(25) Solely with respect to the application of such provisions to the Offered Securities, the following sections of the Base Indenture are hereby amended as follows:
(i) any reference to the “Company” in the following sections or articles, as applicable, of the Base Indenture, to the extent applicable to the Offered Securities, is hereby amended to refer instead to the “Issuers”: Sections 2.02 through 2.15, 3.01 through 3.06, 5.01, 5.02, 5.04 and 6.02 through 6.08, and Articles VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII and XIII;
(ii) all references to “30 days” and “45 days” in Section 3.02 of the Base Indenture are amended to refer instead to “10 days” and “15 days,” respectively;
(iii) Sections 9.01(b) and 9.01(i) of the Base Indenture are hereby replaced and superseded by the following provisions:
(b) to add an additional obligor on the Offered Securities or to add a guarantor of any Offered Securities, or to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or the Co-Issuer or any additional obligor or guarantor of the Offered Securities, or successive successions, and the assumption by any Successor Company or Successor Co-Issuer of the covenants, agreements and obligations of such Company, Co-Issuer or such obligor or guarantor, as the case may be, pursuant to Article X;
(i) to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the Offered Securities as provided in Section 2.01 of the Base Indenture, to provide which, if any, of the covenants of the Company shall apply to such series, to provide which of the Events of Default shall apply to such series, to add a co-issuer, to name one or more guarantors and provide for guarantees of such series, to provide for the terms and conditions upon which the guarantee by any guarantor of such series may be released or terminated, or to define the rights of the Holders of Offered Securities;
(26) Solely with respect to the application of such provisions to the Offered Securities, Sections 10.01 and 10.02 of the Base Indenture are hereby replaced and superseded by the following provisions:
Section 10.01 Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets.
The Company will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in one or a series of related transactions to, any Person, unless:
(a) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Company”) will be a corporation, limited liability company, public limited company, limited partnership or other entity organized and existing under the laws of (u) the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, (v) Ireland, (w) England and Wales, (x) Jersey, (y) any member state of the European Union as in effect on the date the Offered Securities are first issued or (z) Switzerland; provided that the Successor Company (if not the Company) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Offered Securities and this Indenture;
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Successor Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) any conveyance, transfer or lease of assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the Co-Issuer, shall not be prohibited hereunder, and (B) the Company may, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction within the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Ireland, England and Wales, Jersey, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the date the Offered Securities are first issued or Switzerland to realize tax or other benefits.
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