As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 1995
Registration No. 33-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware 6711 13-3429953
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number)
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1500 North Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, FL 33607
(813) 871-4811
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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Kenneth J. Matlock
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Walter Industries, Inc.
1500 North Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, FL 33607
(813) 871-4531
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copy of all communications, including service of process, to:
Peter J. Gordon, Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3909
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, please check the following box. /X/
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering Proposed
Title of each Amount Price Maximum
Class of Securities to be per Aggregate Amount of
to be Registered Registered Unit(1) Offering Price(1) Registration Fee
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12.19% Series B $329,852,477 100% $329,852,477(2) $113,742.23
Senior Notes Due 2000
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(2) Exclusive of accrued interest.
The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date
or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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This Registration Statement contains two forms of prospectus: one to be
used in connection with an offering of Notes by the various Selling Security
Holders named therein (the "Primary Prospectus") and one to be used for the sale
of Notes by Lehman Brothers Inc. in market-making transactions (the "Market-
Making Prospectus"). The form of Primary Prospectus is included herein and is
followed by the alternate page for the Market-Making Prospectus, as described
below.
The Primary Prospectus and the Market-Making Prospectus are identical
except for the outside front cover page. The alternate page for the Market-
Making Prospectus included herein is labelled "Alternate Page for Market-Making
Prospectus."
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Cross Reference Sheet Pursuant to Item 501(b) of Regulation S-K Showing
the Location in the Prospectus of the Information Required by Part 1 of Form S-1
PROSPECTUS
Form S-1 Item and Heading Caption or Location in Prospectus
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1. Forepart of the Front Cover Page
Registration Statement
and Outside Front Cover
Page of Prospectus
2. Inside Front and Outside Inside Front Cover Page;
Back Cover Page of Outside Back Cover Page
Prospectus
3. Summary Information, Risk Prospectus Summary; Certain
Factors and Ratio of Risk Factors; The Company;
Earnings to Fixed Charges Recent History; Selected
Historical Consolidated
Financial Data
4. Use of Proceeds Not Applicable
5. Determination of Offering Inside Front Cover Page; Plan
Price of Distribution
6. Dilution Not Applicable
7. Selling Security Holders Selling Security Holders
8. Plan of Distribution Inside Front Cover Page; Plan
of Distribution
9. Description of Securities Description of Notes; Certain
to be Registered Federal Income Tax
Consequences
10. Interests of Named Legal Matters; Experts
Experts and Counsel
11. Information with Respect Outside Front Cover Page;
to the Registrant Prospectus Summary; Certain
Risk Factors; The Company;
Recent History;
Capitalization; Selected
Historical Consolidated
Financial Data; Management's
Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and
Results of Operations;
Business and Properties;
Management; Security Ownership
of Management and Principal
Stockholders; Description of
Notes; Description of Certain
Other Indebtedness;
Description of Capital Stock
12. Disclosure of Commission Not Applicable
Position on
Indemnification for
Securities Act
Liabilities
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 2, 1995
PROSPECTUS
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$___________ 12.19% Series B Senior Notes Due 2000
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
This Prospectus relates to the offering from time to time of up to
$___________ principal amount of 12.19% Series B Senior Notes Due 2000 (the
"Notes") that were issued by Walter Industries, Inc. (the "Company" or "Walter
Industries"), a Delaware corporation formerly named Hillsborough Holdings
Corporation, to certain creditors of the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant
to the Company's Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization dated as of December 9,
1994, as modified on March 1, 1995 (as so modified, the "Plan of
Reorganization"), under Section 1121(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code
(the "Bankruptcy Code"). The Plan of Reorganization became effective on March
17, 1995 (the "Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization"). Pursuant to the
Plan of Reorganization, $490,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes,
including the Notes to which this Prospectus pertains, were issued following
the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization and, as of June __, 1995,
constituted all of the Notes outstanding.
The Notes may be sold to the public from time to time by certain holders
thereof (the "Selling Security Holders") in the amount and in the manner
described herein or as may be set forth in a Prospectus Supplement accompanying
this Prospectus. The Company will receive no proceeds from the sale of any of
the Notes by any of the Selling Security Holders. See "Plan of Distribution."
Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually on September 15 and March 15
of each year at the rate of 12.19% per annum. The Notes may be redeemed at any
time at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30
nor more than 60 days notice, at a redemption price equal to 101% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date
of redemption, provided that no partial redemption may occur which results in
less than $150 million aggregate principal amount of Notes being outstanding;
and provided further that a redemption made from Excess Proceeds of any Asset
Sale (as such terms are defined under "Description of Notes -- Certain Covenants
- -- Limitation on Asset Sales") shall be subject to the provisions described in
the succeeding sentence. The Company is obligated, in certain circumstances, to
apply the Excess Proceeds from an Asset Sale to either redeem or offer to
purchase Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption or purchase,
provided that no such redemption or purchase may occur which results in less
than $150 million aggregate principal amount of Notes being outstanding. In the
event of a Change of Control (as defined under "Description of Notes -- Certain
Definitions"), each Holder will have the right to require the Company to
repurchase all or any part of such Holder's Notes at a price equal to 101% of
the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
date of purchase. The Notes are secured by pledges of the capital stock of each
of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company other than Mid-State
Homes, Inc. ("Mid-State Homes") and its subsidiaries and Cardem Insurance Co.,
Ltd. (Bermuda) ("Cardem Insurance"). The Notes rank senior in right of payment
to all subordinated indebtedness of the Company and pari passu in right of
payment to all other senior indebtedness of the Company (including indebtedness
under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility described herein). As of March 31,
1995, the aggregate amount of senior indebtedness of the Company outstanding was
$2,238,465,000 (including the Notes). As of March 31, 1995, the Company had no
subordinated indebtedness outstanding. The Company conducts substantially all of
its operations through its subsidiaries. As indebtedness of a holding company,
the Notes are effectively subordinated to all obligations of the Company's
subsidiaries, which obligations at March 31, 1995 were not material (excluding
the obligations of Mid-State Trusts II, III, IV and V). See "Certain Risk
Factors -- Holding Company Structure," "Business and Properties -- Mid-State
Homes" and "Description of Notes."
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SEE "CERTAIN RISK FACTORS" FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING CERTAIN RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH AN INVESTMENT IN ANY OF THE NOTES.
The Notes are owned by a limited number of institutional investors and, to
the Company's knowledge, no firm currently makes or intends to make a market in
the Notes and no established public market for the Notes currently exists. There
can be no assurance that the market for the Notes will not be
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subject to disruptions that will render it difficult or impossible for holders
of the Notes to sell the Notes in a timely manner, if at all, or to recoup their
investment in the Notes. The Company does not intend in the near future to apply
for listing of the Notes on any securities exchange; however, certain Holders of
Notes have the right to require the Company to use its best efforts to list
their Notes on a national securities exchange or to otherwise provide for the
quotation of the Notes through the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") in connection with the exercise on or
after March 17, 1996, by such Holders of certain registration rights with
respect to the Notes. See "Certain Risk Factors -- Liquidity; Absence Of Public
Market" and "Description of Notes -- Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement."
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus is June __, 1995
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
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The Selling Security Holders directly, through agents
designated from time to time, or through dealers or underwriters
also to be designated, may sell the Notes from time to time on
terms to be determined at the time of sale. To the extent
required, the specific Notes to be sold, the names of the Selling
Security Holders, the respective purchase prices and public
offering prices, the names of any such agent, dealer or
underwriter, and any applicable commissions or discounts with
respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an
accompanying Prospectus Supplement. See "Plan of Distribution."
If the Company is advised that an underwriter has been engaged
with respect to the sale of any Notes offered hereby, or in the
event of any other material change in the plan of distribution,
the Company will cause an appropriate amendment to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") reflecting such engagement or other change. See
"Additional Information." Each of the Selling Security Holders
reserves the sole right to accept and, together with its agents
from time to time, to reject in whole or in part any proposed
purchase of Notes to be made directly or through agents.
The Company will not receive any proceeds from this
offering, but agreed to pay substantially all of the expenses of
this offering other than applicable transfer taxes and
commissions and discounts payable to dealers, agents or
underwriters. The Selling Security Holders and any broker-
dealers, agents or underwriters that participate with the Selling
Security Holders in the distribution of the Notes may be deemed
to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any commissions
received by them and any profit on the resale of the Notes
purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. See "Description of Notes --
Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement" and "Plan of
Distribution" for a description of certain indemnification
arrangements.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
When the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
forms a part was declared effective by the Commission, the
Company became subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
and in accordance therewith became obligated to file reports and
other information with the Commission. Reports and other
information concerning the Company may be inspected and copied at
the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at
Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at
the regional offices of the Commission located at Suite 1400, 500
West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and at Suite 1300, 7
World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such
material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section
of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549 upon payment of the fees prescribed by the Commission. Upon
listing of the common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common
Stock"), of the Company on the New York Stock Exchange (the
"NYSE"), such reports and other information also could be
inspected at the offices of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York,
N.Y. 10005.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration
Statement (which term shall encompass any amendments and exhibits
thereto) under the Securities Act with respect to the Notes
offered hereby. This Prospectus, which forms a part of such
Registration Statement, does not contain all the information set
forth in such Registration Statement, certain parts of which are
omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Commission. Statements made in this Prospectus as to the contents
of any contract, agreement or other document referred to are not
necessarily complete; with respect to each such contract,
agreement or other document filed as an exhibit to such
Registration Statement, reference is made to the exhibit for a
more complete description of the matter involved, and each such
statement shall be deemed qualified in its entirety by such
reference. Any interested parties may inspect such Registration
Statement, without charge, at the public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington D.C. 20549, and may obtain copies of all or any part
of it from the Commission upon payment of the fees prescribed by
the Commission. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus or any
Prospectus Supplement nor any sales made hereunder or thereunder
shall under any circumstances create any implication that the
information contained herein or therein is correct as of any time
subsequent to the date hereof or thereof or that there has been
no change in the affairs of the Company since the date hereof or
thereof.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the detailed
information and consolidated financial statements (the "Consolidated Financial
Statements") and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. The
Company operates, and during all periods for which financial information
appears herein operated, on a fiscal year ending May 31.
Reference is made to the "Index to Defined Terms" for information regarding
the location of certain definitions used in this Prospectus.
The Company
The Company, through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, currently offers
a diversified line of products and services for homebuilding, water and waste
water transmission, residential and non-residential construction, and industrial
markets.
The Homebuilding and Related Financing Group sells, constructs on the
customer's site, and finances standardized partially-finished homes. Sales are
made in approximately 24 states, primarily in the southern part of the United
States. Substantially all of the sales are made on credit provided by the Group.
A credit purchaser must provide his own land and give a first mortgage or deed
of trust to secure payment of the purchase price of the home.
The Water and Waste Water Transmission Products Group is the largest
domestic manufacturer of ductile iron pressure pipe and fittings. The Group also
manufactures valves and hydrants and fittings.
The Natural Resources Group engages in coal mining and a related
degasification program. The Group owns four coal mines in Alabama and has the
capacity to produce a total of 9.5 million tons of coal annually. The Group
produced 6.5 million tons of coal in fiscal 1994. A substantial portion of this
output is under long-term contracts and the balance will be used internally to
produce furnace and foundry coke or sold to other customers on a short-term
contract or spot market basis. The Company does not consider itself to be a
significant factor in the domestic or international coal markets.
The Industrial Products Group produces furnace and foundry grades of coke,
industrial chemicals, slag wool products, aluminum sheet, aluminum foil,
castings, patterns and tooling and resin coated sand.
The Building Materials Group produces window and door screens, window
balances, fireplace inserts, fireplaces and accessories, and municipal and
original equipment manufacturer castings. See "The Company" and "Business and
Properties."
Recent History
The Company was organized in August 1987 by a group of investors led by
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. ("KKR") for the purpose of acquiring Jim Walter
Corporation, a Florida corporation ("Original Jim Walter"), pursuant to a
leveraged buyout (the "LBO"). Following its organization, the Company organized
and acquired all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of a group of direct
and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, including Hillsborough Acquisition
Corporation ("HAC"). On September 18, 1987, HAC acquired approximately 95% of
the outstanding shares of common stock of Original Jim Walter pursuant to a cash
tender offer (the "Tender Offer"). On January 7, 1988, (i) Original Jim Walter
merged (the "Merger") into HAC (which changed its name to Jim Walter
Corporation), (ii) HAC distributed substantially all of its assets (principally
excluding the stock of The Celotex Corporation ("Celotex") and several other
subsidiaries of Original Jim Walter) to a parent corporation of HAC (which was
merged into the Company on April 1, 1991) in redemption of all of the shares
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of capital stock of HAC owned by such parent corporation, (iii) HAC merged into
its other stockholder, another indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
and (iv) the surviving corporation of such merger changed its name to Jim Walter
Corporation (and is hereinafter referred to as "J-II" or "Jim Walter
Corporation").
Following the Merger and prior to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases
(as defined below), the Company undertook a program of corporate reorganizations
and asset dispositions, which were contemplated by all of the debt agreements
entered into in connection with the Tender Offer and the Merger. Pursuant to
this program the Company restructured and/or disposed of certain of the
businesses of Original Jim Walter, including the disposition in April, 1988 of
all of the stock of the parent corporation of J-II.
Also during this time, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and
certain of their former and current directors and officers, stockholders and
other persons and entities which were parties to or beneficiaries of
indemnification agreements and other indemnification obligations of the Company
and its subsidiaries (the "Indemnitees") were named as co-defendants in lawsuits
(the "Veil Piercing Litigation") brought by or on behalf of thousands of persons
("Asbestos Claimants") claiming asbestos-related damages against Celotex
alleging, among other things, that (i) Original Jim Walter, its successors and
other entities, including the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, were
liable for all damages, including asbestos-related damages, caused by products
manufactured, sold and distributed by a predecessor of Celotex, by reason of
claims sounding in piercing the corporate veil, alter ego and related theories
("Veil Piercing Claims"), and (ii) the aforementioned distribution by HAC of
substantially all of its assets pursuant to the LBO constituted a fraudulent
conveyance. See "Business and Properties -- Legal Proceedings --Asbestos-Related
Litigation Settlements."
On December 27, 1989, the Company and 31 of its subsidiaries each filed a
voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 ("Chapter 11") of the
Bankruptcy Code with the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida,
Tampa Division (the "Bankruptcy Court"); one additional subsidiary also filed a
voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 with the Bankruptcy Court
on December 3, 1990 (all such voluntary petitions for reorganization,
collectively, the "Chapter 11 Cases"). Two other subsidiaries, Cardem Insurance
and Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company, Inc. ("J.W. Railroad"), did not file
petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11. The filing of the voluntary
petitions resulted from a sequence of events stemming primarily from an
inability of the Company's interest reset advisors to reset interest rates on
approximately $624 million of outstanding indebtedness, which indebtedness by
its terms required that the interest rates thereon be reset to the rate per
annum such indebtedness should bear in order to have a bid value of 101% of the
principal amount thereof as of December 2, 1989. The reset advisors' inability
to reset the interest rates was primarily attributable to two factors: (i)
uncertainties arising from the pending Veil Piercing Litigation, including the
possibility either that such litigation would lead to the prohibition of further
asset sales and debt repayment or that substantial new asbestos-related claims
might become assertible against the Company, which uncertainties materially
hindered the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to pursue a refinancing
or sell assets to reduce debt, and (ii) general turmoil in the high yield bond
markets at such time.
On January 2, 1990, the Company and each of its subsidiaries party to the
Chapter 11 Cases filed a declaratory judgment action (the "Adversary
Proceeding") against all known Asbestos Claimants who had filed Veil Piercing
Claims, Celotex and Jim Walter Corporation seeking a declaration, among other
things, that (i) the corporate veil between Celotex and Original Jim Walter
could not be pierced, (ii) the Company could not be held liable for the
asbestos-related liabilities of either Celotex or Jim Walter Corporation on any
grounds and (iii) the LBO could not be deemed a fraudulent conveyance.
In January 1994, the indenture trustees for certain pre-LBO debentures of
Original Jim Walter assumed by the Company brought an action (the "Fraudulent
Conveyance Lawsuit") for the benefit of the Company's estate and its creditors,
which alleged that the issuance of debt in connection with the LBO constituted a
fraudulent conveyance under New York and Florida law. The plaintiffs sought to
avoid the obligations incurred by the Company and its subsidiaries in the LBO.
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On the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company and its
subsidiaries emerged from bankruptcy pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, 50,494,313 shares of Common Stock were
distributed to certain creditors and stockholders of the Company and its
subsidiaries and $490,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes were
distributed to certain creditors.
Also pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, (i) the Veil Piercing
Litigation and the Adversary Proceeding, among other things, were settled after
a ruling by the Bankruptcy Court (which was confirmed on appeal by the United
States District Court for the Middle District of Florida) finding in favor of
the Company on every claim asserted in the Adversary Proceeding and (ii) the
Fraudulent Conveyance Lawsuit was settled. See "Recent History" and "Business
and Properties -- Legal Proceedings -- Asbestos Related Litigation Settlements."
See "Certain Risk Factors" for information concerning certain risks
associated with an investment in the Notes.
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Summary Consolidated Historical Financial Data
The following data, insofar as it relates to each of the fiscal years 1990
through 1994, has been derived from annual financial statements, including the
consolidated balance sheets at May 31, 1994 and 1993 and the related
consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings (deficit) and of
cash flows for the three years ended May 31, 1994 and notes thereto appearing
elsewhere herein. The data for the nine months ended February 28, 1994 and 1995
has been derived from unaudited financial statements also appearing herein
which, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for
the unaudited interim periods. Results of operations for the nine months ended
February 28, 1995 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the
entire year. All of the information presented below should be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes
thereto, the pro forma consolidated financial data of the Company (the "Pro
Forma Consolidated Financial Data") and related notes thereto and the other
information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus.
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Nine months ended
Years ended May 31, February 28,
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1990(1) 1991(1) 1992 1993(3) 1994 1994 1995
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Summary of Operations:
Sales and revenues . . . . $1,376,319 $1,326,397 $1,366,581 $1,318,986 $1,328,524 $ 985,030 $1,042,661
Cost of sales (exclusive of
depreciation) . . . . . . 858,334 826,455 891,882 804,411 845,061 623,357 682,930
Interest and amortization of
debt expense . . . . . . 321,019 209,511 177,060 171,581 155,470 118,129 107,747
Provision for income taxes
(credit) . . . . . . . . (10,809) 19,454 12,463 24,328 28,917 25,372 21,988
Income (loss) before
discontinued operations and
cumulative effect of
accounting change(1)(3) . (49,415) 20,632 22,342 46,594 7,175 9,066 6,120
Net income (loss) . . . . . (68,915) 14,462 22,342 (58,014) 7,175 9,066 6,120
Ratio of earnings from
continuing operations to
fixed charges(2) . . . . -- 1.19 1.18 1.39 1.22 1.28 1.24
Additional Financial Data:
Total assets . . . . . . $3,366,719 $3,276,211 $3,171,266 $3,223,234 $3,140,892 $3,162,660 $3,098,947
Long-term senior debt . . 1,192,062 1,073,919 946,782 1,046,971 871,970 907,504 784,815
Liabilities subject to
Chapter 11 proceedings . 1,959,998 1,883,704 1,845,328 1,725,631 1,727,684 1,727,345 1,728,215
Stockholders equity (deficit) (265,958) (253,282) (230,119) (287,737) (282,353) (278,671) (276,233)
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(1) The selected financial data reflects operations sold as discontinued
operations.
(2) The ratio of earnings from continuing operations to fixed charges is
computed by dividing the sum of income (loss) from continuing operations
and fixed charges by fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest
expense, amortization of debt expense and the portion (one-third) of rent
expense deemed to represent interest. For the year ended May 31, 1990, the
loss from continuing operations plus fixed charges was inadequate to cover
fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $61.2 million. On a pro forma
basis for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994 and the nine months ended
February 28, 1995, after giving effect to the Plan of Reorganization and
the related transactions as if they had occurred as of June 1, 1993, the
loss from continuing operations plus fixed charges would have been
inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiencies would have
been $29.4 million and $17.0 million, respectively. See "Prospectus Summary
-- Summary Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data."
(3) The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106
"Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions"
("FAS 106") and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109
"Accounting for Income Taxes" ("FAS 109") during fiscal year 1993.
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Summary Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data
The following unaudited summary pro forma consolidated financial data were
prepared to illustrate the estimated effects of the Plan of Reorganization and
related financings and the application of the proceeds thereof as if they had
occurred for balance sheet presentation purposes on February 28, 1995 and for
statement of operations purposes as of June 1, 1993.
The pro forma consolidated financial data do not purport to be indicative
of the financial position or results of operations that would actually have been
reported had such transactions in fact been consummated on such dates or of the
financial position or results of operations that may be reported by the Company
in the future. The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based upon available
information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable.
All of the information presented below should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto, the Pro Forma
Consolidated Financial Data and related notes thereto and the other information
contained elsewhere in this Prospectus.
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Year ended Nine months ended
May 31, 1994 February 28, 1995
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Summary of Operations:
Sales and revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,323,867 $ 1,037,669
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845,061 682,930
Interest and amortization of debt expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229,275 166,717
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,566 5,221
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (32,682) (21,323)
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Additional Financial Data:
February 28, 1995
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Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,023,607
Long term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,238,465
Stockholders equity (deficit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352,433
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The Offering
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Notes Offered . . . . . . . . . . . Up to $___________ principal amount of 12.19% Series B
Senior Notes Due 2000 to be offered for sale from time
to time by the Selling Security Holders. The Company will
receive no proceeds from the sale of Notes by the Selling
Security Holders. See "Selling Security Holders" and "Plan
of Distribution."
Issuer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter Industries, Inc.
Maturity Date . . . . . . . . . . . March 15, 2000
Interest Rate . . . . . . . . . . . 12.19%
Interest Payment Dates . . . . . . September 15 and March 15 of each year, commencing September
15, 1995.
Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Notes rank senior in right of payment to all subordinated
indebtedness of the Company and pari passu with all other senior
indebtedness of the Company (including indebtedness under the Bank
Revolving Credit Facility described herein). As of March 31, 1995,
the aggregate amount of senior indebtedness of the Company was
$2,238,465,000 (including the Notes). As of March 31, 1995, the
Company had no subordinated indebtedness outstanding.
Mandatory Sinking Fund . . . . . . None.
Optional Redemption . . . . . . . . The Notes may be redeemed at any time at the option of the Company,
in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days
notice at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount
thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of
redemption, provided that no partial redemption may occur which
results in less than $150 million aggregate principal amount of the
Notes being outstanding.
Change of Control Offer to
Purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the event of a Change of Control, each Holder will have the
right to require the Company to repurchase any and all part of such
Holder's Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of
purchase.
Asset Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . The Company is obligated in certain circumstances to apply the Net
Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale to either redeem or offer to
purchase Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of
redemption or purchase, provided that no such redemption or
purchase may occur which results in less than $150 million
aggregate principal amount of Notes being outstanding.
Certain Covenants . . . . . . . . . The Indenture contains covenants which, among other
things, (i) restrict the ability of: (a) the
Company and its Subsidiaries (defined with respect to the
Company not to include Mid-State Homes and its subsidiaries or
Cardem Insurance) to incur additional indebtedness, create
liens, or engage in sale and leaseback transactions; (b) the
Company, Mid-State
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Homes and their respective Subsidiaries to
pay dividends, repurchase capital stock, prepay subordinated
debt, make certain other Restricted Payments, engage in
transactions with affiliates, or sell the capital
stock of their respective Subsidiaries; (c) the
Subsidiaries of the Company to encumber their ability to pay
dividends or make distributions to the Company or other
Subsidiaries; and (d) the Company to engage in mergers and
consolidations, (ii) require the Company to make regular reports
to Holders of Notes and to file all such reports with the
Commission for public availability and (iii) with
certain exceptions, require the Company to maintain its
corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other
existence of its Subsidiaries and to maintain the licenses and
franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Notes are secured by pledges of the capital stock of each of
the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company other than Mid-
State Homes and its subsidiaries and Cardem Insurance.
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Contemporaneous Common Stock Offering
The Company also has filed with the Commission a shelf registration
statement with respect to the sale from time to time by certain selling security
holders of up to _____ shares of Common Stock held by such security holders.
Such registration statement and the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus forms a part were filed by the Company pursuant to registration
rights agreements entered into as part of the Plan of Reorganization. See
"Description of Capital Stock -- Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement" and
"Description of Notes -- Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement." The Company
will not receive any proceeds from the contemporaneous offering of such Common
Stock, all of which will be received by the selling holders thereof.
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CERTAIN RISK FACTORS
Set forth below are certain significant risks involved in investing in the
Notes offered by this Prospectus. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business and Properties" for
a description of other factors affecting the Company's businesses generally.
Leverage
Upon completion of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company continued to
have significant indebtedness. At February 28, 1995, the Company had total
consolidated debt of approximately $2,238,465,000 (as adjusted to give effect to
the Plan of Reorganization and related transactions) and a ratio of total
consolidated debt to stockholders' equity of approximately 6.4 to 1.0. As a
result of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company will have substantially higher
interest expense. On a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Plan of
Reorganization and related transactions, primarily as a result of higher
interest expense, the Company would have reported losses of $21.3 million and
$32.7 million for the nine months ended February 28, 1995 and for the year ended
May 31, 1994, respectively. See "Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations."
The ability of the Company to meet its debt service obligations will be
dependent upon the future performance of the Company, which, in turn, will be
subject to general economic conditions and to financial, competitive, business
and other factors, including factors beyond the Company's control. The level of
the Company's indebtedness could restrict its flexibility in responding to
changing business and economic conditions. The Company believes that the Mid-
State Trust V Variable Funding Loan Agreement described herein will provide Mid-
State Homes with the funds needed to purchase the instalment notes and mortgages
generated by Jim Walter Homes. See "Business and Properties -- Mid-State Homes."
The Company also believes that under present operating conditions sufficient
operating cash flow will be generated through fiscal year 1999 to make all
required interest and principal payments and planned capital expenditures and
meet substantially all operating needs and that amounts available under the Bank
Revolving Credit Facility described herein will be sufficient to meet peak
operating needs. However, it is currently anticipated that sufficient operating
cash flow will not be generated to repay at maturity the principal amount of the
Notes without refinancing a portion of such debt or selling assets. No assurance
can be given that any refinancing will take place or that such sales of assets
can be consummated. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations".
The degree to which the Company is leveraged and the terms governing the
Company's debt instruments, including restrictive covenants and events of
default, could have important consequences to holders of the Notes, including
the following: (i) the Company's ability to obtain additional financing in the
future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general
corporate purposes or other purposes may be impaired; (ii) a substantial portion
of the Company's cash flow from operations must be dedicated to service its
indebtedness; (iii) terms of the Company's debt instruments will restrict the
Company's ability to pay dividends and will impose other operating and financial
restrictions; (iv) the Company may be more leveraged than other providers of
similar products and services, which may place the Company at a competitive
disadvantage; and (v) the Company's significant degree of leverage could make it
more vulnerable to changes in general economic conditions. Following the Plan of
Reorganization, the Company believes that it will be able to make its principal
and interest payments as and when required with funds derived from its
operations and available borrowings. However, unexpected declines in the
Company's future business, increases in interest rates or the inability to
borrow additional funds for its operations if and when required could impair the
Company's ability to meet its debt service obligations and, therefore, have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business and future prospects. No
assurance can be given that additional debt or equity funds will be available
when needed or, if available, on terms which are favorable to the Company.
Moreover, the terms of the Company's indebtedness contain change in control
provisions which may have the effect of discouraging a potential takeover of the
Company. See "Capitalization," "Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data,"
"Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Financial
Condition" and "-- Liquidity and Capital Resources," "Description of Notes" and
"Description of Certain Other Indebtedness."
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Borrowings under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at rates
that fluctuate. As of March 31, 1995, there were no borrowings under this
facility, however there were $22,066,146 face amount of letters of credit
outstanding thereunder. See "Description of Certain Other Indebtedness -- Bank
Revolving Credit Facility."
Accounting Presentation
The Company emerged from bankruptcy on March 17, 1995. Accordingly, the
Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets after February 28, 1995 and its
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings (Deficit) for
periods after February 28, 1995 will not be comparable to the Consolidated
Financial Statements for prior periods included elsewhere herein. Among other
things, the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended May 31, 1995
will include numerous adjustments required by the Plan of Reorganization,
including adjustments to interest expense, payment of substantial professional
expenses related to the bankruptcy and payment of $390 million pursuant to the
Veil Piercing Settlement described herein. See "Business and Properties -- Legal
Proceedings -- Asbestos-Related Litigation Settlements." The Company was not
required to adopt "fresh start" accounting as outlined in AICPA Statement of
Position 90-7 "Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the
Bankruptcy Code."
Holding Company Structure
The Company has no business operations other than (i) holding the capital
stock of its operating subsidiaries and intermediate holding companies, (ii)
holding cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and (iii) advancing
funds to, and receiving funds from, its subsidiaries. In repaying its
indebtedness, including the Notes, the Company relies primarily on cash flows
from its subsidiaries, including debt service and dividends. The ability of the
Company's subsidiaries to make payments with respect to advances from the
Company will be affected by the obligations of such subsidiaries to their
creditors. Claims of holders of indebtedness of the Company, including the
Notes, against the cash flows and assets of the Company's subsidiaries will be
effectively subordinated to claims of such creditors. The ability of such
subsidiaries to pay dividends will also be subject to applicable law and, under
certain circumstances, to restrictions contained in agreements entered into, or
debt instruments issued, by the Company and its subsidiaries. Under the terms of
the Bank Revolving Credit Facility, the subsidiaries of the Company may declare
and pay dividends in cash to the Company to enable it to pay, among other
things, amounts owing under the Notes when such amounts become due and payable
under the terms of the Indenture. See "Description of Certain Other Indebtedness
- -- Bank Revolving Credit Facility."
Restrictive Covenants
The Indenture and the Bank Revolving Credit Facility contain a number of
significant covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the
Company and its subsidiaries to dispose of assets, incur additional
indebtedness, make capital expenditures, pay dividends, create liens on assets,
enter into leases, investments or acquisitions, engage in mergers or
consolidations, or engage in certain transactions with subsidiaries and
affiliates and otherwise restrict corporate activities (including change of
control and asset sale transactions). In addition, under the Bank Revolving
Credit Facility, the Company is required to maintain specified financial ratios
and comply with tests, including minimum interest coverage and fixed charge
coverage ratios and maximum leverage ratios, some of which become more
restrictive over time. A substantial portion of the Company's indebtedness is
secured by the capital stock or assets of certain subsidiaries of the Company.
The Company currently is in compliance with the covenants and restrictions
contained in its existing debt instruments. However, its ability to continue to
so comply may be affected by events beyond its control. The breach of any of
these covenants or restrictions could result in a default under those debt
instruments, which would permit the lenders or other creditors thereunder to
declare all amounts borrowed thereunder to be due and payable together with
accrued and unpaid interest, would result in the termination of the commitments
of the lenders under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility to make further loans
and issue letters of credit and could permit such lenders and other creditors to
proceed against the collateral securing the obligations owing to them. Any such
default could have a significant adverse effect on the market value and the
marketability of the Notes. See "Description of Notes" and "Description of
Certain Other Indebtedness."
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Risks of Business Downturn
Certain of the Company's businesses are affected by general economic or
other factors outside their control. The sales of U.S. Pipe are dependent to
some extent upon the rate of residential and non-residential building
construction and other forms of construction activity, and are thus subject to
certain economic factors such as general economic conditions, the underlying
need for construction projects, interest rates and governmental incentives
provided to building projects. The cyclical nature of U.S. Pipe's business is
offset to some extent by U.S. Pipe's sales to the replacement market. The
replacement market generally fluctuates less than the rate of new construction
and therefore tends to have a stabilizing influence during a period of depressed
construction activity. Jim Walter Homes is also sensitive to certain general
economic and other factors. Its business has tended to be countercyclical to
national home construction activity. In times of high interest rates or lack of
availability of mortgage funds, and thus limited new home construction, Jim
Walter Homes' volume of home sales tends to increase due to the terms of the
financing it offers. However, in times of low interest rates and increased
availability of mortgage funds, Jim Walter Homes' volume of home sales tends to
decrease. A significant portion of Jim Walter Resources' sales are made pursuant
to long-term contracts, which tend to stabilize the results of its operations.
See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and "Business and Properties."
Asbestos-Related Litigation Settlements
As discussed more fully under "Recent History" and "Business and Properties
- --Legal Proceedings -- Asbestos-Related Litigation Settlements," the Company and
the Indemnitees were defendants in the Veil Piercing Litigation and are
beneficiaries of the Veil Piercing Settlement.
In order for a holder of a Veil Piercing Claim or any claim related to the
LBO which is held by any person who has asserted or may in the future assert
Veil Piercing Claims (such claims and Veil Piercing Claims, whether asserted in
the past or in the future, collectively, the "Settlement Claims") to assert that
Settlement Claim against the Company or any of the Indemnitees, such holder
would have to attack the Plan of Reorganization, the approval of the Class (as
defined under "Business and Properties -- Legal Proceedings -- Asbestos-Related
Litigation Settlements") and all of the actions taken under the Veil Piercing
Settlement. Because there were no objections to the Plan of Reorganization or
the Veil Piercing Settlement (apart from an objection of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") concerning the scope of certain
releases affecting government environmental claims; see "Business and Properties
- --Legal Proceedings -- Plan of Reorganization"), such an attack would have to be
based upon an alleged failure to provide due process under the United States
Constitution. The Company believes, and the Bankruptcy Court has found, that due
process requirements have been met. Should such an attack be sustained, however,
the Company, the Indemnitees and the other Released Parties (as defined under
"Business and Properties -- Legal Proceedings -- Asbestos-Related Litigation
Settlements") could be exposed to additional liabilities in the future of an
indeterminate, but possibly substantial, amount.
Future holders of Settlement Claims may also attack the injunctions
discussed under "Business and Properties --Legal Proceedings -- Asbestos-Related
Litigation Settlements" on the grounds that the Bankruptcy Court did not have
jurisdiction over their future claims. The Company believes that the Bankruptcy
Court and the Celotex bankruptcy court have jurisdiction to issue "channelling"
injunctions barring such future claims. In addition, the provisions of Section
524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code explicitly authorize an injunction barring claims
by future claimants asserting asbestos-related diseases. Accordingly, if the
Celotex bankruptcy court confirms a plan of reorganization containing such an
injunction, as called for by the Veil Piercing Settlement, and such plan of
reorganization is consummated, Section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code would be an
additional basis for preventing future Settlement Claims from being asserted
against the Company, the Indemnitees and the other Released Parties. However,
there can be no assurance that such a plan of reorganization will be confirmed
and consummated. In addition, a future holder of a Settlement Claim may try to
attack Section 524(g) as unconstitutional or try to preclude its application to
the Company's case. Should that happen, the Company, the Indemnitees and the
other Released Parties could be exposed to additional liabilities in the future
of an indeterminate, but possibly substantial, amount.
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It is also possible that some constituencies might seek to have the terms
of the Veil Piercing Settlement altered. In the National Gypsum reorganization,
the trust established to settle asbestos claims has sought an order requiring
the reorganized debtor in that case to make additional payments to the trust.
The Company believes that should not happen in its case because the settlement
amount is being paid into another reorganization pursuant to final court orders
in both cases. Any such request would have to be made to the Bankruptcy Court,
which has previously approved the settlement payment as fair. However, should
such a request be made and granted, the Company, the Indemnitees and the other
Released Parties could be exposed to additional liabilities in the future of an
indeterminate, but possible substantial, amount.
Liquidity; Absence of Public Market
The Notes may be characterized as "high yield" or "junk" bonds.
Historically, the market for high yield bonds, such as the Notes, has had fewer
participants and involved a smaller amount of securities than certain other
capital markets. It has historically, and particularly in recent periods, been
subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of
securities similar to the Notes. The Notes are owned by a limited number of
institutional investors. To the Company's knowledge, no firm currently makes a
market in the Notes and no established public market for the Notes currently
exists. There can be no assurance that any firm will make a market for the Notes
in the near future. In addition, any firm that does make a market in the Notes
may discontinue doing so at any time. There can be no assurance that the market
for the Notes will not be subject to disruptions that will render it difficult
or impossible for holders of the Notes to sell the Notes in a timely manner, if
at all, or to recoup their investment in the Notes. The Company does not intend
to apply for listing of the Notes on any securities exchange. Consequently, a
purchaser may not be able to liquidate his investment in the event of an
emergency or for any other reason and the Notes may not be readily acceptable as
collateral for loans.
The prices at which the Notes may be sold will be determined by the Selling
Security Holders or by agreement between Selling Security Holders and
underwriters or dealers, if any. See "Plan of Distribution."
Effect of Future Sales of Notes
No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that future sales of
Notes, or the availability of Notes for future sale, will have on the market
price of the Notes prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of
Notes, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect
prevailing market prices for the Notes. Pursuant to Section 1145 of the
Bankruptcy Code, all of the Notes are freely tradeable without registration
under the Securities Act, except for Notes that were issued to an "underwriter"
(as defined in Section 1145(b) of the Bankruptcy Code) or that are subsequently
acquired by an "affiliate" of the Company. Except in limited circumstances, none
of the holders of such Notes has agreed to restrict or otherwise limit in any
way such holder's ability to dispose of such Notes. See "Description of Notes --
Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement." No assurance can be given that sales
of substantial amounts of Notes will not occur in the foreseeable future or as
to the effect that any such sales, or the perception that such sales may occur,
will have on the market or the market price of the Notes.
Tax Considerations
A substantial controversy exists with regard to federal income taxes
allegedly owed by the Company. Proofs of claim have been filed by the Internal
Revenue Service (the "IRS") in the aggregate amount of $186,866,715 with respect
to fiscal years ended August 31, 1980, August 31, 1983 through August 31, 1987,
and May 31, 1988 (nine months) through May 31, 1991. Objections to the proofs of
claim have been filed by the Company and the various issues are being litigated
in the Bankruptcy Court. The Company believes that such proofs of claim are
substantially without merit and intends to defend such claims against the
Company vigorously.
Set forth under "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences" is a description
of certain United States federal income tax consequences to prospective
purchasers expected to result from the purchase, ownership and sale or other
disposition of the Notes under currently applicable law.
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Disputed Claims Reserves
The total face amount of prepetition claims against the Company and certain
of its subsidiaries which are still being disputed by the Company, including the
Federal Income Tax Claims (see "Description of Capital Stock -- Future Stock
Issuances"), is substantial. If the Company or any of its subsidiaries is unable
to pay any claims which ultimately are allowed against it by the Bankruptcy
Court, under the Plan of Reorganization the holders of such allowed claims would
have recourse to the Company or any such subsidiary as applicable. Management
does not expect that any allowed claims will have a material adverse effect on
the Company's financial position.
Certain Corporate Governance Matters; Antitakeover Legislation
The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the "Charter")
and the Plan of Reorganization provide that until March 17, 1998 the Board of
Directors of the Company shall have nine members, two of whom must be
Independent Directors (as defined under "Management -- Board of Directors"),
three of whom must be senior officers of the Company, one of whom must be
designated by KKR, an affiliate of certain principal stockholders of the
Company, and three of whom must be designated by Lehman Brothers Inc.
("Lehman"), another principal stockholder of the Company (except that (i) in
certain circumstances KKR will have the right to compel the resignation of one
or two of Lehman's designees and designate the successor(s), (ii) if more than
one director is a designee of KKR, in certain circumstances Lehman will have the
right to compel the resignation of one of KKR's designees and designate the
successor and (iii) Lehman's or KKR's designees must resign if Lehman or KKR, as
the case may be, cease to beneficially own a specified equity interest in the
Company. See "Management -- Board of Directors" and "Security Ownership of
Management and Principal Stockholders." As a result of this provision,
stockholders of the Company other than Lehman and KKR will not have the ability
to elect any of the Company's directors prior to March 17, 1998.
In addition, the Charter and the Company's By-laws provide that until
March 17, 1998 each committee of the Board of Directors (other than the Tax
Oversight Committee) must include a number of directors designated by KKR and
Lehman, respectively, so that each of KKR and Lehman has representation on the
committee proportionate to its representation on the Board. The Charter provides
that the foregoing provision and certain other provisions of the By-laws cannot
be amended by the Board of Directors prior to March 17, 1998 unless 67% of the
whole Board of Directors votes in favor of the amendment. See "Management --
Committees of the Board of Directors."
The foregoing provisions would, among other things, impede the ability of a
third party to acquire control of the Company by seeking election of its
nominees to the Board of Directors.
In addition, Section 203 ("Section 203") of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides that, subject to certain exceptions
specified therein, an "interested stockholder" of a Delaware corporation shall
not engage in any business combination, including mergers or consolidations or
acquisitions of additional shares of the corporation, with the corporation for a
three-year period following the date on which such stockholder becomes an
"interested stockholder" unless (i) prior to such date, the board of directors
of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction
which resulted in the stockholder becoming an "interested stockholder," (ii)
upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming
an "interested stockholder," the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of
the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction
commenced (excluding certain shares), or (iii) on or subsequent to such date,
the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the
corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by
the affirmative vote of at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which
is not owned by the "interested stockholder." Except as otherwise specified in
Section 203, an "interested stockholder" is defined to include (x) any person
that is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the
corporation, or is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and was the
owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation at any
time within three years immediately prior to the relevant date and (y) the
affiliates and associates of any such person. For purposes of Section 203, the
Board has approved the transaction (the consummation of the Plan of
Reorganization) which resulted in Lehman and the Celotex Settlement Fund
Recipient becoming "interested stockholders" and, accordingly, the Company
believes that neither of them will be subject to the restrictions of Section 203
unless it
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ceases to be the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock
of the Company and seeks to reattain such level of ownership. The Board also
approved the purchase of Common Stock by Channel One Associates, L.P., a limited
partnership the general partner of which is KKR Associates, L.P. ("Channel
One"), and its affiliates and associates of 15% or more of the outstanding
voting stock of the Company through open market purchases or otherwise.
Accordingly, the Company believes that none of Channel One and its affiliates
and associates (including the KKR Investors referred to in "Security Ownership
of Management and Principal Stockholders") will be subject to the restrictions
of Section 203. In connection with the above-described Board approval, Channel
One and the KKR Investors agreed with the Company that they will not, and will
not permit any of their affiliates to, vote any shares of Common Stock of the
Company or otherwise take any other action to modify the composition of the
Board of Directors of the Company prior to April 6, 1998 other than as expressly
provided for in the Company's Charter and the Plan of Reorganization and that
during such period they will not participate in the solicitation of proxies to
vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to, voting
securities of the Company to modify the composition of the Board of Directors,
or propose, assist in or encourage any person in connection with any of the
foregoing. See "Description of Capital Stock -- Antitakeover Legislation."
Under certain circumstances, Section 203 makes it more difficult for a
person who would be an "interested stockholder" to effect various business
combinations with a corporation for a three-year period, although the
stockholders may elect to exclude a corporation from the restrictions imposed
thereunder. The Charter does not exclude the Company from the restrictions
imposed under Section 203. The provisions of Section 203 may encourage companies
interested in acquiring the Company to negotiate in advance with the Board of
Directors because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if a
majority of the directors then in office approve either the business combination
or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder. Such provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in
the management of the Company. It is possible that such provisions could make it
more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem
to be in their best interests.
THE COMPANY
The Company, through its direct and indirect subsidiaries currently offers
a diversified line of products and services for homebuilding, water and waste
water transmission, residential and non-residential construction, and industrial
markets. A brief description of the Company's five major operating groups
follows.
The Homebuilding and Related Financing Group sells, constructs on the
customer's site, and finances standardized partially-finished homes. Sales are
made in approximately 24 states, primarily in the southern part of the United
States. Substantially all of the sales are made on credit provided by the Group.
A credit purchaser must provide his own land and give a first mortgage or deed
of trust to secure payment of the purchase price of the home.
The Water and Waste Water Transmission Products Group is the largest
domestic manufacturer of ductile iron pressure pipe and fittings. The Group also
manufactures valves and hydrants and fittings.
The Natural Resources Group engages in coal mining and a related
degasification program. The Group owns four coal mines in Alabama and has the
capacity to produce a total of 9.5 million tons of coal annually. The Group
produced 6.5 million tons of coal in fiscal 1994. A substantial portion of this
output is under long-term contracts and the balance will be used internally to
produce furnace and foundry coke or sold to other customers on a short-term
contract or spot market basis. The Company does not consider itself to be a
significant factor in the domestic or international coal markets.
The Industrial Products Group produces furnace and foundry grades of coke,
industrial chemicals, slag wool products, aluminum sheet, aluminum foil,
castings, patterns and tooling and resin coated sand.
The Building Materials Group produces window and door screens, window
balances, fireplace inserts, fireplaces and accessories, and municipal and
original equipment manufacturer castings. See "Business and Properties."
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The Company's executive offices are located at 1500 North Dale Mabry
Highway, Tampa, Florida 33607. The Company's telephone number is (813) 871-4811.
RECENT HISTORY
The Company was organized in August 1987 by a group of investors led by KKR
for the purpose of acquiring Original Jim Walter, pursuant to the LBO. Following
its organization, the Company organized and acquired all of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of a group of direct and indirect wholly owned
subsidiaries, including HAC. On September 18, 1987, HAC acquired approximately
95% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Original Jim Walter pursuant to
the Tender Offer. On January 7, 1988, (i) Original Jim Walter merged into HAC
(which changed its name to Jim Walter Corporation), (ii) HAC distributed
substantially all of its assets (principally excluding the stock of Celotex and
several other subsidiaries of Original Jim Walter) to a parent corporation of
HAC (which was merged into the Company on April 1, 1991) in redemption of all of
the shares of capital stock of HAC owned by such parent corporation, (iii) HAC
merged into its other stockholder, another indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company, and (iv) the surviving corporation of such merger changed its name
to Jim Walter Corporation.
Following the Merger and prior to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases,
the Company undertook a program of corporate reorganizations and asset
dispositions, which were contemplated by all of the debt agreements entered into
in connection with the Tender Offer and the Merger. Pursuant to this program the
Company restructured and/or disposed of certain of the businesses of Original
Jim Walter, including the disposition in April, 1988 of all of the stock of the
parent corporation of J-II.
Also during this time, the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and the
Indemnitees were named as co-defendants the Veil Piercing Litigation brought by
or on behalf of the Asbestos Claimants against Celotex alleging, among other
things, that (i) Original Jim Walter, its successors and other entities,
including the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, were liable for all
damages, including asbestos-related damages, caused by products manufactured,
sold and distributed by a predecessor of Celotex by reason of the Veil Piercing
Claims, and (ii) the aforementioned distribution by HAC of substantially all of
its assets pursuant to the LBO constituted a fraudulent conveyance. See
"Business and Properties -- Legal Proceedings -- Asbestos-Related Litigation
Settlements."
On December 27, 1989, the Company and 31 of its subsidiaries each filed a
voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 with the Bankruptcy
Court; one additional subsidiary also filed a voluntary petition for
reorganization under Chapter 11 with the Bankruptcy Court on December 3, 1990.
Two other subsidiaries, Cardem Insurance and J.W. Railroad, did not file
petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11. The filing of the voluntary
petitions resulted from a sequence of events stemming primarily from an
inability of the Company's interest reset advisors to reset interest rates on
approximately $624 million of outstanding indebtedness, which indebtedness by
its terms required that the interest rates thereon be reset to the rate per
annum such indebtedness should bear in order to have a bid value of 101% of the
principal amount thereof as of December 2, 1989. The reset advisors' inability
to reset the interest rates was primarily attributable to two factors: (i)
uncertainties arising from the pending Veil Piercing Litigation, including the
possibility either that such litigation would lead to the prohibition of further
asset sales and debt repayment or that substantial new asbestos-related claims
might become assertible against the Company, which uncertainties materially
hindered the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to pursue a refinancing
or sell assets to reduce debt, and (ii) general turmoil in the high yield bond
markets at such time.
On January 2, 1990, the Company and each of its subsidiaries party to the
Chapter 11 Cases filed the Adversary Proceeding against all known Asbestos
Claimants who had filed Veil Piercing Claims, Celotex and Jim Walter Corporation
seeking a declaration, among other things, that (i) the corporate veil between
Celotex and Original Jim Walter could not be pierced, (ii) the Company could not
be held liable for the asbestos-related liabilities of either Celotex or Jim
Walter Corporation on any grounds and (iii) the LBO could not be deemed a
fraudulent conveyance.
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In January 1994, the indenture trustees for certain pre-LBO debentures of
Original Jim Walter assumed by the Company brought the Fraudulent Conveyance
Lawsuit for the benefit of the Company's estate and its creditors, which alleged
that the issuance of debt in connection with the LBO constituted a fraudulent
conveyance under New York and Florida law. The plaintiffs sought to avoid the
obligations incurred by the Company and its subsidiaries in the LBO.
On the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company and its
subsidiaries emerged from bankruptcy pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, 50,494,313 shares of Common Stock were
distributed to certain creditors and stockholders of the Company and its
subsidiaries and $490,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes were
distributed to certain creditors of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Also pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, (i) the Veil Piercing
Litigation and the Adversary Proceeding, among other things, were settled after
a ruling by the Bankruptcy Court (which was confirmed on appeal by the United
States District Court for the Middle District of Florida) finding in favor of
the Company on every claim in the Adversary Proceeding and (ii) the Fraudulent
Conveyance Lawsuit was settled. See "Business and Properties --Legal Proceedings
- -- Asbestos-Related Litigation Settlements."
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the consolidated capitalization of the
Company and its subsidiaries as of February 28, 1995, as adjusted on a pro forma
basis to reflect financings consummated in March 1995 and all of the
distributions and adjustments required by the Plan of Reorganization. The
Company's capitalization at February 28, 1995 while a debtor-in-possession under
the Chapter 11 Cases is not meaningful. This table should be read in conjunction
with the Company's Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data and related notes
thereto.
<TABLE><CAPTION>
February 28, 1995
Pro Forma
--------------------------------
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C>
Long-Term Senior Debt:
Mid-State Trust II Mortgage-Backed Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 605,750
Mid-State Trust III Asset Backed Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,065
Mid-State Trust IV Asset Backed Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959,450
Mid-State Trust V Variable Funding Loan(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --
12.19% Series B Senior Notes Due 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490,000
Bank Revolving Credit Facility(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --
Other Senior Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200
----------
$2,238,465
==========
Stockholders Equity:
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized,
50,494,313 shares issued and outstanding) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 505
Capital in Excess of Par Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,159,386
Retained Earnings (Deficit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 804,021)
Excess of Additional Pension Liability
over Unrecognized Prior Years Service Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 3,437)
----------
$ 352,433
==========
</TABLE>
(1) The Mid-State Trust V Variable Funding Loan is available to provide
temporary financing to Mid-State Homes for its current purchases of
instalment notes and mortgages from Jim Walter Homes. The agreement
provides for a three-year $500 million credit facility secured by the
instalment notes and mortgages Mid-State Trust V purchases from Mid-State
Homes. See "Business and Properties -- Mid-State Homes."
(2) The Bank Revolving Credit Facility is available to provide up to $150
million at any time outstanding for working capital needs with a sublimit
for trade and standby letters of credit in an amount not in excess of $40
million and a sub-facility for swingline advances in an amount not in
excess of $15 million. See "Description of Certain Other Indebtedness --
Bank Revolving Credit Facility."
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PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet and pro forma
consolidated statements of operations were prepared to illustrate the estimated
effects of the Plan of Reorganization and related financings and the application
of the proceeds thereof as if they had occurred for balance sheet presentation
purposes on February 28, 1995 and for statement of operations purposes as of
June 1, 1993.
The Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data do not purport to be indicative
of the financial position or results of operations that would actually have been
reported had such transactions in fact been consummated on such dates or of the
financial position or results of operations that may be reported by the Company
in the future. The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based upon available
information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable.
All of the information presented below should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto and the other
information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus.
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<TABLE><CAPTION>
Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Unaudited)
February 28, 1995
----------------------------------------------------
As Reported Adjustments Pro Forma
---------------- ---------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash, including short-term investments . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 204,959 $ (134,294)(1) $ 70,665
Short-term investments, restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,650 50,070(2) 138,720
Instalment notes receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,232,403 4,232,403
Less - Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . (26,471) (26,471)
Unearned time charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,846,660) (2,846,660)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,359,272 -- 1,359,272
Trade receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,947 124,947
Less - Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . (8,228) (8,228)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,719 -- 116,719
Other notes and accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,034 30,034
Inventories, at lower of cost (first in, first out or average)
or market:
Finished goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,854 101,854
Goods in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,375 28,375
Raw materials and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,726 50,726
Houses held for resale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,857 2,857
----------- ----------- -----------
Total inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,812 -- 183,812
Prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,137 17,137
Property, plant and equipment, at cost . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,153,866 1,153,866
Less - Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization . (506,609) (506,609)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647,257 -- 647,257
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,050 6,050
Unamortized debt expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,285 8,884(3) 32,169
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,119 39,119
Excess of purchase price over net assets acquired . . . . . . . 382,653 382,653
----------- ----------- -----------
$ 3,098,947 $ (75,340) $ 3,023,607
=========== =========== ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Bank overdrafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,916 $ 19,916
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,963 $ 19,110(4) 80,073
Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,781 (25,021)(5) 96,760
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,160 (140,907)(6) (108,747)
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,783 54,783
Long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784,815 1,453,650(7) 2,238,465
Accrued postpetition interest on secured obligations . . . . . 298,557 (282,861)(8) 15,696
Accumulated postretirement health benefits obligation . . . . . 225,769 225,769
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,221 238(9) 48,459
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings
Short-term notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,033 (78,033)(10) --
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,497 (64,497)(10) --
Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,643 (95,643)(10) --
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,066 (47,066)(10) --
Long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416,629 (416,629)(10) --
Long-term subordinated debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,026,109 (1,026,109)(10) --
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 (238)(10) --
Stockholders' equity (deficit)
Common stock, $.01 par value per share . . . . . . . . . . . 311 194(11) 505
Capital in excess of par value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,293 1,004,093(11) 1,159,386
Retained earnings (deficit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (428,400) (375,621)(12) (804,021)
Excess of additional pension liability over unrecognized
prior years service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,437) (3,437)
----------- ----------- -----------
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) . . . . . . . . . . . (276,233) 628,666 352,433
----------- ----------- -----------
$ 3,098,947 $ (75,340) $ 3,023,607
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
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The Company was not required to adopt "fresh start" accounting as outlined
in AICPA Statement of Position 90-7 "Financial Reporting by Entities in
Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code". Accordingly, the pro forma
consolidated balance sheet at February 28, 1995 reflects assets and liabilities
at historical values, adjusted for liabilities satisfied and debt and Common
Stock issued in connection with the Plan of Reorganization.
Changes from historical amounts in the pro forma consolidated balance sheet
consist of the following adjustments (all amounts in thousands):
(1) Cash has been reduced $134,294 to give effect to following sources and
(uses):
(a) Net proceeds from issuance of Mid State
Trust IV Asset Backed Notes (Also, see $ 922,325
Note 2(b) below)
(b) The Series B and Series C Senior
Extendible Reset Notes escrow has been 6,490
reclassified from short-term
investments, restricted
(c) Cash payments made in accordance with
the Plan of Reorganization include the
following:
(i) Administrative and Priority claims (40,700)
(ii) Revolving Credit and Working (488,393)
Capital bank claims
(iii) Series B and Series C Senior (330,953)
Extendible Reset Notes claims
(iv) Miscellaneous other secured claims (766)
(v) Unsecured industrial revenue bonds (4,860)
(vi) Trade accounts payable and accrued (61,704)
expenses
(vii) Subordinated bondholder claims (48,452)
(viii) Veil Piercing Settlement (31,548)
(ix) Other Chapter 11 related payments,
including indenture trustee and
bank agent fees, litigation
expenses, cash collateralization of
letters of credit, financing fees
on new indebtedness, bonus awards
and funding of retiree health
benefits (55,733)
----------
$(134,294)
==========
(2) Short-term investments, restricted have been increased $50,070 to give
effect to the following adjustments:
(a) Segregated collections on Mid-State $ 10,460
Trust IV instalment notes receivables
(b) Proceeds from issuance of Mid-State
Trust IV Asset Backed Notes set aside
for payment to trade creditors on 20,000
remaining 25% of allowed claims six
months after Effective Date of Plan of
Reorganization (Also, see Note l(a)
above)
(c) Cash collateralization of letters of 20,600
credit
(d) Establishment of trust fund for retiree 5,500
health benefits
(e) Reclassification of Series B and Series
C Senior Extendible Reset Notes escrow (6,490)
---------
$ 50,070
=========
(3) Unamortized Debt Expense has been increased $8,884 to give effect to the
following adjustments:
(a) Mid-State Trust IV debt expense $ 9,995
capitalized
(b) Mid-State Trust V and Bank Revolving 3,044
Credit Facility debt expenses
capitalized
(c) Write off of remaining balances of
long-term subordinated debt unamortized
debt expense (4,155)
---------
$ 8,884
=========
(4) Accounts payable has been increased $19,110,
representing the remaining 25% due trade
creditors six months following the Effective
Date of the Plan of Reorganization.
(5) Accrued expenses have been reduced $25,021,
representing payments on administrative
expenses that had been accrued in the
historical financial statements as of
February 28, 1995.
(6) Income taxes payable has been reduced
$140,907 to give effect to the following
adjustments:
(a) Tax benefit resulting from $562,165 of
additional expenses, including $128,927
of additional interest and amortization
of debt discount and expense, $390,000
for the Veil Piercing Settlement, and
$43,238 of other expenses not recorded
on the historical financial statements $(186,544)
(b) Reinstatement of income taxes payable
included in liabilities subject to
Chapter 11 proceedings (see
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations -- Financial Condition") 45,637
------
$(140,907)
=========
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(7) Long-term senior debt has been increased $1,453,650 to give effect to the
public issuance by Mid-State Trust IV of $959,450 of Asset Backed Notes,
the issuance of $490,000 of Notes and the reinstatement of $4,200 of
industrial revenue bonds.
(8) Accrued postpetition interest on secured obligations has been reduced
$282,861 to give effect to the repayment of interest that had been accrued
but unpaid on secured indebtedness subject to Chapter 11 proceedings
reflected on the historical financial statements.
(9) Other long term liabilities has been increased $238 reflecting the
reclassification from liabilities to Chapter 11 proceedings.
(10) Liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings have been eliminated.
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the Company and its subsidiaries
repaid or reinstated all of its secured and unsecured claims and senior and
subordinated indebtedness.
(11) Common Stock and Capital in Excess of Par Value have been increased by $194
and $1,004,093, respectively, reflecting cancellation of the common stock
of the Company outstanding prior to the Effective Date of the Plan of
Reorganization and the issuance of 50,494,313 shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.
(12) Retained earnings (deficit) has been adjusted $375,621 to give to effect
the after tax charge resulting from the $562,165 additional expenses
described in Note 6(a) above.
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
(Unaudited)
For the year ended May 31, 1994
As Reported Adjustments Pro-Forma
------------------- --------------------------------------
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
<S> <C> <C>
Sales and revenues:
Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,068,387 $1,068,387
Time charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,097 238,097
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,383 17,383
Interest income from Chapter 11 proceedings . . . . . . 4,657 $ (4,657)(1) --
---------- ---------- ----------
1,328,524 (4,657) 1,323,867
---------- ---------- ----------
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845,061 845,061
Depreciation, depletion and amortization . . . . . . . 71,035 71,035
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . 127,901 127,901
Postretirement health benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,585 25,585
Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,611 4,611
Chapter 11 costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,254 (14,254)(2) --
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense 155,470 73,805(3) 229,275
Amortization of excess of purchase price over net assets
acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,515 48,515
---------- ---------- ----------
1,292,432 59,551 1,351,983
---------- ---------- ----------
36,092 (64,208) (28,116)
Provision for income taxes:
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (41,598) 24,351(4) (17,247)
Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,681 12,681
---------- ---------- ----------
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,175 $ (39,857) $ (32,682)
========== ========== ==========
Net loss per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (0.64)
==========
Weighted average shares outstanding(5) . . . . . . . . . 50,988,626
</TABLE>
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<TABLE><CAPTION>
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
(Unaudited)
For the nine months ended February 28, 1995
As Reported Adjustments Pro Forma
------------------- --------------------------------------
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
<S> <S> <C> <C>
Sales and revenues:
Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 848,717 $ 848,717
Time charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,905 165,905
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,047 23,047
Interest income from Chapter 11 proceedings . . . . . . 4,992 $ (4,992)(1) --
---------- ---------- ----------
1,042,661 (4,992) 1,037,669
---------- ---------- ----------
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682,930 682,930
Depreciation, depletion and amortization . . . . . . . 53,094 53,094
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . 97,814 97,814
Postretirement health benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,524 19,524
Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,422 3,422
Chapter 11 costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,752 (19,752)(2) --
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense 107,747 58,970(3) 166,717
Amortization of excess of purchase price over net assets
acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,270 30,270
---------- ---------- ----------
1,014,553 39,218 1,053,771
---------- ---------- ----------
28,108 (44,210) (16,102)
Provision for income taxes:
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40,357) 16,767(4) (23,590)
Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,369 18,369
---------- ---------- ----------
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,120 $ (27,443) $ (21,323)
========== ========== ==========
Net loss per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (0.42)
==========
Weighted average shares outstanding(5) . . . . . . . . . 50,988,626
</TABLE>
Changes from historical financial statements in the pro forma consolidated
statements of operations consist of the following adjustments (all amounts in
thousands):
(1) Interest income from Chapter 11 proceedings of $4,657 for the year ended
May 31, 1994 and $4,992 for the nine months ended February 28, 1995, which
would not have been realized assuming the Plan of Reorganization became
effective June 1, 1993, has been eliminated.
(2) Chapter 11 costs of $14,254 for the year ended May 31, 1994 and $19,752 for
the nine months ended February 28, 1995, which would not have been incurred
assuming the Plan of Reorganization became effective June 1. 1993, have
been eliminated.
(3) Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense has been increased
by $73,805 for the year ended May 31, 1994 and $58,970 for the nine months
ended February 28, 1995 to give retroactive effect as if all indebtedness
to be repaid pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization was so done as of June
1, 1993 and the $490 million of Notes had been outstanding for the full
year ended May 31, 1994 and the nine months ended February 28, 1995.
Borrowings under the Mid-State Trust IV Asset Backed Notes were assumed to
increase during the period June 1, 1993 through November 30, 1994
proportionately with the comparable period increase in the outstanding
economic balance of the instalment notes sold by Mid-State Homes to
Mid-State Trust IV on March 16, 1995. Borrowings under the Mid-State Trust
V Variable Funding Loan Agreement were based on 78% of Jim Walter Homes'
credit sales during the three-month period December 1, 1994 through
February 28, 1995. This time period is subsequent to the Mid-State Trust IV
cut-off date for purchases of instalment notes from Mid-State Homes. No
working capital borrowings were assumed under the Bank Revolving Credit
Facility. Pro forma interest expense, however, includes letter of credit
fees and unused working capital commitment fees.
(4) The provision for income taxes has been adjusted at the applicable
statutory rates to give effect to the pro forma adjustments described
above.
(5) Net loss per share has been computed based on the weighted average number
of Common Shares outstanding (including 494,313 additional shares of Common
Stock to be issued six months after the Effective Date of the Plan of
Reorganization; see "Description of Capital Stock -- Future Stock
Issuances").
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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following data, insofar as it relates to each of the fiscal years 1990
through 1994, has been derived from annual financial statements, including the
consolidated balance sheets at May 31, 1994 and 1993 and the related
consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings (deficit) and of
cash flows for the three years ended May 31, 1994 and notes thereto appearing
elsewhere herein. The data for the nine months ended February 28, 1994 and 1995
has been derived from unaudited financial statements also appearing herein
which, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for
the unaudited interim periods. Results of operations for the nine months ended
February 28, 1995 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the
entire year. All of the information presented below should be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes
thereto, the Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data and related notes thereto and
the other information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus.
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Nine months ended
Years ended May 31, February 28,
---------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------
1990(1) 1991(1) 1992 1993(3) 1994 1994 1995
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Summary of Operations:
Sales and revenues . . . $1,376,319 $1,326,397 $1,366,581 $1,318,986 $1,328,524 $ 985,030 $1,042,661
Cost of sales (exclusive
of depreciation) . . . 858,334 826,455 891,882 804,411 845,061 623,357 682,930
Interest and amortization
of debt expense . . . . 321,019 209,511 177,060 171,581 155,470 118,129 107,747
Provision for income
taxes (credit) . . . . (10,809) 19,454 12,463 24,328 28,917 25,372 21,988
Income (loss) before
discontinued operations
and cumulative effect of
accounting change(1)(3) (49,415) 20,632 22,342 46,594 7,175 9,066 6,120
Net income (loss) . . . . (68,915) 14,462 22,342 (58,014) 7,175 9,066 6,120
Ratio of earnings from
continuing operations to
fixed charges(2) . . . -- 1.19 1.18 1.39 1.22 1.28 1.24
Additional Financial Data:
Gross capital
expenditures . . . . . . $60,920 $69,046 $68,349 $71,708 $69,831 $46,525 $52,163
Net property, plant and
equipment . . . . . . . . 694,157 683,777 664,622 663,040 657,863 655,975 647,257
Total assets . . . . . . 3,366,719 3,276,211 3,171,266 3,223,234 3,140,892 3,162,660 3,098,947
Long term senior debt . . 1,192,062 1,073,919 948,782 1,046,971 871,970 907,504 784,815
Liabilities subject to
Chapter 11 proceedings 1,959,998 1,883,704 1,845,328 1,725,631 1,727,684 1,727,345 1,728,215
Stockholders equity
(deficit) . . . . . . . . (265,958) (253,282 (230,119) (287,737) (282,353) (278,671) (276,233)
Employees at end of
period . . . . . . . . . 8,167 8,104 7,645 7,545 7,676 7,571 7,809
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(1) The selected financial data reflects operations sold as discontinued
operations.
(2) The ratio of earnings from continuing operations to fixed charges is
computed by dividing the sum of income (loss) from continuing operations
and fixed charges by fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest
expense, amortization of debt expense and the portion (one-third) of rent
expense deemed to represent interest. For the year ended May 31, 1990, the
loss from continuing operations plus fixed charges was inadequate to cover
fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $61.2 million. On a pro forma
basis for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994 and the nine months ended
February 28, 1995, after giving effect to the Plan of Reorganization and
the related transactions as if they had occurred as of June 1, 1993, the
loss from continuing operations plus fixed charges would have been
inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiencies would have
been $29.4 million and $17.0 million, respectively. See "Prospectus Summary
-- Summary Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data."
(3) The Company adopted FAS 106 and FAS 109 during fiscal year 1993.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Introduction
This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's
Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto, particularly the
"Segment Information" on pages F-38 to F-39 and F-43 to F-44, which presents
sales and operating income by operating group, and the Company's Pro Forma
Consolidated Financial Data and the notes thereto.
The Company's results of operations do not reflect the consummation of the
Plan of Reorganization and the transactions contemplated thereby. Accordingly,
the future results of operations of the Company will generally not be comparable
to the periods discussed below due to the Chapter 11 Cases and the effects of
the Plan of Reorganization, the transactions contemplated thereby and related
financings. See "Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data."
Results of Operations
Nine Months ended February 28, 1995 and 1994. Net sales and revenues for
the nine months ended February 28, 1995 increased $57.6 million, or 5.9%, over
the prior year period, with a 5.1% increase in volume and a .8% increase in
pricing and/or mix. The increase in net sales and revenues was the result of
improved sales and revenues in the Building Materials, Industrial Products and
Water and Waste Water Transmission Products Groups, partially offset by lower
sales and revenues in the Homebuilding and Related Financing and Natural
Resources Groups.
Building Materials Group sales and revenues were $5.7 million, or 13.7%,
greater than the prior year period. The increase resulted from improved sales
volumes and prices for window components and metal building and foundry
products. The Group incurred an operating loss of $3.5 million compared to
operating income of $700,000 in the 1994 period. The loss for the nine months
ended February 28, 1995 was largely the result of higher manufacturing costs in
the window components business due to increased raw material costs, especially
aluminum, a major raw material component, and costs associated with the
consolidation and relocation during 1995 of the JW Window Components Inc.'s
Hialeah, Florida and Columbus, Ohio operations to Elizabethton, Tennessee. In
addition, increased manufacturing costs for metal building products, which
resulted in slightly lower operating income, were the result of higher raw
material costs, primarily scrap metal, and reduced efficiencies, including
startup problems associated with the relocation of the Vestal Manufacturing
Company's steel fabrication operation in May 1994.
Industrial Products Group sales and revenues were $35.3 million, or 27.4%,
ahead of the prior year period. Increased sales volumes of aluminum foil and
sheet products, foundry coke, chemicals. industrial castings, patterns and
tooling and resin coated sand and higher selling prices for aluminum foil and
sheet products and furnace coke were partially offset by lower sales volumes of
furnace coke and slag wool. The Group's operating income of $9.4 million was
$2.0 million greater than the prior year period. The improved performance
resulted from the sales increases and higher gross profit margins for furnace
coke, chemicals and industrial castings, partially offset by reduced margins for
foundry coke, slag wool, patterns and tooling and resin coated sand.
Water and Waste Water Transmission Products Group sales and revenues were
$39.0 million, or 15.9%, ahead of the prior year period. The increase was the
result of higher sales volumes and prices for ductile iron pressure pipe,
fittings and valves and hydrants. The order backlog for pressure pipe at
February 28, 1995 was 158,251 tons, which represents shipments in excess of
three months, compared to 131,413 tons at February 28, 1994. Operating income of
$21.7 million exceeded the prior year period by $5.7 million. The effect of
higher sales volumes and pricing on this highly capital intensive product group
was the primary reason for the substantially higher percentage increase in
operating profits, but was partially offset by higher raw material prices,
especially scrap, a major raw material component.
Homebuilding and Related Financing Group sales and revenues were $14.6
million, or 4.6%, below the prior year period. This performance reflects a 6.0%
decrease in the number of homes sold, from 3,338 units in
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1994 to 3,138 units in 1995, partially offset by an increase in the average
selling price per home sold from $38,100 in 1994 to $39,900 in 1995. The
decrease in unit sales reflects continuing strong competition in virtually every
Jim Walter Homes sales region. The higher average selling price in 1995
principally reflects a smaller percentage of the lower priced affordable line
homes sold. Jim Walter Homes' backlog at February 28, 1995 was 1,678 units (all
of which are expected to be completed within the following twelve months)
compared to 1,764 units at February 28, 1994. In addition, time charge income
(revenues received from Mid-State Homes' instalment note portfolio) decreased
from $176.4 million in 1994 to $165.9 million in 1995. The decrease in time
charge income is attributable to a reduction in the total number of accounts and
lower payoffs received in advance of maturity, partially offset by an increase
in the average balance per account in the portfolio. The Group's operating
income of $58.2 million was $15.7 million below the prior year period. This
decrease resulted from the lower number of homes sold, reduced homebuilding
gross profit margins resulting from discounts related to sales promotions on
certain models and the decrease in time charge income, partially offset by the
increase in average selling price per home sold and lower interest expense in
1995 ($94.6 million) as compared to that incurred in 1994 ($97.5 million).
Natural Resources Group sales and revenues were $9.3 million, or 3.8%,
below the 1994 period. The decrease resulted from lower sales prices for coal
and methane gas and decreases in outside coal, gas and timber royalty income,
partially offset by greater coal and methane gas sales volumes and a $6.1
million gain from the sale of certain excess real estate. A total of 4.99
million tons of coal was sold in the 1995 period versus 4.91 million tons in the
1994 period, a 1.6% increase. The increase in tonnage sold was the result of
increased shipments to Alabama Power Company ("Alabama Power") and certain
export customers, partially offset by lower shipments to Japanese steel mills.
Increased shipments to Alabama Power were the result of a new agreement signed
May 10, 1994 (the "New Alabama Power Contract") for the sale and purchase of
coal, replacing the 1979 contract and the 1988 amendment thereto. See "Business
and Properties -- Jim Walter Resources." Under the New Alabama Power Contract,
Alabama Power will purchase 4.0 million tons of coal per year from Jim Walter
Resources during the period July 1, 1994 through August 31, 1999. In addition,
Jim Walter Resources will have the option to extend the New Alabama Power
Contract through August 31, 2004, subject to mutual agreement on the market
pricing mechanism and certain other terms and conditions of such extension. The
New Alabama Power Contract has a fixed price subject to an escalation based on
the Consumer Price Index or another appropriate published index and adjustments
for government impositions and quality. The New Alabama Power Contract includes
favorable modifications of specification, shipping deviations and changes in
transportation arrangements. The average price per ton of coal sold decreased
$3.46 from $45.45 in the 1994 period to $41.99 in 1995 due to lower prices
realized on shipments to Alabama Power, the Japanese steel mills and certain
export customers. Blue Creek Mine No. 5 ("Mine No. 5") was shutdown from
November 17, 1993 through December 16, 1993 and from early April 1994 until May
16, 1994 as a result of spontaneous combustion heatings. Representatives of Jim
Walter Resources, the Mine Safety and Health Administration ("MSHA"), Alabama
State Mine Inspectors and the United Mine Workers of America ("UMWA") agreed
that the longwall coal panel being mined in Mine No. 5 at the time the
spontaneous heating recurred in April 1994 would be abandoned and sealed off.
Development mining for the two remaining longwall coal panels in this section of
the mine resumed on May 16, 1994 and mining on the first longwall panel resumed
on January 17, 1995. Production was adversely impacted until such date; however,
a portion of the increased costs will be recovered from business interruption
insurance. Operating income of $13.9 million exceeded the prior year period by
$6.9 million. The improved performance principally resulted from the gain on the
sale of certain excess real estate and increased sales volumes of coal and
methane gas, partially offset by decreases in selling prices for coal and
methane gas, lower outside coal, gas and timber royalty income and slightly
higher costs per ton of coal produced.
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation, of $682.9 million was 80.5% of
net sales versus $623.4 million and 79.0% in the 1994 period. The cost of sales
percentage increase was primarily the result of lower gross profit margins on
home sales, foundry coke, slag wool, patterns and tooling, resin coated sand,
window components and metal building products, partially offset by improved
margins for pipe products, furnace coke, chemicals and industrial castings.
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of postretirement
health benefits) of $97.8 million were 9.4% of net sales and revenues in the
1995 period versus $94.7 million and 9.6% in 1994.
Chapter 11 costs of $19.8 million were $8.9 million greater than the prior
period due to the filing of the various plans of reorganization (the Company and
creditors each filing several amended plans of reorganization
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preceding the Plan of Reorganization), printing, mailing and noticing costs
associated with the various plans of reorganization and litigation relating to
the various plans of reorganization. See "Certain Risk Factors -- Accounting
Presentation."
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense decreased $10.4
million. The decrease was principally the result of reductions in the
outstanding debt balances on the Mortgage-Backed Notes and Mid-State Trust III
Asset Backed Notes (see "Business and Properties -- Mid-State Homes" and Note 5
of Notes to Financial Statements) and lower amortization of debt discount and
expense, partially offset by higher interest rates. Interest in the amount of
$847.1 million ($122.8 million in the nine months ended February 28, 1995 and
1994) on unsecured obligations has not been accrued in the consolidated
financial statements since the date of the filing of petitions for
reorganization. This amount is based on the balances of the unsecured debt
obligations and their interest rates as of December 27, 1989 and does not
consider fluctuations in the level of short-term debt and interest rates and the
issuance of commercial paper that would have occurred to meet the working
capital requirements of the Homebuilding and Related Financing Group.
On August 10, 1993, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 was
signed into law raising the federal corporate income tax rate to 35% from 34%,
retroactive to January 1, 1993. The provision for income taxes for the 1994
period included federal income taxes at the 35% statutory rate. In addition, FAS
109 requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be adjusted in the period
of enactment for the effect of an enacted change in tax laws or rates. The
Company estimated that such one-time charge was $2.5 million and such amount was
included in the provision for deferred income taxes in the 1994 period.
The net income for the nine months ended February 28, 1995 was $6.120
million as compared to $9.066 million in the 1994 period reflecting all of the
previously mentioned factors as well as the impact of slightly higher
postretirement health benefits, partially offset by greater Chapter 11 interest
income that resulted from increased short-term investments available for
operations.
Years ended May 31, 1994 and 1993. Net sales and revenues for the year
ended May 31, 1994 were $9.5 million, or .7%, greater than the prior year. The
improved performance was the result of increased pricing and/or product mix as
sales volumes were level with the prior year. The increase in net sales and
revenues resulted from improved sales and revenues in the Homebuilding and
Related Financing, Building Materials, Industrial Products and Water and Waste
Water Transmission Products Groups, partially offset by lower sales and revenues
in the Natural Resources Group.
Homebuilding and Related Financing Group sales and revenues were $5.2
million, or 1.2%, greater than the prior year. This performance reflects a 3.5%
increase in the average selling price per home sold from $37,000 in 1993 to
$38,300 in 1994, which was more than offset by a 9.5% decrease in the number of
homes sold, from 4,784 units in 1993 to 4,331 units in 1994. The higher average
selling price in 1994 reflects a price increase instituted on April 1, 1993 to
compensate for higher lumber costs and a greater percentage of "90% complete"
homes sold this year versus last year. The decrease in unit sales reflects
continuing strong competition in virtually every Jim Walter Homes sales region.
Jim Walter Homes' backlog at May 31, 1994 was 2,065 units (all of which are
expected to be completed prior to the end of fiscal 1995) compared to 1,831
units at May 31, 1993. Time charge income (revenues received from Mid-State
Home's instalment note portfolio) increased from $218.7 million in 1993 to
$238.1 million in 1994. The increase in time charge income is attributable to
increased payoffs received in advance of maturity and to an increase in the
average balance per account in the portfolio. The Group's operating income of
$102.0 million exceeded the prior year period by $13.1 million. This improvement
resulted from the increase in the average selling price per home sold, the
higher time charge income and lower interest expense in 1994 ($128.8 million)
compared to that incurred in 1993 ($137.9 million), partially offset by the
lower number of homes sold, reduced homebuilding gross profit margins and higher
selling, general and administrative expenses. The lower gross profit margins
were the result of higher average lumber prices, the effect of discounts
relating to sales promotions on certain models instituted during the period
February 1994 through May 1994 and the decision in October 1992 to reduce gross
profit margins on five smaller basic shelter homes to generate additional sales.
Building Materials Group sales and revenues were $4.6 million, or 8.9%,
greater than the prior year. The increase principally resulted from improved
sales prices and volumes for window components and greater metal building and
foundry products sales volumes. The Group's operating income of $2.1 million was
$280,000
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below the prior year. The lower performance was the result of the increased
manufacturing costs in the window components and metal building and foundry
businesses, partially offset by the increased sales.
Industrial Products Group sales and revenues were $9.1 million, or 5.3%,
ahead of the prior year. Increased sales volumes of aluminum foil, foundry coke,
castings, resin coated sand and chemicals and higher selling prices for furnace
coke were partially offset by lower sales volumes of slag wool and patterns and
tooling and lower selling prices for aluminum foil and sheet. The Group's
operating income of $11.9 million was $1.9 million greater than the prior year.
The improved performance resulted from the sales increase and higher gross
profit margins for furnace coke and slag wool, partially offset by reduced
margins for chemicals, foundry coke, castings, resin coated sand and patterns
and tooling.
Water and Waste Water Transmission Products Group sales and revenues were
$24.4 million, or 7.6%, ahead of the prior year. The increase was the result of
higher selling prices and volumes for ductile iron pressure pipe and valves and
hydrants and increased selling prices for fittings, partially offset by lower
fittings volume. The order backlog of pressure pipe at May 31, 1994 was 111,907
tons, which represents approximately three months shipments, compared to 121,173
tons at May 31, 1993. Operating income of $25.5 million exceeded the prior year
period by $10.6 million. The improved performance resulted from the increased
sales prices and volumes, partially offset by higher raw material costs,
especially scrap, a major raw material component.
Natural Resources Group sales and revenues were $31.6 million, or 9.0%,
below the prior year. The decrease resulted from lower sales volumes and prices
for coal and reduced methane gas selling prices, partially offset by increased
methane gas sales volume and an increase in outside gas and timber royalty
income. A total of 6.56 million tons of coal was sold in 1994 versus 7.18
million tons in 1993. The decrease in tonnage sold was the result of lower
shipments to Alabama Power and Japanese steel mills. Reduced shipments to
Alabama Power were the result of an agreement reached with Alabama Power to ship
reduced tonnage for the contract year ending June 30, 1994 (see "Business and
Properties--Jim Walter Resources"). The average price per ton of coal decreased
1.6%, from $44.84 in 1993 to $44.13 in 1994, due to lower prices realized on
shipments to Japanese steel mills and other export customers. Mine No. 5 was
shut down from November 17, 1993 through December 16, 1993 as a precautionary
measure as a result of air monitoring tests detecting evidence of spontaneous
combustion heatings in a section of the mine. Mine No. 5 was shut down for a
substantial portion of the period from July 9, 1990 through September 16, 1990
when a similar problem occurred. The heatings were a result of pyritic sulfur
concentrations occurring in the coal seam being exposed to air. Representatives
of Jim Walter Resources, MSHA, Alabama State Mine Inspectors and the UMWA
investigated the problem. Because the area of the suspected heatings was
inaccessible, a decision was made to drill vertical holes from the surface and
flood the area with combinations of water, carbon dioxide, foam and cementitious
mixtures to neutralize the spontaneous combustion heatings. MSHA approved the
resumption of operations at the mine on December 17, 1993. In early April 1994
the spontaneous heatings recurred and the mine was shut down. Representatives of
Jim Walter Resources, MSHA, Alabama State Mine Inspectors and the UMWA agreed
that the longwall coal panel being mined at the time the spontaneous heatings
recurred would be abandoned and sealed off. Development mining for the two
remaining longwall coal panels in this section of the mine resumed on May 16,
1994 and mining on the first longwall panel resumed on January 17, 1995.
Production was adversely impacted until such date; however a portion of the
increased costs will be recovered from business interruption insurance. The
Group incurred an operating loss of $1.2 million in 1994 compared to operating
income of $50.8 million in 1993. The lower performance reflects the decrease in
sales volumes and prices for coal, lower methane gas selling prices, reduced
coal mining productivity as a result of various geological problems in all mines
during portions of the year which resulted in higher costs per ton of coal
produced and idle plant costs of $5.7 million associated with the Mine No. 5
shut downs, all of which more than offset the effect of increased methane gas
sales volumes and greater outside gas and timber royalty income.
Cost of sales in fiscal 1994, exclusive of depreciation, of $845.1 million
was 79.1% of net sales versus $804.4 million and 75.0% in fiscal 1993. The cost
of sales percentage increase was primarily the result of lower gross profit
margins on home sales, coal, chemicals, foundry coke, industrial castings, resin
coated sand, patterns and tooling, window components and metal building and
foundry products, partially offset by improved margins on furnace coke, slag
wool and pipe products.
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of postretirement
health benefits) of $127.9 million were 9.6% of net sales and revenues in 1994
versus $124.6 million and 9.4% in 1993.
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The Company adopted Statement of FAS 106 in 1993 (see Note 11 of Notes to
Financial Statements). Upon adoption the Company elected to record the
transition obligation of $166.4 million pre-tax ($104.6 million after tax) as a
one time charge against earnings rather than amortize it over a longer period.
The annual accrual for postretirement health benefit costs in 1994 was $25.6
million versus $23.5 million in 1993.
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense decreased $16.1
million. The decrease was principally the result of reductions in the
outstanding debt balances on the Mortgage-Backed Notes and Mid-State Trust III
Asset Backed Notes (see "Business and Properties -- Mid-State Homes" and Note 5
of Notes to Financial Statements) and lower amortization of debt discount and
expense, partially offset by higher interest rates. Interest in the amount of
$724.3 million ($163.7 million in the current year) on unsecured obligations has
not been accrued in the Consolidated Financial Statements since the date of the
filing of petitions for reorganization. This amount is based on the balances of
the unsecured debt obligations and their interest rates as of December 27, 1989
and does not consider fluctuations in the level of short-term debt and interest
rates and the issuance of commercial paper that would have occurred to meet the
working capital requirements of the Homebuilding and Related Financing Group
(see Notes 2, 3 and 5 of Notes to Financial Statements).
Amortization of excess of purchase price over net assets acquired
(goodwill) increased $9.1 million. The income resulted from adjustments to
amortization of the goodwill due to greater payoffs received in advance of
maturity on the instalment note portfolio (see Note 1 of Notes to Financial
Statements).
On August 10, 1993, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 was
signed into law raising the federal corporate income tax rate to 35% from 34%,
retroactive to January 1, 1993. The effect of the rate change resulted in a $2.8
million charge to deferred tax expense. The rate change effect combined with
reduced percentage depletion and increased amortization of goodwill (both
permanent book/tax differences) resulted in an effective tax rate of 80.1% in
1994 versus an effective tax rate of 34.3% in 1993.
The net income for fiscal 1994 and the net loss for fiscal 1993 reflects
all of the previously mentioned factors as well as the $4.5 million increase in
Chapter 11 costs, partially offset by slightly higher interest income from
Chapter 11 proceedings. The increase in Chapter 11 costs was due to the Veil
Piercing Litigation and the filing of two amended plans of reorganization (see
Notes 2 and 10 of Notes to Financial Statements).
Years ended May 31, 1993 and 1992. As previously mentioned, the Company
adopted FAS 106 in 1993. Accordingly, operating income presented in the "Segment
Information" includes postretirement health benefits of $23.5 million in 1993.
However, for purposes of the following discussion of results of operations for
the years ended May 31, 1993 and 1992, the fiscal 1993 operating income referred
to in each business segment excludes such postretirement health benefits
expenses (hereinafter referred to as "1993 adjusted operating income").
Net sales and revenues for the year ended May 31, 1993 decreased $47.6
million, or 3.5%. A 5.9% decrease in volume was partially offset by a 2.4%
increase in price and/or product mix. The decrease in net sales and revenues
resulted from lower sales and revenues in the Water and Waste Water Transmission
Products and Natural Resources Groups, partially offset by improved sales in the
Homebuilding and Related Financing, Building Materials and Industrial Products
Groups.
Water and Waste Water Transmission Products Group sales and revenues were
$3.7 million, or 1.1%, below the prior year. The decrease was basically the
result of lower ductile iron pressure pipe sales volume due to continued weak
construction activity and rehabilitation work, partially offset by improved
selling prices. The order backlog of pressure pipe at May 31, 1993 was 121,173
tons compared to 121,956 tons at May 31, 1992. The 1993 adjusted operating
income of $19.1 million was $5.4 million below the prior year. The effect of
lower ductile iron pressure pipe sales volume on this highly capital intensive
product group was the primary reason for the decline in operating profit, which
was partially offset by lower scrap costs (a major raw material component),
improved selling prices, and reduced selling, general and administrative
expenses (due principally to legal and settlement costs in 1992 associated with
a lawsuit filed by the City of Atlanta).
Natural Resources Group sales and revenues were $68.3 million, or 16.3%,
below the prior year. The decrease was the result of lower coal shipments and a
decrease in outside coal royalties, partially offset by higher average selling
prices for coal and methane gas and greater methane gas sales volume. A total of
7.18 million tons of coal was sold in 1993 versus 9.18 million tons in 1992, a
22% decrease. On June 17, 1992 a major
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production hoist accident occurred at Blue Creek Mine No. 3 ("Mine No. 3")
causing extensive damage. The mine did not resume production until August 31,
1992. The hoist accident resulted in a mutually agreed postponement of
shipments of 400,000 tons to Alabama Power from the period July through
September 1992 to the period January through June 1993. Fiscal 1992 tonnage
shipments to Alabama Power were favorably impacted by a separate lower selling
price short-term contract for 964,000 tons. Shipments to the Japanese steel
mills and other export customers were also below the prior year due to the
hoist accident and an April 1992 workforce reduction which reduced production
tonnage available for sale. The average price per ton of coal sold increased
4.9%, from $42.76 in 1992 to $44.84 in 1993. The higher price realization in
1993 was the result of coal shipped to Alabama Power in 1992 under the
previously mentioned separate lower selling price short-term contract,
partially offset by lower selling prices to the Japanese and other export
customers in 1993. The Group's 1993 adjusted operating income of $64.2 million
exceeded the prior year by $48.2 million. The improved performance resulted from
the increased coal and methane gas selling prices, higher methane gas sales
volume, lower selling, general and administrative expenses and improved mining
productivity, including the effect of the April 1992 workforce reduction, which
resulted in lower costs per ton of coal produced, partially offset by the
reduced coal sales volume and the decrease in outside coal royalties. Prior year
results were also adversely impacted by severance, vacation pay and ongoing
medical benefits associated with the April 1992 workforce reduction ($6.2
million), accelerated depreciation on the remaining assets at a previously
closed small coal mine ($5.6 million) and idle plant costs associated with a
three-week shutdown of Blue Creek Mine No. 4 ("Mine No. 4") due to an accident
which damaged the production hoist ($4.4 million) and wildcat strikes by the
UMWA ($2.4 million) in August 1991.
Homebuilding and Related Financing Group sales and revenues were $10.3
million, or 2.5%, greater than 1992. This performance reflects a 6.9% increase
in the average selling price per home sold from $34,600 in 1992 to $37,000 in
1993, which was more than offset by a 9.8% decrease in the number of homes sold,
from 5,305 units in 1992 to 4,784 units in 1993. The increase in average selling
price in 1993 was attributable to higher average prices realized on both the
standard line and the larger sized Regency homes combined with a greater
percentage of Regency homes sold. The decrease in unit sales reflected strong
competition in virtually every Jim Walter Homes sales region and 1993 having a
one-week shorter sales period than 1992. Jim Walter Homes' backlog at May 31,
1993 was 1,831 units compared to 1,637 units at May 31, 1992. Time charge income
(revenues received from Mid-State Homes' instalment note portfolio) increased
from $195.0 million in 1992 to $218.7 million in 1993. The increase in time
charge income was attributable to the growth of the mortgage portfolio,
increased payoffs received in advance of maturity and new mortgages having a
higher yield than the older paying out. The Group's 1993 adjusted operating
income of $90.9 million exceeded the prior year by $8.2 million. This
improvement resulted from the increase in average selling price per home sold,
the higher time charge income and lower selling, general and administrative
expenses, partially offset by the lower number of homes sold, reduced
homebuilding gross profit margins (due principally to the sales of the larger
sized, lower margin Regency homes and increased lumber prices) and slightly
higher interest expense in 1993 ($137.9 million) as compared to that incurred in
1992 ($137.0 million). Lumber prices rose from $259 per thousand board feet in
June 1992 to a high of $506 in March 1993 and ended the year at $325. A price
increase was instituted effective April 1, 1993 to compensate for these
increased costs.
Building Materials Group sales and revenues were $4.7 million, or 9.9%,
ahead of the prior year. The increase resulted from improved window components
and metal building and foundry products sales volumes, partially offset by lower
overall sales prices and/or mix. The Group's 1993 adjusted operating income of
$2.8 million was $474,000 greater than the prior year as the increased sales
volumes and improved operating efficiencies in the metal building and foundry
business more than offset the lower selling prices and increased manufacturing
costs in the window components business.
Industrial Product Group sales and revenues were $6.5 million, or 4.0%,
greater than the prior year. Increased sales volumes of foundry coke, chemicals,
castings and aluminum foil were partially offset by lower sales volumes of
aluminum sheet, resin coated sand, patterns and tooling, furnace coke and slag
wool and lower selling prices for aluminum foil and sheet, furnace coke, resin
coated sand and patterns and tooling. The Group's 1993 adjusted operating income
of $12.8 million exceeded the prior year by $1.6 million. The improved
performance was the result of the increased sales volumes and improved gross
profit margins for castings, partially offset by lower margins for chemicals,
resin coated sand and patterns and tooling.
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation, of $804.4 million was 75.0% of
net sales versus $891.9 million and 78.3% in 1992. The cost of sales percentage
decrease was primarily the result of improved gross profit
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margins on coal, metal building and foundry products and industrial castings,
partially offset by lower margins on home sales, ductile iron pressure pipe,
chemicals, resin coated sand and patterns and tooling. Results in 1992 were
adversely affected by the impact of charges resulting from the previously
mentioned Jim Walter Resources mining operations workforce reduction and idle
plant costs associated with the wildcat strikes by the UMWA.
Selling, general and administrative expenses of $124.6 million were 9.4% of
net sales and revenues in 1993 as compared to $129.4 million and 9.5% in 1992.
Expenses in 1992 were adversely impacted by legal and settlement costs
associated with a lawsuit filed by the City of Atlanta.
As previously mentioned, the Company adopted FAS 106 in 1993. Upon
adoption, the Company elected to record the transition obligation of $166.4
million pre-tax ($104.6 million after tax) as a one time charge against earnings
rather than amortize it over a longer period. The annual accrual under the new
accounting method amounted to $23.5 million in the year ended May 31, 1993. See
Note 11 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense decreased $5.5
million. The decrease was the result of lower outstanding debt balances on
secured obligations (see Notes 2, 3 and 5 of Notes to Financial Statements) and
lower interest rates, partially offset by greater amortization of debt discount
and expense. Interest in the amount of $560.6 million ($163.7 million in 1993)
on unsecured obligations has not been accrued in the Company's Consolidated
Financial Statements since the date of the filing of petitions for
reorganization. This amount is based on the balances of the unsecured debt
obligations and their interest rates as of December 27, 1989 and does not
consider fluctuations in the level of short-term debt and interest rates and the
issuance of commercial paper that would have occurred to meet the working
capital requirements of the Homebuilding and Related Financing Group (see Notes
2, 3 and 5 of Notes to Financial Statements).
The net loss for 1993 and the net income for 1992 reflects all of the
previously mentioned factors as well as the impact of a slightly lower effective
income tax rate (see Note 6 of Notes to Financial Statements) and slightly
higher interest income from Chapter 11 proceedings, partially offset by a $4.6
million increase in Chapter 11 costs.
Financial Condition
On December 27, 1989, the Company and 31 of its subsidiaries each filed a
voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 with the Bankruptcy
Court. On December 3, 1990, one additional subsidiary also filed a voluntary
petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 with the Bankruptcy Court. Two
other subsidiaries, Cardem Insurance and J.W. Railroad, did not file petitions
for reorganization under Chapter 11. The filing of the voluntary petitions
resulted from a sequence of events stemming primarily from an inability of the
Company's interest reset advisors to reset interest rates on approximately $624
million of outstanding indebtedness, which indebtedness by its terms required
that the interest rates thereon be reset to the rate per annum such indebtedness
should bear in order to have a bid value of 101% of the principal amount thereof
as of December 2, 1989. The reset advisors' inability to reset the interest
rates was primarily attributable to two factors: (i) uncertainties arising from
the then pending Veil Piercing Litigation, including the possibility either that
such litigation would lead to the prohibition of further asset sales and debt
repayment or that substantial new asbestos-related claims might become
assertible against the Company, which uncertainties materially hindered the
ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to pursue a refinancing or sell
assets to reduce debt, and (ii) general turmoil in the high yield bond markets
at such time depressed the bid value of such notes.
On March 17, 1995, the Company and 32 of its subsidiaries emerged from
bankruptcy. Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the Company has repaid or
will repay substantially all of its unsecured claims and senior and subordinated
indebtedness subject to the Chapter 11 Cases as follows:
- - Trade Creditors received 75% of their allowed claims in cash following the
Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization and are entitled to receive
the remaining 25% six months following the Effective Date of the Plan of
Reorganization with additional interest for such period at the prime rate;
- - Revolving Credit and Working Capital bank claims and Series B and C Senior
Note claims received a combination of cash and Common Stock following the
Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization;
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- - Unsecured bondholders are entitled to receive following the Effective Date
of the Plan of Reorganization a combination of cash, Notes and Common Stock
having an aggregate value equal to their prepetition claims. Pre-LBO
bondholders received following the Effective Date of the Plan of
Reorganization additional Common Stock having an aggregate value equal to
$11.3 million in settlement of the Fraudulent Conveyance Lawsuit.
A substantial controversy exists with regard to federal income taxes
allegedly owed by the Company. Proofs of claim have been filed by the IRS in the
aggregate amount of $186,866,715 with respect to fiscal years ended August 31,
1980, August 31, 1983 through August 31, 1987, and May 31, 1988 (nine months)
through May 31, 1991. Objections to the proofs of claim have been filed by the
Company and the various issues are being litigated in the Bankruptcy Court. The
Company believes that such proofs of claim are substantially without merit and
intends to defend such claims against the Company vigorously.
See "Capitalization" for the consolidated capitalization of the Company
and its subsidiaries as of February 28, 1995, as adjusted on a pro forma basis
to reflect financings consummated in March 1995 and all of the distributions and
adjustments required by the Plan of Reorganization.
For a description of Mid-State Trusts II, III and IV, see "Business and
Properties -- Mid-State Homes."
The assets of Mid-State Trusts II, III and IV are not available to satisfy
claims of general creditors of Mid-State Homes, the Company and its
subsidiaries. The liabilities of Mid-State Trusts II, III and IV for their
publicly issued debt are to be satisfied solely from proceeds of the underlying
instalment notes and are nonrecourse to Mid-State Homes and the Company and its
subsidiaries.
On February 27, 1995, Mid-State Homes established Mid-State Trust V to
provide temporary financing to Mid-State Homes for its current purchases of
instalment notes and mortgages from Jim Walter Homes. As of March 3, 1995, Mid-
State Trust V entered into a Variable Funding Loan Agreement (the "Variable
Funding Loan Agreement") with Enterprise Funding Corporation, an affiliate of
NationsBank N.A., as lender, and NationsBank N.A. (Carolinas), as Administrative
Agent. The agreement provides for a three-year $500,000,000 credit facility
secured by the instalment notes and mortgages purchased by Mid-State Trust V
from Mid-State Homes. It is contemplated that the facility will be an evergreen
three-year facility with periodic paydowns from the proceeds of permanent
financings similar to those done by Mid-State Trusts II, III and IV. See
"Business and Properties -- Mid-State Homes."
The Notes were issued by the Company pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization
as part of the distribution made in payment of claims of holders of certain
unsecured indebtedness of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. See
"Description of Notes."
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into the Bank
Revolving Credit Facility, providing up to $150 million at any time outstanding
for working capital needs with a sublimit for trade and standby letters of
credit in an amount not in excess of $40 million and a sub-facility for
swingline advances in an amount not in excess of $15 million. See "Description
of Certain Other Indebtedness -- Bank Revolving Credit Facility."
The Notes, the Bank Revolving Credit Facility and the Variable Funding
Loan Agreement contain many restrictive and financial covenants, including
restrictions on additional borrowings, dividends, capital expenditures, minimum
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, leverage
ratios, interest coverage and other matters.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company normally uses its cash flows for three principal purposes: (1)
for working capital requirements; (2) for capital expenditures for expansion of
existing businesses, productivity improvement, cost reduction and replacements
necessary to maintain the business; and (3) to provide a return to lenders and
stockholders.
Working capital is required to fund adequate levels of inventories and
accounts receivable. Commitments for capital expenditures at February 28, 1995
are not material; however it is estimated that gross
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capital expenditures of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ending May
31, 1995 will approximate $82 million.
Because the Company's operating cash flow is significantly influenced by
the general economy and, in particular, the level of construction, prior results
should not necessarily be used to predict the Company's liquidity, capital
expenditures, investment in instalment notes receivable or results of
operations. The Company believes that the Mid-State Trust V Variable Funding
Loan Agreement will provide Mid-State Homes with the funds needed to purchase
the instalment notes and mortgages generated by Jim Walter Homes. It is
contemplated that one or more permanent financings similar to the Mid-State
Trusts II, III and IV financings will be required over the next four years in
order to repay borrowings under the Variable Funding Loan Agreement. The Company
also believes that under present operating conditions sufficient operating cash
flow will be generated through fiscal year 1999 to make all required interest
and principal payments and planned capital expenditures and meet substantially
all operating needs and that amounts available under the Bank Revolving Credit
Facility will be sufficient to meet peak operating needs. However, it is
currently anticipated that sufficient operating cash flow will not be generated
to repay at maturity the principal amount of the Notes without refinancing a
portion of such debt or selling assets. No assurance can be given that any
refinancing will take place or that such sales of assets can be consummated.
Selected Quarterly Data
The following tables set forth quarterly unaudited financial data for
fiscal years 1993 and 1994 and for the first three quarters of fiscal year 1995:
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<TABLE><CAPTION>
Fiscal Year 1993
For the quarters ended
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Aug. 31, 1992 Nov. 30, 1992 Feb. 28, 1993 May 31, 1993
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(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Summary of Operations:
Sales and revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 326,839 $ 338,268 $ 306,002 $ 347,877
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation) . . 198,959 211,307 186,451 207,694
Interest and amortization of debt expense . . 42,802 42,507 41,930 44,342
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . . 9,739 8,305 4,223 2,061
Income before cumulative effect of
accounting change(1) . . . . . . . . . . . 8,455 6,133 6,030 25,976
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (96,153) 6,133 6,030 25,976
Additional Financial Data:
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,254,952 $3,229,182 $3,219,923 $3,223,234
Long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,157,964 1,118,696 1,077,694 1,046,971
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11
proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,724,616 1,724,868 1,725,014 1,725,631
Stockholders equity (deficit) . . . . . . . . (326,272) (320,139) (314,109) (287,737)
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year 1994
For the quarters ended
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Aug. 31, 1993 Nov, 30, 1993 Feb. 28, 1994 May 31, 1994
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(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Summary of Operations:
Sales and revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 333,770 $ 341,768 $ 309,492 $ 343,494
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation) . . 212,716 213,010 197,631 221,704
Interest and amortization of debt expense . . 40,112 40,375 37,642 37,341
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . . 10,390 9,659 5,323 3,545
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,392 6,817 857 (1,891)
Additional Financial Data:
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,198,288 $3,193,505 $3,162,660 $3,140,892
Long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,003,240 958,670 907,504 871,970
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11
proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,725,952 1,726,421 1,727,345 1,727,684
Stockholders equity (deficit) . . . . . . . . (286,345) (279,528) (278,671) (282,353)
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year 1995
For the quarters ended
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Aug. 31, 1994 Nov. 30, 1994 Feb. 28, 1995
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(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Summary of Operations:
Sales and revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 340,640 $ 363,330 $ 338,691
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation) . . . . . . 224,119 237,737 221,074
Interest and amortization of debt expense . . . . . . 36,463 36,290 34,994
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,857 9,109 6,022
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,433 4,920 (233)
Additional Financial Data:
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,107,659 $3,009,803 $3,098,947
Long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841,254 812,547 784,815
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings . . . . 1,727,889 1,727,279 1,728,215
Stockholders equity (deficit) . . . . . . . . . . . . (280,920) (276,000) (276,233)
</TABLE>
(1) The Company adopted FAS 106 and FAS 109 during the first quarter of fiscal
year 1993.
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BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES
General
The Company, through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, currently offers
a diversified line of products and services for homebuilding, water and waste
water transmission, residential and non-residential construction, and industrial
markets. The operations of the Company are carried out by its operating
subsidiaries, the business and properties of which are described below. For
financial information relating to the industry segments of the Company and its
subsidiaries, see "Segment Information" on pages F-38 to F-39 and F-43 to F-44.
Jim Walter Homes
Jim Walter Homes, Inc. ("Jim Walter Homes"), headquartered in the Walter
Industries building in Tampa, Florida, is in the business of marketing and
supervising the construction of standardized, partially-finished and shell,
detached, single family residential homes, primarily in the southern region of
the United States where the weather permits year-round construction. Jim Walter
Homes has concentrated on the low to moderately priced segment of the housing
market. Over 300,000 homes have been completed by Jim Walter Homes and its
predecessor since 1955.
Jim Walter Homes' products consist of 35 models of conventionally built
homes, built of wood on concrete foundations or wood pilings, and ranging in
size from approximately 640 to 2,214 square feet. Each home is completely
finished on the outside and is unfinished on the inside except for rough floors,
ceiling joists, partition studding and closet framing. The buyer may elect to
purchase optional interior components, including installation thereof, such as
plumbing and electrical materials, heating and air conditioning, wallboard,
interior doors, interior trim and floor finishing. A buyer selecting all options
receives a home considered to be "90 percent complete," excluding only floor
covering, inside paint, and water and sewer hookups. Shell homes are those which
are completely finished on the outside with the inside containing only rough
floors, partition studding and closet framing, but not interior walls, floor
finishing, plumbing, electrical wiring and fixtures, doors and cabinetry. The
remaining units are sold at varying "in-between" stages of interior finishing.
Jim Walter Homes builds all of its homes "on site," and only against firm
orders. The following chart shows the sales volume of Jim Walter Homes and the
percent of homes sold in the three stages of completion for fiscal years ended
May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Percent of Unit Sales
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Fiscal Year Ended May 31, Units Sold Shell Various Stages 90% Complete
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,331 23% 10% 67%
1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,784 26 12 62
1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,305 29 13 58
</TABLE>
During the fiscal years 1994, 1993 and 1992 the average net sales price of
a home was $38,300, $37,000 and $34,600, respectively. In the nine-month periods
ended February 28, 1995 and 1994, units sold were 3,138 and 3,338 at average net
sale prices of $39,900 and $38,100, respectively.
Jim Walter Homes' backlog as of May 31, 1994 was 2,065 units, compared to
1,831 units at May 31, 1993. Such backlog as of February 28, 1995 was 1,678
units, compared to 1,764 units at February 28, 1994. The average time to
construct a home ranges from four to twelve weeks.
Jim Walter Homes currently operates 104 branch offices located in 17
states, serving 24 states, primarily in the southern region of the United
States. Of such branch offices, approximately 75% are owned, with the balance on
leased land. These branch offices serve as "display parks," which are designed
to allow customers to view actual models completed to the various stages of
interior finishing available. Jim Walter Homes does not own or acquire land for
purposes of its operations and is not a real estate developer. Accordingly,
these operations are not subject to significant concentrations of credit risks.
The actual construction of all homes sold by Jim Walter Homes is done by local
building contractors with their own crews, pursuant to subcontracts executed in
connection with each home, and inspected by Jim Walter Homes' supervisory
personnel. Jim Walter
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Homes maintains warehouses near each of its district offices from which a
portion of the necessary building materials may be obtained; the balance of the
building materials is purchased locally.
Approximately 96% of the homes Jim Walter Homes sells are purchased with
financing it arranges. In order to qualify for a credit sale the purchaser of a
home must own his property free and clear of all encumbrances. In addition to
owning the land, the purchaser must perform certain steps to complete the home
and obtain a certificate of occupancy. Depending on the degree of completion of
the home purchased, these steps can cost a significant amount of money. The
credit terms offered by Jim Walter Homes have a maximum 30-year term, are
usually for 100% of the purchase price of the home, and carry a 10% "annual
percentage rate", without points or closing costs. To qualify for financing a
potential customer must also provide information concerning his or her monthly
income and employment history as well as a legal description of and evidence
that the customer owns the land on which the home is to be built. A customer's
income and employment usually are verified through telephone conversations with
such customer's employer and by examining his or her pay stubs, W2 forms or, if
the customer is self-employed, income tax returns. An applicant must have a
minimum of one year's continuous employment or, if he or she has changed jobs,
the new job must be in the same field of work. Only a small percentage of
secondary income (second job or part-time work) is utilized in qualifying
applicants. Ownership of the land is verified by examining the title record. In
addition, Jim Walter Homes' credit department obtains a credit report. If a
favorable report is obtained and the required monthly payment does not exceed
25% of the customer's monthly gross income, the application usually is approved
and a building or instalment sales contract is executed, a title report is
ordered and frequently a survey of the property is made. Surveys are performed
by independent registered surveyors when, in the opinion of Jim Walter Homes,
additional information beyond examination of the title record in needed. Such
additional information is primarily concerned with verification of legal
description, ownership of land and existence of any encroachments. Jim Walter
Homes does not use a point or grade credit scoring system. Particular attention
is paid to the credit information for the most recent three to five years.
Attention is also given to the customer's total indebtedness and total other
monthly payments on a judgmental basis by the credit department. The customer's
credit standing is considered favorable if the employment history, income and
credit report meet the aforementioned criteria. The contract is subject to (i)
executing a promissory note which is secured by a first lien on the land and the
home to be built, (ii) executing a mortgage, deed of trust or other security
instrument, (iii) receiving a satisfactory title report, (iv) inspecting the
land to determine that it is suitable for building and (v) obtaining required
permits. Although the mortgages, deeds of trust and similar security instruments
constitute a first lien on the land and the home to be built, such security
instruments are not insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed
by the Veterans Administration or otherwise insured or guaranteed.
Jim Walter Homes does not obtain appraisals or title insurance. Although
consideration is given to the ratio of the amount financed to the estimated
value of the home and the land securing such amount, there is no explicit
appraisal-based loan-to-value test. However, there is a requirement that the
value of the lot on which the home is to be built, as estimated solely on the
basis of Jim Walter Homes' mortgage servicing division employees' experience and
knowledge, be at least equal to 10% of the principal amount of the loan. Before
occupying a new home, the customer must complete the utility and sewer hook-ups
and any of the other components not purchased from Jim Walter Homes, arrange for
the building inspection and, if required, obtain a certificate of occupancy.
Upon construction of a new home to the agreed-upon percentage of completion, Jim
Walter Homes sells the building and instalment sales contract, the note, and the
related mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument to Mid-State Homes
in the ordinary course of business pursuant to an Agreement of Purchase and Sale
of Instalment Obligations and Servicing of Delinquent Accounts. Pursuant to this
agreement, Jim Walter Homes provides field servicing on all delinquent accounts,
including collection of delinquent accounts, recommendations of foreclosure,
foreclosure and resale of foreclosed properties.
The favorable financing offered by Jim Walter Homes normally has tended to
increase unit volume in times of high interest rates and limited availability of
mortgage financing funds. As a result, Jim Walter Homes' business has tended to
be counter-cyclical to national home construction activity. However, in times of
low interest rates and high availability of mortgage funds, Jim Walter Homes'
volume of home sales has tended to decrease.
For the calendar year 1994, Jim Walter Homes was the fifth largest builder
of detached single-family homes in the United States after having been the sixth
largest builder in 1993, the fourth largest builder in 1992 and 1991, the third
largest builder in 1990, the fourth largest builder in 1988 and 1989, the second
largest builder in 1986 and 1987 and the largest builder in 1984 and 1985.
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In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, Jim Walter Homes' net
sales and revenues amounted to $166.0 million, $177.2 million and $183.5
million, respectively. In the nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995 and
1994, such net sales and revenues amounted to $125.4 million and $127.3 million,
respectively.
Mid-State Homes
Mid-State Homes, headquartered in the Walter Industries building in Tampa,
Florida, was established in 1958 to purchase mortgage instalment notes from Jim
Walter Homes on homes constructed and sold by Jim Walter Homes and to service
such mortgage instalment notes. Mid-State Trust II, Mid-State Trust III and Mid-
State Trust IV are business trusts organized by Mid-State Homes, which owns all
of the beneficial interests in Mid-State Trust III and Mid-State Trust IV. Mid-
State Trust IV owns all of the beneficial interest in Mid-State Trust II.
In April 1988, Mid-State Homes sold to Mid-State Trust II instalment notes
and mortgages which it had acquired from Jim Walter Homes through February 29,
1988 with a gross amount of approximately $3,376,000,000 and an aggregate
outstanding economic balance of approximately $1,750,000,000, pursuant to a
purchase and sale agreement, in exchange for a purchase price of $1,326,665,600,
representing the net cash proceeds from the public offering of $1,450,000,000
aggregate face amount of mortgage-backed notes ("Mortgage-Backed Notes") of Mid-
State Trust II after paying the expenses associated with the sale of such
Mortgage-Backed Notes. The outstanding balance at February 28, 1995 of such
Mortgage-Backed Notes was $605,750,000. At February 28, 1995 such Mid-State
Trust II instalment notes and mortgages had a gross book value of $1,451,761,000
and an economic balance of approximately $875,954,000.
Under the Mid-State Trust II indenture for the Mortgage-Backed Notes, if
certain criteria as to performance of the pledged instalment notes are met, Mid-
State Trust II is allowed to make distributions of cash to Mid-State Trust IV,
its sole beneficial owner, to the extent that cash collections on such
instalment notes exceed Mid-State Trust II's cash expenditures for its operating
expenses, interest expense and mandatory debt payments on the Mortgage-Backed
Notes. In addition to the performance-based distributions, the indenture permits
distribution of additional excess funds, if any, provided such distributions are
consented to by Financial Security Assurance Inc., a monoline property and
casualty insurance company and the guarantor of the Mortgage-Backed Notes. The
guarantor did not approve any additional distribution for the April 1, 1995
distribution and such excess funds remain on deposit with Mid-State Trust II.
On July 1, 1992, pursuant to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, mortgage
instalment notes having a gross amount of $638,078,000 and an economic balance
of $296,160,000 were sold by Mid-State Homes to Mid-State Trust III in exchange
for the net proceeds from the public issuance by Mid-State Trust III of
$249,864,000 of asset backed notes (the "Asset Backed Notes"). Net proceeds were
used to repay in full all outstanding indebtedness due under a revolving credit
facility, with the excess cash used to fund the ongoing operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries. The outstanding balance at February 28, 1995 of
such Asset Backed Notes was $179,065,000. At February 28, 1995, such Mid-State
Trust III instalment notes and mortgages had a gross book value of $485,081,000
and an economic balance of $243,426,000.
On March 16, 1995, pursuant to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, mortgage
instalment notes having a gross amount of $2,020,258,000 and an economic balance
of $826,671,000 were sold by Mid-State Homes to Mid-State Trust IV. In addition,
on such date, Mid-State Homes sold its beneficial interest in Mid-State Trust II
to Mid-State Trust IV. Mid-State Trust II had a total collateral value of
$910,468,000 with $605,750,000 of Mortgage-Backed Notes outstanding. These sales
were in exchange for the net proceeds from the public issuance by Mid-State
Trust IV of $959,450,000 of Asset Backed Notes.
The instalment notes sold by Mid-State Homes to Mid-State Trusts II, III
and IV are serviced by Mid-State Homes pursuant to servicing agreements entered
into with each trust. Mid-State Homes in connection with such servicing
agreements has entered into sub-servicing agreements with Jim Walter Homes to
provide field servicing activities such as collections, repossessions and
resale.
Mid-State Trust II's, Mid-State Trust III's and Mid-State Trust IV's
revenues are required by generally accepted accounting principles to be
consolidated as part of Mid-State Homes' revenues for financial statement
purposes. In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, Mid-State Homes'
revenues amounted to
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$255.3 million, $235.7 million and $219.9 million, respectively, including
revenues of Mid-State Trust II of $164.5 million, $161.8 million and $160.3
million, respectively, and revenues of Mid-State Trust III of $27.5 million and
$23.2 million in the years ended May 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. In the
nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995 and 1994, such revenues amounted to
$176.9 million and $189.1 million, respectively, including revenues of Mid-State
Trust II of $106.8 million and $122.8 million, respectively, and revenues of
Mid-State Trust III of $18.0 million and $20.4 million, respectively. Mid-State
Trust IV commenced operations on March 16, 1995.
The assets of Mid-State Trusts II, III and IV are not available to satisfy
claims of general creditors of Mid-State Homes or the Company and its
subsidiaries. The liabilities of Mid-State Trusts II, III and IV for their
publicly issued debt are to be satisfied solely from proceeds of the underlying
instalment notes and are non-recourse to Mid-State Homes or the Company and its
subsidiaries.
On February 27, 1995 Mid-State Homes established Mid-State Trust V, a
business trust in which Mid-State Homes owns all the beneficial interests, to
provide temporary financing to Mid-State Homes for its current purchases of
instalment notes and mortgages from Jim Walter Homes. On March 3, 1995 Mid-State
Trust V entered into the Variable Funding Loan Agreement with Enterprise Funding
Corporation, an affiliate of NationsBank N.A., as lender, and NationsBank N.A.
(Carolinas), as Administrative Agent. The agreement provides for a three-year
$500,000,000 credit facility (the "Variable Funding Loan") secured by the
instalment notes and mortgages Mid-State Trust V purchases from Mid-State Homes.
It is contemplated that the facility will be an evergreen three-year facility
with periodic paydowns from the proceeds of permanent financings similar to
those done by Mid-State Trusts II, III and IV.
Jim Walter Resources
The operations of Jim Walter Resources, Inc. ("Jim Walter Resources") are
conducted through its Mining Division, which mines and sells coal from four deep
shaft mines in Alabama, and its De-Gas Division, which extracts and sells
methane gas from the coal seams owned or leased by Jim Walter Resources.
Mining Division
The Mining Division, headquartered in Brookwood, Alabama, has approximately
9.5 million tons of rated annual coal production capacity from four deep shaft
mines. These mines extract coal from Alabama's Blue Creek seam, from which a
high quality metallurgical coal is obtained. This coal can be used as coking
coal as well as steam coal because it meets current environmental compliance
specifications. The Blue Creek coal has a low/medium volatility and high BTU and
low sulfur content. The mines are located in west central Alabama between the
cities of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.
The majority of the coal is mined using longwall technology, complemented
by the more standard continuous mining method. Since the late 1970's, by
replacing the traditional methods of underground mining with the longwall
technique, the Mining Division has achieved greater production efficiency,
improved safety, generated superior coal recovery results and lowered production
costs. There are approximately 80 longwall mining systems in use in the United
States, of which the Mining Division operates six. The Mining Division's normal
operating plan is a longwall/continuous ratio of about 75%/25%, which is the
long-term sustainable ratio.
Recoverable reserves as of May 31, 1994 were estimated to be approximately
258 million tons, of which 233 million tons relate to the four Blue Creek mines.
A summary of the reserves is as follows:
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<TABLE><CAPTION>
ESTIMATED RECOVERABLE(1) COAL RESERVES AS OF MAY 31, 1994
(In Thousands of Tons)
Classifi- JWR's
Reserves(2) cations(3) Type(4) Interest Quality(6) Production(7)
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Steam(S)
or
Mining Metallur-
Property Total Assigned Unassigned Measured Indicated gical(M) Owned Leased(5) Ash Sulf. BTU/lb 1992 1993 1994
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No. 3 Mine 63,889 63,889 -- 47,037 16,852 S/M 1,446 62,443 8.2 0.56 14,469 2,403 1,564 1,347
No. 4 Mine 77,193 77,193 -- 45,676 31,517 S/M 5,884 71,309 9.4 0.69 14,240 2,342 2,417 2,257
No. 5 Mine 30,500 30,500 -- 25,354 5,146 S/M 27,871 2,629 8.8 0.66 14,334 1,819 1,326 1,074
No. 7 Mine 61,480 61,480 -- 34,890 26,590 S/M 16,831 44,649 8.0 0.65 14,499 2,314 2,012 1,849
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233,062 233,062 -- 152,957 80,105 52,032 181,030 8,878 7,319 6,527
Bessie(8) 24,919 -- 24,919 14,880 10,039 S/M 658 24,261 11.0 1.30 13,655 -- -- --
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TOTAL 257,98 233,062 24,919 167,837 90,144 52,690 205,291 8,878 7,319 6,527
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(1) "Recoverable" reserves are defined as tons of mineable coal in the
Blue Creek and Mary Lee seams which can be extracted and marketed
after deduction for coal to be left in pillars, etc. and adjusted
for reasonable preparation and handling losses.
(2) "Assigned" reserves represent coal which has been committed by Jim
Walter Resources to its operating mines and plant facilities.
"Unassigned" reserves represent coal which is not committed to an
operating mine and would require additional expenditure to
recover. The division of reserves into these two categories is
based upon current mining plans, projections, and techniques.
(3) The recoverable reserves (demonstrated resources) are the sum of
"Measured" and "Indicated" resources. Measured coal extends 1/4
mile from any point of observation or measurement. Indicated coal
is projected to extend from 1/4 mile to 3/4 mile from any point of
observation or measurement. Inferred coal extends from 3/4 mile to
3 miles from any point of observation or measurement. Inferred
reserves are not included in recoverable reserves.
(4) All of the coal in the Blue Creek and Mary Lee seams is suitable
for metallurgical purposes although, for marketing reasons, some
is sold as compliance steam coal.
(5) The leases are either renewable until the reserves are mined to
exhaustion or are of sufficient duration to permit mining of all
of the reserves before the expiration of the term.
(6) Values shown are weighted averages of all reserves and are
calculated on a dry basis. Bessie Mine reserves are equivalent to
preparation at a 1.60 specific gravity whereas the others are at a
1.40 specific gravity.
(7) Production for 1994, 1993 and 1992 is for the fiscal years ended
May 31.
(8) The Bessie Mine was closed in August 1988.
Environmental expenditures imposed by laws relating to deep shaft mining
have been insignificant to date and no substantial expenditures are expected in
the future. The Mining Division does not engage in any surface (strip) mining.
The facilities of the Mining Division are summarized as follows:
Facility Location Sq. Footage
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Administration headquarters . . . . . Brookwood, AL 41,500
Central shop, supply center and
training center . . . . . . . . . . . Brookwood, AL 128,400
Current
Operating Mines Location Rated Capacity
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Blue Creek No. 3 . . . . . . . . . . Adger, AL 2,500,000 tons
Blue Creek No. 4 . . . . . . . . . . Brookwood, AL 2,800,000 tons
Blue Creek No. 5 . . . . . . . . . . Brookwood, AL 1,600,000 tons
Blue Creek No. 7 . . . . . . . . . . Brookwood, AL 2,600,000 tons
Of the Mining Division's approximately 9.5 million tons of current annual
production, 4.88 to 5.10 million tons are sold under long-term contracts,
leaving 4.40 to 4.62 million tons to be sold under short-term contracts or on
the spot market.
Jim Walter Resources' supply contract with Alabama Power that had been in
effect since January 1, 1979, as amended, was superseded by the New Alabama
Power Contract executed on May 10, 1994. Under the New Alabama Power Contract,
Alabama Power will purchase 4.0 million tons of coal per year from Jim Walter
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Resources during the period from July 1, 1994 through August 31, 1999. In
addition, Jim Walter Resources will have the option to extend the New Alabama
Power Contract through August 31, 2004, subject to mutual agreement on the
market pricing mechanism and other terms and conditions of such extension. The
New Alabama Power Contract has a fixed price subject to an escalation based on
the Consumer Price Index and adjustments for governmental impositions and
quality. The New Alabama Power Contract includes favorable modifications of
specifications and shipping deviations and changes in transportation
arrangements. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations -- Results of Operations."
Jim Walter Resources' long-term contracts with six Japanese steel mills for
2.75 to 3.0 million tons annually, depending on the level of steel production in
Japan, expired on March 31, 1994. The pricing mechanisms in such contracts were
market driven and reflect changes in the prices of four specific coal indices.
The composite change in market prices of these coal indices from the base point
was then reflected in the billing price to the steel mills. Jim Walter Resources
has negotiated one-year market-based contracts to sell approximately 1.5 million
tons of coal to a group of Japanese steel mills previously served under the
long-term contract. In addition, approximately 300,000 tons of coal not
previously shipped under terms of the long-term contracts will be shipped from
May 1995 through August 1995 at the long-term contract price, which is
substantially higher than the current market price.
Jim Walter Resources and Carcoke, S.A. are parties to a long-term contract
which expires on December 31, 1996. The contract provides for the sale of
approximately 880,000 tons annually, with an option on approximately 220,000
additional tons annually. The pricing mechanism is market driven and reflects
changes in prices of three specific coals or coal indices.
Mine No. 5 was shut down for a substantial portion of the period from July
9, 1990 through September 16, 1990 as a result of safety concerns arising from
spontaneous combustion heatings which were a result of pyritic sulfur
concentrations occurring in the coal seam in the southern part of the mine being
exposed to the air by the mining process. The exposure of the sulfur deposits
and its reaction with oxygen contained in the ventilation air currents caused
the heatings to occur. Throughout this period, Jim Walter Resources was engaged
in discussions with MSHA regarding a new ventilating arrangement, designed to
reduce the contact between oxygen and sulfur, for the longwall faces at Mine No.
5. Idle plant expenses associated with the shutdown were $6.5 million. Although
MSHA approved the resumption of operations at the mine on September 14, 1990,
providing for a modified conventional ventilation system, productivity was poor
and costs were therefore high. In February 1991, the mine's one longwall unit
was moved from the southern part of the mine to a longwall coal panel in the
northern area and productivity improved. The southwestern area of the mine was
subsequently abandoned and sealed off as efforts to design a ventilation
arrangement acceptable to MSHA which properly controlled the spontaneous
combustion heatings and provided acceptable productivity and costs of operation
were not successful.
Mine No. 5 was also shut down from November 17, 1993 through December 16,
1993 as a precautionary measure as a result of air monitoring tests detecting
evidence of spontaneous combustion heatings in a section of the mine. The
heatings were the result of pyritic sulfur concentrations occurring in the coal
seam being exposed to air. Representatives of Jim Walter Resources, MSHA,
Alabama State Mine Inspectors and the UMWA investigated the problem. Because the
area of the suspected heatings was inaccessible, a decision was made to drill
vertical holes from the surface and flood the area with combinations of water,
carbon dioxide, foam and cementitious mixtures to neutralize the spontaneous
combustion heatings. MSHA approved the resumption of operations at the mine on
December 17, 1993.
In early April 1994, the spontaneous heatings recurred at Mine No. 5 and
the mine was shut down. Jim Walter Resources, MSHA, Alabama State Mine
Inspectors and the UMWA agreed that the longwall coal panel being mined at the
time the spontaneous heatings recurred would be abandoned and sealed off.
Development mining for the two remaining longwall coal panels in this section of
the mine resumed on May 16, 1994 and the mining on the first longwall panel
resumed on January 17, 1995. Production was adversely impacted until such date;
however, a portion of the increased costs will be recovered from business
interruption insurance.
In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, the Mining Division's
net sales and revenues were $290.3 million, $324.4 million and $393.7 million,
respectively, including $5.7 million, $7.1 million and $9.6 million,
respectively, to Sloss Industries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company ("Sloss
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Industries"). In the nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995 and 1994, such
net sales and revenues amounted to $211.0 million and $224.3 million,
respectively, including $4.4 million and $4.5 million, respectively to Sloss
Industries.
De-Gas Division
The De-Gas Division, through a joint venture headquartered in Brookwood,
Alabama, extracts and sells methane gas from the coal seams owned or leased by
Jim Walter Resources.
The original motivation for the joint venture was to increase safety in Jim
Walter Resources' Blue Creek mines by reducing the level of methane gas through
wells drilled in conjunction with the mining operations. As of February 1995,
there were 258 wells producing approximately 33 million cubic feet of gas per
day. As many as 250 additional wells are planned for development over the next
several years. The degasification operation, as had originally been expected,
has had the effect of improving mining operations and safety by reducing methane
gas levels in the mines, as well as becoming a profitable operation.
The gas is transported through a 20-mile pipeline (owned and operated by
Black Warrior Transmission Corp. ("Black Warrior Transmission"), a corporation
the stock of which is owned on a 50-50 basis by the De-Gas Division and Sonat
Coal Gas, Inc., an affiliate of Southern Natural Gas Company ("SNG")), directly
to SNG's pipeline.
The De-Gas Division began operations in 1981 with the formation of an equal
joint venture with Kaneb Services, Inc. ("Kaneb") to capture and market methane
gas from the Blue Creek seam. SNG is the joint venture's exclusive customer for
all output of methane gas, all of which was originally at a price tied to the
price of fuel oil in New York. Kaneb subsequently sold its 50% interest in the
degasification operation to a subsidiary of Sonat, Inc. ("Sonat"). In connection
with such sale, additional areas were added to the gas sales contract. This gas
was priced at a market price nominated by SNG which is not to be lower than the
published price for spot purchases for SNG - South Louisiana for the applicable
month. Effective January 1, 1994, the gas sales contract was amended. The price
to be paid for gas delivered to SNG is now equal to the average of two published
spot prices; provided, however, that the price will not be less than $2.00 per
MMBTU (approximately $1.96 per MCF) on a weighted annual average basis,
calculated cumulatively each month. Beginning in January 1994 and ending in
December 2001, SNG will pay Jim Walter Resources a reservation fee of $675,000
per month if certain minimum quantities of gas are delivered. Black Warrior
Methane Corp. ("Black Warrior Methane"), a corporation the stock of which is
owned on a 50-50 basis by the De-Gas Division and Sonat, manages the operational
activities of the De-Gas Division and Sonat.
In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, the De-Gas Division's
net sales and revenues amounted to $23.0 million, $22.5 million and $21.7
million, respectively. In the nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995 and
1994, such net sales and revenues amounted to $15.2 million and $16.7 million,
respectively.
U.S. Pipe
U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company ("U.S. Pipe"), headquartered in Birmingham,
Alabama, conducts its business through its Pressure Pipe Division and Castings
Division. The Pressure Pipe Division manufactures and sells a broad line of
ductile iron pressure pipe, pipe fittings and valves and hydrants. It is one of
the nation's largest producers of ductile iron pressure pipe. The Castings
Division produces and sells a wide variety of gray and ductile iron castings.
In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, U.S. Pipe's net sales
and revenues amounted to $357.2 million, $331.2 million and $332.2 million,
respectively. In the nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995 and 1994, such
net sales and revenues amounted to $295.2 million and $254.3 million,
respectively.
Pressure Pipe Division
The Pressure Pipe Division manufactures and sells a complete line of
ductile iron pipe ranging from 4" to 64" in diameter as well as most equivalent
metric sizes. In addition, this division produces and sells a full line
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of fittings, valves and hydrants of various configurations to meet various
municipal specifications. Approximately 70%-75% of the ductile iron pressure
pipe produced by this division is used in the transmission and distribution of
potable water and the remaining 25%-30% is used in the transmission of waste
water and industrial applications. The majority of ductile iron pressure pipe
and related fittings, valves and hydrants are for new distribution systems.
However, the market for rehabilitation, upgrading and replacement of pipe
systems has grown significantly in recent years as major municipalities have
initiated programs to rehabilitate aging water and waste water transmission
systems, and is currently estimated to represent approximately 30% of ductile
iron pressure pipe sales. Fittings, valves and hydrants produced by this
division account for approximately 20% of sales.
Ductile iron pressure pipe is manufactured by the deLavaud centrifugal
casting process and is typically classified into three size categories. Small
pipe, ranging from 4" to 12" in diameter (approximately 54% of the Pressure Pipe
Division's pipe production), is used primarily for potable water distribution
systems and small water system grids. Medium pipe ranging from 14" to 24" in
diameter (approximately 29% of the Pressure Division's pipe production) is used
primarily in reinforcing distribution systems, including looping grids and
supply lines. Large pipe, 30" to 64" in diameter, which accounts for the
remaining 17% of pipe production, is used for major water and waste water
transmission and collection systems.
The ductile iron pressure pipe industry is highly competitive, with a small
number of manufacturers of ductile iron pressure pipe, fittings, valves and
hydrants as well as a larger number of manufacturers which produce substitute
materials, such as PVC, concrete, fiberglass, reinforced plastic and steel. U.S.
Pipe is one of the nation's largest producers of ductile iron pressure pipe.
Other major competitors include McWane, Inc., Griffin Ductile Iron Pipe Company
and American Cast Iron Pipe Company. The division competes with other
manufacturers of ductile iron pressure pipe on the basis of price, customer
service and product quality.
U.S. Pipe is also a manufacturer of ductile iron fittings. The Company
believes that Tyler Corporation and McWane, Inc. have larger market shares than
U.S. Pipe in this market segment. U.S. Pipe is not a major manufacturer of
valves and hydrants.
Additional competition for ductile iron pressure pipe comes from pipe
composed of other materials. Although ductile iron pressure pipe is typically
more expensive than competing forms of pipe, customers choose ductile iron for
its quality, longevity, strength, ease of installation and lack of maintenance
problems.
Products of the Pressure Pipe Division are sold primarily to contractors,
water works supply houses, municipalities and private utilities. Most ductile
iron pressure pipe orders result from contracts which are bid by contractors or
directly issued by municipalities or private utilities. A smaller portion of
ductile iron pressure pipe sales are made through independent water works supply
houses. The division maintains numerous supply depots in leased space throughout
the country which are used as a source of pipe for start-up projects, to supply
ongoing projects and to aid in completing projects. The Pressure Pipe Division's
sales are primarily domestic, with foreign sales accounting for approximately 4%
of dollar sales in 1994. U.S. Pipe has 36 sales offices in leased space in the
United States. It employs a salaried sales force of approximately 70 persons.
The order backlog of pressure pipe at May 31, 1994 was 111,907 tons
compared to 121,173 tons at May 31, 1993. Such backlog at February 28, 1995 was
158,251 tons, which represents in excess of three months' shipments, compared to
131,413 tons at February 28, 1994.
The Pressure Pipe Division manufactures ductile iron pressure pipe at four
owned plants located in (i) Bessemer, Alabama (566,000 square feet on 169 acres
of land); (ii) North Birmingham, Alabama (336,000 square feet on 61 acres of
land); (iii) Union City, California (116,000 square feet on 70 acres of land);
and (iv) Burlington, New Jersey (329,000 square feet on 109 acres of land). Such
plants have annual rated capacities, on a one shift per day basis, of 200,000
tons, 190,000 tons, 78,000 tons and 140,000 tons, respectively, of ductile iron
pressure pipe. In addition, the division manufactures fittings, valves and
hydrants at its owned plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee (623,000 square feet on 80
acres of land). The general offices contain 122,000 square feet of office space
on 6 acres of owned land and are located in Birmingham, Alabama.
While the pipe business is generally sensitive to recessions because of its
partial dependence on the level of new construction activity, certain aspects of
Pressure Pipe's operations have in the past helped to reduce the impact on such
division of the effects of a downturn in new construction.
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First, Pressure Pipe's products have experienced a strong level of demand
in the replacement market. The Company believes that the growth of the
replacement market will continue as a result of major expenditures by
governmental entities in an effort to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, such
as the replacement and upgrading of water and waste water transmission systems.
In addition, legislation such as the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water
Act may force utilities and cities to upgrade and/or replace their pipe systems.
Second, Pressure Pipe's facilities are located in regions of the country
which have exhibited consistent economic strength. The Burlington, New Jersey
plant is adjacent to the northeastern market with its significant replacement
potential and the division's operations in the South are located in areas of
steady economic growth. The West Coast, served by the Union City, California
plant, has a critical shortage of water for many of the large metropolitan areas
which will require major transmission pipelines in the future. Because freight
costs for pipe are high, locations close to important markets lower
transportation costs, thereby making the Pressure Pipe Division's products more
competitive.
Castings Division
The Castings Division produces a wide variety of gray and ductile iron
castings for a diversified customer base including special hardness castings for
the pollution control industry. In the year ended May 31, 1994, approximately
40% of the Castings Division's sales were sales of castings to the Pressure Pipe
Division, with the balance of the sales to various capital goods industries.
Manufacturing operations are located in Anniston, Alabama (228,000 square feet
on 21 acres of owned land).
Sloss Industries
Sloss Industries is a diversified manufacturing operation headquartered in
Birmingham, Alabama, which has four major product lines: (1) foundry coke; (2)
furnace coke; (3) slag wool; and (4) specialty chemicals.
Foundry coke is marketed to cast iron pipe plants and foundries producing
castings, such as for the automotive and agricultural equipment industries. It
is shipped primarily into four geographic markets: the East Coast; the
Southeast; Mexico; and the West Coast. Competition comes primarily from three
merchant suppliers: ABC Coke, Koppers Company, Inc., and Empire Coke Company. In
the year ended May 31, 1994, approximately 60% of the foundry coke produced by
Sloss Industries was sold to U.S. Pipe.
Furnace coke is sold primarily to basic steel producers. Furnace coke sales
were depressed in recent years. During fiscal 1994, 1993 and 1992, however,
Sloss Industries' furnace coke production was at near capacity as a result of a
contract with National Steel Corporation. Sloss Industries has only an estimated
1% of the market for furnace coke. Competition comes primarily from Koppers
Company, Inc. in the southern United States, Citizens Gas & Coke Utility and
steel producers with excess coking capacity in the Midwest.
Slag wool is utilized principally by acoustical ceiling manufacturers, and
is also used in fireproofing cements. A related product, Processed Mineral
Fiber, is used in friction materials and phenolic molding compounds. The
continued success of the slag wool business depends upon Sloss Industries'
ability to produce ceiling tile fiber of consistent high quality and react to
customer demands for specific "customized" fiber composition. Of the total slag
wool sales in the year ended May 31, 1994, approximately 89% was sold to
Armstrong World Industries and 11% to Apache Building Products Company.
Chemical products are manufactured in plants located in Birmingham, Alabama
and Ariton, Alabama. The Birmingham product line is composed primarily of
aromatic sulfonic acids and sulfonyl chlorides used in the pharmaceutical,
plasticizer, foundry and coatings industries, but also includes a custom
manufactured specialty monomer for the plastic industry. The Ariton facility
produces custom manufactured specialty products for the rubber and plastics
industries.
Sloss Industries' manufacturing facilities located in Birmingham, Alabama
include 120 coke ovens with an annual rated capacity of 450,000 tons and related
buildings of 148,400 square feet, a slag wool plant with an annual rated
capacity of 96,000 tons in a building of 63,000 square feet and a synthetic
chemicals plant in a building of 63,300 square feet, all on 521 acres of owned
land. Sloss Industries also operates a specialty chemical facility in Ariton,
Alabama in a building of 6,900 square feet, on 53 acres of owned land.
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In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, Sloss Industries' net
sales and revenues amounted to $81.7 million, $77.5 million and $76.2 million,
respectively, including $9.4 million, $8.7 million and $8.9 million,
respectively, to U.S. Pipe. In the nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995
and 1994, such net sales and revenues amounted to $63.0 million and $59.5
million, respectively, including $7.8 million and $6.6 million, respectively, to
U.S. Pipe.
JW Aluminum
JW Aluminum Company ("JW Aluminum"), headquartered in Mt. Holly, South
Carolina is a leading producer of fin stock used in heating and air conditioning
applications. Its second leading product is cable wrap used in the manufacture
of communications cable. JW Aluminum's other foil products are used in a variety
of convertor applications, such as lithoplate for newspapers and as a facer on
foam insulation products. Aluminum sheet products are used primarily for general
building applications such as siding, gutters, downspouts, trailer siding,
mobile home siding and skirting, residential siding and window components.
JW Aluminum is one of a large number of suppliers nationwide of aluminum
sheet and foil. In fiscal 1994, JW Aluminum sold 100.2 million pounds of
aluminum products, 32% of which were sheet products and 68% foil products. JW
Aluminum has focused on directing its product mix away from building products
which are price sensitive, low value added products, toward higher value added
products such as fin stock, where product quality and service are relied upon
more than price.
JW Aluminum operates a single manufacturing facility in Mt. Holly, South
Carolina. Such facility is in a building of 210,000 square feet on 22 acres of
owned land. JW Aluminum's current rated capacity is 110 million pounds per year,
based on the present product mix. In April 1995, JW Aluminum began operating a
new continuous caster enabling it to increase capacity to approximately 125
million pounds per year.
In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, JW Aluminum's net
sales and revenues amounted to $87.3 million, $82.3 million and $78.8 million,
respectively, including $2.1 million, $1.6 million and $1.0 million,
respectively, to JW Window Components (as defined below). In the nine-month
periods ended February 28, 1995 and 1994, such net sales and revenues amounted
to $91.9 million and $60.4 million, respectively, including $4.1 million and
$1.3 million, respectively, to JW Window Components.
JW Window Components
JW Window Components, Inc. ("JW Window Components") produces a variety of
screens and screen components and a full line of window components, such as
extruded aluminum components, weatherstripping, sash balances and spiral
balances. JW Window Components is recognized as an industry leader in the
production of block and tackle sash balances. It also has the broadest product
line of any supplier to the window and patio door industry. The Company
estimates that approximately 60% of total sales are directed to the new
construction market, approximately 30% to the renovation market and
approximately 10% to the commercial sector.
JW Window Components' products are sold through a network of independent
sales agents, who cover the continental United States, the Caribbean and Central
American countries.
JW Window Components operates three plants located in Elizabethton,
Tennessee (190,000 square feet on 31 acres of owned land); Sioux Falls, South
Dakota (50,000 square feet on 3 acres of owned land); and Merrill, Wisconsin
(54,000 square feet of leased space). The administrative offices are located in
the Company's headquarters building in Tampa, Florida.
In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, net sales and
revenues for JW Window Components amounted to $38.7 million, $36.4 million and
$33.1 million, respectively. In the nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995
and 1994, such net sales and revenues amounted to $32.3 million and $28.6
million, respectively.
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Southern Precision
Southern Precision Corporation's ("Southern Precision") products and
services include metal and wood pattern tooling, plastic and rubber mold
tooling, computerized numerically controlled machining of products and resin
coated sand for the foundry industry.
Southern Precision's Irondale, Alabama manufacturing facility, which
incorporates the plant, warehouse and administrative functions, is the largest
of its type in the Southeast (85,000 square feet of building located on 6 acres
of owned land). The facility and equipment enable the company to service larger
and more sophisticated tooling programs. Competition for resin coated sand,
which has been strong in recent years, is concentrated primarily in the
Southeast.
In order to expand production capacity for resin coated sand, Southern
Precision entered into an agreement with Borden, Inc. in February 1994 to lease
Borden, Inc.'s resin coated sand plant (together with the machinery and
equipment) containing approximately 14,000 square feet of space and located in
Birmingham, Alabama. The lease contains an option to purchase the plant at the
end of the third year. The transaction also included the execution by Southern
Precision and Borden, Inc. of a sales agreement, a license agreement and other
ancillary agreements.
In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, Southern Precision's
net sales and revenues amounted to $11.0 million, $10.7 million and $11.8
million, respectively, including $2.2 million, $1.6 million and $1.8 million,
respectively, to U.S. Pipe. In the nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995
and 1994, such net sales and revenues amounted to $10.4 million and $7.5
million, respectively, including $1.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively, to
U.S. Pipe.
Vestal Manufacturing
Vestal Manufacturing Company ("Vestal Manufacturing") produces a
diversified line of metal and foundry products for residential, commercial and
industrial use. Vestal Manufacturing manufactures a line of energy saving
fireplaces, fireplace inserts, accessories and woodburning stoves, as well as
lightweight castings for municipal markets and metal building products.
Vestal Manufacturing's products are sold through a network of independent
sales agents to hardware and building materials distributors, home centers and
mass merchandisers throughout the United States and Canada.
Vestal Manufacturing's performance to a large extent is tied to residential
construction. Foreign competition has also been a factor in recent years.
Vestal Manufacturing, located in Sweetwater, Tennessee, operates a foundry
with 100,000 square feet of building and has a steel fabrication plant building
of 109,000 square feet, both on 32 acres of owned land. Vestal Manufacturing
also owns an unused 132,000 square foot plant and warehouse on 7 acres of land.
When market conditions are favorable, Vestal Manufacturing plans to sell the
unused facility.
In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, Vestal
Manufacturing's net sales and revenues amounted to $17.4 million, $15.2 million
and $13.8 million, respectively. In the nine-month periods ended February 28,
1995 and 1994, such net sales and revenues amounted to $14.7 million and $12.7
million, respectively.
United Land
United Land owns approximately 70,000 acres of land and also owns
approximately 114,000 acres of mineral rights, principally in Alabama.
United Land receives royalties resulting from leases to strip coal miners,
gas producers and timber companies. When market conditions are favorable,
management expects from time to time to sell excess real estate from the
holdings of United Land not utilized by any of the other subsidiaries of the
Company.
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In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, United Land's net
sales and revenues amounted to $9.2 million, $9.3 million and $10.8 million,
respectively. In the nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995 and 1994, such
net sales and revenues amounted to $17.2 million, including the gain on the sale
of certain excess real estate, and $7.1 million, respectively.
Walter Land
Walter Land Company ("Walter Land") is a land sales operation with an
inventory at May 31, 1994 of approximately 7,500 acres, primarily on the south
side of Houma, Louisiana. The bulk of the commercial development in Houma is
tied directly to service and support for offshore oil and gas drilling, which
has been in a longer term recession. Land sales have been few and small in
recent years. Presently, the majority of Walter Land's income is derived from
rental income. Management and sale of the Louisiana properties are handled by
local personnel on a contract basis. In the three years ended May 31, 1994, 1993
and 1992, Walter Land's net sales and revenues amounted to $247,000, $241,000
and $702,000, respectively. In the nine-month periods ended February 28, 1995
and 1994, such net sales and revenues amounted to $190,000 and $208,000,
respectively.
Cardem Insurance
Cardem Insurance is a Hamilton, Bermuda based offshore reinsurance company.
The predominant part of its business is reinsuring 75% of the risk on fire and
extended coverage insurance policies issued by Westchester Insurance Company, an
unrelated insurance company. Such insurance policies are with individual owners
of homes constructed by Jim Walter Homes. In the years ended May 31, 1994, 1993,
and 1992, Cardem Insurance's net sales and revenues amounted to $12.0 million,
$14.1 million and $13.4 million, respectively. In the nine-month periods ended
February 28, 1995 and 1994, such net sales and revenues amounted to $8.8 million
and $9.6 million, respectively.
Seasonality
Certain of the businesses of the Company (primarily U.S. Pipe, Jim Walter
Homes, JW Window Components and Vestal Manufacturing) are subject to seasonal
variations to varying degrees. However, the businesses of the Company are
significantly influenced by the general economy.
Trade Names, Trademarks and Patents
The names of each of the Company's subsidiaries are well established in the
respective markets served by them, and management believes that the reputation
of such trade names is of some importance. The Company's subsidiaries have
numerous patents and trademarks. Management does not believe, however, that any
one such patent or trademark is of material importance.
Research and Development
Research activities conducted by each business are directed toward new
products, processes and building systems development, improvement of existing
products, development of new uses for existing products and cost reduction
efforts. Total research and development expenditures in each of the last three
fiscal years were less than 1% of net sales and revenues.
Raw Materials
Substantially all of the raw materials needed for the operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries are either produced by the Company and its
subsidiaries or are purchased from domestic sources. All materials used by the
various businesses of the Company are available in the quantities necessary to
support their respective operations.
Environmental
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to a wide variety of laws and
regulations concerning the protection of the environment, both with respect to
the construction and operation of many of its plants, mines and other
facilities, and with respect to remediating environmental conditions that may
exist at its own and other
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properties. The Company believes that it and its subsidiaries are in substantial
compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.
Expenditures for compliance of ongoing operations and for remediation of
environmental conditions arising from past operations in the fiscal year ended
May 31, 1994 were approximately $3.2 million. Because environmental laws and
regulations on the federal, state, and local levels continue to evolve, and
because conditions giving rise to obligations and liabilities under
environmental laws are in some circumstances not readily identified, it is
difficult to forecast the amount of such environmental expenditures or the
effects of changing standards on business operations, and the Company can give
no assurance that such expenditures will not, in the future, be material.
Capital expenditures for environmental requirements are estimated to be $5.2
million in the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995, and are anticipated in the next
five years to average $6.0 million per year.
U.S. Pipe is currently preparing a cleanup plan for its Burlington, New
Jersey plant that was required under the New Jersey Environmental Cleanup
Responsibility Act (now known as the Industrial Site Recovery Act) in connection
with the completion of the LBO. Although the plan is not complete, management
does not believe the cleanup costs will have a material adverse effect on
financial condition or results of operation of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act ("CERCLA"), generally imposes liability, which may be joint and
several and is without regard to fault or the legality of waste generation or
disposal, on certain classes of persons, including owners and operators of sites
at which hazardous substances are released into the environment (or pose a
threat of such release), persons that disposed or arranged for the disposal of
hazardous substances at such sites, and persons who owned or operated such sites
at the time of such disposal. CERCLA authorizes the EPA, the states and, in some
circumstances, private entities to take actions in response to public health or
environmental threats and to seek to recover the costs they incur from the same
classes of persons. Certain governmental authorities can also seek recovery for
damages to natural resources. Various subsidiaries of the Company have been
identified as potentially responsible parties by the EPA under CERCLA with
respect to cleanup of hazardous substances at several sites to which their
wastes allegedly have been transported. The subsidiaries are in the process of
preliminary investigation of their relationship to these sites, if any, to
determine the nature of their potential liability and amount of remedial costs
to clean up such sites. Although no assurances can be given that the Company
will not be required in the future to make material expenditures relating to
these sites, management does not believe at this time that the cleanup costs its
subsidiaries will be called on to bear, if any, associated with these sites will
have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries; management believes the extent
of the subsidiaries' involvement, if any, to be minor in relation to that of
other named potentially responsible parties, a significant number of which are
substantial companies.
Employees
As of May 31, 1994, the Company and its subsidiaries employed approximately
7,700 people, of whom approximately 4,800 were hourly workers and approximately
2,900 were salaried employees. Approximately 4,100 employees were represented by
unions under collective bargaining agreements, of which approximately 1,666 were
covered by one contract with the UMWA, which currently expires on August 1,
1998. The Company considers its relations with its employees to be satisfactory.
The Company and its subsidiaries have various pension and profit sharing
plans covering substantially all employees. In addition to its own pension
plans, contributions are made to certain multi-employer plans. The funding of
retirement and employee benefit plans is in accordance with the requirements of
the plans and, where applicable, in sufficient amounts to satisfy the "Minimum
Funding Standards" of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
("ERISA"). The plans provide benefits based on years of service and compensation
or at stated amounts for each year of service.
Properties
The headquarters building of the Company is a modern twin tower eight-story
building of masonry and steel construction, containing approximately 200,000
square feet of office space, located on a plot of land in excess of 13 acres in
Tampa, Florida.
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Legal Proceedings
Plan of Reorganization. The Plan of Reorganization was confirmed by the
Bankruptcy Court on March 2, 1995. An appeal from the order confirming the Plan
of Reorganization was filed by the United States on behalf of the EPA.
Notwithstanding the filing of such appeal, the Plan of Reorganization became
effective on March 17, 1995. Despite the confirmation and effectiveness of the
Plan of Reorganization, the Bankruptcy Court continues to have jurisdiction to,
among other things, resolve disputed prepetition claims against the Company,
resolve matters related to the assumption, assumption and assignment, or
rejection of executory contracts pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, and to
resolve other matters that may arise in connection with or relate to the Plan of
Reorganization. Except as described in "Certain Risk Factors -- Tax
Considerations" and "-- Disputed Claims Reserves," provision was made under the
Plan of Reorganization in respect of all prepetition liabilities of the Company.
Asbestos-Related Litigation Settlements. As discussed more fully under
"Recent History", prior to filing the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company and the
Indemnitees were subject to significant and mounting Veil Piercing Litigation
arising from the LBO and the activities of Celotex, a former subsidiary of the
Company. Celotex filed for protection under Chapter 11 on October 12, 1990 as a
result, in part, of increasingly burdensome asbestos litigation. In the Veil
Piercing Litigation, the Asbestos Claimants sought (i) to pierce the corporate
veil that existed between Celotex and Original Jim Walter prior to the LBO and
(ii) to unwind the LBO. According to the Asbestos Claimants, if Original Jim
Walter were to be deemed responsible for Celotex's alleged multi-billion dollar
asbestos liabilities, the debt issued in connection with the LBO would have
rendered the Company insolvent, making the LBO a fraudulent conveyance. The
Asbestos Claimants asserted at various times that the amount of Celotex's
asbestos liabilities could reach $10 billion. Any finding that the Company could
be liable for all or any part of these liabilities would have threatened the
Company's existence.
After the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company commenced the
Adversary Proceeding. After a full trial (the "Veil Piercing Trial"), the
Bankruptcy Court on April 18, 1994 found in favor of the Company on every claim
asserted in the Adversary Proceeding. The United States District Court for the
Middle District of Florida affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's decision on appeal on
October 13, 1995. The decision of the District Court was appealed to the United
States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. On or about April 28, 1995, a
stipulation of dismissal of that appeal was filed pursuant to the terms of the
Veil Piercing Settlement described below.
On April 28, 1994, the Company commenced an action (the "Celotex Action")
in the Celotex bankruptcy proceeding seeking a ruling that, as a subsidiary of
Jim Walter Corporation, Celotex alone had standing to assert the Veil Piercing
Claims and that all creditors of Celotex were bound by the decisions in the
Adversary Proceeding. If granted, the relief sought in the Celotex Action would
have barred any future Veil Piercing Claims from being brought against the
Company or any other entity. Counsel for the Asbestos Claimants had indicated
that they would assert that only the named defendants in the Adversary
Proceeding could be bound by the decisions in that action, leaving thousands of
unnamed and future claimants free to relitigate the same issues raised therein.
The Celotex Action was dismissed without prejudice on October 13, 1994 for lack
of a case and controversy and for failure to join an indispensable party.
Counsel for the Asbestos Claimants asserted that they would vigorously oppose
any attempt by the Company to obtain an adjudication in any forum to the effect
that the Asbestos Claimants or any other individual claimants lack standing to
raise Veil Piercing Claims.
Prior to the Veil Piercing Trial, a number of the Company's creditors
reached a settlement agreement with the Asbestos Claimants to resolve the Veil
Piercing Litigation and the Adversary Proceeding (the "Initial Settlement"). The
Company did not join in the Initial Settlement and filed objections in the
Chapter 11 Cases thereto.
On October 17, 1994, a hearing was commenced in the Chapter 11 Cases on the
fairness of the Initial Settlement and certain other issues relating to the
payment of post-petition interest to unsecured creditors of the Company and
challenges to the voting process. Before the completion of that hearing, all
parties conducted intensive settlement negotiations. As a result of those
negotiations, the Company, the Asbestos Claimants, certain creditors of the
Company, KKR, Jim Walter Corporation, Celotex and others agreed upon the terms
of a global settlement, ultimately resulting in the execution of the Second
Amended and Restated Veil Piercing Settlement
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Agreement dated as of November 22, 1994 (the "Veil Piercing Settlement"), the
terms of which are embodied in and made effective by the Plan of Reorganization.
Under the Veil Piercing Settlement, all pending and future Settlement
Claims are settled, satisfied, released, barred and discharged and all persons
that have asserted or may in the future assert Settlement Claims are permanently
enjoined from, among other things, (i) commencing, conducting or continuing in
any manner, directly or indirectly, any proceeding of any kind in respect of
Settlement Claims against, among others, the Company, KKR and any or all of
their present and former parents, subsidiaries, stockholders, partners,
officers, directors and employees (the "Released Parties"), (ii) enforcing,
levying, attaching, collecting or otherwise recovering by any manner, directly
or indirectly, any judgment, award, decree or order against any of the Released
Parties in respect of Settlement Claims and (iii) creating, perfecting or
otherwise enforcing in any manner, directly or indirectly, any encumbrance of
any kind against any of the Released Parties in respect of Settlement Claims.
The Veil Piercing Settlement was intended to resolve finally all Settlement
Claims. The Veil Piercing Settlement was signed by, among others, Celotex, Jim
Walter Corporation and counsel for the Asbestos Claimants, thus binding them to
the terms thereof. Pursuant to the Veil Piercing Settlement, all present and
future holders of Settlement Claims other than Celotex, including Asbestos
Claimants, were certified by the Bankruptcy Court as a class (for settlement
purposes only) under applicable bankruptcy rules and the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure (the "Class"). A representative of the Class was appointed by the
Bankruptcy Court (the "Class Representative"). All potential members of the
Class who could be identified received actual notice of the terms of the Veil
Piercing Settlement and the Plan of Reorganization. The forms of notice were
approved by the Bankruptcy Court. The Class Representative and Celotex each
filed proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Cases for the Settlement Claims. The
Company filed objections to those proofs of claim and the Bankruptcy Court
allowed the Settlement Claims pursuant to the Veil Piercing Settlement in the
aggregate amount of $375 million.
The Plan of Reorganization established a class of all present and future
holders of Settlement Claims ("Class U-7"). A bar date for the filing of Class
U-7 claims was set and notice thereof was approved by the Bankruptcy Court and
given by the Company and its subsidiaries party to the Chapter 11 Cases. For
voting purposes, every member of Class U-7 was temporarily allowed a $1 claim.
Every Class U-7 claimant was given an opportunity to vote on the Plan of
Reorganization. Class U-7 approved the Plan of Reorganization by a vote of
73,861 in favor to 16 opposed. No member of Class U-7 filed an objection to the
Plan of Reorganization or to the Veil Piercing Settlement embodied therein.
The Plan of Reorganization provides that acceptance of the Plan of
Reorganization by Class U-7 binds any and all present or future holders of
Settlement Claims to the terms of the Plan of Reorganization and thus bars them
from bringing any Settlement Claims against the Company, the Indemnitees or any
of the other Released Parties. Under the terms of the Veil Piercing Settlement,
the stated amount of the settlement ($375 million) (the "Celotex Settlement
Fund") was paid under the Plan of Reorganization in the form of Common Stock,
cash and Notes to a fund (the "Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient") that will
hold the money for the exclusive benefit of the Veil Piercing Claimants (as
defined in the Veil Piercing Settlement). Under the Plan of Reorganization, all
Settlement Claims must be channeled to the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient to
be administered under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court in the Celotex
bankruptcy proceeding.
On March 2, 1995, the Bankruptcy Court entered a confirmation order which,
among other things, (i) provided for the satisfaction, discharge and release of
the Settlement Claims, (ii) included an injunction permanently channelling all
Settlement Claims to the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient, (iii) found the Veil
Piercing Settlement to be fair and reasonable and (iv) provided that the Class
shall be deemed to have provided releases of all Released Parties under the Veil
Piercing Settlement.
By orders dated February 13 and 25, 1995, the Celotex bankruptcy court
approved the Veil Piercing Settlement and directed Celotex to render performance
in accordance with its terms. In addition, the Celotex bankruptcy court
appointed a legal representative to protect the interests of unknown asbestos
bodily injury claimants. After review of the Veil Piercing Settlement, that
legal representative informed the Celotex bankruptcy court that the Veil
Piercing Settlement should be approved as being in the best interests of such
claimants.
On March 17, 1995, the Celotex bankruptcy court issued an order authorizing
the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient to receive the Celotex Settlement Fund for
the exclusive benefit of the Veil Piercing Claimants
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(as defined in the Veil Piercing Settlement). The Celotex bankruptcy court also
ordered that "all claims of the type settled by the Veil Piercing Settlement
. . . shall attach solely to the [Celotex] Settlement Fund and all persons and
entities are enjoined from commencing or continuing any suit, arbitration or
other proceeding of any type against any and all of the Released Parties . . .
arising out of any such claims." The Celotex bankruptcy court also enjoined
anyone from taking any action against the Celotex Settlement Fund without the
prior approval of the Celotex bankruptcy court.
Under the terms of the Veil Piercing Settlement, all parties thereto have
agreed to use their best efforts to obtain a confirmation of a plan of
reorganization in the Celotex bankruptcy proceeding that includes a provision
for and injunction pursuant to Section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Section
524(g) is part of the 1994 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code. It provides for
supplemental injunctions, such as the ones contemplated in the Veil Piercing
Settlement, that will protect third parties who are not debtors in bankruptcy.
Thus, a supplemental injunction under Section 524(g) would operate to bar future
Settlement Claims against the Company, the Indemnitees and the other Released
Parties. There had been some disputes about the statutory authorization of such
injunctions under caselaw before the enactment of Section 524(g). Under Section
524(g), the Celotex bankruptcy court may (i) bind all present and future holders
of Settlement Claims to the terms of the Veil Piercing Settlement and (ii)
enjoin such holders from bringing Settlement Claims against any Released Party
in the future.
The Plan of Reorganization does not provide for a Section 524(g)
injunction. However, as discussed above, under the terms of the Veil Piercing
Settlement the parties to the Celotex bankruptcy proceeding are required to seek
in good faith the confirmation of a plan of reorganization that contains such a
provision. A plan of reorganization has already been proposed in the Celotex
bankruptcy proceeding which provides for an injunction under Section 524(g).
Although there is no assurance that it will be confirmed and consummated, if the
Celotex plan of reorganization is confirmed and consummated and it contains a
Section 524(g) injunction, it would provide additional protection for the
Released Parties.
Jim Walter Homes/Mid-State Homes. Jim Walter Homes and Mid-State Homes,
together with Mid-State Trust II and certain other parties, are involved in
litigation, primarily in the Bankruptcy Court, with approximately 750 owners of
houses constructed by Jim Walter Homes in south Texas. The homeowners seek
damages based upon alleged construction defects, common law fraud, and
violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the Texas Consumer Credit
Code, federal and state debt collections statutes and the Racketeering Influence
Corruptions and Practices Act. Although Jim Walter Homes and Mid-State Homes
believe that the litigation is substantially without merit, they have reached an
oral agreement with the attorney for the homeowners pursuant to which the
economic balances of the accounts of the homeowners, almost all of which are
owned by Mid-State Trust II, would be reduced by less than $2 million in the
aggregate. In addition, Jim Walter Homes and Mid-State Homes would be obligated
to pay plaintiffs' attorney fees. No assurance can be given that any settlement
will be finalized, or that the Bankruptcy Court, which has jurisdiction over the
proceedings, will approve the settlement.
Jim Walter Homes and Mid-State Homes also are defendants in a class action
in a case pending in the United States District Court for the District of South
Carolina by purchasers of houses constructed by Jim Walter Homes in South
Carolina since December 27, 1989 in which the plaintiffs contend that Jim Walter
Homes violated certain provisions of the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code
(the "South Carolina Statute") relating to a borrower's right to choose the
borrower's attorney in certain transactions and that the penalties for the
alleged violations of such provisions include forfeiture of all finance charges
paid or due in the future and a penalty of twice the amount of finance charges
received by the lender. Jim Walter Homes and Mid-State Homes do not believe that
these provisions apply to the credit sale of homes and that, if the statute was
violated, the applicable damages are limited to a penalty of between $100 and
$1,000 per sale. However, they have agreed to a proposed settlement of the
litigation which would involve a reduction of the mortgages owned by the class
members in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15.5 million, to be
reduced by cash payments of $1,000 to former homeowners who no longer have
mortgage balances (not to exceed $300,000 in the aggregate), a waiver of the
first two months mortgage payments and the payment of legal fees. Notice of the
proposed settlement has been sent to the members of the class. Jim Walter Homes
and Mid-State Homes also have filed an action in the Bankruptcy Court for a
declaratory judgment with respect to their liability, if any, to purchasers of
houses built by Jim Walter Homes in South Carolina from July 1, 1982 (the date
on which the South Carolina Statute become effective) to December 27, 1989. Jim
Walter Homes and Mid-State Homes do not believe that
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their liability, if any, with respect to these accounts, almost all of which are
owned by Mid-State Trust II, is very large, primarily because of the effect of
the statute of limitations.
Other. The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various other
proceedings incidental to the normal course of their businesses. Management does
not expect that any of such other proceedings will have a material adverse
effect on the Company's financial position.
MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
Set forth below is a list showing the names, ages (as of April 1, 1995) and
positions of all Directors of the Company, and, where applicable, the executive
office or offices held by each Director with the Company.
Name Age Position
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James W. Walter 72 Chairman and Director.
G. Robert Durham 66 Director; President and Chief Executive Officer.
Kenneth J. Matlock 66 Director; Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer.
Howard L. Clark, Jr. 51 Director.
James B. Farley 64 Director.
Eliot M. Fried 62 Director.
James L. Johnson 67 Director.
Robert I. Shapiro 44 Director.
Michael T. Tokarz 45 Director.
James W. Walter has been the Chairman and a Director of the Company since
1988. Mr. Walter founded Walter Construction Co., a predecessor of Original Jim
Walter, in 1948 and Original Jim Walter (incorporated in 1955). He was President
and Chief Executive Officer of Original Jim Walter from 1955 to 1963, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer from 1963 to 1983 and Chairman thereafter. He is a
Director of Anchor Glass Container Corporation and Contel Cellular, Inc.
G. Robert Durham has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a
Director of the Company since June 1991. He was Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation, a producer of copper, truck
wheels and rims, and carbon black, from 1987 to 1989, when he took early
retirement. Prior to 1987 he was President and Chief Operating Officer (1985-
1987) and held other executive positions (1967-1985) with Phelps Dodge
Corporation and/or its affiliated companies. He also is a Director of Homestake
Mining Company, MinCorp Holdings Inc. and The FINOVA Group Inc. and a Trustee of
Mutual of New York.
Kenneth J. Matlock has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company since 1991; prior thereto he was Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from 1988 to 1991. Mr. Matlock joined
Original Jim Walter in 1964, became Controller in 1970, Chief Financial Officer
in 1974 and Senior Vice President in 1984. Mr. Matlock has been a Director of
the Company since 1988.
Howard L. Clark, Jr. has been the Vice Chairman of Lehman, an investment-
banking firm, since February 1993; prior thereto he served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc. Prior thereto he was an
Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of American Express
Company, a financial services firm. He also is a Director of Lehman, Plasti-
Line, Inc., The Maytag Corporation,
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the Securities Industry Association and The Fund American Companies, Inc. Mr.
Clark has been a Director of the Company since March 17, 1995.
James B. Farley is the retired Chairman of the Board and a Trustee of
Mutual of New York, a life insurance company. He served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Mutual of New York from 1989 to 1994. He also is a Director
of Ashland Oil, Inc. and The Promus Companies. Mr. Farley has been a Director of
the Company since March 17, 1995.
Eliot M. Fried has been a Managing Director of Lehman or Shearson Lehman
Brothers, Inc. since 1991 and is Co-chairman of Lehman's Firm Wide Investment
Committee. He served as a Senior Vice President of Shearson Hayden Stone, a
predecessor firm of Lehman, from 1982 to 1991. He also is a Director of American
Marketing Industries, Bridgeport Machines, Inc., Energy Ventures, Inc., Lear
Seating Corporation, Sun Distributors L.P. and Vernitron Corporation. Mr. Fried
has been a Director of the Company since March 17, 1995.
James L. Johnson is Chairman Emeritus of GTE Corporation, a telephone
company and cellular service provider. From April 1988 to May 1992 he was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GTE. He also is a Director of Contel
Cellular, Inc., CellStar Corporation, The FINOVA Group Inc., Harte-Hanks
Communications Inc. and Valero Energy Corp. and a Trustee of Mutual of New York.
Mr. Johnson has been a Director of the Company since March 17, 1995.
Robert I. Shapiro has been a Managing Director of Lehman since 1985. He is
Chairman of Lehman's Employee Benefit Plans Committee and a Trustee of the
Lehman Brothers Pension Plan. Mr. Shapiro has been a Director of the Company
since March 17, 1995.
Michael T. Tokarz has been a general partner of KKR, a private investment
firm, since January 1993; prior thereto he was an associate at KKR since
September 1985. He also is a Director of Safeway, Inc., K-III Communications
Corporation, Flagstar Companies, Inc., Flagstar Corporation, Neway Anchorlok
International, Inc., KSL Recreation Corporation and IDEX Corporation. Mr. Tokarz
has been a Director of the Company since 1987.
Except as described under "Board of Directors" below, Directors of the
Company are elected by the stockholders of the Company. Each Director holds
office until his successor is elected and qualified. The Company is not aware of
any family relationships among any of the foregoing Directors.
Set forth below is a list showing the names, ages (as of April 1, 1995) and
positions of the executive officers of the Company who are not Directors of the
Company.
Name Age Offices
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William Carr 64 President and Chief Operating Officer of Jim
Walter Resources
Frank A. Hult 43 Vice President and Controller of the Company
Donald M. Kurucz 55 Vice President and Treasurer of the Company
Robert W. Michael 53 Senior Vice President and Group Executive of the
Company; President and Chief Operating Officer of
Jim Walter Homes
Sam J. Salario 65 President of Mid-State Homes; Vice President of
Jim Walter Homes
William N. Temple 62 Senior Vice President and Group Executive of the
Company; President and Chief Operating Officer of
U.S. Pipe
David L. Townsend 41 Vice President-Human Resources/Public Relations of
the Company
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Name Age Offices
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John F. Turbiville 66 Vice President-Legal and Secretary of the Company
William H. Weldon 63 Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Accounting
Officer of the Company
William Carr has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Jim Walter
Resources since 1991; prior thereto he was a Senior Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer of Jim Walter Resources and President of its Mining
Division since 1976. He was a Vice President of Original Jim Walter from 1976 to
1988.
Frank A. Hult has been a Vice President of the Company since 1994 and the
Controller of the Company since 1991; he was Assistant Controller and Chief
Accountant (1989-1991) and Manager of Budgets (1988-1989) of the Company.
Previously he was Manager of Budgets (1984-1988) and Financial Analyst (1978-
1981) of Original Jim Walter and Manager-Operations Administration (1981-1984);
Plant Controller (1975-1978) and Cost Accountant (1974-1975) for Celotex.
Donald M. Kurucz has been a Vice President and the Treasurer of the Company
since 1991; he was Treasurer of the Company from 1988-1991. Previously he served
as Treasurer (1977-1988) and Assistant Treasurer (1975-1977) of Original Jim
Walter.
Robert W. Michael has been a Senior Vice President and Group Executive of
the Company since 1991 and President and Chief Operating Officer of Jim Walter
Homes since 1984. Prior thereto, he was Vice President-Sales (1975-1984), a
Regional Manager (1973-1975), an Assistant Regional Manager (1970-1973), a Main
Branch Manager (1967-1970) and a Sub-Branch Manager (1966-1967) with Jim Walter
Homes and held various managerial positions with Mid-State Homes (1964-1966). He
was a Vice President of Original Jim Walter (1984-1988).
Sam J. Salario has been President of Mid-State Homes since 1984, and a Vice
President of Jim Walter Homes since 1972. Previously he served as an Assistant
Vice President (1963-1984), a Regional Supervisor (1961-1963) and a
Representative (1960-1961) with Mid-State Homes.
William N. Temple has been a Senior Vice President and Group Executive of
the Company since 1991 and President and Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Pipe
since 1993; he was a Vice President of the Company from 1988 to 1991 and, from
1974, was a Vice President of Original Jim Walter. Previously he served as
President of the former Fasteners and Special Products Division of U.S. Pipe and
Vice President of U.S. Pipe (1972-1974), President of the former Southeastern
Bolt and Screw division of U.S. Pipe (1971-1974) and Controller of U.S. Pipe
(1965-1971).
David L. Townsend has been a Vice President of the Company since 1988.
Previously he served as a Vice President (since 1983), Director of Public
Relations (1982-1983) and Manager of Public Relations (1980-1982) of Original
Jim Walter and in various staff positions (1978-1980) with Original Jim Walter.
John F. Turbiville has been a Vice President and the Secretary of the
Company since 1988. Previously he served as Assistant Secretary of the Company
(1988) and Original Jim Walter (1981-1988) and as a staff attorney (1979-1981)
with Original Jim Walter.
William H. Weldon has been a Senior Vice President and the Chief Accounting
Officer of the Company since 1991; he was Vice President, Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer of the Company from 1988 to 1991. Previously he served as
Vice President and Controller (1977-1988), Controller (1972-1977) and Assistant
Controller (1970-1972) of Original Jim Walter.
Executive officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The
Company is not aware of any family relationships among any of the foregoing
executive officers.
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Board of Directors
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization and the Charter, the Board of
Directors of the Company will consist of nine (9) directors. For the first three
years after the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization (the "Initial Three
Year Term"), the Board will be selected as follows (subject to the exceptions
discussed in the next paragraph): three directors will be senior officers of the
Company (initially G. Robert Durham, James W. Walter and Kenneth J. Matlock; any
successors will be selected by the remaining directors from the senior officers
of the Company); one director will be a person designated by KKR (the "KKR
Director") (initially Michael T. Tokarz); three directors will be persons
designated by Lehman (the "Lehman Directors") (initially Howard L. Clark, Jr.,
Eliot M. Fried and Robert I. Shapiro); and two directors (the "Independent
Directors") (initially James B. Farley and James L. Johnson) will be persons who
(a) are not (i) officers, affiliates, employees, Interested Stockholders,
consultants or partners of any Significant Stockholder or any affiliate of any
Significant Stockholder or of any entity that was dependent upon any Significant
Stockholder or any affiliate of any Significant Stockholder for more than 5% of
its revenues or earnings in its most recent fiscal year, (ii) an officer,
employee, consultant or partner of the Company or any of its affiliates, or an
officer, employee, Interested Stockholder, consultant or partner or any entity
that was dependent upon the Company or any of its affiliates for more than 5% of
its revenues or earnings in its most recent fiscal year or (iii) any relative or
spouse of any of the foregoing persons or a relative of a spouse of any of the
foregoing persons and (b) are selected by management of the Company from a list
of qualified candidates provided by an independent search firm selected by
management and Lehman. For these purposes "Interested Stockholder" means, with
respect to any person, any other person that together with its affiliates and
associates beneficially owns (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act)
5% or more of the equity securities of such person, and "Significant
Stockholder" means an Interested Stockholder of the Company.
If, at any time during the Initial Three Year Term, (i) after six months
following the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization, Lehman notifies KKR
that it has determined to transfer to KKR the right to appoint one of the three
Lehman Directors or (ii) Lehman and its affiliates fail to have beneficial
ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 8% of the
outstanding Common Stock (without giving effect to shares of Common Stock held
in escrow pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization; see "Security Ownership of
Management and Principal Stockholders" and "Description of Capital Stock --
Future Stock Issuances") (the "Outstanding Common Stock") and KKR and its
affiliates have beneficial ownership of 8% or more of the Outstanding Common
Stock at such time, then, in each case, KKR shall have the right to compel one
Lehman Director selected by Lehman to resign as a director and to appoint as a
successor an additional KKR Director. If, at any time during the Initial Three
Year Term, there are two KKR Directors and KKR and its affiliates fail to have
beneficial ownership of 8% or more of the Outstanding Common Stock while Lehman
and its affiliates have beneficial ownership of 8% or more of the Outstanding
Common Stock, then Lehman shall have the right to compel one KKR Director
selected by KKR to resign as a director and to appoint as a successor an
additional Lehman Director. If, at any time during the Initial Three Year Term,
either Lehman and its affiliates or KKR and its affiliates fail to have
beneficial ownership of 5% or more of the Outstanding Common Stock, then the
Lehman Directors or the KKR Director(s), as the case may be, shall resign and
the remaining directors shall appoint their successor(s) for the remainder of
the Initial Three Year Term; provided, however, that KKR shall be entitled to
have one KKR Director during the Initial Three Year Term if the number of shares
of Common Stock beneficially owned by KKR and its affiliates, together with
shares of Common Stock held in escrow pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization
that would be distributed to KKR or its affiliates upon release from escrow,
constitutes 5% or more of the Outstanding Common Stock and shares held in escrow
pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.
After the Initial Three Year Term, the directors of the Company shall be
elected by the stockholders of the Company annually for a term of one year each.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Company has established a Tax Oversight
Committee, an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Finance Committee, a
Nominating Committee and an Environmental, Health and Safety Committee. The
Board may, from time to time, establish certain other committees to facilitate
the management of the Company.
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The Tax Oversight Committee is responsible for (i) approving all
settlements and agreements by the Company or any of its subsidiaries regarding
all Federal Income Tax Claims and (ii) determining Veil Piercing Settlement Tax
Savings Amounts and related responsibilities, all as more particularly described
under "Description of Capital Stock -- Future Stock Issuances." The members of
the Tax Oversight Committee shall consist at all times of two Independent
Directors and a Director (or other person) designated by Lehman (initially
Robert I. Shapiro, Chairman, James B. Farley and James L. Johnson).
The Audit Committee is responsible for meeting with representatives of the
Company's independent certified public accountants and financial management to
review accounting, internal control, auditing and financial reporting matters,
and is also responsible, among other things, for maintaining liaison with and
exercising such supervision of the actions of said accountants in whatever
manner and to whatever extent shall be deemed, at its discretion, necessary,
proper and in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders. The Audit
Committee consists of five Directors who are not and never have been employees
of the Company (initially Eliot M. Fried, Chairman, James B. Farley, James L.
Johnson, Robert I. Shapiro and Michael T. Tokarz).
The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving
officer and executive salaries in amounts over $100,000 annually and for
reviewing and recommending for approval by the Board of Directors executive and
key employee compensation plans, including incentive compensation and other
benefits, and consists of five Directors who are not and never have been
employees of the Company (initially James L. Johnson, Chairman, Howard L. Clark,
Jr., James B. Farley, Eliot M. Fried and Michael T. Tokarz).
The Finance Committee is responsible for recommendations to the Board of
Directors concerning financings, dividends, discretionary contributions by the
Company under the Company's employee benefit plans and other financial matters,
approval of the designation of the investment fund managers for the Company's
employee benefit plans, and approval of investment of the Company's funds, by
establishment of policies for investment of funds by the Company's officers. The
Financing Committee consists of five Directors (initially James B. Farley,
Chairman, Howard L. Clark, Jr., Eliot M. Fried, Michael T. Tokarz and James W.
Walter).
The Environmental, Health and Safety Committee is responsible for receiving
environmental, health and safety reports from the Company's and its
subsidiaries' environmental counsel and engineers and health and safety
personnel; examining and reporting upon the Company's and its subsidiaries'
compliance with environmental, reclamation, health and safety requirements and
the policies pertaining thereto; reporting the same to the Board of Directors;
approving the proposed scope of internal and independent environmental and
health and safety audits; and periodically evaluating and recommending to the
Board of Directors changes in the Company's and its subsidiaries' environmental,
health and safety policies. The Environmental, Health and Safety Committee
consists of three Directors (initially Michael T. Tokarz, Chairman, James L.
Johnson and Robert I. Shapiro).
The Nominating Committee is responsible for establishing the criteria for
and the qualifications of persons suitable for nomination as Directors,
including nominees recommended by stockholders, and reporting its
recommendations to the Board of Directors. During the Initial Three Year Term,
selection of Directors is subject to restrictions discussed in "Board of
Directors" above. The Nominating Committee consists of five Directors (initially
Howard L. Clark, Jr., Chairman, James B. Farley, Eliot M. Fried, James L.
Johnson and Michael T. Tokarz).
Pursuant to the Charter and By-laws, at all times during the Initial Three
Year Term each committee of the Board of Directors (other than the Tax Oversight
Committee, which shall be constituted as described above) shall include such
number of directors (but in any event at least one director) designated by each
of KKR and Lehman so that each of KKR and Lehman has representation on each such
committee proportionate to the representation it has on the Board of Directors.
The Charter provides that the foregoing provision of the By-laws and certain
other provisions of the By-laws cannot be amended by the Board of Directors
during the Initial Three Year Term unless 67% of the whole Board of Directors
votes in favor of the amendment. Thereafter, the affirmative vote of a majority
of directors will be required to amend those provisions.
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Directors' Compensation
Non-employee Directors of the Company (Messrs. Clark, Farley, Fried,
Johnson, Shapiro and Tokarz) are paid retainer fees of $25,000 per year;
committee chairmen receive an additional retainer fee of $5,000 per year. Each
non-employee Director also receives a fee of $1,500 for each Board or committee
meeting attended. The Company and its subsidiaries do not pay fees to Directors
who are employees of any of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth information concerning compensation paid to
or accrued for the account of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and
each of the next four (4) most highly compensated executive officers of the
Company whose cash compensation exceeded $100,000 (the Chief Executive Officer
and each other such executive officer, the "Named Executive Officers") during
the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994 for services rendered in all capacities:
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Annual Compensation
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Name and Year ended All Other
Principal Position May 31,(1) Salary Bonus Compensation(2)
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G. Robert Durham, 1994 $447,564 $400,000 $69,275
President and CEO
James W. Walter, Chairman 1994 350,000 400,000 53,880
Kenneth J. Matlock, 1994 231,048 235,000 36,000
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer
William H. Weldon, Senior 1994 168,583 160,000 25,798
Vice President--Finance
and Chief Accounting
Officer
William N. Temple, Senior 1994 173,878 120,000 8,815
Vice President and Group
Executive; President of
U.S. Pipe
</TABLE>
(1) Disclosure is only provided as to the last full fiscal year of the Company
because prior thereto it was not a "reporting company" pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(2) The amounts shown in this column represent the Company's contributions for
the account of each of the Named Executive Officers to the Walter
Industries Profit Sharing Plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan") (and accruals
for the related Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan (the "Supplemental Profit
Sharing Plan") which provides benefits which would have been provided under
the tax-qualified Profit Sharing Plan but for restrictions on such benefits
imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "IRC")). The
Profit Sharing Plan and the Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan amounts are
for the plan year ended August 31, 1994.
Pension Plans
The table below sets forth the aggregate estimated annual retirement
benefits payable under the Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Subsidiaries,
Divisions and/or Affiliates of Walter Industries (the "Pension Plan") and under
the Company's unfunded, non-qualified, Supplemental Pension Plan (the
"Supplemental Pension Plan" and together with the Pension Plan, the "Pension
Plans") for employees retiring at normal retirement age (65) on June 1, 1994 and
is based on social security covered compensation in effect on June 1, 1994:
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PENSION PLAN TABLE
Years of Service
Remuneration 15 20 25 30 35
$150,000 31,364 41,819 52,274 62,728 73,183
$175,000 36,895 49,194 61,492 73,791 86,089
$200,000 42,427 56,569 70,711 84,853 98,995
$225,000 47,958 63,944 79,830 95,916 111,902
$250,000 53,489 71,319 89,149 106,978 124,808
$300,000 64,552 86,069 107,586 129,103 150,620
$350,000 75,614 100,819 126,024 151,228 176,433
$400,000 86,677 115,569 144,461 173,353 202,245
$450,000 97,739 130,319 162,899 195,478 228,058
$500,000 108,802 146,069 181,336 217,603 253,870
$550,000 119,864 159,819 199,774 239,728 279,683
$600,000 130,927 174,569 218,211 261,853 305,495
Benefit payments under the Pension Plans are based on final average annual
compensation (including overtime pay, incentive compensation and certain other
forms of compensation reportable as wages taxable for federal income tax
purposes) for the five (5) consecutive years within the final ten (10) years of
employment prior to normal retirement date (65) which produce the highest
average. This is equivalent to the sum of the amounts included under the Salary
and Bonus column headings in the Summary Compensation Table above. Benefit
amounts are shown on a straight-line annuity basis, payable annually upon
retirement at age 65. No offsets are made for the value of any social security
benefits earned. In the case of the Supplemental Pension Plan, the applicable
company may, in its sole discretion, elect to furnish any and all benefits due
by purchasing annuities, or by other means at its disposal, including payment of
the present value of such benefits.
Only employees of the Company's subsidiaries (except Jim Walter Homes,
Mid-State Homes, Best Insurors, Inc. ("Best Insurors"), Best Insurors of
Mississippi, Inc., JW Insurance Services, Inc., Dixie Building Supplies, Inc.
("Dixie Building Supplies"), Coast to Coast Advertising, Inc. and Walter Home
Improvement, Inc.) participate in the Pension Plans. Of the Named Executive
Officers, only Messrs. Matlock (due to his past service with a subsidiary of the
Company) and Temple are participants in the Pension Plans with six (6) and nine
(9) years of credited service, respectively; Messrs. Durham, Walter and Weldon
are not participants in the Pension Plans.
Certain Compensation Arrangements
Durham Employment Agreement. The Company has an employment agreement with
G. Robert Durham dated June 19, 1993 (the "Durham Employment Agreement"),
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to employ Mr. Durham as, and Mr. Durham
has agreed to serve as, President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of
the Board of Directors of the Company until May 31, 1995. The Durham Employment
Agreement shall automatically be renewed on June 1, 1995 and shall continue from
year to year thereafter until terminated by either Mr. Durham or the Company on
60 days' written notice to the other party. The Durham Employment Agreement
provides that Mr. Durham will receive a base annual salary of $450,000, with
additional incentive compensation to be determined by the Company's Board of
Directors in accordance with past practices. Under the Durham Employment
Agreement, Mr. Durham is entitled to be indemnified for his acts as an officer
of the Company, and is entitled to participate in other Company employee benefit
plans, including the Profit Sharing Plan and the Supplemental Profit Sharing
Plan.
If Mr. Durham's employment is terminated during the term of the Durham
Employment Agreement (to May 31, 1995), he shall become entitled to receive his
base salary for the balance of the term plus, if such termination is without
cause (defined as gross negligence or willful misconduct that is materially
detrimental to the Company) a pro rata amount of incentive compensation for the
year in which the employment is terminated. If Mr. Durham is terminated during
any period of renewal of the Durham Employment Agreement, Mr. Durham shall be
entitled to receive his then current base salary for the balance of the
Company's fiscal year in which employment is terminated plus, if such
termination is without cause, a pro rata amount of incentive compensation for
that year. In the case of Mr. Durham's death during the term of the Durham
Employment
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Agreement, his executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatees or
beneficiaries, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive his then current
base salary during the nine-month period following the date of death.
Profit Sharing Plans. Under the Profit Sharing Plan and the Supplemental
Profit Sharing Plan, amounts contributed by the Company for the benefit of the
participants become payable upon termination of employment. In the case of the
Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan, accrued amounts are payable, at the discretion
of the Company, in either a lump sum or in sixty (60) equal monthly
installments. While the Profit Sharing Plan provides retirement benefits for all
salaried employees of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, the Company
makes contributions to the Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan only for employees
as to which the full contribution under the Profit Sharing Plan has been limited
by the IRC. For the Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan year ended August 31, 1994,
only three employees, Messrs. Walter, Durham and Matlock, qualified for
participation in the Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan.
Compensation Committee Interlocks or Insider Participation in Compensation
Decisions
During the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, James W. Walter, Chairman and a
Director of the Company, and G. Robert Durham, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, participated in deliberations of the Company's Board of
Directors concerning executive compensation.
Certain Related Transactions
In July 1986, Waltsons, Inc., a family owned corporation in which James W.
Walter, Chairman and a Director of the Company, has a twenty percent (20%)
interest, acquired a fifty percent (50%) interest in the operations of Booker &
Company, Inc. ("Booker"), a wholesale distributor of building supplies and
material headquartered in Tampa, Florida. For over 30 years, Booker has been a
supplier of various building supplies and materials to Dixie Building Supplies.
During the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, Booker's sales of building supplies
and materials to such subsidiary totaled $5,964,867.
In March 1995, Lehman acted as an underwriter in connection with the public
issuance by Mid-State Trust IV of $959,450,000 of Asset Backed Notes, for which
it received underwriting commissions and fees of approximately $__________. See
"Business and Properties -- Mid-State Homes."
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following tables furnish information, as of March 17, 1995, as to: (i)
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Director and Named Executive
Officer of the Company and shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by all
Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group; and (ii) shares of
Common Stock known by the Company to be beneficially owned by any person owning
beneficially more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, together with such person's address. (Except as indicated below, to the
knowledge of the Company each person indicated in the table has sole voting and
investment power as to the shares shown.)
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Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers
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Name of Beneficial Owner Number of Percent of
------------------------ --------- ----------
Shares Class
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James W. Walter, 39,338(4) *
Chairman and Director
Howard L. Clark, Jr. (1) (1)
Director
Eliot M. Fried (1) (1)
Director
Robert I. Shapiro (1) (1)
Director
Michael T. Tokarz 5,900,725(2) 11.7(2)
Director
G. Robert Durham 0 0%
Director, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Kenneth J. Matlock 5,176(4) *
Director, Executive Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
William H. Weldon, 4,140(4) *
Senior Vice
President--Finance
and Chief Accounting
Officer
William N. Temple, 2,070(4) *
Senior Vice President and
Group Executive;
President of U.S. Pipe
All Directors and 5,975,257(3)(4) 11.8(3)(4)
executive officers as a
group
____________________
* Does not own more than 1% of outstanding Common Stock
(1) Messrs. Clark, Fried and Shapiro are the Vice Chairman and Managing
Directors, respectively, of Lehman. See "Ownership of Principal
Stockholders" below for information concerning Lehman's ownership of
shares.
(2) Mr. Tokarz is a general partner of KKR Associates, which is the sole
general partner of each of JWC Associates, L.P., JWC Associates II, L.P.
and KKR Partners II, L.P. (the "KKR Investors"), and thus Mr. Tokarz may be
deemed to be a "beneficial owner" of the shares owned by the KKR Investors
(see "Ownership of Principal Stockholders" below) within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. Mr. Tokarz disclaims beneficial
ownership of such shares.
Up to 4,006,064 additional shares of Common Stock may be distributed to the
KKR Investors under the Plan of Reorganization (see Footnote (3) under
"Ownership of Principal Stockholders" below and "Description of Capital
Stock -- Future Stock Issuances"). If all such shares were distributed to
the KKR Investors, Mr. Tokarz may be deemed to be a "beneficial owner" of
approximately 9,906,789 shares of Common Stock, or 18.1% of the shares of
Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to such issuance.
(3) Includes 5,900,725 shares of Common Stock held by the KKR Investors which
are deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Tokarz. See Footnote (2). Does
not include shares of Common Stock owned by Lehman. See Footnote (1).
(4) Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, approximately 3,017, 397, 317, 158
and 458,397 additional shares of Common Stock will be issued to Messrs.
Walter, Matlock, Weldon and Temple and to all Directors and executive
officers as a group (including 452,684 shares of Common Stock to be issued
to the KKR Investors; see Footnotes (2) and (3)), respectively, six months
after the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization. In addition,
3,880,140 additional shares of Common Stock will be issued to an escrow
account six months after the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization.
To the extent that certain contingencies regarding federal income tax
claims of the Company are resolved satisfactorily, up to 23,689, 3,117,
2,493, 1,246 and 3,598,261 of the escrowed shares will be distributed to
Messrs. Walter, Matlock, Weldon and Temple and to all Directors and
executive officers as a group (including 3,553,380 shares to be distributed
to the KKR Investors), respectively, under the Plan of Reorganization. To
the extent such matters are not settled satisfactorily, the escrowed shares
will be returned to the Company and cancelled. See "Description of Capital
Stock -- Future Stock Issuances." If all such shares were distributed to
Messrs. Walter, Matlock, Weldon and Temple and to all Directors and
executive officers as a group (including the 4,006,064 shares to be
distributed to the KKR Investors), such persons would hold approximately
66,044, 8,690, 6,950, 3,474 and 10,031,915 shares of Common Stock,
respectively, which in the case of each individual would constitute less
than 1% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding after giving effect
to such issuance and in the case of all Directors and executive officers as
a group would constitute approximately 18.3% of the shares of Common Stock
then outstanding after giving effect to such issuance.
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Ownership of Principal Stockholders
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Name and Complete
Mailing Address Number of Percent of
-------------------- --------- ----------
Shares Class
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The Celotex Settlement 10,941,326(1) 21.7(1)
Fund Recipient
1 Metro Center
4010 Boy Scout Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33607
Lehman Brothers Inc. 7,734,008 to 15.3 to
3 World Financial Center 8,040,460(2)(4) 15.9(2)(4)
New York, NY 10285
The KKR Investors (JWC 5,900,725(3) 11.7(3)
Associates, L.P.,
JWC Associates II,
L.P. and
KKR Partners II, L.P.)
c/o Kohlberg Kravis
Roberts & Co., L.P.
9 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10009
____________________
(1) If all the shares of Common Stock that may be issued to the KKR Investors
and other former stockholders are issued (see Footnote (3)), the percentage
would be reduced to approximately 19.9%.
The Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient has agreed to vote and execute
written consents with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by it in
proportion to the votes cast or consents executed and delivered by all
other holders of Common Stock. Identical restrictions on the voting of the
Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient's Common Stock are contained in the
Charter and in the Plan of Reorganization. See "Description of Capital
Stock -- Stockholder's Agreement" and "-- Tag-Along and Voting Rights
Agreement."
(2) If all the shares of Common Stock that may be issued to the KKR Investors
and other former stockholders are issued (see Footnote (3)), the percentage
would be reduced to approximately 14.1% to 14.7%
The Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient has agreed with Lehman that it will
vote and execute written consents with respect to the shares of Common
Stock held by it in proportion to the votes cast or consents executed and
delivered by all other holders of Common Stock. See "Description of Capital
Stock -- Tag-Along and Voting Rights Agreement" and Footnote (1) above.
(3) The shares of Common Stock are held by the KKR Investors as follows:
5,724,035 shares are held by JWC Associates, L.P.; 37,930 shares are held
by JWC Associates II, L.P.; and 138,760 shares are held by KKR Partners II,
L.P. KKR Associates is the sole general partner of each of the KKR
Investors. The general partners of KKR Associates are Henry R. Kravis,
George R. Roberts, Robert I. MacDonnell, Michael W. Michelson, Saul A. Fox,
Paul E. Raether, Michael T. Tokarz, James H. Greene, Jr., Perry Golkin,
Scott M. Stewart, Clifton S. Robbins and Edward A. Gilhuly.
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, approximately 452,684 additional
shares of Common Stock will be issued to the KKR Investors (and 41,629
shares to other former stockholders) six months after the Effective Date of
the Plan of Reorganization. In addition, 3,880,140 additional shares of
Common Stock will be issued to an escrow account six months after the
Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization. To the extent that certain
contingencies regarding federal income tax claims of the Company are
resolved satisfactorily, up to 3,553,380 of the escrowed shares will be
distributed to the KKR Investors under the Plan of Reorganization. To the
extent such matters are not settled satisfactorily, the escrowed shares
will be returned to the Company and cancelled. See "Description of Capital
Stock--Future Stock Issuances." If all such shares were distributed to the
KKR Investors, the KKR Investors would hold approximately 9,906,789 shares
of Common Stock, or 18.1% of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding
after giving effect to such issuance.
(4) As a result of errors by the balloting agent in recording elections to
receive cash and Notes in lieu of a portion of Common Stock to be received
under the Plan of Reorganization by holders of subordinated debt of the
Company outstanding prior to the Effective Date of the Plan of
Reorganization, the exact number of shares of Common Stock to be received
by Lehman and other holders of such debt presently is not determinable.
When an order of the Bankruptcy Court as to validity of certain elections
based on a hearing held April 30, 1995 is final and not subject to appeal,
such number of shares will be finally determinable.
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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
General
The Notes being offered hereby are a portion of the Notes issued under an
Indenture dated as of March 17, 1995 (the "Indenture") between the Company and
United States Trust Company of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The terms
of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the
"Trust Indenture Act"), and as in effect on March 9, 1995, the date of the
qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. The Notes are
subject to all such terms, and Holders and prospective Holders are referred to
the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement thereof. The following
summary of certain provisions of the Indenture does not purport to be complete
and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the
Indenture, including definitions therein of certain terms used below. A copy of
the Indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part. The definitions of certain terms used in the
following summary are set forth below under "Certain Definitions."
The Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in the Pledged
Shares described below under "Security". The Notes rank senior in right of
payment to all subordinated indebtedness of the Company and pari passu in right
of payment to all other senior indebtedness of the Company (including
indebtedness under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility described herein). As of
March 31, 1995, the aggregate amount of senior indebtedness of the Company was
$2,238,465,000 (including the Notes). As of March 31, 1995, the Company had no
subordinated indebtedness outstanding. See "Certain Covenants -- Limitation on
Incurrence of Indebtedness" below.
The Notes have been issued in fully registered form only, without coupons,
in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The Trustee is
acting as Registrar for the Notes and, together with the Company, as a Co-Paying
Agent. The Notes may be presented for registration of transfer and exchange at
the offices of the Registrar, which initially will be the Trustee's corporate
trust office. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without
notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any
such capacity. The Company will pay principal (and premium, if any) on the Notes
at the Trustee's corporate office in New York, New York.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The Notes are limited in aggregate principal amount to $490 million and
will mature on March 15, 2000. Interest on the Notes accrues at the rate of
12.19% per annum and is payable semiannually in cash on each September 15 and
March 15, commencing on September 15, 1995, to the Persons who are registered
Holders at the close of business on the September 1 and March 1 immediately
preceding the applicable interest payment date. The Company is obligated to pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the
Bankruptcy Code) on overdue principal and overdue installments of interest
(without regard to any applicable grace period) at the rate equal to 1% per
annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent
lawful.
Security
Pursuant to the Indenture, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries which
directly owns the capital stock of Subsidiaries indirectly owned by the Company
have executed and delivered to the Trustee the Pledge Agreement and the
Subsidiary Pledge Agreements, respectively, which provide, among other things,
that the outstanding Capital Stock of each of the Company's direct and indirect
Subsidiaries (defined with respect to the Company not to include Mid-State Homes
and its Subsidiaries or Cardem Insurance), whether owned on or acquired or
created after the date of the Indenture (the "Pledged Shares"), be pledged to
the Trustee by the Company or the applicable Pledgor Subsidiaries. The payment
and performance when due of all of the obligations of the Company under the
Indenture with respect to the Notes are secured by a first priority security
interest in the Pledged Shares (the "Collateral").
Upon the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes or the failure to pay
principal at maturity or upon redemption or mandatory repurchase of all or any
portion of the Notes, the Pledge Agreement and Subsidiary Pledge Agreements
provide for the foreclosure by the Trustee upon the Pledged Shares. Under the
terms of the
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Indenture, the proceeds from the Pledged Shares shall be applied first, to
amounts owing to the Trustee in respect of fees and expenses of the Trustee and
second, to the obligations under the Notes and the Indenture.
Optional Redemption
The Notes will be subject to redemption at any time at the option of the
Company, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30, nor more than 60, days'
notice, at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes
to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of
redemption; provided, however, that if a redemption is made from the Excess
Proceeds of any Asset Sales as discussed below under "Certain Covenants --
Limitation on Asset Sales", the redemption price will be 100% of the principal
amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if
any, to the date of redemption; and provided, further, however, that if such
redemption is in part, not less than $150 million aggregate principal amount of
Notes shall be outstanding immediately after giving effect to such redemption.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, selection of Notes for
redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with legal and stock
exchange requirements, if any, or, if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata
basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.
Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole
multiples of $1,000, except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be
redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if
not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Notice of redemption shall be
mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the
redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered
address. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption
that relates to such Note shall state the portion of the principal amount to be
redeemed. A new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed
portion will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon surrender of the
original Note.
Change of Control Offer to Purchase
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder will have the right
to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an
integral multiple thereof) of such Holder's Notes pursuant to the offer
described below (the "Change of Control Offer") at a price equal to 101% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date
of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 30 days following the date
on which the Company has actual knowledge that a Change of Control has occurred,
the Company will mail a notice to each Holder stating: (1) that the Change of
Control Offer is being made pursuant to such provisions under the Indenture and
that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment; (2) the purchase price and
the purchase date, which will be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days
from the date such notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date"); (3)
that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest; (4) that, unless
the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes
accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to
accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date; (5) that Holders
electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will
be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to
Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at
the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third
Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date; (6) that Holders will
be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later
than the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of
Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter
setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered
for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to
have such Notes purchased; and (7) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased
only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the
unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be
equal to $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof. Notwith-
standing anything to the contrary elsewhere in the Indenture, the Company will
comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other
laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the purchase of the Notes in connection with a
Change of Control.
If the Change of Control Payment Date is on or after an interest record
date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid
interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the
close of business on such record date, and no additional interest shall be
payable to Holders who tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.
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On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall (1) accept for
payment Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of
Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered and (3)
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together
with an Officers' Certificate stating the Notes or portions thereof tendered to
the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so
accepted the Change of Control payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall
promptly authenticate and mail to each Holder a new Note equal in principal
amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided,
that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral
multiple thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change
of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control
Payment Date.
Certain Covenants
Limitation on Asset Sales
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
(defined with respect to the Company not to include Mid-State Homes and its
Subsidiaries or Cardem Insurance) to, consummate any Asset Sale, unless: (i) the
Company (or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be) receives consideration at the
time of such sale or other disposition at least equal to the Fair Market Value
thereof; (ii) not less than 75% of the consideration received by the Company (or
its Subsidiaries, as the case may be) is in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents; provided, however, that the amount of (a) any liabilities (as shown
on the Company's or such Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet or in the notes
thereto) of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by
their terms subordinated to the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of any
such assets, (b) any notes or other obligations received by the Company or its
Subsidiaries from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such
Subsidiary into cash within 90 days following receipt (to the extent of the cash
received) and (c) any Marketable Securities received by the Company or its
Subsidiaries from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such
Subsidiary into cash within 90 days following receipt (to the extent of the cash
received), shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this clause (ii); and
(iii) the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company (or its Subsidiaries, as the
case may be) from such Asset Sale are applied in accordance with the following
paragraphs.
The Company may, (i) within 60 days following the receipt of Net Cash
Proceeds from any Asset Sale, apply such Net Cash Proceeds to the repayment of
Indebtedness of the Company under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility and to cash
collateralize letters of credit outstanding thereunder, in each case to the
extent required by (A) the terms of the Bank Revolving Credit Facility as in
effect on the Issue Date in connection with an Asset Sale not prohibited by the
Bank Revolving Credit Facility as in effect on the Issue Date, or (B) the terms
of a consent granted by the lenders under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility to
an Asset Sale prohibited by the Bank Revolving Credit Facility as in effect on
the Issue Date, provided that (x) any such repayment of Indebtedness shall
result in a permanent reduction in the revolving credit or other commitment
relating thereto in an amount equal to the principal amount so repaid, and (y)
at such time as any such letters of credit are not longer required to be cash
collateralized, any such cash collateralization shall be (1) utilized to repay
Indebtedness under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility which repayment shall
result in a permanent reduction in the revolving credit or other commitment
relating thereto in an amount equal to the principal amount so repaid or (2)
released to the Company and applied as Excess Proceeds in accordance with the
following paragraph; or (ii) in the case of the sale of Non-Core Assets or
Capital Stock of Non-Core Subsidiaries to the extent the aggregate proceeds are
less than $25 million in any twelve consecutive months, within 180 days
following the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from any such Asset Sale, apply such
Net Cash Proceeds to make an investment in a Related Business.
If, upon completion of the applicable period, any portion of the Net Cash
Proceeds of any Asset Sale shall not have been applied by the Company as
described in clause (i) or (ii) above (the "Excess Proceeds") and such Excess
Proceeds, together with any remaining unapplied Excess Proceeds from any prior
Asset Sale, exceed $25 million, then the Company will be obligated either to
(A) redeem the Notes (on a pro rata basis if the amount available for such
redemption is less than the outstanding principal amount of the Notes plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption) at a redemption
price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to the date of redemption or (B) make an offer to purchase the Notes by
application of Excess Proceeds (on a pro rata basis if the amount available for
such purchase is less than the
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outstanding principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to the date of purchase) at a purchase price of 100% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of
purchase; provided, however, that if following such a redemption or an offer to
purchase, assuming 100% acceptance, the outstanding principal amount of the
Notes would be less than $150 million in the aggregate, the Company shall be
obligated to either redeem or offer to purchase Notes to the extent that
following such a redemption or an offer to purchase, assuming 100% acceptance,
the outstanding principal amount of the Notes would be equal to $150 million in
the aggregate, and the remaining Excess Proceeds shall be utilized as provided
in the following paragraph until such time as the aggregate of all unapplied
Excess Proceeds from all Asset Sales is sufficient to redeem or purchase 100% of
the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, at which time the Company will be
obligated to either redeem or offer to purchase the Notes as provided above. If
the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders thereof in any
Asset Sale Offer plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, is less than the
amount of Excess Proceeds, then the unused portion of such Excess Proceeds
(exclusive of any Excess Proceeds which could not be utilized in such Asset Sale
Offer as a result of the proviso in the next preceding sentence) may be used by
the Company for general corporate purposes. Upon completion of an Asset Sale
Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset to the greater of zero or
the amount of Excess Proceeds whose application would result in the aggregate
principal amount of Notes outstanding being greater than zero and less than $150
million. Such provisions under the Indenture do not apply to a transaction
described under "Change of Control Offer to Purchase" above or "Limitations on
Mergers, Consolidations or Sales of Assets" below.
Pending application as described in the above paragraphs, including to the
extent unapplied Excess Proceeds do not exceed $25 million or application of
Excess Proceeds would result in the aggregate principal amount of Notes
outstanding being greater than zero and less than $150 million, Net Cash
Proceeds shall be either invested in Cash Equivalents or remitted to the
applicable lender to pay down any Indebtedness outstanding under the Bank
Revolving Credit Facility.
In the event that, pursuant to the provisions described above, the Company
commences an offer to all Holders to purchase Notes (an "Asset Sale Offer"), it
shall follow the procedures described below. The Asset Sale Offer shall remain
open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement and no longer,
except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the
"Offer Period"). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the
Offer Period (the "Purchase Date"), the Company shall purchase the principal
amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to the provisions described
above (the "Offer Amount") or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered,
all Notes tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment for any Notes so
purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.
If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and on or
before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid interest shall
be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of
business on such record date, and no additional interest shall be payable to
Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.
Within 10 days of each date on which the aggregate amount of Excess
Proceeds exceeds $25 million, the Company shall send, by first class mail, a
notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders, which notice shall specify the
Purchase Date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days
from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall contain all instructions
and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the
Asset Sale Offer. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders. The notice,
which shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state: (a) that the
Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to the provisions under the Indenture
described above and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall remain open;
(b) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date; (c) that any
Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest; (d)
that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for
payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after
the Purchase Date; (e) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant
to an Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form
entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Note
completed, to the Company, a depositary if appointed by the Company, or a Paying
Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days before
the Purchase Date; (f) that each Holder shall be entitled to withdraw his
election if the Company, the depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be,
receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the
principal amount of the Note such Holder delivered for purchase and a statement
that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased; (g)
that, if the aggregate
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principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the
Company shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with such
adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in
denominations of $1,000, or integral multiples thereof, shall be purchased); and
(h) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part shall be issued new
Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture, the
Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act
and any other laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and
regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of the Notes in
connection with an Asset Sale Offer.
On the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, accept for
payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes
or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than
the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes (or portions thereof) tendered,
and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such
Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance
with the such provisions under the Indenture. The Company or the Paying Agent,
as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than five Business
Days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount
equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by
the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and
the Trustee shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note to such Holder,
in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered.
Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to
the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset
Sale Offer on the Purchase Date.
Limitation on Restricted Payments
The Indenture provides that the Company shall not, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment
unless: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;
(ii) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted
Payment, at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness could be incurred under the
Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges test applicable to
Indebtedness incurred by the Company (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) or a
Subsidiary pursuant to the provisions described under "Limitation on Incurrence
of Indebtedness" below and; (iii) immediately after giving effect to such
Restricted Payment, the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments declared or
made after the Issue Date does not exceed the sum of (a) 50% of the Consolidated
Net Income of the Company (or if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a
deficit, minus 100% of such deficit) during the period (treated as one
accounting period) beginning on June 1, 1995 and ending on the last day of the
fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of declaration or making of such
Restricted Payment plus (b) 100% of the aggregate Net Equity Proceeds received
by the Company from the issue or sale, after the Issue Date, of Capital Stock of
the Company (other than the issue or sale of (1) Disqualified Stock or (2)
Capital Stock of the Company to any Subsidiary of the Company or (3) Capital
Stock issued pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization) and any Indebtedness or
other securities of the Company (other than the issue or sale to any Subsidiary
of the Company) convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Capital Stock of
the Company which has been so converted or exercised, as the case may be plus
(c) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received by the
Company or any Subsidiary in repayment and termination of (x) any Investment (or
portion thereof) made after the Issue Date which was a Restricted Payment or (y)
any Mid-State Advance (or portion thereof) made after the Issue Date, net in
each case of the payment of commissions and other costs and expenses incurred by
the Company or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, and not to exceed the
amount of such Restricted Payment or Mid-State Advance, as the case may be, and
less any such amounts included in Consolidated Net Income of the Company; minus
(d) 100% of the aggregate amount of Mid-State Advances; plus (e) $25 million.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately
preceding paragraph do not prohibit: (i) the payment of any dividend within 60
days after the date of declaration thereof, if at such date of declaration such
payment complied with the provisions of the Indenture; (ii) the purchase,
redemption, acquisition or retirement of any shares of Capital Stock of the
Company in exchange for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially
concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, shares of
Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; (iii) the redemption or retirement of
Indebtedness of the Company which is subordinate in right of payment to the
Notes, in exchange for, by conversion into, or out of the net proceeds of the
substantially concurrent issue or sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the
Company) of Qualified Capital Stock
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of the Company or Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; (iv) the declaration or
payment of a regular quarterly Common Stock dividend at a rate not to exceed
$.025 per share; provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing at the time, or shall occur under any provision of the Indenture
other than the provision of the Indenture described herein (subject to the
following proviso) as a result of any of the actions contemplated in clauses (i)
through (iv) above, and provided further, in the case of clause (iv) above, at
the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, at
least $1.00 of additional indebtedness could be incurred under the Consolidated
EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges test applicable to Indebtedness incurred by
the Company (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) or a Subsidiary pursuant to
certain provisions described below under "Limitation on Incurrence of
Indebtedness."
The Company shall cause Mid-State Homes and each of its Subsidiaries not
to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment except to the Company,
Mid-State Homes or to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or Mid-State
Homes.
Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness
The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness); provided
the Company or any Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness, including Acquired
Indebtedness, at any time after September 1, 1995, if (i) at the time of such
incurrence, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges for
the period of the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended immediately prior
to such incurrence, taken as one period and calculated on a pro forma basis as
if such Indebtedness had been incurred and the proceeds therefrom applied on the
first day of such four-quarter period and, in the case of Acquired Indebtedness,
as if the related acquisition (whether by means of purchase, merger or
otherwise) also had occurred on such date with the appropriate adjustments with
respect to such acquisition being included in such pro forma calculation, would
have been, in the case of an incurrence of Subordinated Indebtedness by the
Company, greater than 2.25 to 1 and, in the case of an incurrence of any other
Indebtedness by the Company or of any Indebtedness by a Subsidiary, greater than
3.0 to 1 and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time or as a consequence of the incurrence of such
Indebtedness; provided, however, that prior to June 1, 1996, the ratio of
Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be calculated for the
period consisting of the number of complete fiscal quarters commencing with the
quarter beginning June 1, 1995 and ending immediately prior to such incurrence,
taken as one period, and all other above-described provisions shall remain
applicable. For purposes of making the computation referred to above,
acquisitions and divestitures that have been made by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, including all mergers or consolidations, during such four-quarter
(or, if applicable, shorter) period or subsequent to such four-quarter (or, if
applicable, shorter) period and on or prior to the time of such incurrence shall
be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such acquisitions,
divestitures, mergers and consolidations had occurred on the first day of such
four-quarter (or, if applicable, shorter) period.
The foregoing limitation does not apply to the incurrence of Permitted
Indebtedness.
Limitation on Issuance of Capital Stock
The Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue any Capital
Stock (other than to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the
Company). The Company will not issue Disqualified Stock. The Company will not
permit Mid-State Homes or any of its Subsidiaries to issue any Capital Stock to
any Person other than the Company or Mid-State Homes or any of their respective
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
Limitation on Liens
The Indenture provides that the Company shall not, and shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to
exist or become effective any Lien of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) upon
any property or assets of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company or any
Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company, other than assets are not
governed by the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement, owned on or
acquired after the date of the Indenture unless all payments due under the
Indenture and the Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the
obligations so secured until such time as such obligations are no longer secured
by a Lien.
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Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.
The Indenture provides that the Company 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 consensual encumbrance or restriction on
the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company to (i) pay dividends or make any
other distributions on its Capital Stock, or any other interest or participation
in or measured by its profits, owned by the Company or a Subsidiary; (ii) pay
any Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company; (iii) make
loans or advances to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or Guarantee
Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary; or (iv) transfer any of its
properties or assets to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, except for
(a) restrictions contained in the Bank Revolving Credit Facility as of the Issue
Date; (b) consensual encumbrances binding upon any Person at the time such
Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company (unless the agreement creating such
consensual encumbrance was entered into in connection with, or in contemplation
of, such entity becoming a Subsidiary); (c) consensual encumbrances or
restrictions under any agreement that refinances or replaces any agreement
described in clauses (a) or (b) above, provided that the terms and conditions of
any such restrictions are no less favorable to the Holders than those under the
agreement so refinanced or replaced; (d) customary non-assignment provisions in
leases, purchase money financings and any encumbrance or restriction due to
applicable law; (e) restrictions imposed by law; (f) restrictions imposed on a
Subsidiary pursuant to a bona fide contract for disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets or 100% of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary
by the Company; and (g) restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to Liens
permitted by the Indenture.
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of transactions
(including, without limitation, the sale, purchase or lease of any assets or
properties or the rendering of any services) with any Affiliate or holder of 5%
or more of the Company's or any Subsidiary's common stock (other than with the
Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company) (an "Affiliate
Transaction"), on terms that are less favorable to the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, than would be available in a comparable
transaction negotiated on an arm's length basis with an unrelated Person. In
addition, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary of the
Company to, enter into an Affiliate Transaction, or any series of related
Affiliate Transactions, unless (i) with respect to such Affiliate Transaction or
Transactions involving or having a value of more than $1 million, the Company
has obtained the approval of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company
(including a majority of the Company's disinterested directors) and (ii) with
respect to such Affiliate Transaction or Transactions involving or having a
value of more than $5 million (other than Affiliate Transactions relating to the
rendering of services, including, without limitation, underwriting, financial
advisory and similar services), the Company has delivered to the Trustee an
opinion of an independent investment banking firm or appraisal firm of national
standing to the effect that such Affiliate Transaction or Transactions are fair
to the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a financial point of
view. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing provision will not apply to
Mid-State Advances to the extent permitted by the provisions of the Indenture
described under the second paragraph of "Taxes" below or to the sale of
mortgages by Jim Walter Homes to Mid-State Homes and the servicing of such
mortgages by Jim Walter Homes, in each case in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice.
The Company will not permit Mid-State Homes or any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of transactions
(including, without limitation, the sale, purchase or lease of any assets or
properties or the rendering of any services) with any Affiliate or holder of 5%
or more of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' common stock or of
Mid-State Homes' or any of its Subsidiaries' common stock (other than the
Company or Mid-State Homes or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or of
Mid-State Homes) (a "Mid-State Affiliate Transaction") on terms that are less
favorable to Mid-State Homes or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, than would
be available in a comparable transaction negotiated on an arm's length basis
with an unrelated Person. In addition, the Company will not permit Mid-State
Homes or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into a Mid-State Affiliate Transaction
or any series of related Mid-State Affiliate Transactions unless (i) with
respect to such Mid-State Affiliate Transaction or Transactions involving or
having a value of more than $1 million, the Company has obtained the approval of
a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (including a majority of the
Company's disinterested directors) and (ii) with respect to such Mid-State
Affiliate Transaction or Transactions involving or having a value of more than
$5 million (other than Mid-State Affiliate Transactions relating to the
rendering of services, including, without limitation, underwriting,
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financial advisory and similar services), the Company has delivered to the
Trustee an opinion of an independent investment banking firm of national
standing to the effect that such Mid-State Affiliate Transaction or Transactions
are fair to Mid-State Homes or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a
financial point of view.
Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions
Except to the extent included in clause (vii) of the definition of
Permitted Indebtedness (see "Certain Definitions" below), the Company will not,
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and
leaseback transaction with respect to any property (whether now owned or
hereafter acquired) unless (i) the sale or transfer of the property to be leased
complies with the requirements described above under "Limitation on Asset Sales"
and (ii) the Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled pursuant to the
provisions of the Indenture described above in clause (i) under "Limitation on
Incurrence of Indebtedness" to incur additional Indebtedness under the
Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges test applicable to
Indebtedness incurred by the Company (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) or a
Subsidiary in an amount at least equal to the Attributable Debt in respect of
such sale and leaseback transaction.
Limitation on Sale of Capital Stock of Subsidiaries
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell,
pledge, hypothecate or otherwise convey or dispose of any Capital Stock of the
Company's Subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Pledge Agreement or
Subsidiary Pledge Agreement governing the Pledged Shares) except for the sale by
the Company or a Subsidiary of all or part of the Capital Stock of a Non-Core
Subsidiary and except for the sale of 100% of the Capital Stock of any other
Subsidiary owned collectively by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries; provided
that in either case such sale complies with the provisions described above under
"Limitation on Asset Sales."
The Company will not permit Mid-State Homes or any of its Subsidiaries to
sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise convey or dispose of any Capital Stock of
the Subsidiaries of Mid-State Homes to any Person other than the Company or Mid-
State Homes or any of their respective Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
Limitation on Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets
The Company will not consolidate or merge with any other Person, or permit
any other Person to consolidate or merge with the Company, nor will the Company
sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
assets unless (i) the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or
merger, or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other sale shall have been
made (the "Surviving Entity"), is a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia; (ii)
if the Company is not the Surviving Entity, the Surviving Entity assumes by
supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and
the Indenture; (iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (iv)
immediately after giving effect to such transaction (but prior to any purchase
accounting adjustments resulting from the transaction), the Consolidated Net
Worth of the Surviving Entity would be at least equal to the Consolidated Net
Worth of the Company immediately prior to such transaction; and (v) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, the Surviving Entity could incur at
least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated EBITDA to
Consolidated Fixed Charges test applicable to Indebtedness incurred by the
Company (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) or a Subsidiary pursuant to
certain provisions described above under "Limitation on Incurrence of
Indebtedness."
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the
proposed transaction an Officers' Certificate to the foregoing effect, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the proposed transaction and such supplemental
indenture comply with such provisions under the Indenture and an Accountants'
Certificate setting forth the computations necessary to confirm the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in clauses (iv) and (v) of such provisions under the
Indenture and certifying the accuracy thereof. The Trustee shall be entitled to
rely conclusively upon such Officers' Certificate, Opinion of Counsel and
Accountants' Certificate.
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Payments For Consents
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or
indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of
interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder for any consent, waiver or amendment
of any of the provisions of the Indenture, the Notes, the Pledge Agreement or
any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement unless such consideration is offered to be paid
to all Holders which so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set
forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws
The Company has agreed (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it
shall not at any time claim or take the benefit of any stay, extension or usury
law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the
covenants, or the performance, of the Indenture.
Provision of Information
The Company, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the
SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, will furnish to the Holders (i) all
reports that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms
10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon
by the Company's certified independent accountants and (ii) all reports that
would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were
required to file such reports. In addition, whether or not required by the rules
and regulations of the SEC, the Company will file a copy of all such information
and reports with the SEC for public availability (unless the SEC will not accept
such a filing) for so long as any Notes are outstanding. The Company will also
make such information available to investors who request it in writing. In
addition, the Company agrees that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding,
it will furnish to the Holders and to beneficial holders of Notes and to
prospective purchasers of Notes designated by the Holders, upon their request,
the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act.
Taxes
The Company must pay, and must cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior
to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments and governmental levies, except
such as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or
where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect
to the Holders.
The Company also must, and must cause each Person which is a member of the
Company's consolidated group for tax purposes to, calculate, pay and receive for
each taxable period the tax liability owed by and tax refunds (or credits for
losses utilized) due to each of the Company and each Person which is a member of
the Company's consolidated group for tax purposes, individually, and not in the
aggregate, consistent with past practice (i.e., each Person computes its tax
liability as if it had always filed a separate return, except that a Person that
incurs a net operating loss or capital loss is credited with the tax benefit of
such loss at the time such loss is utilized by any member of the consolidated
group), provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing at the time or immediately after giving effect to any
Mid-State Advance, the Company may advance to Mid-State Homes and its
Subsidiaries up to $7 million per year solely for purposes of payment of taxes
(each, a "Mid-State Advance") to the extent Mid-State Homes and its Subsidiaries
have no other source of payment available; provided, however, that the aggregate
amount of Mid-State Advances not previously repaid in cash or Cash Equivalents
may not exceed $21 million.
Events of Default and Remedies
Each of the following constitutes an "Event of Default" under the
Indenture:
(i) the failure by the Company to pay interest on the Notes when the
same becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 5
Business Days;
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(ii) the failure by the Company to pay the principal or premium, if
any, on the Notes whether at maturity, upon redemption, upon acceleration
or otherwise (including the failure to purchase the Notes tendered pursuant
to a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer);
(iii) failure by the Company to perform any of its obligations under
certain provisions of the Pledge Agreement relating to the pledging of
additional capital stock of, and the limiting of the issuance of new shares
by, existing or new Subsidiaries of the Company, or failure by any
Subsidiary to perform any of its obligations under certain provisions of
any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement relating to the pledging of additional
capital stock of existing or new Subsidiaries of the Company or of such
Subsidiary and the limiting of the issuance of new shares by Subsidiaries
of such Subsidiary or the Trustee becoming entitled to exercise any
remedies pursuant to certain provisions of the Pledge Agreement or any
Subsidiary Pledge Agreement;
(iv) failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to comply with
the provisions described above under "Change of Control Offer to Purchase"
and "Certain Covenants -- Limitation on Asset Sales" and "-- Limitation on
Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets";
(v) failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to comply with
the provisions described above under "Certain Covenants -- Taxes,"
"-- Limitation on Restricted Payments," "-- Limitation on Incurrence of
Indebtedness," "-- Limitation on Issuance of Capital Stock," "-- Limitation
on Liens," "-- Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions
Affecting Subsidiaries," "-- Limitation on Transaction with Affiliates,"
"-- Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions," "-- Limitation on Sale
of Capital Stock of Subsidiaries" and "--Payments for Consents" for 30 days
after written notice specifying the failure and that the same is a Default
shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or Holders of 25% in
principal amount of the Notes outstanding;
(vi) failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to comply with
any of its covenants or the breach by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of any of its representations or warranties under the
Indenture, the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement (other
than a breach of a covenant, representation or warranty which is
specifically described in clauses (i) - (v) above or (vii)-(x) below) for
60 days after written notice specifying the failure and that the same is a
Default shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or Holders of
25% in principal amount of the Notes outstanding;
(vii) default or defaults (including a payment default) under one or
more agreements, instruments, mortgages, bonds, debentures or other
evidence of Indebtedness under which the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries has an outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness in excess
of $25 million individually or $50 million in the aggregate for all such
issues of all such Persons and either (x) such Indebtedness is already due
and payable in full or (y) such default or defaults have resulted in the
acceleration of the maturity of such Indebtedness;
(viii) any final judgment or order (not covered by insurance) is entered
against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in excess of $25 million
individually or $50 million in the aggregate for all such final judgements
or orders against all such Persons and remains undischarged or are unstayed
for 60 days;
(ix) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(x) any Lien granted or purported to be granted pursuant to the
Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement shall be or become
unenforceable or invalid, or the priority thereof shall become diminished
or, the Company or any Subsidiary shall contest or disaffirm any such Lien.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by written
notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Company and the
Trustee, may declare all of the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Upon
such declaration, the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest
on the Notes shall be due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or
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insolvency with respect to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, such an
amount shall ipso facto become immediately due and payable without any
declaration, notice or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any
available remedy to collect the payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the Notes and to enforce the performance of any provision of the
Notes or the Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of
the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission
by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy
accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are
cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
The Indenture provides that subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of
not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes, by written notice to the Trustee, may on behalf of the Holders of all of
the Notes (a) waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of
interest on, premium, if any, or the principal of, the Notes and/or (b) rescind
an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that
resulted from such acceleration, if the rescission would not conflict with any
judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon any such waiver or
rescission, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of the Indenture;
but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any
right consequent thereon.
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power
conferred on it under the Indenture; provided that the Trustee may take any
other actions it deems proper that are not inconsistent with these directions.
However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law
or the Indenture or that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the
rights of other Holders or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.
The Indenture provides that a Holder may pursue a remedy with respect to
the Indenture or the Notes only if: (i) the Holder gives to the Trustee written
notice of a continuing Event of Default; (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the
Trustee to pursue the remedy; (iii) such Holder or Holders offer and, if
requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against
any loss, liability or expense; (iv) the Trustee does not comply with the
request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if
requested, the provision of indemnity; and (v) during such 60-day period the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not
give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.
A Holder may not use the Indenture to prejudice the rights of another
Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture, the right of any
Holder to receive payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on
the Notes, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Notes
(including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the
enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be
impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors and at any time,
elect to have its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding Notes
("Legal Defeasance"). Such Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be
deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the
outstanding Notes, except for certain obligations as more fully described in the
Indenture regarding the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments in
respect of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes from trust
funds, certain continuing obligations of the Company, the Trustee and the Paying
Agent and provisions in the Indenture regarding discharge and defeasance. In the
event of a Legal Defeasance, the security interests described above under
"Security" will be released.
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In addition, the Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors and
at any time, elect to have the obligations of the Company released with respect
to certain covenants that are described in the Indenture ("Covenant Defeasance")
and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute
a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, the
Company must satisfy certain conditions including: (a) irrevocably depositing
with the Trustee cash, Government Securities or a combination thereof sufficient
to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes
on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, (b)
delivering to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that the Holders of
the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income
tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be taxed on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same time as would have been the case if
such defeasance had not occurred (which Opinion of Counsel, in the case of a
Legal Defeasance, will contain a description of an IRS ruling or change in
applicable federal income tax law to such effect), (c) no Default or Event of
Default (other than as a result of incurring Indebtedness in order to fund the
defeasance) (i) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit or (ii) regarding bankruptcy or insolvency events shall have occurred
and be continuing at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after the
date of deposit (it being understood that the condition described in this clause
(ii) is a condition subsequent and shall not be deemed satisfied until the
expiration of such period), (d) such defeasance not resulting in a breach,
violation or default under the Indenture or any other material agreement to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is bound, (e)
delivering to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that certain
actions taken by the Company in accordance with the provisions described in (a)-
(g) will not have adverse consequences under certain Sections of the Bankruptcy
Code or the New York Debtor and Creditor Law, or any successor to such Sections,
(f) delivering to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that the deposit
was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or
defrauding any actual creditors of the Company, and (g) delivering to the
Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that
all conditions precedent provided for relating to the Legal Defeasance or the
Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
Satisfaction and Discharge
The Indenture will cease to be of further effect (except that the Company's
obligations relating to compensation and indemnity and the Company's, the
Trustee's and any Paying Agent's obligation relating to repayment to the Company
of unclaimed amounts shall survive) as to all outstanding Notes when (i) either
(a) all the Notes theretofore outstanding, authenticated and delivered (except
lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all sums
payable thereunder or (b) the Company, at the option of its Board of Directors,
elects to have either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance be applied to all
outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth in the Indenture
and described above under "Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance."
Transfer and Exchange
A holder may transfer the Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The
Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay
any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company is
not required to transfer or exchange any Note selected for redemption. Also, the
Company is not required to transfer or exchange any Note for a period of 15 days
before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the
Pledge Agreement, any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement or the Notes without the
consent of the Holders for certain specified purposes, including: curing any
ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies and making any change that does not
adversely affect the rights of any of the Holders under the Indenture.
Other amendments of or supplements to the Indenture, the Pledge Agreement
or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement and the Notes may be made with the consent of
the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding, except that, without the consent of each Holder of the Notes
affected thereby, no amendment or waiver (with respect to any Notes held by a
non-consenting Holder) may: (i) reduce the principal
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amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver
of any provision of the Indenture, the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge
Agreements or the Notes; (ii) reduce the principal of or change the fixed
maturity of any Note; (iii) alter any of the provisions permitting or requiring
the redemption of the Notes, except with respect to permitting or requiring
redemption or repurchase of Notes pursuant to provisions described above under
"Change of Control Offer to Purchase" and "Certain Covenants -- Limitation on
Asset Sales," or reduce the purchase price payable or change the time for
payment in connection with repurchases or redemptions of Notes pursuant to
provisions described above under "Change of Control Offer to Purchase" and
"Certain Covenants -- Limitation on Asset Sales;" (iv) reduce the rate of or
change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any
Notes; (v) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or
premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration
of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such
acceleration); (vi) make the principal of or the interest on any Note payable in
money other than that stated in the Notes; (vii) make any change in the
provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights
of Holders to receive payments of principal of premium, if any, or interest on
the Notes; (viii) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other
than a payment required pursuant to provisions described above under "Change of
Control Offer to Purchase" and "Certain Covenants --Limitation on Asset Sales");
(ix) alter the ranking of the Notes relative to other Indebtedness of the
Company; (x) release any Pledged Shares which are the Capital Stock of a
Significant Subsidiary, except in connection with a sale, transfer or other
disposition permitted by the Indenture and the Pledge Agreement and Subsidiary
Pledge Agreements, as the case may be; (xi) waive or amend provisions in the
Indenture regarding payments for consents; or (xii) make any change in the
provisions of the Indenture dealing with the waiver of past defaults and the
rights of holders of Notes to receive payment or in the above-described
amendment and waiver provisions.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of
Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the
Company or by any Subsidiary thereof or by any other Affiliate controlled by the
Company will not be considered outstanding. In determining whether Holders of
the required principal amount of Notes have (i) directed the time, method or
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee under
the Indenture, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, (ii)
consented to the waiver of any past Event of Default and its consequences or
(iii) consented to the postponement of any interest payment, Notes owned by
Affiliates of the Company will be disregarded.
Governing Law
The Indenture provides that it and the Notes will be construed and
interpreted, and the rights of the parties determined, in accordance with the
law of the State of New York without reference to its choice of law provisions.
Trustee
The Indenture provides that, except during the continuance of an Event of
Default, the Trustee will perform only such duties as are specifically set forth
in the Indenture. The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions
with the Company; however, if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest, it
must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the Commission for
permission to continue as Trustee or resign.
Additional Information
Anyone who receives this Prospectus may obtain a copy of the Indenture
without charge by writing to the Company at 1500 North Mabry Highway, Tampa,
Florida 33607, Attention: Secretary.
Certain Definitions
Set forth below are certain defined terms used herein and in the Indenture.
Reference is made to the Indenture for a full disclosure of all such terms, as
well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is
provided.
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"Acquired Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time
such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company (or such Person is merged with
the Company or one of its Subsidiaries) or assumed in connection with the
acquisition of assets from any such Person and not incurred in connection with,
or in the contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such
acquisition.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control"
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by"
and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
"Asset Sale" means any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition or series
of related sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions, including, without
limitation, by merger or consolidation, pursuant to any sale and leaseback
transaction (other than to the extent included in clause (vii) of the definition
of Permitted Indebtedness) or by exchange of assets and whether by operation of
law or otherwise (other than sales in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, including, without limitation, sales of mortgages by Jim
Walter Homes to Mid-State Homes in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice), made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any
Person other than the Company or one of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of any
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries including, without limitation,
assets consisting of any Capital Stock or other securities held by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent that any such sale, lease, transfer,
or other disposition or series of related sales, leases, transfers or other
dispositions relates to properties or assets having a Fair Market Value in
excess of $5 million or results in net proceeds in excess of $5 million.
"Attributable Debt" means, in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction,
at the time of determination, the greater of (a) the Fair Market Value of the
property subject to such transaction and (b) the present value (discounted at
the actual rate of interest implicit in such transaction) 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).
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company, or any
authorized committee of the Board of Directors.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
"Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination thereof is
to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would
at such time be so required to be capitalized on the balance sheet in accordance
with GAAP.
"Capital Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares,
interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of such
Person's capital stock whether outstanding on or issued after the Issue Date,
including, without limitation, all Preferred Stock, and any warrants, options or
rights to purchase any of the foregoing.
"Cash Equivalents" means (i) United States dollars, (ii) securities issued
directly or fully Guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any
agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than six months
from the date of acquisition, (iii) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time
deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition,
bankers' acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank
deposits, in each case with any domestic commercial bank having capital and
surplus in excess of $500 million and a Thomson Watch Rating of "B" or better,
(iv) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for
underlying securities of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii) entered
into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in
clause (iii) above, (v) any security maturing not more than six months after the
date of acquisition, backed by standby or direct-pay letters of credit issued by
a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (iii) above, (vi) any
security maturing not more than six months after the date of acquisition, issued
directly or fully Guaranteed or insured by any state, commonwealth or territory
of the United States, or by any political subdivision thereof, and rated at
least "A" by either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service
Inc. or rated in at least an equivalent
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rating category of another nationally recognized securities rating agency and
(vii) commercial paper having the highest rating obtainable from Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation and in each case
maturing within six months after the date of acquisition.
"Change of Control" means (i) any sale, lease or other transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person (other than a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company) in one transaction or a series of
related transactions; (ii) the Company consolidates or merges with another
Person pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the
Company is changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property,
other than any such transaction where (a) no Disqualified Stock is issued and
(b) holders of Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction
beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as
in effect on the date of the Indenture), directly or indirectly, not less than a
majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving corporation of such merger or
consolidation outstanding immediately after such transaction; (iii) a Person or
group (other than a Permitted Holder or a group consisting of one or more
Permitted Holders) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and
13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of the Indenture) of
Voting Stock of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of
all Voting Stock of the Company then outstanding; (iv) Continuing Directors
cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the
Company; provided, however, that this clause (iv) shall not be applicable if the
Continuing Directors do not constitute at least a majority of the Board of
Directors as a result of the election of directors nominated by any of the
Permitted Holders; or (v) the stockholders of the Company shall approve any plan
or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
"Commodity Agreement" means any commodity purchase agreement, commodity
swap agreement or other similar agreement of any Person designed to protect such
Person or any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in commodity values.
"Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense" of the Company and its
Subsidiaries means, for any period for which the determination thereof is to be
made, the depreciation and amortization expense (including, without limitation,
amortization of goodwill, other intangibles, debt discount and debt issue costs)
of the Company and such Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, on a consolidated basis for
the Company and its Subsidiaries, the sum (without duplication) for such period
of (i) Consolidated Net Income plus, to the extent deducted in determining
Consolidated Net Income, each of (ii) Consolidated Income Tax Expense, (iii)
Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense, (iv) Consolidated Fixed
Charges and (v) Consolidated Post Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions.
"Consolidated Fixed Charges" means, for the Company and its Subsidiaries,
for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (i) the aggregate amount of
interest, whether expensed or capitalized, paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid
or accrued during such period (including any non-cash interest payments or
accruals, the interest portion of Capital Lease Obligations, all amortization of
original issue discount, net cash costs pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements,
Currency Agreements and Commodity Agreements (including amortization of fees)
and the interest component of any deferred payment obligation) of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
and (ii) dividends in respect of Preferred Stock and Disqualified Stock.
"Consolidated Income Tax Expense" of the Company and its Subsidiaries
means, for any period for which the determination thereof is to be made, the
aggregate of the income tax expense of the Company and such Subsidiaries for
such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
provided, however, that amounts payable for any period by Mid-State Homes and
its Subsidiaries or any other member of the Company's consolidated group for tax
purposes which is not a Subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to the provision of
the Indenture described above in the second paragraph under "Certain Covenants--
Taxes", shall be excluded from the foregoing to the extent excluded in
determining Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
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"Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for any period,
the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such
period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided,
that (i) the Net Income of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is
accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be included only to the
extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the Person
whose Consolidated Net Income is being determined or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
thereof, (ii) the Net Income of any Subsidiary that is subject to any Payment
Restriction shall be excluded to the extent such Payment Restriction would limit
the amount that otherwise could be paid to, or received by, the Person whose
Consolidated Net Income is being determined or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such
Person not subject to any Payment Restriction, (iii) the Net Income of any
Person acquired by the Person whose Consolidated Net Income is being determined
or a Subsidiary thereof in a pooling of interests transaction for any period
prior to the date of such acquisition shall be excluded and (iv) the cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded.
"Consolidated Net Worth" means, with respect to any Person as of any date,
the sum of (i) the consolidated equity of the common stockholders of such Person
and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date plus (ii) the respective
amounts reported on such Person's balance sheet as of such date with respect to
any series of Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) that by its terms
is not entitled to the payment of dividends unless such dividends may be
declared and paid only out of net earnings in respect of the year of such
declaration and payment, but only to the extent of any cash received by such
Person upon issuance of such Preferred Stock, less (x) all write-ups (other than
write-ups resulting from foreign currency translations and write-ups of tangible
assets of a going concern business made within 12 months after the acquisition
of such business) subsequent to the Issue Date in the book value of any asset
owned by such Person or a consolidated Subsidiary of such Person, (y) all
Investments as of such date in unconsolidated Subsidiaries and in Persons that
are not Subsidiaries (except, in each case, Permitted Investments), and (z) all
unamortized debt discount and expense and unamortized deferred charges as of
such date, all of the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Post Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions" means the
noncash portion of retirement benefits other than pensions as defined in FASB
Statements Numbers 88, 106 and 112, determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Continuing Directors" means, with respect to the Company, a director who
either was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on the Issue Date
or who became a director of the Company subsequent to such date and whose
election, or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, was duly
approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors then on the Board of
Directors of the Company, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy
statement issued by the Company on behalf of the entire Board of Directors of
the Company in which such individual is named as nominee for director.
"Currency Agreement" means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap
agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement of any Person designed to
protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in currency
values.
"Default" means any event that is or with the passage of time or the giving
of notice or both would be an Event of Default.
"Disqualified Stock" means any Capital Stock of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company 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 or with the passage of time, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable
at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the
maturity date of the Notes, or which is exchangeable or convertible (whether at
the option of the Company or the holder thereof or upon the happening of any
event) into debt securities of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company,
except to the extent and only to the extent that such exchange or conversion
rights cannot be exercised prior to the maturity of the Notes.
"Existing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date, until such Indebtedness is repaid.
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"Fair Market Value" means with respect to any asset, property or Capital
Stock, the price which could be negotiated in an arm's length, free market
transaction between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is
under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. "Fair Market
Value" shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company acting in
good faith and shall be evidenced by a duly and properly adopted resolution of
the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the
Trustee.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such
other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting
profession, which are in effect from time to time.
"Government Securities" means securities which are (i) direct obligations
of the United States of America for the payment of which the full faith and
credit of the United States is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person
controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the
United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally Guaranteed as a
full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America which, in
either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.
"Guarantee" means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or
indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, letters of credit and
reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any
Indebtedness or other liabilities.
"Holder" means the registered owner of the Notes as reflected on the books
of the Company.
"incur" means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any
Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume,
Guarantee (including the Guarantee of the Indebtedness of a Subsidiary or other
Affiliate) or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other
obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any
such Indebtedness or other obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and
"incurrence", "incurred," "incurrable" and "incurring" shall have meanings
correlative to the foregoing), provided that the accrual of interest (whether
such interest is payable in cash or in kind) and the accretion of original issue
discount shall not be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness, provided, further
that (a) any Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of a Person existing at the time
such Person becomes (after the Issue Date) a Subsidiary (whether by merger,
consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) of the Company shall be deemed to be
incurred or issued for purposes of the provision of the Indenture described
above under "Certain Covenants -- Limitation on Issuance of Capital Stock", as
the case may be, by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary of the
Company and (b) any amendment, modification or waiver of any document pursuant
to which Indebtedness was previously incurred shall be deemed to be an
incurrence of Indebtedness unless such amendment, modification or waiver does
not (i) increase the principal or premium thereof or interest rate thereon
(including by way of original issue discount), (ii) change to an earlier date
the stated maturity thereof or the date of any scheduled or required principal
payment thereon or the time or circumstances under which such Indebtedness may
or shall be redeemed or the Weighted Average Life to Maturity thereof, (iii) if
such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes, modify or affect, in any manner
adverse to the holders, such subordination, (iv) if the Company is the obligor
thereon, provide that a Subsidiary of the Company not already an obligor thereon
shall be an obligor thereon or (v) violate, or cause the Indebtedness to
violate, the provisions of the Indenture described above under "Certain
Covenants --Limitation on Liens" and "--Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment
Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries."
"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (i)
all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (a) for borrowed money
(whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such
Person or only to a portion thereof), (b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures,
drafts accepted or similar instruments or letters of credit or representing the
balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or (c) for the
payment of money relating to a Capital Lease Obligation; (ii) obligations under
reimbursement agreements of such Person with respect to letters of credit; (iii)
obligations of such Person with respect to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency
Agreements or Commodity Agreements; (iv) all liabilities of others of the kind
described in the preceding clause (i), (ii) or (iii) that (a) such Person has
Guaranteed, (b) have been incurred by a partnership in which it is a general
partner (to the extent such Person is liable, contingently or otherwise
therefor) or (c) are otherwise its legal liability (other than endorsements for
collection in the ordinary
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course of business); and (v) all obligations of others secured by a Lien to
which any of the properties or assets (including, without limitation, leasehold
interests and any other tangible or intangible property rights) of such Person
are subject, whether or not the obligations secured thereby shall have been
assumed by such Person or shall otherwise be such Person's legal liability;
provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in the foregoing that may be
deemed to be to the contrary, Indebtedness shall not include (i) liabilities
arising from agreements providing for indemnification or adjustment of purchase
price or from Guarantees securing any obligations of the Company or any
Subsidiary pursuant to such agreements, incurred or assumed in connection with
the disposition of any business, assets or Subsidiary of the Company (other than
Guarantees or similar credit support by the Company or any Subsidiary of
Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such
business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition or
Indebtedness relating to any sale and leaseback transaction), provided that the
maximum aggregate liability in respect of the foregoing permitted pursuant to
this clause (i) shall at no time exceed the net proceeds actually received from
the sale of such business, assets or Subsidiary; (ii) any Trade Payables and any
other accrued current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business as
the deferred purchase price of property acquired in the ordinary course of
business; (iii) liabilities arising from Guarantees to suppliers, lessors,
licensees, contractors, franchisees or customers incurred in the ordinary course
of business (exclusive of obligations for the payment of money borrowed); (iv)
liabilities in respect of performance bonds provided by the Company or its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (v) liabilities from the
honoring by a bank or other financing institution of a check, draft or similar
instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business,
provided that such liabilities are extinguished within two Business Days of
their incurrence; (vi) liabilities under workers' compensation laws and similar
legislation; (vii) Tax Claims Indebtedness and (viii) borrowings under life
insurance policies in effect on the Issue Date to pay premiums under such
policies, which borrowings shall not exceed the cash surrender value thereof.
The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be, without
duplication, (i) the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional
obligations as described above and the maximum liability of any such contingent
obligations at such date and (ii) in the case of Indebtedness of others secured
by a Lien to which the property or assets owned or held by such Person is
subject but which is otherwise nonrecourse to such Person, the lesser of the
Fair Market Value at such date of any assets subject to a Lien securing the
Indebtedness of others and the amount of the Indebtedness secured.
"Interest Rate Agreement" means any swap agreement, interest rate collar
agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement of any Person designed to
protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest
rates.
"Investment" of any Person means (i) all investments by such Person in any
other Person in the form of loans, advances (other than advances to customers in
the ordinary course of business which are recorded as accounts receivable on the
balance sheet of the Company or its Subsidiaries not to exceed $1 million in the
aggregate at any one time outstanding) or capital contributions, (ii) all
Guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations of any other Person by such
Person, (iii) all purchases (or other acquisitions for consideration) by such
Person of Indebtedness, Capital Stock or other securities of any other Person
and (iv) all other items that would be classified as investments (including,
without limitation, purchases of assets outside the ordinary course of business)
on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided,
that notwithstanding anything in the foregoing that may be deemed to be to the
contrary, Investment shall not include (i) sales of goods or services on trade
credit terms consistent with the Company's and its Subsidiaries' past practices
or otherwise consistent with trade credit terms in common use in the industry
and recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the Person making
such sale; (ii) loans and advances to employees of the Company in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practices, including travel, moving
and other like advances; (iii) loans and advances to vendors or contractors in
the ordinary course of business not to exceed $1 million in the aggregate at any
one time outstanding; (iv) lease, utility and other similar deposits in the
ordinary course of business; (v) obligations or securities received in the
ordinary course of business in settlement of debts owing to the Company or a
Subsidiary thereof as a result of foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any
Lien; (vi) Investments in existence on the Issue Date; (vii) Investments in
securities not consisting of cash or Cash Equivalents and received in connection
with an Asset Sale or other disposition of assets; and (viii) growth in
accumulated earnings of Persons who are not Subsidiaries of the Company.
"Issue Date" means March 17, 1995, the date on which Notes were issued
under the Indenture.
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"Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the City of New York or the city in which the Trustee has its
Corporate Trust Office are not required to be open. If a payment date is a Legal
Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next
succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the
intervening period.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset,
whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in
the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell (excluding options or
agreements for sales of assets not prohibited by the Indenture) or give a
security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any
jurisdiction).
"Marketable Securities" means securities listed and trading on any national
securities exchange or listed and trading on the National Market System of the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System; provided,
however, that (a) either any such security is freely tradable under the
Securities Act upon issuance or the holder thereof has contractual registration
rights that will permit the sale of such Marketable Security pursuant to an
effective registration statement not later than ninety days after issuance to
the Company or one of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and (b) such securities also
are so listed for trading privileges.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds of
such Asset Sale in cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of
deferred payment obligations (to the extent corresponding to the principal, but
not interest, component thereof) when received in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents (except to the extent such obligations are financed or sold with
recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company) and proceeds from the
conversion of other property received when converted to cash or Cash
Equivalents, net of (a) third-party brokerage commissions, sales commissions and
other third-party fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel and
investment bankers) related to such Asset Sale, (b) provisions for all cash
taxes as a result of such Asset Sale, (c) payments made to repay Indebtedness
(other than Indebtedness under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility, repayment of
which is governed by the provision of the Indenture described above under
"Certain Covenants -- Limitation on Asset Sales") or any other obligation
outstanding at the time of such Asset Sale the incurrence of which was not
prohibited by the Indenture and that is secured by a Lien, the incurrence of
which was not prohibited by the Indenture, on the property or assets sold to the
extent required by the terms of such Lien and actually repaid in cash or Cash
Equivalents, and (d) amounts provided by the Company or any Subsidiary as a
reserve, to the extent required by GAAP, against any liabilities associated with
such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may
be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other
post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental
matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with
such Asset Sale; provided however, that the amounts of any such reserves, to the
extent not utilized for the foregoing purposes or no longer required from time
to time to be retained as reserves, shall be Net Cash Proceeds at such times
when any such amounts cease to be retained as reserves.
"Net Equity Proceeds" means (a) in the case of any sale by the Company of
Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, the aggregate net cash proceeds received
by the Company, after payment of expenses, commissions and the like incurred in
connection therewith, and (b) in the case of any exchange, exercise, conversion
or surrender of any outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary
for or into shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, the amount of such
Indebtedness (or, if such Indebtedness was issued at an amount less than the
stated principal amount thereof, the accrued amount thereof as determined in
accordance with GAAP) as reflected in the consolidated financial statements of
the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the most recent date next
preceding the date of such exchange, exercise, conversion or surrender (plus any
additional cash amount required to be paid by the holder of such Indebtedness to
the Company or to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company upon such exchange,
exercise, conversion or surrender and less any and all payments made to the
holders of such Indebtedness, and all other expenses incurred by the Company in
connection therewith), in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b) to the extent
consummated after the Issue Date.
"Net Income" means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of
such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding, however, (i) any
gain (but not loss), together with any related provisions for taxes on such gain
(but not loss), realized in connection with (a) any Asset Sale (including,
without limitation,
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dispositions pursuant to sale and leaseback transactions and, for purposes of
this definition only, disregarding limitations in the definition of "Asset Sale"
with respect to Fair Market Value and net proceeds), or (b) the disposition of
any securities or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any
of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with
any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss),
(iii) for purposes of the provisions described above under "Certain Covenants --
Limitation on Restricted Payments" only, amortization of existing goodwill of
the Company on the Issue Date in the amount of $450 million and (iv) in the case
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, income tax expense payable pursuant to the
provisions of the Indenture described above in the second paragraph under
"Certain Covenants -- Taxes" for any period by Mid-State Homes and its
Subsidiaries or any other member of the Company's consolidated group for tax
purposes which is not a Subsidiary of the Company, so long as the Company is not
in default under the provisions of the Indenture described above in the second
paragraph under "Certain Covenants -- Taxes" (which income tax expense shall be
included, if not excluded pursuant to this clause (iv)), but including any cash
payments with respect to Consolidated Post Retirement Benefits Other Than
Pensions.
"Non-Core Assets" means any assets other than those used directly or
indirectly in the same or a similar line of business (other than land held by
Walter Land, Hamer Properties, Inc. and J.W. Walter on the Issue Date) as the
Company and Homes Holdings Corporation, Jim Walter Homes, Jim Walter Resources,
Jim Walter Window Components, Inc., JW Aluminum, JW Resources, Land Holdings
Corporation, Mid-State Homes, Mid-State Holdings Corporation, Railroad Holdings
Corporation, Sloss Industries, Southern Precision, U.S. Pipe, United Land and
Vestal Manufacturing were engaged in on the Issue Date.
"Non-Core Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary substantially all of whose
assets consist of Non-Core Assets.
"Opinion of Counsel" means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.
"Other Permitted Liens" means (i) Liens for taxes, assessments,
governmental charges or claims which are not yet delinquent or which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the
effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to
such Lien, and for which a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as
shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made; (ii) statutory
Liens of landlords, vendors and laborers and carriers', warehousemen's,
mechanics', suppliers', materialmen's, repairmen's, or other like Liens arising
in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts which are not yet
delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or
sale of the property or assets subject to such Lien, and for which a reserve or
other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have
been made; (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of
business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and
other types of social security; (iv) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure
the performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and
appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and
other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business
(exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money); (v) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other
similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the
business of the Company or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of
business; (vi) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business 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 in
accordance with the Indenture for the account of such Person to facilitate the
purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods; (vii) Liens
incurred in the ordinary course of business securing reimbursement obligations
with respect to commercial letters of credit permitted under the Indenture which
encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and
products and proceeds thereof; (viii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of
business in favor of bona fide lessors of real or personal property; and (ix)
leases or subleases granted to others in the ordinary course of business and not
materially interfering with the ordinary course of business.
"Payment Restriction" means with respect to a Subsidiary of any Person, any
encumbrance, restriction or limitation, whether by operation of the terms of its
charter or by reason of any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order,
statute, rule or governmental regulation, on the ability of (i) such Subsidiary
to (a) pay dividends or make other distributions on its Capital Stock or make
payments on any obligation, liability or Indebtedness
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owed to such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person, (b) make loans or
advances to such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person, or (c) transfer
any of its properties or assets to such Person or any other Subsidiary of such
Person, or (ii) such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person to receive or
retain any such (a) dividends, distributions or payments, (b) loans or advances,
or (c) transfer of properties or assets.
"Permitted Holders" means Lehman and its Affiliates, KKR, KKR Associates,
KKR Partners II, L.P., JWC Associates, L.P., JWC Associates II, L.P. and their
respective Affiliates and any group (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under
the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of the Indenture) including any of the
foregoing.
"Permitted Indebtedness" means (i) Indebtedness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in respect of the Bank Revolving Credit Facility not to exceed
$150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding as
reduced in accordance with the provisions described above under "Certain
Covenants - Limitation on Asset Sales"; (ii) Existing Indebtedness; (iii)
Indebtedness pursuant to the Notes; (iv) unsecured Indebtedness of the Company
to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company and unsecured Indebtedness of any
Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
the Company to the extent permitted by the provisions described above under
"Certain Covenants -- Limitation on Restricted Payments"; (v) obligations with
respect to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements and Commodity
Agreements; (vi) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; and (vii) the incurrence by
the Company or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease
Obligations, Attributable Debt, mortgage financings or Purchase Money
Obligations, in each case incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part
of the purchase price or cost of construction of property (including additions
or replacements to or refurbishments or renovations of existing property) newly
acquired or constructed for use in the business of the Company or such
Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25 million at any
time outstanding.
"Permitted Investments" means (i) any Investments in the Company or in a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company that is engaged primarily in a Related
Business; (ii) any Investments in Cash Equivalents; (iii) Investments by the
Company or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a
result of such Investment (a) such Person becomes a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
the Company that is engaged primarily in a Related Business; or (b) such Person
is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys
substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (which remains a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
following consummation of the transaction) and such Person is engaged primarily
in a Related Business; (iv) Mid-State Advances to the extent permitted by the
provision of the Indenture described above in the second paragraph under
"Certain Covenants -- Taxes" and (v) other Investments in one or more Persons
that do not exceed $25 million in the aggregate at any time outstanding.
"Permitted Liens" means (i) Liens existing on the Issue Date; (ii) Liens
existing on or after the date of the Indenture securing Indebtedness outstanding
under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility; (iii) Liens existing on or after the
date of the Indenture securing any obligations with respect to Interest Rate
Agreements, Currency Agreements or Commodity Agreements; (iv) Liens on property
of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were not created in
connection with, or in contemplation of, such merger or consolidation and do not
extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged or consolidated with
the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company; (v) Liens on property existing at
the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;
provided that such Liens were not created in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such acquisition; (vi) Purchase Money Liens and Liens to
secure Capital Lease Obligations and mortgage financings included in
clause (vii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness covering only the
property acquired with such Indebtedness; (vii) Liens on assets of Subsidiaries
securing Indebtedness of Subsidiaries (other than Permitted Indebtedness)
incurred in compliance with the provisions described above under "Certain
Covenants -- Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness" and "-- Limitation on
Issuance of Capital Stock"; (viii) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness; provided that such Liens extend to or cover only the property or
assets then securing the Indebtedness being refinanced; and (ix) Other Permitted
Liens.
"Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which
are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace,
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defease or refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
provided that, except in the case of the redemption of all of the outstanding
Notes, in which case none of the following shall be applicable, (i) the
principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of
the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded (plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred in connection
therewith), (ii) such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal
to or greater than and a final maturity no earlier than the Weighted Average
Life to Maturity and final maturity of the Indebtedness being extended,
refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded, (iii) with respect to
Subordinated Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment
pursuant to terms at least as favorable to the Holders as those, if any,
contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended,
refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded, and (iv) no such
Indebtedness incurred by the Company is extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded with Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or other agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Pledge Agreement" means the Pledge Agreement dated as of the date of the
Indenture, as amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, pursuant to which the Company pledged the Pledged Shares owned by it to
the Trustee.
"Preferred Stock" means, with respect to any Person, all Capital Stock of
such Person which has a preference in liquidation or a preference with respect
to the payment of dividends to another class of Capital Stock.
"Purchase Money Liens" means Liens to secure or securing Purchase Money
Obligations permitted to be incurred under the Indenture.
"Purchase Money Obligations" means Indebtedness representing, or incurred
to finance, the cost (a) of acquiring any assets and (b) of construction or
improvement of property, in each case for use in the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries (including Purchase Money Obligations of any other Person at
the time such other Person is merged with or is otherwise acquired by the
Company or a Subsidiary), provided that (i) the principal amount of such
Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of such cost, including construction or
improvement costs, (ii) any Lien securing such Indebtedness does not extend to
or cover any other asset or property other than the asset or property being so
acquired, constructed or improved and (iii) such Indebtedness is incurred, and
any Liens with respect thereto are granted, within 180 days of the acquisition
of such property or asset.
"Qualified Capital Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any Capital
Stock of such Person that is not Disqualified Stock.
"Related Business" means (1) a business engaged in on the Issue Date by any
of the Company, its Subsidiaries, Cardem Insurance, Mid-State Homes, Black
Warrior Methane and Black Warrior Transmission or (2) the business of mining or
manufacturing and/or selling products and/or providing services (other than
brokerage, investment advisory, investment banking, commercial lending or other
similar financial services not related to the primary business of Mid-State
Homes, Best Insurors or Cardem Insurance on the Issue Date) relating to building
products, water and waste water transmission, residential and/or non-residential
construction, coal, coke, methane gas, specialty chemicals and iron and aluminum
industrial and original equipment manufacture products.
"Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a Permitted
Investment.
"Restricted Payment" means, with respect to any Person, any of the
following: (i) any dividend or other distribution in respect of such Person's
Capital Stock (other than (a) dividends or distributions payable solely in
Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) and (b) in the case of
Subsidiaries of a Person, dividends or distributions payable to such Person or
to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person); (ii) the purchase, redemption or
other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of such Person or
any of its Subsidiaries (other than the surrender of Qualified Capital Stock of
the Company in payment of the exercise price of employee stock options to
purchase Qualified Capital Stock of the Company issued pursuant to plans
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approved by the stockholders of the Company); (iii) the making of any principal
payment on, or the purchase, defeasance, repurchase, redemption or other
acquisition or retirement for value, prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled
repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, of any Indebtedness which is
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; and (iv) the making of any
Restricted Investment.
"Significant Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that would be a "significant
subsidiary" as defined in Article 1, Rule l-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date
hereof.
"Subordinated Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company that
(i) has a final maturity date after, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity
longer than, that of the Notes, (ii) is subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes pursuant to subordination provisions contained in the agreements or
instruments evidencing such Indebtedness or pursuant to which such Indebtedness
is issued, which subordination provisions are not less favorable to the Holders
than the subordination provisions set forth in Exhibit D to the Indenture and
(iii) is not Guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Company.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, (i) a corporation a
majority of whose Capital Stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances,
to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person,
by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more
Subsidiaries thereof or (ii) any other Person (other than a corporation) in
which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries thereof or such Person and one or
more Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination
thereof has at least a majority ownership interest; provided, however, that Mid-
State Homes and its Subsidiaries and Cardem Insurance shall not be deemed to be
Subsidiaries of the Company for purposes of the Indenture. For purposes of this
definition, any directors' qualifying shares or investments by foreign nationals
mandated by applicable law shall be disregarded in determining the ownership of
a Subsidiary.
"Subsidiary Pledge Agreements" means the Subsidiary Pledge Agreements dated
as of the date of the Indenture as amended, amended and restated or otherwise
modified from time to time pursuant to which the Subsidiaries of the Company
pledged the Pledged Shares owned by them to the Trustee.
"Tax Claims Indebtedness" means obligations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries to the IRS arising out of consolidated tax returns filed by the
Company and its Subsidiaries or their predecessors for fiscal years ended August
31, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and May 31, 1988 (nine months), 1989,
1990 and 1991, as agreed to by the Company and the IRS and approved by a final
nonappealable order of the Bankruptcy Court to the extent required by the
Bankruptcy Code or, failing agreement, the amount determined by a final
nonappealable order of the Bankruptcy Court, in either case in an aggregate
amount of principal, interest and penalties not to exceed $40 million at any
time outstanding.
"Trade Payables" means any accounts payable or any other indebtedness or
monetary obligation to trade creditors created, assumed or Guaranteed by a
Person arising in the ordinary course of business of such Person in connection
with the acquisition of goods and services.
"Voting Stock" means, with respect to any Person, (i) one or more classes
of the Capital Stock of such Person having general voting power to elect at
least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person
(irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of any other class or
classes have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency) and (ii) any Capital Stock of such Person convertible or
exchangeable without restriction at the option of the holder thereof into
Capital Stock of such Person described in clause (i) above.
"Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any Indebtedness
at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the
products obtained by multiplying (x) the amount of each then remaining
installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of
principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (y) the
number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between
such date and the making of such payment, by (b) the then outstanding principal
amount of such Indebtedness.
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"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, a Subsidiary
of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock of which shall at the time
be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such
Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such
Person.
Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement
The Company has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization (the "Senior Note Registration
Rights Agreement"), with certain holders ("Note Holders") of Notes pursuant to
which the Company agreed to file the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus forms a part (the "Initial Senior Note Shelf Registration") and use
its reasonable best efforts to keep such Initial Senior Note Shelf Registration
continuously effective for up to one year.
After the expiration of the Initial Senior Note Shelf Registration, one or
more Note Holders may request to have all or part of their Notes as to which
registration pursuant to the Securities Act is required for public sale
("Registrable Notes") registered under the Securities Act, and all other Note
Holders have the right to participate in any such registration; provided that
(i) the Company is not required to effect more than two such registrations, (ii)
no such registration may be requested within 180 days of the effectiveness of
any such earlier registration or a registration as to which Note Holders have
"piggyback" registration rights (as discussed below), (iii) the Company is not
required to effect any such registration unless at least 20% of the principal
amount of Registrable Notes outstanding at the time of such request is to be
included in such registration and (iv) if the intended method of distribution is
an underwritten public offering, the Company may require the underwriting to be
conducted on a "firm commitment" basis. Any such requested registration may be
effected pursuant to a shelf registration statement under Rule 415 of the
Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration"); any such registration (other than a
Shelf Registration, which must be kept effective by the Company for up to one
year, if made pursuant to the first demand under the provisions described in
this paragraph, or nine months otherwise) need not be kept effective by the
Company for more than 90 days. If the intended method of distribution is an
underwritten public offering, the underwriters must be nationally recognized,
selected by Note Holders owning at least a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of Registrable Notes to be included in such registration (the "Majority
Selling Note Holders") and reasonably acceptable to the Company. In addition, if
the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that, in its opinion,
the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes requested to be registered
exceeds the aggregate principal amount of such securities that can be sold
within a price range specified by the Majority Selling Note Holders, the
Registrable Notes requested to be included by Note Holders shall be included in
the registration on a pro rata basis in preference to any other Notes which the
Company or any person wishes to include in such registration.
If the Company at any time following the termination of the Initial Senior
Note Shelf Registration proposes to register any of its securities under the
Securities Act (other than any registration of Common Stock pursuant to the
Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement or any registration of any securities
on Form S-4 or Form S-8), the Note Holders have the right pursuant to a written
request submitted within 20 days (10 days in certain circumstances) of receipt
of notice thereof from the Company, to participate in such registration.
Upon a request of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of Registrable Notes requested to be included in a demand or "piggyback"
registration made at any time on or after March 17, 1996, the Company has agreed
to use its best efforts to (i) cause the Notes covered by such registration to
be listed on a national securities exchange or to be quoted through NASDAQ or
(ii) provide for at least two market makers for the Notes.
All expenses of the Company in connection with the performance of its
obligations under the Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement and the
reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of counsel (per
registration) selected by the Majority Selling Note Holders (but excluding
underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes) shall be borne by the
Company, except where some or all of the Note Holders withdraw or terminate
their requests prior to the registration statement becoming effective, in which
case such Note Holders shall be required to bear some or all of such expenses,
provided that if the Company elects not to proceed with a registration as to
which Note Holders have "piggyback" registration rights as described above or
elects not to proceed with any registration as described in the second
succeeding paragraph, the Company must bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs
(other than counsel fees, disbursements and other charges not specifically
referred to above) incurred by a Note Holder in connection with such terminated
registration. In
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addition, pursuant to the Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement, the Company
has agreed to indemnify each offeror of Registrable Notes covered by a
registration statement filed pursuant to the Senior Note Registration Rights
Agreement, each other person who participates as an underwriter in such
offering, each other person who controls such offerors or underwriters and their
respective directors, officers, partners, agents and affiliates against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Each Note Holder has agreed, if required by the managing underwriter of any
underwritten offering and except as required otherwise under applicable law, not
to sell any debt securities of the Company during the 10 days preceding or 120
days following the effective date of an underwritten registration under the
Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement. The Company has agreed not to (and to
cause certain other holders of debt securities acquired after the Effective Date
of the Plan of Reorganization to agree not to) effect any public offering and
sale of any debt securities pursuant to an effective registration statement
during such period of time.
The Company is not obligated to file any registration statement under the
Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement or any amendment or supplement thereto
(other than the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part and
amendments and supplements thereto) and may suspend any seller's rights to make
sales pursuant to any effective registration statement (provided that the right
to effect sales pursuant to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
forms a part may not be suspended prior to June 15, 1995) at any time when the
Company, in the good faith judgment of its Board of Directors, reasonably
believes that the filing thereof at the time requested, or the offering of
securities thereto, would adversely affect a pending or proposed public offering
of the Company's securities, a material financing, or a material acquisition,
merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization or similar transaction,
or negotiations, discussions or pending proposals with respect thereto. Such a
deferral of the filing of a registration statement or an amendment or supplement
thereto or suspension of a seller's right to effect sales may continue for no
more than 10 days after the abandonment or consummation of any of the foregoing
proposals or transactions or 60 days after the date of the Board's determination
referred to in the preceding sentence. In the event of such a suspension, the
applicable registration period will be extended by the number of days of the
suspension.
DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
Bank Revolving Credit Facility
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into a revolving
credit facility (the "Bank Revolving Credit Facility") with Citicorp USA, Inc.,
NationsBank of Florida, N.A. and Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation. The Bank
Revolving Credit Facility is a three-year non-amortizing senior working capital
revolving credit facility pursuant to which borrowings not in excess of $150
million may be outstanding at any time, with a sublimit for trade and standby
letters of credit in an amount not in excess of $40,000,000 at any time
outstanding and a sub-facility for swingline advances in an amount not in excess
of $15,000,000 at any time outstanding, subject to compliance with a borrowing
base test comprised of eligible equipment, inventory and receivables. The
facility is secured by certain collateral, including equipment of JW Aluminum,
U.S. Pipe and Jim Walter Resources as well as the bank accounts, inventory and
accounts receivable of all of the borrowers and inter-company indebtedness.
Subject to certain exceptions, the net cash proceeds from the sale of collateral
must be applied to permanently reduce the facility. Under the facility each
borrower guarantees the obligations of each other borrower, subject to certain
limitations. As of March 31, 1995, there were no borrowings outstanding under
this facility; however, letters of credit in the aggregate face amount of
$22,066,146 have been issued thereunder. The facility contains a number of
covenants, including restrictions on liens, indebtedness, leases, mergers, sales
or disposition of assets, investments, dividends, repurchases of shares of
capital stock, prepayment of indebtedness and capital expenditures, as well as
financial covenants with respect to leverage ratios, interest coverage, fixed
charge coverage ratios and earnings. Mid-State Homes is not a party to or
governed by this facility.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
Authorized Capital Stock
The Company's authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share. At June __, 1995 there were 50,494,313
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. Harris Trust and Savings Bank is
the transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock.
Common Stock
The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share
held of record on all matters as to which stockholders are entitled to vote.
There are no cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. The quorum
required at any stockholders' meeting for consideration of any matter is a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, represented in
person or by proxy.
Holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and
if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for
dividends. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive pro rata any
assets distributable to stockholders in respect of shares held by them, after
payment of all obligations of the Company.
The outstanding shares of the Common Stock are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Future Stock Issuances
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the Company may be required to
issue additional Common Stock to the holders of common stock of the Company
immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization ("Original
Stockholders") on the dates and in the amounts described below, in each case on
a pro rata basis. Solely for the purpose of calculating the number of shares to
be issued in these issuances, such additional Common Stock will be valued at a
price per share of $22.86 (the "Common Stock Value Per Share"). Original
Stockholders will be entitled receive shares of Common Stock as follows:
(a) On the date on which a final, non-appealable order is entered
resolving the total amount of claims of the IRS against the Company or any
of its subsidiaries (other than Cardem Insurance and J.W. Railroad) arising
prior to the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization and entitled to
priority under Section 507(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code ("Federal Income
Tax Claims"), the Original Stockholders will receive Common Stock with an
aggregate Common Stock Value Per Share equal to the amount by which the
total amount of the Federal Income Tax Claims are reduced to below $27
million (the "Federal Income Tax Claims Differential"). Such Common Stock
shall be, first, issued by the Company directly to the Original
Stockholders up to a number of shares having an aggregate Common Stock
Value Per Share equal to the excess, if any, of (A) $88.7 million over (B)
the aggregate Common Stock Value Per Share of all shares of Common Stock
theretofore issued into escrow as described in the next paragraph, and
second, be satisfied by the release from such escrow of any remaining
shares of Common Stock issuable to Original Stockholders pursuant to such
provisions.
(b) As soon as practicable after the Tax Oversight Committee of the
Board of Directors has determined that a tax return for a tax year ending
on or after May 31, 1995 or a claim for refund or deduction for a tax year
ending prior to May 31, 1995 has been filed by the Company's consolidated
tax group or any member thereof on which a Veil Piercing Settlement Tax
Savings Amount (as defined below) is claimed (each such filing, a "Veil
Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Event"), the Company will issue and place
in escrow with an escrow agent selected by the Company, Lehman and AIF II,
L.P., certain of its affiliates and certain accounts controlled or managed
by such affiliates (AIF II, L.P., such affiliates and accounts,
collectively, "Apollo") shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Common
Stock Value Per Share equal to the difference between (a) the aggregate
amount of federal, state and local tax payable by members of the Company's
consolidated group as reported on such members' relevant tax returns and
(b) the aggregate amount of federal, state and local income tax that would
have been reported on such returns if the distribution under the Veil
Piercing Settlement Agreement had not
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been made (the "Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount"). This amount
will be determined by the Tax Oversight Committee upon such Veil Piercing
Settlement Tax Savings Event. The Company intends to deduct in full in the
year of payment the payment made under the Plan of Reorganization to
Celotex, in its capacity as the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient. The
Company believes that such payment is properly deductible, but there can be
no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the deduction and if it does
so whether such challenge will succeed. The issued shares will be released
from escrow as soon as practicable after the Tax Oversight Committee
determines that the applicable Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount
is no longer subject to adjustment because (i) the statutory period during
which assessments (or denial of a refund claim) can be made with respect to
such Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount has passed, (ii) the
Company and the IRS or other relevant taxing authority have entered into a
closing or similar agreement governing the years or issues in question with
respect to such Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount, or (iii) a
court decision determining the income tax liability (or the right to such
refund) with respect to such Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount
has been rendered and the time period for the filing of an appeal has
passed. Notwithstanding and in addition to the foregoing, the Plan of
Reorganization provides that if, on or prior to August 22, 1995 (the 160th
day following the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization), (i) one or
more Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Events shall not have occurred in
respect of (and the Tax Oversight Committee shall not have determined) the
maximum Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount that could result from
a good faith claim by the Company consolidated tax group of both (a) a
refund with respect to tax years prior to the tax year in which the
Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization occurs, and (b) a deduction
with respect to the tax year in which the Effective Date of the Plan of
Reorganization occurs (collectively, the "Initial Claim"), or (ii) the
Company shall not have issued and delivered into escrow certificates
representing shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Common Stock Value
Per Share equal to the full amount of such maximum Veil Piercing Settlement
Tax Savings Amount, then not later than September 11, 1995 (the 180th day
after the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization) the Company shall
issue and deliver into escrow certificates representing Common Stock having
an aggregate Common Stock Value Per Share equal to the sum of (i) that part
of the Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount arising from the Initial
Claim in respect of which shares of Common Stock had not theretofore been
issued into escrow, as such Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount
(whether or not a Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Event shall
previously have occurred) shall be estimated in good faith by the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company and set forth in a certificate delivered
to the Tax Oversight Committee (and such amount shall be the Veil Piercing
Settlement Tax Savings Amount for purposes of provisions described in this
sentence) and (ii) an additional amount equal to the lesser of (A) $13
million and (B) an amount that would cause the total number of shares of
Common Stock to be issued into escrow to have an aggregate Common Stock
Value Per Share equal to $88.7 million. Notwithstanding and in addition to
the foregoing, $11.3 million of Common Stock (using the Common Stock Value
Per Share) will be issued directly to the Original Stockholders on a pro
rata basis at the same time as shares of Common Stock are first issued into
escrow. The Original Stockholders, on a pro rata basis, are entitled to
exercise all voting rights of, and receive all dividends and other
distributions on, Common Stock held in escrow. The amount of such dividends
and other distributions must be returned to the Company if such shares are
subsequently cancelled prior to release from escrow.
The Plan of Reorganization limits the number of shares issuable under the
provisions described in (a) and (b) above to that number of shares of Common
Stock that, when added to the shares issued to the Original Stockholders on the
Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization, has an aggregate Common Stock
Value Per Share of $250 million. The Plan of Reorganization contains an
arbitration provision for the final determination of any dispute that may arise
between KKR (the principal Original Stockholder) and the Tax Oversight Committee
with respect to any determination made by the Tax Oversight Committee regarding
the provisions of the Plan of Reorganization described in (b) above. The Plan of
Reorganization also provides that, for purposes of the Federal Income Tax Claims
Differential, the amount of Federal Income Tax Claims shall not be reduced by
any Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount and that any terms of any
settlement or agreement regarding Federal Income Tax Claims shall not be agreed
to by the Company or any subsidiary thereof without the prior consent of the Tax
Oversight Committee.
The Company is authorized to issue additional shares of capital stock from
time to time. There are no specific restrictions upon such issuances, except
that the Charter prohibits the issuance of non-voting equity
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securities if, and only to the extent that and so long as, Section 1123 of the
Bankruptcy Code is applicable and would prohibit such issuance. The Company's
stockholders will not have preemptive rights to purchase additional shares of
capital stock of the Company upon any issuance of such shares authorized by the
Board.
Stockholder's Agreement
Pursuant to the Stockholder's Agreement dated as of the Effective Date of
the Plan of Reorganization (the "Stockholder's Agreement") between the Company
and the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient, the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient
has agreed, in any vote or action by written consent by holders of Common Stock
on any matter submitted to a vote of holders of Common Stock, to vote, and
execute written consents with respect to, the shares of Common Stock held by it
for and/or against such matter in proportion to the votes cast or consents
executed and delivered by all other holders of Common Stock. Identical
restrictions on the voting of the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient's Common
Stock are contained in the Charter and in the Plan of Reorganization. Pursuant
to the Stockholder's Agreement, the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient further
agreed not to, and to cause its affiliates not to, offer, sell, assign, give,
pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of any shares of its Common Stock or any
interest therein or right thereto to any person that is a successor to or
creditor of the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient or a creditor of Celotex (any
such creditor, a "Celotex Settlement Fund Beneficiary"), in such person's
capacity as such, unless such person executes and delivers an instrument, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, pursuant to which it
agrees to be bound by the Stockholder's Agreement to the same extent as the
Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient.
Tag-Along and Voting Rights Agreement
Pursuant to the Tag-Along and Voting Rights Agreement dated as of the
Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization (the "Tag-Along and Voting Rights
Agreement") among Celotex, on behalf of the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient,
Apollo and Lehman (collectively, the "Tag-Along Stockholders") each Tag-Along
Stockholder agreed that if it proposes to dispose of any Common Stock held by it
on the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization to any third party (other
than transactions described below), the other Tag-Along Stockholders will have
the right to include the shares of Common Stock held by them on the Effective
Date of the Plan of Reorganization in such disposition transaction on the same
terms and conditions, provided, however, that if the initiating Tag-Along
Stockholder is Lehman or Apollo, then Lehman or Apollo, respectively, will not
be entitled to participate in such disposition transaction. If the Tag-Along
Stockholders collectively desire to sell more shares of Common Stock than the
proposed purchaser desires to purchase, each Tag-Along Stockholder shall sell a
pro rata number of its shares. The foregoing does not apply to any transaction
effected on a national securities exchange, on NASDAQ or through a registered-
broker dealer or made pursuant to a public offering under an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act. The foregoing also does not
apply to any disposition by a Tag-Along Stockholder to an affiliate or by the
Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient to a successor or a Celotex Settlement Fund
Beneficiary. The parties have agreed that any of their transferees which is an
affiliate or, in the case of the Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient, a successor
or a Celotex Settlement Fund Beneficiary must, prior to such transfer, agree in
writing to be bound by the Tag-Along and Voting Rights Agreement as if it had
been an original party thereto.
The Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient also has agreed to, and to cause each
of its affiliates to, vote and execute written consents with respect to their
shares of Common Stock in proportion to the votes cast or consents executed and
delivered by all other holders of Common Stock, in any vote or action by written
consent by holders of Common Stock.
Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement
The Company has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization (the "Common Stock Registration
Rights Agreement"), with certain holders ("Common Stock Holders") of Common
Stock pursuant to which the Company agreed to file the registration statement
referred to under "Prospectus Summary -- Contemporaneous Common Stock Offering"
(the "Initial Common Stock Shelf Registration") and use its reasonable best
efforts to keep such Common Stock Shelf Registration continuously effective for
up to one year.
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After the expiration of the Initial Common Stock Shelf Registration, one or
more Common Stock Holders may request to have all or part of their Common Stock
as to which registration pursuant to the Securities Act is required for public
sale ("Registrable Common Stock") registered under the Securities Act, and all
other Common Stock Holders have the right to participate in any such
registration; provided that (i) the Company is not required to effect more than
two such registrations, (ii) no such registration may be requested within 180
days of the effectiveness of any such earlier registration or a registration as
to which Common Stock Holders have "piggyback" registration rights (as discussed
below), (iii) the Company is not required to effect any such registration unless
at least 5% of the shares of Registrable Common Stock outstanding at the time of
such request is to be included in such registration and (iv) if the intended
method of distribution is an underwritten public offering, the Company may
require the underwriting to be conducted on a "firm commitment" basis. Any such
requested registration may be effected pursuant to a shelf registration
statement under Rule 415 of the Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration"); any
such registration (other than a Shelf Registration, which must be kept effective
by the Company for up to one year, if made pursuant to the first demand under
the provisions described in this paragraph or nine months otherwise) need not be
kept effective by the Company for more than 90 days.
If the Company at any time following the termination of the Initial Common
Stock Shelf Registration proposes to register any of its securities under the
Securities Act (other than any registration of Notes pursuant to the Senior Note
Registration Rights Agreement or any registration of any securities on Form S-4
or Form S-8), the Common Stock Holders have the right to participate in such
registration.
Upon a request of Common Stock Holders owning at least a majority of the
shares of Registrable Common Stock requested to be included in a demand or
"piggyback" registration made at any time on or after March 17, 1996, the
Company has agreed to use its best efforts to (i) cause the Common Stock covered
by such registration to be listed on a national securities exchange or to be
quoted through NASDAQ or (ii) provide for at least two market makers for the
Common Stock.
All expenses of the Company in connection with the performance of its
obligations under the Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement and the
reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of counsel (per
registration) selected by the Common Stock Holders owning at least a majority of
the shares of Registrable Common Stock being registered (but excluding
underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes) shall be borne by the
Company, except where some or all of the Common Stock Holders withdraw or
terminate their requests prior to the registration statement becoming effective,
in which case such Common Stock Holders shall be required to bear some or all of
such expenses, provided that if the Company elects not to proceed with a
registration as to which Common Stock Holders have "piggyback" registration
rights as described above or elects not to proceed with any registration as
described in the second succeeding paragraph, the Company must bear all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs (other than counsel fees, disbursements and other
charges not specifically referred to above) incurred by a Common Stock Holder in
connection with such terminated registration. In addition, pursuant to the
Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify
each offeror of Registrable Common Stock covered by a registration statement
filed pursuant to the Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement, each other
person who participates as an underwriter in such offering, each other person
who controls such offerors or underwriters and their respective directors,
officers, partners, agents and affiliates against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
Each Common Stock Holder has agreed, if required by the managing
underwriter of any underwritten offering and except as required otherwise under
applicable law, not to sell any equity securities of the Company during the 10
days preceding or 120 days following the effective date of an underwritten
registration under the Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement. The Company
has agreed not to (and to cause certain other holders of equity securities
acquired after the Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization to agree not to)
effect any public offering and sale of Common Stock pursuant to an effective
registration statement during such period of time.
The Company is not obligated to file any registration statement under the
Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement or any amendment or supplement
thereto (other than the Initial Common Stock Shelf Registration Statement and
amendments and supplements thereto) and may suspend any seller's rights to make
sales pursuant to any effective registration statement (provided that the right
to effect sales pursuant to the Initial Common Stock Shelf Registration
Statement may not be suspended prior to June 15, 1995 at any time when the
Company, in the good faith judgment of its Board of Directors, reasonably
believes that the filing thereof at the time requested, or the offering of
securities thereto, would adversely affect a pending or proposed public offering
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of the Company's securities, a material financing, or a material acquisition,
merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization or similar transaction,
or negotiations, discussions or pending proposals with respect thereto. Such a
deferral of the filing of a registration statement or an amendment or supplement
thereto or suspension of a seller's right to effect sales may continue for no
more than 10 days after the abandonment or consummation of any of the foregoing
proposals or transactions or 60 days after the date of the Board's determination
referred to in the preceding sentence. In the event of such a suspension, the
applicable registration period will be extended by the number of days of the
suspension.
Antitakeover Legislation
Section 203 of the DGCL provides that, subject to certain exceptions
specified therein, an "interested stockholder" of a Delaware corporation shall
not engage in any business combination, including mergers or consolidations or
acquisitions of additional shares of the corporation, with the corporation for a
three-year period following the date on which such stockholder becomes an
"interested stockholder" unless (i) prior to such date, the board of directors
of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction
which resulted in the stockholder becoming an "interested stockholder," (ii)
upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming
an "interested stockholder," the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of
the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction
commenced (excluding certain shares), or (iii) on or subsequent to such date,
the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the
corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by
the affirmative vote of at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which
is not owned by the "interested stockholder." Except as otherwise specified in
Section 203, an "interested stockholder" is defined to include (x) any person
that is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the
corporation, or is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and was the
owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation at any
time within three years immediately prior to the relevant date and (y) the
affiliates and associates of any such person. For purposes of Section 203, the
Board has approved the transaction (the consummation of the Plan of
Reorganization) which resulted in Lehman and the Celotex Settlement Fund
Recipient becoming "interested stockholders" and, accordingly, the Company
believes that neither of them will be subject to the restrictions of Section 203
unless it ceases to be the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock
of the Company and seeks to reattain such level of ownership. The Board also
approved the purchase of Common Stock by Channel One and its affiliates and
associates of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Company through
open market purchases or otherwise. Accordingly, the Company believes that none
of Channel One and its affiliates and associates (including the KKR Investors)
will be subject to the restrictions of Section 203. In connection with the
above-described Board approval, Channel One and the KKR Investors agreed with
the Company that they will not, and will not permit any of their affiliates to,
vote any shares of Common Stock of the Company or otherwise take any other
action to modify the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company prior
to April 6, 1998 other than as expressly provided for in the Company's Charter
and the Plan of Reorganization and that during such period they will not
participate in the solicitation of proxies to vote, or seek to advise or
influence any person with respect to, voting securities of the Company to modify
the composition of the Board of Directors, or propose, assist in or encourage
any person in connection with any of the foregoing.
Under certain circumstances, Section 203 makes it more difficult for a
person who would be an "interested stockholder" to effect various business
combinations with a corporation for a three-year period, although the
stockholders may elect to exclude a corporation from the restrictions imposed
thereunder. The Charter does not exclude the Company from the restrictions
imposed under Section 203. The provisions of Section 203 may encourage companies
interested in acquiring the Company to negotiate in advance with the Board of
Directors because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if a
majority of the directors then in office approve either the business combination
or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder. Such provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in
the management of the Company. It is possible that such provisions could make it
more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem
to be in their best interests.
CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following summary describes certain United States federal income tax
consequences of the ownership of Notes as of the date hereof. Except where
noted, it deals only with Notes held as capital assets by United States Holders
and does not deal with special situations, such as those of dealers in
securities or
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currencies, financial institutions, life insurance companies, persons holding
Notes as a part of a hedging or conversion transaction or a straddle or United
States Holders whose "functional currency" is not the U.S. dollar. Furthermore,
the discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and regulations, rulings and judicial
decisions thereunder as of the date hereof, and such authorities may be
repealed, revoked or modified so as to result in federal income tax consequences
different from those discussed below. This summary is also based upon Treasury
regulations issued under section 1273 and related sections of the Code relating
to original issue discount ("OID") (the "OID Regulations"). Persons considering
the purchase, ownership or disposition of Notes should consult their own tax
advisors concerning the federal income tax consequences in light of their
particular situations as well as any consequences arising under the laws of any
other taxing jurisdiction.
As used herein, a "United States Holder" of a Note means a Holder that is a
citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other
entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any
political subdivision thereof, or an estate or trust the income of which is
subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. A
"Non-United States Holder" of a Note is a Holder that is not a United States
Holder.
Payments of Interest
The Company believes that the Notes will not be issued with OID within the
meaning of section 1273 of the Code and the OID Regulations and will report
payments to holders accordingly. Thus, payments of interest on a Note will
generally be taxable to a United States Holder as ordinary income from domestic
sources at the time it is paid or accrued in accordance with the United States
Holder's method of accounting for tax purposes.
Market Discount
If a United States Holder purchases a Note for an amount that is less than
its stated redemption price at maturity, the amount of the difference will be
treated as "market discount" for federal income tax purposes, unless such
difference is less than a specified de minimis amount. Under the market discount
rules, a United States Holder will be required to treat any principal payment
on, or any gain on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of, a
Note as ordinary income to the extent of the market discount which has not
previously been included in income and is treated as having accrued on such Note
at the time of such payment or disposition. In addition, the United States
Holder may be required to defer, until the maturity of the Note or its earlier
disposition in a taxable transaction, the deduction of all or a portion of the
interest expense on any indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry
such Note.
Any market discount will be considered to accrue ratably during the period
from the date of acquisition to the maturity date of the Note, unless the United
States Holder elects to accrue on a constant interest method. A United States
Holder of a Note may elect to include market discount in income currently as it
accrues (on either a ratable or constant interest method), in which case the
rule described above regarding deferral of interest deductions will not apply.
This election to include market discount in income currently, once made, applies
to all market discount obligations acquired on or after the first taxable year
to which the election applies and may not be revoked without the consent of the
IRS.
Amortizable Bond Premium
A United States Holder that purchases a Note for an amount in excess of the
sum of all amounts payable on the Note after the purchase date other than
qualified stated interest (as defined in the OID Regulations) will be considered
to have purchased the Note at a "premium." A United States Holder generally may
elect to amortize the premium over the remaining term of the Note on a constant
yield method. The amount amortized in any year will be treated as a reduction of
the United States Holder's interest income from the Note. Bond premium on a Note
held by a United States Holder that does not make such an election will decrease
the gain or increase the loss otherwise recognized on disposition of the Note.
The election to amortize premium on a constant yield method once made applies to
all debt obligations held or subsequently acquired by the electing United States
Holder on or after the first day of the first taxable year to which the election
applies and may not be revoked without the consent of the IRS.
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Sale, Exchange and Retirement of Notes
A United States Holder's tax basis in a Note will, in general, be the
United States Holder's cost therefor, increased by any market discount
previously included in income by the United States Holder and reduced by any
amortized premium and any cash payments on the Note other than qualified stated
interest. Upon the sale, exchange or retirement of a Note, a United States
Holder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount
realized upon the sale, exchange or retirement (less any accrued interest, which
will be taxable as such) and the adjusted tax basis of the Note. In general,
such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital
gain or loss if at the time of sale, exchange or retirement the Note has been
held for more than one year. Under current law, net capital gains of individuals
are, under certain circumstances, taxed at lower rates than items of ordinary
income. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
Non-United States Holders
Under present United States federal income and estate tax law, and subject
to the discussion below concerning backup withholding:
(a) no withholding of United States federal income tax will be
required with respect to the payment by the Company or any paying agent of
principal or interest on a Note owned by a Non-United States Holder,
provided (i) that the beneficial owner does not actually or constructively
own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
of the Company entitled to vote within the meaning of section 871(h)(3) of
the Code and the regulations thereunder, (ii) the beneficial owner is not a
controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Company through stock
ownership, (iii) the beneficial owner is not a bank whose receipt of
interest on a Note is described in section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and
(iv) the beneficial owner satisfies the statement requirement (described
generally below) set forth in section 871(h) and section 881(c) of the Code
and the regulations thereunder;
(b) no withholding of United States federal income tax will be
required with respect to any gain or income realized by a Non-United States
Holder upon the sale, exchange or retirement of a Note; and
(c) a Note beneficially owned by an individual who at the time of
death is a Non-United States Holder will not be subject to United States
federal estate tax as a result of such individual's death, provided that
such individual does not actually or constructively own 10% or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the company entitled
to vote within the meaning of section 871(h)(3) of the Code and provided
that the interest payments with respect to such Note would not have been,
if received at the time of such individual's death, effectively connected
with the conduct of a United States trade or business by such individual.
To satisfy the requirement referred to in (a)(iv) above, the beneficial
owner of such Note, or a financial institution holding the Note on behalf of
such owner, must provide, in accordance with specified procedures, a paying
agent of the Company with a statement to the effect that the beneficial owner is
not a U.S. person, citizen or resident. Pursuant to current temporary Treasury
regulations, these requirements will be met if (1) the beneficial owner provides
his name and address, and certifies, under penalties of perjury, that he is not
a U.S. person, citizen or resident (which certification may be made on an IRS
Form W-8 (or successor form) or (2) a financial institution holding the Note on
behalf of the beneficial owner certifies, under penalties of perjury, that such
statement has been received by it and furnishes a paying agent with a copy
thereof.
Payments to Non-United States Holders not meeting the requirements of
paragraph (a) above and thus subject to withholding of United States federal
income tax may nevertheless be exempt from such withholding if the beneficial
owner of the Note provides the Company with a properly executed (1) IRS Form
1001 (or successor form) claiming an exemption from withholding under the
benefit of a tax treaty or (2) IRS Form 4224 (or successor form) stating that
interest paid on the Note is not subject to withholding tax because it is
effectively connected with the owner's conduct of a trade or business in the
United States.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
In general, information reporting requirements will apply to certain
payments of principal and interest paid on the Notes and to the proceeds of sale
of a Note made to United States Holders other than certain exempt
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recipients (such as corporations). A 31 percent backup withholding tax will
apply to such payments if the United States Holder fails to provide a taxpayer
identification number or certification of foreign or other exempt status or
fails to report in full dividend and interest income.
No information reporting or backup withholding will be required with
respect to payments made by the Company or any paying agent to Non-United States
Holders if a statement described in (a)(iv) under "Non-United States Holders"
has been received and the payor does not have actual knowledge that the
beneficial owner is a United States person.
In addition, backup withholding and information reporting will not apply if
payments of the principal or interest on a Note are paid or collected by a
foreign office of a custodian, nominee or other foreign agent on behalf of the
beneficial owner of such Note, or if a foreign office of a broker (as defined in
applicable Treasury regulations) pays the proceeds of the sale of a Note to the
owner thereof. If, however, such nominee, custodian, agent or broker is, for
United States federal income tax purposes, a U.S. person, a controlled foreign
corporation or a foreign person that derives 50% or more of its gross income for
certain periods from the conduct of a trade or business in the United States,
such payments will not be subject to backup withholding but will be subject to
information reporting, unless (1) such custodian, nominee, agent or broker has
documentary evidence in its records that the beneficial owner is not a U.S.
person and certain other conditions are met or (2) the beneficial owner
otherwise establishes an exemption. Temporary Treasury regulations provide that
the Treasury is considering whether backup withholding will apply with respect
to such payments of principal or interest or the proceeds of a sale that are not
subject to backup withholding under the current regulations. Under proposed
Treasury regulations not currently in effect backup withholding will not apply
to such payments absent actual knowledge that the payee is a United States
person.
Payments of principal and interest on a Note paid to the beneficial owner
of a Note by a United States office of a custodian, nominee or agent, or the
payment by the United States office of a broker of the proceeds of sale of a
Note, will be subject to both backup withholding and information reporting
unless the beneficial owner provides the statement referred to in (a)(iv) above
and the payor does not have actual knowledge that the beneficial owner is a
United states person or otherwise establishes an exemption.
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as
a refund or a credit against such holder's U.S. federal income tax liability
provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE
PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF ANY INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES, INCLUDING
THE APPLICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS.
SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
The following table sets forth information with respect to the Notes
offered hereby beneficially owned by each of the Selling Security Holders as of
_________, 1995 (rounded to the nearest dollar). The Notes offered hereby may be
offered in whole or in part from time to time by or on behalf of the Selling
Security Holders named below.
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Principal Amount of Notes
Selling Security Holder Owned and Registered Hereunder
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Lehman Brothers Inc . . . . $ 99,541,873
The Celotex Corporation,
in its capacity as the
Celotex Settlement Fund
Recipient . . . . . . . . 124,745,417
AIF II, L.P. . . . . . . . 105,565,187
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Total . . . . .
$
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company will receive no proceeds from this offering. The Notes may be
sold from time to time to purchasers directly by any of the Selling Security
Holders. Alternatively, any of the Selling Security Holders may from time to
time offer the Notes through underwriters, dealers or agents, who may receive
compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions or commissions
from the Selling Security Holders and/or the purchasers of Notes for whom they
may act as agent. The Selling Security Holders and any underwriters, dealers or
agents that participate in the distribution of Notes may be deemed to be
underwriters, and any profit on the sale of Notes by them and any discounts,
commissions or concessions received by any such underwriters, dealers or agents
might be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the
Securities Act. If the Company is advised that an underwriter has been engaged
with respect to the sale of any Notes offered hereby, or in the event of any
other material change in the plan of distribution, the Company will cause
appropriate amendments to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
forms a part to be filed with the Commission reflecting such engagement or other
change. See "Additional Information."
At the time a particular offer of Notes is made, to the extent required, a
Prospectus Supplement will be provided by the Company and distributed by the
relevant Selling Security Holder which will set forth the aggregate amount and
type of Notes being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or
names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and
other items constituting compensation from the Selling Security Holders and any
discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.
The Notes may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at a
fixed offering price, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at
the time of sale or at negotiated prices. Such prices will be determined by the
Selling Security Holders or by agreement between the Selling Security Holders
and underwriters or dealers.
The Notes are not, and it is not anticipated that they will be, listed on
any exchange or quoted on NASDAQ or any other quotation system; however, certain
Holders of Notes have the right to require the Company to use its best efforts
to list their Notes on a national securities exchange or to otherwise provide
for the quotation of the Notes through NASDAQ in connection with the exercise on
or after March 17, 1996, by such Holders of certain registration rights with
respect to the Notes. See "Description of Notes -- Senior Notes Registration
Rights Agreement." To the Company's knowledge, no firm currently makes a market
in the Notes and no established public market for the Notes currently exists. No
assurances can be given that any public market will develop for the Notes. See
"Certain Risk Factors -- Liquidity; Absence of Public Market" and "-- Effect of
Future Sales of Notes."
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act any person
engaged in a distribution of the Notes may not simultaneously engage in market-
making activities with respect to such Notes for a period of nine business days
prior to the commencement of such distribution and ending upon the completion of
such distribution. In addition to and without limiting the foregoing, each
Selling Security Holder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including without limitation rules
10b-2, 10b-6 and 10b-7, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and
sales of any of the Notes
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by the Selling Security Holders. All of the foregoing may affect the
marketability of the Notes and the ability of any person or entity to engage in
market-making activities with respect to the Notes.
Under guidelines adopted by the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (the "NASD"), the maximum commission that any NASD member firm can receive
in connection with a distribution of the Notes, without further clearance from
the NASD, is 8%.
Pursuant to the Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is
obligated to pay substantially all of the expenses incident to the registration,
offering and sale of the Notes to the public other than commissions and
discounts of underwriters, dealers or agents, and the Selling Security Holders,
and any underwriter they may utilize, and their respective controlling persons
are entitled to be indemnified by the Company against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act. See "Description of Notes --
Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement".
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Notes offered hereby has been passed upon for the
Company by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (a partnership which includes professional
corporations), New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements as of May 31, 1994 and 1993 and for
each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 1994 included in this
Prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report (which contains an
explanatory paragraph relating to the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern as described in Notes 2 and 10 to the financial statements) of Price
Waterhouse LLP, independent certified public accountants, given on the authority
of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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INDEX TO DEFINED TERMS
Page
Defined Term Number
- ------------ ------
Acquired Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adversary Proceeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Affiliate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Affiliate Transaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Alabama Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Apollo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Asbestos Claimants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Asset Backed Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Asset Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Asset Sale Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Attributable Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Bank Revolving Credit Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Bankruptcy Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Bankruptcy Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Best Insurors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Black Warrior Methane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Black Warrior Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Booker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Business Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Capital Lease Obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Capital Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cardem Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Cash Equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Celotex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Celotex Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Celotex Settlement Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Celotex Settlement Fund Beneficiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Celotex Settlement Fund Recipient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CERCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Change of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Change of Control Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Change of Control Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Change of Control Payment Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Channel One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 11 Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Class Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Class U-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Collateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Commodity Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Common Stock Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Common Stock Value Per Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Consolidated EBITDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Consolidated Fixed Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Consolidated Income Tax Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Consolidated Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Consolidated Net Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Consolidated Post Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions . . . . . . . . . . 79
Continuing Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Covenant Defeasance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Currency Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
DGCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Disqualified Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Dixie Building Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Durham Employment Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Effective Date of the Plan of Reorganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Event of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Excess Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Exchange Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Existing Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Fair Market Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
FAS 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
FAS 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Federal Income Tax Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Federal Income Tax Claims Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fraudulent Conveyance Lawsuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
GAAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Government Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
HAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Incur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indemnitees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Indenture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Independent Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Initial Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Initial Common Stock Shelf Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Initial Senior Note Shelf Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Initial Settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Initial Three Year Term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interest Rate Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Interested Stockholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
IRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Issue Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
J.W. Railroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
J-II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Jim Walter Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Jim Walter Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Jim Walter Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
JW Aluminum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
JW Window Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Kaneb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
100
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KKR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
KKR Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
KKR Investors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
LBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Legal Defeasance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Legal Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Lehman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lehman Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Majority Selling Note Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Marketable Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mid-State Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Mid-State Affiliate Transaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Mid-State Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mine No. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mine No. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mine No. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mortgage-Backed Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
MSHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Named Executive Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
NASD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
NASDAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Net Cash Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Net Equity Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
New Alabama Power Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Non-Core Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Non-Core Subsidiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Non-United States Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Note Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NYSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Offer Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Offer Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
OID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
OID Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Opinion of Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Original Jim Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Original Stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Other Permitted Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Outstanding Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Payment Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Pension Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Pension Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Permitted Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Permitted Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Permitted Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Permitted Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Plan of Reorganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Pledge Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Pledged Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Preferred Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Profit Sharing Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Purchase Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Purchase Money Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Purchase Money Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Qualified Capital Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Registrable Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Registrable Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Related Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Released Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Restricted Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Restricted Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Section 203 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Securities Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Selling Security Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Settlement Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Shelf Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 92
Significant Stockholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Significant Subsidiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sloss Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sonat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
South Carolina Statute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Southern Precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Stockholder's Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Subordinated Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Subsidiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Subsidiary Pledge Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Supplemental Pension Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Surviving Entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Tag-Along and Voting Rights Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tag-Along Stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tax Claims Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Tender Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Trade Payables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Trust Indenture Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
U.S. Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
UMWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
United States Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Variable Funding Loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Variable Funding Loan Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Veil Piercing Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Veil Piercing Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Veil Piercing Settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Veil Piercing Settlement Tax Savings Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Veil Piercing Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vestal Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Voting Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Walter Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Walter Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Weighted Average Life to Maturity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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Wholly Owned Subsidiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Walter Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Financial Statements:
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Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants . . . . . . F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheet--May 31, 1994 and 1993 . . . . . . F-3
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Retained Earnings
(Deficit)
for the Years Ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 . . . . . F-4
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the Years Ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 . . . . . F-5
Notes to Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6 to F-37
Segment Information for the Years Ended May 31, 1994, 1993
and 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-38 to F-39
Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited):
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Consolidated Balance Sheet--February 28, 1995 and 1994 . . . . F-40
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Retained Earnings
(Deficit)
for the Nine Months Ended February 28, 1995 and 1994 . . F-41
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the Nine Months Ended February 28, 1995 and 1994 . . . F-42
Segment Information for the Nine Months Ended February 28,
1995 and 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-43 to F-44
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Walter Industries, Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and
the related consolidated statements of operations and retained
earnings (deficit), and of cash flows present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Walter Industries,
Inc. and its subsidiaries at May 31, 1994 and 1993, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended May 31, 1994, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on
a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used
and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going
concern. As discussed in Notes 2 and 10 to the financial
statements, on December 27, 1989, Walter Industries, Inc. and
substantially all of its subsidiaries each filed a voluntary
petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the
United States Code, thereby raising substantial doubt about their
ability to continue as a going concern. The Company filed a fourth
amended joint plan of reorganization and a related disclosure
statement with the Bankruptcy Court on June 22, 1994 and June 29,
1994, respectively. The accompanying consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from
the outcome of the petitions for reorganization.
As discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements,
the Company changed its method of accounting for postretirement
benefits other than pensions in fiscal year 1993.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Tampa, Florida
July 8, 1994
F-2
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
May 31,
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1994 1993
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(in thousands)
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ASSETS
Cash (includes short-term investments of $177,040,000
and $172,553,000) (Note 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 203,303 $ 190,370
Short-term investments, restricted (Note 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,552 105,620
Instalment notes receivable (Notes 3, 5 and 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,176,040 4,187,316
Less - Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (26,301) (26,579)
Unearned time charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,790,560) (2,773,878)
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Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,359,179 1,386,859
Trade receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,431 143,259
Less - Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7,392) (7,324)
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Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,039 135,935
Other notes and accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,774 15,625
Inventories, at lower of cost (first in, first out or average) or market:
Finished goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,270 94,360
Goods in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,090 23,421
Raw materials and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,533 47,153
Houses held for resale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,686 1,705
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Total inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,579 166,639
Prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,335 7,902
Property, plant and equipment, at cost (Note 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,123,939 1,075,068
Less - Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization . . . . . . . . . (466,076) (412,028)
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Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657,863 663,040
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,753 5,568
Unamortized debt expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,656 46,622
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,936 37,616
Excess of purchase price over net assets acquired (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . 412,923 461,438
---------- ----------
$3,140,892 $3,223,234
========== ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Bank overdrafts (Note 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,879 $ 17,921
Accounts payable (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,468 52,696
Accrued expenses (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,665 116,238
Income taxes payable (Notes 2 and 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,543 19,135
Deferred income taxes (Note 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,152 85,833
Long-term senior debt (Notes 2 and 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871,970 1,046,971
Accrued postpetition interest on secured obligations (Notes 2 and 5) . . . . . 258,032 210,199
Accumulated postretirement health benefits obligation (Note 11) . . . . . . . . 209,962 189,905
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,890 46,442
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings (Notes 2, 3 and 5) . . . . . . . 1,727,684 1,725,631
Stockholders' equity (deficit) (Notes 1, 5, 7 and 8):
Common stock, $.01 par value per share: Authorized - 50,000,000 shares
Issued - 31,120,773 shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 311
Capital in excess of par value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,293 155,293
Retained earnings (deficit), per accompanying statement . . . . . . . . . . . (434,520) (441,695)
Excess of additional pension liability over unrecognized prior years
service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,437) (1,646)
---------- ----------
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (282,353) (287,737)
---------- ----------
$3,140,892 $3,223,234
========== ==========
</TABLE>
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS (DEFICIT)
For the years ended May 31,
--------------------------------------------------
1994 1993 1992
---------------- ---------------- ----------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Sales and revenues:
Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,068,387 $1,072,615 $1,139,048
Time charges (Note 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,097 218,696 195,001
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,383 23,160 28,172
Interest income from Chapter 11 proceedings (Note 2) . . . . . . 4,657 4,515 4,360
---------- ---------- ----------
1,328,524 1,318,986 1,366,581
---------- ---------- ----------
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845,061 804,411 891,882
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (Note 4) . . . . . . . . 71,035 70,483 82,801
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,901 124,616 129,372
Postretirement health benefits (Note 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,585 23,474 --
Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,611 4,236 5,787
Chapter 11 costs (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,254 9,802 5,172
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense
(Interest on unsecured debt obligations not accrued since
December 27, 1989 - $163,685,000 in each year) (Notes 2, 4 and
5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,470 171,581 177,060
Amortization of excess of purchase price over net assets
acquired (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,515 39,461 39,702
---------- ---------- ----------
1,292,432 1,248,064 1,331,776
---------- ---------- ----------
36,092 70,922 34,805
Provision for income taxes (Note 6):
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (41,598) (48,141) (35,957)
Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,681 23,813 23,494
---------- ---------- ----------
Income from operations before cumulative effect of accounting
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,175 46,594 22,342
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle -
postretirement benefits other than pensions (net of income tax
benefit of $61,823,000) (Note 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (104,608) --
---------- ---------- ----------
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,175 (58,014) 22,342
Retained earnings (deficit) at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . (441,695) (383,681) (406,023)
---------- ---------- ----------
Retained earnings (deficit) at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (434,520) $ (441,695) $ (383,681)
========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended May 31,
-------------------------------------------------
1994 1993 1992
---------------- --------------------------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,175 $(58,014) $ 22,342
Charges to income not affecting cash:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . 71,035 70,483 82,801
Provision for deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (12,681) (23,813) (23,494)
Accumulated postretirement health benefits obligation (Note
11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,057 189,905 --
Adjustment to deferred taxes for accounting change (Note 11) . -- (61,823) --
Provision for other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . 280 (781) 6,782
Amortization of excess of purchase price over net assets
acquired (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,515 39,461 39,702
Amortization of debt discount and expense . . . . . . . . . . . 17,597 22,148 19,715
------- ------- -------
151,978 177,566 147,848
Decrease (increase) in:
Short-term investments, restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,932) 1,334 4,374
Instalment notes receivable, net (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,680 (23,607) (47,835)
Trade and other receivables, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,747 1,429 (457)
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5,940) 627 12,118
Prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,433) 236 1,404
Increase (decrease) in:
Bank overdrafts (Note 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,958 (9,758) 7,906
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,772 (1,692) 425
Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,427 (1,682) 15,663
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,408 9,111 (18,036)
Accrued postpetition interest on secured obligations . . . . . 47,833 32,605 47,868
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings (Note 2):
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,438 811 714
Accrued expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (152) 4 (136)
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- -- 1,429
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- -- (244)
------- ------- --------
Cash flows from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257,784 186,984 173,041
------- ------- --------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 256,128 --
Addition to unamortized debt expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (4,794) --
Retirement of long-term senior debt (Note 5) . . . . . . . . . . (178,865) (161,959) (127,258)
Decrease in liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings (Notes
2 and 5):
Short-term notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- -- (2,805)
Long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (121,217) (37,958)
-------- --------- --------
Cash flows from financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . (176,865) (31,842) (168,021)
-------- -------- --------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant and equipment, net of normal
retirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (65,858) (68,901) (63,646)
Decrease (increase) in investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (185) (128) 1,137
(Increase) in other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,943) (1,617) (5,485)
------- -------- -------
Cash flows from investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . (67,986) (70,646) (67,994)
-------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . 12,933 84,496 (62,974)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . 190,370 105,874 168,848
-------- -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year (Note 5) . . . . . . . . $203,303 $190,370 $105,874
======== ======== ========
(a) Consists of sales and resales, net of repossessions and provision for possible losses, of $197,472,000,
$207,340,000, and $207,648,000 and cash collections on account and payouts in advance of maturity of
$225,152,000, $183,733,000, and $159,813,000 for the years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - Organization and Acquisition
Walter Industries, Inc. (formerly Hillsborough Holdings
Corporation) (the "Company") was organized in August 1987 by a group
of investors led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. ("KKR") for the
purpose of acquiring Jim Walter Corporation, a Florida corporation
("Original Jim Walter"). Following its organization, the Company
organized and acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of a group
of direct wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "First Tier Subsidiaries").
The First Tier Subsidiaries (except JWC Holdings Corporation) and the
Company organized and acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of
Walter Industries, Inc. ("Old Walter Industries"). JWC Holdings
Corporation, a Florida corporation and a First Tier Subsidiary ("JWC
Holdings"), organized and acquired all of the outstanding shares of J-
II Acquisition Corporation, a Florida corporation ("J-II"). Old Walter
Industries and J-II, in turn, organized and acquired all of the
outstanding capital stock of Hillsborough Acquisition Corporation
("HAC").
On September 18, 1987, HAC acquired approximately 95% of the
outstanding common stock of Original Jim Walter at a price of $60 per
share in cash, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
August 12, 1987 (the "Acquisition"). On January 7, 1988, the Company
caused Original Jim Walter to be merged (the "Merger") into HAC (which
changed its name to "Jim Walter Corporation") and the remaining 5% of
its common stock was converted into the right to receive $60 in cash
for each share. On that same date: (i) HAC distributed substantially
all of its assets (principally excluding the stock of certain
subsidiaries of Original Jim Walter engaged in building materials
businesses) to Old Walter Industries in redemption of all of its
shares of capital stock owned by Old Walter Industries; (ii) HAC
merged into J-II; and (iii) J-II changed its name to "Jim Walter
Corporation". On April 1, 1991, Old Walter Industries merged into
Hillsborough Holdings Corporation thereby completing its previously
adopted plan of liquidation. The Company changed its name to Walter
Industries, Inc. in connection with such merger. Prior to September
18, 1987, the Company had no significant assets or liabilities and did
not engage in any activities other than those related to the
Acquisition. The purchase price of the shares of Original Jim Walter
was approximately $2,425,000,000, plus expenses of the Acquisition and
assumption of certain outstanding indebtedness. For financial
statement purposes, the Acquisition has been accounted for as a
purchase as of September 1, 1987 and, accordingly, the purchase price
has been allocated based upon the fair value of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed. The excess of purchase price over net assets
acquired in connection with the Acquisition is being amortized over
periods ranging up to twenty years.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and all of its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany
balances have been eliminated.
NOTE 2 - Reorganization Proceedings
On December 27, 1989, the Company and 31 of its subsidiaries
(including the subsidiary in the next sentence, the "Debtors") each
filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of
Title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the
United States Bankruptcy Court (the "Bankruptcy Court") for the Middle
District of Florida, Tampa Division (the "Reorganization
Proceedings"). On December 3, 1990, one additional small subsidiary
filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under the Bankruptcy
Code. Two other small subsidiaries did not file petitions for
reorganization.
The Debtors' Chapter 11 cases resulted from a sequence of events
stemming primarily from an inability of the Company's interest reset
advisors to reset interest rates on approximately $624 million of
outstanding Senior Extendible Reset Notes and Senior Subordinated
Extendible Reset Notes on which interest rates were scheduled to be
reset effective January 2, 1990. The inability to reset the interest
rates was primarily attributable to pending asbestos-related
litigation which prevented the Debtors from completing a refinancing
or from selling assets to reduce their debt which, together with
turmoil in the high yield bond markets, depressed the bid value of
such notes.
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been
prepared on a "going-concern" basis which contemplates the realization
of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of
business; however, as a result of the Chapter 11 filings, such
realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities are subject to a
significant number of uncertainties. These financial statements
include adjustments and reclassifications that have been made to
reflect the liabilities which have been deferred under the
Reorganization Proceedings. Interest in the amount of $724,306,000
($163,685,000 in the current fiscal year) on unsecured debt
obligations has not been accrued in the consolidated financial
statements since the date of the filing of petitions for
reorganization. This estimate is based on the balances of the
unsecured debt obligations and their interest rates as of the petition
date. Such interest rates do not necessarily presently govern the
respective rights of the Company, its subsidiaries and the various
lenders. Instead, the rights of the parties will be determined in
connection with the Reorganization Proceedings.
The discussion below sets forth various aspects of the
Reorganization Proceedings, but is not intended to be an exhaustive
summary. For additional information regarding the effect on the
Debtors of the Reorganization Proceedings, reference should be made to
the Bankruptcy Code, the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to
the Bankruptcy Code and the case law thereunder. Each creditor should
consult with its own counsel regarding the impact of the
Reorganization Proceedings on such creditor's claims.
Pursuant to provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and an order of the
Bankruptcy Court dated December 28, 1989, the Debtors were authorized
to continue to operate their businesses and own and manage their
properties and assets as debtors in possession. The Bankruptcy Code
authorizes the Debtors to enter into transactions, including the sale
or lease of property of their estates and to use property of their
estates, in the ordinary course of their businesses without prior
approval of the Bankruptcy Court. The sale or lease of property of the
estates other than in the ordinary course of business and certain
other transactions (for example, secured financing), whether or not in
the ordinary course of business, are subject to prior approval by the
Bankruptcy Court.
As a result of the filing of petitions for reorganization, the
maturity of all unpaid principal of, and interest on, the senior and
subordinated indebtedness of the Debtors became immediately due and
payable in accordance with the terms of the instruments governing such
indebtedness. The Debtors will not be able to borrow additional funds
under any of their prepetition credit arrangements. Pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, all pending legal
proceedings against the Debtors were automatically stayed upon the
filing of such petitions.
Under the Chapter 11 filings, a significant portion of claims in
existence at the filing date ("prepetition") are stayed ("deferred")
while the Company continues to manage the business. The Bankruptcy
Code defines "claim" to include a right to payment whether or not such
right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed,
contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal,
equitable, secured or unsecured. Claims which were contingent or
unliquidated at the commencement of the Reorganization Proceedings
constitute claims under the Bankruptcy Code. Such claims, including,
without limitation, those that may arise in connection with rejection
of executory contracts, including leases, as well as those that might
arise in connection with environmental and pension-related matters,
could be significant. It is not possible to quantify the amount of
such claims at this time. Under the Bankruptcy Code, a creditor's
claim is treated as secured only to the extent of the value of such
creditor's collateral, and the balance of such creditor's claim is
treated as unsecured. Depending upon the outcome of the Reorganization
Proceedings and the value of a secured creditor's collateral, if any,
secured creditors may not be entitled to claim interest on their
claims for the period after December 27, 1989. Generally, unsecured
debt does not accrue interest after the filing.
Only holders of "allowed claims" may vote on and participate in
distributions under any plan or plans of reorganization that may be
proposed. A claim is allowed to the extent (i) the claim is not listed
as contingent, disputed or unliquidated on the Debtors bankruptcy
schedules filed in January 1990, as amended, or (ii) a proof of claim
is filed and not successfully objected to by a party in interest.
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Additional prepetition claims and liabilities may arise, some of
which may be significant, subsequent to the filing date for various
reasons. To the extent a creditor must file a proof of claim, such
proof must be filed by a date fixed by the Bankruptcy Court as the
last day to file proofs of claim (the "Bar Date"). At a hearing on
July 23, 1992, the Bankruptcy Court set a Bar Date of October 30, 1992
in the Reorganization Proceedings for all claims other than any
potential claims related to asbestos personal injury or property
damage. At a hearing on December 16, 1992, the Bankruptcy Court set a
second Bar Date of March 1, 1993 in the Reorganization Proceedings for
new creditors added by amended schedules filed by certain of the
Debtors on November 23, 1992. On August 31, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court
set a third Bar Date of November 30, 1993 for creditors added by
amended schedules filed by the Debtors on July 12, 1993. No provision
has been included in the accompanying financial statements for any
prepetition claims and additional liabilities that may arise from
resolution of any claims filed.
The amount included as liabilities subject to Chapter 11
proceedings reflected on the Company's consolidated balance sheet
consists of the following:
May 31,
---------------------
1994 1993
---- ----
(in thousands)
Short-term notes payable . . $78,033 $78,033
Accounts payable . . . . . . 64,338 62,900
Accrued expenses . . . . . . 95,847 95,999
Income taxes payable . . . . 47,066 47,066
Long-term senior debt (Notes
3 and 5) . . . . . . . . . . 416,629 416,629
Long-term subordinated debt
(Note 5) . . . . . . . . . . 1,025,533 1,024,766
Other long-term liabilities . 238 238
---------- ----------
$1,727,684 $1,725,631
========== ==========
As debtors in possession, the Debtors have the right, subject to
Bankruptcy Court approval and certain other limitations, to assume or
reject certain executory contracts, including unexpired leases. In
this context, "assumption" means that the Debtors agree to perform
their obligations and cure certain existing defaults under the
contract or lease, and "rejection" means that the Debtors are relieved
from their obligations to perform further under the contract or lease
and are subject only to a claim for damages for the breach thereof.
Any claim for damages resulting from the rejection of an executory
contract or an unexpired lease is treated as a general unsecured claim
in the Reorganization Proceedings.
Unless the Bankruptcy Court, upon request of a non-Debtor party and
after notice and a hearing, fixes a date by when the Debtors must
elect to assume or reject an executory contract, the Debtors may
assume or reject such contracts in a plan or plans of reorganization.
With respect to unexpired non-residential real property leases,
including mineral leases and interests, the Bankruptcy Code provides
that a Debtor has 60 days after the commencement of a Chapter 11 case
in which to assume or reject such leases unless the Bankruptcy Court,
for cause shown, extends such 60 day period. Pursuant to an order of
the Bankruptcy Court dated August 31, 1993, the time within which the
Debtors must assume or reject their non-residential real property
leases was extended through and including October 31, 1993. The
Debtors filed a motion to extend, until confirmation of a plan of
reorganization, the time for assumption or rejection of their non-
residential real property leases. On March 4, 1994, the Bankruptcy
Court entered an order approving the Debtors motion. On February 25,
1991, the Debtors received Bankruptcy Court approval to assume
substantially all of their mineral leases and interests.
The Bankruptcy Code permits the Bankruptcy Court to appoint a
trustee on request of a party in interest (including a creditor,
equity security holder, committee or indenture trustee) or the United
States Trustee. In order for a trustee to be appointed, a requesting
party, after notice and a hearing, must show cause, such as gross
mismanagement by current
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
management, or demonstrate that such appointment is in the best
interest of creditors, equity security holders and other interests of
the estates.
In addition, the Bankruptcy Code permits the Bankruptcy Court to
appoint an examiner on request of a party in interest (including a
creditor, equity security holder, committee or indenture trustee) or
the United States Trustee, if the Bankruptcy Court does not order the
appointment of a trustee, to conduct such investigation of a debtor as
is appropriate.
For 120 days after the date of the filing of a voluntary Chapter 11
petition, a debtor has the exclusive right to file a plan of
reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court (the "Exclusivity Period").
If a debtor files a plan of reorganization during the 120-day
Exclusivity Period, no other party may file a plan of reorganization
until 180 days after the date of filing of the Chapter 11 petition.
Until the end of this 180-day period (the "Acceptance Period") the
debtor has the exclusive right to solicit acceptances of the plan. The
Bankruptcy Court may shorten or extend the 120- and 180-day periods
for cause shown. If a debtor fails to file a plan during the
Exclusivity Period or, if such plan has been filed, fails to obtain
acceptance of such plan from impaired classes of its creditors and
equity security holders during the Acceptance Period, any party in
interest, including a creditor, an equity security holder, a committee
of creditors or equity security holders or an indenture trustee may
file a plan. Additionally, if the Bankruptcy Court were to appoint a
trustee, the Exclusivity Period, if not previously terminated, would
terminate.
The initial Exclusivity Period for each of the Debtors would have
expired on April 26, 1990 and the initial Acceptance Period would have
expired on June 26, 1990. The Debtors filed various motions to extend
the Exclusivity Period which were granted. Pursuant to an order of the
Bankruptcy Court dated April 15, 1992, the Exclusivity Period expired
June 15, 1992 and the Acceptance Period was to expire on August 14,
1992.
On June 15, 1992, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court and
presented to the creditor constituencies a joint plan of
reorganization and related disclosure statement prior to the
expiration of the Exclusivity Period. Subsequent to August 1992, the
Debtors were granted various extensions of the Acceptance Period and
adjournments of the hearing for approval of the disclosure statement
dated June 15, 1992, while negotiations continued with the various
creditor constituencies toward a consensual plan of reorganization.
Pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court dated July 7, 1993, the
Bankruptcy Court extended the Acceptance Period until August 2, 1993,
ruling that no further extensions would be granted beyond August 2,
1993. On July 14, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order fixing
January 1, 1994 as the last date when a plan of reorganization and
disclosure statement could be filed by a party in interest and that
all plans of reorganization and disclosure statements filed by such
date would be heard on a date and time to be fixed by future order of
the Bankruptcy Court.
On September 22, 1993, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court
and presented to the creditor constituencies their first amended joint
plan of reorganization (the "Debtors First Amended Plan") and first
amended related disclosure statement. The Debtors First Amended Plan
provided for payment in full of all allowed claims (plus post-petition
interest at varying rates) using cash, issuance of new indebtedness,
issuance of common stock equal to approximately a 46% ownership
interest (subject to Debtors option to substitute additional debt
securities in lieu of common stock proposed to be issued under the
Debtors First Amended Plan), or a combination thereof. In addition,
the Debtors First Amended Plan provided that holders of subordinated
debt claims would additionally share in a portion of any increase in
the Debtors unencumbered instalment notes receivable portfolio after
May 31, 1993 through issuance of additional debt securities ("Value
Sharing").
Such Value Sharing was designed to provide compensation to holders
of subordinated debt claims during the delay in consummation of the
Debtors First Amended Plan required in order to resolve the asbestos-
related litigation. Under the Debtors First Amended Plan certain
claims and the equity interest in the Company were impaired; therefore
the Debtors First Amended Plan was subject to acceptance by vote of
the holders of each such class of impaired claims and the holders of
the Company's common stock. Confirmation and consummation of the
Debtors First Amended Plan were subject to the satisfaction of various
conditions including dismissal with prejudice of any and all claims
and actions
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<PAGE>
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
against the Debtors or any assets of the Debtors relating to or in
connection with the asbestos-related litigation (see Note 10).
On December 16, 1993, AIF II, L.P., certain affiliates of AIF II,
L.P. and certain accounts managed or controlled by such affiliates;
Lehman Brothers Inc.; the Official Bondholders Committee and the
Official Committee of General Unsecured Creditors (collectively, the
"Bondholders Plan Proponents") filed a Joint Plan of Reorganization of
Debtors Proposed by Certain Creditor Proponents dated as of December
16, 1993 (the "Bondholders Plan"). The Bondholders Plan was predicated
upon a settlement of the Veil Piercing Litigation which contemplated a
distribution of debt and equity securities having a value equal to
$525 million, subject to reduction in the event the shareholders of
the Company supported the Bondholders Plan and executed the Veil
Piercing Settlement Agreement (as said term was defined in the
Bondholders Plan) by a date certain, to the Veil Piercing Claims Trust
(as said term was defined in the Bondholders Plan). The Bondholders
Plan was premised upon a negotiated estimate of the going concern
enterprise value of the Debtors on a consolidated basis in an amount
equal to $2.525 billion. The Bondholders Plan provided for payment in
full of all allowed claims (plus post-petition interest at varying
rates with respect to certain secured and unsecured claims) using
cash, issuance of new indebtedness, issuance of common stock, or a
combination thereof. The Bondholders Plan provided for no recovery by
the shareholders of the Company unless the shareholders supported the
Bondholders Plan and executed the Veil Piercing Settlement Agreement
by a date certain. Confirmation and effectiveness of the Bondholders
Plan were subject to the satisfaction of various conditions including
the final resolution and settlement, approved by final orders, of all
asserted and unasserted claims arising out of or relating to the
asbestos-related litigation and all LBO-Related Issues (as said term
was defined in the Bondholders Plan).
On December 28, 1993, Chemical Bank and Bankers Trust Company
(collectively, the "Bank Agents"), as agents under the Bank Credit
Agreement dated as of September 10, 1987, as amended, and the Working
Capital Credit Agreement dated as of December 29, 1987, as amended,
filed the Bank Agents' Joint Plan of Reorganization dated as of
December 28, 1993 (the "Bank Agents Plan"). The Bank Agents Plan is
predicated upon a settlement of the asbestos-related litigation which
contemplates a distribution of common stock having a value equal to
the allowed amount of the "Celotex Disputed Claims" (as said term is
defined in the Bank Agents Plan). The Bank Agents Plan contemplates
that the allowed amount of the Celotex Disputed Claims shall be
determined by: (a) agreement between the holders of such claims and
the Bank Agents, (b) a final order of the Bankruptcy Court or (c) an
order of the Bankruptcy Court estimating the allowed amount of such
claims. The Bank Agents Plan provides for payment in full in cash of
all secured allowed claims (including post-filing date interest at
varying rates of interest) and the distribution of common stock to
holders of unsecured allowed claims (including trade creditors and
subordinated bondholders) in full satisfaction of unsecured allowed
claims (including post-filing date interest at rates to be agreed to
by the Bank Agents or, if no agreement, rates to be determined by the
Bankruptcy Court). The Bank Agents Plan provides for a recovery by the
shareholders of the Company only to the extent shares of common stock
are available after payment in full of unsecured allowed claims.
Effectiveness of the Bank Agents Plan is subject to various conditions
including the Company's ability to obtain third party financing in an
amount sufficient to enable the Debtors to make the cash payments
required under the Bank Agents Plan and to meet the Debtors
contemplated working capital and letter of credit needs.
On December 30, 1993, LaSalle National Bank (the "Senior Note
Trustee"), as the successor trustee under the indenture dated as of
January 1, 1988, as amended, filed the Series B & C Senior Note
Trustee's Joint Plan of Reorganization of Debtors dated as of December
30, 1993 (the "Senior Note Trustee Plan"). While the Senior Note
Trustee Plan was not predicated upon a settlement of the asbestos-
related litigation, the plan provided for the issuance of "New Notes"
(as said term was defined in the Senior Note Trustee Plan) to fund any
settlement which might be approved by the Debtors and the Series B & C
Senior Note Trustee. The Senior Note Trustee Plan was premised upon an
"Equity Value" (as said term was defined in the Senior Note Trustee
Plan) of $783.8 million. The Senior Note Trustee Plan provided for
payment in full in cash of all secured allowed claims (including post-
filing date interest at varying rates) and payment in full of
unsecured allowed claims (including post-filing date interest at
varying rates) by using cash, issuance of new indebtedness, issuance
of common stock (subject to dilution in the event a settlement of the
asbestos-related litigation was achieved), or a combination thereof.
In addition, the Senior Note Trustee Plan provided that the
shareholders of the Company would retain their common stock interests,
subject to dilution in the event a settlement of
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the asbestos-related litigation was reached. Effectiveness of the
Senior Note Trustee Plan was subject to various conditions which were
similar to the conditions set forth in the Debtors First Amended Plan.
By order dated February 25, 1994, the Bankruptcy Court (i) fixed
April 20, 1994 as the last date to file any further amendments or
supplements to the Plan, the Bondholders Plan, the Bank Agents Plan or
the Senior Note Trustee Plan, (ii) allowed one additional party to
file, by April 20, 1994, a plan of reorganization and related
disclosure statement on behalf of his clients, (iii) fixed April 20,
1994 as the last date for requesting a copy of a plan and disclosure
statement filed by the above noted parties, (iv) fixed May 6, 1994 as
the last date for any party in interest to file objections to the
disclosure statements and (v) scheduled a hearing for May 19, 1994 and
continuing, if necessary, through May 20, 1994 to consider approval of
disclosure statements.
On April 20, 1994, the Debtors, the Senior Note Trustee and the
Bondholders Plan Proponents each filed an amended plan of
reorganization and an amended disclosure statement. The Bank Agents
did not file any further amendment or supplement to the Bank Agents
Plan. The one additional party did not file a plan of reorganization
and disclosure statement on behalf of his clients.
The Debtors Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization dated as of
April 19, 1994 (the "Debtors Second Amended Plan") modified the
Debtors First Amended Plan in four significant ways. First, the
Debtors Second Amended Plan amended the formula for calculating post-
filing date interest with respect to the secured claims of the
Revolving Credit Banks (as defined in the Debtors Second Amended Plan)
and the Working Capital Banks (as defined in the Debtors Second
Amended Plan). The Debtors Second Amended Plan provided for interest
on the adjusted pre-filing date principal claims of the Revolving
Credit Banks and the Working Capital Banks to accrue at the Chemical
Bank Prime Rate (as defined in the Debtors Second Amended Plan) in
effect from time to time plus 1-1/2% per annum, compounded on each of
January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 commencing April 1, 1990.
Second, with respect to pre-filing date unsecured claims, other
than Subordinated Note Claims (as defined in the Debtor's Second
Amended Plan), the Debtors Second Amended Plan no longer provided for
the payment of post-filing date interest.
Third, with respect to Subordinated Note Claims, the Debtors Second
Amended Plan did not provide for the payment of post-filing date
interest nor for Value Sharing.
Finally, the Debtors Second Amended Plan provided for the
shareholders of the Company to retain approximately 75% interest in
the Company (subject to the Debtors option to substitute additional
debt securities in lieu of common stock presently proposed to be
issued under the Debtors Second Amended Plan).
The Senior Note Trustee's First Amended Joint Plan of
Reorganization of Debtors dated as of April 20, 1994 (the "Senior Note
Trustee Amended Plan") did not in any material way amend the
provisions of the Senior Note Trustee Plan.
The First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Debtors Proposed
by Certain Creditor Proponents dated as of April 20, 1994 (the
"Bondholders Amended Plan") amended the Bondholders Plan in three
significant ways. First, the Bondholders Amended Plan annexed to it a
Veil Piercing Settlement Agreement dated as of April 18, 1994.
Second, the treatment of Subordinated Note Claims was amended to
reflect an Agreement for Settlement of Pre-LBO Issues and Treatment of
Subordinated Notes Pursuant to Chapter 11 Plan dated as of March 23,
1994.
Finally, the Bondholders Amended Plan amended the definition of
"Qualified Securities" (debt instruments to be issued under the
Bondholders Amended Plan to holders of Subordinated Note Claims and as
part of the consideration to be paid under the Veil Piercing
Settlement Agreement) to provide for subordinated unsecured notes to
be issued by the Company.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
On April 25, 1994, the Bank Agents filed a motion to defer the
Bankruptcy Court's consideration of the Bank Agents Plan and the
related disclosure statement until the earlier of December 31, 1994,
and the date on which the Bankruptcy Court denies approval of the
Bondholders Plan Proponents disclosure statement. The Bank Agents
motion was granted by the Bankruptcy Court on May 18, 1994.
On May 6, 1994, objections to the Company's disclosure statement
were filed by the Bondholders Plan Proponents, the California
Department of Toxic Substances Control and California Regional Water
Quality Control Board (the "California EPA"), Mississippi State Tax
Commission, Raul Delgado, et al, (the "Texas Homeowners"), the Senior
Note Trustee and Purnie Melcher, Mary Melcher, Richard Melcher and
Curtis Melcher. Objections to the Bondholders Plan Proponents
disclosure statement were filed by the Company, the California EPA,
the Senior Note Trustee and the Texas Homeowners. Objections to the
Senior Note Trustee's disclosure statement were filed by the Company,
the Bondholders Plan Proponents, the California EPA and the Texas
Homeowners.
On May 11, 1994, the Bondholders Plan Proponents filed with the
Bankruptcy Court their (i) Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization
of Debtors Proposed by Certain Creditor Proponents dated as of May 11,
1994; (ii) Second Amended Disclosure Statement for Creditor
Proponents' Settlement Plan; and (iii) Supplement to Second Amended
Disclosure Statement for Creditor Proponents' Settlement Plan
(collectively, the "Bondholders Plan Proponents Second Amended Plan
Documents") and on May 17, 1994, the Bondholders Plan Proponents filed
with the Bankruptcy Court their (i) Third Amended Joint Plan of
Reorganization of Debtors Proposed by Certain Creditor Proponents
dated as of May 17, 1994; (ii) Third Amended Disclosure Statement for
Creditor Proponents' Settlement Plan; and (iii) Supplement to Third
Amended Disclosure Settlement for Creditor Proponents' Settlement Plan
(collectively, the "Bondholders Plan Proponents Third Amended Plan
Documents").
By motion dated May 13, 1994, the Company sought the entry of an
order striking the Bondholders Plan Proponents Second Amended Plan
Documents on the basis that the filing of such documents was in
violation of the Bankruptcy Court's February 25, 1994 order.
At the hearing held on May 18, 1994, the Bankruptcy Court denied
the Company's motion to strike but determined that the Bankruptcy
Court would not consider the Bondholders Plan Proponents Second
Amended Plan Documents or the Bondholders Plan Proponents Third
Amended Plan Documents at the May 19, 1994 disclosure statement
hearing.
On May 18, 1994, the Senior Note Trustee filed a motion to defer
the Bankruptcy Court's consideration of the Senior Note Trustee
Amended Plan and related disclosure statement, which motion was
granted on May 19, 1994.
On May 19, 1994, the Bankruptcy Court held a hearing to consider
approval of the disclosure statements filed on April 20, 1994, by the
Company and the Bondholders Plan Proponents. At the conclusion of the
hearing, the Bankruptcy Court fixed June 9, 1994 as the last day to
file any further amendments to the Debtors Second Amended Plan and
related disclosure statement and the Bondholders Amended Plan and
related disclosure statement and fixed June 17, 1994 as the date by
when objections to the Company's and the Bondholders Plan Proponents
amended disclosure statements could be filed. In addition, the
Bankruptcy Court scheduled a status conference for June 15, 1994 to
consider further procedures with respect to the Company's and
Bondholders Plan Proponents amended plans of reorganization and
disclosure statements.
On June 9, 1994, the Debtors filed the Debtors Third Amended Joint
Plan for Reorganization dated as of June 9, 1994 (the "Debtors Third
Amended Plan") and the Third Amended Disclosure Statement dated June
9, 1994. The Debtors Third Amended Plan modified the Debtors Second
Amended Plan in two significant ways. First, the Debtors Third Amended
Plan modified the formula for calculating post-petition interest with
respect to the secured claims of the Revolving Credit Banks and the
Working Capital Banks. The Debtors Third Amended Plan provides for
interest on the adjusted pre-filing date principal claims of the
Revolving Credit Banks and the Working Capital Banks to accrue at the
(i) Chemical Bank Prime Rate in effect from time to time plus 2-1/2%
per annum, compounded on each of January 1, April 1, July 1 and
October 1 commencing on April 1, 1990 for the period from the Filing
Date to December 31, 1994
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
and (ii) rate of 13% per annum, compounded on each of January 1, April
1, July 1 and October 1 commencing April 1, 1995 for the period from
January 1, 1995 to the Effective Date.
In addition, the Debtors Third Amended Plan modified the formula
for calculating post-petition interest with respect to and treatment
of Series B & C Senior Note Claims. If the Holders of Series B & C
Senior Note Claims accept the Debtors Third Amended Plan, interest on
the principal amount accrued and unpaid from the Filing Date to the
Effective Date will accrue at the rate of either (i) 14-5/8% per annum
for the Series B Senior Extendible Reset Notes and 14-1/2% per annum
for the Series C Senior Extendible Reset Notes if the holders of such
notes receive a combination of cash and debt securities on account of
their Allowed Claims or (ii) 13-5/8% per annum for the Series B Senior
Extendible Reset Notes and 13-1/2% per annum for the Series C Senior
Extendible Reset Notes if the holders of such notes receive all cash
on account of their Allowed Claims. In the event holders of Series B &
C Senior Note Claims do not accept the Debtors Third Amended Plan,
then post-filing date interest will accrue at the rate of 9% per
annum.
On June 9, 1994, the Bondholders Plan Proponents filed their Second
Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Debtors Proposed by Certain
Creditor Proponents (the "Bondholders Second Amended Plan") and their
Second Amended Disclosure Statement for Creditor Proponents'
Settlement Plan. The Bondholders Second Amended Plan modified the
Bondholders Amended Plan in two significant ways. First, post-filing
date interest on Series B & C Senior Note Claims (principal amount due
and owing on the Filing Date together with interest on such principal
amount accrued and unpaid as of the Filing Date) will accrue (i) with
respect to the amount of such Claims paid in cash, at the rate of 13%
per annum for the period from the Filing Date to June 30, 1994 and 14-
5/8% per annum from July 1, 1994 to the Effective Date or (ii) with
respect to the amount of such claims paid in debt securities, at the
rate of 14% per annum for the period from the Filing Date to June 30,
1994 and 14-5/8% per annum for the period from July 1, 1994 to the
Effective Date.
In addition, the Bondholders Second Amended Plan provides that the
shareholders of the Company may purchase their pro rata share of the
shares of the Class B Common Stock that would otherwise be
distributable to holders of Subordinated Note Claims or distributable
under the Veil Piercing Settlement Agreement at a cash exercise price
equal to the "New Common Stock Value Per Share".
On June 15, 1994, the Bankruptcy Court held a status conference
with respect to the disclosure statements filed by the Debtors and the
Bondholders Plan Proponents on June 9, 1994. At the status conference,
the Debtors and the Bondholders Plan Proponents suggested the
following procedures and the fixing of the following dates in
connection with the disclosure statement approval process: (i) June
21, 1994 was fixed as the last date by which the Debtors and the
Bondholders Plan Proponents could serve amended and restated plans of
reorganization, which amended and restated plans of reorganization
were to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court on June 22, 1994; (ii) June
28, 1994 was fixed as the last date by which the Debtors and the
Bondholders Plan Proponents could serve amended and restated
disclosure statements, which amended and restated disclosure
statements were to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court on June 29,
1994; (iii) July 6, 1994 was fixed as the last date by which parties
in interest, other than the clients of Allen Potter, Esq., could serve
written objections to the amended and restated disclosure statements
filed by the Debtors and the Bondholders Plan Proponents on June 29,
1994, which objections are to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court no
later than July 7, 1994; (iv) July 8, 1994 was fixed as the last date
by which the clients of Allen Potter, Esq. could serve and file
written objections to amended and restated disclosure statements filed
by the Debtors and the Bondholders Plan Proponents; (v) during the
period July 7 through July 11, 1994, the Debtors and the Bondholders
Plan Proponents are to confer and attempt in good faith to resolve any
objections to the amended and restated disclosure statements; (vi)
prior to July 7, 1994, the Debtors and the Bondholders Plan Proponents
are to attempt to resolve technical balloting and solicitation issues
and serve and file, either jointly or separately, a motion regarding
such issues and procedures which motion is scheduled to be heard on
July 13, 1994; (vii) on July 12, 1994, the Debtors and the Bondholders
Plan Proponents shall each file with the Bankruptcy Court a pleading
setting forth, without legal argument, unresolved objections to the
amended and restated disclosure statements filed by the Debtors and
the Bondholders Plan Proponents; and (viii) a hearing is scheduled for
July 13, 1994 at which the Bankruptcy Court will hear argument
concerning any unresolved objections to the amended and restated
disclosure statements filed by the Debtors and the Bondholders Plan
Proponents. On June 28, 1994, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order
confirming the aforementioned procedures and dates.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
On June 22, 1994, the Debtors filed their Fourth Amended Joint Plan
of Reorganization dated as of June 21, 1994 (the "Debtors Fourth
Amended Plan"). The Debtors Fourth Amended Plan did not materially
modify the Debtors Third Amended Plan. The Bondholder Plan Proponents
did not file a further amended plan of reorganization.
On June 29, 1994, the Debtors and the Bondholders Plan Proponents
each filed an amended disclosure statement.
The process pursuant to which the Debtors Fourth Amended Plan or
any further amended plan of reorganization filed by the Debtors and
the Bondholders Second Amended Plan or any further amended plan of
reorganization filed by the Bondholders Plan Proponents may be
confirmed necessarily will be complex and may be delayed pending
further developments in the asbestos-related litigation involving the
Company (see Note 10). Accordingly, the timing of such confirmation
necessarily cannot be predicted.
The Debtors Fourth Amended Plan and/or the Bondholders Second
Amended Plan will be sent, along with a disclosure statement approved
by the Bankruptcy Court to all members of classes of impaired
creditors and equity security holders for acceptance or rejection. In
general, the Bankruptcy Code provides that a claim or interest is
impaired under a plan unless such plan proposes to pay such claim or
interest in full or leave it unaltered. In order to be accepted, at
least two-thirds in amount and a majority in number of holders of
allowed claims or interests in each class that is impaired who
actually vote, must accept the plan. Following acceptance or rejection
of any plan by impaired classes of creditors and equity security
holders, the Bankruptcy Court at a noticed hearing would consider
whether to confirm the plan. Among other things, for confirmation the
Bankruptcy Court at a noticed hearing is required to find that (i)
each holder of a claim or interests in each impaired class of
creditors and equity security holders will, pursuant to the plan,
receive at least as much as the class would have received in a
liquidation under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) each impaired
class of creditors and equity security holders has accepted the plan
by the requisite vote and (iii) confirmation of the plan is not likely
to be followed by the liquidation or need for further financial
reorganization of the debtor or any successor unless the plan proposes
such liquidation or reorganization.
If any impaired class of creditors or equity security holders does
not accept a plan, and assuming that all of the other requirements of
the Bankruptcy Code are met, the proponent of the plan may invoke the
so-called "cram down" provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. Under these
provisions, the Bankruptcy Court may confirm a plan notwithstanding
the nonacceptance of the plan by an impaired class of creditors or
equity security holders if certain requirements of the Bankruptcy Code
are met including but not limited to finding that the proposed plan
and any settlement contemplated therein (i.e. the Veil Piercing
Settlement Agreement) is fair and equitable. These requirements may
necessitate provision in full for senior classes of creditors and/or
equity security holders before provision for a junior class could be
made.
The Company cannot now predict whether, or at what time, the
Debtors Fourth Amended Plan, the Bondholders Second Amended Plan or
any further amended plans by either party may be confirmed or the
ultimate terms thereof.
NOTE 3 - Instalment Notes Receivable
The instalment notes receivable arise from sales of partially-
finished homes to customers for time payments primarily over periods
of twelve to thirty years and are secured by first mortgages or
similar security instruments. Revenue and income from the sale of
homes is included in income upon completion of construction and legal
transfer to the customer. The buyer's ownership of the land and the
improvements necessary to complete the home constitute a significant
equity investment which the Company has access to should the buyer
default on payment of the instalment note obligation. Of the gross
amount of $4,176,040,000 an amount of $3,870,826,000 is due after one
year. Instalment payments estimated to be receivable within each of
the five years from May 31, 1994 are $305,214,000, $295,254,000,
$287,645,000, $281,172,000 and $274,592,000, respectively, and
$2,732,163,000 after five years. Time charges are included in equal
parts in each monthly payment and are taken into income as collected.
This method approximates the interest method since a much larger
provision for loan losses and other expenses would be required if time
charge income
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
were accelerated. The aggregate amount of instalment notes receivable
having at least one payment ninety or more days delinquent was 3.23%
and 3.12% of total instalment notes receivable at May 31, 1994 and
1993, respectively.
Mid-State Homes, Inc. ("Mid-State"), an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, is the settlor and sole beneficiary of two
business trusts established under the laws of Delaware, Mid-State
Trust II ("Trust II") and Mid-State Trust III ("Trust III"). The
Trusts were organized for the purpose of purchasing instalment notes
receivable from Mid-State from the net proceeds from the issuance of
the Mortgage-Backed Notes and the Asset Backed Notes described in Note
5. Assets of Trust II and Trust III, including the instalment notes
receivable, are not available to satisfy claims of general creditors
of the Company and its subsidiaries. Of the gross amount of instalment
notes receivable at May 31, 1994 of $4,176,040,000 with an economic
balance of $2,051,261,000, receivables owned by Trust II had a gross
book value of $1,631,212,000 and an economic balance of $972,093,000
and receivables owned by Trust III had a gross book value of
$523,048,000 and an economic balance of $256,904,000.
Restricted short-term investments include (i) temporary investment
of reserve funds and collections on instalment notes receivable owned
by Trust II which are available only to pay expenses of Trust II and
principal and interest on the Mortgage-Backed Notes ($73,000,000),
(ii) temporary investment of reserve funds and collections on
instalment notes receivable owned by Trust III which are available
only to pay expenses of Trust III and principal and interest on the
Asset Backed Notes ($12,971,000), (iii) cash securing letters of
credit ($3,037,000) and (iv) miscellaneous other segregated accounts
restricted to specific uses ($18,544,000), including $6,271,000 from
proceeds of sale of assets set aside to offer to purchase Series B and
Series C Senior Extendible Reset Notes.
NOTE 4 - Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are summarized as follows (see Note 1
regarding purchase accounting):
May 31,
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1994 1993
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(in thousands)
Land and mine . . . . . . . . $200,337 $200,000
Land improvements . . . . . . 18,941 17,349
Buildings and leasehold
improvements . . . . . . . . 104,999 99,597
Mine development costs . . . 123,761 116,576
Machinery and equipment . . . 663,898 617,987
Construction in progress . . 12,003 23,559
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Total . . . . . . . . . . $1,123,939 $1,075,068
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The Company provides depreciation for financial reporting purposes
principally on the straight line method over the useful lives of the
assets. Assets (primarily mine development costs) extending for the
full life of a coal mine are depreciated on the unit of production
basis. For federal income tax purposes accelerated methods are used
for substantially all eligible properties. Depletion of minerals is
provided based on estimated recoverable quantities.
The Company has capitalized interest on qualifying properties in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 34.
Interest capitalized for the years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992
was immaterial. Interest paid in cash for the years ended May 31,
1994, 1993 and 1992 was $91,293,000, $117,853,000 and $109,477,000,
respectively.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE 5 - Debt
The Company's cash management system provides for the reimbursement
of all major bank disbursement accounts on a daily basis. Checks
issued but not yet presented to the banks for payment are classified
as bank overdrafts.
As a result of the Reorganization Proceedings, the maturity of all
unpaid principal of, and interest on, substantially all of the
indebtedness of the Debtors became immediately due and payable in
accordance with the terms of the instruments governing such
indebtedness.
While the Reorganization Proceedings are pending, the Debtors are
prohibited from making any payments of obligations owing as of the
petition date, except as permitted by the Bankruptcy Court.
Furthermore, the Debtors will not be able to borrow additional funds
under any of their prepetition credit arrangements.
At the date of the filing of the Reorganization Proceedings the
Company and various of its subsidiaries were borrowing under a Working
Capital Agreement which also provided for the issuance of letters of
credit. An aggregate of $78,033,000 of borrowings and $17,549,000 of
letters of credit are outstanding under this agreement at May 31,
1994. Under the terms of the Working Capital Agreement, overdue
principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest bear
interest at a rate equal to 3-1/2% per annum in excess of the
reference rate of Chemical Bank (the "Reference Rate") in effect from
time to time, provided that no loan will bear interest after maturity
at a rate per annum less than 1% in excess of the rate of interest
applicable thereto at maturity.
Since the beginning of the Reorganization Proceedings certain of
the Debtors have consummated an agreement, as amended, with two
commercial banks with respect to a $25 million letter of credit
facility. Pursuant to the terms of such "New Letter of Credit
Agreement", upon issuance of a letter of credit, the applicable
Debtors will deposit with the issuing bank an amount of cash equal to
the stated amount of the letter of credit. At May 31, 1994, $3,037,000
of letters of credit were outstanding under this agreement. Since the
beginning of the Reorganization Proceedings certain of the Debtors
have also consummated an agreement with the lenders pursuant to which
the lenders agree to renew letters of credit issued under the Working
Capital Agreement that were outstanding at the time of filing of the
petitions for reorganization (the "Replacement Letter of Credit
Agreement"). To the extent that the letters of credit under the
Replacement Letter of Agreement are renewed during the Reorganization
Proceedings, these Debtors have agreed to reimburse the issuing bank
for any draws under such letters of credit, which obligation shall be
entitled to an administrative expense claim under the Bankruptcy Code.
In addition, the obligations of the Debtors under such Replacement
Letter of Credit Agreement shall continue to be secured by the
collateral which secures the Debtors' obligations under the Bank
Credit Agreement and the Working Capital Agreement. The Bankruptcy
Court approved the Debtors' entering into the New Letter of Credit
Agreement in May 1990. The New Letter of Credit Agreement currently
terminates on June 30, 1995.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Long-term debt, in accordance with its contractual terms, consisted
of the following at each year end:
May 31,
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1994 1993
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(in thousands)
Senior debt:
Mortgage-Backed Notes (less unamortized discount
of $1,864,000 in 1993) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $671,000 $811,122
Asset Backed Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,970 229,585
Revolving Credit Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . 228,249 228,249
Series B Senior Extendible Reset Notes . . . . . . 176,300 176,300
Series C Senior Extendible Reset Notes . . . . . . 5,000 5,000
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,080 13,344
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Total senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,288,599 1,463,600
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Subordinated debt:
Senior Subordinated Extendible Reset Notes . . . . 443,046 443,046
Subordinated Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350,000 350,000
13-1/8% Subordinated Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000 50,000
13-3/4% Subordinated Debentures . . . . . . . . . 100,000 100,000
10-7/8% Subordinated Debentures (less unamortized
discount of $7,513,000 and $8,280,000) . . . . . 82,487 81,720
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Total subordinated debt . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,025,533 1,024,766
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Less: Amount included as liabilities subject to
Chapter 11 proceedings (Note 2) . . . . . . . . .(1,442,162) (1,441,395)
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Total consolidated long-term debt . . . . . . . $871,970 $1,046,971
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The Mortgage-Backed Notes (see Note 3) were issued by Trust II
(which did not file a petition for reorganization) in five classes in
varying principal amounts. Three of the classes have been fully
repaid. The two remaining classes A3 and A4 bear interest at the rates
of 9.35% and 9.625%, respectively. Interest on each class of notes is
payable quarterly on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1
(each a "Payment Date"). On each Payment Date, regular scheduled
principal payments will be made on the Class A3 and Class A4 Notes in
order of maturity. Maturities of the balance of these Mortgage-Backed
Notes range from April 1, 1998 for the Class A3 Notes to April 1, 2003
for the Class A4 Notes. The Class A3 and Class A4 Notes are subject to
special principal payments and the Class A4 Notes may be subject to
optional redemption under specified circumstances. The scheduled
principal amount of notes maturing in each of the five years from May
31, 1994 is $87,000,000, $87,000,000, $87,000,000, $ 87,000,000 and
$64,600,000, respectively.
The Asset Backed Notes (see Note 3) issued by Trust III, bear
interest at 7-5/8%, constitute a single class and have a final
maturity date of April 1, 2022. Payments are made quarterly on January
1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, based on collections on the
underlying collateral less amounts paid for interest on the notes and
Trust III expenses.
Set forth in the following paragraphs is a description of the terms
of the Company's various senior, senior subordinated and subordinated
debt agreements as in effect on the petition date. Such provisions do
not necessarily presently govern the respective rights of the Company,
its subsidiaries and the various lenders. Instead, the rights of the
parties will be determined in connection with the Reorganization
Proceedings.
The Company, Old Walter Industries and certain operating
subsidiaries of the Company (the "Revolving Loan Borrowers"), on a
joint and several basis, were initially permitted to borrow up to an
aggregate of $800,000,000 under the terms of a credit agreement dated
as of September 10, 1987, as amended, with various banks (the
"Revolving Credit Agreement"), of which $700,000,000 was a term loan
and $100,000,000 was a revolving loan. The commitment under the
Revolving Credit Agreement had been reduced to $242,292,000 at the
petition date and was scheduled to be fully repaid by quarterly
payments through June 30, 1991. Additionally, the commitment would
have been reduced by the proceeds of
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certain asset sales. Interest, at the option of the Revolving Loan
Borrowers, was at (i) the Reference Rate plus 1-1/2%, (ii) a LIBOR
rate plus 2-1/4% or (iii) a certificate of deposit rate plus 2-1/2%. A
commitment fee of 1/2 of 1% per annum was required based on the daily
average unutilized commitment. In fiscal 1991, pursuant to an order of
the Bankruptcy Court, $7,356,000 of proceeds from the sale of an asset
held as security for the Revolving Credit Agreement and setoff of bank
accounts were turned over to the lenders with reservation of rights as
to application of such payment. The Company has applied such payment
to a reduction of principal ($5,794,000 to the Revolving Credit
Agreement and $1,562,000 to the Working Capital Agreement). In June
1991, pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court, $10,704,000 of
proceeds from the prepayment of the promissory note received in
connection with the sale of Apache Building Products Company in 1988,
plus $350,000 of interest earned thereon, held in a segregated escrow
account were applied as a reduction of principal ($8,249,000 to the
Revolving Credit Agreement and $2,805,000 to the Working Capital
Agreement). Bankers Trust Company and Chemical Bank, as agents for the
various bank lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement (the
"Revolving Credit Banks"), appealed the Bankruptcy Court's order,
permitting the application of proceeds to the principal of the
indebtedness only, to the District Court (as defined in Note 10). On
April 29, 1992, the District Court reversed the Bankruptcy Court's
order and remanded the case to the Bankruptcy Court for further
proceedings and determinations on the issues of whether the Revolving
Credit Banks are oversecured creditors, the reasonable, relevant,
applicable interest rate and whether the Debtors will ultimately prove
to be solvent. At May 31, 1994, $228,249,000 principal amount of loans
were outstanding. Under the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement,
overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue
interest bear interest at a rate equal to 3-1/2% per annum in excess
of the Reference Rate in effect from time to time, provided that no
loan will bear interest after maturity at a rate per annum less than
1% in excess of the rate of interest applicable thereto at maturity.
The Series B Senior Extendible Reset Notes and Series C Senior
Extendible Notes were bearing interest at rates of 14-5/8% and 14-
1/2%, respectively, on the petition date, payable semi-annually, in
cash, on January 1 and July 1 and were to mature on January 1, 1990
unless the Senior Note Issuers (three subsidiaries of the Company)
elected to extend the notes for one or more additional one-year
periods. In the event the maturity was extended, the interest rate
would be reset to the interest rate per annum these notes should bear
in order to have a bid value of 101% of the principal amount as of the
reset date. In no event, however, would the interest rate be reset
below the interest rate then in effect.
The Senior Note Issuers are the following principal operating
subsidiaries: Jim Walter Homes, Inc., Jim Walter Resources, Inc. ("Jim
Walter Resources") and United States Pipe and Foundry Company
("U.S.Pipe"). See Note 14 for Summarized Financial Information of the
Senior Note Issuers.
The Senior Subordinated Extendible Reset Notes were bearing
interest at a rate of 16-5/8% per annum on the petition date until
reset as described herein, payable semi-annually on January 1 and July
1, in cash or, at the option of the Subordinated Note Issuers (two
subsidiaries of the Company who are also the issuers of the
Subordinated Notes) on or before January 1, 1993, by delivering
additional Senior Subordinated Extendible Reset Notes (valued at their
principal amount). The Senior Subordinated Extendible Reset Notes were
to mature on January 1, 1990, unless the Subordinated Note Issuers
elected to extend the notes for one or more additional one-year
periods. In the event the maturity was extended, the interest rate
would be reset to the interest rate per annum these notes should bear
in order to have a bid value of 101% of the principal amount as of the
reset date. In no event, however, would the interest rate be reset
below the interest rate then in effect.
The Subordinated Notes were bearing interest at a rate of 17% per
annum on the petition date payable semi-annually, in cash, on January
1 and July 1.
The Subordinated Note Issuers are the following principal operating
subsidiaries: Jim Walter Homes, Inc. and U.S. Pipe. See Note 14 for
Summarized Financial Information of the Subordinated Note Issuers.
Subordinated debt assumed by Old Walter Industries from Original
Jim Walter in connection with the Acquisition includes the (i) 13-1/8%
Subordinated Notes, (ii) 13-3/4% Subordinated Debentures and (iii) 10-
7/8% Subordinated Debentures (which were sold at a discount to yield
12-3/4% to maturity).
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Company's various debt agreements had covenants which, among
other things, restricted incurrence of additional indebtedness,
dividend payments, mergers, consolidations and sales of assets by the
Company and its subsidiaries, and required the Company to maintain
certain financial ratios. However, as a result of the automatic stay
resulting from the filing of the Reorganization Proceedings, neither
the indenture trustees nor the holders of the Company's debt may
enforce any rights, exercise any remedies or realize on any claims in
the event the Company or any of its subsidiaries fails to comply with
any of the covenants contained in the various debt agreements.
NOTE 6 - Income Taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) is made up of the following
components:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
May 31, 1994 May 31, 1993 May 31, 1992
------------------------------------------------------------------
Current Deferred Current Deferred Current Deferred
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
United States . . . . . . . . . . $38,712 $(11,716) $44,093 $(22,682) $ 34,349 $(23,494)
State and local . . . . . . . . . 2,886 (965) 4,048 (1,131) 1,608 --
------ -------- ------- -------- -------- ---------
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,598 $(12,681) $48,141 $(23,813) $ 35,957 $(23,494)
======= ======== ======= ========= ======== ========
</TABLE>
Federal income tax paid for fiscal 1994, 1993 and 1992 was
approximately $37.1 million, $35.9 million, and $52.7 million. State
income tax payments approximated the amounts provided above.
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
109 ("FAS 109"), "Accounting for Income Taxes" in 1993. FAS 109 is an
asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred
tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of
events which have been recognized in the Company's financial
statements or tax returns. FAS 109 generally considers all expected
future events other than changes in tax law or rates. Previously, the
Company used the FAS 96 asset and liability method that gave no
recognition to future events other than the recovery of assets against
liabilities which reversed in the same time period. The change to FAS
109 did not require any change to the financial statements.
Deferred income taxes result from timing differences in the
recognition of revenue and expense for tax and financial reporting
purposes. The tax effect of such timing differences is summarized as
follows:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
May 31,
----------------------------------------
1994 1993 1992
----------------------------------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Effect of tax loss and tax credit carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . $ -- $ -- $ 4,779
Revenues recognized on the instalment sales method for tax purposes
and on the accrual basis for financial reporting . . . . . . (11,899) (11,271) (13,123)
Excess of book over tax depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,197) (6,149) (10,850)
Postretirement benefit obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6,690) (7,594) --
Amortization of investment tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (219) (384)
Mine development expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,936 913 573
Timing differences relating to accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . 5,156 2,364 (3,542)
Enacted tax rate change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,833 -- --
Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 (726) (947)
------ -------- --------
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(11,716) $(22,682) $(23,494)
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
May 31,
-------------------------
1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ----
(in thousands)
Statutory tax rate . . . . . . . . . . 35.0% 34.0% 34.0%
Effect of:
Adjustment to deferred taxes . . . . 5.3 -- --
State and local income tax . . . . . 3.3 2.7 3.0
Percentage depletion . . . . . . . . (1.7) (8.3) (13.8)
Enacted tax rate change . . . . . . . 9.4 -- --
Amortization of net investment tax
credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (.3) (1.1)
Nonconventional source fuel credit . (10.8) (7.7) (15.2)
Amortization of excess of purchase
price over net assets acquired . . . 47.1 19.0 38.9
Benefit of capital loss carryforward
(8.5) (4.7) (10.2)
Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 (.4) .2
---- ---- ----
Effective tax rate . . . . . . . . . . 80.1% 34.3% 35.8%
==== ==== ====
On August 10, 1993, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
was signed into law raising the federal corporate income tax rate to
35% from 34%, retroactive to January 1, 1993. FAS 109 requires that
deferred tax liabilities and assets be adjusted in the period of
enactment for the effect of an enacted change in the tax laws or
rates. The effect of the change was $2,833,000 and such amount is
included in the provision for deferred income taxes for the year ended
May 31, 1994. Deferred tax liabilities (assets) are comprised of the
following:
May 31,
-------------------
1994 1993
------------------
(in thousands)
Instalment sales method for instalment notes
receivable in prior years . . . . . . . . . $52,549 $62,608
Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,053 93,701
Difference in basis of assets under purchase
accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,269 28,119
Capital loss carryforward . . . . . . . . . (12,600) (15,800)
Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . (43,716) (28,044)
Postretirement benefits other than pensions (80,003) (70,551)
Valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,600 15,800
------ ------
Total deferred tax liability . . . . . . . $73,152 $85,833
======= =======
The Revenue Act of 1987 eliminated the instalment sales method of
tax reporting for instalment sales after December 31, 1987.
For book purposes the Company recognized a long-term capital loss
of approximately $75.0 million in fiscal 1989. This loss was
recognized for tax purposes in fiscal 1992 and is deductible to the
extent of capital gains of approximately $8.8 million, $9.9 million
and $10.4 million in years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992,
respectively. The remaining capital loss is available as a carryback
to fiscal 1991 to be offset against capital gains of approximately
$8.3 million and as a carryforward to the succeeding three years. The
Company has established a valuation allowance of $12.6 million to
offset the deferred tax asset related to the carryforward since the
Company cannot predict whether capital gains sufficient to offset the
carryforward will be realized in the three year carryforward period.
If certain substantial changes in the Company's ownership should
occur, there would be an annual limitation on the amount of such loss
carryforward which
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
could be utilized. The Company allocates federal income tax expense
(benefit) to its subsidiaries based on their separate taxable income
(loss).
A substantial controversy exists with regard to federal income
taxes allegedly owed by the Company. Proofs of claim have been filed
by the Internal Revenue Service in the amounts of $110,560,883 with
respect to fiscal years ended August 31, 1980 and August 31, 1983
through August 31, 1987, $31,468,189 with respect to fiscal years
ended May 31, 1988 (nine months) and May 31, 1989 and $44,837,693 with
respect to fiscal years ended May 31, 1990 and May 31, 1991.
Objections to the proofs of claim have been filed by the Company and
the various issues are being litigated in the Bankruptcy Court. The
Company believes that such proofs of claim are substantially without
merit and intends to defend such claims against the Company
vigorously.
NOTE 7 - Stockholders' Equity
KKR Associates, a New York limited partnership, is the sole general
partner of three partnerships which own a total of 28,500,000 shares
of the outstanding common stock of the Company.
The Company entered into common stock subscription agreements,
dated as of December 1, 1987 (the "Management Common Stock
Subscription Agreements"), with certain individuals who are former or
current members of management (the "Management Investors") under which
an aggregate of 893,500 shares of common stock remain outstanding. The
Management Common Stock Subscription Agreements generally provide the
Company with a right of first refusal with respect to any bona fide
offer from a third party to purchase any or all of such Management
Investor's shares of common stock commencing after January 7, 1993;
provided that such transfer restrictions and right of first refusal
will terminate in the event of a public offering of the Company's
common stock.
NOTE 8 - Stock Options
Under stock option plans approved by stockholders in October 1987,
an aggregate of 3,318,182 shares of the Company's common stock have
been reserved for the grant and issuance of incentive and non-
qualified stock options (the "Options"). Options for 1,618,568 shares,
all of which are exercisable, were outstanding at May 31, 1994. The
exercise price of each Option granted is $5.00 per share, the fair
market value at date of grant. During 1994, 1993 and 1992 options for
59,727, 384,909 and 16,591 shares were cancelled.
NOTE 9 - Related Party Transactions
Following its incorporation, the Company retained KKR to provide
financial, financial advisory and consulting services to the Company
in connection with the Acquisition and the Merger, for which the
Company paid to KKR a fee of $35 million. KKR has agreed to provide
management consulting and financial services to the Company and its
subsidiaries on an annually renewable basis. Effective with the
commencement of the Reorganization Proceedings, current payment of
these consulting fees was suspended. The annual rate at such time was
$550,000.
NOTE 10 - Litigation and Other Matters
Note 1 contains a description of the organization of the Company
and the acquisition of Original Jim Walter. On April 21, 1988, the
Company sold all of the outstanding capital stock of JWC Holdings, the
parent corporation of Jim Walter Corporation (formerly J-II) and its
subsidiaries, including The Celotex Corporation ("Celotex") and its
subsidiaries. Celotex is a co-defendant with other miners,
manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing products in a
very large number of lawsuits filed throughout the United States
alleging injuries to the health of persons exposed to asbestos-
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
containing products. Original Jim Walter had been named as a defendant
in certain asbestos-related lawsuits from time to time and the Company
understands that Original Jim Walter's corporate successor, Jim Walter
Corporation, currently is a co-defendant in a number of the asbestos-
related lawsuits filed against Celotex. As discussed below, the
Company and certain of its subsidiaries and other affiliates have been
served with process as a co-defendant in a number of these lawsuits.
The Company understands that prior to the Tender Offer Celotex ceased
to be engaged in the mining, manufacturing and distribution of the
asbestos-containing products that have given rise to the
aforementioned asbestos-related lawsuits against Celotex. Because Jim
Walter Corporation, Celotex and their respective affiliates are not
affiliates of the Company, neither the Company, Old Walter Industries
nor any of their respective affiliates can make any representation as
to the status of the asbestos-related litigation pending against Jim
Walter Corporation, Celotex and their respective affiliates, the
amount of the alleged damages sought from Jim Walter Corporation,
Celotex and their respective affiliates in those lawsuits, the
insurance coverage available to them to satisfy asbestos-related
claims, or any other matter related to such litigation.
The Company understands that the extent of the alleged injuries in
the asbestos-related lawsuits filed against Celotex varies from case
to case, many of the complaints against Celotex request punitive
damages in addition to the compensatory damages and the aggregate
damages sought in these cases is very substantial. In addition to
these personal injury cases, a substantial number of actions, some of
which are styled as class actions, have been filed against Celotex and
numerous co-defendants seeking very substantial aggregate damages for
the cost of detecting, analyzing, repairing and/or removing asbestos-
containing materials in buildings owned or operated by the plaintiffs.
The Company understands that the number of asbestos-related lawsuits
filed against Celotex has continued to grow in recent years and the
magnitude of the additional claims that are expected to be asserted
against Celotex in the future cannot be accurately predicted at this
time. The Company understands that the cost to Celotex to date of
settling or otherwise disposing of asbestos-related lawsuits has been
very substantial and that a substantial portion of such cost has been
borne by insurance carriers pursuant to their insurance policies or
settlement agreements with Celotex. The Company believes, however,
that (i) most of Celotex' available insurance coverage prior to late
1977 has been exhausted, (ii) since late 1977, most of Celotex'
insurance policies have excluded coverage for asbestosis, which is the
basis for most of the personal injury claims pending against Celotex,
(iii) beginning in late 1977, an increasing number of Celotex'
policies have excluded coverage for other asbestos-related diseases
and Celotex and its insurers dispute the scope of most of those
exclusions, (iv) since late 1984, coverage for asbestos-related
personal injury and property damage claims generally have been
excluded from Celotex policies, (v) Celotex' insurers dispute whether
any of Celotex' policies cover any asbestos-related property damage
claims and (vi) no insurance is available for punitive damages in many
jurisdictions. The insurance coverage disputes referred to above are
the subject of litigation. The uncertain outcome and possible adverse
consequences of the insurance coverage disputes referred to above, the
continued growth in the number of asbestos-related lawsuits filed
against Celotex and the very substantial aggregate damages alleged
therein and the possibility that future disposition costs could exceed
those experienced to date by Celotex, could impair the ability of
Celotex to continue to satisfy asbestos-related claims. On October 12,
1990, Celotex and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Carey Canada, Inc. each
filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District
of Florida, Tampa Division. The Chapter 11 cases were assigned to the
Honorable Thomas E. Baynes, Jr. As a result thereof and pursuant to
the automatic stay provisions contained in Sec.362 of the Bankruptcy
Code, all actions (other than those actions set forth in Sec.362(b) and,
as discussed below, other than, for certain limited purposes, the
Declaratory Judgement Proceeding commenced by the Debtors) commenced
against Celotex prior to October 12, 1990 were stayed pending any
future modification of the automatic stay under the Bankruptcy Code.
On May 8, 1991, the Debtors filed a motion in the Celotex Chapter 11
case seeking to have the automatic stay lifted so as to allow the
Debtors to continue to prosecute the Declaratory Judgment Proceeding
against Celotex and others. On June 4, 1991, Judge Baynes granted the
Debtors motion for the limited purpose of permitting them to file and
proceed with a motion for summary judgment and to prosecute or defend
any appeals arising from or related to such motion.
A substantial number of the asbestos-related lawsuits filed against
Celotex relate to the asbestos-related operations of a predecessor
corporation of Rapid-American Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Rapid-American"), which subsequently were transferred by Rapid-
American to a corporation which was merged into Celotex in 1972.
According to Rapid-American's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended January 31, 1989, Rapid-American is a co-
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
defendant in a number of personal injury and property damage cases.
Each of Celotex and its predecessor corporation had indemnified Rapid-
American and its predecessor corporation against all liabilities
relating to those operations for a limited time period. The extent of
the indemnification is currently a matter of dispute.
As stated above, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and
other affiliates have been served with process as a co-defendant in a
number of the asbestos-related lawsuits described above. One of these
lawsuits is a class action filed in federal court in Beaumont, Texas
that involves approximately 3,000 plaintiffs alleging asbestos-related
personal injuries. Plaintiffs in the class action added Old Walter
Industries as a defendant alleging, among other things, that (i)
Original Jim Walter and its successors, including Jim Walter
Corporation and HAC, are liable for all damages caused by the products
manufactured, sold and distributed by Celotex by reason, among other
things, of operating Celotex as a division, and conspiring with
Celotex and other co-defendants to market harmful products; (ii) the
distribution by HAC of substantially all of its assets to Old Walter
Industries constituted a fraudulent conveyance; and (iii) Old Walter
Industries is a successor to the liabilities of HAC and is thus liable
to the plaintiffs for injuries caused by Celotex and certain named
subsidiaries and/or predecessor companies of Celotex, and Original Jim
Walter and its successors, including HAC and Jim Walter Corporation.
Another asbestos-related lawsuit is a purported class action filed
on July 13, 1989 in state court in Beaumont, Texas against the
Company, Old Walter Industries, KKR, KKR Associates, Jim Walter
Corporation, HAC, Celotex, Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated
("Drexel Burnham"), Drexel Burnham Lambert Group, Inc. ("Drexel
Burnham Group"), and certain directors and executive officers of the
Company, Old Walter Industries and Original Jim Walter (i.e., John B.
Carter, Jr., Perry Golkin, Henry R. Kravis, Paul E. Raether, George R.
Roberts, Michael T. Tokarz and Gene M. Woodfin) that purports to
involve all persons pursuing unsatisfied personal injury or wrongful
death claims against Celotex or Jim Walter Corporation based upon
exposure to asbestos. The action originally named as defendants, in
addition to those individuals and entities named above, James O.
Alston, Joe B. Cordell and James W. Walter, directors and executive
officers of the Company, Old Walter Industries and Original Jim
Walter. Subsequently, plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims
against Messrs. Alston, Cordell and Walter. On December 26, 1989,
plaintiffs filed their Second Amended Original Petition and
Application for Temporary Injunction. Plaintiffs allege, among other
things, that (i) Original Jim Walter and its successors, including Jim
Walter Corporation and HAC, are liable for all damages caused by the
products manufactured, sold and distributed by Celotex by reason,
among other things, of operating Celotex as a division; (ii) the
distribution by HAC of substantially all of its assets to Old Walter
Industries constituted a fraudulent conveyance; (iii) Old Walter
Industries is a successor to the liabilities of HAC and the corporate
separateness of Old Walter Industries and HAC should be disregarded,
and thus Old Walter Industries is liable to the plaintiffs for
injuries caused by Celotex and its predecessors and Original Jim
Walter and its successors, including HAC and Jim Walter Corporation;
(iv) the corporate separateness of the Company and Old Walter
Industries should be disregarded; (v) the sales and transfers of
assets by Old Walter Industries are fraudulent; and (vi) the
individual defendants, KKR, KKR Associates, Drexel Burnham, Drexel
Burnham Group and the Company conspired to effect the allegedly
fraudulent transfers of assets from and to Old Walter Industries. The
relief requested by the plaintiffs includes, among other things, (i)
enjoining each defendant from transferring any assets formerly owned
by Original Jim Walter (and any proceeds from the disposition
thereof); (ii) requiring each defendant to account for all transfers
of such assets or proceeds; (iii) requiring each defendant to transfer
such assets and proceeds to Celotex to be held in trust for the
benefit of the plaintiffs; (iv) appointing a receiver to take charge
of such assets and proceeds or of any other property of any defendant;
(v) holding the defendants jointly and severally liable for damages
equal to the fair market value of any assets formerly owned by
Original Jim Walter which have been sold and cannot be recovered; and
(vi) punitive damages, interest and costs. Plaintiffs also requested
the Beaumont state court to issue a temporary injunction enjoining the
Company from selling or otherwise transferring or encumbering its
stock in any corporation that owns assets formerly owned by Original
Jim Walter or Old Walter Industries. The Company agreed to give the
plaintiffs 15 days prior notice of any closing of any disposition of
stock of a corporation which owns assets formerly owned by Original
Jim Walter or its subsidiaries. On September 12 through 15, 1989, the
Beaumont state court held a hearing on the defendants' motions to
dismiss the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. These motions
were denied. On October 11, 1989, plaintiffs filed a motion for class
certification. On October 16, 1989, defendants KKR, KKR Associates,
and Messrs. Kravis, Roberts, Raether, Tokarz and Golkin filed a motion
for a change of venue. Discovery was conducted with respect to the
class certification and venue
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
motions. The Beaumont state court did not hold a hearing on either the
motion for Class Certification or the motion to change venue.
Some of the other asbestos-related lawsuits pending against the
Company and its subsidiaries involve claims against the Company and
its subsidiaries and request relief from the Company and its
subsidiaries similar to one or more of the claims involved and
remedies requested in the lawsuits pending against the Company and its
subsidiaries in Beaumont, Texas. On December 27, 1989, the Debtors
commenced the Reorganization Proceedings. As a result of the automatic
stay provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, all pending litigation against
the Debtors was automatically stayed. On December 29, 1989, plaintiffs
moved before the Beaumont state court to sever the claims against the
Company and Old Walter Industries from their claims against the
remaining defendants. On January 2, 1990, the Beaumont state court
action was removed to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division. On January 5, 1990,
certain defendants in that action moved to transfer the lawsuit to the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa
Division (the "District Court"). The plaintiffs in that action moved
to remand that action to state court. All proceedings in that action
have been stayed by agreement of the parties and order of the District
Court pending resolution of the abstention issues in the
Reorganization Proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court. Other asbestos-
related lawsuits pending against the Company and its subsidiaries
allege personal injuries arising out of exposure to asbestos and
further allege, among other things, that (i) each named defendant has
been or is now engaged, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture,
supply, sale or otherwise placing into the stream of commerce,
asbestos or asbestos-containing products and (ii) defendants should be
held liable on the theories of strict products liability and
negligence for plaintiffs' injuries. None of the complaints filed in
such latter actions contain, at this time, corporate veil-piercing or
fraudulent conveyance claims. The relief requested by the plaintiffs
in these actions includes, among other things, general damages,
punitive damages and special damages in amounts to be proven at the
time of trial. There can be no assurance that the Company, its
subsidiaries or other affiliates will not, in the future, be named as
co-defendants in other asbestos-related lawsuits, whether currently
pending or subsequently commenced, or that temporary or preliminary
injunctive relief against the sale by the Company of any of its assets
will not be granted in any such pending or future lawsuit prior to
judgment. Based on the advice of outside counsel, the Company believes
that it and its affiliates have and would have a variety of
meritorious procedural and substantive defenses to the claims made or
any claims which may be made against them in pending or future
asbestos-related lawsuits. Accordingly, the Company believes that such
claims are and would be without foundation or merit and intends to
defend such cases vigorously. Plaintiffs have not specified the amount
of compensatory and punitive damages they seek from the Company and
its affiliates in the lawsuits pending in Beaumont, Texas and most of
the other asbestos-related lawsuits against the Company and its
affiliates referred to above. Such alleged damages are expected to be
very substantial and, accordingly, if judgments against the Company
and its subsidiaries are rendered in such lawsuits, the Company and
its subsidiaries could be materially adversely affected.
On January 2, 1990, the Debtors commenced the Declaratory Judgment
Proceeding against Jim Walter Corporation, Celotex and all known
individuals who had filed suit against the Debtors seeking to hold
them liable for asbestos-related liabilities of Celotex. The
Declaratory Judgment Proceeding requested the Bankruptcy Court to
declare and adjudicate that (i) the corporate veil between Jim Walter
Corporation and Celotex may not be pierced, (ii) the leveraged buyout
of Original Jim Walter was not a fraudulent conveyance, nor were any
subsequent transactions entered into as a part of that leveraged
buyout fraudulent transfers, (iii) neither the Company, Old Walter
Industries nor any of their subsidiaries or affiliates is the
successor in interest to the asbestos-related liabilities of either
Jim Walter Corporation or Celotex and (iv) neither the Company, Old
Walter Industries nor any of their subsidiaries or affiliates is
liable for the asbestos-related liabilities of either Jim Walter
Corporation or Celotex.
On January 2, 1990, the Debtors also commenced another proceeding
by filing in the Bankruptcy Court a Complaint to Extend the Automatic
Stay (the "Injunction Proceeding") wherein the Debtors sought to
enjoin all actions against Jim Walter Corporation and all other non-
debtors on corporate veil piercing or related theories, and further
seeking a permanent injunction staying all such actions, including the
previously disclosed proposed class-action lawsuit filed in state
court in Beaumont, Texas. That action was removed to the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division
by certain of the defendants after the Debtors commenced the
Reorganization Proceedings.
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A motion to transfer said action to the Bankruptcy Court is now
pending, as well as a motion filed by the plaintiffs to remand said
action to the state court in Beaumont.
On January 9, 1990, the Debtors filed their Motion for Preliminary
Injunction in the Injunction Proceeding seeking a preliminary
injunction extending the automatic stay under Sec.362 of the Bankruptcy
Code to enjoin the prosecution of any action in which plaintiffs seek
to hold Jim Walter Corporation and other non-Debtors responsible for
the asbestos-related liabilities of Jim Walter Corporation's
subsidiary, Celotex, on a piercing the corporate veil or similar legal
theory.
On January 19, 1990, an asbestos claimant filed a motion in the
Bankruptcy Court requesting the Bankruptcy Court to dismiss and
abstain from deciding or, in the alternative, to stay the Declaratory
Judgment Proceeding. The asbestos claimant also opposed the Debtors'
motion for a preliminary injunction. A hearing on the pending motions
was held on January 22, 1990. Subsequently, the asbestos claimant,
joined by four additional claimants, also moved to dismiss the
Injunction Proceeding.
On April 13, 1990, and as amended, the Bankruptcy Court issued its
proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendation
pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9011 which recommended, among other
things, that the District Court deny the asbestos claimants' motion to
abstain from deciding, or to stay, the Declaratory Judgment Proceeding
as to the Debtors. The asbestos claimants subsequently filed
objections to the proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and
recommendations with the District Court. On April 20, 1990, the
Bankruptcy Court entered orders (i) deferring a ruling on the asbestos
claimants' motion to dismiss the Injunction Proceeding until the
District Court decided whether or not to adopt the Bankruptcy Court's
recommendation and (ii) preliminarily enjoining all asbestos-related
personal injury and property damage claimants and their attorneys and
agents and all other persons acting on their behalf from commencing or
continuing any civil action in any United States federal or state
court in which such persons are attempting to assert claims against
non-Debtors that are based on the right to pierce the corporate veil
between Celotex and Jim Walter Corporation or that relate to or are
connected with claims that attempt to impose liability on the Debtors
for asbestos-related claims. The asbestos claimants filed an appeal of
the preliminary injunction with the District Court. On February 5,
1991, the District Court entered an order denying the asbestos
claimants' action for leave to appeal an interlocutory order, thus
letting stand the preliminary injunction of the Bankruptcy Court
entered on April 20, 1990 enjoining all asbestos-related personal
injury and property damage claimants and their attorneys and agents
and all other persons acting on their behalf from commencing or
continuing any civil action in any United States federal or state
court in which such persons are attempting to assert claims against
non-Debtors that are based on the right to pierce the corporate veil
between Celotex and Jim Walter Corporation or that relate to or are
connected with claims that attempt to impose liability on the Debtors
for asbestos-related claims.
On May 17, and May 22, 1990, the asbestos claimants filed motions
in the Bankruptcy Court and in the District Court, respectively, each
seeking stay of the Declaratory Judgment Proceeding, each of which was
denied by those courts on May 17 and June 5, 1990, respectively. Also
on May 17, 1990, certain asbestos defendants filed a motion in
District Court for withdrawal of reference as to the Declaratory
Judgment Proceeding from the Bankruptcy Court. On July 11, 1990, the
District Court issued an order dated June 29, 1990 which declined to
rule on the asbestos claimants' motion for withdrawal of reference
until after the Bankruptcy Court ruled on any motion for summary
judgment.
On September 2, 1992, the asbestos claimants filed a renewed
request to withdraw the reference in the District Court. On September
14, 1992, the Debtors filed a memorandum of law responsive to the
asbestos claimants renewal request. On September 15, 1992, the
District Court entered an order denying the asbestos claimants' motion
to withdraw the reference. The District Court held that while the
asbestos claimants could have their claims heard by a jury, they were
not entitled to a jury trial on the claims of piercing the corporate
veil and fraudulent conveyance because those claims are equitable in
nature. On September 22, 1992, the asbestos claimants filed a motion
for reconsideration and, pleading in the alternative, requested the
District Court to certify the order for interlocutory review in the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
("Court of Appeals"). On October 5, 1992, the Debtors filed their
Memorandum of Law in opposition to the asbestos claimants' motion for
reconsideration. On February 23, 1993, the District Court entered an
order denying the motion for reconsideration and request for
certification of interlocutory appeal. On March 3, 1993, the
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asbestos claimants filed a petition for a writ of mandamus with the
Court of Appeals. On April 13, 1993, the Debtors filed their response
to the writ of mandamus. On April 19, 1993, the Court of Appeals
denied the asbestos claimants petition for such writ of mandamus.
On July 11, 1990, the District Court adopted the Bankruptcy Court's
proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendation
pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9011, and denied the asbestos claimants'
motion to abstain from deciding, or to stay, the Declaratory Judgment
Proceeding. As a result of the District Court's decisions, absent any
reversal on reconsideration or appeal, the Bankruptcy Court was
empowered to rule on a motion for summary judgment in the Declaratory
Judgment Proceeding.
On July 17, 1990, the asbestos claimants filed a motion in the
District Court seeking reconsideration of the July 11, 1990 order
denying the motion for abstention, and, in the alternative, seeking
certification of that order for interlocutory appeal to the Court of
Appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec.1292. The asbestos claimants also
sought a stay pending determination of their motion. On July 30, 1990,
the Debtors opposed the July 17, 1990 motion.
On December 6, 1990, the District Court entered an order (a)
denying the asbestos claimants' motion to reconsider the District
Court's decision of July 11, 1990 which adopted the Bankruptcy Court's
recommendation to deny the asbestos defendants' motion to require the
Bankruptcy Court to abstain from considering the Declaratory Judgment
Proceeding commenced by the Debtors against the asbestos defendants;
(b) giving the asbestos claimants ten (10) days from the date of the
order to seek interlocutory appeal to the Court of Appeals and (c)
granting the asbestos claimants' motion to stay further prosecution of
the Declaratory Judgment Proceeding pending the outcome of the
interlocutory appeal. On December 17, 1990, the asbestos claimants
filed their Petition for Permission to Appeal with the Court of
Appeals. On February 5, 1991, the Court of Appeals denied the asbestos
claimants' Petition for Permission to Appeal. By so ruling, the Court
of Appeals let stand the District Court's ruling of December 6, 1990
denying the asbestos claimants' motion to reconsider the District
Court's decision of July 11, 1990, which adopted the Bankruptcy
Court's recommendation to deny the asbestos claimants' motion to
abstain in such proceeding. On March 19, 1991, the asbestos claimants
filed with the District Court a Renewed Motion for Reconsideration of
their Motion to Abstain, which also sought to continue the stay in the
Bankruptcy Court. On April 16, 1991, the District Court entered an
order confirming that its stay of proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court
had expired. In addition, the District Court denied the asbestos
claimants Renewed Motion for Reconsideration of their Motion to
Abstain. Because the District Court's stay was lifted, the Declaratory
Judgment Proceeding went forward in the Bankruptcy Court under
schedules that were set by the Bankruptcy Court.
Discovery in the Declaratory Judgment Proceeding was to have been
concluded on July 6, 1990 pursuant to a Bankruptcy Court order.
Subsequent to issuance of that order, certain discovery disputes arose
between Jim Walter Corporation and the asbestos claimants centered
upon issues relating to whether or not certain documentation was
subject to various privileges and thus protected. After protracted
litigation wherein various issues were appealed to the District Court
and the Court of Appeals, on June 15, 1992 Jim Walter Corporation and
the asbestos claimants entered into a stipulation regarding the
resolution of all their then pending discovery disputes, without
either party waiving their right for further review, if necessary.
Following a hearing on January 8, 1992, the Bankruptcy Court
ordered that any motions for summary judgment in the Declaratory
Judgment Proceeding be filed by March 1, 1992 and set oral arguments
for April 16, 1992. On February 28, 1992, the Debtors filed their
Motion for Summary Judgment and supporting affidavits. On April 9,
1992, the asbestos claimants filed their Response to Debtors' Motion
for Summary Judgment, and on May 7, 1992, filed a Supplemental
Response to the Debtors' Motion for Summary Judgment. On April 16,
1992, oral arguments were heard by the Bankruptcy Court on the
Debtors' Motion for Summary Judgment. On May 29, 1992, the Debtors
filed their Statement of Undisputed Facts and Memorandum of Law in
Support of their Motion for Summary Judgment. On May 29, 1992,
asbestos claimants filed their Brief in Opposition to Debtors' Motion
for Summary Judgment.
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On August 25, 1992, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order denying
the Debtors' Motion for Summary Judgment. On September 3, 1992, the
Debtors filed a motion to reopen the record to make additional
findings of fact pursuant to Rule 43(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure. On September 18, 1992, the asbestos claimants filed their
opposition to the Debtors' motion. On October 8, 1992, the Bankruptcy
Court denied the Debtors' motion to reopen the record to make
additional findings of fact.
On September 14, 1992, the Debtors filed a motion to strike the
asbestos claimants' demand for a jury trial and on September 21, 1992,
the Debtors filed a motion for a pre-hearing conference to resolve all
motions pending before the Bankruptcy Court. On October 7, 1992, the
Bankruptcy Court entered an order granting the Debtors' motion to
strike the asbestos claimants demand for jury trial.
On July 29, 1992, the asbestos claimants served discovery requests
upon the Debtors, Celotex, Jim Walter Corporation and other parties
not defendants to the Declaratory Judgment Proceeding. Upon a motion
for protective order by one of the non-party witnesses, which was
granted by order dated October 7, 1992, the Bankruptcy Court suspended
all discovery in the adversary proceeding, and indicated that it would
enter, without a hearing, an order on the issue of additional
permitted discovery, if any, on the veil piercing question and, if
appropriate, describe the scope of any production of documents.
On October 5, 1992, the asbestos claimants filed a motion for pre-
trial conference to address a number of issues, including but not
limited to the nature and scope of discovery. On October 30, 1992, the
Bankruptcy Court entered orders denying all pending motions for pre-
trial conference stating that the parties had not obtained further
relief from the automatic stay in the Celotex bankruptcy case.
On October 30, 1992, Celotex filed Proofs of Claim in each of the
Debtor's bankruptcy cases claiming that each Debtor is liable for all
claims which Celotex may hold (1) predicated upon a piercing the
corporate veil, alter ego, instrumentality, agency, conspiracy and any
related theory of law, equity or admiralty; (2) arising out of the
leveraged buyout of Original Jim Walter which resulted in the January
7, 1988 transfer by Hillsborough Acquisition Corporation of
substantially all of its assets to the Company; (3) arising out of the
transfer of Celotex assets for less than reasonably equivalent value;
and (4) arising out of that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated
April 21, 1988 and amendments thereto. The total amount of the Proofs
of Claim included all scheduled and filed claims against Celotex in
their bankruptcy proceedings, all unfiled present asbestos-related
personal injury and property damage claims and all future asbestos-
related personal injury claims against Celotex. On November 6, 1992,
the Debtors filed their objections to the claims of Celotex. On
November 25, 1992, the Bankruptcy Court sustained the Debtors
objections to the Proofs of Claim filed by Celotex without prejudice
to the right to file Proofs of Claim, if appropriate, at the
conclusion of the veil piercing litigation.
On November 13, 1992, the Debtors filed a motion in the Celotex
bankruptcy case for limited relief from the automatic stay for the
sole purpose of permitting a trial on the veil piercing claims in the
Declaratory Judgment Proceeding and the prosecution or defense of any
appeals arising from or relating to the decision in such trial. On
December 4, 1992, the asbestos claimants filed a cross-motion for
relief from the automatic stay requesting that the automatic stay be
lifted to permit Celotex to participate in all aspects of the
Declaratory Judgment Proceeding. On December 9, 1992, Judge Baynes
granted relief from the automatic stay, permitting Celotex to
participate in all aspects of the Declaratory Judgment Proceeding up
through final judgment.
On December 15, 1992, the Debtors, asbestos claimants, Celotex and
Jim Walter Corporation filed a Joint Motion for Pre-Trial Conference
which the Bankruptcy Court granted.
On January 13, 1993, a pre-trial conference was held. As a result
of the pre-trial conference, the Bankruptcy Court entered two orders
on February 3, 1993. One order identified five discrete issues to be
tried. The other order set forth a detailed schedule for any discovery
which remained. On February 16, 1993, the Debtors filed a Motion for
Reconsideration in the Bankruptcy Court seeking a reconsideration of
the discovery schedule which the Debtors believe to
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
be unnecessarily long. In the motion for reconsideration, the
Debtors proposed a more condensed discovery schedule which would lead
to a trial of the remaining issues by July 1993. The Bankruptcy Court
granted the motion for reconsideration and held a hearing on March 17,
1993, wherein the Bankruptcy Court agreed to review the issue and
enter an order accordingly. At a hearing held on April 22, 1993, the
Bankruptcy Court stated that the trial on the remaining issues would
commence December 13, 1993.
On February 18, 1993, the Debtors served upon the asbestos
claimants discovery requests in the form of interrogatories and
requests for production of documents. On February 18, 1993, the
asbestos claimants served upon the Debtors (i) discovery requests in
the form of interrogatories and requests for production of documents
and (ii) deposition notices which included document production
requests on certain parties not defendants to the Declaratory Judgment
Proceeding. The Debtors, Jim Walter Corporation, the asbestos
claimants, and other non-party defendants filed responses and motions
for protective orders regarding certain discovery requests which
motions were heard on March 17, 1993. The Bankruptcy Court entered an
order from the bench both granting and denying particular subject
matters contained in the motions for protective orders. The Bankruptcy
Court gave all parties until April 10, 1993 to comply with the
discovery requests in accordance with the Bankruptcy Court's guidance.
The Debtors produced additional documents in accordance with the
Bankruptcy Court's order and answered additional interrogatories.
On April 15, 1993, the asbestos claimants filed motions to compel
the Debtors, Jim Walter Corporation and Celotex to respond to their
discovery requests with more detailed financial documents. At a
hearing on April 22, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court denied in almost its
entirety the asbestos claimants motion to compel filed against the
Debtors. The motions to compel filed against Jim Walter Corporation
and Celotex were continued to allow the parties to comply by April 30,
1993. On April 21, 1993, the asbestos claimants served Request for
Admissions on the Debtors, Jim Walter Corporation and Celotex. On May
21, 1993, all parties served their responses to said Request for
Admissions.
On June 14, 1993, the Debtors filed a pre-conference statement
requesting the Bankruptcy Court to set definite dates for discovery
and all other pretrial matters. Prior to the June 16, 1993 status
conference, the Debtors, asbestos claimants and other interested
parties agreed to stipulate to certain dates contained within the
Debtor's proposal.
On June 21, 1993, the asbestos claimants served additional
discovery on the Debtors, Celotex and Jim Walter corporation. The
Debtors served responses thereto on July 1, 1993. On July 7, 1993, the
Debtors filed a motion for protective order striking certain of the
asbestos claimants' discovery requests.
On July 14, 1993, the Debtors, Jim Walter Corporation, Celotex and
the asbestos claimants entered into a stipulation that modified the
previously agreed upon discovery dates in the Declaratory Judgment
Proceeding and set a firm pre-trial schedule leading to a December 13,
1993 trial date, which the Bankruptcy Court approved by order dated
August 17, 1993.
On July 16, 1993, the asbestos claimants filed a Petition for Writ
of Certiorari with the United States Supreme Court, seeking review of
the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denying
the asbestos claimants' Writ of Mandamus on the issue of their right
to a jury trial on veil piercing issues. On August 18, 1993, the
Company filed its brief in opposition to the asbestos claimants
Petition for Writ of Certiorari. On August 25, 1993, the asbestos
claimants filed a reply brief. On October 4, 1993, the United States
Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari.
On August 12, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order which
denied the asbestos claimants motions to compel discovery against one
non-party which, in effect, upheld the accountant-client privilege.
On October 5, 1993, the Debtors filed a motion in the Bankruptcy
Court which sought to limit the trial on the veil piercing claims in
the Declaratory Judgment Proceeding to six days which was denied by
the Bankruptcy Court at a hearing held November 3, 1993.
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On October 18, 1993, the Debtors, Jim Walter Corporation and the
asbestos claimants filed their designation of testifying experts. On
October 22, 1993, the Company filed a motion seeking to preclude the
testimony of certain of the asbestos claimants designated experts. On
November 16, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order that
precluded the testimony of three of the asbestos claimants designated
experts and limited the testimony of two of the other asbestos
claimants designated experts.
On October 21, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order which
directed that, in order to assure the trial in the veil piercing
adversary proceeding not be unduly prolonged, all parties must file
all mutually agreed upon exhibits, premarked and accompanied by a log
identifying each, no later than November 15, 1993. The parties
thereafter entered into a stipulation which extended the time to file
exhibits to December 7, 1993. A hearing to decide the admissibility of
those exhibits in dispute was held November 29, 1993. The Bankruptcy
Court ruled on the appropriate submission of certain grouped documents
and limited by date the admissibility of other exhibits. The
Bankruptcy Court scheduled a hearing for December 6, 1993 to consider
any other motions which had been filed and to consider the
admissibility of any other exhibits not decided at the November 29,
1993 hearing. On December 13, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court entered an
order disposing of all outstanding motions relating to testimony by
experts.
On October 25, 1993, the asbestos claimants filed certain motions
to compel production of documents and compliance with subpoena from
third parties which were not parties to the adversary proceeding. At a
hearing held November 3, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court allowed production
of certain documents which were withheld under attorney-client
privilege. By order dated November 5, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court
denied the asbestos claimants motion to compel production of certain
accountant's workpapers, holding that the accountant-client privilege
was applicable.
On November 24, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order denying
the asbestos claimants motion to reschedule the pre-trial conference
scheduled for November 29, 1993 and the final evidentiary hearing
scheduled to commence December 13, 1993. On December 6, 1993, the
asbestos claimants filed a renewed motion for continuance which sought
to continue the final evidentiary hearing until January 1994. On
December 8, 1993, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order denying the
renewed motion to reschedule the final evidentiary hearing. On
December 8,1993, the asbestos claimants filed an Emergency Petition
for Writ of Mandamus in the District Court which sought to have the
District Court enter an order continuing the final evidentiary
hearing. At a hearing held on December 9, 1993, the District Court
denied the asbestos claimants' Emergency Petition for Writ of
Mandamus.
On December 13, 1993, the final evidentiary hearing commenced in
the Bankruptcy Court and concluded on December 17, 1993. Post-trial
briefs were submitted by the Company, Jim Walter Corporation and the
asbestos claimants on March 16, 1994.
On April 18, 1994, the Bankruptcy Court issued its Findings of
Fact, Conclusions of Law and Memorandum Decision (the "Veil Piercing
Decision"). In the Veil Piercing Decision, the Bankruptcy Court found
that there was no basis for piercing the corporate veil, finding for
the Debtors on every contested factual issue. In every case, the
Bankruptcy Court found that Original Jim Walter's actions were
motivated by sound business judgment and were consistent with sound
business practices as recognized in the corporate business world. The
Veil Piercing Decision addressed six specific factual issues:
- Cash Management. Original Jim Walter had maintained a cash
management system for all subsidiaries, including Celotex. The
Bankruptcy Court found that the cash management system was totally
consistent with sound business practices widely recognized in the
corporate business world.
- Corporate Assessment. Original Jim Walter recovered certain costs,
including interest costs, through a corporate assessment charged to
all subsidiaries, including Celotex. The Bankruptcy Court found
nothing inherently improper in the assessment by a parent of
charges incurred on behalf of the subsidiary. The Bankruptcy Court
further stated that forcing the subsidiary to seek services from
third parties would not have been either an efficient or economic
manner to conduct its business.
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- Line of Business Reporting. Original Jim Walter and its
subsidiaries reported results according to lines of business. The
Bankruptcy Court found this to be a proper manner for a parent to
oversee the operation of its subsidiaries.
- Decision Making Process. The Bankruptcy Court rejected claims that
Original Jim Walter management was improperly involved in the
decision making processes of its subsidiaries, including capital
acquisition and disposition decisions, instead finding that the
involvement by Original Jim Walter in these areas was proper within
the accepted standards of the corporate business world.
- Motivation to Sell Assets. The Bankruptcy Court found that the
asbestos claimants failed to prove that Original Jim Walter took
any actions intended to evade any possible liability resulting from
the asbestos litigation. The Bankruptcy Court found that the
liquidation process was a result of sound proper business judgment
and not motivated by any desire to injure the Asbestos Claimants or
denude Celotex of its assets.
- Repayment of Intercompany Payables. The Bankruptcy Court rejected
the claim that it was improper for Celotex to have repaid
intercompany payables owing to Original Jim Walter. The Bankruptcy
Court found that those Original Jim Walter receivables were debts
of Celotex. The Bankruptcy Court explicitly rejected the argument
that there was an obligation to leave funds in Celotex, rather than
repay valid debts to Original Jim Walter, because of Celotex'
asbestos liabilities.
A Final Judgment was also entered on April 18, 1994 holding that
the corporate veil between Celotex and Jim Walter Corporation shall
not be pierced.
On April 26, 1994, the asbestos claimants filed a Notice of Appeal
with the District Court appealing the Final Judgment entered by the
Bankruptcy Court on April 18, 1994. On May 7, 1994, the asbestos
claimants filed their statement of issues and designated those items
which were to be included in the record on appeal. On May 19, 1994,
the Debtors filed their counter designation of items to be included in
the record on appeal.
On June 3, 1994, the asbestos claimants filed emergency motions in
the District Court to modify the briefing schedule and to modify page
limits in the filing of briefs. On June 6, 1994, the District Court
granted the asbestos claimants' emergency motion to modify the
briefing schedule. On June 21, 1994, the Debtors filed an emergency
motion on consent to expedite ruling on the asbestos claimants motion
to modify page limits. On June 23, 1994, the District Court denied the
asbestos claimants' motion to modify the page limits in the filing of
briefs and ordered that the asbestos claimants serve and file their
principal brief on or before July 18, 1994 and the Debtors file and
serve their brief within 15 days thereafter. The asbestos claimants
may then serve and file a reply brief within 10 days of the Debtors'
service of their brief.
On April 28, 1994, the Debtors commenced an adversary proceeding in
the Celotex Chapter 11 Proceeding seeking the entry of a judgment
declaring that under applicable law, an action to pierce the corporate
veil between Celotex and Original Jim Walter is property of Celotex'
Chapter 11 estate and therefore Celotex, as a debtor in possession,
has the exclusive right to assert a corporate veil piercing action
against Original Jim Walter on behalf of all Celotex creditors. The
adversary proceeding seeks the entry of judgment declaring that all
creditors of Celotex are therefore bound by the Veil Piercing
Decision. Contemporaneous with the adversary proceeding, the Debtors
filed a motion for summary judgment with respect to its complaint. On
May 18, 1994, Celotex filed a motion to strike the Debtors' motion for
summary judgment as being untimely filed.
On June 17, 1994, Celotex and Carey Canada filed motions to dismiss
Count (iii) of the complaint for failure to state an actual case or
controversy with any named defendant, or, in the alternative, require
the complaint to be amended. Further, Celotex and Carey Canada state
that the adversary proceeding is properly stayed, and therefore their
time to answer or otherwise respond should be deferred.
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While the Bankruptcy Court has granted the Debtors the relief
sought, there can be no assurance that its ruling will be affirmed
upon appeal. Moreover, the Debtors necessarily cannot predict the
timing of any appellate proceedings. If the asbestos health and/or
asbestos property damage claimants ultimately prevail on their
allegations that the Debtors may be liable for claims asserted against
Celotex, it is not possible at this time: (i) to quantify the amount
of these claims, although the Debtors believe these claims will be
substantial; (ii) to predict how these claims will be treated in any
plan or plans of reorganization; (iii) to determine the impact of
these claims on the operations of the Debtors; or (iv) to predict
their ability to confirm a plan or plans of reorganization.
JWC Holdings, Jim Walter Corporation, Celotex and the other
subsidiaries of JWC Holdings have indemnified the Company and its
affiliates against any liability or expense incurred as a result of
any asbestos-related lawsuit. However, there can be no assurance that
the Company and its affiliates will be reimbursed by Jim Walter
Corporation and its subsidiaries pursuant to the aforementioned
indemnity for any liability or expense resulting therefrom.
The Company is a party to a number of other lawsuits arising in the
ordinary course of its business. While the results of litigation
cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes that the
final outcome of such other litigation will not have a materially
adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial condition.
NOTE 11 - Pension and Other Employee Benefits
The Company has various pension and profit sharing plans covering
substantially all employees. In addition to its own pension plans, the
Company contributes to certain multi-employer plans. Total pension
expense for the years ended May 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, was $9.7
million, $16.5 million and $20.1 million, respectively. The decrease
in pension expense in fiscal 1994 from the prior year is due
principally to no contributions being required to be made to the
United Mine Workers of America 1950 Pension Plan Trust as such trust
had no unfunded vested benefits. The funding of retirement and
employee benefit plans is in accordance with the requirements of the
plans and, where applicable, in sufficient amounts to satisfy the
"Minimum Funding Standards" of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). The plans provide benefits based on years of
service and compensation or at stated amounts for each year of
service.
The net pension costs for Company administered plans are as
follows:
For the years ended May 31,
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1994 1993 1992
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(in thousands)
Service cost-benefits earned during
the period . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,334 $5,233 $4,849
Interest cost on projected benefit
obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,333 15,634 14,695
Actual return on assets . . . . . . (19,352) (18,131) (25,212)
Net amortization and deferral . . . 3,145 3,174 11,954
------ ----- -------
Net pension costs . . . . . . . . $5,460 $5,910 $6,286
====== ====== =======
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table sets forth the funded status of Company
administered plans:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
May 31, 1994 May 31, 1993
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Plans in which Plans in which
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Assets exceed Accumulated Assets exceed Accumulated
accumulated benefits exceed accumulated benefits exceed
benefits assets benefits assets
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Actuarial present value of accumulated benefit
obligations:
Vested benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $133,348 $ 41,353 $ 115,915 $ 37,492
Non-vested benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,599 1,604 4,639 1,626
-------- -------- --------- --------
$138,947 $ 42,957 $ 120,554 $ 39,118
======== ======== ========== ========
Plan assets at fair value, primarily stocks and
bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,443 $ 27,012 $ 176,551 $ 24,926
Projected benefit obligations . . . . . . . . . . 166,386 42,957 149,258 39,118
-------- -------- --------- --------
Plan assets in excess of (less than) projected
benefit obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,057 (15,945) 27,293 (14,192)
Unamortized portion of transition (asset)
obligation at June 1, 1986 . . . . . . . . . . (11,281) 5,002 (12,546) 5,709
Unrecognized net loss (gain) from actual
experience different from that assumed . . . . 808 2,903 (5,318) 79
Prior service cost not recognized . . . . . . . . 836 2,487 985 2,540
Contribution to plans after measurement date . . 879 819 1,369 771
-------- -------- --------- --------
Prepaid (accrued) pension cost . . . . . . . . . 12,299 (4,734) 11,783 (5,093)
Additional liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (10,393) -- (8,224)
-------- -------- --------- --------
Prepaid pension cost (pension liability)
recognized in the balance sheet . . . . . . . . $ 12,299 $(15,127) $ 11,783 $(13,317)
======== ======== ========== ========
</TABLE>
The projected benefit obligations were determined using an assumed
discount rate of 8.0% in fiscal 1994 and 9.0% in fiscal 1993 and,
where applicable, an assumed rate of increase in future compensation
levels of 5% in fiscal 1994 and 6% in fiscal 1993. The assumed long-
term rate of return on plan assets is 8%.
Under the labor contract with the United Mine Workers of America,
Jim Walter Resources makes payments into multi-employer pension plan
trusts established for union employees. Under ERISA, as amended by the
Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980, an employer is
liable for a proportionate part of the plans' unfunded vested benefits
liabilities. The Company estimates that its allocated portion of the
unfunded vested benefits liabilities of these plans amounted to
approximately $43.0 million at May 31, 1994. However, although the net
liability can be estimated, its components, the relative position of
each employer with respect to actuarial present value of accumulated
benefits and net assets available for benefits, are not available to
the Company.
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than
Pensions" in fiscal 1993. Upon adoption, the Company elected to record
the transition obligation of $166.4 million pre-tax ($104.6 million
after tax) as a one-time charge against earnings, rather than amortize
it over a longer period. This obligation is primarily related to the
health benefits for eligible retirees. Post-retirement benefit costs
were $25.6 million in 1994 and $23.5 million in 1993. Amounts paid for
postretirement benefits were $5.5 million in 1994, $6.5 million in
1993 and $3.9 million in 1992.
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
The net periodic postretirement benefit cost includes the following
components:
For the years ended May 31,
---------------------------
1994 1993
------------------
(in thousands)
Service cost . . . . . . . . $9,302 $8,495
Interest cost . . . . . . . 16,283 14,979
------ ------
Net periodic
postretirement benefit cost . $25,585 $23,474
======= =======
The accumulated postretirement benefits obligation at May 31, 1994
and 1993 are as follows:
May 31,
---------------------
1994 1993
-------------------
(in thousands)
Retirees . . . . . . . . . . $72,779 $70,220
Fully eligible, active
participants . . . . . . . . 26,234 23,493
Other active participants . . 122,228 96,192
------- ------
Accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation . . . . . 221,241 189,905
Unrecognized net loss . . . . (11,279) --
------- ------
Postretirement benefit
liability recognized in
the balance sheet . . . . . $209,962 $189,905
======== ========
The principal assumptions used to measure the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation include a discount rate of 8% in
fiscal 1994 and 9% in fiscal 1993 and a health care cost trend rate of
13% declining to 6.0% over a twelve year period and remaining level
thereafter in fiscal 1994 and a health care cost trend rate of 14%
declining to 6.5% in fiscal 1993. The change in the assumptions used
to calculate the accumulated postretirement benefits obligation
resulted in an unrecognized net loss of $11.3 million. A one percent
increase in the health care cost component would increase the
accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by approximately $35.1
million and increase net periodic postretirement benefit cost for 1994
by approximately $5.1 million.
Certain subsidiaries of the Company maintain profit sharing plans.
The total cost of these plans for the years ended May 31, 1994, 1993
and 1992 was $3.1 million, $3.0 million and $2.7 million,
respectively.
NOTE 12 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, "Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial Instruments" ("FAS 107") requires
disclosure of estimated fair values for all financial instruments for
which it is practicable to estimate fair value. Considerable judgment
is necessary in developing estimates of fair value and a variety of
valuation techniques are allowed under FAS 107. The derived fair value
estimates resulting from the judgments and valuation techniques
applied cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent materials
or to disclosures by other companies with similar financial
instruments. Furthermore, FAS 107 fair value disclosures do not
purport to be the amount which could be attained in immediate
settlement of the financial instrument. Fair value estimates are not
necessarily more relevant than historical cost values and have limited
usefulness in evaluating long-term assets and liabilities held in the
ordinary course of business. Accordingly, management believes that the
disclosures required by FAS 107 have limited relevance to the Company
and its operations. In addition, because of the Company's petition for
reorganization (see Note 2) and the
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
asbestos-related litigation (see Note 10) estimates are either not
practicable or are subject to a much wider degree of uncertainty than
would normally be the case.
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate fair
value disclosures:
Cash (including short-term investments) and short-term
investments-restricted - The carrying amount reported in the
balance sheet approximates fair value.
Instalment notes receivable - In connection with the
Reorganization Proceedings, the Debtors financial advisor made a
valuation of the mortgage portfolio at May 31, 1993, which has
been adjusted to reflect the estimated increase in value
resulting from the addition of net new mortgage notes during
fiscal 1994. This estimated value ranges from $1.065 billion to
$1.104 billion as compared to a net carrying value of $487.2
million (net of indebtedness of $872 million secured by certain
of the instalment notes receivable). Value of mortgage-backed
instruments such as instalment notes receivable are very
sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Debt - Due to the uncertainties arising from the Debtors'
petitions for reorganization, the asbestos-related litigation
and the preliminary status of plan of reorganization
negotiations there are no reliable market quotations or other
valid market comparisons and accordingly, it is impracticable to
estimate a fair value of the Company's various outstanding debt
instruments.
NOTE 13 - Segment Information
Information relating to the Company's business segments is set
forth on pages F-38 and F-39.
NOTE 14 - Summarized Financial Information
The consolidated financial statements presented herein are of the
Company, which is a guarantor of the obligations of the Senior Note
Issuers and the Subordinated Note Issuers (see Note 5). Summarized
financial information for the Senior Note Issuers and the Subordinated
Note Issuers is set forth below:
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Senior Note Issuers Subordinated Note Issuers
------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
For the years ended May 31, For the years ended May 31,
------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
1994 1993 1992 1994 1993 1992
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(in thousands) (in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME DATA
Net sales and revenues . . . . . . $ 839,146 $858,560 $ 932,056 $524,840 $ 510,944 $516,368
Cost of sales (exclusive of
depreciation, depletion and
amortization) . . . . . . . . . . 661,748 630,917 730,655 404,761 390,550 384,346
Other operating expenses . . . . . 103,187 103,257 119,224 77,242 74,221 77,013
Postretirement health benefits
(Note 11) . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,931 19,307 -- 6,281 5,870 --
Chapter 11 costs . . . . . . . . . 7,048 4,845 3,000 4,350 2,933 1,664
Interest and amortization of debt
expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,803 43,092 45,990 28,304 28,625 30,226
Amortization of excess purchase
price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,436 21,498 21,431 23,182 23,244 23,181
-------- -------- -------- --------- -------- --------
(18,007) 35,644 11,756 (19,280) (14,499) (62)
Provision for income taxes (Note 6) 396 (14,785) 392 (3,215) (3,469) (8,000)
-------- -------- -------- --------- -------- --------
Income (loss) from operations
before cumulative effect of
accounting change . . . . . . . . (17,611) 20,859 12,148 (22,495) (17,968) (8,062)
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle --
postretirement benefits other
than pensions (net of income tax
benefit) (Note 11) . . . . . . . -- (82,513) -- -- (26,725) --
-------- -------- -------- --------- -------- --------
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . $ (17,611) $(61,654) $ 12,148 $(22,495) $ (44,693) $ (8,062)
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
ASSETS
Cash (includes short-term
investments) . . . . . . . . . . $ 22,673 $ 23,753 $ 21,531 $ 22,638 $ 23,714 $ 21,479
Short-term investments, restricted 6,927 8,652 10,986 3,910 5,699 8,195
Trade and other receivables, net . 100,490 114,169 112,877 82,197 72,582 70,436
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,850 128,647 129,848 102,986 93,384 90,534
Prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . 8,177 4,921 5,531 3,610 3,300 3,938
Intercompany receivables . . . . . 1,914,257 1,723,343 1,545,659 1,419,685 1,264,689 1,153,071
Property, plant and equipment, net 522,070 525,779 523,763 169,186 172,962 173,930
Unamortized debt expense and other
assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,269 33,563 39,520 18,171 25,671 32,433
Excess of purchase price over net
assets acquired . . . . . . . . . 284,238 305,673 327,171 307,386 330,568 353,812
-------- -------- -------- --------- -------- --------
$3,018,951 $2,868,500 $2,716,886 $2,129,769 $1,992,569 $1,907,828
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Bank overdrafts . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,752 $ 13,590 $ 21,347 $ 12,184 $ 9,758 $ 14,108
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,235 115,162 123,105 60,285 57,694 61,878
Income taxes payable (Note 6) . . . 7,548 7,209 6,557 5,600 5,036 4,853
Deferred income taxes (Note 6) . . 56,282 63,514 128,401 34,146 40,812 66,433
Intercompany payables . . . . . . . 693,786 578,132 483,491 698,066 570,337 483,369
Long-term senior debt . . . . . . . -- 6,264 -- -- -- --
Accrued postpetition interest on
secured obligations . . . . . . . 194,621 152,633 110,821 132,683 104,665 76,741
Accumulated postretirement health
benefits obligation (Note 11) . . 166,631 150,904 -- 53,009 48,492 --
Other long-term liabilities . . . . 37,368 36,178 37,404 7,543 6,949 7,598
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11
proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . 1,733,187 1,731,865 1,731,406 1,445,394 1,444,575 1,444,253
Stockholder's equity (deficit) . . (5,459) 13,049 74,354 (319,141) (295,749) (251,405)
-------- -------- -------- --------- -------- --------
$3,018,951 $2,868,500 $2,716,886 $2,129,769 $1,992,569 $1,907,828
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE 15 - Subsequent Event (Unaudited - Subsequent to Date of
Accountants' Report)
On December 9, 1994, a Consensual Plan of Reorganization
("Consensual Plan") and a Supplement to Disclosure Statement for
Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization dated as of December 9, 1994 was
filed with the Bankruptcy Court. The proponents of the Consensual
Plan included the Company, the Bondholders Plan Proponents and KKR,
the Company's largest shareholder. The Consensual Plan of
Reorganization was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on March 2, 1995,
and became effective on March 17, 1995. Despite the confirmation and
effectiveness of the Consensual Plan, the Bankruptcy Court continues
to have jurisdiction to, among other things, resolve disputed
prepetition claims against the Company and other matters that may
arise in connection with or relate to the Plan.
The essential terms of the Consensual Plan are as follows.
Revolving Credit and Working Capital Bank Claims, Series B and C
Senior Note Claims, and Other Unsecured Creditors (i.e., trade
----
creditors) will receive the full allowed amounts of their claims plus
interest at negotiated amounts. Subordinated Note claims will receive
a combination of cash, new debt securities and shares of new common
stock having an aggregate value equal to their prepetition claims. In
addition, pre-LBO Subordinated Note claims will receive shares of new
common stock having an estimated aggregate value equal to $11.3
million in settlement of the fraudulent conveyance action commenced by
the indenture trustee for the pre-LBO bonds. The asbestos related
veil piercing claimants will receive cash, new debt securities, and
new common stock with an aggregated value of $375 million in
settlement of all asbestos related veil piercing claims. In addition,
the attorneys for the asbestos related veil piercing claimants will
receive a cash payment of $15 million. The Company's current
stockholders will receive shares of new common stock having a
reorganization value equal to $150 million and the right to receive
additional shares of new common stock upon realization of certain
future tax benefits.
In connection with the Consensual Plan, on March 16, 1995, pursuant
to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, Mid-State Homes, Inc., a
wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, sold mortgage
installment notes having a gross amount of $2,020,258,000 and an
economic balance of $826,671,000 to Mid-State Trust IV, a business
trust in which Mid-State Homes owns all the beneficial interest. In
addition, on such date Mid-State Homes sold its beneficial interest in
Mid-State Trust II to Mid-State Trust IV. Mid-State Trust II had a
total collateral value of $910,468,000 with $605,750,000 of
Mortgage-Backed Notes outstanding. These sales were in exchange for
the net proceeds from the public issuance by Mid-State Trust IV of
$959,450,000 of Asset Backed Notes. The assets of Mid-State Trust IV
are not available to satisfy claims of general creditors of Mid-State
Homes, or the Company and its subsidiaries. The liabilities of
Mid-State Trust IV for its publicly issued debt are to be satisfied
solely from proceeds of the underlying installment notes and are
non-recourse to Mid-State Homes and the Company and its subsidiaries.
On February 27, 1995, Mid-State Homes established Mid-State Trust
V, a business trust in which Mid-State Homes owns all the beneficial
interests, to provide temporary financing to Mid-State Homes for its
current purchases of installment notes receivable from Jim Walter
Homes. On March 3, 1995, Mid-State Trust V entered into a Variable
Funding Loan Agreement with Enterprise Funding Corporation, an
affiliate of NationsBank N.A., as lender and NationsBank N.A.
(Carolinas), as Administrative Agent. The agreement provides for a
three year $500 million credit facility secured by the installment
notes and mortgages Mid-State Trust V purchases from Mid-State Homes.
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Bank
Revolving Credit Facility, providing up to $150 million at any time
outstanding for working capital needs with a sublimit for trade and
standby letters of credit not in excess of $40 million and a
sub-facility for swingline advances in an amount not in excess of $15
million.
The Company expects to take a pre-tax charge of approximately
$562.2 million ($375.6 million net of tax) of additional expenses
related to consummation of the Consensual Plan, including
approximately $128.9 million of additional interest expense, $390
million for the Veil Piercing Settlement, and $43.3 million of other
expenses, in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995.
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
The anticipated financial statement impact of the Company's
emergence from Chapter 11 proceedings, in accordance with the
Consensual Plan, has been reflected in the pro-forma financial
statements beginning on page 22 of the Prospectus. The pro-forma
capitalization of the Company after effects of emergence are included
on page 21 of the Prospectus.
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT INFORMATION
<TABLE><CAPTION>
For the years ended May 31,
----------------------------------------------------------
1994 1993 1992
------------------- --------------------- ----------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Sales and Revenues:
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . $ 424,530 $ 419,378 $ 409,071
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,111 51,539 46,887
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180,615 171,541 165,007
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . 345,136 320,740 324,400
Natural resources (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319,410 351,017 419,274
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,722 4,771 1,942
---------- ---------- ----------
Consolidated sales and revenues (a)(f) . . . . . . . $1,328,524 $1,318,986 $1,366,581
========== ========== ==========
Contributions to Operating Income:
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . $ 101,954 $ 88,902 $ 82,718
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,074 2,354 2,343
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,873 9,997 11,226
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . 25,545 14,990 24,492
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,175) 50,807 16,020
---------- ---------- ----------
140,271 167,050 136,799
Less-Unallocated corporate interest and other
expense (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (104,179) (96,128) (101,994)
Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28,917) (24,328) (12,463)
---------- ---------- ----------
Income from operations (c) . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,175 $ 46,594 $ 22,342
========== ========== ==========
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,093 $ 3,113 $ 3,059
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,570 1,421 1,103
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,915 8,654 9,118
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . 15,399 15,079 14,492
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,326 40,714 53,556
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,732 1,502 1,473
---------- ---------- ----------
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 71,035 $ 70,483 $ 82,801
========== ========== ==========
Gross Capital Expenditures:
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,210 $ 6,284 $ 6,357
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,115 998 709
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,752 8,344 7,284
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . 13,613 12,084 16,379
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,224 42,941 36,993
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,917 1,057 627
---------- ---------- ----------
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 69,831 $ 71,708 $ 68,349
========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)
<TABLE><CAPTION>
For the years ended May 31,
----------------------------------------------------------
1994 1993 1992
------------------- --------------------- ----------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Identifiable Assets:
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . $1,832,919 $1,907,199 $1,899,737
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,568 57,343 57,564
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,685 129,392 129,723
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . 475,369 478,234 496,890
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450,468 475,533 477,150
Corporate (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193,883 175,533 110,202
---------- ---------- ----------
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,140,892 $3,223,234 $3,171,266
========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
____________________
(a) Inter-segment sales (made primarily at prevailing market prices)
are deducted from sales of the selling segment and are
insignificant in amount with the exception of the sales of the
Industrial Products Group to the Water and Waste Water
Transmission Products Group of $19,359,000, $18,667,000 and
$16,661,000 and sales of the Natural Resources Group to the
Industrial Products Group of $5,650,000, $7,121,000 and
$9,552,000 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
(b) Excludes interest expense incurred by the Homebuilding and
Related Financing Group of $128,828,000, $137,945,000 and
$136,955,000 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. The balance
of unallocated expenses is attributable to all groups and cannot
be reasonably allocated to specific groups.
(c) Includes postretirement health benefits of $25,585,000 and
$23,474,000 in 1994 and 1993. A breakdown by segment is as
follows:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
For the years ended May 31,
----------------------------------
1994 1993
---------------- ----------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . $ 2,170 $ 1,991
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 463
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,158 2,821
Water and waste water transmission products . 4,391 4,136
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,681 13,437
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681 626
------- -------
$25,585 $23,474
======= =======
</TABLE>
(d) Primarily cash and corporate headquarters buildings and
equipment.
(e) Includes sales of coal of $289,279,000, $321,834,000 and
$392,674,000 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
(f) Export sales, primarily coal, were $155,966,000, $183,188,000
and $206,546,000 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Export
sales to any single geographic area do not exceed 10% of
consolidated net sales and revenues.
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
<TABLE><CAPTION>
February 28,
----------------------------------------------
1995 1994
----------------------------------------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash (includes short-term investments of $176,934,000 and
$157,065,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 204,959 $ 196,367
Short-term investments, restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,650 104,036
Instalment notes receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,232,403 4,196,355
Less -
Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (26,471) (26,477)
Unearned time charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,846,660) (2,798,419)
---------- -----------
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,359,272 1,371,459
Trade receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,947 131,649
Less - Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8,228) (8,258)
---------- ---------
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,719 123,391
Other notes and accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,034 14,823
Inventories, at lower of cost (first in, first out or average) or
market:
Finished goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,854 92,259
Goods in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,375 26,341
Raw materials and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,726 49,825
Houses held for resale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,857 2,186
---------- ---------
Total inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,812 170,611
Prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,137 14,366
Property, plant and equipment, at cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,153,866 1,099,350
Less - Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization . . . . (506,609) (443,375)
---------- ---------
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647,257 655,975
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,050 5,690
Unamortized debt expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,285 35,100
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,119 38,705
Excess of purchase price over net assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . 382,653 432,137
---------- ---------
$3,098,947 $3,162,660
========== ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Bank overdrafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,916 $ 35,029
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,963 51,385
Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,781 121,000
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,160 29,163
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,783 71,823
Long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784,815 907,504
Accrued postpetition interest on secured obligations . . . . . . . . 298,557 245,462
Accumulated postretirement health benefits obligation . . . . . . . . 225,769 206,380
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,221 46,240
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,728,215 1,727,345
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock, $.01 par value per share:
Authorized - 50,000,000 shares
Issued - 31,120,773 shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 311
Capital in excess of par value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,293 155,293
Retained earnings (deficit), per accompanying statement . . . . . (428,400) (432,629)
Excess of additional pension liability over unrecognized prior
years service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,437) (1,646)
---------- ---------
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . (276,233) (278,671)
---------- ---------
$3,098,947 $3,162,660
========== ==========
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited)
<TABLE><CAPTION>
For the nine months ended
February 28,
----------------------------------------------
1995 1994
----------------------------------------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Sales and revenues:
Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 848,717 $ 788,800
Time charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,905 176,402
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,047 16,443
Interest income from Chapter 11 proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,992 3,385
---------- ---------
1,042,661 985,030
---------- ---------
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682,930 623,357
Depreciation, depletion and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,094 51,471
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,814 94,682
Postretirement health benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,524 19,189
Provision for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,422 3,593
Chapter 11 costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,752 10,870
Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense (Interest on
unsecured obligations not accrued - $122,764,000 in 1995 and
1994) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,747 118,129
Amortization of excess of purchase price over net assets acquired . 30,270 29,301
---------- ---------
1,014,553 950,592
---------- ---------
28,108 34,438
Provision for income taxes:
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40,357) (39,382)
Deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,369 14,010
---------- ---------
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,120 9,066
Retained earnings (deficit) at beginning of period . . . . . . . . . (434,520) (441,695)
---------- ---------
Retained earnings (deficit) at end of period . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (428,400) $(432,629)
========== ==========
</TABLE>
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
<TABLE><CAPTION>
For the nine months ended
February 28,
----------------------------------------------
1995 1994
------------------------- --------------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,120 $ 9,066
Charges to income not affecting cash:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,094 51,471
Provision for deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (18,369) (14,010)
Accumulated postretirement health benefits obligation . . . . . . 15,807 16,475
Provision for other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . (669) (202)
Amortization of excess of purchase price over net assets acquired 30,270 29,301
Amortization of debt discount and expense . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,207 13,514
------ -------
95,460 105,615
Decrease (increase) in:
Short-term investments, restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,902 1,584
Instalment notes receivable, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (93) 15,400
Trade and other receivables, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7,940) 13,346
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11,233) (3,972)
Prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5,802) (6,464)
Increase (decrease) in:
Bank overdrafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9,963) 17,108
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,495 (1,311)
Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (884) 4,762
Income taxes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,617 10,028
Accrued postpetition interest on secured obligations . . . . . . 40,525 35,263
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings:
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 1,294
Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (204) (152)
------ -------
Cash flows from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,039 192,501
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuance of long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 2,000
Retirement of long-term senior debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (87,155) (142,887)
Additions to unamortized debt expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (260) --
------ -------
Cash flows from financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . (87,415) (140,887)
------ -------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant and equipment, net of normal
retirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (42,488) (44,406)
(Increase) in investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (297) (122)
Decrease (increase) in other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817 (1,089)
------ -------
Cash flows from investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . (41,968) (45,617)
------ -------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,656 5,997
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period . . . . . . . . . . 203,303 190,370
------ -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . $204,959 $ 196,367
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</TABLE>
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Nine months ended
February 28,
----------------------------------------------
1995 1994
---------------------- -----------------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Sales and Revenues:
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 305,256 $ 319,898
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,993 41,323
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163,867 128,577
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . . . . . . . 284,513 245,534
Natural resources (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,392 245,717
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,640 3,981
---------- ---------
Consolidated sales and revenues (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,042,661 $ 985,030
========== =========
Contributions to Operating Income (b):
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 58,230 $ 73,949
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,492) 700
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,423 7,470
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,715 15,983
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,864 6,928
---------- ---------
99,740 105,030
Less-Unallocated corporate interest and other expense (c) . . . (71,632) (70,592)
Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (21,988) (25,372)
---------- ---------
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,120 $ 9,066
========== =========
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,487 $ 2,475
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,302 1,175
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,084 6,636
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,808 11,692
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,988 28,268
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,425 1,225
--------- ---------
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 53,094 $ 51,471
========== =========
Gross Capital Expenditures:
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,894 $ 2,541
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,707 672
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,576 5,822
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,070 8,309
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,694 27,656
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 1,525
---------- ---------
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52,163 $ 46,525
========== =========
</TABLE>
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)
(Unaudited)
<TABLE><CAPTION>
February 28,
----------------------------------------------
1995 1994
----------------------------------------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Identifiable Assets:
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,761,847 $1,842,590
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,749 53,776
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,552 130,210
Water and waste water transmission products . . . . . . . . . . . . 443,973 451,194
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460,628 480,739
Corporate (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223,198 204,151
---------- ---------
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,098,947 $3,162,660
========== ==========
</TABLE>
(a) Inter-segment sales (made primarily at prevailing market prices)
are deducted from sales of the selling segment and are
insignificant in amount with the exception of:
-- Sales of the Industrial Products Group to the Water and Waste
Water Transmission Products Group of $15,920,000 and $13,330,000
in the nine months ended February 28, 1995 and 1994,
respectively.
-- Sales of the Natural Resources Group to the Industrial Products
Group of $4,427,000 and $4,518,000 in the nine months ended
February 28, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
(b) Includes postretirement health benefits of $19,524,000 and
$19,189,000 in the nine months ended February 28, 1995 and 1994,
respectively. A breakdown by segment is as follows:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Nine months ended
February 28,
----------------------------------
1995 1994
----------------------------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Homebuilding and related financing . . . . . $ 1,722 $ 1,628
Building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 378
Industrial products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,326 2,369
Water and waste water transmission products . 3,272 3,293
Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,303 11,010
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 511
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$19,524 $19,189
======== ========
</TABLE>
(c) Excludes interest expense incurred by the Homebuilding and
Related Financing Group of $94,564,000 and $97,519,000 in the
nine months ended February 28, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
(d) Primarily cash and corporate headquarters buildings and
equipment.
(e) Includes sales of coal of $209,368,000 and $223,054,000 in the
nine months ended February 28, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
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<PAGE>
No dealer, salesman or other
person has been authorized to
give any information or to make
any representations, other than
those contained in this
Prospectus or any Prospectus
Supplement, in connection with
the offering made by this Walter Industries, Inc.
Prospectus and any Prospectus
Supplement, and information or
and representations not herein
contained, if given or made,
must not be relied upon as $_____________
having been authorized. This
Prospectus or any Prospectus Principal Amount of
Supplement does not constitute 12.19% Series B Senior Notes
an offer to sell, or a Due 2000
solicitation of an offer to buy,
the securities offered hereby to
any person or by anyone in any
jurisdiction in which such offer ________________________
or solicitation may not be made.
Neither the delivery of this PROSPECTUS
Prospectus or any Prospectus ________________________
Supplement nor any sales made
hereunder or thereunder shall
under any circumstances create
any implication that the
information contained herein is
correct as of any time
subsequent to the date hereof or
thereof or that there has been
no change in the affairs of the _________, 1995
Company since the date hereof or
thereof.
___________________________
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Available Information . . 5
Additional Information . . 5
Prospectus Summary . . . . 6
Certain Risk Factors . . . 13
The Company . . . . . . . 18
Recent History . . . . . . 19
Capitalization . . . . . . 21
Pro Forma Consolidated
Financial Data . . . . . 22
Selected Historical
Consolidated Financial
Data . . . . . . . . . . 27
Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of
Operations . . . . . . . 28
Business and Properties . 38
Management . . . . . . . . 54
Security Ownership of
Management and Principal
Stockholders . . . . . . 61
Description of Notes . . . 64
Description of Certain Other
Indebtedness . . . . . . 88
Description of Capital Stock 89
Certain Federal Income Tax
Consequences . . . . . . 93
Selling Security Holders . 96
Plan of Distribution . . . 97
Legal Matters . . . . . . 98
Experts . . . . . . . . . 98
Index to Defined Terms . . 99
Index to Financial
Statements . . . . . . . F-1
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[ALTERNATE PAGE FOR MARKET-MAKING PROSPECTUS]
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PROSPECTUS
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WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
$___________ 12.19% Series B Senior Notes Due 2000
______________________________
This Prospectus will be used by Lehman Brothers Inc. in connection
with offers and sales in market-making transactions in the 12.19%
Series B Senior Notes Due 2000 (the "Notes") of Walter Industries,
Inc. (the "Company"). Lehman Brothers Inc. may act as principal or
agent in such transactions. The Notes may be offered in negotiated
transactions or otherwise. Sales will be at prices related to
prevailing market prices at the time of sale.
______________________________
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY
STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
______________________________
The date of this Prospectus is June __, 1995
<PAGE>
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
Registration fee . . . . . . . . . . . $113,742.23
Trustee's fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . *
Blue Sky fees and expenses . . . . . . *
Printing and engraving expenses . . . . *
Legal fees and expenses . . . . . . . . *
Accounting fees and expenses . . . . . *
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . *
-----------
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ *
===========
____________________
* To be provided by amendment.
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a Delaware corporation to
indemnify any persons who are, or are threatened to be made,
parties to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such
corporation), by reason of the fact that such person was an
officer or director of such corporation, or is or was serving at
the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may
include expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
provided that such officer or director acted in good faith and in
a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation's best interests, and, for criminal proceedings, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was illegal. A Delaware
corporation may indemnify officers and directors against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) in connection with the defense or
settlement of an action by or in the right of the corporation
under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is
permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is
adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or
director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense
of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify
him against the expenses which such officer or director actually
and reasonably incurred.
Article IV of the By-laws of the Company provides for
indemnification of its officers and directors to the fullest
extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware
corporation may eliminate or limit the personal liability of a
director to a Delaware corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty
of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174
of the DGCL relating to the unlawful payment of a dividend or an
unlawful stock purchase or redemption or (iv) for any transaction
from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article 6 of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company provides for the elimination of personal liability of its
directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except as otherwise provided by the DGCL.
The Company has entered into a Directors and Officers
Indemnification Agreement which provides that directors and
officers shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law and obligates the Company to indemnify the
directors and officers of the Company (a) if any director or
officer is or may become a party to any proceeding against all
expenses reasonably incurred by such director or officer in
connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, but
only if such director or officer acted in good faith and in a
manner which such director or officer reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and in the
case of a criminal action or proceeding, in addition, only if such
director or officer had no reasonable
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<PAGE>
cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful, (b) if a
director or officer is or may become a party to any proceeding by
or in the name of the Company to procure a judgement in its favor
against all expenses reasonably incurred by such director or
officer in connection with the defense or settlement of such
proceeding, but only if such director or officer acted in good
faith and in a manner which such director or officer reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Company, except no indemnification for expenses need be made in
respect of any claim in which such director or officer shall have
been adjudged liable to the Company unless a court in which the
proceeding is brought determines otherwise and (c) if a director
or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any proceeding or claim.
The Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement and the Senior
Note Registration Rights Agreement each require the Company, on
the one hand, and the Holders referred to therein, on the other
hand, under certain circumstances, to indemnify each other and, in
the case of the Company's indemnification obligations, each other
person who participates as an underwriter in an offering
thereunder, and each other person who controls such parties and/or
underwriters and their respective directors, officers, partners,
agents and affiliates against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, incurred in connection with
each registration of securities pursuant to such registration
rights agreement.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions
described hereunder or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
to the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against the
Registrant by such director, officer or controlling person, in
connection with the Notes being registered hereby, the Registrant
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, approximately
50,494,313 shares of Common Stock were issued for distribution to
certain creditors and stockholders of the Company and its
subsidiaries and approximately $490,000,000 principal amount of
Series B Senior Notes were issued for distribution to certain
creditors of the Company and its subsidiaries. All such securities
were issued as of or following the Effective Date of the Plan of
Reorganization in satisfaction of various prepetition claims
allowed by the Bankruptcy Court. In reliance on the exemption
provided by Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code, none of such
securities were registered under the Securities Act in connection
with their issuance pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.
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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
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2(a)(i) -- Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Walter
Industries, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries,
dated as of December 9, 1994 (1)
2(a)(ii) -- Modification to the Amended Joint Plan of
Reorganization of Walter Industries, Inc. and certain
of its subsidiaries, as filed in the Bankruptcy Court
on March 1, 1995 (2)
2(a)(iii) *
-- Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order
Confirming Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of
Walter Industries, Inc. and certain of its
subsidiaries, as modified
3(a) * -- Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
3(b) * -- By-Laws of the Company
4(a)(i) -- 12.19% Series B Senior Note Indenture
4(a)(ii) -- Form of Company Pledge Agreement (included as Exhibit
B to Exhibit 4(a)(i))
4(a)(iii) -- Form of Subsidiary Pledge Agreement (included as
Exhibit C to Exhibit 4(a)(i))
4(a)(iv) -- Form of 12.19% Series B Senior Note Certificate
(included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4(a)(i))
5 * -- Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett regarding
legality of the securities being registered
10(a) * -- Stockholder's Agreement
10(b)(i) *-- Form of Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement
10(b)(ii) -- Form of Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement
10(c) * -- Durham Employment Agreement
10(d) -- Second Amended and Restated Veil Piercing Settlement
Agreement (included as Exhibit 3A to Exhibit 2(a)(i))
10(e) -- 12.19% Series B Senior Note Indenture (see Exhibit
4(a))
10(f) * -- Bank Revolving Credit Facility
12 -- Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
21 -- Subsidiaries of the Company
23(a) -- Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP
23(b) * -- Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (included in
their opinion filed as Exhibit 5 hereto)
24 -- Powers of Attorney
25 -- Statement on Form T-1 of the Eligibility of the
Senior Trustee (1)
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Exhibit Number Description
-------------- -----------
27 -- Financial Data Schedule
_________________
* To be filed by amendment.
(1) This Exhibit is incorporated by reference to the Application
for Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3 filed by the Company
with the Commission on February 6, 1995.
(2) This Exhibit is incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2
to the Application for Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3
filed by the Company with the Commission on March 7, 1995.
(b) Financial Statement Schedules
Schedule No.
------------
V Report of Property, Plant and Equipment
VI Report of Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and
Amortization of Property, Plant and Equipment
VIII Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-
effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-
effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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<PAGE>
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized
in the City of Tampa, State of Florida on the 29th day of April,
1995.
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
By /s/ William H. Weldon
----------------------------
William H. Weldon
Senior Vice President-Finance
and Chief Accounting
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities indicated on April 29, 1995.
Signature Title
--------- -----
* Chairman of the Board and Director
--------------------------
James W. Walter
* President, Chief Executive Officer
-------------------------- and Director (Principal
G. Robert Durham Executive Officer)
* Executive Vice President, Chief
-------------------------- Financial Officer and Director
Kenneth J. Matlock (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ William H. Weldon Senior Vice President-Finance
-------------------------- and Chief Accounting Officer
William H. Weldon (Principal Accounting Officer)
* Director
--------------------------
Howard L. Clark, Jr.
* Director
--------------------------
James B. Farley
* Director
--------------------------
Eliot M. Fried
* Director
--------------------------
James L. Johnson
* Director
--------------------------
Robert I. Shapiro
* Director
--------------------------
Michael T. Tokarz
*By /s/ William H. Weldon
--------------------------
William H. Weldon
Attorney-in-fact
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Financial Statement Schedules Page
----------------------------- ----
V Report of Property, Plant and Equipment . . . . . . . . S-2
VI Report of Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and
Amortization of Property, Plant and Equipment . . . . . S-5
VIII Valuation and Qualifying Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . S-8
All other schedules are omitted because the required information
is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the
schedules, or because the information required is included in the
consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
S-1
<PAGE>
SCHEDULE V
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
For the Year Ended May 31, 1994
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Balance at Balance
Beginning Additions Retirements at End
Classification(1) of Year at Cost or Sales Other of Year
-------------------------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Land and minerals . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 $ 436 $ 117 $ 18 $200,337
Land improvements . . . . . . . . . . 17,349 886 42 748 18,941
Building and leasehold improvements . 99,597 3,007 720 3,115 104,999
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . 617,987 6,360 17,819 57,370 663,898
Mine development costs . . . . . . . 116,576 -- 2,262 9,447 123,761
Construction in progress . . . . . . 23,559 59,142 -- (70,698) 12,003
-------- ------- ------- ------- --------
$1,075,068 $69,831 $20,960 $ -- $1,123,939
========= ======= ======= ======= =========
</TABLE>
(1) The Company and its subsidiaries provide depreciation for
financial reporting purposes principally on the straight line
method over the useful lives of the assets. For federal
income tax purposes accelerated methods are used for
substantially all eligible properties. The depreciable
property categories and the principal rates for depreciation
used are as follows:
Land Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1/2% to 10%
Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1/2% to 20%
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1/2% to 33-1/3%
Leasehold improvements . . . . . . . . . . . Over term of leases
Mine development costs . . . . . . . . . . . Over life of mines
Depletion on minerals is based on the estimated recoverable
quantities and the costs of the properties.
S-2
<PAGE>
SCHEDULE V
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
For the Year Ended May 31, 1993
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Balance at Balance
Beginning Additions Retirements at End
Classification(1) of Year at Cost or Sales Other of Year
------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------- -------------- --------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Land and minerals . . . . . . . . . . $ 198,927 $ 1,219 $ 168 $ 22 $200,000
Land improvements . . . . . . . . . . 16,556 1,122 72 (257) 17,349
Building and leasehold improvements . 98,947 3,712 1,016 (2,046) 99,597
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . 567,218 7,948 10,867 53,688 617,987
Mine development costs . . . . . . . 116,576 -- -- -- 116,576
Construction in progress . . . . . . 17,259 57,707 -- (51,407) 23,559
-------- -------- ------- ------- --------
$1,015,483 $71,708 $12,123 $ -- $1,075,068
========== ======= ======= ======= ==========
</TABLE>
(1) The Company and its subsidiaries provide depreciation for
financial reporting purposes principally on the straight line
method over the useful lives of the assets. For federal
income tax purposes accelerated methods are used for
substantially all eligible properties. The depreciable
property categories and the principal rates for depreciation
used are as follows:
Land Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1/2% to 10%
Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1/2% to 20%
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1/2% to 33-1/3%
Leasehold improvements . . . . . . . . . . . Over term of leases
Mine development costs . . . . . . . . . . . Over life of mines
Depletion on minerals is based on the estimated recoverable
quantities and the costs of the properties.
S-3
<PAGE>
SCHEDULE V
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
For the Year Ended May 31, 1992
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Balance at Balance
Beginning Additions Retirements at End
Classification(1) of Year at Cost or Sales Other of Year
------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------- -------------- --------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Land and minerals . . . . . . . . . . $ 198,390 $ 550 $ 83 $ 70 $198,927
Land improvements . . . . . . . . . . 11,278 64 3 5,217 16,556
Building and leasehold improvements . 96,448 4,394 1,200 (695) 98,947
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . 520,342 4,718 11,312 53,470 567,218
Mine development costs . . . . . . . 113,856 -- -- 2,720 116,576
Construction in progress . . . . . . 15,876 58,623 -- (57,240) 17,259
--------- ------- ------- ------- --------
$ 956,190 $68,349 $12,598 $ 3,542 $1,015,483
========= ======= ======= ======= =========
</TABLE>
(1) The Company and its subsidiaries provide depreciation for
financial reporting purposes principally on the straight line
method over the useful lives of the assets. For federal
income tax purposes accelerated methods are used for
substantially all eligible properties. The depreciable
property categories and the principal rates for depreciation
used are as follows:
Land Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1/2% to 10%
Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1/2% to 20%
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1/2% to 33-1/3%
Leasehold improvements . . . . . . . . . . . Over term of leases
Mine development costs . . . . . . . . . . . Over life of mines
Depletion on minerals is based on the estimated recoverable
quantities and the costs of the properties.
S-4
<PAGE>
SCHEDULE VI
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION OF
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
For the Year Ended May 31, 1994
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Additions
Balance at Charged to Balance
Beginning Cost and Retirements at End
Classification of Year Expenses or Sales Other of Year
------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------- -------------- --------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Land and minerals . . . . . . . . . . $37,961 $4,983 $ -- $ -- $42,944
Land improvements . . . . . . . . . . 4,272 885 52 -- 5,105
Building and leasehold improvements . 31,671 4,264 89 -- 35,846
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . 323,557 58,188 14,593 -- 367,152
Mine development costs . . . . . . . 14,567 2,715 2,253 -- 15,029
------- ------ ------ ------- -------
$412,028 $71,035 $16,987 $ -- $466,076
======== ======= ======= ======= =========
</TABLE>
S-5
<PAGE>
SCHEDULE VI
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION OF
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
For the Year Ended May 31, 1993
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Additions
Balance at Charged to Balance
Beginning Cost and Retirements at End
Classification of Year Expenses or Sales Other of Year
------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------- -------------- --------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Land and minerals . . . . . . . . . . $32,366 $5,595 $ -- $ -- $37,961
Land improvements . . . . . . . . . . 4,203 729 32 (628) 4,272
Building and leasehold improvements . 30,163 4,410 628 (2,274) 31,671
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . 270,739 58,572 8,656 2,902 323,557
Mine development costs . . . . . . . 13,390 1,177 -- -- 14,567
------- ------ ------ ------- -------
$350,861 $70,483 $9,316 $ -- $412,028
======== ======= ====== ======= ========
</TABLE>
S-6
<PAGE>
SCHEDULE VI
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION OF
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
For the Year Ended May 31, 1992
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Additions
Balance at Charged to Balance
Beginning Cost and Retirements at End
Classification of Year Expenses or Sales Other of Year
------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------- -------------- --------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Land and minerals . . . . . . . . . . $25,717 $6,649 $ -- $ -- $32,366
Land improvements . . . . . . . . . . 2,073 1,508 -- 622 4,203
Building and leasehold improvements . 17,788 10,790 612 2,197 30,163
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . 216,028 61,271 6,587 27 270,739
Mine development costs . . . . . . . 10,807 2,583 -- -- 13,390
------- ------ ------ ------- ------
$272,413 $82,801 $7,199 $ 2,846 $350,861
======== ======= ======= ======= ========
</TABLE>
S-7
<PAGE>
SCHEDULE VIII
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
For the Year Ended May 31, 1994
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Additions
Balance at Charged to Balance
Beginning Cost and Deductions at End
Description of Year Expenses from reserves of Year
------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Reserves (provision for possible losses)
deducted from instalment notes
receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,579 $ 905 $1,183(1) $26,301
======= ===== ====== =======
Reserve (provision for possible losses)
deducted from trade receivables . . . . . $7,324 $3,706 $3,638(1) $7,392
======= ===== ====== =======
Accrued workmen's compensation(3) . . . . . $2,887 $ 824 $ (26)(2) $3,737
======= ===== ====== =======
Black lung reserves(3) . . . . . . . . . . $22,190 $ -- $ 193(4) $21,997
======= ===== ====== =======
</TABLE>
____________________
(1) Notes and accounts written off as uncollectible.
(2) Expenditures or losses sustained and liabilities reclassified from
accounts payable.
(3) Included in other long-term liabilities.
(4) Losses sustained.
S-8
<PAGE>
SCHEDULE VIII
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
For the Year Ended May 31, 1993
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Additions
Balance at Charged to Balance
Beginning Cost and Deductions at End
Description of Year Expenses from reserves of Year
------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Reserves (provision for possible losses)
deducted from instalment notes
receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,965 $1,303 $ 689(1) $26,579
======= ===== ====== =======
Reserve (provision for possible losses)
deducted from trade receivables . . . . . $6,080 $2,940 $1,696(1) $7,324
======= ===== ====== =======
Accrued workmen's compensation(3) . . . . . $3,411 $(488) $ 36(2) $2,887
======= ===== ====== =======
Black lung reserves(3) . . . . . . . . . . $22,345 $ -- $ 155(4) $22,190
======= ===== ====== =======
</TABLE>
____________________
(1) Notes and accounts written off as uncollectible.
(2) Expenditures or losses sustained and liabilities reclassified from
accounts payable.
(3) Included in other long-term liabilities.
(4) Losses sustained.
S-9
<PAGE>
SCHEDULE VIII
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
For the Year Ended May 31, 1992
<TABLE><CAPTION>
Additions
Balance at Charged to Balance
Beginning Cost and Deductions at End
Description of Year Expenses from reserves of Year
------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Reserves (provision for possible losses)
deducted from instalment notes
receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,985 $2,117 $1,137(1) $25,965
======= ===== ====== =======
Reserve (provision for possible losses)
deducted from trade receivables . . . . . $6,203 $3,670 $3,793(1) $6,080
======= ===== ====== =======
Accrued workmen's compensation(3) . . . . . $2,618 $ 793 $ --(2) $3,411
======= ===== ====== =======
Black lung reserves(3) . . . . . . . . . . $22,569 $ -- $ 224(4) $22,345
======= ===== ====== =======
</TABLE>
____________________
(1) Notes and accounts written off as uncollectible.
(2) Expenditures or losses sustained and liabilities reclassified from
accounts payable.
(3) Included in other long-term liabilities.
(4) Losses sustained.
S-10
<PAGE>
<TABLE><CAPTION>
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description Page
- -------------- ----------- ----
<C> <S> <C>
2(a)(i) -- Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Walter
Industries, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries,
dated as of December 9, 1994 (1)
2(a)(ii) -- Modification to the Amended Joint Plan of
Reorganization of Walter Industries, Inc. and certain
of its subsidiaries, as filed in the Bankruptcy Court
on March 1, 1995 (2)
2(a)(iii) *
-- Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order
Confirming Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of
Walter Industries, Inc. and certain of its
subsidiaries, as modified
3(a) * -- Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
3(b) * -- By-Laws of the Company
4(a)(i) -- 12.19% Series B Senior Note Indenture
4(a)(ii) -- Form of Company Pledge Agreement (included as Exhibit
B to Exhibit 4(a)(i))
4(a)(iii) -- Form of Subsidiary Pledge Agreement (included as
Exhibit C to Exhibit 4(a)(i))
4(a)(iv) -- Form of 12.19% Series B Senior Note Certificate
(included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4(a)(i))
5 * -- Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett regarding
legality of the securities being registered
10(a) * -- Stockholder's Agreement
10(b)(i) *-- Form of Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement
10(b)(ii) -- Form of Senior Note Registration Rights Agreement
10(c) * -- Durham Employment Agreement
10(d) -- Second Amended and Restated Veil Piercing Settlement
Agreement (included as Exhibit 3A to Exhibit 2(a)(i))
10(e) -- 12.19% Series B Senior Note Indenture (see Exhibit
4(a))
10(f) * -- Bank Revolving Credit Facility
12 -- Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
21 -- Subsidiaries of the Company
23(a) -- Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP
23(b) * -- Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (included in
their opinion filed as Exhibit 5 hereto)
24 -- Powers of Attorney
25 -- Statement on Form T-1 of the Eligibility of the
Senior Trustee (1)
27 -- Financial Data Schedule
</TABLE>
_________________
* To be filed by amendment.
(1) This Exhibit is incorporated by reference to the Application
for Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3 filed by the Company
with the Commission on February 6, 1995.
(2) This Exhibit is incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2
to the Application for Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3
filed by the Company with the Commission on March 7, 1995.
Exhibit 4(a)(i)
EXECUTION COPY
================================================================
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
____________________
$490,000,000
SENIOR NOTES DUE 2000
Series B and Series B-1
____________________
INDENTURE
Dated as of March 17, 1995
____________________
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
Trustee
================================================================
<PAGE>
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
Trust Indenture
Act Section Indenture Section
310(a)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10
(a)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10
(a)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(a)(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(a)(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,08, 7.10
(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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.03, 4.04, 11.02
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.02
(c)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.04
(c)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.04
(c)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.02
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.05
(f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
315(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.01
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.05, 11.02
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.01
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.01
(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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.12
317(a)(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.08
(a)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.09
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.04
318(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.01
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N.A.
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.01
N.A. means not applicable.
*This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.
<PAGE>
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 1.02. Other Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust
Indenture Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 1.04. Rules of Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ARTICLE TWO
THE NOTES
Section 2.01. Form and Dating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 2.05. Holder Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 2.07. Replacement Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 2.09. Treasury Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 2.10. Temporary Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 2.11. Cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 2.13. Exchange Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed in Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 3.07. Optional Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 3.08. Mandatory Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 3.09. Offers to Purchase By Application
of Excess Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment of Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 4.03. Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 4.05. Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Section 4.07. Corporate Existence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Section 4.08. Change of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Section 4.09. Limitation on Asset Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Section 4.10. Limitation on Restricted Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Section 4.11. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness;
Issuance of Capital Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Section 4.12. Limitation on Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 4.13. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment
Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 4.14. Limitation on Transactions with
Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Section 4.15. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback
Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Section 4.16. Compliance with Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Section 4.17. Limitation on Sale of Capital Stock of
Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Section 4.18 Payment for Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.01. Limitation on Mergers, Consolidations
and Sales of Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Section 5.02. Successor Corporation Substituted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.01. Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 6.02. Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Section 6.03. Other Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Section 6.05. Control by Majority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Section 6.07. Rights of Holders of Notes to
Receive Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Section 6.10. Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 6.12. Event of Default from Willful Action . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 7.04. Trustee's Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders of the
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims
Against Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
ARTICLE EIGHT
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
Section 8.01. Discharge of Indenture; Option to Effect
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance . . . . . . . . . 61
Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance . . . . . . . . . 63
Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities
to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous
Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Section 8.06. Repayment to Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Section 8.07. Reinstatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
ARTICLE TEN
SECURITY
Section 10.01. Pledge Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Section 10.02. Recording, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Section 10.03. Suits to Protect the Pledged Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Section 10.04. Trustee Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
ARTICLE ELEVEN
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Section 11.02. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Section 11.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with
Other Holders of Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions
Precedent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Section 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Section 11.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Section 11.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers,
Employees and Stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Section 11.08. Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Section 11.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Section 11.10. Successors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Section 11.11. Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Section 11.12. Counterpart Originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Section 11.13. Table of Contents, Headings, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Section 11.14. Legal Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A FORM OF SERIES B AND SERIES B-1 NOTES
Exhibit B FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Exhibit C FORM OF SUBSIDIARY PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Exhibit D SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS FOR SUBORDINATED
INDEBTEDNESS
ANNEX A
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INDENTURE dated as of March 17, 1995 between WALTER INDUSTRIES,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and United States Trust
Company of New York, a New York corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee").
The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of
each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the
Company's Series B Senior Notes due 2000 (the "Series B Notes") and the
Company's Series B-1 Senior Notes due 2000 (the "Series B-1 Notes" and,
together with the Series B Notes, the "Notes"):
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS.
"Accountants' Certificate" means a certificate from Price
Waterhouse or from other independent certified public accountants of
national standing designated by the Company.
"Acquired Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of a Person existing
at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company (or such Person
is merged with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries) or assumed in
connection with the acquisition of assets from any such Person and not
incurred in connection with, or in the contemplation of, such Person
becoming a Subsidiary or such acquisition.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or
indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this
definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms
"controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used
with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by agreement or otherwise.
"Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar of the
Notes.
"Asset Sale" means any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition
or series of related sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions,
including, without limitation, by merger or consolidation, pursuant to any
sale and leaseback transaction (other than to the extent included in clause
(vii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness) or by exchange of assets
and whether by operation of law or otherwise (other than sales in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, including,
without limitation, sales of mortgages by
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Jim Walter Homes, Inc. to Mid-State Homes, Inc. in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice), made by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Company or one of its Wholly
Owned Subsidiaries of any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
including, without limitation, assets consisting of any Capital Stock or
other securities held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the
extent that any such sale, lease, transfer, or other disposition or series
of related sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions relates to
properties or assets having a Fair Market Value in excess of $5 million or
results in net proceeds in excess of $5 million.
"Attributable Debt" means, in respect of a sale and leaseback
transaction, at the time of determination, the greater of (a) the Fair
Market Value of the property subject to such transaction and (b) the
present value (discounted at the actual rate of interest implicit in such
transaction) 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.
"Bank Revolving Credit Facility" means the line of credit
extended to the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an
agreement dated as of February 27, 1995, among the Company, certain of its
Subsidiaries, the "Lenders" and "Issuing Banks" (each as defined therein)
now or hereafter parties thereof, The First National Bank of Boston, as a
Co-Agent thereunder, Citicorp USA, Inc., Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation
and NationsBank of Florida, N.A., as the Co-Administrative Agents
thereunder, and Citicorp USA, Inc., as the Facilities Manager and the
Collateral Agent thereunder, and any agreement governing Indebtedness
incurred to refinance or refund the entirety of the borrowings and
commitments then outstanding or permitted to be outstanding under the Bank
Revolving Credit Facility, in each case, together with any notes,
guarantees, collateral documents, hedge agreements, instruments and
agreements executed from time to time in connection therewith.
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company,
or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday.
"Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination
thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital
lease that would at such time be so
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required to be capitalized on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
"Capital Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any and all
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated)
of such Person's capital stock whether now outstanding or issued after the
Issue Date, including, without limitation, all Preferred Stock, and any
warrants, options or rights to purchase any of the foregoing.
"Cash Equivalents" means (i) United States dollars, (ii)
securities issued directly or fully Guaranteed or insured by the United
States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having
maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition, (iii)
certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six
months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers' acceptances with
maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each
case with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess
of $500 million and a Thomson Watch Rating of "B" or better, (iv)
repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for
underlying securities of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii)
entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications
specified in clause (iii) above, (v) any security maturing not more than
six months after the date of acquisition, backed by standby or direct-pay
letters of credit issued by a bank meeting the qualifications described in
clause (iii) above, (vi) any security maturing not more than six months
after the date of acquisition, issued directly or fully Guaranteed or
insured by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by
any political subdivision thereof, and rated at least "A" by either
Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service Inc. or rated in
at least an equivalent rating category of another nationally recognized
securities rating agency and (vii) commercial paper having the highest
rating obtainable from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's
Corporation and in each case maturing within six months after the date of
acquisition.
"Change of Control" means (i) any sale, lease or other transfer
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person
(other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company) in one transaction or
a series of related transactions; (ii) the Company consolidates or merges
with another Person pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding
Voting Stock of the Company is changed into or exchanged for cash,
securities or other property, other than any such transaction where (a) no
Disqualified Stock is issued and (b) holders of Voting Stock of the Company
immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own (as defined in Rules
13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this
Indenture), directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of
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the Voting Stock of the surviving corporation of such merger or
consolidation outstanding immediately after such transaction; (iii) a
Person or group (other than any Permitted Holder) becomes the beneficial
owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in
effect on the date of this Indenture) of Voting Stock of the Company
representing more than 50% of the voting power of all Voting Stock of the
Company then outstanding; (iv) Continuing Directors cease to constitute at
least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company; provided,
however, that this clause (iv) shall not be applicable if the Continuing
Directors do not constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors
as a result of the election of directors nominated by any of the Permitted
Holders; or (v) the stockholders of the Company shall approve any plan or
proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
"Commodity Agreement" means any commodity purchase agreement,
commodity swap agreement or other similar agreement of any Person designed
to protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in
commodity values.
"Company" means the party named as such above, until a successor
replaces such Person in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, and
thereafter means such successor.
"Company Order" means a written request or order signed in the
name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, President or any of its
Vice Presidents, and by its Treasurer, any of its Assistant Treasurers, its
Secretary or any of its Assistant Secretaries and delivered to the Trustee.
"Consensual Plan" means the Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization
dated as of December 9, 1994, as modified on March 1, 1995, adopted with
respect to the Company.
"Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense" of the
Company and its Subsidiaries means, for any period for which the
determination thereof is to be made, the depreciation and amortization
expense (including, without limitation, amortization of goodwill, other
intangibles, debt discount and debt issue costs) of the Company and such
Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, on a consolidated
basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries, the sum (without duplication)
for such period of (i) Consolidated Net Income plus, to the extent deducted
in determining Consolidated Net Income, each of (ii) Consolidated Income
Tax Expense, (iii) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense, (iv)
Consolidated Fixed Charges and (v) Consolidated Post Retirement Benefits
Other Than Pensions.
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"Consolidated Fixed Charges" means, for the Company and its
Subsidiaries, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (i) the
aggregate amount of interest, whether expensed or capitalized, paid,
accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period (including
any non-cash interest payments or accruals, the interest portion of Capital
Lease Obligations, all amortization of original issue discount, net cash
costs pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements and
Commodity Agreements (including amortization of fees) and the interest
component of any deferred payment obligation) of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
and (ii) dividends in respect of Preferred Stock and Disqualified Stock.
"Consolidated Income Tax Expense" of the Company and its
Subsidiaries means, for any period for which the determination thereof is
to be made, the aggregate of the income tax expense of the Company and such
Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that amounts payable for any
period by Mid-State Homes, Inc. and its Subsidiaries or any other member of
the Company's consolidated group for tax purposes which is not a Subsidiary
of the Company, pursuant to Section 4.05(b), shall be excluded from the
foregoing to the extent excluded in determining Consolidated Net Income of
the Company and its Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for
any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its
Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in
accordance with GAAP; provided, that (i) the Net Income of any Person that
is not a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of
accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends
or distributions paid in cash to the Person whose Consolidated Net Income
is being determined or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary thereof, (ii) the Net
Income of any Subsidiary that is subject to any Payment Restriction shall
be excluded to the extent such Payment Restriction would limit the amount
that otherwise could be paid to, or received by, the Person whose
Consolidated Net Income is being determined or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
such Person not subject to any Payment Restriction, (iii) the Net Income of
any Person acquired by the Person whose Consolidated Net Income is being
determined or a Subsidiary thereof in a pooling of interests transaction
for any period prior to the date of such acquisition shall be excluded and
(iv) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be
excluded.
"Consolidated Net Worth" means, with respect to any Person as of
any date, the sum of (i) the consolidated equity of the common stockholders
of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date plus (ii)
the respective amounts reported on such Person's balance sheet as of such
date with
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respect to any series of Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock)
that by its terms is not entitled to the payment of dividends unless such
dividends may be declared and paid only out of net earnings in respect of
the year of such declaration and payment, but only to the extent of any
cash received by such Person upon issuance of such Preferred Stock, less
(x) all write-ups (other than write-ups resulting from foreign currency
translations and write-ups of tangible assets of a going concern business
made within 12 months after the acquisition of such business) subsequent to
the Issue Date in the book value of any asset owned by such Person or a
consolidated Subsidiary of such Person, (y) all Investments as of such date
in unconsolidated Subsidiaries and in Persons that are not Subsidiaries
(except, in each case, Permitted Investments), and (z) all unamortized debt
discount and expense and unamortized deferred charges as of such date, all
of the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Post Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions" means
the noncash portion of retirement benefits other than pensions as defined
in FASB Statements Numbers 88, 106 and 112, determined in accordance with
GAAP.
"Continuing Directors" means, with respect to the Company, a
director who either was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company
on the Issue Date or who became a director of the Company subsequent to
such date and whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
stockholders, was duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors
then on the Board of Directors of the Company, either by a specific vote or
by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Company on behalf of the
entire Board of Directors of the Company in which such individual is named
as nominee for director.
"Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee" shall be at the address
of the Trustee specified in Section 11.02 hereof or such other address as
to which the Trustee may give written notice to the Company.
"Currency Agreement" means any foreign exchange contract,
currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement of any
Person designed to protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against
fluctuations in currency values.
"Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator,
sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
"Default" means any event that is or with the passage of time or
the giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default.
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"Disqualified Stock" means any Capital Stock of the Company or
any Subsidiary of the Company 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 or with the passage of time, matures or is
mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise,
or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part,
on or prior to the maturity date of the Notes, or which is exchangeable or
convertible (whether at the option of the Company or the holder thereof or
upon the happening of any event) into debt securities of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company, except to the extent and only to the extent that
such exchange or conversion rights cannot be exercised prior to the
maturity of the Notes.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Existing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date, until such Indebtedness is
repaid.
"Exchange Offer" means the offer that may be made by the Company
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to exchange Series B Notes
for Series B-1 Notes.
"Fair Market Value" means with respect to any asset, property or
Capital Stock, the price which could be negotiated in an arm's length, free
market transaction between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of
whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.
"Fair Market Value" shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the
Company acting in good faith and shall be evidenced by a duly and properly
adopted resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers'
Certificate delivered to the Trustee.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth
in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant
segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to
time.
"Global Note" means the temporary global certificate initially
issued to the Note Custodian representing all the Series B Notes initially
issued pursuant to the Consensual Plan.
"Government Securities" means securities which are (i) direct
obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which the
full faith and credit of the United States is pledged or (ii) obligations
of a Person controlled or
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supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United
States of America the payment of which is unconditionally Guaranteed as a
full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America which, in
either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
thereof.
"Guarantee" means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of
negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business),
direct or indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, letters
of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any
part of any Indebtedness or other liabilities.
"Holder" means the registered owner of the Notes as reflected on
the books of the Company.
"incur" means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other
obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange
or otherwise), assume, Guarantee (including the Guarantee of the
Indebtedness of a Subsidiary or other Affiliate) or otherwise become liable
in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation or the recording, as
required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness or other
obligation on the balance sheet of such Person (and "incurrence, incurred,"
"incurrable" and "incurring" shall have meanings correlative to the
foregoing), provided that the accrual of interest (whether such interest is
payable in cash or in kind) and the accretion of original issue discount
shall not be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness, provided, further that
(a) any Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of a Person existing at the time
such Person becomes (after the Issue Date) a Subsidiary (whether by merger,
consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) of the Company shall be deemed to
be incurred or issued for purposes of clause (b) of Section 4.11, as the
case may be, by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary of the
Company and (b) any amendment, modification or waiver of any document
pursuant to which Indebtedness was previously incurred shall be deemed to
be an incurrence of Indebtedness unless such amendment, modification or
waiver does not (i) increase the principal or premium thereof or interest
rate thereon (including by way of original issue discount), (ii) change to
an earlier date the stated maturity thereof or the date of any scheduled or
required principal payment thereon or the time or circumstances under which
such Indebtedness may or shall be redeemed or the Weighted Average Life to
Maturity thereof, (iii) if such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes,
modify or affect, in any manner adverse to the holders, such subordination,
(iv) if the Company is the obligor thereon, provide that a Subsidiary of
the Company not already an obligor thereon shall be an obligor thereon or
(v) violate, or cause the Indebtedness to violate, the provisions of
Sections 4.12 or 4.13.
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"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person, without
duplication, (i) all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
(a) for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the
whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof), (b)
evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, drafts accepted or similar
instruments or letters of credit or representing the balance deferred and
unpaid of the purchase price of any property or (c) for the payment of
money relating to a Capital Lease Obligation; (ii) obligations under
reimbursement agreements of such Person with respect to letters of credit;
(iii) obligations of such Person with respect to Interest Rate Agreements,
Currency Agreements or Commodity Agreements; (iv) all liabilities of others
of the kind described in the preceding clause (i), (ii) or (iii) that
(a) such Person has Guaranteed, (b) have been incurred by a partnership in
which it is a general partner (to the extent such Person is liable,
contingently or otherwise therefor) or (c) are otherwise its legal
liability (other than endorsements for collection in the ordinary course of
business); and (v) all obligations of others secured by a Lien to which any
of the properties or assets (including, without limitation, leasehold
interests and any other tangible or intangible property rights) of such
Person are subject, whether or not the obligations secured thereby shall
have been assumed by such Person or shall otherwise be such Person's legal
liability; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in the
foregoing that may be deemed to be to the contrary, Indebtedness shall not
include (i) liabilities arising from agreements providing for
indemnification or adjustment of purchase price or from Guarantees securing
any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to such
agreements, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any
business, assets or Subsidiary of the Company (other than Guarantees or
similar credit support by the Company or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness
incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business,
assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition or
Indebtedness relating to any sale and leaseback transaction), provided that
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the maximum aggregate liability in respect of the foregoing permitted
pursuant to this clause (i) shall at no time exceed the net proceeds
actually received from the sale of such business, assets or Subsidiary;
(ii) any Trade Payables and any other accrued current liabilities incurred
in the ordinary course of business as the deferred purchase price of
property acquired in the ordinary course of business; (iii) liabilities
arising from Guarantees to suppliers, lessors, licensees, contractors,
franchisees or customers incurred in the ordinary course of business
(exclusive of obligations for the payment of money borrowed); (iv)
liabilities in respect of performance bonds provided by the Company or its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (v) liabilities from the
honoring by a bank or other financing institution of a check, draft or
similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course
of business, provided that such liabilities
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are extinguished within two Business Days of their incurrence; (vi)
liabilities under workers' compensation laws and similar legislation; (vii)
Tax Claims Indebtedness and (viii) borrowings under life insurance policies
in effect on the Issue Date to pay premiums under such policies, which
borrowings shall not exceed the cash surrender value thereof. The amount
of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be without duplication (i)
the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as
described above and the maximum liability of any such contingent
obligations at such date and (ii) in the case of Indebtedness of others
secured by a Lien to which the property or assets owned or held by such
Person is subject but which is otherwise nonrecourse to such Person, the
lesser of the Fair Market Value at such date of any assets subject to a
Lien securing the Indebtedness of others and the amount of the Indebtedness
secured.
"Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from
time to time.
"Interest Rate Agreement" means any swap agreement, interest rate
collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement of any Person
designed to protect such Person or any of its Subsidiaries against
fluctuations in interest rates.
"Investment" of any Person means (i) all investments by such
Person in any other Person in the form of loans, advances (other than
advances to customers in the ordinary course of business which are recorded
as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the Company or its
Subsidiaries not to exceed $1 million in the aggregate at any one time
outstanding) or capital contributions, (ii) all Guarantees of Indebtedness
or other obligations of any other Person by such Person, (iii) all
purchases (or other acquisitions for consideration) by such Person of
Indebtedness, Capital Stock or other securities of any other Person and
(iv) all other items that would be classified as investments (including,
without limitation, purchases of assets outside the ordinary course of
business) on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with
GAAP; provided, that notwithstanding anything in the foregoing that may be
deemed to be to the contrary, Investment shall not include (i) sales of
goods or services on trade credit terms consistent with the Company's and
its Subsidiaries' past practices or otherwise consistent with trade credit
terms in common use in the industry and recorded as accounts receivable on
the balance sheet of the Person making such sale; (ii) loans and advances
to employees of the Company in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices, including travel, moving and other like
advances; (iii) loans and advances to vendors or contractors in the
ordinary course of business not to exceed $1 million in the aggregate at
any one time outstanding; (iv) lease, utility and other similar deposits in
the ordinary course of business; (v) obligations or securities received in
the ordinary course of
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business in settlement of debts owing to the Company or a Subsidiary
thereof as a result of foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien;
(vi) Investments in existence on the Issue Date; (vii) Investments in
securities not consisting of cash or Cash Equivalents and received in
connection with an Asset Sale or other disposition of assets; and (viii)
growth in accumulated earnings of Persons who are not Subsidiaries of the
Company.
"Issue Date" means March 17, 1995, the date on which Notes are
first to be issued under this Indenture.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of
such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under
applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement
to sell (excluding options or agreements for sales of assets not prohibited
by the Indenture) or give a security interest in and any filing of or
agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code
(or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction).
"Marketable Securities" means securities listed and trading on
any national securities exchange or listed and trading on the National
Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System; provided, however, that (a) either any such security is
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freely tradable under the Securities Act upon issuance or the holder
thereof has contractual registration rights that will permit the sale of
such Marketable Security pursuant to an effective registration statement
not later than ninety days after issuance to the Company or one of its
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and (b) such securities also are so listed for
trading privileges.
"Maturity Date" means March 15, 2000.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the
proceeds of such Asset Sale in cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments
in respect of deferred payment obligations (to the extent corresponding to
the principal, but not interest, component thereof) when received in the
form of cash or Cash Equivalents (except to the extent such obligations are
financed or sold with recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company) and proceeds from the conversion of other property received when
converted to cash or Cash Equivalents, net of (a) third-party brokerage
commissions, sales commissions and other third-party fees and expenses
(including fees and expenses of counsel and investment bankers) related to
such Asset Sale, (b) provisions for all cash taxes as a result of such
Asset Sale, (c) payments made to repay Indebtedness (other than
Indebtedness under the Bank Revolving Credit
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Facility, repayment of which is governed by Section 4.09) or any other
obligation outstanding at the time of such Asset Sale the incurrence of
which was not prohibited by this Indenture and that is secured by a Lien,
the incurrence of which was not prohibited by this Indenture, on the
property or assets sold to the extent required by the terms of such Lien
and actually repaid in cash or Cash Equivalents, and (d) amounts provided
by the Company or any Subsidiary as a reserve, to the extent required by
GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained
by the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset
Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment
benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and
liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such
Asset Sale; provided, however, that the amounts of any such reserves, to
the extent not utilized for the foregoing purposes or no longer required
from time to time to be retained as reserves, shall be Net Cash Proceeds at
such times when any such amounts cease to be retained as reserves.
"Net Equity Proceeds" means (a) in the case of any sale by the
Company of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, the aggregate net cash
proceeds received by the Company, after payment of expenses, commissions
and the like incurred in connection therewith, and (b) in the case of any
exchange, exercise, conversion or surrender of any outstanding Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary for or into shares of Qualified Capital
Stock of the Company, the amount of such Indebtedness (or, if such
Indebtedness was issued at an amount less than the stated principal amount
thereof, the accrued amount thereof as determined in accordance with GAAP)
as reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company
prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the most recent date next preceding
the date of such exchange, exercise, conversion or surrender (plus any
additional cash amount required to be paid by the holder of such
Indebtedness to the Company or to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the
Company upon such exchange, exercise, conversion or surrender and less any
and all payments made to the holders of such Indebtedness, and all other
expenses incurred by the Company in connection therewith), in the case of
each of clauses (a) and (b) to the extent consummated after the Issue Date.
"Net Income" means, with respect to any Person, the net income
(loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding,
however, (i) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provisions
for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with (a) any
Asset Sale (including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to sale
and leaseback transactions and, for purposes of this definition only,
disregarding limitations in the definition of "Asset Sale" with respect to
Fair Market Value and net proceeds), or (b) the disposition of any
securities or the extinguishment of any
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Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any
extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for
taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss), (iii) for purposes of
Section 4.10 only, amortization of existing goodwill of the Company on the
Issue Date in the amount of $450 million and (iv) in the case of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, income tax expense payable pursuant to
Section 4.05(b) for any period by Mid-State Homes, Inc. and its
Subsidiaries or any other member of the Company's consolidated group for
tax purposes which is not a Subsidiary of the Company, so long as the
Company is not in default under Section 4.05(b) (which income tax expense
shall be included, if not excluded pursuant to this clause (iv)), but
including any cash payments with respect to Consolidated Post Retirement
Benefits Other Than Pensions.
"Non-Core Assets" means any assets other than those used directly
or indirectly in the same or a similar line of business (other than land
held by Walter Land Company, Hamer Properties, Inc. and J.W. Walter, Inc.
on the Issue Date) as the Company and the Persons listed on Annex A hereto
were engaged in on the Issue Date.
"Non-Core Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary substantially all of
whose assets consist of Non-Core Assets.
"Note Custodian" means the Trustee, as custodian of the Global
Note, or any successor entity thereto.
"Notes" means, collectively, the Series B Notes and the Series B-
1 Notes.
"Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating
Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant
Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice President of such
Person.
"Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed on behalf of
the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the
principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the principal
accounting officer or the treasurer of the Company, that meets the
requirements of Section 11.05 hereof.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel
who is acceptable to the Trustee that meets the requirements of Section
11.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company,
any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.
"Other Permitted Liens" means (i) Liens for taxes, assessments,
governmental charges or claims which are not yet
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delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture
or sale of the property or assets subject to such Lien, and for which a
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in
conformity with GAAP shall have been made; (ii) statutory Liens of
landlords, vendors and laborers and carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics',
suppliers', materialmen's, repairmen's, or other like Liens arising in the
ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts which are not yet
delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture
or sale of the property or assets subject to such Lien, and for which a
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by
GAAP shall have been made; (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made in the
ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social security; (iv) Liens
incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids,
leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, government
contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other obligations of a
like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of
obligations for the payment of borrowed money); (v) easements, rights-of-
way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other
similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect
with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary
course of business; (vi) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business
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 in accordance with this Indenture for the account of such
Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or
other goods; (vii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business
securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of
credit permitted under this Indenture which encumber documents and other
property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds
thereof; (viii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in favor
of bona fide lessors of real or personal property; and (ix) leases or
subleases granted to others in the ordinary course of business and not
materially interfering with the ordinary course of business.
"Payment Restriction" means with respect to a Subsidiary of any
Person, any encumbrance, restriction or limitation, whether by operation of
the terms of its charter or by reason of any agreement, instrument,
judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation, on the
ability of (i) such Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make other
distributions on its Capital Stock or make payments on any obligation,
liability or Indebtedness owed to such Person or any other Subsidiary of
such Person, (b) make loans or advances to such
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Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person, or (c) transfer any of its
properties or assets to such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person,
or (ii) such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person to receive or
retain any such (a) dividends, distributions or payments, (b) loans or
advances, or (c) transfer of properties or assets.
"Permitted Holders" means Lehman Brothers Inc. and its
Affiliates, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., KKR Associates, KKR Partners II,
L.P., JWC Associates, L.P., JWC Associates II, L.P. and their respective
Affiliates and any group (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the
Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Indenture) including any of
the foregoing.
"Permitted Indebtedness" means (i) Indebtedness of the Company
and its Subsidiaries in respect of the Bank Revolving Credit Facility not
to exceed $150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding as reduced in accordance with Section 4.09; (ii) Existing
Indebtedness; (iii) Indebtedness pursuant to the Notes; (iv) unsecured
Indebtedness of the Company to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company
and unsecured Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company to the Company
or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company to the extent permitted
by Section 4.10; (v) obligations with respect to Interest Rate Agreements,
Currency Agreements and Commodity Agreements; (vi) Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness; and (vii) the incurrence by the Company or any Subsidiary of
Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, Attributable Debt,
mortgage financings or Purchase Money Obligations, in each case incurred
for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost
of construction of property (including additions or replacements to or
refurbishments or renovations of existing property) newly acquired or
constructed for use in the business of the Company or such Subsidiary, in
an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25 million at any time
outstanding.
"Permitted Investments" means (i) any Investments in the Company
or in a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company that is engaged primarily in
a Related Business; (ii) any Investments in Cash Equivalents; (iii)
Investments by the Company or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company in
a Person, if as a result of such Investment (a) such Person becomes a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company that is engaged primarily in a
Related Business; or (b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated
with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to,
or is liquidated into, the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the
Company (which remains a Wholly Owned Subsidiary following consummation of
the transaction) and such Person is engaged primarily in a Related
Business; (iv) Mid-State Advances to the extent permitted by Section
4.05(b); and (v) other Investments in one or more Persons that do not
exceed $25 million in the aggregate at any time outstanding.
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"Permitted Liens" means (i) Liens existing on the Issue Date;
(ii) Liens now or hereafter securing Indebtedness outstanding under the
Bank Revolving Credit Facility; (iii) Liens now or hereafter securing any
obligations with respect to Interest Rate Agreements, Currency Agreements
or Commodity Agreements; (iv) Liens on property of a Person existing at the
time such Person is merged or consolidated with the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company or at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary
of the Company; provided that such Liens were not created in connection
with, or in contemplation of, such merger or consolidation and do not
extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged or consolidated
with the Company or the Subsidiary of the Company; (v) Liens on property
existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were not created in
connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; (vi) Purchase
Money Liens and Liens to secure Capital Lease Obligations and mortgage
financings included in clause (vii) of the definition of Permitted
Indebtedness covering only the property acquired with such Indebtedness;
(vii) Liens on assets of Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of Subsidiaries
(other than Permitted Indebtedness) incurred in compliance with Section
4.11; (viii) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided
that such Liens extend to or cover only the property or assets then
securing the Indebtedness being refinanced; and (ix) Other Permitted Liens.
"Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net
proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or
refund other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
provided that, except in the case of the redemption of all of the
outstanding Notes, in which case none of the following shall be applicable,
(l) the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal
amount of the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred in
connection therewith), (2) such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to
Maturity equal to or greater than and a final maturity no earlier than the
Weighted Average Life to Maturity and final maturity of the Indebtedness
being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded, (3)
with respect to Subordinated Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is
subordinated in right of payment pursuant to terms at least as favorable to
the Holders of Notes as those, if any, contained in the documentation
governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced,
defeased or refunded, and (4) no such Indebtedness incurred by the Company
is extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded with
Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company,
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trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or
political subdivision thereof.
"Pledge Agreement" means the Pledge Agreement dated as of the
date of this Indenture, as amended, amended and restated or otherwise
modified from time to time, pursuant to which the Company pledged the
Pledged Shares owned by it to the Trustee, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
"Pledged Shares" means all the outstanding shares of Common Stock
of all direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company, owned by the Company
and/or its Subsidiaries, whether currently owned or hereafter acquired or
created.
"Preferred Stock" means, with respect to any Person, all Capital
Stock of such Person which has a preference in liquidation or a preference
with respect to the payment of dividends to another class of Capital Stock.
"principal" of a Note means the principal of such Note plus the
premium, if any, thereon.
"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.
"Purchase Money Liens" means Liens to secure or securing Purchase
Money Obligations permitted to be incurred under this Indenture.
"Purchase Money Obligations" means Indebtedness representing, or
incurred to finance, the cost (a) of acquiring any assets and (b) of
construction or improvement of property, in each case for use in the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including Purchase Money
Obligations of any other Person at the time such other Person is merged
with or is otherwise acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary), provided
that (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of
such cost, including construction or improvement costs, (ii) any Lien
securing such Indebtedness does not extend to or cover any other asset or
property other than the asset or property being so acquired, constructed or
improved and (iii) such Indebtedness is incurred, and any Liens with
respect thereto are granted, within 180 days of the acquisition of such
property or asset.
"Qualified Capital Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any
Capital Stock of such Person that is not Disqualified Stock.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of March 17, 1995, relating to the
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Notes, for the benefit of certain Holders, as such agreement may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
"Related Business" means (1) a business engaged in on the Issue
Date by any of the Company, its Subsidiaries, Cardem Insurance Co., Ltd.,
Mid-State Homes, Inc., Black Warrior Methane Corporation and Black Warrior
Transmission Corporation or (2) the business of mining or manufacturing
and/or selling products and/or providing services (other than brokerage,
investment advisory, investment banking, commercial lending or other
similar financial services not related to the primary business of Mid-State
Homes, Inc., Best Insurors, Inc. or Cardem Insurance Co., Ltd. on the Issue
Date) relating to building products, water and waste water transmission,
residential and/or non-residential construction, coal, coke, methane gas,
specialty chemicals and iron and aluminum industrial and original equipment
manufacture products.
"Responsible Officer," when used with respect to the Trustee,
means the Chairman of the Board, the President or any other officer or
assistant officer of the Trustee assigned by the Trustee to administer its
corporate trust matters.
"Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a
Permitted Investment.
"Restricted Payment" means, with respect to any Person, any of
the following: (i) any dividend or other distribution in respect of such
Person's Capital Stock (other than (a) dividends or distributions payable
solely in Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) and (b) in the case
of Subsidiaries of a Person, dividends or distributions payable to such
Person or to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person); (ii) the purchase,
redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital
Stock of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the surrender
of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company in payment of the exercise price
of employee stock options to purchase Qualified Capital Stock of the
Company issued pursuant to plans approved by the stockholders of the
Company); (iii) the making of any principal payment on, or the purchase,
defeasance, repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for
value, prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled
sinking fund payment, of any Indebtedness which is subordinated in right of
payment to the Notes; and (iv) the making of any Restricted Investment.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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"Series B Notes" means the Series B Notes issued pursuant to this
Indenture.
"Series B-1 Notes" means the Series B-1 Notes issued pursuant to
this Indenture.
"Significant Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that would be a
"significant subsidiary" as defined in Article 1, Rule l-02 of Regulation
S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in
effect on the date hereof.
"Subordinated Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company
that (i) has a final maturity date after, and a Weighted Average Life to
Maturity longer than, that of the Notes, (ii) is subordinated in right of
payment to the Notes pursuant to subordination provisions contained in the
agreements or instruments evidencing such Indebtedness or pursuant to which
such Indebtedness is issued, which subordination provisions are not less
favorable to the Holders than the subordination provisions set forth in
Exhibit D to this Indenture and (iii) is not Guaranteed by any Subsidiary
of the Company.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, (i) a corporation
a majority of whose Capital Stock with voting power, under ordinary
circumstances, to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly,
owned by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such
Person and one or more Subsidiaries thereof or (ii) any other Person (other
than a corporation) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries thereof
or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries thereof, directly or
indirectly, at the date of determination thereof has at least a majority
ownership interest; provided, however, that Mid-State Homes, Inc., a
Florida corporation, and its Subsidiaries and Cardem Insurance Co., Ltd.
(Bermuda) shall not be deemed to be Subsidiaries of the Company for
purposes of the Indenture. For purposes of this definition, any directors'
qualifying shares or investments by foreign nationals mandated by
applicable law shall be disregarded in determining the ownership of a
Subsidiary.
"Subsidiary Pledge Agreements" means the Subsidiary Pledge
Agreements to be executed by the Subsidiaries of the Company with respect
to any Pledged Shares owned by them, substantially in the form of Exhibit C
attached hereto, as amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified
from time to time.
"Tax Claims Indebtedness" means obligations of the Company and
its Subsidiaries to the Internal Revenue Service arising out of
consolidated tax returns filed by the Company and its Subsidiaries or their
predecessors for fiscal years ended August 31, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985,
1986, 1987 and May 31, 1988
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(nine months), 1989, 1990 and 1991, as agreed to by the Company and the
Internal Revenue Service and approved by a final nonappealable order of the
bankruptcy court to the extent required by the Bankruptcy Law or, failing
agreement, the amount determined by a final nonappealable order of the
bankruptcy court, in either case in an aggregate amount of principal,
interest and penalties not to exceed $40 million at any time outstanding.
"TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939(15 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.
77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date on which this Indenture
is qualified under the TIA.
"Trade Payables" means any accounts payable or any other
indebtedness or monetary obligation to trade creditors created, assumed or
Guaranteed by a Person arising in the ordinary course of business of such
Person in connection with the acquisition of goods and services.
"Trustee" means the party named as such above until a successor
replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture
and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.
"Voting Stock" means, with respect to any Person, (i) one or more
classes of the Capital Stock of such Person having general voting power to
elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees
of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of
any other class or classes have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) and (ii) any Capital Stock of such Person
convertible or exchangeable without restriction at the option of the holder
thereof into Capital Stock of such Person described in clause (i) above.
"Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any
Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the
sum of the products obtained by multiplying (x) the amount of each then
remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required
payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect
thereof, by (y) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth)
that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment, by (b)
the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, a
Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock of which
shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person.
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SECTION 1.02. OTHER DEFINITIONS.
Defined in
Term Section
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"Affiliate Transaction . . . . . . . . 4.14
"Asset Sale Offer" . . . . . . . . 3.09
"Bankruptcy Code . . . . . . . . . . 8.04
"Change of Control Offer" . . . . . . 4.08
"Change of Control Payment" . . . . . 4.08
"Change of Control Payment Date" . . . 4.08
"Covenant Defeasance" . . . . . . . . 8.03
"Event of Default" . . . . . . . . . . 6.01
"Excess Proceeds" . . . . . . . . . . 4.09
"Legal Defeasance" . . . . . . . . . . 8.02
"Legal Holiday" . . . . . . . . . . . 11.14
"Mid-State Advances" . . . . . . . . 4.05
"Offer Amount" . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.09
"Offer Period" . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.09
"Paying Agent" . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.03
"Purchase Date" . . . . . . . . . . . 3.09
"Registrar" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.03
SECTION 1.03. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST
INDENTURE ACT.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the
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:
"Commission" means SEC;
"indenture securities" means the Notes;
"indenture security Holder" means a Holder of a Note;
"indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture;
"indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee;
"obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company and any
successor obligor.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the
TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule
under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.
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SECTION 1.04. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(3) "or" is not exclusive;
(4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural
include the singular;
(5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and
(6) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act
shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor
sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.
ARTICLE TWO
THE NOTES
SECTION 2.01. FORM AND DATING.
The Series B Notes and the Series B-1 Notes and the related
Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto, which is part of this Indenture. The Notes may have
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or
usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes
shall be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute,
and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and
the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly
agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
On the Issue Date the Global Note representing all the initially
issued Series B Notes shall be issued to the Note Custodian. The Global
Note shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of
outstanding Series B Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the
aggregate amount of outstanding Series B Notes represented thereby may from
time to time be reduced, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and
redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any
decrease in the amount of Series B Notes represented thereby shall be made
by the Note Custodian.
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SECTION 2.02. EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.
Two Officers shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or
facsimile signature. The Company's seal shall be reproduced on the Notes
and may be in facsimile form.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that
office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be
valid.
A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that
the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by
two Officers, authenticate Notes for original issue up to the aggregate
principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the respective Notes. The
aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed
$490,000,000.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate the Notes. An authenticating agent may
authenticate the Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in
this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by
such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to
deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.
SECTION 2.03. REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT.
The Company shall maintain an office or agency where the Notes
may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("Registrar")
and an office or agency where the Notes may be presented for payment
("Paying Agent"). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of
their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more
co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term
"Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term "Paying Agent" includes
any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or
Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this
Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as
Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or
any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the
Registrar and, together with the Company, a Co-Paying Agent.
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SECTION 2.04. PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the
Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for
the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent
for the payment of principal or interest on the Notes, and will notify the
Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While
any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay
all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a
Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over
to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a
Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company
or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a
separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as
Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating
to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.
SECTION 2.05. HOLDER LISTS.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses
of all Holders, and the Company and the Trustee shall otherwise comply with
TIA Sec. 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall
furnish to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before each interest
payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing,
a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably
require of the names and addresses of the Holders.
SECTION 2.06. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.
When Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request to
register the transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of
Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the
transfer or make the exchange as requested if its requirements for such
transactions are met. To permit registrations of transfer and exchanges,
the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Notes at the
Registrar's request. No service charge to the Holder shall be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company or the Trustee may
require from the transferring or exchanging Holder payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable
in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar
governmental charges payable upon exchanges pursuant to Section 2.13, 3.06,
4.08, 4.09 or 9.05).
The Registrar shall not be required (A) to register the transfer
of or to exchange Notes during a period beginning at the opening of
business 15 days before the day of any
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selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.07 hereof and ending at
the close of business on the day of selection; or (B) to register the
transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or
in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part;
or (C)to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record
date and the next succeeding interest payment date.
The Note Custodian shall, in accordance with the instructions and
procedures contained in an Agreement dated February 2, 1995 between the
Company and the Note Custodian, cause the aggregate principal amount of the
Global Note to be reduced and, following such reduction, the Company shall
execute and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with
Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the
Holder a definitive Series B Note in the appropriate principal amount.
SECTION 2.07. REPLACEMENT NOTES.
If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if the
Holder claims that a Note held by such Holder has been lost, destroyed or
wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall
authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee's requirements are met. If
required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied
by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the
Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any
authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is
replaced. The Company or Trustee may charge for its expenses in replacing
a Note.
Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company
and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and
proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
SECTION 2.08. OUTSTANDING NOTES.
The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated
by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for
cancellation, and those described in this Section as not outstanding.
Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be
outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the
Note.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases
to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that
the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.
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If the Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it
ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.
SECTION 2.09. TREASURY NOTES.
(a) In determining whether the Holders of the required
principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or
consent, Notes owned by the Company or by any Subsidiary thereof or by any
other Affiliate controlled by the Company shall be considered as though not
outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the
Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or
consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so
disregarded.
(b) In determining whether the Holders of the required
principal amount of Notes have (i) directed the time, method or place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee
hereunder, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee;
(ii) consented to the waiver of any past Event of Default and its
consequences; or (iii) consented to the postponement of any interest
payment, Notes owned by Affiliates of the Company shall be disregarded and
considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of
determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such
direction or consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned shall
be so disregarded.
SECTION 2.10. TEMPORARY NOTES.
Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may
prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes upon a written
order of the Company signed by two Officers of the Company. Temporary
Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have
variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes.
Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall
authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.
Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the
benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION 2.11. CANCELLATION.
The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee
any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or
payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered
for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or
cancellation and, unless otherwise directed by the Company, shall destroy
canceled
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Notes in accordance with its normal practices. If such notes are
destroyed, certification of the destruction of all canceled Notes shall be
delivered to the Company, at the Company's request. The Company may not
issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.12. DEFAULTED INTEREST.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it
shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent
lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are
Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate
provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify
the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be
paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall
fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date,
provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior
to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days
before the special record date, the Company shall mail or cause to be
mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related
payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.
SECTION 2.13. EXCHANGE OFFER.
The Series B Notes may be exchanged for Series B-1 Notes pursuant
to the terms of the Exchange Offer. The Trustee and Registrar shall make
the exchange as follows:
(i) The Company shall present the Trustee with an
Officers' Certificate certifying the following:
(A) upon issuance of the Series B-1 Notes, the
transactions contemplated by the Exchange Offer
have been consummated; and
(B) the principal amount at maturity of Series B Notes
properly tendered in the Exchange Offer (together
with such Notes), the name of each Holder of such
Notes, the principal amount at maturity properly
tendered in the Exchange Offer by each such Holder
and the name and address to which Series B-1 Notes
shall be registered and sent for each such Holder.
(ii) The Trustee, upon receipt of such Officers'
Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory
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to the Trustee that the Series B-1 Notes have been registered under
Section 5 of the Securities Act and the Indenture has been qualified
under the TIA, and a Company Order, shall authenticate Series B-1
Notes registered in the names, and in the principal amounts at
maturity, indicated in such Officers' Certificate.
(iii) The Trustee shall deliver such Series B-1 Notes to
the Holders thereof as indicated in such Officers' Certificate.
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
SECTION 3.01. NOTICES TO TRUSTEE.
If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional
redemption provisions of the Notes and Section 3.07 hereof, it shall
furnish to the Trustee, at least 45 days but not more than 60 days before a
redemption date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the
Trustee), an Officers' Certificate setting forth (i) the redemption date,
(ii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iii) the redemption
price.
SECTION 3.02. SELECTION OF NOTES TO BE REDEEMED.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee
shall select the Notes to be redeemed among the Holders of the Notes on a
pro rata basis, by lot or in accordance with any other method the Trustee
considers fair and appropriate (and in such manner as complies with
applicable legal and stock exchange requirements, if any).
The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the
Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for
partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and
portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples
of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed,
the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a
multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding
sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for
redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.
SECTION 3.03. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption
date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a
notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its
registered address.
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The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall
state:
(a) the redemption date;
(b) the redemption price;
(c) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of
the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the
redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in
principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued;
(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to
the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such
redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to
accrue on and after the redemption date; and
(g) the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this
Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being
redeemed.
At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at its expense; provided, however,
that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days
prior to the redemption date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory
to the Trustee), an Officers' Certificate requesting that the Trustee give
such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice
as provided in the preceding paragraph.
SECTION 3.04. EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section
3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable
on the redemption date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may
not be conditional.
Notice of redemption shall be deemed to be given when mailed,
whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any event, failure to
give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of
the proceedings for the redemption of the Notes.
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SECTION 3.05. DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE.
On or before the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with
the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption
price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date
other than Notes or portions thereof called for redemption which have been
delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation. Whichever of the
Trustee or the Paying Agent receiving the money shall promptly return to
the Company any money deposited with it by the Company in excess of the
amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on,
all Notes to be redeemed.
If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding
paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue
on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is
redeemed on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related
interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid
to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of
business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption shall not
be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the
Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on
the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until such principal is
paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid
principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section
4.01 hereof.
SECTION 3.06. NOTES REDEEMED IN PART.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company
shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the
expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the
unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.
SECTION 3.07. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.
The Notes will be subject to redemption at any time at the option
of the Company, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60
days' notice, at a redemption price of 101% of the principal amount then
outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the applicable
date of redemption, provided, however, that if a redemption is made from
the Excess Proceeds of any Asset Sales as described in Section 4.09, the
redemption price will be 100% of the principal amount then outstanding,
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the applicable date of
redemption; and provided further, however, that if such redemption is in
part, not less than $150 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes
shall be outstanding immediately after giving effect to such redemption.
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SECTION 3.08. MANDATORY REDEMPTION.
Except as set forth under Sections 4.08 and 4.09 hereof, the
Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund
payments with respect to the Notes.
SECTION 3.09. OFFERS TO PURCHASE BY APPLICATION
OF EXCESS PROCEEDS.
In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof, the Company
shall commence an offer to all Holders of Notes to purchase Notes (an
"Asset Sale Offer"), it shall follow the procedures specified below.
The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of 20
Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the
extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the "Offer
Period"). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the
Offer Period (the "Purchase Date"), the Company shall purchase the
principal amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.09
hereof (the "Offer Amount") or, if less than the Offer Amount has been
tendered, all Notes tendered in response to the Asset Sale Offer. Payment
for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest
payments are made.
If the Purchase Date is on or after an interest record date and
on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued and unpaid
interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at
the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest shall
be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.
Within 10 days of each date on which the aggregate amount of
Excess Proceeds exceeds $25 million, the Company shall send, by first class
mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders of the Notes, which
notice shall specify the Purchase Date, which shall be no earlier than 30
days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice
shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such
Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Asset Sale
Offer shall be made to all Holders of Notes. The notice, which shall
govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:
(a) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to
this Section 3.09 and Section 4.09 hereof and the length of time the Asset
Sale Offer shall remain open;
(b) the Asset Sale Offer Amount, the purchase price and the
Purchase Date;
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(c) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment
shall continue to accrue interest;
(d) that, unless the Company defaults in making such
payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer
shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;
(e) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant
to an Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the
form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the
Note completed, to the Company, a depositary if appointed by the Company,
or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three
Business Days before the Purchase Date;
(f) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their
election if the Company, the depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case
may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a
telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of
the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for
purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to
have such Note purchased;
(g) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes
surrendered by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select
the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may
be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of
$1,000, or integral multiples thereof, shall be purchased); and
(h) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part
shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased
portion of the Notes surrendered.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere herein, the
Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange
Act and any other laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws
and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the
Notes in connection with an Asset Sale Offer.
On the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful,
accept for payment on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer
Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale
Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes (or
portions thereof) tendered, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for
payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09.
The Company or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in
any case not later than five
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Business Days after the Purchase Date) mail or deliver to each tendering
Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such
Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall
promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail or
deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any
unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted
shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof.
The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on
the Purchase Date.
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01. PAYMENT OF NOTES.
The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner
provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be
considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the
Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds at least one Business Day before
that date, money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds
and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any,
and interest then due.
The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest
in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the
rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate
on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including
post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on
overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace
period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.
SECTION 4.02. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.
The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City
of New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or
an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices
and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this
Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to
the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office
or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such
required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the
address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be
made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
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The Company may also from time to time designate one or more
other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered
for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such
designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission
shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an
office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York for such
purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of
any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any
such other office or agency.
The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with
Section 2.03.
SECTION 4.03. REPORTS.
Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC,
so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the
Holders (i) all reports that would be required to be contained in a filing
with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file
such Forms, including a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and, with respect to the annual
information only, a report thereon by the Company's certified independent
accountants and (ii) all reports that would be required to be filed with
the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports. In
addition, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC,
the Company will file a copy of all such information and reports with the
SEC for public availability (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing)
for so long as any Notes are outstanding.
The Company will also make such information available to investors who
request it in writing. In addition, the Company agrees that, for so long
as any Notes remain outstanding, it will furnish to the Holders and to
beneficial holders of Notes and to prospective purchasers of Notes
designated by the Holders, upon their request, the information required to
be delivered pursuant to Rule 144(A)(d)(4) under the Securities Act. The
Company shall also comply with TIA Sec. 314(a).
SECTION 4.04. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE.
(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year, a certificate of the principal
executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal
accounting officer of the Company stating that a review of the activities
of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has
been made under the supervision of the signing officer with a view to
determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled
its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such
officer signing such certificate, that to
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the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed
and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is
not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms,
provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and is pending, describing all such Defaults or
Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the
Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the
best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence
by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if
any, on the Notes is prohibited or, if such event has occurred, a
description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes
to take with respect thereto. For purposes of this Section 4.04(a), such
compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or
requirement of notice provided pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
(b) So long as not contrary to the then current
recommendations of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
the year-end financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.03 above
shall be accompanied by a written statement of the Company's independent
public accountants (who shall be a firm of established national reputation)
that in making the examination necessary for certification of such
financial statements, nothing has come to their attention that would lead
them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Article
Four or Article Five hereof or, if any such violation has occurred and has
come to their attention, 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.
(c) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are
outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, promptly, but in any case within 3
Business Days of any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of
Default, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event of
Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with
respect thereto.
SECTION 4.05. TAXES.
(a) The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments,
and governmental levies except such as are being contested in good faith
and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment
is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
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(b) The Company shall, and shall cause each Person which is
a member of the Company's consolidated group for tax purposes to,
calculate, pay and receive for each taxable period the tax liability owed
by and tax refunds (or credits for losses utilized) due to each of the
Company and each Person which is a member of the Company's consolidated
group for tax purposes, individually, and not in the aggregate, consistent
with past practice (i.e., each Person computes its tax liability as if it
had always filed a separate return, except that a Person that incurs a net
operating loss or capital loss is credited with the tax benefit of such
loss at the time such loss is utilized by any member of the consolidated
group), provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing at the time or immediately after giving effect
to any such Mid-State Advance, the Company shall be permitted to advance to
Mid-State Homes, Inc. and its Subsidiaries up to $7 million per year solely
for purposes of payment of taxes under this Section 4.05(b) (each, a "Mid-
State Advance") to the extent Mid-State Homes, Inc. and its Subsidiaries
have no other source of payment available; provided, however, that the
aggregate amount of Mid-State Advances not previously repaid in cash or
Cash Equivalents may not exceed $21 million.
SECTION 4.06. STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so)
that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner
whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension
or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that
may affect the covenants, or the performance, of this Indenture; and the
Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives
all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not,
by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any
power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the
execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted
SECTION 4.07. CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Subject to Article Five and Section 4.17 hereof, the Company
shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in
full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate,
partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance
with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended
from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary and (ii) the
rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and
its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required
to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate,
partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if the Board of
Directors
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shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the
conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to
the Holders; and provided further that this Section 4.07 shall not apply to
any Subsidiary after its corporate existence is terminated or it otherwise
ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
SECTION 4.08. CHANGE OF CONTROL.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder will have
the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to
$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of such Holder's Notes pursuant to
the offer described below (the "Change of Control Offer") at an offer price
in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the "Change
of Control Payment"). Within 30 days following the date on which the
Company has actual knowledge that a Change of Control has occurred, the
Company will mail a notice to each Holder stating: (1) that the Change of
Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.08 and that all
Notes tendered will be accepted for payment; (2) the purchase price and the
purchase date, which will be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days
from the date such notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date");
(3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest; (4) that,
unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control
Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer will cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment
Date; (5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a
Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the
form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the
Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice
prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the
Change of Control Payment Date; (6) that Holders will be entitled to
withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the
close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control
Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting
forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for
purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to
have such Notes purchased; and (7) that Holders whose Notes are being
purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount
to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased
portion must be equal to $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple
thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere herein, the
Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange
Act and any other laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws
and regulations are applicable in
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connection with the repurchase of the Notes in connection with a Change of
Control.
If the Change of Control Payment Date is on or after an interest
record date and on or before the related interest payment date, any accrued
and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is
registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional
interest shall be payable to Holders who tender pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall (1)
accept for payment Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the
Change of Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal
to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions
thereof so tendered and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
the Notes so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the
Notes or portions thereof tendered to the Company. The Paying Agent shall
promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so accepted the Change of Control
payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and
mail to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased
portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided, that each such new Note
shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof.
The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control
Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment
Date.
SECTION 4.09. LIMITATION ON ASSET SALES.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, consummate any Asset Sale, unless (i) the Company (or its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of
such sale or other disposition at least equal to the Fair Market Value
thereof; (ii) not less than 75% of the consideration received by the
Company (or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be) is in the form of cash or
Cash Equivalents; provided, however, that the amount of (a) any liabilities
(as shown on the Company's or such Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet
or in the notes thereto) of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than
liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) that are
assumed by the transferee of any such assets, (b) any notes or other
obligations received by the Company or its Subsidiaries from such
transferee that are converted by the Company or such Subsidiary into cash
within 90 days following receipt (to the extent of the cash received) and
(c) any Marketable Securities received by the Company or its Subsidiaries
from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Subsidiary
into cash within 90 days following receipt (to the extent of the cash
received), shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this clause (ii); and
(iii) the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company (or its Subsidiaries,
as the
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case may be) from such Asset Sale are applied in accordance with the
following paragraphs.
The Company may, (i) within 60 days following the receipt of Net
Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale, apply such Net Cash Proceeds to the
repayment of Indebtedness of the Company under the Bank Revolving Credit
Facility and to cash collateralize letters of credit outstanding
thereunder, in each case to the extent required by (A) the terms of the
Bank Revolving Credit Facility as in effect on the Issue Date in connection
with an Asset Sale not prohibited by the Bank Revolving Credit Facility as
in effect on the Issue Date, or (B) the terms of a consent granted by the
Lenders thereunder to an Asset Sale prohibited by the Bank Revolving Credit
Facility as in effect on the Issue Date, provided that (x) any such
repayment of Indebtedness shall result in a permanent reduction in the
revolving credit or other commitment relating thereto in an amount equal to
the principal amount so repaid, and (y) at such time as any such letters of
credit are no longer required to be cash collateralized, any such cash
collateralization shall be (1) utilized to repay Indebtedness under the
Bank Revolving Credit Facility which repayment shall result in a permanent
reduction in the revolving credit or other commitment relating thereto in
an amount equal to the principal amount so repaid or (2) released to the
Company and applied as Excess Proceeds in accordance with the following
paragraph; or (ii) in the case of the sale of Non-Core Assets or Capital
Stock of Non-Core Subsidiaries to the extent the aggregate proceeds are
less than $25 million in any twelve consecutive months, within 180 days
following the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from any such Asset Sale, apply
such Net Cash Proceeds to make an investment in a Related Business.
If, upon completion of the applicable period, any portion of the
Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale shall not have been applied by the
Company as described in clause (i) or (ii) above (the "Excess Proceeds")
and such Excess Proceeds, together with any remaining unapplied Excess
Proceeds from any prior Asset Sale, exceed $25 million, then the Company
will be obligated either to (A) redeem the Notes pursuant to Sections 3.01
through 3.07 (on a pro rata basis if the amount available for such
redemption is less than the outstanding principal amount of the Notes plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption) at a
redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption or (B) make an offer to
repurchase the Notes pursuant to Section 3.09 (on a pro rata basis if the
amount available for such repurchase is less than the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date
of repurchase) at a purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase;
provided, however, that if following such a redemption or an
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offer to repurchase, assuming 100% acceptance, the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes would be less than $150 million in the aggregate, the
Company shall be obligated to either redeem or offer to repurchase Notes to
the extent that following such a redemption or an offer to repurchase,
assuming 100% acceptance, the outstanding principal amount of the Notes
would be equal to $150 million in the aggregate, and the remaining Excess
Proceeds shall be utilized as provided in the following paragraph until
such time as the aggregate of all unapplied Excess Proceeds from all Asset
Sales is sufficient to redeem or repurchase 100% of the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes, at which time the Company will be obligated
to either redeem or offer to repurchase the Notes as provided above. If
the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders thereof plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds,
the Company shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. If
the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders thereof in
any Asset Sale Offer plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, is less than
the amount of Excess Proceeds, the unused portion of such Excess Proceeds
(exclusive of any Excess Proceeds which could not be utilized in such Asset
Sale Offer as a result of the proviso in the next preceding sentence) may
be used by the Company for general corporate purposes. Upon completion of
an Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset to the
greater of zero or the amount of Excess Proceeds whose application would
result in the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding being greater
than zero and less than $150 million. This Section 4.09 does not apply to
a transaction which is governed by Section 4.08 or 5.01 hereof.
Pending application pursuant to the above paragraphs, including
to the extent unapplied Excess Proceeds do not exceed $25 million or
application of Excess Proceeds would result in the aggregate principal
amount of Notes outstanding being greater than zero and less than $150
million, Net Cash Proceeds shall be either invested in Cash Equivalents or
remitted to the applicable lender to pay down any Indebtedness outstanding
under the Bank Revolving Credit Facility.
SECTION 4.10. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.
The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
not to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to
such Restricted Payment;
(ii) at the time of and immediately after giving effect
to such Restricted Payment, at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
could be incurred under the
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Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges test applicable to
Indebtedness incurred by the Company (other than Subordinated
Indebtedness) or a Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.11(a)(i) hereof;
(iii) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted
Payment, the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments declared or
made after the Issue Date does not exceed the sum of (a) 50% of the
Consolidated Net Income of the Company (or in the event such
Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such
deficit) during the period (treated as one accounting period)
beginning with June 1, 1995 and ending on the last day of the fiscal
quarter immediately preceding the date of declaration or making of
such Restricted Payment; plus (b) 100% of the aggregate Net Equity
Proceeds received by the Company from the issue or sale, after the
Issue Date, of Capital Stock of the Company (other than the issue or
sale of (1) Disqualified Stock or (2) Capital Stock of the Company to
any Subsidiary of the Company or (3) Capital Stock issued pursuant to
the Consensual Plan) and any Indebtedness or other securities of the
Company (other than the issue or sale to any Subsidiary of the
Company) convertible into or exercisable for Qualified Capital Stock
of the Company which has been so converted or exercised, as the case
may be; plus (c) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash and Cash
Equivalents received by the Company or any Subsidiary in repayment and
termination of (i) any Investment (or portion thereof) made after the
Issue Date which was a Restricted Payment or (ii) any Mid-State
Advance (or portion thereof) made after the Issue Date, net in each
case of the payment of commissions and other costs and expenses
incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary in connection therewith,
and not to exceed the amount of such Restricted Payment or Mid-State
Advance, as the case may be, and less any such amounts included in
Consolidated Net Income of the Company; minus (d) 100% of the
aggregate amount of Mid-State Advances; plus (e) $25 million.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the above limitations will not
prevent:
(i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after
the date of declaration thereof, if at such date of declaration such
payment complied with the provisions hereof;
(ii) the purchase, redemption, acquisition or
retirement of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company in exchange
for, or out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale
(other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, shares of Qualified
Capital Stock of the Company;
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(iii) the redemption or retirement of Indebtedness of
the Company which is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, in
exchange for, by conversion into, or out of the net proceeds of the
substantially concurrent issue or sale (other than to a Subsidiary of
the Company) of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness; or
(iv) the declaration or payment of a regular quarterly
dividend in respect of the Common Stock of the Company at a rate not
to exceed $.025 per share;
provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
at the time, or shall occur under any provision of this Indenture other
than this Section 4.10 (subject to the following proviso) as a result, of
any of the actions contemplated in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and
provided further, in the case of clause (iv) above, at the time of and
immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, at least $1.00
of additional indebtedness could be incurred under the Consolidated EBITDA
to Consolidated Fixed Charges test applicable to Indebtedness incurred by
the Company (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) or a Subsidiary pursuant
to Section 4.11(a)(i) hereof.
The Company shall cause Mid-State Homes, Inc. and each of its
Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment
except to the Company or Mid-State Homes, Inc. or to a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of the Company or Mid-State Homes, Inc.
SECTION 4.11. LIMITATION ON INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS;
ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL STOCK.
(a) Subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.11(a),
the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness);
provided the Company or any Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness, including
Acquired Indebtedness, at any time after September 1, 1995, if (i) at the
time of such incurrence, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated
Fixed Charges for the period of the four consecutive fiscal quarters then
ended immediately prior to such incurrence, taken as one period and
calculated on a pro forma basis as if such Indebtedness had been incurred
and the proceeds therefrom applied on the first day of such four-quarter
period and, in the case of Acquired Indebtedness, as if the related
acquisition (whether by means of purchase, merger or otherwise) also had
occurred on such date with the appropriate adjustments with respect to such
acquisition being included in such pro forma calculation, would have been,
in the case of an incurrence of Subordinated Indebtedness by the Company,
greater than 2.25 to 1 and, in the case of an incurrence of any other
Indebtedness
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by the Company or of any Indebtedness by a Subsidiary, greater than 3.0 to
1 and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing at the time or as a consequence of the incurrence of such
Indebtedness; provided, however, that prior to June 1, 1996, the ratio of
Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges shall be calculated for
the period consisting of the number of complete fiscal quarters commencing
with the quarter beginning June 1, 1995 and ending immediately prior to
such incurrence, taken as one period, and all other provisions of this
Section 4.11 shall remain applicable. For purposes of making the
computation referred to above, acquisitions and divestitures that have been
made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including all mergers or
consolidations, during such four-quarter (or, if applicable, shorter)
period or subsequent to such four-quarter (or, if applicable, shorter)
period and on or prior to the time of such incurrence shall be calculated
on a pro forma basis assuming that all such acquisitions, divestitures,
mergers and consolidations had occurred on the first day of such four-
quarter (or, if applicable, shorter) period.
The foregoing limitation will not apply to the incurrence of
Permitted Indebtedness.
(b) The Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to
issue any Capital Stock (other than to the Company or to a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of the Company). The Company will not issue Disqualified Stock.
The Company will not permit Mid-State Homes, Inc. or any of its
Subsidiaries to issue any Capital Stock to any Person other than the
Company or Mid-State Homes, Inc. or any of their respective Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries.
SECTION 4.12. LIMITATION ON LIENS.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to
exist or become effective any Lien of any kind (other than Permitted Liens)
upon any property or assets of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the
Company or any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company, which assets
are not governed by the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge
Agreement, now owned or hereafter acquired, unless all payments due under
this Indenture and the Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis with
the obligations so secured until such time as such obligations are no
longer secured by a Lien.
SECTION 4.13. LIMITATION ON DIVIDEND AND OTHER PAYMENT
RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIARIES.
The Company 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 consensual
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encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company
to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock,
or any other interest or participation in or measured by its profits, owned
by the Company or a Subsidiary; (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the
Company or a Subsidiary of the Company; (iii) make loans or advances to the
Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or Guarantee Indebtedness of the
Company or a Subsidiary; or (iv) transfer any of its properties or assets
to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, except for (a) restrictions
contained in the Bank Revolving Credit Facility as of the Issue Date; (b)
consensual encumbrances binding upon any Person at the time such Person
becomes a Subsidiary of the Company (unless the agreement creating such
consensual encumbrance was entered into in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such entity becoming a Subsidiary); (c) consensual
encumbrances or restrictions under any agreement that refinances or
replaces any agreement described in clauses (a) or (b) above, provided that
the terms and conditions of any such restrictions are no less favorable to
the Holders than those under the agreement so refinanced or replaced;
(d) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, purchase money
financings and any encumbrance or restriction due to applicable law; (e)
restrictions imposed by law; (f) restrictions imposed on a Subsidiary
pursuant to a bona fide contract for disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets or 100% of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary by the
Company; and (g) restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to Liens
permitted by this Indenture.
SECTION 4.14. LIMITATION ON TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of
transactions (including, without limitation, the sale, purchase or lease of
any assets or properties or the rendering of any services) with any
Affiliate or holder of 5% or more of the Company's or any Subsidiary's
common stock (other than with the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
the Company) (an "Affiliate Transaction"), on terms that are less favorable
to the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than would be
available in a comparable transaction negotiated on an arm's length basis
with an unrelated Person. In addition, the Company will not, and will not
permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, enter into an Affiliate
Transaction, or any series of related Affiliate Transactions, unless (i)
with respect to such Affiliate Transaction or Transactions involving or
having a value of more than $1 million, the Company has obtained the
approval of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (including
a majority of the Company's disinterested directors) and (ii) with respect
to such Affiliate Transaction or Transactions involving or having a value
of more than $5 million (other than Affiliate Transactions relating to the
rendering of services, including,
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without limitation, underwriting, financial advisory and similar services),
the Company has delivered to the Trustee an opinion of an independent
investment banking firm or appraisal firm of national standing to the
effect that such Affiliate Transaction or Transactions are fair to the
Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a financial point of
view. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision will not apply to Mid-
State Advances to the extent permitted by Section 4.05(b) or to the sale of
mortgages by Jim Walter Homes, Inc. to Mid-State Homes, Inc. and the
servicing of such mortgages by Jim Walter Homes, Inc., in each case in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
The Company will not permit Mid-State Homes, Inc. or any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or
series of transactions (including, without limitation, the sale, purchase
or lease of any assets or properties or the rendering of any services) with
any Affiliate or holder of 5% or more of the Company's or any of its
Subsidiaries' common stock or of Mid-State Homes, Inc.'s or any of its
Subsidiaries' common stock (other than the Company or Mid-State Homes, Inc.
or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or of Mid-State Homes, Inc.) (a
"Mid-State Affiliate Transaction") on terms that are less favorable to
Mid-State Homes, Inc. or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, than would be
available in a comparable transaction negotiated on an arm's length basis
with an unrelated Person. In addition, the Company will not permit
Mid-State Homes, Inc. or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into a Mid-State
Affiliate Transaction or any series of related Mid-State Affiliate
Transactions unless (i) with respect to such Mid-State Affiliate
Transaction or Transactions involving or having a value of more than
$1 million, the Company has obtained the approval of a majority of the
Board of Directors of the Company (including a majority of the Company's
disinterested directors) and (ii) with respect to such Mid-State Affiliate
Transaction or Transactions involving or having a value of more than
$5 million (other than Mid-State Affiliate Transactions relating to the
rendering of services, including, without limitation, underwriting,
financial advisory and similar services), the Company has delivered to the
Trustee an opinion of an independent investment banking firm of national
standing to the effect that such Mid-State Affiliate Transaction or
Transactions are fair to Mid-State Homes, Inc. or its Subsidiary, as the
case may be, from a financial point of view.
SECTION 4.15. LIMITATION ON SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS.
Except to the extent included in clause (vii) of the definition
of Permitted Indebtedness, the Company will not, and will not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction with
respect to any property (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) unless
(i) the sale or transfer of the property to be leased complies with the
requirements of
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Section 4.09 hereof and (ii) the Company or such Subsidiary would be
entitled pursuant to Section 4.11(a)(i) hereof to incur additional
Indebtedness under the Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges
test applicable to Indebtedness incurred by the Company (other than
Subordinated Indebtedness) or a Subsidiary in an amount at least equal to
the Attributable Debt in respect of such sale and leaseback transaction.
SECTION 4.16. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
The Company shall comply, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations,
orders and restrictions of the United States of America, 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 such 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 4.17. LIMITATION ON SALE OF CAPITAL STOCK OF SUBSIDIARIES
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise convey or dispose of any Capital
Stock of the Company's Subsidiaries (other than pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement or Subsidiary Pledge Agreement governing the Pledged Shares)
except for the sale by the Company or a Subsidiary of all or part of the
Capital Stock of a Non-Core Subsidiary and except for the sale of 100% of
the Capital Stock of any other Subsidiary owned collectively by the Company
and/or its Subsidiaries; provided that in either case such sale complies
with the requirements of Section 4.09.
The Company will not permit Mid-State Homes, Inc. or any of its
Subsidiaries to sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise convey or dispose of
any Capital Stock of the Subsidiaries of Mid-State Homes, Inc. to any
Person other than the Company or Mid-State Homes, Inc. or any of their
respective Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
SECTION 4.18. PAYMENTS FOR CONSENTS.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly
or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid, any consideration, whether by way
of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder of any Note for or as an
inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or
provisions of this
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Indenture, the Notes, the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge
Agreement unless such consideration is offered to be paid or agreed to be
paid to all Holders of the Notes which so consent, waive or agree to amend
in the time frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such
consent, waiver or agreement.
ARTICLE FIVE
SUCCESSORS
SECTION 5.01. LIMITATION ON MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS AND SALES
OF ASSETS
The Company will not consolidate or merge with any other Person,
or permit any other Person to consolidate or merge with the Company, nor
will the Company sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets unless (i) the entity formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger, or to which such sale, lease,
conveyance or other sale shall have been made (the "Surviving Entity"), is
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States,
any state thereof, or the District of Columbia; (ii) if the Company is not
the Surviving Entity, the Surviving Entity assumes by supplemental
indenture all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this
Indenture; (iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (iv)
immediately after giving effect to such transaction (but prior to any
purchase accounting adjustments resulting from the transaction), the
Consolidated Net Worth of the Surviving Entity would be at least equal to
the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction; and (v) immediately after giving effect to such transaction,
the Surviving Entity could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness
under the Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges test applicable
to Indebtedness incurred by the Company (other than Subordinated
Indebtedness) or a Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.11(a)(i).
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the
consummation of the proposed transaction an Officers' Certificate to the
foregoing effect, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the proposed
transaction and such supplemental indenture comply with this Section 5.01
and an Accountants' Certificate setting forth the computations necessary to
confirm the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (iv) and
(v) of this Section 5.01 and certifying the accuracy thereof. The Trustee
shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such Officers' Certificate,
Opinion of Counsel and Accountants' Certificate.
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SECTION 5.02. SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED.
Upon any consolidation or merger involving the Company, or any
sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the
successor corporation (if not the Company) formed by such consolidation or
with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, lease, conveyance
or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so
that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease,
conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture and the
Notes referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to the successor
corporation and not to the Company), and may exercise every right and power
of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such
successor Person had been named as the Company herein. When a successor
corporation assumes all of the obligations of the Company hereunder and
under the Notes and agrees to be bound hereby and thereby, the predecessor
Company shall be released from such obligations.
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
An "Event of Default" shall occur upon:
(i) failure by the Company to pay interest on the
Notes for 5 Business Days after becoming due;
(ii) failure by the Company to pay the principal of or
premium (if any) on the Notes, whether at maturity or upon
acceleration, redemption or otherwise (including the failure to
repurchase the Notes tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or
Asset Sale Offer);
(iii) failure by the Company to perform any of its
obligations under the second paragraph of Section 5 or Section 7 of
the Pledge Agreement or failure by any Subsidiary to perform any of
its obligations under the second paragraph of Section 5 or Section 7
of any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement or the Trustee is entitled to
exercise any remedies pursuant to Section 11 of the Pledge Agreement
or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement;
(iv) failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to comply with the provisions of Section 4.08, 4.09 or 5.01 of this
Indenture;
(v) failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to comply with the provisions of
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Section 4.05(b), 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.17 or 4.18 of
this Indenture for 30 days after written notice specifying the failure
and that the same is a Default shall have been given to the Company by
the Trustee or Holders of 25% in principal amount of the Notes
outstanding;
(vi) failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to comply with any of its covenants or the breach by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries of any of its representations or warranties
hereunder or under the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge
Agreement (other than a breach of a covenant, representation or
warranty which is specifically dealt with elsewhere in this
Section 6.01) for 60 days after written notice specifying the failure
and that the same is a Default shall have been given to the Company by
the Trustee or Holders of 25% in principal amount of the Notes
outstanding;
(vii) default or defaults (including a payment default)
under one or more agreements, instruments, mortgages, bonds,
debentures or other evidence of Indebtedness under which the Company
or any of its Significant Subsidiaries has an outstanding principal
amount of Indebtedness in excess of $25 million individually or $50
million in the aggregate for all such issues of all such Persons and
either (x) such Indebtedness is already due and payable in full or (y)
such default or defaults have resulted in the acceleration of the
maturity of such Indebtedness;
(viii) any final judgment or order (not covered by
insurance) is entered against the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary in excess of $25 million individually or $50 million in the
aggregate for all such final judgments or orders against all such
Persons and remains undischarged or unstayed for 60 days;
(ix) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries
pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(a) commences a voluntary case or proceeding,
(b) consents to the entry of a judgment, decree or order
for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding,
(c) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for
all or substantially all of its property,
(d) consents to the institution of a bankruptcy or an
insolvency proceeding against it,
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(e) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or
(f) takes any corporate action to authorize or effect any
of the foregoing;
(x) a court of competent jurisdiction enters a
judgment, decree or order under any Bankruptcy Law that is for relief
against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company, in
an involuntary case or proceeding which shall:
(a) approve a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment or composition in respect of the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary of the Company,
(b) appoint a Custodian for the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary of the Company or for all or substantially all of the property
of any of them, or
(c) order the winding-up or liquidation of the Company or
any Significant Subsidiary of the Company,
and in each case the judgment, order or decree remains unstayed and in
effect for 60 days; or
(xi) any Lien granted or purported to be granted
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement
shall be or become unenforceable or invalid, or the priority thereof
shall become diminished, or the Company or any Subsidiary shall
contest or disaffirm any such Lien.
SECTION 6.02. ACCELERATION.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by
written notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% of the
aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, by written notice
to the Company and the Trustee, may declare all of the Notes to be due and
payable immediately. Upon such declaration, the unpaid principal of,
premium, if any, and accrued interest on the Notes shall be due and
payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default
specified in clause (ix) or (x) of Section 6.01 with respect to the Company
or any Significant Subsidiary, such an amount shall ipso facto become
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immediately due and payable without any declaration, notice or other act on
the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
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SECTION 6.03. OTHER REMEDIES.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may
pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and to enforce the performance
of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess
any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A
delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any
right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the
right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of
Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
SECTION 6.04. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.
Subject to Sections 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of not less than a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, by
written notice to the Trustee, may on behalf of the Holders of all of the
Notes (a) waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its
consequences, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the
payment of interest on, premium, if any, or the principal of, the Notes
and/or (b) rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any
related payment default that resulted from such acceleration, if the
rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction. Upon any such waiver or rescission, such Default
shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be
deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such
waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right
consequent thereon.
SECTION 6.05. CONTROL BY MAJORITY.
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising
any trust or power conferred on it under this Indenture; provided that the
Trustee may take any other actions it deems proper that are not
inconsistent with these directions. However, the Trustee may refuse to
follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the
Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders
or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.
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SECTION 6.06. LIMITATION ON SUITS.
A Holder may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or
the Notes only if:
(a) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the
remedy;
(c) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide
to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss,
liability or expense;
(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60
days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the
provision of indemnity; and
(e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a
direction inconsistent with the request.
A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another
Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.
SECTION 6.07. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF NOTES TO RECEIVE PAYMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right
of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes, on or after the respective due dates expressed in
the Notes (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring
suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such
Holder.
SECTION 6.08. COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE.
If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(i) or (ii)
occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in
its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the
whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid
on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful,
interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs
and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel.
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SECTION 6.09. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.
The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other
papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the
claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and
counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to
the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its
property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and
distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby
authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the
event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments
directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee
under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its
agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section
7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for
any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be
paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and
other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such
proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or
arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on
behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to
authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any
such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10. PRIORITIES.
If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it
shall pay out the money in the following order:
First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due
under Section 7.07 and 6.09 hereof, including payment of all compensation,
expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and
the costs and expenses of collection;
Second: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for
principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes
for principal, premium, if any and interest, respectively; and
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Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent
jurisdiction shall direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any
payment to Holders.
SECTION 6.11. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or
omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the
filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs
of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the
suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claim or
defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit
by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a
suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes.
SECTION 6.12. EVENT OF DEFAULT FROM WILLFUL ACTION.
In the case of any Event of Default occurring by reason of any
willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the
Company with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the
Company would have had to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem any
series of Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, a one percent premium
shall also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent
permitted by law.
The Trustee will have no responsibility for making, or obligation
to make, any determination that any such Event of Default has occurred by
reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on
behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 6.12. If such premium is
payable hereunder, the Company will provide the Trustee with an Officers'
Certificate setting forth the date such premium is required to be paid at
least 45 days prior to such payment date.
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE
SECTION 7.01. DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by
this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their
exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in
the conduct of his own affairs.
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(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined
solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee
need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this
Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall
be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the
Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or
opinions furnished to the Trustee conforming to the requirements of this
Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions
which, by any provision hereof, are required to be furnished to the
Trustee, the Trustee shall examine such certificates and opinions to
determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
Indenture.
(c) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to
relieve the Trustee from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of
paragraph (b) of this Section;
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved
that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a
direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the
Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee
shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under
this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holders shall
have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the
Trustee against any cost, loss, liability or expense.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any
money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the
Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law.
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(f) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every
provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the
liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the
provisions of this Section 7.01.
SECTION 7.02. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the
proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated
in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it
may require an Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in
good faith in reliance on such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
The Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel
or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents
and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any
attorney or agent appointed with due care.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes
or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within
the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this
Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall
be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.
SECTION 7.03. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner or pledgee of Notes and may make loans to, accept deposits from and
perform services for, and may otherwise deal with, the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting
interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC
for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same
with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10
and 7.11 hereof.
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SECTION 7.04. TRUSTEE'S DISCLAIMER.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation
as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, shall not be
accountable for any money paid to the Company or upon the Company's
direction under any provision of this Indenture, shall not be responsible
for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other
than the Trustee, and shall not be responsible for any statement or recital
herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection
with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its
certificate of authentication.
SECTION 7.05. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.
If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if
it is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail
to Holders a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after
it occurs. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment
of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may
withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible
Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the
interests of the Holders.
SECTION 7.06. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS OF THE NOTES.
Within 60 days after each July 15 beginning with the July 15
following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders
of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies
with TIA Sec. 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA Sec. 313(a) has occurred
within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be
transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Sec. 313(b)(2). The
Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA Sec.
313(c).
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders shall
be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on
which the Notes are listed. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee
whenever the Notes become listed on any stock exchange or of any delisting
thereof.
SECTION 7.07. COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY.
The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable
compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder.
The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation
of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee
promptly upon request for all disbursements, advances and expenses incurred
or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services.
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Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and
expenses of the Trustee's agents and counsel.
The Company shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses,
damages, claims, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or
in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under
this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this
Indenture against the Company (including this Section 7.07) and defending
itself against any claim (whether asserted by any Holder or any other
Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any
of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss,
damage, claim, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence
or bad faith. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim
for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the
Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder unless
such failure prejudices the Company. The Company shall defend the claim
and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have
separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses
of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without
its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
To secure the Company's payment obligations under this Section 7.07,
the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property
held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay
principal of and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event
of Default specified in Section 6.01(ix) or Section 6.01(x), the expenses
and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of
its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION 7.08. REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's
acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.
The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from
the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the
Trustee by so notifying
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the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee
if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or
an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any
Bankruptcy Law;
(c) a Custodian or public officer takes charge of the
Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of the Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a
successor Trustee.
If a successor Trustee does not accept its appointment within 30 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 then
outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a
Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such
Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of
the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and
the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the
Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of
its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer
all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, provided all
sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien
provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the
Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company's obligations under
Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.
SECTION 7.09. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers
all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another
corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the
successor Trustee; provided
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that such successor is eligible and qualified under Section 7.10 hereof.
SECTION 7.10. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION.
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America
or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust power, that is subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of
at least $100 million or, in the event that the Trustee is part of a bank
holding company system, the bank holding company must have a combined
capital and surplus of at least $ 100 million, in either case as set forth
in its most recent published annual report of condition.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA Sec. 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to
TIA Sec. 310(b), including the provision permitted by the second sentence of
TIA Sec. 310(b)(9).
SECTION 7.11. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY.
The Trustee is subject to TIA Sec. 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA Sec. 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA Sec. 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE EIGHT
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 8.01. DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; OPTION TO EFFECT LEGAL DEFEASANCE
OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
(a) This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except
that the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 and the Company's, the
Trustee's and any Paying Agent's obligations under Section 8.06 shall
survive) when all outstanding Notes theretofore authenticated and issued
have been delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Notes that have
been replaced or paid) to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has
paid all sums payable hereunder.
(b) In addition, the Company may, at the option of its Board of
Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers' Certificate,
at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to
all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below
in this Article Eight.
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SECTION 8.02. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company shall, subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed
to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all
outstanding Notes 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 Notes, which shall
thereafter be deemed to be "outstanding" only for the purposes of Section
8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and
(b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such
Notes, this Indenture, the Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge
Agreement (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company,
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the
following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or
discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to
receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04 hereof, and as
more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal,
of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due,
(b) the Company's, the Trustee's and the Paying Agent's obligations with
respect to such Notes under Sections 2.03 through 2.07 and Section 4.02 and
the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 and (c) this Article Eight.
Subject to compliance with this Article Eight, the Company may exercise its
option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its
option under Section 8.03 hereof.
SECTION 8.03. COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company shall, subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be
released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections
4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15 and 4.17 hereof with respect
to the outstanding Notes on the date the conditions set forth below are
satisfied (hereinafter, "Covenant Defeasance"), and the Notes shall
thereafter be deemed not "outstanding" for the purposes of any direction,
waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of
any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be
deemed "outstanding" for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood
that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes).
For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the
outstanding Notes, the 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
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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
hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and
such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company's
exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section
8.03 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(iv) through 6.01(viii) hereof shall not
constitute Events of Default.
SECTION 8.04. CONDITIONS TO LEGAL OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.
The following shall be the conditions to the application of either
Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes:
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
(a) the Company must irrevocably deposit or cause to be
deposited with the Trustee or with a trustee satisfactory to the Trustee
and the Company under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form
and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the
Holders of the Notes, (A) cash in United States dollars or (B) Government
Securities maturing as to principal and interest in such amounts and at
such times, or (C) a combination thereof, in each case in such amounts as
will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment
thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, of such
principal or installment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on
the outstanding Notes;
(b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof,
the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in
the United States acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Company
has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue
Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a
change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the
effect that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income,
gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal
Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts,
in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if
such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
(c) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof,
the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
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Opinion of Counsel in the United States acceptable to the Trustee
confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such
Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing (1) on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or
Event of Default resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a
portion of the proceeds of which will be used to defease the Notes pursuant
to this Article Eight concurrently with such incurrence) or (2) insofar as
Section 6.01(ix) or 6.01(x) hereof is concerned, at any time during the
period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit (it being
understood that the condition in this clause (2) is a condition subsequent
and shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period);
(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 agreement or instrument to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is bound;
(f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel in the United States acceptable to the Trustee to the
effect that:
(i) the irrevocable deposit of the trust funds with
the Trustee in accordance with Section 8.04 hereof will not constitute a
transfer of property of the Company or such other depositor voidable as a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Sections 544(b) and 548 of Title 11
of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq. (the "Bankruptcy Code"),
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or any successor to such Sections, or under Sections 273, 274, 275 and 276
of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law or any successor to such Sections;
(ii) the irrevocable deposit of the trust funds with
the Trustee in accordance with Section 8.04 hereof will not constitute a
transfer of property of the Company or such other depositor voidable as a
preference under Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any successor to
such Section, in the event that after the passage of a period of 93 days
following such deposit a voluntary or involuntary case under the Bankruptcy
Code is commenced by or against the Company or such other depositor;
(iii) if, contemporaneously with the irrevocable
deposit of the trust funds with the Trustee in
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accordance with Section 8.04 hereof, the Trustee releases, in a
contemporaneous exchange for new value, collateral previously pledged (in a
transaction that is neither void nor voidable under any applicable law) to
secure the Notes, such irrevocable deposit will not constitute a transfer
of property of the Company or such other depositor voidable under Section
547 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any successor to such Section, to the extent
of the value of such released collateral, in the event that following such
deposit and release a voluntary or involuntary case under the Bankruptcy
Code is commenced by or against the Company or such other depositor; and
(iv) for so long as the trust funds are held in trust
by the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof for the benefit of the
Holders, the trust funds will not be considered assets of the Company or
such other depositor which may be used to satisfy claims of creditors of
the Company or such other depositor in the event that a voluntary or
involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code is commenced by or against the
Company or such other depositor after the passage of a period of 93 days
following the irrevocable deposit by the Company or such other depositor of
the trust funds with the Trustee;
(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company
with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any actual
creditors of the Company; and
(h) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent provided for relating to the Legal Defeasance or the
Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
SECTION 8.05. DEPOSITED MONEY AND GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TO BE HELD IN
TRUST; OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and Government Securities
(including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the
"Trustee") pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding
Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with
the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either
directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as
Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of
all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if
any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law.
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The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee
or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or Government
Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and
interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other
charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding
Notes.
Anything in this Article Eight to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the
request of the Company any money or Government Securities held by it as
provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written
certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion
delivered under Section 8.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount
thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent
Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
SECTION 8.06. REPAYMENT TO COMPANY.
Subject to applicable law, any money deposited with the Trustee or
any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of
the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining
unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or
interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its
request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such
trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as a creditor, look
only to the Company for payment thereof (unless an abandoned property law
designates another Person), and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying
Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as
trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee
or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may
at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York
Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such
money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which
shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or
publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be
repaid to the Company.
SECTION 8.07. REINSTATEMENT.
If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States
Dollars or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03
hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court
or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting
such application, then the Company's obligations under this Indenture and
the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no
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deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such
time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in
accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided,
however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium,
if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its
obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders
of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or
Paying Agent.
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION 9.01. WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES.
Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Pledge Agreement, any
Subsidiary Pledge Agreement or the Notes without the consent of any Holder
of a Note:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(b) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or
in place of certificated Notes;
(c) to provide for the assumption of the Company's
obligations to Holders in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale,
assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Company's properties or assets pursuant to Article
Five hereof;
(d) to make any change that would provide any additional
rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the
rights hereunder of any Holder;
(e) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to
effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; or
(f) to evidence or provide for a replacement Trustee under
Section 7.08.
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its
Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or
supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents
described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company
in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or
permitted by the terms of this Indenture and make any further appropriate
agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee
shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or
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supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities
under this Indenture or otherwise.
SECTION 9.02. WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF NOTES.
The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture,
the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement and the Notes may
be amended or supplemented, with the consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including
consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for
the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing
Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in
the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes,
except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been
rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Pledge
Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement or the Notes, may be waived
with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in connection with a
tender offer or exchange offer for the Notes).
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its
Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or
supplemental Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence
satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and
upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06
hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such
amended or supplemental Indenture unless such amended or supplemental
Indenture affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this
Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion,
but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental
Indenture.
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 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 mail to the Holders of the Notes 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 amended or
supplemental Indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07
hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding may waive compliance in a particular instance by the
Company with any provision of this Indenture, the Pledge Agreement or any
Subsidiary Pledge Agreement or the Notes. Anything herein to the contrary
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notwithstanding, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment
or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting
Holder):
(a) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders
must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver of any provision of this
Indenture, the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement or the
Notes;
(b) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity
of any Note;
(c) alter any of the provisions permitting or requiring
the redemption of the Notes, except with respect to permitting or requiring
redemption or repurchase of Notes pursuant to Sections 4.08 and 4.09
hereof, or reduce the purchase price payable or change the time for payment
in connection with repurchases or redemptions of Notes pursuant to Sections
4.08 or 4.09 hereof;
(d) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of
interest, including default interest, on any Note;
(e) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a
rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the
payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(f) make the principal of, or the interest on, any Note
payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
(g) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture
relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders to receive
payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes;
(h) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note
except for a payment required by Section 4.08 or 4.09;
(i) alter the ranking of the Notes relative to other
Indebtedness of the Company;
(j) release any Pledged Shares which are the Capital Stock
of a Significant Subsidiary, except in connection with a sale, transfer or
other disposition permitted by this Indenture and the Pledge Agreement or
any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement, as the case may be;
(k) waive or amend Section 4.18 hereof; or
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(l) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 hereof or in
the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions.
SECTION 9.03. COMPLIANCE WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT.
Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be
set forth in an amended or supplemental Indenture that complies with the
TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 9.04. REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS.
Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent
to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every
subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same
debt as the consenting Holder's Note, even if notation of the consent is
not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent
Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee
receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver,
supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or
waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds
every Holder.
SECTION 9.05. NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF NOTES.
Upon the direction of the Company, the Trustee may place an
appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note
thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue
and the Trustee shall authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment,
supplement or waiver.
Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall
not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
SECTION 9.06. TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC.
The Trustee need not sign any supplemental indenture adversely
affecting its rights. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture,
the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01)
shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer's Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or
supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, and
that it will be valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its
terms.
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ARTICLE TEN
SECURITY
SECTION 10.01. PLEDGE AGREEMENT.
In order to secure the due and punctual payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when and as the same shall be
due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by
acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise, and interest on the
overdue principal, premium and interest, if any, of the Notes and
performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the
Trustee under this Indenture and the Notes, according to the terms
hereunder or thereunder, the Company will, and to the extent applicable
will cause each Subsidiary to, make an assignment of its right, title and
interest in and to the Pledged Shares to the Trustee pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement or a Subsidiary Pledge Agreement, as the case may be, and to the
extent therein provided, no later than the Issue Date. The Company shall
cause each Subsidiary not a party to a Subsidiary Pledge Agreement to
execute a Subsidiary Pledge Agreement at the time such Subsidiary acquires
any Pledged Shares. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to all of the
terms and provisions of the Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge
Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time pursuant to the
provisions of the Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement.
The due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes
when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether at maturity, by
acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue
principal of and interest, if any, on the Notes and payment and performance
of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under
this Indenture and the Notes, according to the terms hereunder or
thereunder, shall be secured by the Pledged Shares as provided in the
Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement. The Pledge Agreement
and each Subsidiary Pledge Agreement, as the case may be, will create a
direct and continuing valid Lien on the Pledged Shares, as set forth
therein, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever, except the Liens created
by the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement.
SECTION 10.02. RECORDING, ETC.
The Company will cause, at its own expense, the Pledge Agreement, any
Subsidiary Pledge Agreement, this Indenture and all amendments or
supplements thereto to be registered, recorded and filed or re-recorded,
re-filed and renewed in such manner and in such place or places, if any, as
may be required by law in order fully to preserve and protect the security
interest created under the Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge
Agreement in the Pledged Shares and to effectuate and preserve
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the security therein of the Holders and all rights of the Trustee.
The Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(1) promptly after the execution and delivery of the Pledge
Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement covering the Pledged Shares,
an Opinion of Counsel either (a) stating that, in the opinion of such
Counsel, this Indenture and the assignment of the Pledged Shares intended
to be made by the Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement and
all other instruments of further assurance or amendment have been properly
recorded, registered and filed to the extent necessary to make effective
the security interest in the Pledged Shares intended to be created by the
Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement, and reciting the
details of such action or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which
such details are given, and stating that as to the security interests in
the Pledged Shares created pursuant to the Pledge Agreement and any
Subsidiary Pledge Agreement such recording, registering and filing are the
only recordings, registering and filings necessary to give notice thereof
and that no re-recordings, re-registering or refilings are necessary to
maintain such notice, and further stating that all financing statements and
continuation statements have been executed and filed that are necessary to
preserve and protect fully the rights of the Holders and the Trustee with
respect to the security interests in the Pledged Shares hereunder and under
the Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement or (b) stating
that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such recordation, registration or
filing is necessary to make such Lien and assignment effective; and
(2) within 30 days after March 1 in each year beginning with
March 1, 1996, an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of such date, either (a)
stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken
with respect to the recording, registering, filing, re-recording, re-
registering and refiling of all supplemental indentures, financing
statements, continuation statements or other instruments of further
assurance as is necessary to maintain the Lien of the Pledge Agreement and
any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement and reciting with respect to the security
interests in the Pledged Shares the details of such action or referring to
prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, and stating that
all financing statements and continuation statements have been executed and
filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the rights of the
Holders and the Trustee hereunder and under the Pledge Agreement and any
Subsidiary Pledge Agreement with respect to the security interests in the
Pledged Shares or (b) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such
recordation, registration or filing is necessary to maintain such Lien and
assignment.
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If at any time the Notes are no longer secured pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement, whether due to the payment
in full or defeasance of the Notes, the release of the collateral
thereunder or otherwise, and if all amounts due the Trustee under the
Pledge Agreement, any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement and hereunder have been
paid, the security interest hereunder and under the Pledge Agreement and
any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement for the benefit of the Notes may be
released at the sole option of the Company.
The release of any Pledged Shares from the terms hereof and the
Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement will not be deemed to
impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions
hereof if and to the extent the Pledged Shares are released pursuant to the
Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement. The Trustee and each
of the Holders acknowledge that a release of Pledged Shares in accordance
with the terms of the Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement
will not be deemed for any purpose to be an impairment of the security
under this Indenture. To the extent applicable, the Company shall cause
TIA Sec. 314(d) relating to the release of property or securities from the
Lien of the Pledge Agreement and any Subsidiary Pledge Agreement to be
complied with. Any certificate or opinion required by TIA Sec. 314(d) may be
made by an Officer of the Company, except in cases in which TIA Sec. 314(d)
requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person.
SECTION 10.03. SUITS TO PROTECT THE PLEDGED SHARES.
At the expense of the Company, the Trustee shall have power to
institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem
expedient to prevent any impairment of the Pledged Shares by any acts which
may be unlawful or in violation of the Pledge Agreement or any Subsidiary
Pledge Agreement or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the
Trustee may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the
interests of the Holders in the Pledged Shares (including power to
institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of
or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or
order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement
of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the
security hereunder or be prejudicial to the interest of the Holders or the
Trustee).
SECTION 10.04. TRUSTEE DUTIES.
The powers conferred upon the Trustee by this Article Ten are solely
to protect the pledges provided for herein and shall not impose any duty
upon the Trustee to exercise any such powers except as expressly provided
in this Indenture. The Trustee shall be under no duty to the Company to
make or give
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any presentment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance, protest,
notice of protest, notice of dishonor or other notice or demand in
connection with any Pledged Shares or to take any steps necessary to
preserve any rights against prior parties except as expressly provided in
this Indenture. To the extent permitted by law, the Trustee shall not be
liable to the Company for failure to collect or realize upon any or all of
the Pledged Shares or for any delay in so doing, nor shall the Trustee be
under any duty to the Company to take any action whatsoever with regard
thereto. The Trustee has no duty to the Company or to the Holders to
comply with any filing or other legal requirements necessary to establish
or maintain the validity, priority or enforceability of, or the Trustee's
rights in or to, any of the Pledged Shares.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts
with the duties imposed by any of TIA Sec.Sec. 310-317, inclusive, through
operation of TIA Sec. 318(c), such imposed duties shall control.
SECTION 11.02. NOTICES.
Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the
others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by
first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested),
telex, telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery,
to the others' address:
If to the Company:
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
1500 North Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, Florida 33607
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (813) 871-4811
Telecopier: (813) 871-4430
With a copy to:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Peter J. Gordon, Esq.
Telephone: (212) 455-2605
Telecopier: (212) 455-2502
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If to the Trustee:
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Corporate Trust Division
Each of the Company and the Trustee, by notice to the others may
designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders)
shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if
personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail,
postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt
acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely
delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next
day delivery.
Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first
class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by
overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown
on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall
also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA Sec. 313(c), to the extent
required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder
or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Holders.
If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above
within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee
receives it.
If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall
mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
SECTION 11.03. COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS OF NOTES WITH OTHER HOLDERS OF
NOTES.
Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Sec. 312(b) with other Holders
with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The
Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person shall have the
protection of TIA Sec. 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:
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(a) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth
in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all
conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture
relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance
satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth
in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all
such conditions precedent and covenants 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 a
certificate provided pursuant to TIA Sec. 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the
provisions of TIA Sec. 314(e) and shall include:
(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or
opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions
contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or
she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable
him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or
condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of
such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with;
provided that with respect to matters of fact, Opinions of Counsel may rely
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on an Officers' Certificate or certificate of public officials.
SECTION 11.06. RULES BY TRUSTEE AND AGENTS.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting
of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and
set reasonable requirements for its functions.
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SECTION 11.07. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND
STOCKHOLDERS.
No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the
Company, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the
Company under the Notes or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each
Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The
waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal
securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against
public policy.
SECTION 11.08. GOVERNING LAW.
THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE CONSTRUED, INTERPRETED AND THE
RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS.
SECTION 11.09. NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan
or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other
Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to
interpret this Indenture.
SECTION 11.10. SUCCESSORS.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall
bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall
bind its successors.
SECTION 11.11. SEVERABILITY.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected
or impaired thereby.
SECTION 11.12. COUNTERPART ORIGINALS.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each
signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the
same agreement.
SECTION 11.13. TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.
The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the
Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience
of reference only, are not to be
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considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict
any of the terms or provisions hereof.
SECTION 11.14. LEGAL HOLIDAY.
"Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in the City of New York or the city in which the Trustee has
its Corporate Trust Office are not required to be open. If a payment date
is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place
on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest
shall accrue for the intervening period.
[Signatures on following page]
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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.
Dated as of March 17, 1995 WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Attest: /s/ John F. Turbiville By: /s/ Kenneth J. Matlock
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Secretary Name: Kenneth J.Matlock
Title: Executive Vice
President
(SEAL)
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
Attest: /s/ William Eising By: /s/ James J. McGinley
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Name: James J. McGinley
Title: Vice President
(SEAL)
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EXHIBIT A
(Face of Series B and Series B-1 Note)
[Series B] [Series B-1] Senior Note due 2000
No.
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
promises to pay to
or registered assigns
the principal sum of
Dollars on March 15, 2000.
Interest Payment Dates: March 15 and September 15
Record Dates: September 1 and March 1
Dated:___________________
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: ________________________
Name:
Title:
By: ________________________
Trustee's Certificate of Name:
Authentication Title:
(SEAL)
This is one of the Notes
referred to in the within-
mentioned Indenture:
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By:___________________________________
Authorized Signatory
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(Back of Note)
[Series B] [Series B-1] Senior Note due 2000
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
1. INTEREST. Walter Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company," which term includes any successor corporation under the
Indenture hereinafter referred to), promises to pay interest on the
principal amount of this Note at ____% per annum from the Issue Date until
maturity. The Company will pay interest semi-annually on September 15 and
March 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the
next succeeding Business Day (each an "Interest Payment Date"). Interest
on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has
been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the Issue Date; provided
that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if
this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face
hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue
from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that
the first Interest Payment Date shall be September 15, 1995. The Company
shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding
under Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time
to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the interest
rate then in effect on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay
interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any
applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to
the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the
Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders
of Notes at the close of business on the September 1 or March 1 preceding
the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such
record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided
in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The
Notes will be payable as to principal and interest at the office or agency
of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and
State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest
may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in
the register of Holders.
Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of
America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, United States Trust
Company of New York, the Trustee under the
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Indenture, will act as Registrar and the Trustee and the Company will act
as Co-Paying Agents. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar
without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may
act in any such capacity.
4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture
dated as of March 17, 1995 (the "Indenture") between the Company and the
Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and
those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code Sec.Sec. 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to
all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for
a statement of such terms. The Notes are secured obligations of the
Company limited to $490,000,000 in aggregate principal amount. The Notes
are secured by the outstanding Capital Stock of each of the Company's
direct and indirect Subsidiaries (which term excludes Mid-State Homes, Inc.
and its Subsidiaries and Cardem Insurance Co., Ltd.), whether currently
owned or hereafter acquired or created, which Capital Stock has been and
will be pledged by the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries pursuant to
the Pledge Agreement and certain Subsidiary Pledge Agreements.
5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Notes will be subject to
redemption at any time at the option of the Company, in whole or in part,
upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price
of 101% of the principal amount then outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon to the applicable date of redemption; provided, however,
that if a redemption is made from the Excess Proceeds of any Asset Sales as
described in paragraph 9 below, the redemption price will be 100% of the
principal amount then outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon
to the applicable date of redemption; and provided, further, however, that
if such redemption is in part, not less than $150 million aggregate
principal amount of the Notes shall be outstanding immediately after giving
affect to such redemption.
6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. Except as set forth under Sections
4.08 or 4.09 of the Indenture, the Company shall not be required to make
mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
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 whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.
Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only
in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are
to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue
on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption, provided that the
Company shall have deposited with the Trustee or Paying Agent funds
sufficient to redeem such Notes not later than the redemption date.
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8. CHANGE OF CONTROL. Upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase all or
any part (equal to $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof)
of a Holder's Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of
purchase. Within 30 days following the date on which the Company has
actual knowledge that a Change of Control has occurred, the Company shall
mail a notice to each Holder setting forth the procedures governing the
Change of Control Offer as required by the Indenture. Holders of Notes may
elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled "Option
of Holder to Elect Purchase" appearing below.
9. ASSET SALES. If the Company consummates any Asset Sales,
and when the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25 million, the
Company shall either (A) redeem the Notes (on a pro rata basis if the
amount available for such redemption is less than the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date
of redemption) at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption
or (B) make an offer to all Holders of Notes to purchase the maximum
principal amount of Notes that may be purchased out of such Excess
Proceeds, at an offer price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of
repurchase; provided, however, that if following such a redemption or an
offer to repurchase, assuming 100% acceptance, the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes would be less than $150 million in the aggregate, the
Excess Proceeds shall be utilized as provided in the Indenture with the
result that Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $150 million will
remain outstanding until such time as the aggregate of all unapplied Excess
Proceeds from all Asset Sales is sufficient to redeem or repurchase 100% of
the outstanding Notes, at which time the Company will be obligated to
either redeem or offer to purchase the Notes as provided above. Holders of
Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase shall receive an Asset
Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may
elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled "Option
of Holder to Elect Purchase" appearing below.
10. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in
registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may
be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee
may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to
pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The
Registrar shall not be required (A) to register the transfer of or to
exchange Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days
before the day of any
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selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.07 of the Indenture and
ending at the close of business on the day of selection; or (B) to register
the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole
or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in
part; or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a
record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
11. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may
be treated as its owner for all purposes, subject, with respect to payment
of interest, to the provisions of the Indenture relating to record dates.
12. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain
exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with
the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of
the then outstanding Notes, and any existing default or compliance with any
provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding
Notes. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the
Notes may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in
place of certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of the Company's
obligations to Holders in case of a merger or consolidation or sale,
assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Company's properties or assets, to make any change
that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that
does not adversely affect the rights under the Indenture of any such
Holder, to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or
maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act
or to evidence or provide for a replacement Trustee pursuant to the
Indenture.
13. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. The Indenture imposes certain
limitations on the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to, among
other things, pay dividends or make certain other Restricted Payments,
incur additional Indebtedness or Liens, enter into transactions with
Affiliates, make payments in respect of its Capital Stock or issue
additional or sell Capital Stock, merge or consolidate with any other
person or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of substantially all
of its properties or assets or enter into sale and leaseback transactions.
The limitations are subject to certain qualifications and exceptions. The
Company must annually report to the Trustee regarding compliance with such
limitations.
14. SUCCESSOR CORPORATION. When a successor corporation
assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the
Indenture, the predecessor corporation will be released from those
obligations.
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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 Notes then outstanding may declare all the Notes to be
due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in
the Indenture. Holders of Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes
except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity
satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject
to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any
trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Notes notice of
any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default in payment of
principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their
interest.
16. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its
individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from,
and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise
deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
17. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. A director, officer, employee,
incorporator or stockholder, of the Company, as such, shall not have any
liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such
obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and
releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be
effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is
the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
18. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until
authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating
agent.
19. NOTES. The term "Notes" refers to, collectively, the
Series B Notes and the Series B-1 Notes issuable under the Indenture.
20. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the
name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common),
TEN ENT (= tenants by the 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 CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use
CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed
on the
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Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and
without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests for such documents and
for additional information may be made to: Walter Industries, Inc., 1500
North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Florida 33607, Attention: Secretary.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and
transfer this Note to
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(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
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(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
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agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him.
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Date:
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Your Signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face
of this Note)
Signature Guarantee:
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.08 or 4.09 of the Indenture, check the box below*:
/ / Section 4.08 / / Section 4.09
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.08 or 4.09 of the Indenture, state the amount
you elect to have purchased: $__________
Date:__________________ Your Signature:_____________________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears on
the Note)
Tax Identification No.:_____________________
Signature Guarantee: _______________
___________________
* Check applicable box.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This PLEDGE AGREEMENT (as amended, amended and restated or otherwise
modified from time to time, herein called the "Agreement") is dated as of
March 17, 1995, between Walter Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Pledgor"), and United States Trust Company of New York, a New York
corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee"), for and representative of the
holders of the Series B Notes and Series B-1 Notes (each as hereinafter
defined) under the Indenture (as hereinafter defined).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of the issued
and outstanding Capital Stock (the "Pledged Shares") of the Subsidiaries
listed on Schedule I;
WHEREAS, the Pledgor, in order to retire certain debt obligations as
part of its emergence in proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code, and the Trustee have entered into an indenture dated as of
March 17, 1995 (the "Indenture") pursuant to which the Pledgor has issued
up to $490,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Series B Senior Notes
due 2000 (the "Series B Notes");
WHEREAS, the Pledgor may offer to issue Series B-1 Senior Notes due
2000 (the "Series B-1 Notes" and, with the Series B Notes, the "Notes") in
exchange for outstanding Series B Notes;
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Trustee to execute and deliver the
Indenture, the Pledgor has agreed to pledge the Pledged Shares as
collateral security for the performance of the Secured Obligations (as
hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, the Pledgor will derive direct and indirect economic benefit
from the issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein set forth the
parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Pledge. The Pledgor hereby pledges to the Trustee and
grants to the Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Notes (the
"Noteholders") a first priority security interest in the following (the
"Pledged Collateral") to secure the Secured Obligations:
(i) the Pledged Shares and the certificates representing
the Pledged Shares and, subject to Section 6,
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all dividends, cash, options, warrants, rights, instruments and other
property and proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged
Shares; and
(ii) all additional shares of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary
now owned or hereafter acquired from time to time acquired by the Pledgor
in any manner (which shares shall be deemed to be part of the Pledged
Shares) and the certificates representing such additional shares and,
subject to Section 6, all dividends, cash, options, warrants, rights,
instruments and other property and proceeds from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any
or all of such shares.
The foregoing pledge and grant of a security interest constitutes the
pledge and grant of a first priority security interest in the Pledged
Collateral to secure the Secured Obligations.
SECTION 2. Secured Obligations. This Agreement secures, and the
Pledged Collateral is collateral security for, the prompt payment or
performance in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration
or otherwise (including the repurchase of Notes tendered pursuant to a
Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer and the payment of amounts
which would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under
Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Sec. 362(a)), of all
obligations of the Pledgor now or hereafter existing under the Indenture
and the Notes issued thereunder, whether for principal, premium, interest
(including, without limitation, interest which, but for the filing of a
petition in a bankruptcy, or other similar proceeding with respect to the
Pledgor, would accrue on such obligations), fees, expenses, including,
without limitation, all amounts due the Trustee under the Indenture, or
otherwise and all obligations of the Pledgor now or hereafter existing
under this Agreement (all such obligations being the "Secured
Obligations").
SECTION 3. Delivery of Pledged Collateral. (i) All certificates or
instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Collateral shall be
delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Trustee pursuant hereto and
shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied
by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank and (ii)
each of the certificates, instruments, certifications or other documents
delivered pursuant to (i) shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
the Trustee. At any time upon or after the occurrence of an Event of
Default (as defined in the Indenture), the Trustee shall have the right,
without notice to the Pledgor, to transfer to or to register in the name of
the Trustee or any of its nominees any or all of the Pledged Collateral.
In addition, the Trustee shall have the right at
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any time to exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing
Pledged Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger
denominations.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. The Pledgor represents
and warrants as follows:
(i) The Pledgor has full corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Pledgor and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Pledgor and is enforceable against the Pledgor in
accordance with the terms hereof. The performance of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will
not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the
assets of the Pledgor (other than the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this
Agreement) or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms or provisions
of, or result in a breach or violation of or conflict with any of the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or give any other
party a right to terminate any of its obligations under, or result in the
acceleration of any obligation under, (i) the certificate of incorporation
or by-laws of the Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries; or (ii) any contract
or other agreement to which the Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or by which the Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its
properties is bound or affected, or any judgment, ruling, decree, order,
law, statute, rule or regulation of any court or other governmental agency
or body applicable to the business or properties of the Pledgor or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(ii) The Pledgor is, and at the time of delivery of any Pledged
Collateral to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement will be,
the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral free and clear of
any Lien except for the Lien and security interest created by this
Agreement.
(iii) The Pledgor has full power, authority and legal right to
pledge all the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
(iv) No consent of any other party (including, without
limitation, stockholders or creditors of the Pledgor) and no consent,
authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing
with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required either (x)
for the pledge by the Pledgor of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this
Agreement or (y) for the exercise by the Trustee of the voting or other
rights provided for in this Agreement or the remedies in respect of the
Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Agreement;
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except as may be required in connection with a disposition of Pledged
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Collateral by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities
generally.
(v) All of the Pledged Shares have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
(vi) The pledge of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this
Agreement creates a valid and perfected first priority security interest
in the Pledged Collateral securing the payment of the Secured Obligations.
(vii) All information set forth herein relating to the Pledged
Collateral is accurate and complete in all material respects.
SECTION 5. Supplements, Further Assurances. The Pledgor agrees that
at any time and from time to time, at the expense of the Pledgor, the
Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and
documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or that the
Trustee may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any
security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable
the Trustee to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with
respect to any Pledged Collateral.
The Pledgor further agrees that it will (a) upon the creation or
acquisition of a Subsidiary, as promptly as practicable but in no event
later than five Business Days thereafter, deliver to the Trustee the shares
of Capital Stock of such Subsidiary owned by it and an amended Schedule I
(each, a "Schedule I Amendment") which shall include such Subsidiary
therein and (b) upon obtaining any shares of Capital Stock of any company
required to be pledged pursuant to Section 1(ii), as promptly as
practicable but in no event later than five Business Days thereafter,
deliver to the Trustee such shares and a pledge amendment, duly executed by
the Pledgor, in substantially the form of Schedule II hereto (a "Pledged
Share Amendment"), in respect of the additional Pledged Shares which are to
be pledged pursuant to this Agreement. The Pledgor hereby authorizes the
Trustee to attach each Schedule I Amendment and Pledged Share Amendment to
this Agreement and the Pledgor agrees that all Pledged Shares listed,
respectively, on any Pledged Share Amendment and any Pledged Shares
delivered to the Trustee shall for all purposes hereunder be considered
Pledged Collateral.
SECTION 6. Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc. (a) As long as no Event
of Default (as defined in the Indenture) shall have occurred and be
continuing:
(i) The Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all
voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral or
any part thereof for any
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purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or the
Indenture. It is understood, however, that neither (A) the voting by the
Pledgor of any Pledged Shares for, or the Pledgor's consent to, the
election of directors at an annual or other meeting of stockholders or
with respect to incidental matters at any such meeting nor (B) the
Pledgor's consent to or approval of any action otherwise permitted under
this Agreement and the Indenture shall be deemed inconsistent with the
terms of this Agreement or the Indenture within the meaning of this
Section 6(a)(i), and no notice of any such voting or consent need be given
to the Trustee.
(ii) Subject to Sections 5 and 7 hereof, the Pledgor shall be
entitled to receive and retain, and to utilize free and clear of the Lien
and security interest under this Agreement, any and all dividends,
distributions, principal, interest or other amounts paid in respect of the
Pledged Collateral.
(iii) In order to permit the Pledgor to exercise the voting and
other rights which it is entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 6(a)(i)
above and to receive the dividends, distributions, principal, interest or
other payments which it is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to
Section 6(a)(ii) above, the Trustee shall, if necessary, upon written
request of the Pledgor, from time to time execute and deliver (or cause to
be executed and delivered) to the Pledgor all such proxies, dividend
payment orders and other instruments as the Pledgor may reasonably
request.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default under the Indenture:
(i) Upon written notice from the Trustee to the Pledgor,
all rights of the Pledgor to exercise the voting and other consensual
rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 6(a)(i) above shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon
become vested in the Trustee which shall thereupon have the sole right to
exercise such voting and other consensual rights during the continuance of
such Event of Default.
(ii) All rights of the Pledgor to receive the dividends,
distributions, principal, interest and other payments which it would
otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii)
above shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the
Trustee who shall thereupon have the sole right to receive and hold as
Pledged Collateral such dividends, distributions, principal, interest and
other payments during the continuance of such Event of Default.
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(iii) In order to permit the Trustee to exercise the voting and
other consensual rights which it may be entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 6(b)(i) above, and to receive all dividends, distributions,
principal, interest and other payments which it may be entitled to receive
under section 6(b)(ii) above, the Pledgor shall, if necessary, upon the
request of the Trustee, from time to time execute and deliver to the
Trustee appropriate proxies, dividend payment orders and other instruments
as the Trustee may reasonably request.
(c) All dividends, distributions, principal, interest and
other payments which are received by the Pledgor contrary to the provisions
of Section 6(b)(ii) above shall be received in trust for the benefit of the
Trustee, shall be segregated from other funds of the Pledgor and shall be
forthwith paid over to the Trustee as Pledged Collateral in the same form
as so received (with any necessary endorsement).
SECTION 7. Transfers and Other Liens; Additional Shares.
A. Transfers and Other Liens. The Pledgor agrees that it will not
(i) sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise convey or dispose of any of the
Pledged Collateral, (ii) create or permit to exist any Lien upon or with
respect to any of the Pledged Collateral, except for the Lien and security
interest under this Agreement, or (iii) permit any of the Subsidiaries to
merge or consolidate, unless all the outstanding Capital Stock of the
surviving or resulting corporation is, upon such merger or consolidation,
pledged hereunder and no cash, securities or other property is distributed
in respect of the outstanding shares of any other constituent corporation;
provided, however, that the Pledgor and its Subsidiaries may conduct Asset
Sales in accordance with Section 4.09 of the Indenture, and upon the
consummation of any such Asset Sale, any Pledged Collateral subject to such
Asset Sale shall be released from the Lien of this Pledge Agreement.
B. Additional Shares. The Pledgor agrees that it will (i) cause each
of the Subsidiaries not to issue any shares, interests, participations,
rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock in
addition to or in substitution for the Pledged Shares issued by the
Subsidiaries and (ii) pledge hereunder, immediately upon its acquisition
(directly or indirectly) thereof, any and all additional shares of stock or
other equity securities of the Subsidiaries.
SECTION 8. Trustee Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. The Pledgor hereby
appoints the Trustee the Pledgor's attorney-in-fact, with full authority in
the place and stead of the Pledgor and in the name of the Pledgor or
otherwise, from time to time in the Trustee's discretion to take any action
and to execute any instrument which the Trustee may reasonably deem
necessary
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or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, to receive, endorse and collect all instruments made
payable to the Pledgor representing any dividend, interest payment or other
distribution or payment in respect of the Pledged Collateral or any part
thereof and to give full discharge for the same.
SECTION 9. Trustee May Perform. If the Pledgor fails to perform any
agreement contained herein after receipt of a written request to do so from
the Trustee, the Trustee may, within thirty days after such notice is
effective pursuant to Section 20, itself perform, or cause performance of,
such agreement and the reasonable expenses of the Trustee, including the
reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, incurred in
connection therewith shall be payable by the Pledgor under Section 13
hereof.
SECTION 10. Reasonable Care. The Trustee shall be deemed to have
exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Pledged
Collateral in its possession if the Pledged Collateral is accorded
treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Trustee, in its
individual capacity, accords its own property consisting of negotiable
securities, it being understood that the Trustee shall not have
responsibility for (i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to
any Pledged Collateral, whether or not the Trustee is deemed to have
knowledge of such matters or (ii) taking any necessary steps (other than
steps taken in accordance with the standard of care set forth above to
maintain possession of the Pledged Collateral) to preserve any rights
respecting any of the Pledged Collateral.
SECTION 11. Remedies Upon Default; Decisions Relating to Exercise of
Remedies; Payments Under Notes.
A. Remedies Upon Default. Subject to Section 11B, if any Event of
Default under the Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) The Trustee may exercise in respect of the Pledged
Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein
or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured
party on default under the Uniform Commercial Code (the "Code") in effect
in the State of New York at that time, and the Trustee may also in its
sole discretion, without notice except as specified below, sell the
Pledged Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at a public
or private sale, at any exchange, broker's board or at any of the
Trustee's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future
delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the
Trustee may deem commercially reasonable, irrespective of the impact of
any such sales on the market
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price of the Pledged Collateral. The Trustee or any Noteholder may be the
purchaser of any or all of the Pledged Collateral at any such sale but
shall not be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or
payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Pledged
Collateral sold at such sale, to use and apply any of the Secured
Obligations owed to such person as a credit on account of the purchase
price of any Pledged Collateral payable by such person at such sale. Each
purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free
from any claim or right on the part of the Pledgor, and the Pledgor hereby
waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay
and/or appraisal which it now has or may at any time in the future have
under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. The
Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by
law, at least ten days' notice to the Pledgor of the time and place of any
public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall
constitute reasonable notification. The Trustee shall not be obligated to
make any sale of Pledged Collateral regardless of notice of sale having
been given. The Trustee may adjourn any public or private sale from time
to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such
sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which
it was so adjourned. The Pledgor hereby waives any claim against the
Trustee arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Pledged
Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the
price which might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Trustee
accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Pledged
Collateral to more than one party.
(ii) The Pledgor recognizes that, by reason of certain
prohibitions contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and applicable state securities laws, the Trustee may
be compelled, with respect to any sale of all or any part of the Pledged
Collateral, to limit purchasers to those who will agree, among other
things, to acquire the Pledged Collateral for their own account, for
investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The
Pledgor acknowledges that any such private sales may be at prices and on
terms less favorable to the Trustee than those obtainable through a public
sale without such restrictions (including, without limitation, a public
offering made pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities
Act), and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any private
sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner
and that the Trustee shall have no obligation to engage in public sales
and no obligation to delay the sale of any Pledged Collateral for the
period of time necessary to permit the issuer thereof
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to register it for a form of public sale requiring registration under the
Securities Act or under applicable state securities laws, even if the
Pledgor would agree to do so.
(iii) If the Trustee determines to exercise its right to sell any
or all of the Pledged Collateral, upon written request, the Pledgor shall
and shall cause each issuer of any Pledged Collateral to be sold hereunder
from time to time to furnish to the Trustee all such information as the
Trustee may request and to cause any financial intermediary to furnish any
such information, in order to determine the number of shares, notes and
other instruments included in the Pledged Collateral, which may be sold by
the Trustee as exempt transactions under the Securities Act and the rules
of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, as the same are from
time to time in effect.
B. Decisions Relating to Exercise of Remedies. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee shall exercise, or
shall refrain from exercising, any remedy provided for in Section 11A as
provided in Article Ten of the Indenture.
SECTION 12. Application of Proceeds. During and after the
continuance of an Event of Default, any cash held by the Trustee as Pledged
Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the Trustee (all such cash
being "Proceeds") in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to the
exercise by the Trustee of its remedies as a secured creditor as provided
in Section 11 of this Agreement shall be applied promptly from time to time
by the Trustee as follows:
First, to the payment of the costs and expenses of such
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sale, collection or other realization, including reasonable
compensation to the Trustee and its agents and counsel, and all
expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the Trustee in
connection therewith including all amounts due to the Trustee under
Article Seven of the Indenture;
Second, to the payment of the Secured Obligations as
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provided pursuant to the Indenture; and
Third, after payment in full of all Secured Obligations, to
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the Pledgor.
SECTION 13. Expenses. The Pledgor will, upon demand, pay to the
Trustee the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances, including reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any
experts and agents, which the Trustee may incur in connection with (i) the
acceptance and administration of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or
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preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization
upon, any of the Pledged Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of
any of the rights of the Trustee or the Noteholders hereunder or (iv) the
failure by the Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
SECTION 14. No Waiver. No failure on the part of the Trustee to
exercise, and no course of dealing with respect to, and no delay in
exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Trustee of any
right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies
herein provided are to the fullest extent permitted by law cumulative and
are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
SECTION 15. Trustee. The Trustee has been appointed as Trustee
hereunder pursuant to the Indenture. The Trustee shall be obligated, and
shall have the right, hereunder to make demands, to give notices, to
exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from
taking action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution
of Pledged Collateral) solely in accordance with this Agreement and the
Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Indenture shall be applicable
to actions taken or not taken by the Trustee hereunder. The Trustee may
resign and a successor Trustee may be appointed in the manner provided in
the Indenture. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as a Trustee by a
successor Trustee, that successor Trustee shall thereupon succeed to and
become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
retiring Trustee under this Agreement, and the retiring Trustee shall
thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under this
Agreement and, after payment to it of all amounts due it hereunder, shall
deliver any Pledged Collateral in its possession to the successor Trustee.
After any retiring Trustee's resignation, the provisions of this Agreement
shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken
by it under this Agreement while it was Trustee. Anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of any
conflict between the express terms and provisions of this Agreement and the
express terms and provisions of the Indenture, such terms and provisions of
the Indenture shall control.
SECTION 16. Indemnification. The Pledgor hereby agrees to indemnify
the Trustee for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of
any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or
asserted against the Trustee in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or any instrument relating hereto, or any other documents
contemplated by or referred to herein or the
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transactions contemplated hereby or the enforcement of any of the terms
hereof or of any such other documents or otherwise arising out of or
relating in any manner to the pledges, dispositions of Pledged Collateral
or proceeds of Pledged Collateral, or other actions of any nature with
respect to the Pledged Collateral contemplated hereunder and under the
Indenture to secure the payment of the Secured Obligations; provided,
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however, that the Pledgor shall not be liable for any of the foregoing to
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the extent they arise from the negligence or willful misconduct of the
Trustee or failure by the Trustee to exercise reasonable care in the
custody and preservation of the Pledged Collateral as provided in Section
10.
SECTION 17. Lien Created. To secure Pledgor's obligations under
Sections 13 and 16, the Trustee shall have a Lien against the Pledged
Collateral.
SECTION 18. Amendments, Etc. Prior to such time as all Secured
Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash or defeased pursuant to
Section 8.02 of the Indenture, this Agreement may be amended by a writing
duly signed for and on behalf of the Trustee and with the consent of the
Noteholders as provided in the Indenture.
SECTION 19. Termination. When all Secured Obligations have been
paid in full in cash or defeased pursuant to Section 8.02 of the Indenture,
this Agreement shall terminate, and the Trustee shall, upon the request and
at the expense of the Pledgor, forthwith assign, transfer and deliver,
against receipt and without recourse to the Trustee, such of the Pledged
Collateral as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the
terms hereof to or on the order of the Pledgor.
SECTION 20. Addresses for Notices. All notices and other
communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including
telegraphic or telecopy communication) and mailed, telegraphed, telecopied
or delivered, if to the Pledgor, addressed to it at the address set forth
on the signature page of this Agreement, and if to the Trustee, addressed
to it at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement.
All such notices and other communications shall, when mailed or
telegraphed, be effective when deposited in the mails or delivered to the
telegraph company, respectively, and shall, when delivered or telecopied,
be effective when received.
SECTION 21. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Notes.
Subject to Section 18, this Agreement shall create a continuing security
interest in the Pledged Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and
effect until indefeasible payment in full of all Secured Obligations, (ii)
be binding upon the Pledgor, its successors and assigns, and (iii) inure,
together with the rights and remedies of the Trustee hereunder, to the
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benefit of the Trustee and the Noteholders and each of their respective
successors, transferees and assigns.
SECTION 22. Governing Law, Terms. THIS AGREEMENT 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 CONFLICTS OF LAWS. Unless otherwise
defined herein or in the Indenture, terms defined in Articles 8 and 9 of
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York are used
herein as therein defined.
SECTION 23. Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. All
judicial proceedings brought against the Pledgor with respect to this
Agreement may be brought in any state or federal court of competent
jurisdiction in the State of New York, and by execution and delivery of
this Agreement the Pledgor accepts for itself and in connection with its
properties, generally and unconditionally, the nonexclusive jurisdiction of
the aforesaid courts, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment
rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement. Nothing herein shall
limit the right of the Trustee to bring proceedings against the Pledgor in
the courts of any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 24. Advances. The Trustee shall not be obligated or
required to expend, advance or risk any of its own funds in the performance
of its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 25. Agents, Attorneys. The Trustee may act through agents
and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent
appointed with due care. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its
selection and the advice of such counsel or a written opinion rendered by
such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in reliance thereon.
SECTION 26. Waiver. Pledgor waives presentment, demand, protest or
notice of any kind.
SECTION 27. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Trustee
and security interests hereunder, and all obligations of the Pledgor
hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Notes,
the Indenture or any instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or
in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other
amendment or waiver of or
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any consent to any departure from any of the Notes or the Indenture;
(iii) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any other
collateral securing, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent
to departure from any guaranty of, all or any of the Secured Obligations;
or
(iv) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a discharge of, the Pledgor.
SECTION 28. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgor and the Trustee have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly
authorized officers as of the date first above written
Pledgor
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Notice Address:
1500 North Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, Florida 33607
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Trustee
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Notice Address:
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036
Attn: Corporate Trust Division
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SCHEDULE I
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Percentage of
Class Stock Number All Capital
of Certificate Par of Stock
Issuer Stock No(s). Value Shares Outstanding
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SCHEDULE II
To the Pledge Agreement
PLEDGED SHARE AMENDMENT
This Pledged Share Amendment, dated as of ______, is delivered
pursuant to Section 5 of the Pledge Agreement referred to below. The
undersigned hereby agrees that this Pledged Share Amendment may be attached
to the Pledge Agreement dated as of March 17, 1995, between the undersigned
and United States Trust Company of New York, as Trustee (the "Pledge
Agreement"; capitalized terms defined therein being used herein as therein
defined), and that the Pledged Shares listed on this Pledged Share
Amendment shall be deemed to be part of the Pledged Shares and shall become
part of the Pledged Collateral and shall secure all Secured Obligations as
provided in the Pledge Agreement.
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Percentage of
Class Stock Number All Capital
of Certificate Par of Stock
Issuer Stock No(s). Value Shares Outstanding
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SUBSIDIARY PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This SUBSIDIARY PLEDGE AGREEMENT (as amended, amended and restated
or otherwise modified from time to time, herein called the "Agreement") is
dated as of ____ __, 1995, between
_______________________________________________ (the "Pledgor"), and United
States Trust Company of New York, a New York corporation, as trustee (the
"Trustee") for and representative of the holders of the Series B Notes and
Series B-1 Notes (each as hereinafter defined) under the Indenture (as
hereinafter defined).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of the
issued and outstanding Capital Stock (the "Pledged Shares") of the
Subsidiaries of the Company (as hereinafter defined) listed on Schedule I;
WHEREAS, the Pledgor is a Subsidiary of Walter Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company");
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to retire certain debt obligations
as part of its and certain of its Subsidiaries emergence in proceedings
under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and the Trustee have entered
into an indenture dated as of March 17, 1995 (the "Indenture") pursuant to
which the Company has issued up to $490,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of Series B Senior Notes due 2000 (the "Series B Notes");
WHEREAS, the Company may offer to issue its Series B-1 Senior
Notes due 2000 (the "Series B-1 Notes" and, with the Series B Notes, the
"Notes") in exchange for outstanding Series B Notes;
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Trustee to execute and deliver the
Indenture, the Company has agreed to cause the Pledgor to pledge the
Pledged Shares as collateral security for the performance of the Secured
Obligations (as hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, the Pledgor will derive direct and indirect economic
benefit from the issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein set forth
the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Pledge. The Pledgor hereby pledges to the Trustee and
grants to the Trustee for the benefit of the holders
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of the Notes (the "Noteholders") a first priority security interest in the
following (the "Pledged Collateral") to secure the Secured Obligations:
(i) the Pledged Shares and the certificates representing the
Pledged Shares and, subject to Section 6, all dividends, cash, options,
warrants, rights, instruments and other property and proceeds from time to
time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in
exchange for any or all of the Pledged Shares; and
(ii) all additional shares of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary
of the Company now owned or hereafter acquired from time to time acquired
by the Pledgor in any manner (which shares shall be deemed to be part of
the Pledged Shares) and the certificates representing such additional
shares and, subject to Section 6, all dividends, cash, options, warrants,
rights, instruments and other property and proceeds from time to time
received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange
for any or all of such shares.
The foregoing pledge and grant of a security interest constitutes
the pledge and grant of a first priority security interest in the Pledged
Collateral to secure the Secured Obligations.
SECTION 2. Secured Obligations. This Agreement secures, and the
Pledged Collateral is collateral security for, the prompt payment or
performance in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration
or otherwise (including the repurchase of Notes tendered pursuant to a
Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer and the payment of amounts
which would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under
Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Sec. 362(a)), of all
obligations of the Company now or hereafter existing under the Indenture
and the Notes issued thereunder, whether for principal, premium, interest
(including, without limitation, interest which, but for the filing of a
petition in a bankruptcy, or other similar proceeding with respect to the
Company, would accrue on such obligations), fees, expenses, including,
without limitation, all amounts due the Trustee under the Indenture, or
otherwise and all obligations of the Pledgor now or hereafter existing
under this Agreement (all such obligations being the "Secured
Obligations").
SECTION 3. Delivery of Pledged Collateral. (i) All certificates
or instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Collateral shall be
delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Trustee pursuant hereto and
shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied
by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank and (ii)
each of the certificates, instruments, certifications or other documents
delivered pursuant to (i) shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
the Trustee. At any time upon or
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after the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture),
the Trustee shall have the right, without notice to the Pledgor, to
transfer to or to register in the name of the Trustee or any of its
nominees any or all of the Pledged Collateral. In addition, the Trustee
shall have the right at any time to exchange certificates or instruments
representing or evidencing Pledged Collateral for certificates or
instruments of smaller or larger denominations.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. The Pledgor
represents and warrants as follows:
(i) The Pledgor has full corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Pledgor and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Pledgor and is enforceable against the Pledgor in
accordance with the terms hereof. The performance of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will
not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets
of the Pledgor (other than the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this
Agreement) or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms or provisions
of, or result in a breach or violation of or conflict with any of the terms
or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or give any other party a
right to terminate any of its obligations under, or result in the
acceleration of any obligation under, (i) the certificate of incorporation
or by-laws of the Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries; or (ii) any contract
or other agreement to which the Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or by which the Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its
properties is bound or affected, or any judgment, ruling, decree, order,
law, statute, rule or regulation of any court or other governmental agency
or body applicable to the business or properties of the Pledgor or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(ii) The Pledgor is, and at the time of delivery of any
Pledged Collateral to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement
will be, the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral free and
clear of any Lien except for the Lien and security interest created by this
Agreement.
(iii) The Pledgor has full power, authority and legal right to
pledge all the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
(iv) No consent of any other party (including, without
limitation, stockholders or creditors of the Pledgor) and no consent,
authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing
with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required either (x)
for the pledge by the Pledgor of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this
Agreement or (y) for the exercise by the Trustee of the voting or other
rights provided for in this Agreement or the remedies in respect
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of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Agreement; except as may be
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required in connection with a disposition of Pledged Collateral by laws
affecting the offering and sale of securities generally.
(v) All of the Pledged Shares have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
(vi) The pledge of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this
Agreement creates a valid and perfected first priority security interest in
the Pledged Collateral securing the payment of the Secured Obligations.
(vii) All information set forth herein relating to the Pledged
Collateral is accurate and complete in all material respects.
SECTION 5. Supplements, Further Assurances. The Pledgor agrees
that at any time and from time to time, at the expense of the Pledgor, the
Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and
documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or that the
Trustee may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any
security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable
the Trustee to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with
respect to any Pledged Collateral.
The Pledgor further agrees that it will (a) upon the creation or
acquisition of a Subsidiary of the Company as promptly as practicable but
in no event later than five Business Days thereafter deliver to the Trustee
the shares of Capital Stock of such Subsidiary owned by it and an amended
Schedule I (each, a "Schedule I Amendment") which shall include such
Subsidiary therein and (b) upon obtaining any shares of Capital Stock of
any company required to be pledged pursuant to Section 1(ii), as promptly
as practicable but in no event later than five Business Days thereafter
deliver to the Trustee such shares and a pledge amendment, duly executed by
the Pledgor, in substantially the form of Schedule II hereto (a "Pledged
Share Amendment"), in respect of the additional Pledged Shares which are to
be pledged pursuant to this Agreement. The Pledgor hereby authorizes the
Trustee to attach each Schedule I Amendment and Pledged Share Amendment to
this Agreement and the Pledgor agrees that all Pledged Shares listed,
respectively, on any Pledged Share Amendment and any Pledged Shares
delivered to the Trustee shall for all purposes hereunder be considered
Pledged Collateral.
SECTION 6. Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc. (a) As long as no
Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture) shall have occurred and be
continuing:
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(i) The Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all
voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Collateral or
any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this
Agreement or the Indenture. It is understood, however, that neither (A)
the voting by the Pledgor of any Pledged Shares for, or the Pledgor's
consent to, the election of directors at an annual or other meeting of
stockholders or with respect to incidental matters at any such meeting nor
(B) the Pledgor's consent to or approval of any action otherwise permitted
under this Agreement and the Indenture shall be deemed inconsistent with
the terms of this Agreement or the Indenture within the meaning of this
Section 6(a)(i), and no notice of any such voting or consent need be given
to the Trustee.
(ii) Subject to Sections 5 and 7 hereof, the Pledgor shall be
entitled to receive and retain, and to utilize free and clear of the Lien
and security interest under this Agreement, any and all dividends,
distributions, principal, interest or other amounts paid in respect of the
Pledged Collateral.
(iii) In order to permit the Pledgor to exercise the voting
and other rights which it is entitled to exercise pursuant to Section
6(a)(i) above and to receive the dividends, distributions, principal,
interest or other payments which it is authorized to receive and retain
pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) above, the Trustee shall, if necessary, upon
written request of the Pledgor, from time to time execute and deliver (or
cause to be executed and delivered) to the Pledgor all such proxies,
dividend payment orders and other instruments as the Pledgor may reasonably
request.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default under the Indenture:
(i) Upon written notice from the Trustee to the Pledgor, all
rights of the Pledgor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights
which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section
6(a)(i) above shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become
vested in the Trustee which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise
such voting and other consensual rights during the continuance of such
Event of Default.
(ii) All rights of the Pledgor to receive the dividends,
distributions, principal, interest and other payments which it would
otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii)
above shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the
Trustee who shall thereupon have the sole right to receive and hold as
Pledged Collateral such dividends, distributions, principal, interest and
other payments during the continuance of such Event of Default.
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(iii) In order to permit the Trustee to exercise the voting
and other consensual rights which it may be entitled to exercise pursuant
to Section 6(b)(i) above, and to receive all dividends, distributions,
principal, interest and other payments which it may be entitled to receive
under section 6(b)(ii) above, the Pledgor shall, if necessary, upon the
request of the Trustee, from time to time execute and deliver to the
Trustee appropriate proxies, dividend payment orders and other instruments
as the Trustee may reasonably request.
(c) All dividends, distributions, principal, interest and
other payments which are received by the Pledgor contrary to the provisions
of Section 6(b)(ii) above shall be received in trust for the benefit of the
Trustee, shall be segregated from other funds of the Pledgor and shall be
forthwith paid over to the Trustee as Pledged Collateral in the same form
as so received (with any necessary endorsement).
SECTION 7. Transfers and Other Liens; Additional Shares.
A. Transfers and Other Liens. The Pledgor agrees that it will
not (i) sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise convey or dispose of any of
the Pledged Collateral, (ii) create or permit to exist any Lien upon or
with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral, except for the Lien and
security interest under this Agreement, or (iii) permit any of the
Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, unless all the outstanding Capital
Stock of the surviving or resulting corporation is, upon such merger or
consolidation, pledged hereunder and no cash, securities or other property
is distributed in respect of the outstanding shares of any other
constituent corporation; provided, however, that the Pledgor and its
Subsidiaries may conduct Asset Sales in accordance with Section 4.09 of the
Indenture, and upon the consummation of any such Asset Sale, any Pledged
Collateral subject to such Asset Sale shall be released from the Lien of
this Pledge Agreement.
B. Additional Shares. The Pledgor agrees that it will (i) cause
each of its Subsidiaries not to issue any shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of
corporate stock in addition to or in substitution for the Pledged Shares
issued by the Subsidiaries and (ii) pledge hereunder, immediately upon its
acquisition (directly or indirectly) thereof, any and all additional shares
of stock or other equity securities of the Subsidiaries of the Company.
SECTION 8. Trustee Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. The Pledgor hereby
appoints the Trustee the Pledgor's attorney-in-fact, with full authority in
the place and stead of the Pledgor and in the name of the Pledgor or
otherwise, from time to time in the Trustee's discretion to take any action
and to execute any instrument which the Trustee may reasonably deem
necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement,
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including, without limitation, to receive, endorse and collect all
instruments made payable to the Pledgor representing any dividend, interest
payment or other distribution or payment in respect of the Pledged
Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same.
SECTION 9. Trustee May Perform. If the Pledgor fails to perform
any agreement contained herein after receipt of a written request to do so
from the Trustee, the Trustee may, within thirty days after such notice is
effective pursuant to Section 20, itself perform, or cause performance of,
such agreement and the reasonable expenses of the Trustee, including the
reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, incurred in
connection therewith shall be payable by the Pledgor under Section 13
hereof.
SECTION 10. Reasonable Care. The Trustee shall be deemed to have
exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Pledged
Collateral in its possession if the Pledged Collateral is accorded
treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Trustee, in its
individual capacity, accords its own property consisting of negotiable
securities, it being understood that the Trustee shall not have
responsibility for (i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to
any Pledged Collateral, whether or not the Trustee is deemed to have
knowledge of such matters or (ii) taking any necessary steps (other than
steps taken in accordance with the standard of care set forth above to
maintain possession of the Pledged Collateral) to preserve any rights
respecting any of the Pledged Collateral.
SECTION 11. Remedies Upon Default; Decisions Relating to Exercise
of Remedies; Payments Under Notes.
A. Remedies Upon Default. Subject to Section 11B, if any Event
of Default under the Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) The Trustee may exercise in respect of the Pledged
Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or
otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party
on default under the Uniform Commercial Code (the "Code") in effect in the
State of New York at that time, and the Trustee may also in its sole
discretion, without notice except as specified below, sell the Pledged
Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private
sale, at any exchange, broker's board or at any of the Trustee's offices or
elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or
prices and upon such other terms as the Trustee may deem commercially
reasonable, irrespective of the impact of any such sales on the market
price of the Pledged Collateral. The Trustee or any Noteholder may be the
purchaser of any or all of the Pledged Collateral at any
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such sale but shall not be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making
settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the
Pledged Collateral sold at such sale, to use and apply any of the Secured
Obligations owed to such person as a credit on account of the purchase
price of any Pledged Collateral payable by such person at such sale. Each
purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free
from any claim or right on the part of the Pledgor, and the Pledgor hereby
waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay
and/or appraisal which it now has or may at any time in the future have
under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. The
Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law,
at least ten days' notice to the Pledgor of the time and place of any
public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall
constitute reasonable notification. The Trustee shall not be obligated to
make any sale of Pledged Collateral regardless of notice of sale having
been given. The Trustee may adjourn any public or private sale from time
to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale
may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was
so adjourned. The Pledgor hereby waives any claim against the Trustee
arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Pledged
Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the
price which might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Trustee
accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Pledged Collateral
to more than one party.
(ii) The Pledgor recognizes that, by reason of certain
prohibitions contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and applicable state securities laws, the Trustee may be
compelled, with respect to any sale of all or any part of the Pledged
Collateral, to limit purchasers to those who will agree, among other
things, to acquire the Pledged Collateral for their own account, for
investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The
Pledgor acknowledges that any such private sales may be at prices and on
terms less favorable to the Trustee than those obtainable through a public
sale without such restrictions (including, without limitation, a public
offering made pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities
Act), and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any private sale
shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and
that the Trustee shall have no obligation to engage in public sales and no
obligation to delay the sale of any Pledged Collateral for the period of
time necessary to permit the issuer thereof to register it for a form of
public sale requiring registration under the Securities Act or under
applicable state securities laws, even if the Pledgor would agree to do so.
(iii) If the Trustee determines to exercise its right to sell
any or all of the Pledged Collateral, upon written
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request, the Pledgor shall and shall cause each issuer of any Pledged
Collateral to be sold hereunder from time to time to furnish to the Trustee
all such information as the Trustee may request and to cause any financial
intermediary to furnish any such information, in order to determine the
number of shares, notes and other instruments included in the Pledged
Collateral, which may be sold by the Trustee as exempt transactions under
the Securities Act and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, as the same are from time to time in effect.
B. Decisions Relating to Exercise of Remedies. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee shall exercise, or
shall refrain from exercising, any remedy provided for in Section 11A as
provided in Article Ten of the Indenture.
SECTION 12. Application of Proceeds. During and after the
continuance of an Event of Default, any cash held by the Trustee as Pledged
Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the Trustee (all such cash
being "Proceeds") in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to the
exercise by the Trustee of its remedies as a secured creditor as provided
in Section 11 of this Agreement shall be applied promptly from time to time
by the Trustee as follows:
First, to the payment of the costs and expenses of such sale,
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collection or other realization, including reasonable compensation to the
Trustee and its agents and counsel, and all expenses, liabilities and
advances made or incurred by the Trustee in connection therewith including
all amounts due to the Trustee under Article Seven of the Indenture;
Second, to the payment of the Secured Obligations as provided
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pursuant to the Indenture; and
Third, after payment in full of all Secured Obligations, to the
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Pledgor.
SECTION 13. Expenses. The Pledgor will, upon demand, pay to the
Trustee the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances, including reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any
experts and agents, which the Trustee may incur in connection with (i) the
acceptance and administration of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or
preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization
upon, any of the Pledged Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of
any of the rights of the Trustee or the Noteholders hereunder or (iv) the
failure by the Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
SECTION 14. No Waiver. No failure on the part of the Trustee to
exercise, and no course of dealing with respect to,
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and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by
the Trustee of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
remedy. The remedies herein provided are to the fullest extent permitted
by law cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by
law.
SECTION 15. Trustee. The Trustee has been appointed as Trustee
hereunder pursuant to the Indenture. The Trustee shall be obligated, and
shall have the right, hereunder to make demands, to give notices, to
exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from
taking action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution
of Pledged Collateral) solely in accordance with this Agreement and the
Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Indenture shall be applicable
to actions taken or not taken by the Trustee hereunder. The Trustee may
resign and a successor Trustee may be appointed in the manner provided in
the Indenture. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as a Trustee by a
successor Trustee, that successor Trustee shall thereupon succeed to and
become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
retiring Trustee under this Agreement, and the retiring Trustee shall
thereupon be discharged from its duties and obligations under this
Agreement and, after payment to it of all amounts due it hereunder, shall
deliver any Pledged Collateral in its possession to the successor Trustee.
After any retiring Trustee's resignation, the provisions of this Agreement
shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken
by it under this Agreement while it was Trustee. Anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of any
conflict between the express terms and provisions of this Agreement and the
express terms and provisions of the Indenture, such terms and provisions of
the Indenture shall control.
SECTION 16. Indemnification. The Pledgor hereby agrees to
indemnify the Trustee for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against the Trustee in any way relating to or
arising out of this Agreement or any instrument relating hereto, or any
other documents contemplated by or referred to herein or the transactions
contemplated hereby or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or of any
such other documents or otherwise arising out of or relating in any manner
to the pledges, dispositions of Pledged Collateral or proceeds of Pledged
Collateral, or other actions of any nature with respect to the Pledged
Collateral contemplated hereunder and under the Indenture to secure the
payment of the Secured Obligations; provided, however, that the Pledgor
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of the foregoing to the extent they arise from the negligence or willful
misconduct of the Trustee or failure by the Trustee to exercise reasonable
care in the custody and preservation of the Pledged Collateral as provided
in Section 10.
SECTION 17. Lien Created. To secure Pledgor's obligations under
Sections 13 and 16, the Trustee shall have a Lien against the Pledged
Collateral.
SECTION 18. Amendments, Etc. Prior to such time as all Secured
Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash or defeased pursuant to
Section 8.02 of the Indenture, this Agreement may be amended by a writing
duly signed for and on behalf of the Trustee and with the consent of the
Noteholders as provided in the Indenture.
SECTION 19. Termination. When all Secured Obligations have been
paid in full in cash or defeased pursuant to Section 8.02 of the Indenture,
this Agreement shall terminate, and the Trustee shall, upon the request and
at the expense of the Pledgor, forthwith assign, transfer and deliver,
against receipt and without recourse to the Trustee, such of the Pledged
Collateral as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the
terms hereof to or on the order of the Pledgor.
SECTION 20. Addresses for Notices. All notices and other
communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including
telegraphic or telecopy communication) and mailed, telegraphed, telecopied
or delivered, if to the Pledgor, addressed to it at the address set forth
on the signature page of this Agreement, and if to the Trustee, addressed
to it at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement.
All such notices and other communications shall, when mailed or
telegraphed, be effective when deposited in the mails or delivered to the
telegraph company, respectively, and shall, when delivered or telecopied,
be effective when received.
SECTION 21. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Notes.
Subject to Section 18, this Agreement shall create a continuing security
interest in the Pledged Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and
effect until indefeasible payment in full of all Secured Obligations, (ii)
be binding upon the Pledgor, its successors and assigns, and (iii) inure,
together with the rights and remedies of the Trustee hereunder, to the
benefit of the Trustee and the Noteholders and each of their respective
successors, transferees and assigns.
SECTION 22. Governing Law, Terms. THIS AGREEMENT 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 CONFLICTS OF LAWS. Unless otherwise
defined herein or in the Indenture, terms defined in Articles 8 and 9 of
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the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York are used
herein as therein defined.
SECTION 23. Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. All
judicial proceedings brought against the Pledgor with respect to this
Agreement may be brought in any state or federal court of competent
jurisdiction in the State of New York, and by execution and delivery of
this Agreement the Pledgor accepts for itself and in connection with its
properties, generally and unconditionally, the nonexclusive jurisdiction of
the aforesaid courts, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment
rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement. Nothing herein shall
limit the right of the Trustee to bring proceedings against the Pledgor in
the courts of any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 24. Advances. The Trustee shall not be obligated or
required to expend, advance or risk any of its own funds in the performance
of its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 25. Agents, Attorneys. The Trustee may act through
agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any
agent appointed with due care. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its
selection and the advice of such counsel or a written opinion rendered by
such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
faith and in reliance thereon.
SECTION 26. Waiver. Pledgor waives presentment, demand, protest
or notice of any kind.
SECTION 27. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the
Trustee and security interests hereunder, and all obligations of the
Pledgor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of the
Notes, the Indenture or any instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of,
or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any
other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from any of
the Notes or the Indenture;
(iii) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any other
collateral securing, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to
departure from any guaranty of, all or any of the Secured Obligations; or
(iv) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute
a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Pledgor.
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SECTION 28. Limitation of Liability. It is the intention of the
parties that in no event shall Pledgor's obligations hereunder constitute
or result in a violation of any applicable fraudulent conveyance or similar
law of any relevant jurisdiction. Therefore, in the event that this
Agreement would, but for this sentence, constitute or result in such a
violation, then the liability of Pledgor hereunder shall be reduced to the
extent necessary to eliminate such violation under the applicable
fraudulent conveyance or similar law.
SECTION 29. Defined Terms. Terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgor and the Trustee have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly
authorized officers as of the date first above written
Pledgor
[NAME]
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Notice Address:
1500 North Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, Florida 33607
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Trustee
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Notice Address:
117 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036
Attn: Corporate Trust Division
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SCHEDULE I
LIST OF COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES
Percentage of
Class Stock Number All Capital
of Certificate Par of Stock
Issuer Stock No(s). Value Shares Outstanding
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SCHEDULE II
To the Pledge Agreement
PLEDGED SHARE AMENDMENT
This Pledged Share Amendment, dated as of ______, is delivered
pursuant to Section 5 of the Pledge Agreement referred to below. The
undersigned hereby agrees that this Pledged Share Amendment may be attached
to the Pledge Agreement dated as of ___________ __, between the undersigned
and United States Trust Company of New York, as Trustee (the "Pledge
Agreement"; capitalized terms defined therein being used herein as therein
defined), and that the Pledged Shares listed on this Pledged Share
Amendment shall be deemed to be part of the Pledged Shares and shall become
part of the Pledged Collateral and shall secure all Secured Obligations as
provided in the Pledge Agreement.
[NAME]
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Percentage of
Class Stock Number All Capital
of Certificate Par of Stock
Issuer Stock No(s). Value Shares Outstanding
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EXHIBIT D
SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS FOR
SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS
"Subordinated Notes" means any notes of the Company subject to the
following provisions.
The Subordinated Notes will be Subordinated Indebtedness of the
Company. The payment of the Subordinated Obligations (as defined below)
will, to the extent set forth herein, be subordinated in right of payment
to the prior payment in full, in cash, of the Notes.
"Subordinated Obligations" is defined to mean any principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Subordinated Notes payable pursuant to
the terms of the Subordinated Notes or upon acceleration, including any
amounts received upon the exercise of rights of rescission or other rights
of action (including claims for damages) or otherwise, to the extent
relating to the purchase price of the Subordinated Notes or amounts
corresponding to such principal, premium, if any, or interest on the
Subordinated Notes.
Upon any payment or distribution of assets or securities of the
Company, of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities,
in connection with any dissolution or winding up or total or partial
liquidation or reorganization of the Company, whether voluntary or
involuntary, or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other
proceedings, all amounts due or to become due upon the Notes (including any
interest accruing subsequent to an event of bankruptcy, whether or not such
interest is an allowed claim enforceable against the debtor under the
United States Bankruptcy Code) shall first be paid in full, in cash, before
the holders of the Subordinated Notes or any trustee on their behalf shall
be entitled to receive any payment by the Company on account of
Subordinated Obligations, or any payment to acquire any of the Subordinated
Notes for cash, property or securities, or any distribution with respect to
the Subordinated Notes of any cash, property, or securities. Before any
payment may be made by, or on behalf of, the Company on any Subordinated
Obligations in connection with any such dissolution, winding up,
liquidation or reorganization, any payment or distribution of assets or
securities of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash,
property or securities, to which the holders of Subordinated Notes or any
trustee on their behalf would be entitled, but for the subordination
provisions hereof, shall be made by the Company or by any receiver, trustee
in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other similar Person making
such payment or distribution or by the holders of Subordinated Notes or any
trustee if received by them or it, directly to the Holders of the Notes
(pro rata to such Holders on the basis of the
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respective amounts of Notes held by such Holders) or their representatives
or to the Trustee under the Indenture, as their respective interests
appear, to the extent necessary to pay all such Notes in full, in cash,
after giving effect to any concurrent payment, distribution or provision
therefor to or for the Holders of the Notes.
No direct or indirect payment by or on behalf of the Company of
Subordinated Obligations, whether pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated
Notes or upon acceleration or otherwise, shall be made if, at the time of
such payment, there exists a default in the payment of all or any portion
of the obligations on the Notes, and such default shall not have been cured
or waived or the benefits of this sentence waived by or on behalf of the
Holders of the Notes. In addition, during the continuance of any other
Event of Default with respect to the Notes (a) if such Event of Default
under the Notes results from the acceleration of the Subordinated Notes,
from and after the date of such acceleration, or (b) with respect to any
other Event of Default upon receipt by the trustee of written notice from
the Trustee or other representative for the Holders of the Notes (or the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
Notes), no payment of Subordinated Obligations may be made by or on behalf
of the Company upon or in respect of the Subordinated Notes for a period (a
"Payment Blockage Period") commencing on the earlier of the date of receipt
of such notice or the date of such acceleration and ending 179 days
thereafter (unless such Payment Blockage Period shall be terminated by
written notice to the trustee from the Trustee or other representative of
the Holders or by repayment in full in cash of the Notes). Not more than
one Payment Blockage Period may be commenced with respect to the
Subordinated Notes during any period of 360 consecutive days.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, there must be 180
consecutive days in any 360-day period in which no Payment Blockage Period
is in effect. No Event of Default that existed or was continuing (it being
acknowledged that any subsequent action that would give rise to an Event of
Default pursuant to any provision under which an Event of Default
previously existed or was continuing shall constitute a new Event of
Default for this purpose) on the date of commencement of any Payment
Blockage Period shall be, or shall be made, the basis for the commencement
of a second Payment Blockage Period by the representative for, or the
Holders of, the Notes, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive
days, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived for a
period of not less than 90 consecutive days.
To the extent any payment of Notes (whether by or on behalf of the
Company, as proceeds of security or enforcement of any right of setoff or
otherwise) is declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or
required to be paid to any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating
trustee, agent or
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other similar Person under any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, fraudulent
conveyance or similar law, then if such payment is recovered by, or paid over
to, such receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other
similar Person, the Notes or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied
shall be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not
occurred. To the extent the obligation to repay any Notes is declared to be
fraudulent, invalid, or otherwise set aside (and all other amounts that would
come due with respect thereto had such obligation not been so affected), the
Notes shall be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as Notes for all
purposes hereof as if such declaration, invalidity or setting aside had not
occurred.
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ANNEX A
Homes Holdings Corporation
Jim Walter Homes, Inc.
Jim Walter Resources, Inc.
Jim Walter Window Components, Inc.
JW Aluminum Company
JW Resources, Inc.
Land Holdings Corporation
Mid-State Homes, Inc.
Mid-State Holdings Corporation
Railroad Holdings Corporation
Sloss Industries Corporation
Southern Precision Corporation
United States Pipe and Foundry Company
United Land Corporation
Vestal Manufacturing Company
Walter Industries, Inc.
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Exhibit 10(b)(ii)
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
by and among
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
and
THE HOLDERS NAMED HEREIN
_______________________________
Dated as of March 17, 1995
_______________________________
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Table of Contents
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1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Initial Registration Under the Securities Act . . . . . . . . . . 4
(a) Shelf Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
(b) Exchange Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
(c) Action of the Company under an Exchange Registration. . . . . 6
(d) Effective Registration Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. Securities Act Registration on Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(a) Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(b) Registration of Other Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(c) Registration Statement Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(d) Effective Registration Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
(e) Selection of Underwriters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
(f) Priority in Requested Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
(g) Shelf Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4. Piggyback Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5. Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6. Registration Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7. Underwritten Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
(a) Requested Underwritten Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
(b) Piggyback Underwritten Offerings; Priority . . . . . . . . . 18
(c) Holders of Registrable Notes to be Parties to Underwriting
Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
(d) Selection of Underwriters for Piggyback Underwritten
Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
(e) Holdback Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8. Preparation; Reasonable Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
(a) Registration Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
(b) Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9. Postponements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10. Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(a) Indemnification by the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(b) Indemnification by the Offerors and Sellers . . . . . . . . . 23
(c) Notices of Losses, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
(d) Contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(e) Other Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
(f) Indemnification Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
11. Registration Rights to Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
12. Adjustments Affecting Registrable Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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13. Rule 144 and Rule 144A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
14. Amendments and Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
15. Nominees for Beneficial Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
16. Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
17. Calculation of Percentage of Principal Amount of Registrable
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18. Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(a) Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(b) Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(c) No Inconsistent Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(d) Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
(e) Entire Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
(f) Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
(g) Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
(h) Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
(i) Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SCHEDULES:
SCHEDULE A -- HOLDERS OF REGISTRABLE NOTES
SCHEDULE B -- NOTICES
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of March 17, 1995 (this
"Agreement"), by and among Walter Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and the holders of Registrable Notes (as hereinafter
defined) who are signatories to this Agreement (the "Holders").
This Agreement is being entered into in connection with the
acquisition of Notes (as hereinafter defined) on the date hereof by certain
holders (the "Original Holders") pursuant to the Plan (as hereinafter
defined). Upon the issuance of the Notes, each Original Holder will own
the aggregate principal amount of Notes specified with respect to such
Original Holder in Schedule A hereto.
To induce the holders of Registrable Notes (as hereinafter
defined) to vote in favor of the Plan and to accept the issuance of the
Notes by the Company under the Plan, the Company has undertaken to register
Registrable Notes under the Securities Act (as hereinafter defined) and to
take certain other actions with respect to the Registrable Notes. This
Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of such undertaking.
In consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set
forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized
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terms used herein and in the recitals above shall have the following
meanings:
"Affiliate" of a Person means any Person that controls, is under
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common control with, or is controlled by, such other Person. For purposes
of this definition, "control" means the ability of one Person to direct the
management and policies of another Person.
"Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other
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day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required
by law to be closed.
"Commission" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Common Stock" means the shares of common stock, $.01 par value
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per share, of the Company, as adjusted to reflect any merger, consoli-
dation, recapitalization, reclassification, split-up, stock dividend,
rights offering
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or reverse stock split made, declared or effected with respect to the
Common Stock.
"Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement" means the
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the
Company and the holders of Registrable Common Stock (as defined therein)
who are signatories or are deemed to be signatories thereto.
"Effective Date" means the effective date of the Plan pursuant to
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the terms thereof.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar or
successor statute.
"Exchange Offer" shall mean the exchange offer by the Company of
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Exchange Securities for Registrable Notes pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof.
"Exchange Securities" means securities issued by the Company
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containing terms substantially identical to the Registrable Notes, to be
offered to holders of Registrable Notes in exchange for Registrable Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
"Expenses" means, except as set forth in Section 5 hereof, all
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expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance with its
obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all
registration, filing, listing, stock exchange and NASD fees, all fees and
expenses of complying with state securities or blue sky laws (including
fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the underwriters in
connection with blue sky filings), all word processing, duplicating and
printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, all rating agency fees,
the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Company and of
its independent public accountants, including the expenses incurred in
connection with "cold comfort" letters required by or incident to such
performance and compliance, any fees and disbursements of underwriters
customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities and the reasonable
fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of counsel (per
registration prepared) to the holders of Registrable Notes making a request
pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof (selected by the Holders holding a majority
of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes covered by such
registration), but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and
applicable transfer taxes, if any, which discounts, commissions and
transfer taxes shall be borne by the seller or sellers of Registrable Notes
in all cases; provided, that, in the event the Company shall, in accordance
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with Section 4 or Section 9 hereof, not register
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any securities with respect to which it had given written notice of its
intention to register to holders of Registrable Notes, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, all of the reasonable out-of-
pocket costs incurred by Requesting Holders in connection with such
registration (other than counsel fees, disbursements and other charges not
referred to above) shall be deemed to be Expenses.
"Indenture" means the Indenture between the Company and United
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States Trust Company of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), dated March
17, 1995, as amended from time to time, relating to the Notes.
"Initiating Holders" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)
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hereof.
"NASD" means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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"NASDAQ" means the National Association of Securities Dealers,
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Inc. Automated Quotation System.
"Notes" means $890,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of
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Series B Senior Notes Due 2000 issued on the date hereof, and includes any
Series B-1 Senior Notes Due 2000 or other securities of the Company issued
or issuable with respect to such securities by way of a recapitalization,
merger, consolidation or other reorganization, exchange or otherwise.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm,
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joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, governmental or regulatory body or subdivision thereof or
other entity.
"Plan" means the Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization under
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Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code for Walter Industries,
Inc., as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Public Offering" means a public offering and sale of Common
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Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act.
"Registrable Notes" means any of the Notes held by the Holders
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from time to time as to which registration pursuant to the Securities Act
is required for a public sale.
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"Requesting Holders" has the meaning set forth in Section 4
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hereof.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
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and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar or successor
statute.
"Selling Holders" means the holders of Registrable Notes
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requested to be registered pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof.
"Transfer" means any transfer, sale, assignment, pledge,
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hypothecation or other disposition of any interest. "Transferor" and
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"Transferee" have correlative meanings.
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2. Initial Registration Under the Securities Act.
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(a) Shelf Registration. The Company shall (i) cause to be
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filed not later than 45 days after the Effective Date a shelf registration
statement pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (a
"Shelf Registration") providing for the sale by the Holders of all of the
Registrable Notes and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to have such
Shelf Registration thereafter declared effective by the Commission not
later than 90 days after the Effective Date. Subject to Section 9(b), the
Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf
Registration continuously effective until the first anniversary of the date
such Shelf Registration is declared effective by the Commission or such
shorter period which will terminate when all of the Registrable Notes
covered by the Shelf Registration have been sold pursuant to the Shelf
Registration. The Company further agrees, if necessary, to supplement or
amend the Shelf Registration, if required by the rules, regulations or
instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for
such Shelf Registration or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and
regulations thereunder for shelf registration, and the Company agrees to
furnish to the Holders copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly
after its being issued or filed with the Commission.
(b) Exchange Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions
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of Section 2(a), if the Company receives within the time period referred to
in Section 2(c) the notice described therein, the Company shall, in lieu of
causing a Shelf Registration with respect to the Registrable Notes to be
filed and declared effective, cause to be filed with the Commission, and
use its reasonable best efforts to have declared effective, not later than
45 days and 90 days, respectively, after receipt of such notice, a
registration statement on an appropriate form (the "Exchange
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Registration") for the registration of the Exchange Securities to be
offered in exchange for the Registrable Notes. The Company shall commence
the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Registration has been
declared effective by the Commission by mailing the related exchange offer
prospectus and accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition
to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law:
(i) that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to
this Agreement and that any and all Registrable Notes validly tendered
will be accepted for exchange;
(ii) the date of acceptance for exchange (which shall
be not less than 20 Business Days and not more than 30 Business Days
from the date such notice is mailed, unless otherwise required by
applicable law) (the "Exchange Date");
(iii) that Holders electing to have a Registrable Note
exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to surrender
such Registrable Note, together with the enclosed letters of
transmittal, to the institution and at the address (located in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the notice
prior to the close of business on the Exchange Date; and
(iv) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their
election, not later than the close of business on the Exchange Date,
by sending to the institution and at the address (located in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the notice a
telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the
name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Notes
delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing
its election to have such Notes exchanged.
As soon as practicable after the Exchange Date, the Company shall:
(i) accept for exchange Registrable Notes or portions
thereof tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange
Offer; and
(ii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee
for cancellation all Registrable Notes or portions thereof so accepted
for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee under the
Indenture to promptly authenticate and mail to each Holder, a new
Exchange Security, equal in principal
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amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Notes surrendered by
such Holder.
The Company shall complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall
comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act and other applicable laws in connection with the Exchange Offer.
(c) Action of the Company under an Exchange Registration.
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The Company shall effect an Exchange Registration pursuant to Section 2(b)
if, not later than the close of business on the 30th calendar day next
succeeding the Effective Date of the Plan, the Company receives a notice
from any Holder requesting the Company to effect the Exchange Registration
and accompanied by a letter from legal counsel to such Holder to the effect
that the operative facts surrounding such Exchange Registration are not
materially different than the operative facts described in the interpretive
letters of the Commission referred to in clause (i) below. In connection
with the Exchange Registration, the Company (i) will provide a letter to
the staff of the Commission that contains statements and representations
substantially in the form set forth in Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. (no-action
letter available June 5, 1991), Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (no-
action letter available June 5, 1991), Warnaco, Inc. (no-action letter
available October 11, 1991), Epic Properties, Inc. (no-action letter
October 21, 1991) and no-action letters to similar effect and (ii) will not
seek a "no-action" or interpretive position from the Commission with
respect to the Exchange Registration without the consent of the Holders of
a majority of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of Registrable
Notes.
(d) Effective Registration Statement. A Shelf Registration
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pursuant to Section 2(a) or an Exchange Registration pursuant to
Section 2(b) hereof shall not be deemed to have been effected
(i) unless a registration statement with respect
thereto has been declared effective by the Commission and remains
effective in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and
the laws of any state or other jurisdiction applicable to the disposi-
tion of all Registrable Notes covered by such registration statement,
in the case of a Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 2(a) hereto,
until such time as all of such Registrable Notes have been disposed of
in accordance with such registration statement (provided that such
period need not exceed one year) and, in the case of an Exchange Offer
Registration pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, until the closing of the
Exchange Offer, or,
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(ii) if, after it has become effective, such
registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other
order or requirement of the Commission or other governmental or
regulatory agency or court for any reason other than a violation of
applicable law solely by the Holders and has not thereafter become
effective.
3. Securities Act Registration on Request.
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(a) Request. At any time and from time to time after the
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completion of the Exchange Offer or the expiration of the Shelf
Registration filed by the Company pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof (the
"Initial Shelf"), one or more Holders (the "Initiating Holders") may make a
written request (the "Initiating Request") to the Company for the registra-
tion with the Commission under the Securities Act of all or part of such
Initiating Holders' Registrable Notes; provided, however, that such request
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shall be made by one or more Holders of at least 20% of the outstanding
aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes, which request shall
specify the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes to be disposed
of and the proposed plan of distribution therefor. Upon the receipt of any
Initiating Request for registration pursuant to this paragraph, the Company
promptly shall notify in writing all other Holders of the receipt of such
request and will use its best efforts to effect, at the earliest possible
date (taking into account any delay that may result from any special audit
required by applicable law), such registration under the Securities Act,
including a Shelf Registration, of
(i) the Registrable Notes which the Company has been
so requested to register by such Initiating Holder, and
(ii) all other Registrable Notes which the Company has
been requested to register by any other Holders by written request
given to the Company within 30 days after the giving of written notice
by the Company to such other Holders of the Initiating Request,
all to the extent necessary to permit the disposition (in accordance with
Section 3(c) hereof) of the Registrable Notes so to be registered;
provided, that,
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(A) the Company shall not be required to effect
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more than a total of two registrations pursuant to this
Section 3(a),
(B) if the intended method of distribution is an
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underwritten public offering,
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the Company shall not be required to effect such registration
pursuant to this Section 3(a) unless such underwriting shall be
conducted on a "firm commitment" basis,
(C) if the Company shall have previously effected
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a registration pursuant to this Section 3(a) or shall have
previously effected a registration of which notice has been given
to the Holders pursuant to Section 4 hereof, a Holder shall not
request and the Company shall not be required to effect any
registration pursuant to this Section 3(a) or Section 4 hereof
until a period of 180 days shall have elapsed from the date on
which such registration ceased to be effective,
(D) subject to the last sentence of Section 5(a)
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hereof, any Holder whose Registrable Notes was to be included in
any such registration, by written notice to the Company, may
withdraw such request and, on receipt of such notice of the
withdrawal of such request from Holders holding a percentage of
Registrable Notes, such that the Holders that have not elected to
withdraw do not hold, in the aggregate, the requisite percentage
of the Registrable Notes to initiate a request under this Sec-
tion 3(a), the Company shall not effect such registration, and
(E) the Company shall not be required to effect
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any registration to be effected pursuant to this Section 3(a)
unless at least 20% of the principal amount of Registrable Notes
outstanding at the time of such request is to be included in such
registration.
(b) Registration of Other Securities. Whenever the Company
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shall effect a registration pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, no securities
other than Registrable Notes shall be included among the securities covered
by such registration unless the Selling Holders holding not less than a
majority of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes to be
covered by such registration shall have consented in writing to the inclu-
sion of such other securities.
(c) Registration Statement Form. Registrations under
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Section 3(a) hereof shall be on such appropriate registration form
prescribed by the Commission under the Securities Act as shall be selected
by the Company and as shall permit the disposition of the Registrable Notes
pursuant to an underwritten offering unless the Selling
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Holders holding at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of
Registrable Notes requested to be included in such registration statement
determine otherwise, in which case pursuant to the method of disposition
determined by such Selling Holders. The Company agrees to include in any
such registration statement filed pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof all
information which any Selling Holder, upon advice of counsel, shall
reasonably request. The Company may, if permitted by law, effect any
registration requested under this Section 3 by the filing of a registration
statement on Form S-3 (or any successor or similar short form registration
statement).
(d) Effective Registration Statement. A registration
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requested pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof shall not be deemed to have been
effected
(i) unless a registration statement with respect
thereto has been declared effective by the Commission and remains
effective in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and
the laws of any state or other jurisdiction applicable to the disposi-
tion of all Registrable Notes covered by such registration statement
until such time as all of such Registrable Notes have been disposed of
in accordance with such registration statement, provided, that, except
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with respect to any Shelf Registration, such period need not exceed 90
days, and, provided, further, that with respect to any Shelf
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Registration, such period need not extend beyond the period provided
for in Section 3(g) hereof,
(ii) if, after it has become effective, such
registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other
order or requirement of the Commission or other governmental or
regulatory agency or court for any reason other than a violation of
applicable law solely by the Selling Holders and has not thereafter
become effective or
(iii) if, in the case of an underwritten offering, the
conditions to closing specified in an underwriting agreement to which
the Company is a party are not satisfied other than by reason of any
breach or failure by the Selling Holders, or are not otherwise waived.
The holders of Registrable Notes to be included in a registration
statement may at any time terminate a request for registration made
pursuant to Section 3(a) in accordance with Section 3(a)(ii)(D). Expenses
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incurred in connection with a request for registration terminated pursuant
to this
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paragraph shall be paid in accordance with the last sentence of
Section 5(a) hereof.
(e) Selection of Underwriters. The underwriter or
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underwriters of each underwritten offering, if any, of the Registrable
Notes to be registered pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof (i) shall be a
nationally recognized underwriter (or underwriters), (ii) shall be selected
by the Selling Holders owning at least a majority of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of Registrable Notes to be registered and
(iii) shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(f) Priority in Requested Registration. If a registration
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under Section 3 hereof involves an underwritten public offering, and the
managing underwriter of such underwritten offering shall advise the Company
in writing (with a copy to each Holder requesting that Registrable Notes be
included in such registration statement) that, in its opinion, the
aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes requested to be included in
such registration exceeds the aggregate principal amount of such securities
that can be sold in such offering within a price range stated to such
managing underwriter by Selling Holders owning at least a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes requested to be included in
such registration to be acceptable to such Selling Holders, the Company
shall include in such registration, to the extent of the number and type of
securities which the Company is advised can be sold in such offering,
(i) all Registrable Notes requested to be registered pursuant to
Section 3(a) hereof, pro rata among the Selling Holders on the basis of the
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aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes requested to be registered
by all such holders, and no other Notes, whether to be sold by the Company
or any other Person.
(g) Shelf Registrations. If the first demand made pursuant
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to Section 3(a) hereof is for a Shelf Registration, the period for which
such Shelf Registration must remain effective need not extend beyond one
year from the date on which such Shelf Registration is declared effective
by the Commission and the period for which any subsequent Shelf
Registration must remain effective need not extend beyond nine months from
the date on which such Shelf Registration is declared effective by the
Commission.
4. Piggyback Registration. If the Company at any time after
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the completion of the Exchange Offer or the termination of the Initial
Shelf, as the case may be, proposes to register any of its securities
(other than any registration of Registrable Common Stock pursuant to the
Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement) under the
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Securities Act by registration on any forms other than Form S-4 or S-8 (or
any successor or similar forms(s)), whether or not pursuant to registration
rights granted to other holders of its securities and whether or not for
sale for its own account, it shall give prompt written notice to all of the
Holders of its intention to do so and of such Holders' rights (if any)
under this Section 4, which notice, in any event, shall be given at least
30 days prior to such proposed registration. Upon the written request of
any Holder receiving notice of such proposed registration that is a holder
of Registrable Notes (a "Requesting Holder") made within 20 days after the
receipt of any such notice (10 days if the Company states in such written
notice or gives telephonic notice to the relevant securityholders, with
written confirmation to follow promptly thereafter, stating that (i) such
registration will be on Form S-3 and (ii) such shorter period of time is
required because of a planned filing date), which request shall specify the
Registrable Notes intended to be disposed of by such Requesting Holder and
the minimum offering price per $1,000 principal amount of Note at which the
Holder is willing to sell its Registrable Notes, the Company shall, subject
to Section 7(b) hereof, effect the registration under the Securities Act of
all Registrable Notes which the Company has been so requested to register
by the Requesting Holders thereof; provided, that,
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(A)
_ prior to the effective date of the registra-
tion statement filed in connection with such registration,
promptly following receipt of notification by the Company from
the managing underwriter of the price at which such securities
are to be sold, the Company shall so advise each Requesting
Holder of such price, and if such price is below the minimum
price which any Requesting Holder shall have indicated to be
acceptable to such Requesting Holder, such Requesting Holder
shall then have the right irrevocably to withdraw its request to
have its Registrable Notes included in such registration
statement, by delivery of written notice of such withdrawal to
the Company within five business days of its being advised of
such price, without prejudice to the rights of any holder or
holders of Registrable Notes to include Registrable Notes in any
future registration (or registrations) pursuant to this Section 4
or to cause such registration to be effected as a registration
under Section 3(a) hereof, as the case may be;
(B)
_ if at any time after giving written notice of
its intention to register any securities and prior to the
effective date of the
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registration statement filed in connection with such
registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to
register or to delay registration of such securities, the Company
may, at its election, give written notice of such determination
to each Requesting Holder and (i) in the case of a determination
not to register, shall be relieved of its obligation to register
any Registrable Notes in connection with such registration (but
not from any obligation of the Company to pay the Expenses in
connection therewith), without prejudice, however, to the rights
of any Holder to include Registrable Notes in any future
registration (or registrations) pursuant to this Section 4 or to
cause such registration to be effected as a registration under
Section 3(a) hereof, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of
a determination to delay registering, shall be permitted to delay
registering any Registrable Notes, for the same period as the
delay in registering such other securities; and
(C)
_ if such registration involves an underwritten
offering, each Requesting Holder shall sell its Registrable
Securities on the same terms and conditions as those that apply
to the Company.
No registration effected under this Section 4 shall relieve the
Company of its obligation to effect any registration upon request under
Section 3(a) hereof and no registration effected pursuant to this Section 4
shall be deemed to have been effected pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof.
5. Expenses. The Company shall pay all Expenses in connection
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with any registration initiated pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(b), 3(a) or 4
hereof, whether or not such registration shall become effective and whether
or not all or any portion of the Registrable Notes originally requested to
be included in such registration are ultimately included in such
registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any request for regis-
tration made pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof is withdrawn or terminated by
the Selling Holders prior to the registration becoming effective, the
Expenses incurred in connection with such request shall be borne by the
Selling Holders pro rata on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of
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Registrable Notes requested to be registered pursuant to such demand by
each Selling Holder; provided, however, that, in the case of an
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underwritten Public Offering, if such request for registration is withdrawn
or terminated by the Selling Holders prior to the
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registration becoming effective because the offering price of the
Registrable Notes requested to be registered would, in the opinion of the
managing underwriter of such offering, be less than 90% of the estimated
offering price of the Notes as indicated in writing by the managing
underwriter prior to the initial filing of such registration statement with
the Commission, the Company shall pay 50% of the Expenses in connection
with such registration, and the Selling Holders shall pay the remaining 50%
on a pro rata basis.
6. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is
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required to effect any registration under the Securities Act as provided in
Sections 2(a), 2(b), 3(a) and 4 hereof, the Company shall, as expeditiously
as possible:
(a) prepare and file with the Commission (promptly and, in
the case of any registration pursuant to Section 3(a), in any event on or
before the date that is (i) 90 days after the end of the period within
which requests for registration may be given to the Company or (ii) if, as
of such ninetieth day, the Company does not have the audited financial
statements required to be included in the registration statement, 30 days
after the receipt by the Company from its independent public accountants of
such audited financial statements, which the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable) the requisite
registration statement to effect such registration and thereafter use its
reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become
effective; provided, however, that the Company may discontinue any
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registration of its securities that are not Registrable Notes (and, under
the circumstances specified in Sections 4 and 9(b) hereof, its securities
that are Registrable Notes) at any time prior to the effective date of the
registration statement relating thereto;
(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments
and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in
connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration
statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable
Notes covered by such registration statement until such time as all of such
Registrable Notes has been disposed of in accordance with the method of
disposition set forth in such registration statement; provided, that,
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except with respect to any Shelf Registration, such period need not extend
beyond 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement; and
provided, further, that with respect to the Initial Shelf, such period need
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not extend beyond one year after the effective date of such registration
statement and, with respect to any Shelf Registration
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other than the Initial Shelf, such period need not exceed the applicable
period provided for in Section 3(g) hereof;
(c) in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2(a),
3(a) or 4 hereof, furnish to each seller of Registrable Notes covered by
such registration statement such number of copies of such drafts and final
conformed versions of such registration statement and of each such
amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits and
any documents incorporated by reference), such number of copies of such
drafts and final versions of the prospectus contained in such registration
statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary
prospectus) and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the
Securities Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act,
and such other documents, as such seller may reasonably request in writing;
(d) use its reasonable best efforts (i) to register or
qualify all Registrable Notes and other securities covered by such
registration statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such
states or other jurisdictions of the United States of America as the
sellers of Registrable Notes covered by such registration statement shall
reasonably request in writing, (ii) to keep such registration or qualifi-
cation in effect for so long as such registration statement remains in
effect and (iii) to take any other action that may be reasonably necessary
or advisable to enable such sellers to consummate the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the securities to be sold by such sellers, except that the
Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to
do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would
not but for the requirements of this subsection (d) be obligated to be so
qualified, to subject itself to taxation in such jurisdiction or to consent
to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Notes and
other securities covered by such registration statement to be registered
with or approved by such other federal or state governmental agencies or
authorities as may be necessary in the opinion of counsel to the Company
and counsel to the seller or sellers of Registrable Notes to enable the
seller or sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable
Notes;
(f) use its best efforts to obtain and, if obtained,
furnish to each seller of Registrable Notes, and each such seller's
underwriters, if any, a signed
(i) opinion of counsel for the Company, dated the
effective date of such registration statement
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(and, if such registration involves an underwritten offering, dated
the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement), reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to such seller, and
(ii) "comfort" letter, dated the effective date of such
registration statement (and, if such registration involves an under-
written offering, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting
agreement) and signed by the independent public accountants who have
certified the Company's financial statements included or incorporated
by reference in such registration statement, reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to such seller,
in each case, covering substantially the same matters with respect to
such registration statement (and the prospectus included therein) and,
in the case of the accountants' comfort letter, with respect to events
subsequent to the date of such financial statements, as are customa-
rily covered in opinions of issuer's counsel and in accountants'
comfort letters delivered to underwriters in underwritten Public
Offerings of securities and, in the case of the accountants' comfort
letter, such other financial matters, and, in the case of the legal
opinion, such other legal matters, as the sellers of the Registrable
Notes covered by such registration statement or the underwriters, if
any, may reasonably request;
(g) notify each seller of Registrable Notes and other
securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a
prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the
Securities Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as
a result of which, the prospectus included in such registration statement,
as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, and, at the request of any such
seller of Registrable Notes, promptly prepare and furnish to it a
reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such
prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of such securities, such prospectus, as supplemented or amended,
shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made;
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(h) otherwise comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and any other governmental agency or
authority having jurisdiction over the offering, and make available to its
security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement
covering the period of at least twelve months, but not more than eighteen
months, beginning with the first full calendar month after the effective
date of such registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy
the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 promul-
gated thereunder, and furnish to each seller of Registrable Notes at least
ten days prior to the filing thereof a copy of any amendment or supplement
to such registration statement or prospectus;
(i) upon a request of the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes requested to be included in
a registration pursuant to Section 3(a) or 4 hereof, made at any time on
and after the first anniversary of the date hereof, use its best efforts to
cause all such Registrable Notes covered by such registration statement
(i) to be listed on a national securities exchange on which similar securi-
ties issued by the Company are then listed, if the listing of such
Registrable Notes is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or
(ii) if the Company is not required pursuant to clause (i) above to list
such securities covered by such registration statement on a national
securities exchange, use its best efforts to secure designation of all
Registrable Notes covered by such registration statement as a NASDAQ
"national market system security" within the meaning of Rule 11Aa2-1 of the
Commission or, failing that, to secure NASDAQ authorization for such
Registrable Notes and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to
arrange for at least two market makers to register with the NASD as such
with respect to such Registrable Notes;
(j) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or
Registrable Notes, as the case may be, not later than the effective date of
the registration statement with respect to such Exchange Securities or
Registrable Notes, as the case may be;
(k) use its best efforts to cause the Indenture to be
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "TIA"), in
connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable
Notes, as the case may be, and cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders
to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the
Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA and
execute and use its best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute all
documents as may be required to effect such changes and all other
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forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable the
Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; and
(l) enter into such agreements and take such other actions
as any Holder or Holders of Registrable Notes covered by such registration
statement shall reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the
disposition of such Registrable Notes.
The Company may require each seller of Registrable Notes as to
which any registration is being effected to furnish the Company such
information regarding such seller and the distribution of the securities
covered by such registration statement as the Company may from time to time
reasonably request in writing and as is required by applicable laws and
regulations.
In the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2(a), 3(a) or 4
hereof, each Holder agrees that as of the date that a final prospectus is
made available to it for distribution to prospective purchasers of
Registrable Notes it shall cease to distribute copies of any preliminary
prospectus prepared in connection with the offer and sale of such
Registrable Notes. Each Holder further agrees that, upon receipt of any
notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described
in subsection (g) of this Section 6, such Holder shall forthwith
discontinue such Holder's disposition of Registrable Notes pursuant to the
registration statement relating to such Registrable Notes until such
Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus
contemplated by subsection (g) of this Section 6 and, if so directed by the
Company, shall 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 relating to such Registrable Notes current at the time of
receipt of such notice. If any event of the kind described in
subsection (g) of this Section 6 occurs and such event is the fault solely
of a Holder (or Holders), such Holder (or Holders) shall pay all Expenses
attributable to the preparation, filing and delivery of any supplemented or
amended prospectus contemplated by subsection (g) of this Section 6.
7. Underwritten Offerings.
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(a) Requested Underwritten Offerings. If requested by the
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underwriters in connection with a request for a registration under
Section 3 hereof, the Company shall enter into a firm commitment
underwriting agreement with such underwriters for such offering, such
agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to the
Company
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and a majority of the Selling Holders whose Registrable Notes are included
in such registration, and the underwriters and to contain such representa-
tions and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are generally
prevailing in agreements of that type, including, without limitation,
indemnification and contribution to the effect and to the extent provided
in Section 10 hereof.
(b) Piggyback Underwritten Offerings; Priority. If the
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Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act
as contemplated by Section 4 hereof and such securities are to be
distributed by or through one or more underwriters, the Company shall, if
requested by any Requesting Holders, use its best efforts to arrange for
such underwriters to include all of the Registrable Notes to be offered and
sold by such Requesting Holders among the securities of the Company to be
distributed by such underwriters; provided, that, if the managing
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underwriter of such underwritten offering shall advise the Company in
writing (with a copy to the Requesting Holders) that if all the Registrable
Notes requested to be included in such registration were so included, in
its opinion, the number and type of securities proposed to be included in
such registration would exceed the number and type of securities which
could be sold in such offering within a price range acceptable to the
Company (such writing to state the basis of such opinion and the
approximate number and type of securities which may be included in such
offering without such effect), then the Company shall include in such
registration, to the extent of the number and type of securities which the
Company is so advised can be sold in such offering, (i) first, securities
that the Company proposes to issue and sell for its own account and (ii)
second, Registrable Notes requested to be registered by Requesting Holders
pursuant to Section 4 hereof, pro rata among the Requesting Holders on the
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basis of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes requested to
be registered by all such Requesting Holders.
Any Requesting Holder may withdraw its request to have all or any
portion of its Registrable Notes included in any such offering by notice to
the Company within 10 Business Days after receipt of a copy of a notice
from the managing underwriter pursuant to this Section 7(b).
(c) Holders of Registrable Notes to be Parties to
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Underwriting Agreement. The holders of Registrable Notes to be distributed
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by underwriters in an underwritten offering contemplated by subsections (a)
or (b) of this Section 7 shall be parties to the underwriting agreement
between the Company and such underwriters and any such Holder, at its
option, may require that any or all of the representations and warranties
by, and the other agree-
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ments on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such
underwriters shall also be made to and for the benefit of such Holders and
that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such
underwriters under such underwriting agreement be conditions precedent to
the obligations of such Holders. No such Holder shall be required to make
any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the
underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding
such holder, such Holder's Registrable Notes and such Holder's intended
method of distribution.
(d) Selection of Underwriters for Piggyback Underwritten
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Offering. The underwriter or underwriters of each piggyback underwritten
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offering pursuant to this Section 7 shall be a nationally recognized
underwriter (or underwriters) selected by the Company.
(e) Holdback Agreements. Each Holder agrees, if so
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required by the managing underwriter for any underwritten offering pursuant
to this Agreement, not to effect any sale or distribution of any debt
securities of the Company issued after the date hereof during the 10 days
prior to the date on which an underwritten registration of Registrable
Notes pursuant to Section 2(a), 3 or 4 hereof has become effective and
until 120 days after the effective date of such underwritten registration,
except as part of such underwritten registration or to the extent that such
Holder is prohibited by applicable law from agreeing to withhold securities
from sale or is acting in its capacity as a fiduciary or an investment
adviser. Without limiting the scope of the term "fiduciary," a holder
shall be deemed to be acting as a fiduciary or an investment adviser if its
actions or the securities proposed to be sold are subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended, or if such securities are held in a separate account under
applicable insurance law or regulation.
The Company agrees (i) not to effect any Public Offering or
distribution of any debt securities of the Company during the 10 days prior
to the date on which any underwritten registration pursuant to Sec-
tion 2(a), 3 or 4 hereof has become effective and until 120 days after the
effective date of such underwritten registration, except as part of such
underwritten registration, and (ii) to cause each holder of any debt
securities acquired from the Company at any time on or after the date of
this Agreement (other than in a Public Offering), to agree not to effect
any Public Offering or distribution of such securities, during such period.
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8. Preparation; Reasonable Investigation.
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(a) Registration Statements. In connection with the
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preparation and filing of each registration statement under the Securities
Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall give each holder of
Registrable Notes registered under such registration statement, the under-
writers, if any, and its respective counsel and accountants the reasonable
opportunity to participate in the preparation of such registration
statement, each prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission,
and each amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and shall give each of
them such reasonable access to its books and records and such reasonable
opportunities to discuss the business of the Company with its officers and
the independent public accountants who have certified its financial
statements as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of any such
Holders' and such underwriters' respective counsel, to conduct a reasonable
investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act.
(b) Confidentiality. Each Holder of Registrable Notes
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shall maintain the confidentiality of any confidential information received
from or otherwise made available by the Company to such Holder of
Registrable Notes and identified in writing by the Company as confidential.
Information that (i) is or becomes available to a Holder of Registrable
Notes from a public source, (ii) is disclosed to a Holder of Registrable
Notes by a third-party source who the Holder of Registrable Notes
reasonably believes has the right to disclose such information or (iii) is
or becomes required to be disclosed by a holder of Registrable Notes by
law, including by court order, shall not be deemed to be confidential
information for purposes of this Agreement. The Holders of Registrable
Notes shall not grant access, and the Company shall not be required to
grant access, to information under this Section 8 to any Person who will
not agree to maintain the confidentiality (to the same extent a Holder is
required to maintain confidentiality) of any confidential information
received from or otherwise made available to it by the Company or the
holders of Registrable Notes under this Agreement and identified in writing
by the Company as confidential.
9. Postponements.
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(a) If the Company shall fail to file any registration
statement to be filed pursuant to a request for registration under
Section 3(a) hereof, the Holders requesting such registration shall have
the right to withdraw the request for registration if such withdrawal shall
be made by holders of Notes holding an aggregate principal amount of Notes
such that the Holders that have
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not elected to withdraw do not hold the requisite percentage of Notes to
initiate a request under Section 3. Any such withdrawal shall be made by
giving written notice to the Company within 20 days after, in the case of a
request pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, the date on which a registration
statement would otherwise have been required to have been filed with the
Commission under clause (i) of Section 6(a) hereof (i.e., 20 days after the
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date that is 90 days after the conclusion of the period within which
requests for registration may be given to the Company, or, if, as of such
ninetieth day, the Company does not have the audited financial statements
required to be included in the registration statement, 30 days after the
receipt by the Company from its independent public accountants of such
audited financial statements). In the event of such withdrawal, the
request for registration shall not be counted for purposes of determining
the number of registrations to which Holders are entitled pursuant to Sec-
tion 3 hereof. The Company shall pay all Expenses incurred in connection
with a request for registration withdrawn pursuant to this paragraph.
(b) The Company shall not be obligated to file any
registration statement other than the Initial Shelf or the Exchange
Registration, or file any amendment or supplement to any registration
statement other than the Initial Shelf or the Exchange Registration, and
may suspend any seller's rights to make sales pursuant to any effective
registration statement (provided that it may not suspend the Company's or
any Holder's rights to make exchanges or sales pursuant to the Exchange
Registration or the Initial Shelf, respectively, prior to ninetieth day
following the date on which the Exchange Registration or the Initial Shelf
initially is declared effective), at any time when the Company, in the good
faith judgment of its Board of Directors, reasonably believes that the
filing thereof at the time requested, or the offering of securities
pursuant thereto, would adversely affect a pending or proposed public
offering of the Company's securities, a material financing, or a material
acquisition, merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization or
similar transaction, or negotiations, discussions or pending proposals with
respect thereto. The filing of a registration statement, or any amendment
or supplement thereto, by the Company cannot be deferred, and the sellers'
rights to make sales pursuant to an effective registration statement cannot
be suspended, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding sentence for more
than ten days after the abandonment or consummation of any of the foregoing
proposals or transactions or for more than 60 days after the date of the
Board's determination referenced in the preceding sentence. If the Company
suspends the sellers' rights to make sales pursuant hereto,
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the applicable registration period shall be extended by the number of days
of such suspension.
10. Indemnification.
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(a) Indemnification by the Company. In connection with any
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registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Section 2(a), 3(a)
or 4 hereof, the Company shall, and hereby agrees to, indemnify and hold
harmless, each Holder and seller of any Registrable Notes covered by such
registration statement and each other Person who participates as an
underwriter in the offering or sale of such securities and each other
Person, if any, who controls such Holder or seller or any such underwriter,
and their respective directors, officers, partners, agents and Affiliates
(each, a "Company Indemnitee" for purposes of this Section 10(a)), against
any losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or proceedings,
whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof and whether or not such
Indemnified Party is a party thereto), joint or several, and expenses,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other
charges of legal counsel and reasonable costs of investigation, to which
such Company Indemnitee may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise (collectively, a "Loss" or "Losses"), insofar as such Losses
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in any registration statement
under which such securities were registered or otherwise offered or sold
under the Securities Act or otherwise, any preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or
supplement thereto (collectively, "Offering Documents"), 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 light of the
circumstances in which they were made not misleading; provided, that, the
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Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Offering Documents
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to
the Company through an instrument duly executed by or on behalf of such
Company Indemnitee specifically stating that it is expressly for use
therein; and provided, further, that the Company shall not be liable to any
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Person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of Regis-
trable Notes or any other Person, if any, who controls such underwriter, in
any such case to the extent that any such Loss arises out of such Person's
failure to send or give a copy of the final prospectus (including any
documents incorporated by reference therein), as the same may be then sup-
plemented or amended, to the Person asserting an untrue statement or
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alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission at or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Notes to such Person if
such statement or omission was corrected in such final prospectus. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investi-
gation made by or on behalf of such Company Indemnitee and shall survive
the transfer of such securities by such Company Indemnitee.
(b) Indemnification by the Offerors and Sellers. In con-
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nection with any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to
Section 2(a), 3(a) or 4 hereof in which a Holder has registered for sale
Registrable Notes, each such Holder or seller of Registrable Notes shall,
and hereby agrees to, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of
its directors, officers, employees and agents, each other Person, if any,
who controls the Company and each other seller and such seller's directors,
officers, stockholders, partners, employees, agents and affiliates (each, a
"Holder Indemnitee" for purposes of this Section 10(b)), against all Losses
insofar as such Losses arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Offering
Documents (or any document incorporated by reference therein) 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 light
of circumstances in which they were made not misleading, if such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was
made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Company through an instrument duly executed by such Holder or seller
of Registrable Notes specifically stating that it is expressly for use
therein; provided, however, that the liability of such indemnifying party
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under this Section 10(b) shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds
received by such indemnifying party in the offering giving rise to such
liability. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Holder
Indemnitee and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such
Holder.
(c) Notices of Losses, etc. Promptly after receipt by an
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indemnified party of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding
involving a Loss referred to in the preceding subsections of this
Section 10, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is
to be made against an indemnifying party, give written notice to the latter
of the commencement of such action; provided, however, that the failure of
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any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve
the indemnifying party of its obligations under the preceding subsections
of this Section 10, except to the extent that the indemnifying
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party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any
such action is brought against an indemnified party, the indemnifying party
shall be entitled to participate in and, unless in such indemnified party's
reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and
indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such Loss, to assume and
control the defense thereof, in each case at its own expense, jointly with
any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to the extent that it may
wish, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and
after its assumption of the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall
not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the latter in connection with the defense thereof
other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall
be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding effected
without its written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. No
indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party,
consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does
not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or
plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in
respect of such Loss or which requires action on the part of such
indemnified party or otherwise subjects the indemnified party to any
obligation or restriction to which it would not otherwise be subject.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in
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this Section 10 shall for any reason be unavailable to an indemnified party
under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 10 in respect of any Loss,
then, in lieu of the amount paid or payable under subsection (a) or (b) of
this Section 10, the indemnified party and the indemnifying party under
subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 10 shall contribute to the aggregate
Losses (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection
with investigating the same) (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of the Company and the prospective sellers of
Registrable Notes covered by the registration statement which resulted in
such Loss or action in respect thereof, with respect to the statements,
omissions or action which resulted in such Loss or action in respect
thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations, or (ii) if
the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable
law, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and such prospective
sellers, on the other hand, from their sale of Registrable Notes; provided,
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that, for purposes of this clause (ii), the relative benefits received by
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the prospective sellers shall be deemed not to exceed the amount received
by such sellers. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within
the meaning of Section 11(f) of
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the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who
was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligations, if
any, of the selling holders of Registrable Notes to contribute as provided
in this subsection (d) are several in proportion to the relative value of
their respective Registrable Notes covered by such registration statement
and not joint. In addition, no Person shall be obligated to contribute
hereunder any amounts in payment for any settlement of any action or Loss
effected without such Person's consent.
(e) Other Indemnification. The Company and, in connection
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with any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to
Section 2(a), each Holder shall, and, in connection with any registration
statement filed by the Company pursuant to Section 3(a) or 4, each Holder
who has registered for sale Registrable Notes, shall, with respect to any
required registration or other qualification of securities under any
Federal or state law or regulation of any governmental authority other than
the Securities Act, indemnify Holder Indemnitees and Company Indemnitees,
respectively, against Losses, or, to the extent that indemnification shall
be unavailable to a Holder Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, contribute to
the aggregate Losses of such Holder Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee in a
manner similar to that specified in the preceding subsections of this
Section 10 (with appropriate modifications).
(f) Indemnification Payments. The indemnification and
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contribution required by this Section 10 shall be made by periodic payments
of the amount thereof during the course of any investigation or defense, as
and when bills are received or any Loss is incurred.
11. Registration Rights to Others.
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If the Company shall at any time hereafter, other than pursuant
to the Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement, provide to any holder of
any securities of the Company rights with respect to the registration of
such securities under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, such rights
shall not be in conflict with or adversely affect any of the rights
provided in this Agreement to the holders of Registrable Notes.
12. Adjustments Affecting Registrable Notes.
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The Company shall not effect or permit to occur any combination,
subdivision or reclassification of Registrable Notes that would materially
adversely affect the ability of the Holders to include such Registrable
Notes in any registration of its securities under the Securities Act
contemplated by this Agreement or the marketability of such
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Registrable Notes under any such registration or other offering.
13. Rule 144 and Rule 144A.
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The Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to enable
Holders to sell Registrable Notes without registration under the Securities
Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (a) Rule 144 under
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time,
(b) Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from
time to time, or (c) any similar rules or regulations hereafter adopted by
the Commission, including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, filing on a timely basis all reports required to be filed under
the Exchange Act. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall
deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied
with such requirements.
14. Amendments and Waivers.
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Any provision of this Agreement may be amended, modified or
waived if, but only if, the written consent to such amendment, modification
or waiver has been obtained from (i) except as provided in clause (ii)
below, the Holder or Holders of at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate principal
amount of Registrable Notes affected by such amendment, modification or
waiver and (ii) in the case of any amendment, modification or waiver of any
provision of Section 5 or 9 hereof or this Section 14 or any provisions as
to the number of requests for registration to which holders of Registrable
Notes are entitled under Section 3 or 4 hereof, or as to the percentages of
Holders required for any amendment, modification or waiver, or any
amendment, modification or waiver which adversely affects any right and/or
obligation under this Agreement of any Holder, the written consent of each
Holder so affected.
15. Nominees for Beneficial Owners.
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In the event that any Registrable Note is held by a nominee for
the beneficial owner thereof, the beneficial owner thereof may, at its
election in writing delivered to the Company, be treated as the Holder of
such Registrable Note for purposes of any request or other action by any
Holder or Holders pursuant to this Agreement or any determination of the
number or percentage of principal amount of Registrable Notes held by any
Holder or Holders contemplated by this Agreement. If the beneficial owner
of any Registrable Notes so elects, the Company may require assurances
reasonably satisfactory to it of such owner's beneficial ownership of such
Registrable Notes.
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16. Assignment.
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The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors
and permitted assigns. Any Holder may assign to any permitted Transferee
(as permitted under applicable law) of its Registrable Notes its rights and
obligations under this Agreement, provided that such Transferee shall agree
in writing with the parties hereto prior to the assignment to be bound by
this Agreement as if it were an original party hereto, whereupon such
assignee shall for all purposes be deemed to be a Holder under this
Agreement. Except as provided above or otherwise permitted by this
Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or
liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by any
Holder without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. The
Company may not assign this Agreement or any right, remedy, obligation or
liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof.
17. Calculation of Percentage of Principal Amount of Registrable
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Notes.
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For purposes of this Agreement, all references to an aggregate
principal amount of Registrable Notes or a percentage thereof shall be
calculated based upon the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Notes
outstanding at the time such calculation is made and shall exclude any
Registrable Notes or Notes, as the case may be, owned by the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company.
18. Miscellaneous.
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(a) Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall
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execute such documents and other papers and perform such further acts as
may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out the provisions of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
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convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning
or construction of any provisions hereof.
(c) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company will not
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hereafter enter into any agreement which is inconsistent with the rights
granted to the Holders in this Agreement.
(d) Remedies. Each Holder, in addition to being entitled
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to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will
be entitled to specific
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performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees that
monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred
by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and the
Company hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific per-
formance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(e) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the
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entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the
subject matter contained herein, and there are no restrictions, promises,
representations, warranties, covenants, or undertakings with respect to the
subject matter hereof, other than those expressly set forth or referred to
herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(f) Notices. Any notices or other communications to be
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given hereunder by any party to another party shall be in writing, shall be
delivered personally, by telecopy, by certified or registered mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, or by Federal Express or other
comparable delivery service, to the address of the party set forth on
Schedule B hereto or to such other address as the party to whom notice is
to be given may provide in a written notice to the other parties hereto, a
copy of which shall be on file with the Secretary of the Company. Notice
shall be effective when delivered if given personally, when receipt is
acknowledged if telecopied, three days after mailing if given by registered
or certified mail as described above, and one business day after deposit if
given by Federal Express or comparable delivery service.
(g) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
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construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable
to agreements made to be performed entirely in such State.
(h) Severability. Notwithstanding any provision of this
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Agreement, neither the Company nor any other party hereto shall be required
to take any action which would be in violation of any applicable Federal or
state securities law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision
of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity,
legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement in such
jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of this Agreement,
including any such provision, in any other jurisdiction, it being intended
that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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(i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
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more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
By /s/ Kenneth J. Matlock
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Name: Kenneth J. Matlock
Title: Executive Vice President
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HOLDERS:
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SCHEDULE A
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HOLDERS OF REGISTRABLE NOTES
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Aggregate
Holder Principal Amount
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SCHEDULE B
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NOTICES
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If to the Company, to
Walter Industries, Inc.
1500 North Dale Mabry Highway
P.O. Box 31601
Tampa, Florida 33607
Attention: Secretary
Tel: (813) 871-4451
Fax: (813) 871-4430
with a copy to:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Peter J. Gordon, Esq.
Tel: (212) 445-2605
Fax: (212) 455-2502
If to the Holders, to:
such Holder, at such Holder's address or to such Holder's telephone or
telecopy number reflected in the Company's books and records
with a copy to:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
EXHIBIT 12
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
WALTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Nine months ended
For the years ended May 31, February 28,
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1994 1995
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($ in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Earnings
Income from continuing
operations . . . . . . . $(49,415) $20,632 $22,342 $ 46,594 $ 7,175 $ 9,066 $ 6,120
Add or (deduct)
Fixed charges as set
forth below . . . . . . 323,547 212,107 185,443 180,458 159,305 120,853 111,410
Interest capitalized . . (1,001) (703) (735) (933) (1,253) (1,114) (854)
Provision for income
taxes . . . . . . . . . (10,809) 19,454 12,463 24,328 28,917 25,372 21,988
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Earnings as defined . . . . $262,322 $251,490 $219,513 $250,447 $194,144 $154,177 $138,664
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Fixed charges
One-third rental expense $ 1,527 $ 1,893 $ 7,648 $ 7,944 $ 2,582 $ 1,610 $ 2,809
Interest incurred . . . . 322,020 210,214 177,795 172,514 156,723 119,243 108,601
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Fixed charges as defined . $323,547 $212,107 $185,443 $180,458 $159,305 $120,853 $111,410
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Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges . . . . . . . . . . (A) 1.19 1.18 1.39 1.22 1.28 1.24
(A) As a result of the loss incurred for the year ended May 31, 1990, the Company was unable to fully cover the
indicated fixed charges.
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<TABLE><CAPTION>
COMPUTATION OF PRO FORMA RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES FOR THE
YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 1994 AND THE NINE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995
AFTER EFFECTS OF EMERGENCE FROM CHAPTER 11 PROCEEDINGS
For the year ended For the nine months ended
May 31, 1994 February 28, 1995
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($ in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Earnings
Income from continuing operations . . . . . $(32,682) $(21,323)
Add or (deduct)
Fixed charges as set forth below . . . . 233,110 170,380
Interest capitalized . . . . . . . . . . (1,253) (854)
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . 4,566 5,221
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Earnings as defined . . . . . . . . . . . . $203,741 $153,424
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Fixed charges
One-third rental expense . . . . . . . . $ 2,582 $ 2,809
Interest incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,528 167,571
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Fixed charges as defined . . . . . . . . . $233,110 $170,380
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges . . . . . (A) (A)
(A) As a result of the pro forma loss for the period, the Company would have been unable to fully
cover the indicated fixed charges.
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Exhibit 21
EXHIBIT 21
LIST OF THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY
(Jurisdiction of incorporation as noted in parenthesis)
The direct and indirect subsidiaries of Walter Industries, Inc. are:
1. JW Aluminum Company (Del.)
2. Homes Holdings Corporation (Del.)
a. Jim Walter Homes, Inc. (Fla.) (a subsidiary of Homes Holding
Corporation)
i. Jim Walter Homes of Louisiana, Inc. (La.) (a subsidiary of
Jim Walter Homes, Inc.)
ii. Walter Home Improvement, Inc. (Fla.) (a subsidiary of Jim
Walter Homes, Inc.)
3. JW Window Components, Inc. (Del.)
a. Jim Walter Window Components, Inc. (Wisc.) (a subsidiary of JW
Window Components, Inc.)
4. Vestal Manufacturing Company (Del.)
5. Sloss Industries Corporation (Del.)
6. Southern Precision Corporation (Del.)
7. Mid-State Holdings Corporation (Del.)
a. Mid-State Homes, Inc. (Fla.) (a subsidiary of Mid-State
Holdings Corporation)
i. Mid-State Trust III (a business trust owned by Mid-State
Homes, Inc.)
ii. Mid-State Trust IV (a business trust owned by Mid-State
Homes, Inc.)
A. Mid-State Trust II (a business trust owned by Mid-
State Trust IV)
iii. Mid-State Trust V (a business trust owned by Mid-State
Homes, Inc.)
8. United States Pipe and Foundry Company (Del.)
9. Railroad Holdings Corporation (Del.)
a. Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company, Inc. (Ala.) (a subsidiary
of Railroad Holdings Corporation)
10. Computer Holdings Corporation (Del.)
a. Jim Walter Computer Services, Inc. (Del.) (a subsidiary of
Computer Holdings Corporation)
11. Land Holdings Corporation (Del.)
a. Walter Land Company (Del.) (a subsidiary of Land Holdings
Corporation)
12. J.W.I. Holdings Corporation (Del.)
a. J.W. Walter, Inc. (Del.) (a subsidiary of J.W.I. Holdings
Corporation)
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13. Hamer Holdings Corporation (Del.)
a. Hamer Properties, Inc. (W. Va.) (a subsidiary of Hamer
Holdings Corporation)
14. Best Insurors, Inc. (Fla.)
a. Best Insurors of Mississippi, Inc. (Miss.) (a subsidiary of
Best Insurors, Inc.)
b. Jim Walter Insurance Services, Inc. (Fla.) (a subsidiary of
Best Insurors, Inc.)
15. Cardem Insurance Co., Ltd. (Bermuda)
16. Coast to Coast Advertising, Inc. (Fla.)
17. United Land Corporation (Del.)
18. Dixie Building Supplies, Inc. (Fla.)
19. Jim Walter Resources, Inc. (Ala.)
a. Black Warrior Transmission Corp. (50% owned by Jim Walter
Resources, Inc.)
b. Black Warrior Methane Corp. (50% owned by Jim Walter
Resources, Inc.)
The names of particular subsidiaries may have been omitted if the
unnamed subsidiaries, considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary,
would not constitute a significant subsidiary as of May 31, 1994.
Exhibit 23(a)
EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated July 8, 1994,
relating to the consolidated financial statements of Walter Industries,
Inc. and its subsidiaries, which appears in such Prospectus. We also
consent to the application of such report to the Financial Statement
Schedules for the three years ended May 31, 1994 listed under Item 16(b) of
this Registration Statement when such schedules are read in conjunction
with the financial statements referred to in our report. The audits
referred to in such report also included these schedules. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Tampa, Florida
May 1, 1995
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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The undersigned Directors of Walter Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation which proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. pursuant to Rule 415 under the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a shelf Registration Statement on
Form S-1 with respect to certain Series B Senior Notes Due 2000 to be sold
by certain holders thereof who received said Senior Notes pursuant to the
Company's amended joint Plan of Reorganization dated as of December 9,
1994, as modified on March 1, 1995, hereby constitutes and appoints K.J.
Matlock, Donald M. Kurucz and W.H. Weldon, and each of them as his
attorney, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in
his name, place and stead, to sign and file the proposed Registration
Statement and any and all amendments and exhibits thereto, and any and all
applications and other documents to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pertaining to such securities or such registration,
with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in the premises, hereby
ratifying and approving the acts of such attorney or any such substitute.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand at Tampa,
Florida this 11th day of April, 1995.
/s/ James L. Johnson /s/ Howard L. Clark, Jr.
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/s/ James B. Farley /s/ James W. Walter
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/s/ Robert I. Shapiro /s/ G. Robert Durham
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/s/ Michael T. Tokarz /s/ Kenneth J. Matlock
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/s/ Eliot M. Fried
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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The undersigned Principal Financial Officer of Walter Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation which proposes to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. pursuant to Rule 415 under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a shelf Registration
Statement on Form S-1 with respect to certain Series B Senior Notes Due
2000 to be sold by certain holders thereof who received said Senior Notes
pursuant to the Company's amended joint Plan of Reorganization dated as of
December 9, 1994, as modified on March 1, 1995, hereby constitutes and
appoints F.A. Hult, Donald M. Kurucz and W.H. Weldon, and each of them as
his attorney, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and
in his name, place and stead, to sign and file the proposed Registration
Statement and any and all amendments and exhibits thereto, and any and all
applications and other documents to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pertaining to such securities or such registration,
with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in the premises, hereby
ratifying and approving the acts of such attorney or any such substitute.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand at Tampa,
Florida this 24th day of April, 1995.
/s/ Kenneth J. Matlock
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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to such financial statements and related notes.
</LEGEND>
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<S> <C> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAY-31-1994 MAY-31-1995
<PERIOD-START> JUN-1-1993 JUN-1-1994
<PERIOD-END> MAY-31-1994 FEB-28-1995
<CASH> 203,303 204,959
<SECURITIES> 107,552 88,650
<RECEIVABLES> 1,531,685 1,540,724
<ALLOWANCES> (33,693) (34,699)
<INVENTORY> 172,579 183,812
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> 0<F1>
<PP&E> 1,123,939 1,153,866
<DEPRECIATION> 466,076 506,609
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,140,892 3,098,947
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> 0<F1>
<BONDS> 871,970 784,815
<COMMON> 311 311
0<F1> 0<F1>
0<F1> 0<F1>
<OTHER-SE> (282,664) (278,982)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 3,140,892 3,098,947
<SALES> 1,068,387 848,717
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,328,524 1,042,661
<CGS> 845,061 682,930
<TOTAL-COSTS> 198,936 150,908
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 88,354 69,546
<LOSS-PROVISION> 4,611 3,422
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 155,470 107,747
<INCOME-PRETAX> 36,092 28,108
<INCOME-TAX> 28,917 21,988
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 7,175 6,120
<DISCONTINUED> 0<F1> 0<F1>
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0<F1> 0<F1>
<CHANGES> 0<F1> 0<F1>
<NET-INCOME> 7,175 6,120
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0<F1> 0<F1>
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<FN>
<F1>This line item is not presented on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
</FN>
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