secondary liability) to or on account
of the termination of or withdrawal from a Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064,
4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or with respect to a Plan under Section
401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code or Section 409 or 502(i) or 502(l) of
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ERISA or that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries could reasonably be
expected to incur any material liability pursuant to any employee welfare
benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(l) of ERISA) that provides benefits to
retired employees or other former employees (other than as required by Section
601 of ERISA) or any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2)
of ERISA). Upon the request of the Agent, the Borrower will deliver to the Agent
a complete copy of the annual report (Form 5500) of each Plan required to be
filed with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to any certificates or
notices delivered to the Agent pursuant to the first sentence hereof, upon the
request of the Agent copies of annual reports and any material notices received
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate with respect
to any Plan shall be delivered to the Agent no later than 10 Business Days after
the date such report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service or such
notice has been received by the Borrower, the Subsidiary or the ERISA Affiliate,
as applicable.
8.08. End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. The Borrower will cause (i)
each of its fiscal years to end on October 31, and (ii) each of its fiscal
quarters to end on a date which is consistent with past practice.
8.09. Performance of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, perform all of its obligations under the terms of
each mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, loan agreement or credit agreement and
each other material agreement, contract or instrument by which it is bound,
except such nonperformances as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, property, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
8.10. Payment of Taxes. The Borrower will pay and discharge or cause
to be paid and discharged, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and
discharge, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed
upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any material properties belonging
to it, in each case on a timely basis, and all lawful claims which, if unpaid,
might become a lien or charge upon any properties of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries; provided that neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which
is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained
adequate reserves with respect
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thereto in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
8.11. Additional Security; Additional Guarantors; Further Assurances;
etc. (a) (i) The Borrower will grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
the Secured Creditors as soon as is practicable a security interest in the
Connecticut Mortgaged Property, but, in any event, no later than 30 days after
the Effective Date and (ii) the Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Domestic Subsidiaries to, grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Creditors, at the request of the Agent or the Required Banks, at any
time, a security interest in any other Real Property owned or leased by the
Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries (each a "Mortgaged Property" and,
collectively with the Connecticut Mortgaged Property, the "Mortgaged
Properties"); provided that in connection with any Leasehold of any Credit
Party, such Credit Party shall only be required to grant a security interest
therein to the extent that such a grant of a security interest is not prohibited
by the applicable lease (and the lessor thereunder has consented thereto if
required by such lease), provided that such Credit Party shall use its
reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary consents to effectuate a valid and
enforceable grant of a security interest to the Collateral Agent without such
Credit Party being obligated to incur any cost or expense in doing so other than
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each
of its Domestic Subsidiaries to, take all reasonable actions requested by the
Agent or the Required Banks (including, without limitation, the obtaining of
opinions of counsel, mortgage policies, title surveys and real estate appraisals
satisfying the requirements of all applicable laws) in connection with the
granting of such security interest; provided, further, that no Credit Party
shall be required to grant a Mortgage on any Real Property to the extent that
the terms of any Permitted Lien encumbering such Real Property prohibits the
granting of such Mortgage.
(b) The security interests required to be granted pursuant to
clause (a) above shall be granted pursuant to mortgages, leasehold mortgages,
deeds of trust and leasehold deeds of trust in each case satisfactory in form
and substance to the Agent and the Required Banks (each, a "Mortgage" and,
collectively, the "Mortgages"), which Mortgages shall constitute valid and
enforceable perfected security interests prior to the rights of all third
Persons and subject to no other Liens except such Liens as are permitted by
Section 9.01. The Mortgages and other instruments related thereto shall be duly
re-
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corded or filed in such manner and in such places and at such times as are
required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens, in favor
of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, required to be
granted pursuant to the Mortgages and, all taxes, fees and other charges payable
in connection therewith shall be paid in full by the Borrower. At the time of
the execution and delivery of the Mortgages, the Borrower shall cause to be
delivered to the Collateral Agent such opinions of counsel, mortgage policies,
title surveys, real estate appraisals and other related documents as may be
reasonably requested by the Agent or the Required Banks to assure themselves
that this Section 8.11(b) has been complied with.
(c) The Borrower agrees to cause each Domestic Subsidiary established
or created in accordance with Section 9.12 to execute and deliver a counterpart
to the Subsidiaries Guaranty and thereby becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor party
thereto.
(d) The Borrower agrees to pledge, and cause each of its Domestic
Subsidiaries to pledge, all of the capital stock of each new Subsidiary (or 65%
of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of any new
Foreign Subsidiary) established or created by such Credit Party in accordance
with Section 9.12 to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Creditors pursuant to the Pledge Agreement.
(e) The Borrower will cause each Domestic Subsidiary established or
created in accordance with Section 9.12 to grant to the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Creditors a first priority Lien on all other property
(tangible and intangible) of such Domestic Subsidiary upon terms similar to
those set forth in the Security Agreement as appropriate, and satisfactory in
form and substance to the Agent and Required Banks.
(f) If following a change in the relevant sections of the Code, the
regulations and rules promulgated thereunder and any rulings issued thereunder
and at the request of the Agent or the Required Banks, counsel for the Borrower
reasonably acceptable to the Agent does not within 30 days after such request
deliver a written opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent or the Required Banks, as the case may be, with respect to any Foreign
Subsidiary that (i) a pledge (x) of 66-2/3% or more of the total combined voting
power of all classes of capital stock of such Foreign Subsidiary entitled to
vote and (y) of any promissory note issued by such Foreign Subsidiary to any
Credit Party or (ii) the enter-
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ing into by such Foreign Subsidiary of a guaranty in substantially the form of
the Subsidiaries Guaranty, in either case would cause the earnings of such
Foreign Subsidiary to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign
Subsidiary's United States parent, then in the case of a failure to deliver the
opinion described in clause (i) above, that portion of such Foreign Subsidiary's
outstanding capital stock or any promissory notes so issued by such Foreign
Subsidiary, in each case not theretofore pledged pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Creditors pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (or another pledge agreement
in substantially similar form, if needed) and in the case of a failure to
deliver the opinion described in clause (ii) above, such Foreign Subsidiary
shall execute and deliver a guaranty and security agreement and mortgage in
respect of the Obligations substantially in the form of the Subsidiaries
Guaranty, the Security Agreement and a Mortgage meeting the requirements of
Section 8.1l(b) (in each case as modified to reflect the requirements of local
law).
(g) The security interests required to be granted pursuant to this
Section 8.11 shall be granted pursuant to security documentation (which shall be
substantially similar to the Security Documents already executed and delivered
by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable) or otherwise satisfactory in
form and substance to the Agent and shall constitute valid and enforceable
perfected security interests prior to the rights of all third Persons and
subject to no other Liens except such Liens as are permitted by Section 9.01.
The Additional Security Documents and other instruments related thereto shall be
duly recorded or filed in such manner and in such places and at such times as
are required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens, in
favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the respective Secured
Creditors, required to be granted pursuant to the Additional Security Documents
and all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall be
paid in full by the Credit Parties.
(h) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at
their expense, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver to the
Collateral Agent from time to time such vouchers, invoices, schedules,
confirmatory assignments, conveyances, financing statements, transfer
endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates, real property surveys, reports
and other assurances or instruments and take such further steps relating to the
Collateral covered by any of the Security Documents as the Collateral Agent may
reasonably
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require pursuant to this Section 8.11. Furthermore, the Borrower shall cause to
be delivered to the Collateral Agent such opinions of counsel, title insurance,
appraisals and other related documents as may be reasonably requested by the
Collateral Agent to assure itself that this Section 8.11 has been complied with.
(i) The Borrower agrees that each action required above by this Section
8.11 shall be at its sole expense and shall be completed as soon as possible,
but in no event later than 90 days after such action is requested to be taken by
the Agent or the Required Banks, provided that the Borrower further agrees that
each action required by clauses (c), (d) or (e) of this Section 8.11 with
respect to any newly created or acquired Subsidiary shall be completed within 15
days after the creation or acquisition of such new Subsidiary.
8.12. Ownership of Subsidiaries. Except (i) to the extent otherwise
expressly consented to in writing by the Required Banks, (ii) as permitted by
Section 9.06(xi) or (iii) as set forth on Schedule VIII, the Borrower shall own
directly or indirectly 100% of the capital stock of each of its Subsidiaries.
8.13. Agent for Service of Process. The Borrower hereby irrevocably
accepts its appointment as agent for each other Credit Party as set forth in
Section 14 of the Subsidiaries Guaranty and agrees that it (i) shall inform the
Agent promptly in writing of any change of its address in the State of New York,
(ii) shall notify the Agent of any termination of any of the agency
relationships created by Section 14 of the Subsidiaries Guaranty and (iii) shall
perform its obligations as such agent in accordance with the provisions of
Section 14 of the Subsidiaries Guaranty. The Borrower, as process agent, and its
successor or successors agree to discharge the abovementioned obligations and
will not refuse fulfillment of such obligations under Section 14 of the
Subsidiaries Guaranty. The Borrower agrees that it will maintain an office in
New York City, New York until such time as each other Credit Party shall have
entered into a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit K appointing another
agent for service of process in the State of New York, which agent shall be
acceptable to the Agent.
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SECTION 9. Negative Covenants. The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees
that on and after the Effective Date and until the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment and all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit subject to
Section 2.01(e)) have terminated and the Loans, Notes and Unpaid Drawings,
together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder and
thereunder, are paid in full:
9.01. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with
respect to any property or assets (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an understanding or
agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property or assets
(including sales of accounts receivable with recourse to the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries), or assign any right to receive income or permit the filing of
any financing statement under the UCC or any other similar notice of Lien under
any similar recording or notice statute; provided that the provisions of this
Section 9.01 shall not prevent the creation, incurrence, assumption or existence
of the following (Liens described below are herein referred to as "Permitted
Liens"):
(i) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
levies not yet due and payable or Liens for taxes, assessments or
governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States (or the equivalent thereof in any country in which a Foreign
Subsidiary is doing business, as applicable);
(ii) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course
of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as
carriers', warehousemen's, materialmen's and mechanics' liens and other
similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and (x) which do
not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property or
assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or materially
impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Borrower or
such Subsidiary or (y) which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings,
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which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of
the property or assets subject to any such Lien;
(iii) Liens in existence on the Effective Date which are listed, and
the property subject thereto described, in Schedule XI, but only to the
respective date, if any, set forth in such Schedule XI for the removal and
termination of any such Liens, without giving effect to any renewals and
extensions thereof except in connection with any refinancing or renewal of
any Existing Indebtedness secured by such Liens as permitted by Section
9.05(ii) so long as any such renewals or extensions do not encumber any
additional assets or properties of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) Permitted Encumbrances;
(v) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents;
(vi) leases or subleases granted to other Persons in the ordinary
course of business not materially interfering with the conduct of the
business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(vii) Liens upon assets subject to Capitalized Lease Obligations to
the extent permitted by Section 9.05(vi) and related contract revenues,
provided that (x) such Liens only secure the payment of Indebtedness
arising under such Capitalized Lease Obligation and (y) the Lien
encumbering the asset giving rise to the Capitalized Lease Obligation does
not encumber any other asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower;
(viii) Liens placed upon equipment or machinery used in the ordinary
course of business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and related
contract revenues at the time of acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any
such other Subsidiary or within 60 days thereafter to secure Indebtedness
incurred to pay all or a portion of the purchase price thereof, provided
that (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness
secured by Liens permitted by this clause (viii) shall not at any time
exceed $10,000,000 and (y) in all events, the Lien encumbering the
equipment or machinery so acquired does not encumber any other asset of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary;
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(ix) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments and other
similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies, in each case
not securing Indebtedness and not materially interfering with the conduct
of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(x) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings
regarding operating leases permitted under Section 9.04;
(xi) Liens arising out of judgments or awards (other than judgments
with respect to taxes, which are permitted pursuant to Section 9.01(i)) in
respect of which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall in good
faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review in respect of
which there shall have been secured a subsisting stay of execution pending
such appeal or proceedings provided that the aggregate amount of all such
judgments or awards (and any cash and the fair market value of any property
subject to such Liens) does not exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding;
(xii) statutory and contractual landlords' liens under leases to which
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;
(xiii) deposits made in the ordinary course of business (including,
without limitation, surety bonds, performance bonds and appeal bonds) and
related contract revenues to secure the performance of tenders, statutory
obligations (other than excise taxes), bids, leases, contracts (other than
repayment of Indebtedness) and other similar obligations, provided that the
aggregate amount of cash and the value of non-cash collateral so deposited
shall at no time exceed $2,000,000, which amount may be increased to
$5,000,000 if at the time such additional deposits are required, the total
Letter of Credit Outstanding equals $15,000,000;
(xiv) Liens on contract revenues to secure Indebtedness incurred in
reliance on Section 9.05(xi); provided that the proceeds of such
Indebtedness were used by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to acquire
property or equipment which was utilized by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries to generate, in whole or in part, such contract revenues; and
(xv) Liens not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 9.01 so
long as (x) such Liens do not secure In-
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debtedness for borrowed money and (y) the value of the property subject to
such Liens does not exceed $1,500,000 in the aggregate at any time
outstanding.
9.02. Consolidation, Merger, Purchase or Sale of Assets, Etc.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, wind up,
liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger or
consolidation, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of (or agree to do
any of the foregoing at any future time) all or any part of its property or
assets, or enter into any sale-leaseback transactions, or purchase or otherwise
acquire (in one or a series of related transactions) any part of the property or
assets (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, materials,
equipment and intangible assets in the ordinary course of business) of any
Person, except that:
(i) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may convey, sell, lease
or otherwise dispose of materials, equipment and other assets in the
ordinary course of business (including any of which, in the reasonable
judgment of such Person, are obsolete, worn out or otherwise no longer
useful in the conduct of such Person's business), provided that the
aggregate Net Sale Proceeds of all assets subject to sales or other
dispositions pursuant to this clause (i) shall not exceed $3,500,000 in any
fiscal year of the Borrower, and provided, further, that at least 75% of
the net proceeds received by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries shall be in
cash or Cash Equivalents and is received at the time of such disposition;
(ii) investments may be made to the extent permitted by Section 9.06;
(iii) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may lease (as lessee)
real or personal property in the ordinary course of business to the extent
permitted by Section 9.04 (so long as any such lease does not create a
Capitalized Lease Obligation except to the extent permitted by Section
9.05(vi));
(iv) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may (x) make sales of
inventory in the ordinary course of business and (y) in addition to the
sales permitted under Section 9.02(i), make sales of equipment and related
software to its customers in the ordinary course of business pursuant to
the specific wagering systems equipment contracts or similar contracts to
which such Person is a party;
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(v) Capital Expenditures by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be
permitted to the extent not in violation of Section 9.08;
(vi) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire the assets
constituting all or any part of the business of any Person or the capital
stock of any Person (including any such acquisition by way of merger or
consolidation); provided that in any fiscal year of the Borrower such
acquired assets and capital stock do not, in the aggregate, exceed (i) 5%
of the Total Assets plus (ii) up to $10,000,000 from the proceeds received
by the Borrower from the sale of equity of the Borrower;
(vii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may (x) liquidate any Inactive
Subsidiary or merge any Inactive Subsidiary with and into another
Subsidiary of the Borrower or (y) liquidate any Subsidiary Guarantor or
merge any Subsidiary Guarantor with and into another Subsidiary Guarantor
or (z) liquidate any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of the Borrower or merge any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of the Borrower with and into another Foreign Subsidiary that is
a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such other
Subsidiary, Subsidiary Guarantor or Foreign Subsidiary, as the case may be,
is the surviving corporation of such merger;
(viii) the Borrower may sell the Caliente System of complete
pari-mutual wagering systems; and
(ix) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may enter into
sale-leaseback transactions; provided that the fair market value of the
assets subject to such sale-leaseback transactions shall not exceed
$250,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower.
To the extent the Required Banks waive the provisions of this Section
9.02 with respect to the sale of any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold as
permitted by this Section 9.02, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of
the Liens created by the Security Documents, and the Agent and Collateral Agent
shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect
the foregoing.
9.03. Dividends. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, authorize, declare or
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pay any Dividends with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
except that:
(i) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay Dividends to
the Borrower or any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(ii) the Borrower may repurchase shares of its common stock and/or
options to purchase such common stock held by directors, executive
officers, members of management or employees of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of
employment of such directors, executive officers, members of management or
employees, so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default then exists or
would result therefrom and (y) the aggregate amount of cash expended by the
Borrower pursuant to this clause (ii) does not exceed $500,000 in any
fiscal year of the Borrower;
(iii) the Borrower may repurchase shares of its common stock and/or
options to purchase such common stock held by any Person so long as (x) no
Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom and (y)
the aggregate amount of cash expended by the Borrower pursuant to this
clause (iii) does not exceed $3,000,000; and
(iv) any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay cash
Dividends on a pro rata basis to its shareholders generally.
9.04. Leases. The Borrower will not permit the aggregate payments
(including, without limitation, any property taxes paid as additional rent or
lease payments) made by it and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis under
any agreement to rent or lease any real or personal property (or any extension
or renewal thereof) (excluding Capitalized Lease Obligations) to exceed
$13,000,000 for any fiscal year of the Borrower.
9.05. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:
(i) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents;
(ii) Existing Indebtedness shall be permitted to the extent the same
is listed on Schedule IX, refinancings or renewals thereof shall be
permitted and, in any event, any
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such refinancings and renewals of Existing Indebtedness shall not (w)
exceed the principal amount of such Existing Indebtedness outstanding at
the Effective Date (provided that any such refinancing or renewal of the
Senior Notes or the Convertible Subordinated Debt shall not exceed the
principal amount at the time of such refinancing or renewal thereof), (x)
shorten the scheduled final maturity of such Existing Indebtedness, (y)
allow for more restrictive covenants than those covenants existing at the
time of such refinancing or renewal thereof, or (z) provide for an interest
rate greater than 2.5% plus the interest rate of such Existing
Indebtedness;
(iii) accrued expenses and current trade accounts payable incurred in
the ordinary course;
(iv) Indebtedness under Interest Rate Protection Agreements relating
to Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Section 9.05, provided that
(x) the aggregate net exposure of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under
all such Interest Rate Protection Agreements, when added to the aggregate
net exposure under all Other Hedging Agreements entered into pursuant to
Section 9.06(v), shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding and
(y) there are no up-front costs (other than administrative costs) or fees
associated with the entering into of any such Interest Rate Protection
Agreements;
(v) Indebtedness under Other Hedging Agreements to the extent
permitted by Section 9.06(v);
(vi) Indebtedness evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations so long
as the aggregate principal amount thereof does not exceed $15,000,000 at
any time outstanding;
(vii) Indebtedness subject to Liens permitted under Section
9.01(viii);
(viii) intercompany Indebtedness among the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by Sections 9.06(vi) through (ix) and
Section 9.06(xi);
(ix) Indebtedness of the Borrower evidenced by the Convertible
Subordinated Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$40,000,000 less any repayments of principal thereof;
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(x) Indebtedness under back-up letters of credit issued in accordance
with the terms of Section 2.01(e)(y); and
(xi) additional unsecured (other than Liens permitted by Section
9.01(xiv)) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time
outstanding, so long as at the time of incurrence thereof, no Default or
Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom.
9.06. Advances, Investments and Loans. The Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, lend money or
credit or make advances to any Person, or purchase or acquire any stock,
obligations or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital
contribution to, any other Person, or purchase or own a futures contract or
otherwise become liable for the purchase or sale of currency or other
commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract, except that
the following shall be permitted:
(i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold accounts
receivables owing to any of them, if created or acquired in the ordinary
course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with
customary terms;
(ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold cash and
Cash Equivalents;
(iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make loans and advances
after the Effective Date in the ordinary course of business to their
respective employees so long as the aggregate principal amount of all such
loans and advances made after the Effective Date at any time outstanding
(determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs of such loans
and advances) shall not exceed $1,000,000;
(iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may enter into Interest Rate
Protection Agreements to the extent permitted in Section 9.05(iv);
(v) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may enter into and perform their
respective obligations under Other Hedging Agreements in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practices so long as (x) any
such Other Hedging Agreement is related to income derived from for-
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eign operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise
related to purchases permitted hereunder from foreign suppliers and (y) the
aggregate net exposure amount of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under
all such Other Hedging Agreements, when added to the aggregate net exposure
under all Interest Rate Protection Agreements entered into pursuant to
Section 9.05(iv), does not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(vi) Domestic Subsidiaries that are Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the
Borrower may make intercompany loans to one another and to the Borrower,
provided that (x) each such intercompany loan is evidenced by an
intercompany note in the form of Exhibit L (each, an "Intercompany Note")
and (y) each Intercompany Note shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement;
(vii) Domestic Subsidiaries that are Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the
Borrower may make intercompany loans to any Foreign Subsidiary that is a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as the aggregate principal
amount thereof less the aggregate principal amount of intercompany loans
described in Section 9.06(ix) does not exceed $10,000,000 at any time
outstanding (determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs
thereof);
(viii) Foreign Subsidiaries that are Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the
Borrower may make intercompany loans to one another;
(ix) Foreign Subsidiaries may make intercompany loans to the Borrower
and its Domestic Subsidiaries so long as each such intercompany loan is
subject to the terms of the subordination provisions in the form of Exhibit
M;
(x) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may acquire and hold the capital
stock of Subsidiaries in connection with stock acquisitions permitted under
Section 9.02(vi);
(xi) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make additional loans,
advances and investments (other than loans and advances to their respective
employees) so long as (x) the aggregate amount of all such loans, advances
and investments at any time outstanding pursuant to this clause (xi)
(determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof) does
not exceed $5,000,000, and (y) in the case of the acquisition of any
capital stock of any Person pursuant to this clause (xi), the Person so
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vested in is engaged in the type of business permitted pursuant to Section
9.16 and to the extent such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower as
a result of such investment, all of the provisions of Section 9.12 have
been complied with at the time of such investment;
(xii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may hold non-cash
consideration consisting of promissory notes received in connection with
asset sales permitted under (x) Section 9.02(i) so long as the aggregate
principal amount of all such promissory notes does not exceed $3,000,000 at
any time outstanding (determined without regard to any write-downs or
write-offs thereof) and (y) Section 9.02(viii);
(xiii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may designate any of its or
their respective Subsidiaries not to be defined as a Subsidiary for
purposes of this Agreement and each other Credit Document pursuant to the
second sentence of the definition of "Subsidiary"; and
(xiv) investments existing on the Effective Date of the Borrower and
listed on Schedule XII hereto.
9.07. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series of
related transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with
any Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in the
ordinary course of business and on terms and conditions substantially as
favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would reasonably be obtained by
the Borrower or such Subsidiary at that time in a comparable arm's-length
transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, except that:
(i) Dividends may be paid to the extent provided in Section 9.03;
(ii) loans may be made and other transactions may be entered into
among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by Sections
9.05 and 9.06; and
(iii) customary fees and compensation may be paid to and indemnity
provided on behalf of officers and non-officer directors, employees or
consultants of the Borrower.
9.08. Capital Expenditures. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any
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Capital Expenditures, except that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make
Capital Expenditures in any fiscal year of the Borrower in an amount not to
exceed (i) $10,000,000, plus (ii) 100% of the Borrower's Excess Cash Flow for
such fiscal year, plus (iii) 100% of the proceeds received by the Borrower (net
of underwriting discounts and commissions and other incurred costs and expenses
associated therewith) of sales of equity by the Borrower to Persons who are not
Affiliates of the Borrower during such fiscal year, and plus (iv) Indebtedness
permitted by Section 9.05 incurred by the Borrower during such fiscal year
related to such Capital Expenditure.
(b) In addition to the Capital Expenditures permitted to be made
pursuant to preceding clause (a) of this Section 9.08 and following any Recovery
Event, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Capital Expenditures to
replace or restore any properties or assets subject to such Recovery Event so
long as (i) the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures so made does not exceed
the amount of insurance proceeds (net of reasonable costs and taxes incurred in
connection with such Recovery Event and any amounts required to be applied (and
are applied) to the repayment of any Indebtedness secured by a prior perfected
security interest (to the extent permitted by this Agreement) in the property
subject to such Recovery Event) received (or to be received) in respect of such
Recovery Event, (ii) such Capital Expenditures are made within twelve months
following such Recovery Event, (iii) such insurance proceeds are not required to
be applied as mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 4.02(d) and (iv) in the
event that any such Subsidiary makes such Capital Expenditures prior to the
receipt of such insurance proceeds, the Borrower or such Subsidiary actually
receives such insurance proceeds within twelve months following the respective
Recovery Event.
9.09. Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not
permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for any Test Period ended on the
last day of a fiscal quarter set forth below to be less than the ratio set forth
opposite such fiscal quarter below:
Fiscal Quarter
Ended Ratio
Fourth Quarter, 1997 1.60:1.00
First Quarter, 1998 1.60:1.00
Second Quarter, 1998 1.70:1.00
Third Quarter, 1998 1.70:1.00
Fourth Quarter, 1998 1.80:1.00
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First Quarter, 1999 1.80:1.00
Second Quarter, 1999 1.90:1.00
Third Quarter, 1999 1.90:1.00
Fourth Quarter, 1999 2.00:1.00
First Quarter, 2000 2.10:1.00
Second Quarter, 2000 2.20:1.00
Third Quarter, 2000 2.30:1.00
Fourth Quarter, 2000 2.40:1.00
First Quarter, 2001 2.50:1.00
Second Quarter, 2001 2.60:1.00
9.10. Maximum Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Leverage
Ratio for any Test Period ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter set forth
below to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter below:
Period Ratio
Fourth Quarter, 1997 5.75:1.00
First Quarter, 1998 5.75:1.00
Second Quarter, 1998 5.65:1.00
Third Quarter, 1998 5.65:1.00
Fourth Quarter, 1998 5.25:1.00
First Quarter, 1999 5.25:1.00
Second Quarter, 1999 5.00:1.00
Third Quarter, 1999 4.75:1.00
Fourth Quarter, 1999 4.50:1.00
First Quarter, 2000 4.50:1.00
Second Quarter, 2000 4.25:1.00
Third Quarter, 2000 4.25:1.00
Fourth Quarter, 2000 4.00:1.00
First Quarter, 2001 3.75:1.00
Second Quarter, 2001 3.75:1.00
9.11. Minimum Consolidated EBITDA. The Borrower will not permit
Consolidated EBITDA for any Test Period ended on the last day of a fiscal
quarter set forth below to be less than the amount set forth opposite such
fiscal quarter below:
Fiscal Quarter Ending Amount
Fourth Quarter, 1997 $24,250,000
First Quarter, 1998 24,250,000
Second Quarter, 1998 24,250,000
Third Quarter, 1998 25,000,000
Fourth Quarter, 1998 27,000,000
First Quarter, 1999 27,500,000
Second Quarter, 1999 29,000,000
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Third Quarter, 1999 30,500,000
Fourth Quarter, 1999 32,500,000
First Quarter, 2000 33,000,000
Second Quarter, 2000 34,000,000
Third Quarter, 2000 35,500,000
Fourth Quarter, 2000 37,000,000
First Quarter, 2001 37,500,000
Second Quarter, 2001 38,500,000
9.12. Limitation on Creation of Subsidiaries. The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, establish, create or acquire any
additional Subsidiaries other than (i) Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or (ii)
non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries acquired pursuant to Section 9.06(xi). In
connection with any creation or acquisition of a Subsidiary, subject to the
limitations imposed by Sections 8.11(d) and (f), (x) the capital stock of such
Subsidiary shall be duly pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant
to (and to the extent required by) the Pledge Agreement and (y) such Subsidiary
shall take all actions required to be taken by it pursuant to Section 8.11.
9.13. Limitation on Modifications of Indebtedness; Modifications of
Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and Certain Other Agreements; Etc. The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(i) amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any
provision of the Existing Indebtedness (other than the Convertible
Subordinated Debt or Senior Notes), or of any agreement (including, without
limitation, any purchase agreement, indenture, loan agreement or security
agreement) relating thereto other than any amendments or modifications to
the foregoing which do not in any way adversely affect the interests of the
Banks;
(ii) make (or give any notice in respect of) any voluntary or optional
payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of, or any
prepayment or redemption as a result of any asset sale, change of control
or similar event of the Convertible Subordinated Debt or Senior Notes or
amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any provision
of the Convertible Subordinated Debt or Senior Notes; provided that the
Borrower may acquire $5,000,000 in principal amount of the Convertible
Subordinated Debt for an amount not to exceed approximately $4,100,000; or
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(iii) amend, modify or change its charter or other organizational
documents (including, without limitation, by the filing or modification of
any certificate of designation) or any agreement entered into by it, with
respect to its capital stock, or enter into any new agreement with respect
to its capital stock, other than any amendments, modifications or changes
or any such new agreements which do not in any way adversely affect the
interests of the Banks, provided that in no event shall any amendments,
modifications or changes to the terms of the Borrower's or its
Subsidiaries' capital stock be permitted, it being understood that in any
event the Borrower may increase the authorized number of shares of its
common stock.
9.14. Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries. The Borrower
will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any
encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Subsidiary to (a) pay
dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other
interest or participation in its profits owned by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, (b) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing
under or by reason of (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents, (iii) the Senior Notes and the Convertible Subordinated Debt
existing on the Effective Date, (iv) customary provisions restricting subletting
or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries, (v) customary provisions restricting assignment of any
licensing agreement or wagering systems equipment contract or similar contract
entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course
of business, (vi) restrictions prohibiting the transfer of any asset subject to
a Lien permitted under Section 9.01(iii), (vii), (viii), (xiv) or (xv) and (vii)
the subordination of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.06(ix).
9.15. Limitation on Issuance of Capital Stock. (a) The Borrower will
not issue (i) any preferred stock (except Permitted Preferred Stock) or (ii) any
redeemable common stock.
(b) The Borrower will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue any
capital stock (including by way of sales of
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treasury stock) or any options or warrants to purchase, or securities
convertible into, capital stock, except:
(i) for transfers and replacements of then outstanding shares of
capital stock;
(ii) for stock splits, stock dividends and additional issuances which
do not decrease the percentage ownership of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in any class of the capital stock of such Subsidiary; and
(iii) to qualify directors to the extent required by applicable law.
All capital stock issued in accordance with this Section 9.15(b) shall, to the
extent required by the Pledge Agreement, be delivered to the Collateral Agent
for pledge pursuant to the Pledge Agreement.
9.16. Business. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of
its Subsidiaries, to engage (directly or indirectly) in any business other than
the business in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the
Effective Date and similar or related businesses or reasonable extensions,
developments or expansions thereof.
(b) The Borrower will not permit Autotote Products, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and HTP, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, to engage in any
business whatsoever, and the Borrower agrees to promptly dissolve and liquidate
each such Subsidiary.
SECTION 10. Events of Default. Upon the occurrence of any of the
following specified events (each an "Event of Default"):
10.01. Payments. The Borrower shall (i) default in the payment when due
of any principal of any Loan or any Note or (ii) default, and such default shall
continue unremedied for five or more Business Days, in the payment when due of
any Unpaid Drawings or interest on any Loan or Note, or any Fees or any other
amounts owing hereunder or thereunder: or
10.02. Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty or statement
made by any Credit Party herein or in any other Credit Document or in any
certificate delivered pursuant
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hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date
as of which made or deemed made; or
10.03. Covenants. The Borrower shall (i) default in the due performance
or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 8.11
or 8.12 or Section 9 or (ii) default in the due performance or observance by it
of any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and such
default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice
to the Borrower by the Agent or any Bank; or
10.04. Default Under Other Agreements. (i) The Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries shall (x) default in any payment of any Indebtedness (other than
the Obligations) beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument
or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created or (y) default in the
observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any
Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) or contained in any instrument or
agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall
occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or
condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness
(or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause (determined
without regard to whether any notice is required), any such Indebtedness to
become due prior to its stated maturity, or (ii) any Indebtedness (other than
the Obligations) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be declared to
be due and payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly
scheduled required prepayment, prior to the stated maturity thereof, provided
that it shall not be a Default or an Event of Default under this Section 10.04
unless the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness as described in
preceding clauses (i) and (ii) is at least $ 1,000,000; or
10.05. Bankruptcy, etc. The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall
commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States
Code entitled "Bankruptcy," as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor
thereto (the "Bankruptcy Code"); or an involuntary case is commenced against the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the petition is not controverted within
1O days, or is not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case; or
a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes
charge of, all or substantially all of the property of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries commences any other
proceeding under any reorganization,
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arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or
liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in
effect relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or there is
commenced against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries any such proceeding
which remains undismissed for a period of 60 days, or the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or
other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for
it or any substantial part of its property to continue undischarged or unstayed
for a period of 60 days, or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any corporate action is
taken by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of effecting
any of the foregoing; or
10.06. ERISA. (a) Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding
standard required for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standard
or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412
of the Code, any Plan shall have had or is likely to have a trustee appointed to
administer such Plan, any Plan is, shall have been or is likely to be terminated
or to be the subject of termination proceedings under ERISA, any Plan shall have
an Unfunded Current Liability, a contribution required to be made to a Plan has
not been timely made. The Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA
Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur a liability to or on account of a
Plan under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204
or 4212 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29), 4971 or 4975 of the Code, or the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred or is likely to incur
liabilities pursuant to one or more employee welfare benefit plans (as defined
in Section 3(l) of ERISA) which provide benefits to retired employees or other
former employees (other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA) or employee
pension benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA); and (b) there shall
result from any such event or events the imposition of a lien, the granting of a
security interest, or a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability;
and (c) which lien, security interest or liability, in the reasonable opinion of
the Required Banks, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect upon the business, operations, property, assets, liabilities or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
or
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10.07. Security Documents. At any time after the execution and delivery
thereof, any of the Security Documents shall cease to be in full force and
effect (except pursuant to the terms thereof, or shall cease to give the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors the Liens, rights,
powers and privileges purported to be created thereby (including, without
limitation, a perfected security interest in, and Lien on, all of the
Collateral), in favor of the Collateral Agent, superior to and prior to the
rights of all third Persons (except as permitted by Section 9.01), and subject
to no other Liens (except as permitted by Section 9.01), or any Credit Party
shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or
agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to any of the
Security Documents and such default shall continue beyond any grace period
specifically, applicable thereto pursuant to the terms of such Security
Document; or
10.08. Guaranty. Any Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to
be in full force or effect as to the relevant Guarantor, or any Guarantor or
Person acting by or on behalf of such Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm such
Guarantor's obligations under the relevant Guaranty, or any Guarantor shall
default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement
on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to its Guaranty; or
10.09. Judgments. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered
against The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate for
The Borrower and its Subsidiaries a liability (not paid or fully covered by a
reputable and solvent insurance company) and such judgments and decrees either
shall be final and non-appealable or shall not be vacated, discharged or stayed
or bonded pending appeal for any period of 30 consecutive days, and the
aggregate amount of all such judgments exceeds $1,000,000; or
10.10. Change of Control. A Change of Control or Other Indebtedness
Change of Control shall occur;
then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event
of Default shall then be continuing, the Agent, upon the written request of the
Required Banks, shall by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the
following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Agent, any Bank or the
holder of any Note to enforce its claims against any Credit Party (provided
that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 10.05 shall occur with respect
to the Borrower,
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the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Agent to
the Borrower as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur
automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment terminated, whereupon the Revolving Loan Commitment of
each Bank shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Commitment Commission
shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind;
(ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans
and the Notes and all Obligations owing hereunder and thereunder to be,
whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by
each Credit Party; (iii) terminate any Letter of Credit, which may be
terminated, in accordance with its terms; (iv) direct the Borrower to pay (and
the Borrower agrees that upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of
an Event of Default specified in Section 10.05 with respect to the Borrower, it
will pay) to the Collateral Agent at the Payment Office such additional amount
of cash, to be held as security by the Collateral Agent as is equal to the
aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued for the account of the
Borrower and then outstanding; (v) enforce, as Collateral Agent, any or all of
the Liens and security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents; and
(vi) apply any cash collateral as provided in Section 4.02.
SECTION 11. Definitions and Accounting Terms.
11.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to
both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Additional Collateral" shall mean all property (whether real or
personal) in which security interests are granted (or have been purported to be
granted) (and continue to be in effect at the time of determination) pursuant to
Section 8.11.
"Additional Security Documents" shall mean all mortgages, pledge
agreements, security agreements and other security documents entered into
pursuant to Section 8.11 with respect to Additional Collateral.
"Adjusted Certificate of Deposit Rate" shall mean, on any day, the sum
(rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) of (1) the rate obtained by dividing (x)
the most recent weekly aver-
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age dealer offering rate for negotiable certificates of deposit with a
three-month maturity in the secondary market as published in the most recent
Federal Reserve System publication entitled "Select Interest Rates," published
weekly on Form H.15 as of the date hereof, or if such publication or a
substitute containing the foregoing rate information shall not be published by
the Federal Reserve System for any week, the weekly average offering rate
determined by the Agent on the basis of quotations for such certificates
received by it from three certificate of deposit dealers in New York of
recognized standing or, if such quotations are unavailable, then on the basis of
other sources reasonably selected by the Agent, by (y) a percentage equal to
100% minus the stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements as specified in
Regulation D applicable on such day to a three-month certificate of deposit of a
member bank of the Federal Reserve System in excess of $100,000 (including,
without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other
reserves), plus (2) the then daily net annual assessment rate as estimated by
the Agent for determining the current annual assessment payable by the Agent to
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for insuring three-month certificates
of deposit.
"Adjusted Percentage" shall mean (x) at a time when no Bank Default
exists, for each Bank, such Bank's Percentage and (y) at a time when a Bank
Default exists (i) for each Bank that is a Defaulting Bank, zero and (ii) for
each Bank that is a Non-Defaulting Bank, the percentage determined by dividing
such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment at such time by the Adjusted Total
Revolving Loan Commitment at such time, it being understood that all references
herein to Revolving Loan Commitments and the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan
Commitment at a time when the Total Revolving Loan Commitment or Adjusted Total
Revolving Loan Commitment, as the case may be, has been terminated shall be
references to the Revolving Loan Commitments or Adjusted Total Revolving Loan
Commitment, as the case may be, in effect immediately prior to such termination;
provided, that: (A) no Bank's Adjusted Percentage shall change upon the
occurrence of a Bank Default from that in effect immediately prior to such Bank
Default if after giving effect to such Bank Default, and any repayment of
Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans at such time pursuant to Section 4.02(a) or
otherwise, the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Banks plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Swingline Loans plus (iii) the Letter of Credit
Outstandings, exceed the Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment; (B) the
changes to the Adjusted Percentage that would have become effective upon the
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currence of a Bank Default but that did not become effective as a result of the
preceding clause (A) shall become effective on the first date after the
occurrence of the relevant Bank Default on which the sum of (i) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Banks
plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Swingline Loans plus
(iii) the Letter of Credit Outstandings is equal to or less than the Adjusted
Total Revolving Loan Commitment; and (C) if (i) a Non-Defaulting Bank's Adjusted
Percentage is changed pursuant to the preceding clause (B) and (ii) any
repayment of such Bank's Revolving Loans, or of Unpaid Drawings with respect to
Letters of Credit or of Swingline Loans, that were made during the period
commencing after the date of the relevant Bank Default and ending on the date of
such change to its Adjusted Percentage must be returned to the Borrower as a
preferential or similar payment in any bankruptcy or similar proceeding of the
Borrower, then the change to such Non-Defaulting Bank's Adjusted Percentage
effected pursuant to said clause (B) shall be reduced to that positive change,
if any, as would have been made to its Adjusted Percentage if (x) such
repayments had not been made and (y) the maximum change to its Adjusted
Percentage would have resulted in the sum of the outstanding principal of
Revolving Loans made by such Bank plus such Bank's new Adjusted Percentage of
the outstanding principal amount of Swingline Loans and of Letter of Credit
Outstandings equalling such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment at such time.
"Adjusted Total Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean at any time the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments of
all Defaulting Banks.
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person
(including, for purposes of Section 9.07 only, all directors, officers and
partners of such Person) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or
under direct or indirect common control with, such Person; provided, however,
(x) that for purposes of Section 9.07, an Affiliate of the Borrower shall
include any Person that directly or indirectly owns more than 5% of any class of
the capital stock of the Borrower and any officer or director of the Borrower or
any such Person and (y) in no event shall any Bank or any affiliate thereof be
considered an Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. A Person
shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or
indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
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"Agent" shall mean DLJ Capital Funding, Inc., in its capacity as Agent
for the Banks hereunder, and shall include any successor to the Agent appointed
pursuant to Section 12.09.
"Agreement" shall mean this Credit Agreement, as modified,
supplemented, amended, restated, extended, renewed or replaced from time to
time.
"Applicable Commitment Commission Percentage" shall mean, at any time,
a percentage per annum equal to 1/2 of 1%.
"Applicable L/C Percentage" shall mean, at any time, a percentage per
annum equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect for Revolving Loans that are
maintained as Eurodollar Loans.
"Applicable Margin" shall mean, with respect to the unpaid principal
amount of each Swing Line Loan (each of which shall be borrowed and maintained
only as a Base Rate Loan) and each Revolving Loan, by reference to the
applicable Leverage Ratio and at the applicable percentage per annum set forth
below under the column entitled "Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans", in the
case of Base Rate Loans, or by reference to the applicable Leverage Ratio and at
the applicable percentage per annum set forth below under the column entitled
"Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans", in the case of Eurodollar Loans;
provided that on and after the Effective Date but prior to delivery of any
financial statements pursuant to Section 8.01, the "Applicable Margin", in the
case of Base Rate Loans, shall be 1.50% and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans,
shall be 2.50%:
Applicable Applicable
Margin For Base Margin for
Leverage Ratio Rate Loans Eurodollar Loans
greater than or equal to 5.00:1 1.75% 2.75%
greater than or equal to 4.50:1 1.50% 2.50%
greater than or equal to 4.00:1 1.25% 2.25%
greater than or equal to 3.50:1 1.00% 2.00%
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"Assignment and Assumption Agreement" shall mean the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit N (appropriately
completed).
"Authorized Representative" of the Borrower shall mean any of the
President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer
of the Borrower (or any other officer of the Borrower in which is designated in
writing to the Agent, the Swingline Bank and each Issuing Bank by any of the
foregoing officers of the Borrower as being authorized to give such notices
under this Agreement) with the Borrower, by its execution and delivery of this
Agreement, irrevocably appointing any of the foregoing officers of the Borrower
as its Authorized Representative hereunder with respect to delivering Notices of
Borrowing, Notices of Conversion, Letter of Credit Requests and similar notices.
"Bank" shall mean each financial institution listed on Schedule I, as
well as any Person which becomes a "Bank" hereunder pursuant to 13.04(b).
"Bank Default" shall mean (i) the refusal (which has not been
retracted) of a Bank to make available its portion of any Borrowing (including
any Mandatory Borrowing) or to fund its portion of any unreimbursed payment
under Section 2.04(c) or (ii) a Bank having notified in writing the Borrower
and/or the Agent that it does not intend to comply with its obligations under
Section 1.01(a), Section 1.01(c) or Section 2, in each case whether as a result
of any takeover of such Bank by any regulatory authority or agency or otherwise.
"Bankruptcy Code" shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.05.
"Base Rate" at any time shall mean the higher of (i) 1/2 of 1% in
excess of the Adjusted Certificate of Deposit Rate and (ii) the Prime Lending
Rate.
"Base Rate Loan" shall mean each Swingline Loan and each other Loan
designated or deemed designated as such by the Borrower at the time of the
incurrence thereof or conversion thereto.
"Borrower" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
"Borrowing" shall mean the borrowing of one Type of Loan from all the
Banks having commitments or obligations
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(other than Defaulting Banks) (or from the Swingline Bank in the case of
Swingline Loans) on a given date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions
on such date) having in the case of Eurodollar Loans the same Interest Period,
provided that Base Rate Loans incurred pursuant to Section 1.10(b) shall be
considered part of the related Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans.
"Business Day" shall mean (i) for all purposes other than as covered by
clause (ii) below, any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in
New York City a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are
authorized or required by law or other government action to close and (ii) with
respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of
principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, any day which is a Business Day
described in clause (i) above and which is also a day for trading by and between
banks in the New York interbank Eurodollar market.
"Capital Expenditures" shall mean, with respect to any Person, all
expenditures by such Person which should be capitalized in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, with respect to fixed assets
(including, without limitation, expenditures for maintenance and repairs which
should be capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles) and, without duplication, the amount of Capitalized Lease
Obligations incurred by such Person.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations" of any Person shall mean all rental
obligations which, under generally accepted accounting principles, are or will
be required to be capitalized on the books of such Person, in each case taken at
the amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with such
principles.
"Cash Equivalents" shall mean, as to any Person, (i) securities issued
or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency
or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the
United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than
six months from the date of acquisition, (ii) time deposits and certificates of
deposit of any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking
subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United
States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia having (x) a long-term
unsecured debt rating of at least A or the equivalent thereof from S&P or A2 or
the equivalent thereof from Moody's and (y) capital, surplus and undivided
profits aggregating in excess of $200,000,000, with maturities of not more than
six
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months from the date of acquisition by such Person, (iii) repurchase obligations
with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types
described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, (iv) commercial paper issued by
any Person incorporated in the United States rated at least A-1 or the
equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody's
and in each case maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition
by such Person and (v) investments in money market funds substantially all of
whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i)
through (iv) above.
"CERCLA" shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as the same may be amended from time to
time, 42 U.S.C, 9601 et seq.
"Change of Control" shall mean (i) any "Person" or "group" (as such
terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), excluding
Permitted Holders (x) is or shall become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in
Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and economic interests of the
Borrower or shall have the right to elect a majority of the directors of the
Borrower or (y) shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to
elect a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or (ii) the Board of
Directors of the Borrower shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing
Directors.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.
Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this
Agreement, and to any subsequent provision of the Code, amendatory thereof,
supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
"Collateral" shall mean all property (whether real or personal) with
respect to which any security interests have been granted (or purported to be
granted) pursuant to any Security Document, including, without limitation, all
Pledge Agreement Collateral, all Security Agreement Collateral, all Mortgaged
Properties, all cash and Cash Equivalents delivered as collateral pursuant to
Section 4.02 or 10 hereof and all Additional Collateral, if any.
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"Collateral Agent" shall mean the Agent acting as collateral agent for
the Secured Creditors pursuant to the Security Documents.
"Commitment Commission" shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.01(a).
"Connecticut Mortgaged Property" shall mean the real property owned by
Autotote Enterprises, Inc. and located at (a) 600 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven,
Connecticut and (b) 11 Schoenphester Road, Windsor Lakes, Connecticut.
"Consolidated EBIT" shall mean, for any period, the Consolidated Net
Income, before Consolidated Interest Expense and provision for taxes and without
giving effect to any extraordinary or nonrecurring gains or losses or gains or
losses from sales of assets other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of
business.
"Consolidated EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, Consolidated EBIT,
adjusted by adding thereto the amount of all amortization of intangibles and
depreciation that were deducted in arriving at Consolidated EBIT for such
period.
"Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio" for any period shall mean the
ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" shall mean, for any period, (i) the
total consolidated interest expense of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries for such period (calculated without regard to any limitations on
the payment thereof), (ii) plus, without duplication, that portion of
Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
representing the interest factor for such period, (iii) minus any interest
expense on the Convertible Subordinated Debt that is paid in shares of Class A
Common Stock of the Borrower, (iv) minus any interest income of the Borrower and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, and minus (v) amortization of any
deferred financing fees of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for
such period.
"Consolidated Net Income" shall mean, for any period, the consolidated
net income of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period;
provided, however, the net income of any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not
a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and for which the Borrower's investment therein is
accounted for by the equity method of accounting,
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shall have its net income included in the Consolidated Net Income of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries only to the extent of the amount of
cash Dividends paid by such Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of the Borrower.
"Consolidated Subsidiaries" shall mean, as to any Person, all
Subsidiaries of such Person which are consolidated with such Person for
financial reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
"Contingent Obligation" shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of
such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases,
dividends or other obligations ("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,
(i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct
or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the
purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working
capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the
net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) 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 or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder
of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however,
that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of
instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The
amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the
stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such
Contingent Obligation is made (or, if the less, the maximum amount of such
primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of
the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or
determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof
(assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such
Person in good faith.
"Continuing Directors" shall mean the directors of the Borrower on the
Effective Date and each other director, if such director's nomination for
election to the Board of Directors of the Borrower is recommended by a majority
of the then Continuing Directors.
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"Convertible Subordinated Debt" shall mean the 5-1/2% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures of the Borrower due 2001.
"Credit Documents" shall mean this Agreement, each Note, each Security
Document and the Subsidiaries Guaranty and, after the execution and delivery
thereof, each additional guaranty or security document executed pursuant to
Section 8.11.
"Credit Event" shall mean (x) the occurrence of the Effective Date and
(y) the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Letter of Credit.
"Credit Party" shall mean the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
"Default" shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"Defaulting Bank" shall mean any Bank with respect to which a Bank
Default is in effect.
"Dividend" with respect to any Person shall mean that such Person has
declared or paid a dividend or returned any equity capital to its stockholders
or authorized or made any other distribution, payment or delivery of property
(other than common stock of such Person) or cash to its stockholders as such, or
redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, for
a consideration any shares of any class of its capital stock outstanding on or
after the Effective Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with
respect to its capital stock), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing
purposes, or shall have permitted any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or
otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the capital
stock of such Person outstanding on or after the Effective Date (or any options
or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its capital stock). Without
limiting the foregoing, "Dividends" with respect to any Person shall also
include all payments made or required to be made by such Person with respect to
any stock appreciation rights, plans, equity incentive or achievement plans or
any similar plans or setting aside of any funds for the foregoing purposes.
"Dollar Equivalent" shall mean, with respect to any currency other than
Dollars, the amount of Dollars into which such currency could be converted at
the Exchange Rate.
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"Dollars" and the sign "S" shall each mean freely transferable lawful
money of the United States.
"Domestic Subsidiary" shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower
incorporated or organized in the United States or any State or territory
thereof.
"Drawing" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.05(b).
"Effective Date" shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.10.
"Eligible Transferee" shall mean and include (i) a commercial bank
having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 or (ii) any other financial
institution or other "accredited investor" (as defined in Regulation D of the
Securities Act), in each case approved by the Borrower (which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
"Environmental Claims" shall mean any and all administrative,
regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demand letters, directives, written
claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, or proceedings relating in
any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any written approval
given, under any such Environmental Law (hereafter, "Claims"), including,
without limitation, (a) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory
authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other
actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and
all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification,
cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief in connection with alleged
injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment due to the
presence of Hazardous Materials.
"Environmental Law" shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign
or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and
enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy and rule of common
law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial
interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent
decree or judgment relating to the environment, public health or safety or
Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation: CERCLA; RCRA; the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C, Section 1251 et seq.; the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C, Section 2601 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C, Section 7401 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42
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U.S.C, Section 3803 et seq.; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C, Section
2701 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and the Community Right-to-Know Act of
1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.; the Hazardous Material Transportation
Act, 49 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act,
29 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq. (to the extent it regulates occupational exposure
to Hazardous Materials); and any state and local or foreign counterparts or
equivalents, in each case as amended from time to time.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date
of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof,
supplemental, thereto or substituted therefor.
"ERISA Affiliate" shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of
ERISA) which together with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries would be
deemed to be a "single employer" within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m)
or (o) of the Code.
"Eurodollar Loan" shall mean each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan)
designated as such by the Borrower at the time of the incurrence thereof or
conversion thereto.
"Eurodollar Rate" shall mean (a) the offered quotation to first-class
banks in the New York interbank Eurodollar market by Chase Manhattan Bank for
Dollar deposits of amounts in immediately available funds comparable to the
outstanding principal amount of the Eurodollar Loan of Chase Manhattan Bank with
maturities comparable to the Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan
commencing two Business Days thereafter as of 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on the
date which is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period, divided (and rounded off to the nearest 1/16 of 1%) by (b) a percentage
equal to 100% minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements
(including, without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special
or other reserves required by applicable law) applicable to any member bank of
the Federal Reserve System in respect of Eurocurrency funding or liabilities as
defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under
Regulation D).
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.
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"Excess Cash Flow" shall mean, without duplication, for any fiscal year
of the Borrower (i) Consolidated EBITDA, minus (ii) Consolidated Interest
Expense, minus (iii) cash taxes, minus (iv) scheduled principal payments on (x)
indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for borrowed money and (y) the
Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Exchange Rate" shall mean, when converting any amount denominated in a
currency other than Dollars into Dollars, the rate determined in good faith by
the Agent at the opening of business (or close of business in the case of
determinations of reimbursement obligations with respect to Drawings) in New
York, on the date as to which any determination thereof is to be made, as the
spot rate at which such currency is offered for sale to Chase Manhattan Bank
against delivery of Dollars by Chase Manhattan Bank. If for any reason the
Exchange Rate for any currency cannot be calculated as provided above, the Agent
shall calculate the Exchange Rate on such basis as it deems fair and equitable.
In determining the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit (A) for purposes of
Sections 1.01(a), 1.01(b), 2.01(d) and 4.02(a), the Exchange Rate shall be
calculated (x) on the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit, (y) on the
first Business Day of each calendar month thereafter and (z) on such other day
as the Agent may, in its sole discretion, consider appropriate and (B) for
purposes of Sections 3.01(b) and (c), the Exchange Rate shall be calculated on
the first Business Day of each month in the quarterly period in which the
respective payment is due pursuant to said Sections. The Exchange Rate for all
reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit (including without
limitation pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05) shall be determined by using the
Exchange Rate as in effect on the date the respective Unpaid Drawing was paid by
such Issuing Bank.
"Existing Bankers Trust Debt" shall mean all Indebtedness and other
obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement
dated as of October 31, 1991, between the Borrower, Autotote Systems, Inc.,
Bankers Trust Company, as Agent, and the financial institutions party thereto,
as amended, and the Credit Documents (as such term is defined in such Credit
Agreement) related thereto.
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"Existing Indebtedness" shall have the meaning provided in Section
7.21.
"Existing Letters of Credit" shall mean those Letters of Credit set
forth on Schedule III.
"Facing Fee" shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(c).
"Federal Funds Rate" shall mean for any period, a fluctuating interest
rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates
on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such
day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which
is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such
transactions received by the Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of
recognized standing selected by the Agent.
"Fees" shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to or referred to in
Section 3.01.
"Final Maturity Date" shall mean February 15, 2001.
"Foreign Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
not a Domestic Subsidiary.
"Former Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(c).
"Guaranteed Obligations" shall mean all obligations of the Borrower (i)
to the Agent and each Bank for the full and prompt payment when due (whether at
the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal and interest
on each Note issued by the Borrower to such Bank, and Loans made, under the
Credit Agreement and all reimbursement obligations and Unpaid Drawings with
respect to Letters of Credit, together with all the other obligations and
liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest
thereon) of the Borrower to the Agent or such Bank now existing or hereafter
incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other
Credit Document and the due performance and compliance with all the terms,
conditions and agreements contained in the Credit Documents by the Borrower and
(ii) to each Bank and each Affiliate of a Bank which enters (or has entered)
into an Interest Rate Protection Agreement or an Other Hedging
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Agreement with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (even if such Bank ceases
to be a Bank hereunder for any reason, so long as such Bank or Affiliate thereof
participates in the extension of such Interest Rate Protection Agreement or
Other Hedging Agreement, and their subsequent assigns, if any), the full and
prompt payment when due (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of all
obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiary owing under any such Interest
Rate Protection Agreement or such Other Hedging Agreement, whether now in
existence or hereafter arising, and the due performance and compliance with all
terms, conditions and agreements contained therein.
"Guarantor" shall mean each Subsidiary Guarantor.
"Guaranty" shall mean the Subsidiaries Guaranty and any guaranty
executed and delivered pursuant to Section 8.11.
"Hazardous Materials" shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum
products, radioactive materials, friable asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam
insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid
containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any
chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of
"hazardous substances," "hazardous waste," "hazardous materials," "extremely
hazardous substances," "restricted hazardous waste," "toxic substances," "toxic
pollutants," "contaminants," or "pollutants," or words of similar import, under
any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other chemical, material or
substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any
governmental authority under Environmental Laws.
"Inactive Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower that
does not have any significant assets or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or
has not had revenues in excess of $250,000 in the 12 month period ending on the
date of such liquidation.
"Indebtedness" shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (i)
all indebtedness (including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such
Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or
services, (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn under all letters of
credit issued for the account of such Person and all unpaid drawings in respect
of such letters of credit, (iii) all Indebtedness of the types described in
clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of this definition secured by any
Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has
been assumed by such Person (to the extent of the
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value of the respective property), (iv) the aggregate amount required to be
capitalized under leases under which such Person is the lessee, (v) all
obligations of such person to pay a specified purchase price for goods or
services, whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e., take-or-pay and similar
obligations, (vi) all Contingent Obligations of such Person and (vii) all
obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or any Other Hedging
Agreement or under any similar type of agreement.
"Intercompany Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section
9.06(vi).
"Interest Determination Date" shall mean, with respect to any
Eurodollar Loan, the second Business Day prior to the commencement of any
Interest Period relating to such Eurodollar Loan.
"Interest Period" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.09.
"Interest Rate Protection Agreement" shall mean any interest rate swap
agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate
hedging agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or
arrangement.
"Issuing Bank" shall mean the Agent and any Bank which at the request
of the Borrower and with the consent of the Agent agrees, in such Bank's sole
discretion, to become an Issuing Bank for the purpose of issuing Letters of
Credit pursuant to Section 2. The sole Issuing Bank on the Effective Date is the
Agent.
"L/C Supportable Indebtedness" shall mean (i) obligations of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business with
respect to insurance obligations and workers' compensation, surety bonds,
performance bonds and other similar statutory obligations and (ii) such other
obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as are reasonably
acceptable to the Agent and the respective Issuing Bank and otherwise permitted
to exist pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
"Leaseholds" of any Person means all the right, title and interest of
such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land,
improvements and/or fixtures.
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"Letter of Credit" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(a).
"Letter of Credit Fee" shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.01(b).
"Letter of Credit Outstandings" shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i)
the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (ii) the
amount of all Unpaid Drawings.
"Letter of Credit Request" shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.03(a).
"Leverage Ratio" shall mean, at any time for the determination thereof,
the ratio of Total Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time
to Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period last ended.
"Lien" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment,
deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference,
priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC or
any other similar recording or notice statute, and any lease having
substantially the same effect as any of the foregoing).
"Loan" shall mean each Revolving Loan and each Swingline Loan.
"Mandatory Borrowing" shall have the meaning provided in Section
1.01(c).
"Margin Stock" shall have the meaning provided in Regulation U.
"Maturity Date" shall mean the Final Maturity Date or the Swingline
Expiry Date, as applicable.
"Maximum Swingline Amount" shall mean $5,000,000.
"Minimum Borrowing Amount" shall mean $500,000.
"Moody's" shall mean Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
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"Mortgage" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.1l(b).
"Mortgaged Property" shall have the meaning provided in Section
8.1l(a).
"Net Sale Proceeds" shall mean for any sale of assets, the gross cash
proceeds (including any cash received by-way of deferred payment pursuant to a
promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received)
received from any sale of assets, net of reasonable transaction costs and
payments of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold at the time of, or
within 30 days after, the date of such asset sale, the amount of such gross cash
proceeds required to be used to repay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness
of the Banks pursuant to this Agreement) which is secured by the respective
assets which were sold, and the estimated marginal increase in income taxes
which will be payable by the Borrower's consolidated group with respect to the
fiscal year in which the asset sale occurs as a result of such asset sale.
"Non-Defaulting Bank" shall mean and include each Bank other than a
Defaulting Bank.
"Note" shall mean each Revolving Note and the Swingline Note.
"Notice of Borrowing" shall have the meaning provided in Section
1.03(a).
"Notice of Conversion" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.06.
"Notice Office" shall mean the office of the Agent located at 277 Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10172, Attention: Justin Vorwerk, or such other
office as the Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other
parties hereto.
"Obligations" shall mean all amounts owing to the Agent, the Collateral
Agent or any Bank pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit
Document.
"Other Hedging Agreement" shall mean any foreign exchange contracts and
currency swap agreements.
"Other Indebtedness Change of Control" shall mean any "change of
control" or similar event (including, but not lim-
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ited to, any "risk event") under the Convertible Subordinated Debt or Senior
Notes.
"Participant" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.04(a).
"Payment Office" shall mean the office of the Agent located at 277 Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10172, or such other office as the Agent may
hereafter designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto.
"PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established
pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.
"Percentage" of any Bank at any time shall mean a fraction (expressed
as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Revolving Loan Commitment of such
Bank at such time and the denominator of which is the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment at such time; provided that if the Percentage of any Bank is to be
determined after the Total Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, then
the Percentages of the Banks shall be determined immediately prior (and without
giving effect) to such termination.
"Permitted Encumbrance" shall mean, with respect to any Mortgaged
Property, such exceptions to title as are set forth in the title insurance
policy and any other exceptions to title consented to in writing by the Agent or
title commitment delivered with respect thereto, all of which exceptions must be
acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion.
"Permitted Holders" shall mean Thomas H. Lee Company (or any Person
wholly-owned or controlled by Thomas H. Lee Company (a "TH Lee Company") or any
fund or trust for which the Thomas H. Lee Company or a TH Lee Company acts as
investment advisor or over which Thomas H. Lee Company or a TH Lee Company has
voting control), Larry J. Lawrence (or Lawrence, Tyrrell Ortale & Smith, a New
York limited partnership of which Larry J. Lawrence is the general partner) and
A. Lorne Weil (or the 1989 Lorne Weil Trust).
"Permitted Liens" shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.01.
"Permitted Preferred Stock" shall mean any preferred stock of the
Borrower the terms of which (i) do not contain any mandatory put, redemption,
sinking fund or other similar provi-
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sions prior to the six month anniversary of the Final Maturity Date; (ii) do not
require the payment of cash Dividends; (iii) do not contain any covenants (other
than periodic reporting requirements); and (iv) do not grant the holders thereof
any voting rights except for (x) voting rights required to be granted to such
holders under applicable law and (y) limited customary voting rights on
fundamental matters such as a merger or liquidation involving the Borrower.
"Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm,
corporation, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or
political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
"Plan" shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan, as defined
in Section 4001 of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which
there is an obligation to contribute of) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
or an ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five-year period immediately
following the latest date on which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or an
ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to
such plan.
"Pledge Agreement" shall mean the Pledge Agreement executed and
delivered by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the
form of Exhibit I hereto, except for such changes as shall have been approved by
the Agent, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.
"Pledge Agreement Collateral" shall mean all "Collateral" as defined in
the Pledge Agreement.
"Pledged Securities" shall mean all "Pledged Securities" as defined in
the Pledge Agreement.
"Prime Lending Rate" shall mean the rate which Chase Manhattan Bank
announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, the Prime Lending Rate to
change when and as such prime lending rate changes. The Prime Lending Rate is a
reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate
actually charged to any customer.
"Projections" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.05(d).
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"Quarterly Payment Date" shall mean the last Business Day of each
January, April, July and October.
"RCRA" shall mean the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as the
same may be amended from time to time, 42U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
"Real Property" of any Person shall mean all the right, title and
interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including
Leaseholds.
"Recovery Event" shall mean the receipt by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable (i) by
reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage or any other similar event
with respect to any property or assets of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries and (ii) under any policy of insurance required to be maintained
under Section 8.03.
"Register" shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16.
"Regulation D" shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all
or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.
"Regulation G" shall mean Regulation G of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all
or a portion thereof.
"Regulation T" shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all
or a portion thereof.
"Regulation U" shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all
or a portion thereof.
"Regulation X" shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all
or a portion thereof.
"Release" shall mean the disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling,
pumping, leaking, leaching, dumping, emitting, emptying, seeping, placing,
pouring, into or upon any land or water or air, or otherwise entering into the
environment.
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"Replaced Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.13.
"Replacement Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.13.
"Reportable Event" shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of
ERISA with respect to a Plan as to which the 30-day notice requirement has not
been waived by the PBGC.
"Required Banks" shall mean at any time one or more Banks holding at
least 51% of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment held by the Banks, provided
that at any time when two or three Banks are party to this Agreement, Required
Banks shall mean at least two Banks.
"Returns" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.09.
"Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean, for each Bank, the amount set
forth opposite such Bank's name in Schedule I hereto directly below the column
entitled "Revolving Loan Commitment," as same may be reduced from time to time
pursuant to Sections 3.02, 3.03 and/or 10.
"Revolving Loans" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(a).
"Revolving Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
"S&P" shall mean Standard & Poor's Corporation.
"SEC" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.01(h).
"Section 4.04(b)(ii) Certificate" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 4.04(b).
"Secured Creditors" shall have the meaning assigned that term in the
Security Documents.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Security Agreement" shall mean the Security Agreement, executed and
delivered by each Subsidiary Guarantor, sub-
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stantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto, except for such changes as shall
have been approved by the Agent, as the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
"Security Agreement Collateral" shall mean all "Collateral" as defined
in the Security Agreement.
"Security Document" shall mean and include the Pledge Agreement, the
Security Agreement, each Mortgage and, after the execution and delivery thereof,
each Additional Security Document.
"Senior Notes" shall mean the 10-7/8% Senior Notes of the Borrower due
2004 in an aggregate principal amount of $110,000,000.
"Signing Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.18.
"SJC Video Corporation" shall mean SJC Video Corporation, a Delaware
Corporation.
"Standby Letter of Credit" shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.01(a).
"Stated Amount" of each Letter of Credit shall, at any time, mean the
maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (in each case determined without
regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met); provided that
the "Stated Amount" of each Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other
than Dollars shall be, on any date of calculation, the Dollar Equivalent of the
maximum amount available to be drawn in the respective currency thereunder
(determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be
met).
"Subsidiary" shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more
than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of
such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or
more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, association, joint
venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of
such Person has more than a 50% equity interest at the time. Notwithstanding the
above, the definition of "Subsidiary" shall not include (i) SJC Video
Corporation, but
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only so long as the majority of the Board of Directors of such Person are not
nominees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) any Person
designated by the Board of Directors not to be a Subsidiary for purposes of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided that (w) at the time of such
designation no Event of Default exists, (x) at the time of such designation the
Company certifies to the Agent that the aggregate fair market value of the net
assets of all such Persons so designated (determined at the time of designation)
does not exceed $5,000,000, (y) any such Person so designated shall not own any
equity securities of, or own or hold any Lien on any property of, the Borrower
or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that has not been so designated, and (z)
each Person to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time
of such designation, and will not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume,
guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any
Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower not so designated.
"Subsidiaries Guaranty" shall mean the Subsidiary Guaranty executed and
delivered by the Subsidiary Guarantors substantially in the form of Exhibit H
hereto, except for such changes as shall have been approved by the Agent, as the
same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
"Subsidiary Guarantor" shall mean each Domestic Subsidiary of the
Borrower and each Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower which is required to
execute a guaranty, after the Effective Date pursuant to Section 8.11.
"Substitute Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.04(c).
"Swingline Bank" shall mean DLJ.
"Swingline Expiry Date" shall mean the date which is two Business Days
prior to the Final Maturity Date.
"Swingline Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(b).
"Swingline Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a).
"Taxes" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(a).
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"Test Period" shall mean the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the
Borrower then last ended (taken as one accounting period).
"Total Assets" shall mean the total consolidated assets of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower.
"Total Funded Debt" means, as of any date of determination, the (i) sum
of (x) the average of the Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments
computed for the 365 days (or, if less, the number of days since the Effective
Date) immediately preceding the date of determination, and (y) the then
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (other than (a) the maximum amount
available to be drawn under all letters of credit issued for the account of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (b) Contingent Obligations), other than
Indebtedness under the Revolving Loans under this Agreement minus (ii) the
amount of cash held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of
$3,000,000.
"Total Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean, at any time, the sum of
the Revolving Loan Commitments of each of the Banks.
"Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean, at any time,
an amount equal to the remainder of (x) the then Total Revolving Loan Commitment
less (y) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans and
Swingline Loans then outstanding plus the then aggregate amount of Letter of
Credit Outstandings.
"Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments" means, at any date of
determination, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding
Revolving Loans.
"Trade Letter of Credit" shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.01(a).
"Type" shall mean the type of Loan determined with regard to the
interest option applicable thereto, i.e., whether a Base Rate Loan or a
Eurodollar Loan.
"UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in
effect in the relevant jurisdiction.
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"Unfunded Current Liability" of any Plan means the amount, if any, by
which the actuarial present value of the accumulated plan benefits under the
Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year, determined in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 35, based upon the actuarial
assumptions used by the Plan's actuary in the most recent annual valuation of
the Plan, exceeds the fair market value of the assets allocable thereto,
determined in accordance with Section 412 of the Code, by more than $500,000.
"United States" and "U.S." shall each mean the United States of
America.
"Unpaid Drawing" shall have the meaning provided for in Section
2.05(a).
"Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment" with respect to any Bank, at any
time, shall mean such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment at such time less the sum
of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans made by
such Bank and (ii) such Bank's Adjusted Percentage of the Letter of Credit
Outstandings in respect of Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement.
"Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any
corporation 100% of whose capital stock (other than director's qualifying
shares) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, association, joint venture
or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person has a 100% equity interest at such time.
"Withdrawal Period" shall have the meaning provided in Section
13.04(d).
SECTION 12. The Agent.
12.01. Appointment. The Banks hereby designate DLJ Capital Funding,
Inc. as Agent (for purposes of this Section12, the term "Agent" shall include
DLJ Capital Funding, Inc. in its capacity as Collateral Agent pursuant to the
Security Documents) to act as specified herein and in the other Credit
Documents. Each Bank hereby irrevocably authorizes, and each holder of any Note
by the acceptance of such Note shall be deemed irrevocably to authorize, the
Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement,
the other Credit Documents and any other instruments and agreements re-
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ferred to herein or therein and to exercise such powers and to perform such
duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of
the Agent by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder
by or through its respective officers, directors, agents, employees or
affiliates.
12.02. Nature of Duties. The Agent shall not have any duties or
responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the
other Credit Documents. Neither the Agent nor any of its respective officers,
directors, agents, employees or affiliates shall be liable for any action taken
or omitted by it or them hereunder or under any other Credit Document or in
connection herewith or therewith, unless caused by its or their gross negligence
or willful misconduct. The duties of the Agent shall be mechanical and
administrative in nature; the Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement
or any other Credit Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Bank or
the holder of any Note; and nothing in this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to
impose upon the Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other
Credit Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein.
12.03. Lack of Reliance on the Agent. Independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, each Bank and the holder of each Note, to the extent it
deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent
investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans and
the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith and (ii) its own
appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Agent shall not have any
duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide
any Bank or the holder of any Note with any credit or other information with
respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the
Loans or at any time or times thereafter. The Agent shall not be responsible to
any Bank or the holder of any Note for any recitals, statements, information,
representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other
writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution, effectiveness,
genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or
sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the financial
condition of the Borrower and its
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Subsidiaries or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the
performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document, or the financial condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or the existence or possible existence of any
Default or Event of Default.
12.04. Certain Rights of the Agent. If the Agent shall request
instructions from the Required Banks with respect to any act or action
(including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, the Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such
action unless and until the Agent shall have received instructions from the
Required Banks; and the Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason
of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Bank or the holder of any
Note shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Agent as a result of
the Agent acting, or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Credit
Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Banks.
12.05. Reliance. The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be
fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice,
statement, certificate, telex, teletype or telecopier message, cablegram,
radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by
any Person that the Agent believed to be the proper Person, and, with respect to
all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and any other Credit Document and
its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by the
Agent.
12.06. Indemnification. To the extent the Agent is not reimbursed and
indemnified by the Borrower the Banks will reimburse and indemnify the Agent, in
proportion to their respective "percentages" as used in determining the Required
Banks, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of
whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred
by the Agent in performing its respective duties hereunder or under any other
Credit Document, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any
other Credit Document; provided that no Bank shall be liable for any portion of
such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Agent's gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
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12.07. The Agent in its Individual Capacity. With respect to its
obligation to make Loans and issue Letters of Credit under this Agreement, the
Agent shall have the rights and powers specified herein for a "Bank" and may
exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the duties
specified herein; and the term "Banks," "Required Banks," "holders of Notes" or
any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include
the Agent in its individual capacity. The Agent may accept deposits from, lend
money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business
with any Credit Party or any Affiliate of any Credit Party as if they were not
performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other
consideration from the Borrower or any other Credit Party for services in
connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the
same to the Banks.
12.08. Holders. The Agent shall deem and treat the payee of any Note as
the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of
the assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have
been filed with the Agent. Any request, authority or consent of any Person who,
at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the
holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder,
transferee, assignee or indorsee, as the case may be, of such Note or of any
Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.
12.09. Resignation by the Agent. (a) The Agent may resign from the
performance of all its functions and duties hereunder and/or under the other
Credit Documents at any time by giving 15 Business Days prior written notice to
the Borrower and the Banks. Such resignation shall take effect upon the
appointment of a successor Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below or as
otherwise provided below.
(b) Upon any such notice of resignation, the Required Banks shall
appoint a successor Agent hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial bank
or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower.
(c) If a successor Agent shall not have been so appointed within such
15 Business Day period, the Agent, with the consent of the Borrower (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), shall then appoint a commercial
bank or trust company with capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 as
successor Agent who shall serve as Agent hereunder or there-
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under until such time, if any, as the Required Banks appoint a successor Agent
as provided above.
(d) If no successor Agent has been appointed pursuant to clause (b) or
(c) above by the 20th Business Day after the date such notice of resignation was
given by the Agent, the Agent's resignation shall become effective and the Banks
shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Agent hereunder and/or under any
other Credit Document until such time, if any, as the Required Banks appoint a
successor Agent as provided above.
SECTION 13. Miscellaneous.
13.01. Payment of Expenses, etc. The Borrower shall: (i) whether or not
the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, pay all out-of-pocket
costs and expenses of the Agent (including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel and local counsel) in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to herein
and therein and any amendment, waiver or consent relating hereto or thereto, of
the Agent and in connection with its syndication efforts with respect to this
Agreement and of the Agent and, following and during the continuation of an
Event of Default, each of the Banks in connection with the enforcement of this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments
referred to herein and therein (including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Agent and, following and during the
continuation of an Event of Default, for each of the Banks); (ii) pay and hold
each of the Banks harmless from and against any and all present and future
stamp, excise and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters and
save each of the Banks harmless from and against any and all liabilities with
respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent
attributable to such Bank) to pay such taxes; (iii) indemnify the Agent and each
Bank, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees,
representatives and agents from and hold each of them harmless against any and
all liabilities, obligations (including removal or remedial actions), losses,
damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and
disbursements (including reasonable attorneys' and consultants' fees and
disbursements) incurred by, imposed on or assessed against any of them as a
result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, (a) any
investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Agent or any
Bank is a party thereto) related to the entering into and/or
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performance of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the use of any
Letter of Credit or the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the consummation of
any transactions contemplated herein or in any other Credit Document or the
exercise of any of their rights or remedies provided herein or in the other
Credit Documents, or (b) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous
Materials in the air, surface water or groundwater or on the surface or
subsurface of any Real Property owned or at any time operated by the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, the generation, storage, transportation, handling or
disposal of Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the non-compliance of any
Real Property with foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations, and
ordinances (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable to any Real
Property, or any Environmental Claim asserted against the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned or at any time operated by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, including, in each case, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and other consultants incurred in
connection with any such investigation, litigation or, other proceeding; and
(iv) pay all fees and expenses (including costs of investigation and -reasonable
legal fees and expenses) incurred by any Bank in connection with any
qualification (or exemption or waiver therefrom) of any Bank under, or
compliance with, the gaming regulations of any jurisdiction to the extent that
any such event arises in connection with this Agreement (but excluding any
losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by
reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be
indemnified). To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay or hold
harmless the Agent or any Bank set forth in the preceding sentence may be
unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, the Borrower
shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the indemnified liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
13.02. Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights now or hereafter
granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any
such rights, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Bank is hereby
authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand,
protest or other notice of any kind to the Borrower or to any other Person, any
such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and
apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other Indebtedness at
any time held or owing by such Bank (including, without limitation, by branches
and agencies of such Bank wherever located) to or for
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the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor against
and on account of the Obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary Guarantor to such Bank under this Agreement or under any of the other
Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Obligations
purchased by such Bank pursuant to Section 13.06(b), and all other claims of any
nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any
other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not such Bank shall have made
any demand hereunder and although said Obligations, liabilities or claims, or
any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured.
13.03. Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing
(including telegraphic, telex, telecopier or cable communication) and mailed,
telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled or delivered: if to the Borrower, at
the Borrower's address specified opposite its signature below; if to any Bank,
at its address specified opposite its name on Schedule II; and if to the Agent,
at its Notice Office; or, as to any Credit Party or the Agent, at such other
address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other
parties hereto and, as to each Bank, at such other address as shall be
designated by such Bank in a written notice to the Borrower and the Agent. All
such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telegraphed, telexed,
telecopied, or cabled or sent by overnight courier, be effective when deposited
in the mails, delivered to the telegraph company, cable company or overnight
courier, as the case may be, or sent by telex or telecopier, except that notices
and communications to the Agent and the Borrower shall not be effective until
received by the Agent or the Borrower, as the case may be.
13.04. Benefit of Agreement. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and
assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, the Borrower may not assign or
transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder or under any other
Credit Document without the prior written consent of the Banks and, provided
further, that, although any Bank may transfer, assign or grant participations in
its rights hereunder, such Bank shall remain a "Bank" for all purposes hereunder
(and may not transfer or assign all or any portion of its Commitments hereunder
except as provided in Section 13.04(b)) and the transferee, assignee or
participant, as the case may be, shall not constitute a "Bank" hereunder and,
provided further, that no Bank shall transfer or grant any participation under
which the participant shall have rights to ap-
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prove any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document
except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) extend the final
scheduled maturity of any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit (unless such Letter of
Credit is not extended beyond the Final Maturity Date except to the extent
provided in Section 2.01(e)), in which such participant is participating, or
reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon
(except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-default
increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase
the amount of the participant's participation over the amount thereof then in
effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or
of a mandatory reduction in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall not
constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in
any Revolving Loan Commitment or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of
any participant if the participant's participation is not increased as a result
thereof), (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement or (iii) release all or
substantially all of the Collateral under all of the Security Documents (except
as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) supporting the Loans hereunder in
which such participant is participating. In the case of any such participation,
the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the
other Credit Documents (the participant's rights against such Bank in respect of
such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Bank
in favor of the participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the
Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Bank had not sold such
participation.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Bank (or any Bank together with
one or more other Banks) may (x) assign all or a portion of its Revolving Loan
Commitment (and related outstanding Obligations hereunder) to its parent company
and/or any affiliate of such Bank which is at least 50% owned by such Bank or
its parent company or to one or more Banks or (y) assign all, or if less than
all, a portion equal to at least $5,000,000 in the aggregate for the assigning
Bank or assigning Banks, of such Revolving Loan Commitments hereunder to one or
more Eligible Transferees, each of which assignees shall become a party to this
Agreement as a Bank by execution of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement,
provided, that: (i) at such time Schedule I shall be deemed modified to reflect
the Revolving Loan Commitments of such new Bank and of the existing Banks; (ii)
upon surrender of the old Notes, new Notes will be issued, at the Borrower's
expense, to such new Bank and to the assign-
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ing Bank, such new Notes to be in conformity with the requirements of Section
1.05 (with appropriate modifications) to the extent needed to reflect the
revised Revolving Loan Commitment; (iii) the consent of Agent shall be required
in connection with any such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld); and (iv) the Agent shall receive at the time of each such assignment,
from the assigning or assignee Bank, the payment of a non-refundable assignment
fee of $2,500; and, provided further, that such transfer or assignment will not
be effective until recorded by, the Agent on the Register pursuant to Section
13.16 hereof. To the extent of any assignment pursuant to this Section 13.04(b),
the assigning Bank shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect
to its assigned Revolving Loan Commitments. At the time of each assignment
pursuant to this Section 13.04(b) to a Person which is not already a Bank
hereunder and which is not a United States person (as such term is defined in
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) for Federal income tax purposes, the respective
assignee Bank shall provide to the Borrower and the Agent the appropriate
Internal Revenue Service Forms (and, if applicable, a Section 4.04(b)(ii)
Certificate) described in Section 4.04(b) except to the extent that the
assigning Bank was not, at the time of such assignment, entitled to such
exemption. To the extent that an assignment of all or any portion of a Bank's
Revolving Loan Commitment (and related outstanding Obligations) pursuant to
Section 1.13 or this Section 13.04(b) would, at the time of such assignment,
result in increased costs under Section 1.10, 2.06 or 4.04 from those being
charged by the respective assigning Bank prior to such assignment, then the
Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the
Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type
described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective
assignment).
(c) If the Nevada gaming authorities shall determine that any Bank does
not meet the "Suitability Standards" under the Nevada gaming regulations or any
other gaming authority with jurisdiction over the business of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries shall determine that any Bank does not meet its suitability
standards (in any such case, a "Former Bank"), the Borrower shall have the right
(but not the duty) to designate an Eligible Transferee (in each case, a
"Substitute Bank," which may be any Bank or Banks that agree to become a
Substitute Bank) reasonably acceptable to the Agent and each Issuing Bank that
has agreed to assume the rights and obligations of the Former Bank under this
Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, which assignment
and assumption shall be required to comply with, and shall become effective in
ac-
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cordance with, the provisions of Section 13.04(b), provided that the purchase
price to be paid by the Substitute Bank to the Agent for the account of the
Former Bank for such assignment and assumption shall equal the sum of (i) the
unpaid principal amount of any Notes held by the Former Bank plus accrued
interest thereon plus (ii) the Former Bank's pro rata share of the aggregate
amount of Drawings under all Letters of Credit that have not been reimbursed by
the Borrower, plus accrued interest thereon, plus (iii) such Former Bank's pro
rata share of accrued Fees to the date of the assignment and assumption, and,
provided further, the Borrower shall pay all obligations owing to the Former
Bank under the Credit Documents (including all obligations, if any, owing
pursuant to Section 1.11, but excluding those amounts in respect of which the
purchase price is being paid as provided above). Each Bank agrees that if it
becomes a Former Bank, upon payment to it of all such amounts, if any, owing to
it under the Credit Documents, it will execute and deliver an Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, upon payment of such purchase price.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this Section
13.04, if any Bank becomes a Former Bank, and if the Borrower fails to find a
Substitute Bank pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section 13.04 within any time
period specified by the applicable gaming authorities for the withdrawal of a
Former Bank (the "Withdrawal Period"), the Borrower shall, immediately (i)
prepay in full the outstanding principal amount of each Note held by such Former
Bank, together with accrued interest thereon to the earlier of (x) the date of
payment or (y) the last day of any Withdrawal Period, and (ii) at the option of
the Borrower either (A) place an amount equal to such Former Bank's Adjusted
Percentage (I) in each Letter of Credit in a separate cash collateral account
with the Agent for each outstanding Letter of Credit which amount will be
applied by the Agent to satisfy the Borrower's reimbursement obligations to the
respective Issuing Bank in respect of Drawings under the applicable Letter of
Credit and (II) of the aggregate amount of all Swingline Loans then outstanding
in a separate cash collateral account with the Agent which amount will be
applied by the Agent to satisfy such Former Bank's obligations to the Swingline
Bank in respect of any Mandatory Borrowing made with respect to such outstanding
Swingiine Loans or (B) if no Default or Event of Default then exists, terminate
the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Former Bank at which time the other Banks'
Percentages and Adjusted Percentages will be automatically adjusted as a result
thereof, provided that the option specified in this clause (B) may only be
exercised if, immediately after giving effect thereto, no Bank's outstanding
Re-
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volving Loans, when added to the product of (a) such Bank's Adjusted Percentage
and (b) the sum of (I) the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings
at such time and (II) the aggregate amount of all Swingline Loans then
outstanding, would exceed such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment at such time.
(e) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Bank from
pledging its Loans and Notes hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of
borrowings made by such Bank from such Federal Reserve Bank.
13.05. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part
of the Agent or any Bank or any holder of any Note in exercising any right,
power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of
dealing between the Borrower or any other Credit Party and the Agent or any Bank
or the holder of any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under
any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The
rights, powers and remedies herein or in any other Credit Document expressly
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies
which the Agent or any Bank or the holder of any Note would otherwise have. No
notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit
Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances
or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Agent or any Bank or the holder of
any Note to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or
demand.
13.06. Payments Pro Rata. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the Agent agrees that promptly after its receipt of each payment from
or on behalf of the Borrower in respect of any Obligations hereunder, it shall
distribute such payment to the Banks (other than any Bank that has consented in
writing to waive its pro rata share of any such payment) pro rata based upon
their respective shares, if any, of the Obligations with respect to which such
payment was received.
(b) Each of the Banks agrees that, if it should receive any amount
hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the
exercise of the right of setoff or banker's lien, by counterclaim or cross
action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents, or
otherwise), which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest
on, the Loans, Unpaid Drawings, Commitment Commis-
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sion or Letter of Credit Fees, of a sum which with respect to the related sum or
sums received by other Banks is in a greater proportion than the total of such
Obligation then owed and due to such Bank bears to the total of such Obligation
then owed and due to all of the Banks immediately prior to such receipt, then
such Bank receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse
or warranty from the other Banks an interest in the Obligations of the
respective Credit Party to such Banks in such amount as shall result in a
proportional participation by all the Banks in such amount; provided that if all
or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Bank,
such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent
of such recovery, but without interest.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
provisions of the preceding Sections 13.06(a) and (b) shall be subject to the
express provisions of this Agreement which require, or permit, differing
payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Banks as opposed to Defaulting Banks.
13.07. Calculations; Computations. (a) The financial statements to be
furnished to the Banks pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (or the
equivalent thereof in any country in which a Foreign Subsidiary is doing
business, as applicable) consistently applied throughout the periods involved
(except as set forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in writing
by the Borrower to the Banks); provided that, except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, all computations determining compliance with Sections 9.08
through 9.11, inclusive, shall utilize accounting principles and policies in
conformity with those used to prepare the historical financial statements
delivered to the Banks pursuant to Section 7.05(a).
(b) All computations of interest, Commitment Commission and Fees
hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number
of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the
period for which such interest, Commitment Commission or Fees are payable.
(c) Except with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in a currency
other than Dollars, all determinations of any amount of Indebtedness and/or any
other amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall be made by
converting same into Dollars at (x) if an Other Hedging Agreement has been
entered into by the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries in
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connection with such Indebtedness, and is in effect at the time of such
determination, the rate provided in such Other Hedging Agreement or (y) if the
provision of the preceding clause (x) is not applicable, the "official" exchange
rate, if applicable, or the spot exchange rate for the currency in question in
effect at the time of such determination.
13.08. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL. (a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
PROVIDED IN CERTAIN OF THE MORTGAGES, BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE
GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING
WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN
THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE
BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY,
GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. THE
BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES, APPOINTS AND EMPOWERS CT CORPORATION
SYSTEM, WITH OFFICES AT 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019, AS ITS
DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT TO RECEIVE, ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE FOR AND ON ITS
BEHALF, AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL LEGAL PROCESS,
SUMMONS, NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR
PROCEEDING. IF FOR ANY REASON SUCH DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT SHALL CEASE TO
BE AVAILABLE TO ACT AS SUCH, THE BORROWER AGREES TO DESIGNATE A NEW DESIGNEE,
APPOINTEE AND AGENT IN NEW YORK CITY ON THE TERMS AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
PROVISION SATISFACTORY TO THE AGENT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE BORROWER FURTHER
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY
REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS
SET FORTH OPPOSITE ITS SIGNATURE BELOW, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS
AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT, ANY BANK OR THE HOLDER OF ANY NOTE TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER
MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED
AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(b) THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY
NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR
PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
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CREDIT DOCUMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (a) ABOVE AND HEREBY
FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT
THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN
AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
13.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which
shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts
executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrower and the
Agent.
13.10. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date
(the "Effective Date") on which (i) each of the Borrower, the Agent and the
Required Banks shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or
different counterparts) and shall have delivered the same to the Agent at its
Notice Office or, in the case of the Banks, shall have given to the Agent
telephonic (confirmed in writing), written or telex notice (actually received)
at such office that the same has been signed and mailed to it and (ii) all
conditions contained in Sections 5 and 6 are met to the satisfaction of the
Agent and the Required Banks. Unless the Agent has received actual notice from
any Bank that the condition described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence
has not been met to its satisfaction, upon the satisfaction of the conditions
described in clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Effective
Date shall be deemed to have occurred, regardless of any subsequent
determination that one or more of the conditions thereto had not been met
(although the occurrence of the Effective Date shall not release the Borrower
from any liability or prevent the existence of an Event of Default based upon
failure to satisfy one or more of the applicable conditions contained in
Sections 5 and 6). The Agent shall give the Borrower and each Bank written
notice of the occurrence of the Effective Date.
13.11. Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several sections and
subsections of this Agreement are inserted
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for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction
of any provision of this Agreement.
13.12. Amendment or Waiver, etc. (a) Neither this Agreement nor any
other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is
in writing signed by the respective Credit Parties party thereto and the
Required Banks; provided, that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination
shall, without the consent of each Bank (other than a Defaulting Bank) (with
Obligations being directly affected in the case of following clause (i)): (i)
extend the final scheduled maturity of any Revolving Loan or Revolving Note or
extend the stated maturity of any Letter of Credit beyond the Final Maturity
Date (except to the extent provided in Section 2.01(e)), or reduce the rate or
extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon, or reduce the principal
amount thereof (except to the extent repaid in cash); (ii) release all or
substantially all of the Collateral (except as expressly provided in the Credit
Documents) under all the Security Documents; (iii) amend, modify or waive any
provision of this Section 13.12; (iv) reduce the percentage specified in the
definition of Required Banks; or (v) consent to the assignment or transfer by
the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided
further, that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall (v)
increase the Revolving Loan Commitment of any Bank over the amount thereof then
in effect without the consent of such Bank (it being understood that waivers or
modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default
or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall not
constitute an increase of the Revolving Loan Commitment of any Bank, and that an
increase in the available portion of any Revolving Loan Commitment of any Bank
shall not constitute an increase in the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Bank);
(x) without the consent of each Issuing Bank, amend, modify or waive any
provision of Section 2 or alter its rights and obligations with respect to
Letters of Credit; (y) without the consent of the Agent, amend, modify or waive
any provision of Section 12 as same applies to the Agent or any other provision
as same relates to the rights or obligations of the Agent; or (z) without the
consent of the Collateral Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision relating
to the rights or obligations of the Collateral Agent.
(b) If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or
termination to any of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by
clauses (i) through (v), in-
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clusive, of the first proviso to Section 13.12(a), the consent of the Required
Banks is obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Banks whose
consent is required is not obtained, then the Borrower shall have the right, so
long as all nonconsenting Banks whose individual consent is required are treated
as described in either clauses (A) or (B) below, to either (A) replace each such
non-consenting Bank or Banks with one or more Replacement Banks pursuant to
Section 1.13 so long as at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement
Bank consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination or (B)
terminate such non-consenting Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment in accordance
with Section 3.02(b) and 4.01(v), provided, that unless the Revolving Loan
Commitments that are terminated, and Revolving Loans that are repaid, pursuant
to preceding clause (B) are immediately replaced in full at such time through
the addition of new Banks or the increase of the Revolving Loan Commitments of
existing Banks (who in each case must specifically consent thereto), then in the
case of any action pursuant to preceding clause (B) the Required Banks
(determined before giving effect to the proposed action) shall specifically
consent thereto; provided further, that in any event the Borrower shall not have
the right to replace a Bank, terminate its Revolving Loan Commitment or repay
its Revolving Loans solely as a result of the exercise of such Bank's rights
(and the withholding of any required consent by such Bank) pursuant to the
second proviso to Section 13.12(a).
13.13. Survival. All indemnities set forth herein including, without
limitation, in Sections 1.10, 1.11, 2.06, 4.04, 13.01 and 13.06 shall survive
the execution, delivery and termination of this Agreement and the Notes and the
making and repayment of the Loans.
13.14. Domicile of Loans. Each Bank may transfer and carry its Loan at,
to or for the account of any office, Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Bank.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent that a
transfer of Loans pursuant to this Section 13.14 would, at the time of such
transfer, result in increased costs under Section 1.10, 1.11, 2.06 or 4.04 from
those being charged by the respective Bank prior to such transfer, then the
Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the
Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type
described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective
transfer).
13.15. Confidentiality. (a) Subject to the provisions of clause (b) of
this Section 13.15, each Bank agrees
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that it will use its best efforts not to disclose without the prior consent of
the Borrower (other than to its employees, auditors, advisors or counsel or to
another Bank if the Bank or such Bank's holding or parent company in its sole
discretion determines that any such party should have access to such
information, provided such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this
Section 13.15 to the same extent as such Bank) any information with respect to
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which is now or in the future furnished
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document and which is designated
by the Borrower to the Banks in writing as confidential (it being understood
that the Projections are hereby designated by the Borrower as being
confidential); provided, that any Bank may disclose any such information (a) as
has become generally available to the public, (b) as may be required or
appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal,
state or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over
such Bank or to the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or similar organizations (whether in the United States or elsewhere)
or their successors, (c) as may be required or appropriate in respect to any
summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, (d) in order to comply
with any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to such Bank, (e) to the
Agent or the Collateral Agent and (f) to any prospective or actual transferee or
participant in connection with any contemplated transfer or participation of any
of the Notes or Revolving Loan Commitment or any interest therein by such Bank;
provided, that such prospective transferee agrees with such Bank to abide by the
provisions contained in this Section 13.15.
(b) The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that each Bank may
share with any of its affiliates any information related to the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any nonpublic customer
information regarding the creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
provided such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.15
to the same extent as such Bank).
13.16. Register. The Borrower hereby designates the Agent to serve as
the Borrower's agent, solely for purposes of this Section 13.16, to maintain a
register (the "Register") on which it will record the Revolving Loan Commitment
from time to time of each of the Banks, the Loans made by each of the Banks and
each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each Bank.
Failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation shall not
affect the Borrower's obligations in respect of such Loans. With respect to any
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Bank, the transfer of the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Bank and the rights
to the principal of, and interest on, any Loan made by it shall not be effective
until such transfer is recorded on the Register maintained by the Agent with
respect to ownership of such Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans and prior to
such recordation all amounts owing to the transferor with respect to such
Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans shall remain owing to the transferor. The
registration of assignment or transfer of all or part of the Commitments and
Loans shall be recorded by the Agent on the Register only upon the acceptance by
the Agent of a properly executed and delivered Assignment and Assumption
Agreement pursuant to Section 13.04(b). Coincident with the delivery of such an
Assignment and Assumption Agreement to the Agent for acceptance and registration
of assignment or transfer of all or part of a Loan, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, the assigning or transferor Bank shall surrender the Note
evidencing such Loan, and thereupon one or more new Notes in the same aggregate
principal amount shall be issued to the assigning or transferor Bank and/or the
new Bank. The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agent from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages and liabilities of whatsoever nature which may be
imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Agent in performing its duties
under this Section 13.16, except to the extent caused by the Agent's gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
13.17. Miscellaneous. The Borrower and the Banks hereby further agree
that: notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in
the Pledge Agreement, the capital stock of Autotote Israel, Ltd. shall not be
required to be pledged under the Pledge Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly
authorized officers to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
Address:
100 Bellevue Road AUTOTOTE CORPORATION
Newark, Delaware 19714-6009
Telephone No.: (302) 737-4300
Telecopier No.: (302) 452-5382 By: /s/ Martin E. Schloss
Attention: Robert C. Becker ---------------------
Name: Martin E. Schloss
Title: Vice President,
with a copy to: General Counsel
and Secretary
Autotote Corporation
750 Lexington Avenue
25th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Telephone No.: (212) 754-2233
Telecopier No.: (212) 754-2372
Attention: General Counsel
DLJ CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.,
as Agent and Bank
By: /s/ Stephen P. Hickey
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Name: Stephen P. Hickey
Title: Managing Director
