1 Exhibit 4.1 ROYAL OAK MINES INC., as Issuer and KEMESS MINES INC., as Guarantor and MELLON BANK, F.S.B., as Trustee INDENTURE Dated as of August 12, 1996 $175,000,000 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 and Series B 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 2 CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE TIA Indenture Section Section ------- --------- 310 (a)(1) ............................ 7.10 (a)(2) ............................ 7.10 (a)(3) ............................ N.A. (a)(4) ............................ N.A. (a)(5) ............................ 7.08; 7.10 (b) ............................ 7.08; 7.10; 13.02 (c) ............................ N.A. 311 (a) ............................ 7.11 (b) ............................ 7.11 (c) ............................ N.A. 312 (a) ............................ 2.05 (b) ............................ 13.03 (c) ............................ 13.03 313 (a) ............................ 7.06 (b)(1) ............................ N.A. (b)(2) ............................ 7.06 (c) ............................ 7.06; 13.02 (d) ............................ 7.06 314 (a) ............................ 4.07; 4.08; 13.02 (b) ............................ N.A. (c)(1) ............................ 13.04 (c)(2) ............................ 13.04 (c)(3) ............................ N.A. (d) ............................ N.A. (e) ............................ 13.05 (f) ............................ N.A. 315 (a) ............................ 7.01(b) (b) ............................ 7.05; 13.02 (c) ............................ 7.01(a) (d) ............................ 7.01(c) (e) ............................ 6.11 316 (a)(last sentence) ............... 2.09 (a)(1)(A) ........................ 6.05 (a)(1)(B) ........................ 6.04 (a)(2) ........................ N.A. (b) ............................ 6.07 (c) ............................ 9.05 317 (a)(1) ............................ 6.08 (a)(2) ............................ 6.09 (b) ............................ 2.04 318 (a) ............................ 13.01 (c) ............................ 13.01 ______________________ N.A. means Not Applicable. NOTE: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Section 1.01 Definitions ...................................... 1 Section 1.02 Incorporation by Reference of TIA ............................................ 27 Section 1.03 Rules of Construction ............................ 27 ARTICLE TWO THE NOTES Section 2.01 Form and Dating .................................. 28 Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication; Aggregate Principal Amount ............................... 29 Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent ....................... 30 Section 2.04 Paying Agent To Hold Assets in Trust .......................................... 31 Section 2.05 Noteholder Lists ................................. 31 Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange ............................ 32 Section 2.07 Replacement Notes ................................ 33 Section 2.08 Outstanding Notes ................................ 33 Section 2.09 Treasury Notes ................................... 34 Section 2.10 Temporary Notes .................................. 34 Section 2.11 Cancellation ..................................... 34 Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest ............................... 35 Section 2.13 CUSIP Number ..................................... 35 Section 2.14 Deposit of Moneys ................................ 35 Section 2.15 Restrictive Legends .............................. 36 Section 2.16 Book-Entry Provisions for Global Security ....................................... 38 Section 2.17 Special Transfer Provisions ...................... 39 ARTICLE THREE REDEMPTION Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee ............................... 42 Section 3.02 Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed ................ 42 Section 3.03 Notice of Redemption ............................. 43 Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption ................... 44 Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price ...................... 45 Section 3.06 Notes Redeemed in Part ........................... 45 -i- 4 Page ---- ARTICLE FOUR COVENANTS Section 4.01 Payment of Notes ................................. 45 Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency .................. 47 Section 4.03 Corporate Existence .............................. 47 Section 4.04 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims ................ 47 Section 4.05 Maintenance of Properties and Insurance ...................................... 48 Section 4.06 Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default ........................................ 48 Section 4.07 Compliance with Laws ............................. 49 Section 4.08 SEC Reports ...................................... 50 Section 4.09 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws ........................................... 51 Section 4.10 Limitation on Restricted Payments ................ 51 Section 4.11 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates ..................................... 53 Section 4.12 Limitation on Indebtedness ....................... 54 Section 4.13 Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries ................................... 56 Section 4.14 Prohibition on Incurrence of Senior Subordinated Indebtedness ...................... 57 Section 4.15 Change of Control ................................ 57 Section 4.16 Limitation on Sale of Assets ..................... 60 Section 4.17 Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries ........................ 63 Section 4.18 Limitation on Liens .............................. 63 Section 4.19 Conduct of Business .............................. 64 Section 4.20 Additional Subsidiary Guarantees ................. 64 ARTICLE FIVE SUCCESSOR CORPORATION Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets ......................................... 65 Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted ................ 67 ARTICLE SIX DEFAULT AND REMEDIES Section 6.01 Events of Default ................................ 68 Section 6.02 Acceleration ..................................... 70 -ii- 5 Page ---- Section 6.03 Other Remedies ................................... 71 Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults .......................... 71 Section 6.05 Control by Majority .............................. 71 Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits .............................. 72 Section 6.07 Rights of Holders To Receive Payment ............. 72 Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee ....................... 73 Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim ................. 73 Section 6.10 Priorities ....................................... 74 Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs ............................ 74 ARTICLE SEVEN TRUSTEE Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee ................................ 75 Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee ................................ 76 Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee ..................... 78 Section 7.04 Trustee's Disclaimer ............................. 78 Section 7.05 Notice of Default ................................ 78 Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders .................... 78 Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity ....................... 79 Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee ........................... 80 Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. ................ 81 Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification .................... 81 Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company ................................ 82 ARTICLE EIGHT DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE Section 8.01 Termination of the Company's Obligations .......................... 82 Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance ..................................... 84 Section 8.03 Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance ............................ 85 Section 8.04 Application of Trust Money ....................... 87 Section 8.05 Repayment to the Company or the Guarantors .............................. 88 Section 8.06 Reinstatement .................................... 89 ARTICLE NINE AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders ...................... 89 -iii- 6 Page ---- Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders ......................... 90 Section 9.03 Effect on Senior Indebtedness and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness .................. 92 Section 9.04 Compliance with TIA .............................. 92 Section 9.05 Revocation and Effect of Consents ................ 92 Section 9.06 Notation on or Exchange of Notes ................. 93 Section 9.07 Trustee To Sign Amendments, Etc. ................. 94 ARTICLE TEN SUBORDINATION Section 10.01 Notes Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness ............................ 94 Section 10.02 No Payment on Notes in Certain Circumstances .......................... 95 Section 10.03 Payment Over of Proceeds upon Dissolution, Etc. .............................. 96 Section 10.04 Payments May Be Paid Prior to Dissolution .................................... 98 Section 10.05 Subrogation ...................................... 99 Section 10.06 Obligations of the Company Unconditional .................................. 99 Section 10.07 Notice to Trustee ................................ 100 Section 10.08 Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent ............... 100 Section 10.09 Trustee's Relation to Senior Indebtedness ................................... 101 Section 10.10 Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or Omissions of the Company or Holders of Senior Indebtedness .............. 101 Section 10.11 Noteholders Authorize Trustee To Effectuate Subordination of Notes .............. 102 Section 10.12 This Article Ten Not To Prevent Events of Default .............................. 103 Section 10.13 Trustee's Compensation Not Prejudiced ..................................... 103 ARTICLE ELEVEN GUARANTEE Section 11.01 Unconditional Guarantee .......................... 103 Section 11.02 Subordination of Guarantee ...................................... 104 Section 11.03 Severability ..................................... 104 Section 11.04 Release of a Guarantor ........................... 105 -iv- 7 Page ---- Section 11.05 Limitation of Subsidiary Guarantor's Liability ...................................... 105 Section 11.06 Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms .................................. 106 Section 11.07 Contribution ..................................... 107 Section 11.08 Waiver of Subrogation ............................ 107 Section 11.09 Execution of Guarantee ........................... 108 Section 11.10 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws ........................................... 109 ARTICLE TWELVE SUBORDINATION OF GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS Section 12.01 Guarantee Obligations Subordinated to Guarantor Senior Indebtedness ................................... 109 Section 12.02 No Payment on Notes in Certain Circumstances .................................. 110 Section 12.03 Payment Over of Proceeds upon Dissolution, Etc. .............................. 112 Section 12.04 Payments May Be Paid Prior to Dissolution .................................... 113 Section 12.05 Subrogation ...................................... 114 Section 12.06 Obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors Unconditional ....................... 114 Section 12.07 Notice to Trustee ................................ 115 Section 12.08 Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent ............... 116 Section 12.09 Trustee's Relation to Guarantor Senior Indebtedness ............................ 116 Section 12.10 Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or Omissions of the Subsidiary Guarantors or Holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness ............................ 117 Section 12.11 Noteholders Authorize Trustee To Effectuate Subordination of Guarantee Obligations .......................... 117 Section 12.12 This Article Twelve Not To Prevent Events of Default .............................. 118 Section 12.13 Trustee's Compensation Not Prejudiced ..................................... 118 -v- 8 Page ---- ARTICLE THIRTEEN MISCELLANEOUS Section 13.01 TIA Controls ..................................... 118 Section 13.02 Notices .......................................... 119 Section 13.03 Communications by Holders with Other Holders ........................................ 120 Section 13.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent ........................... 120 Section 13.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion ..................................... 121 Section 13.06 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar ...................................... 121 Section 13.07 Legal Holidays ................................... 121 Section 13.08 Governing Law .................................... 122 Section 13.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements ..................................... 122 Section 13.10 No Recourse Against Others ....................... 122 Section 13.11 Successors ....................................... 122 Section 13.12 Duplicate Originals .............................. 122 Section 13.13 Severability ..................................... 122 Signatures ..................................................... 124 Exhibit A - Form of Initial Note with Guarantee Exhibit B - Form of Exchange Note with Guarantee Exhibit C - Form of Certificate To Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Non-QIB Accredited Investors Exhibit D - Form of Certificate To Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S Note: This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture. -vi- 9 INDENTURE, dated as of August 12, 1996, by and among Royal Oak Mines Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the "Company"), Kemess Mines Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the "Guarantor"), and Mellon Bank, F.S.B., a federal savings bank with trust powers, as Trustee (the "Trustee"). The Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Initial Notes") and Series B 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Exchange Notes," and together with the Initial Notes, the "Notes") and, to provide therefor, the Company and the Guarantor have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture. All things necessary to make the Notes, when duly issued and executed by the Company, and authenticated and delivered hereunder, the valid obligations of the Company and the Guarantor, and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Guarantor, have been done. Each party hereto agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes. ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE SECTION 1.01 Definitions. "Acquired Indebtedness" of any Person means Indebtedness of another Person and any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or at the time it merges or consolidates with such Person or any of such Person's Restricted Subsidiaries or is assumed by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person in connection with the acquisition of assets from such other Person and in each case not Incurred by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or such other Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or such acquisition, merger or consolidation, and which Indebtedness is without recourse to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or to any of their respective properties or assets other than the Person or the assets to which such Indebtedness related prior to the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or the time of such acquisition, merger or consolidation. 10 -2- "Additional Amounts" has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c) of Exhibit A hereto. Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, (a) the payment of principal (and premium, if any), (b) purchase prices in connection with a repurchase of Notes, (c) interest, or (d) any other amount payable on or with respect to any of the Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts provided for in Section 4.01 to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof. "Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means the total amount of consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (net of applicable depletion, depreciation, amortization and other valuation reserves), except to the extent resulting from write-ups of capital assets (excluding write-ups in connection with accounting for acquisitions in conformity with GAAP), after deducting therefrom (i) all current liabilities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding intercompany items) and (ii) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, all as set forth on the most recently available quarterly or annual consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, prepared in conformity with GAAP. "Affiliate" means, when used with reference to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control", when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative of the foregoing. "Affiliate Transaction" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11. "Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent, co-Registrar or Authenticating Agent. "Agent Members" has the meaning provided in Section 2.16. "all or substantially all" shall have the meaning given such phrase in the Revised Model Business Corporation Act of 1984, as amended. 11 -3- "Asset Acquisition" means (i) an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or shall be merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of assets of any Person comprising a division or line of business of such Person. "Asset Sale" means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease, assignment or other transfer for value by the Company or by any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) to any Person other than to the Company or to a direct or indirect wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of (i) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) any other property or assets of the Company or of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, other than with respect to this clause (ii) any disposition of mineral products for value in the ordinary course of business. "Asset Sale Offer" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16. "Authenticating Agent" has the meaning provided in Section 2.02. "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors. "Board of Directors" means, as to any Person, the board of directors of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof. "Board Resolution" means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the board of directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee. "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in the City of New York are required or authorized by law or other governmental action to be closed. "Capital Stock" means (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of 12 -4- corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person and (ii) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person. "Capitalized Lease Obligation" means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP. The stated maturity of such obligations shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. "Cash Equivalents" means (i) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or Canadian Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or Canada, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or any province of Canada or any political subdivision of any such province or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody's; (iii) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody's; (iv) certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or Canada or any province thereof or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than US$250 million; and (v) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iv) above. "Change of Control" means the occurrence of one or more of the following events (whether or not approved by the board of directors of the Company): (i) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of, in one 13 -5- transaction or a series of related transactions, all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis) to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act other than the Company or a Person which is a Restricted Subsidiary (a "Group of Persons"); or (ii) the adoption of any plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (iii) any Person or Group of Persons is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the Voting Stock of the Company; or (iv) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors. "Change of Control Offer" has the meaning provided in Section 4.15. "Change of Control Payment Date" has the meaning provided in Section 4.15. "Change of Control Triggering Event" means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event. "Commodity Agreement" of any Person means any option or futures contract or similar agreement or arrangement. "Common Stock" of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Person's common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock. "Company" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture and thereafter means such successor. "Consolidated EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (i) Consolidated Net Income plus (ii) to the extent that any of the following shall have been taken into account in determining Consolidated Net Income, (A) all income taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other than income taxes attributable to extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains or losses or taxes attributable to sales or dispositions of assets outside the ordinary course of business), Consolidated Interest Expense, amortization expense and depreciation expense, and (B) other non-cash items (other than non-cash interest) reducing Consolidated Net Income, other than any 14 -6- non-cash item which requires the accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period and other than any non-cash charge constituting an extraordinary item of loss, less other non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP. "Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the four full fiscal quarters (the "Four Quarter Period") ending on or prior to the date of the transaction or event giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (the "Transaction Date") to Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, "Consolidated EBITDA" and "Consolidated Fixed Charges" shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to (i) the Incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any Incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness (and the application of the proceeds thereof), other than the Incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities, at any time subsequent to the first day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Incurrence or repayment, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period and (ii) any Asset Sales or Asset Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of any such Asset Acquisition) Incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness at any time subsequent to the first day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition (including the Incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Indebtedness or Acquired Indebtedness) and also including any Consolidated EBITDA associated with such Asset Acquisition) occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; provided that the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person acquired shall be included only to the extent includable pursuant to the definition of "Consolidated Net Income." If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence shall give effect to the Incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person had directly Incurred or 15 -7- otherwise assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness. Furthermore, in calculating "Consolidated Fixed Charges" for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this "Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio," (1) interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date (including Indebtedness actually Incurred on the Transaction Date) and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date; and (2) notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements. "Consolidated Fixed Charges" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense (including amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and any premium or penalty paid in connection with redeeming or retiring Indebtedness of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries prior to the stated maturity thereof pursuant to the agreements governing such Indebtedness) and (ii) the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person (other than dividends paid in Common Stock) paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated Federal, state and local tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal. "Consolidated Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the interest expense (without deduction of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and including (a) all amortization of original issue discount; (b) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; (c) net cash costs under all Interest Swap Obligations (including amortization of fees); (d) all capitalized interest; and (e) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligations for such period. "Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a 16 -8- consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded therefrom (a) after-tax gains from Asset Sales or abandonments or reserves relating thereto, (b) after-tax items classified as extraordinary or non-recurring gains, (c) the net income of any Person acquired in a "pooling of interests" transaction accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person or is merged or consolidated with the referent Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person, (d) the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is restricted by a contract, operation of law or otherwise, (e) the net income of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to the referent Person or to a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the referent Person by such Person, (f) any restoration to income of any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such reserve was made out of Consolidated Net Income accrued at any time following the Issue Date, (g) income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued), and (h) in the case of a successor to the referent Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of the referent Person's assets, any earnings of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets. "Consolidated Net Worth" of any Person means the consolidated stockholders' equity of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less (without duplication) amounts attributable to Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person. "Continuing Director" means, as of the date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who (i) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of this Indenture or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the affirmative vote of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board at the time of such election or nomination; provided, however, that in the event of a business combination involving the Company, by merger or consolidation or otherwise, from the time of effectiveness of such business combination until the next annual general meeting of the shareholders of the surviving entity, Continuing Directors shall only be directors of the Company not elected in anticipation of, or in connection with, any such transaction who are also directors of the surviving entity. 17 -9- "Currency Agreement" means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary against fluctuations in currency values. "Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. "Default" means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default. "Default Notice" has the meaning provided in Section 10.02. "Depositary" means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and successors. "Designated Senior Debt" means Indebtedness constituting Senior Indebtedness which, at the time of designation, has an aggregate principal amount of at least US$25 million and is specifically designated in the instrument evidencing such Senior Indebtedness as "Designated Senior Indebtedness" by the Company. "Disqualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the final maturity date of the Notes. "Events of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or any successor statute or statutes thereto. "Exchange Notes" has the meaning provided in the preamble to this Indenture. "Exchange Offer" means the registration by the Company and the Guarantors under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement of the offer by the Company and the Guarantors to each Holder of the Initial Notes to exchange all the Initial Notes held by such Holder for the Exchange Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount 18 -10- of the Initial Notes held by such Holder, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement. "fair market value" or "fair value" means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm's-length, free market transaction, for cash, between an informed and willing seller and an informed and willing and able 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 reasonably and in good faith and shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee; provided, however, that if the aggregate non-cash consideration to be received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Asset Sale could be reasonably likely to exceed US$15 million the fair market value shall be determined by an Independent Financial Advisor. "Financial Advisor" means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing that is, in the reasonable and good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company, qualified to perform the task for which such firm has been engaged. "Fiscal Year" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(a). "Foreign Exchange Obligations" means the obligations of any Person under any foreign currency future, option, swap or cap or other foreign currency hedge or arrangement. "Four Quarter Period" has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio." "Funding Guarantor" has the meaning provided in Section 11.07. "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 may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date. "Global Note" has the meaning provided in Section 2.01. 19 -11- "Gradation" means a gradation within a Rating Category, which shall be "+" and "-", in the case of S&P's current Rating Categories (e.g., a decline from BB+ to BB would constitute a decrease of one gradation); "1", "2" and "3", in the case of Moody's current Rating Categories (e.g., a decline from B1 to B2 would constitute a decrease of one gradation); or the equivalent in respect of successor Rating Categories of S&P or Moody's or Rating Categories used by Rating Agencies other than S&P and Moody's. "Guarantee" means the guarantee of each Guarantor set forth in Article Eleven and any additional guarantee of the Notes executed by any Subsidiary of the Company. "Guarantor" or "Guarantors" means (i) Kemess Mines Inc. and (ii) each of the Company's Subsidiaries that in the future executes a supplemental indenture in which such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Indenture as a Guarantor; provided that any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor when its respective Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. "Guarantor Senior Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of any Guarantor (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable law), whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of any particular Indebtedness, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding expressly provides that such Indebtedness shall not be senior in right of payment to the Guarantee of such Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall not include (i) any Indebtedness of such Guarantor to a Subsidiary of such Guarantor or to a Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) Indebtedness to, or guaranteed on behalf of, any shareholder, director, officer or employee of such Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Guarantor (including, without limitation, amounts owed for compensation), (iii) Indebtedness and other amounts incurred in connection with obtaining goods, materials or services owing to trade creditors, (iv) Disqualified Capital Stock, (v) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Guarantor, (vi) Indebtedness incurred in violation of the covenant described in Section 4.12 and (vii) any Indebtedness which is, by its express terms, subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Guarantor. "Holder" or "Noteholder" means the Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Registrar's books. 20 -12- "Incur" means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation or the initial 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, however, that (A) any Indebtedness assumed in connection with an acquisition of assets and any Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) of the Company or at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to be Incurred at the time of the acquisition of such assets or by such Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes, or is merged or consolidated with, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or by the Company at the time of such merger or consolidation, as the case may be, 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) or (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 shall be redeemed. "Indebtedness" means with respect to any Person, any liability of such Person or such Person's Restricted Subsidiaries, without duplication, (i) for borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) for Capitalized Lease Obligations, (iv) issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue by 90 days or more or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted), (v) for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker's acceptance or similar credit transaction, (vi) for all Indebtedness of others (including all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which is) guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries or that is otherwise its legal liability or which such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries has agreed to purchase or repurchase or in respect of which such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries has agreed contingently to supply or advance funds, (vii) comprising net liabilities under Interest 21 -13- Swap Obligations and Commodity Agreements, (viii) for all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any asset or property (including, without limitation, leasehold interests and any other tangible or intangible property) of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries or is not otherwise such Person's or its Restricted Subsidiaries' legal liability; provided that if the Obligations so secured have not been assumed by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries or are otherwise not such Person's or its Restricted Subsidiaries' legal liability, the amount of such Indebtedness for the purposes of this definition shall be limited to the lesser of the amount of such Indebtedness secured by such Lien or the fair market value of the assets or property securing such Lien, and (ix) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends if any. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at such date; provided that the amount outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount is the full amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time as determined in conformity with GAAP. "Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. "Independent," when used with respect to any specified Person, means such a Person who (a) is in fact independent, (b) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or in any Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (c) is not an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Whenever it is provided in this Indenture that any Independent Person's opinion or certificate shall be furnished to the Trustee, such Person shall be appointed by the Company and approved by the Trustee in the exercise of reasonable care, and such opinion or certificate shall state that the signer has read this definition and that the signer is Independent within the meaning thereof. 22 -14- "Initial Notes" has the meaning provided in the preamble to this Indenture. "Initial Purchasers" means BT Securities Corporation and Scotia Capital Markets "Institutional Accredited Investor" means an institution that is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act. "Interest Payment Date" means the stated maturity of an installment of interest on the Notes. "Interest Swap Obligations" means the obligations of any Person under any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future, interest rate option, interest rate swap, interest rate cap or other interest rate hedge or arrangement. "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter. "Investment" by any Person means any direct or indirect (i) loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other property (valued at the fair market value thereof as of the date of transfer) to others or payments for property or services for the account or use of others, or otherwise); (ii) purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by any other Person; (iii) guarantee or assumption of any Indebtedness or any other obligation of any other Person (except for an assumption of Indebtedness for which the assuming Person receives consideration at the time of such assumption in the form of property or assets with a fair market value at least equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness assumed); 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. The amount of any Investment shall not be adjusted for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company sells or otherwise disposes of any Common Stock of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, the Company no longer owns, directly or indirectly, greater than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such 23 -15- sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of. "Issue Date" means the date of original issuance of the Notes. "Kemess South" means that portion of the Kemess gold-copper ore body (located in British Columbia and the acquisition of which was completed by the Company in January 1996) upon which construction of an open-pit mine and processing facility began in July, 1996. "Legal Holiday" has the meaning provided in Section 13.07. "Lien" means, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, easement, restriction, covenant, right-of-way, charge or adverse claim affecting title or resulting in an encumbrance against real or personal property of such Person, or a security interest of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option, right of first refusal or other similar agreement to sell, in each case securing obligations of such Person and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statute or statutes) of any jurisdiction other than to reflect ownership by a third party of property leased to the referent Person or any of its Subsidiaries under a lease that is not in the nature of a conditional sale or title retention agreement). "Maturity Date" means August 15, 2006. "Mining Business" means (i) the acquisition, exploration, development, operation and disposition of mineral interests, (ii) the gathering, marketing, treating, processing, storage, selling and transporting of any production from such interests and (iii) ancillary activities that are directly related to, and necessary in connection with, the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) above. "Mining Related Assets Investment" means any Investment or capital expenditure (but not including additions to working capital or repayments of any revolving credit or working capital borrowings) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company which is related to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as it is conducted on the date of the Asset Sale giving rise to the Net Cash Proceeds to be reinvested. 24 -16- "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and its successors. "Net Cash Proceeds" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net of (a) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, brokerage, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable ((1) including, without limitation, income taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable as a result of any disposition of property within two years of the date of disposition and (2) after taking into account any reduction in tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (c) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by the Company or any Restricted 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. "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 (including, without limitation, brokerage, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and commissions) 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 Restricted Subsidiary issued after the Issue Date 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 amount required to be paid by the holder of such Indebtedness to the Company or to any wholly owned Restricted 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 25 -17- in connection therewith), in each case (a) and (b) to the extent consummated after the Issue Date. "Non-U.S. Person" means a person who is not a U.S. person, as defined in Regulation S. "Notes" means the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes treated as a single class of securities, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, that are issued pursuant to this Indenture. "Obligations" means all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness. "Offering Memorandum" means the Offering Memorandum dated August 5, 1996, pursuant to which the Initial Notes were offered, and any supplement thereto. "Officer" means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Controller, or the Secretary of such Person, or any other officer designated by the Board of Directors serving in a similar capacity. "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company. "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel which and who are acceptable to the Trustee. "Paying Agent" shall initially be Mellon Securities Trust Co., a New York chartered trust company, until a successor paying agent for the Notes is selected in accordance with this Indenture. "Payment Blockage Period" has the meaning provided in Section 10.02. "payment default" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01. "Permitted Indebtedness" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12. "Permitted Investments" means (a) investments in cash and Cash Equivalents; (b) Investments by the Company or by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any Person (i) that is or 26 -18- will become immediately after such Investment a direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) such that such Investment, when combined with all other outstanding Investments of the Company permitted pursuant to this clause (ii), would not exceed, in the aggregate, 5% of the Company's Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; (c) any Investments in the Company by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that any Indebtedness evidencing such Investment is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to the Company's obligations in respect of the Notes and this Indenture; and (d) Investments made by the Company or by its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of an Asset Sale made in compliance with Section 4.16. "Permitted Liens" means: (i) Liens on assets or property of the Company that secure Senior Indebtedness of the Company and Liens on assets or property of a Restricted Subsidiary that secure Senior Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary, in each case to the extent such Senior Indebtedness is permitted under paragraph (b) of the covenant described under Section 4.12 or clause (vi) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under clause (iv) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; (iii) Liens securing Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time that such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of such Person; (iv) Liens on property acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition and do not extend to any other property; (v) Liens relating to royalty payments to be made by the Company to the British Columbia provincial government in respect of copper extracted and processed from the Kemess South property; (vi) Liens in respect of Interest Swap Obligations, Commodity Agreements, Capitalized Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Obligations, in each case permitted under this Indenture; 27 -19- (vii) Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted Wholly Owned Subsidiary; (viii) Liens incurred, or pledges and deposits in connection with, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security benefits, and leases, appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; (ix) Liens imposed by law, including, without limitation, mechanics', carriers', warehousemen's, materialmen's, suppliers' and vendors' Liens, incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; and (x) Liens for ad valorem, income or property taxes or assessments and similar charges which either are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which the Company has set aside on its books reserves to the extent required by GAAP. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof. "Physical Notes" has the meaning provided in Section 2.01. "Preferred Stock" of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation. "principal" of any Indebtedness (including the Notes) means the principal amount of such Indebtedness plus the premium, if any, on such Indebtedness. "Private Placement Legend" means the legend initially set forth on the Notes in the form set forth in Section 2.15. "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, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in consultation with its independent public accountants. 28 -20- "Public Equity Offering" means a public offering of Common Stock of the Company resulting in net proceeds to the Company in excess of US$20 million. "Purchase Money Obligations" means Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with the purchase of property or assets of the business of the Company; provided that any Lien so created in connection with such incurrence is limited solely to the property or assets so purchased. "Qualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock. "Qualified Institutional Buyer" or "QIB" shall have the meaning specified in Rule 144A under the Securities Act. "Rating Agencies" means (i) S&P and (ii) Moody's or (iii) if S&P or Moody's or both of them are not making publicly available ratings of the Notes, a nationally recognized U.S. rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company, which will be substituted for S&P or Moody's or both, as the case may be. "Rating Category" means (i) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); (ii) with respect to Moody's, any of the following categories: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and (iii) the equivalent of any such categories of S&P or Moody's used by another Rating Agency, if applicable. "Rating Event" means that at any time within 90 days (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade or for review without indication of direction by any Rating Agency) after the earlier of the date of public notice of a Change of Control or of the intention of the Company or of any Person to effect a Change of Control, the rating of the Notes is decreased by any Rating Agency by one or more Gradations. "Record Date" means the Record Dates specified in the Notes, whether or not a Legal Holiday. "Redemption Date," when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes. 29 -21- "Redemption Price," when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, means the price fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes. "Refinance" means, in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue a security or Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. "Refinanced" and "Refinancing" shall have correlative meanings. "Refinancing Indebtedness" means any Refinancing by the Company of Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with Section 4.12 (other than pursuant to clause (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness), in each case that does not (1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of such Person as of the date of such proposed Refinancing (plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness and plus the amount of reasonable expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such Refinancing) or (2) create Indebtedness with (A) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced or (B) a final maturity earlier than the final maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that (x) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is Indebtedness of the Company, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Indebtedness solely of the Company, and (y) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinate or junior to the Notes, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinate to the Notes at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being Refinanced. "Registrar" shall initially mean the Trustee, as the registration agent for the Notes, until a successor registrar for the Notes is appointed in accordance with Section 2.03. "Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 12, 1996 among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers for the benefit of themselves and the Holders, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. "Regulation S" means Regulation S under the Securities Act. "Representative" means the indenture trustee or other trustee, agent or representative in respect of any Designated Senior Indebtedness; provided that if, and for so long as, any 30 -22- Designated Senior Indebtedness lacks such a representative, then the Representative for such Designated Senior Indebtedness shall at all times constitute the holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of such Designated Senior Indebtedness in respect of any Designated Senior Indebtedness. "Restricted Payment" has the meaning provided in Section 4.10. "Restricted Security" has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to request and conclusively rely on an Opinion of Counsel with respect to whether any Note constitutes a Restricted Security. "Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A under the Securities Act. "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Corporation and its successors. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. "Senior Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable law), whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of any particular Indebtedness, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding expressly provides that such Indebtedness shall not be senior in right of payment to the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Senior Indebtedness shall not include (i) any Indebtedness of the Company to a Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) Indebtedness to, or guaranteed on behalf of, any shareholder, director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary (including, without limitation, amounts owed for compensation), (iii) Indebtedness and other amounts incurred in connection with obtaining goods, materials or services owing to trade creditors, (iv) Disqualified Capital Stock, (v) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Company, (vi) Indebtedness incurred in 31 -23- violation of the covenant described in Section 4.12 and (vii) any Indebtedness which is, by its express terms, subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company. "Subsidiary," with respect to any Person, means (i) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or (ii) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person. "TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section Section 77aaa-77bbbb), as amended, as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.04. "Trust Officer" means any officer of the Trustee assigned by the Trustee to administer this Indenture, or in the case of a successor trustee, an officer assigned to the department, division or group performing the corporation trust work of such successor and assigned to administer this Indenture. "Trustee" means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor. "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that (i) the Subsidiary to be so designated (x)(I) has total assets with a fair market value at the time of such designation of US$1,000 or less or (II) is being so designated prior to the acquisition by the Company of such Subsidiary by merger or consolidation with an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and (y) does not own any Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) if such Subsidiary is acquired by the Company, such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary prior to the consummation of such acquisition, (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iv) no portion of any Indebtedness or any other obligation (contingent or otherwise) of such Subsidiary (a) is guaranteed by or is otherwise the subject of credit support provided by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any way, or (c) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (v) neither the Company nor any of its 32 -24- Restricted Subsidiaries has any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with such Subsidiary other than on terms as favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary as those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company, and (vi) neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any obligations (a) to subscribe for additional shares of Capital Stock of such Subsidiary, or (b) to maintain or preserve such Subsidiary's financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Company's Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the trustee a certified certificate stating that such designation complies with the foregoing conditions. The Company's Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, including, without limitation, under Sections 4.12 and 4.18, assuming the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of such designation of all existing Indebtedness and Liens of the Unrestricted Subsidiary to be so designated as a Restricted Subsidiary. In the event of any Disposition involving the Company in which the Company is not the Surviving Person, the Board of Directors of the Surviving Person may (x) prior to such Disposition, designate any of its Subsidiaries, and any of the Company's Subsidiaries being acquired pursuant to such Disposition that are not Restricted Subsidiaries, as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and (y) after such Disposition, designate any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under the same conditions and in the same manner as the Company under the terms of this Indenture. "U.S. Government Obligations" means direct obligations of, and obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged. "U.S. Legal Tender" means such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. "U.S. Physical Notes" has the meaning provided in Section 2.01. "Voting Stock" means, with respect to any Person, securities of any class or classes of Capital Stock in such Person entitling the holders thereof (whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has voting power by reason of any 33 -25- contingency) to vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person. "Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into (b) the total of the product obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment. "wholly owned Subsidiary" of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than directors' qualifying shares or similar legally required de minimis holdings) which normally have the right to vote in the election of directors are owned by such Person or any wholly owned Subsidiary of such Person. "Working Capital Facility" means the existing working capital facility provided to the Company pursuant to a credit agreement between The Bank of Nova Scotia and the Company dated February 15, 1996, as the same may be amended from time to time, and any agreement evidencing the refinancing, modification, replacement, renewal, restatement, refunding, deferral, extension, substitution, supplement, reissuance or resale thereof. SECTION 1.02 Incorporation by Reference of TIA. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, such provision is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings: "indenture securities" means the Notes. "indenture security holder" means a Holder or a Noteholder. "indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture. "indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee. "obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company, the Guarantors or any other obligor on the Notes or the Guarantees. 34 -26- All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein. SECTION 1.03 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: (i) a term has the meaning assigned to it; (ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date hereof; (iii) "or" is not exclusive; (iv) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular; (v) "herein," "hereof" and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; (vi) all references to "$" and "US$" shall refer to the lawful currency of the United States of America; and (vii) all references to "Cdn.$" shall refer to the lawful currency of Canada. ARTICLE TWO THE NOTES SECTION 2.01 Form and Dating. The Initial Notes, the notation thereon relating to the Guarantees and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Exchange Notes, the notation relating to the Guarantees and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or depository rule or usage. The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee shall approve the form of the Notes and any notation, legend or 35 -27- endorsement on them. Each Note shall be dated the date of its issuance and shall show the date of its authentication. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes and the Guarantees, annexed hereto as Exhibits A and B, shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. Notes offered and sold (i) to Qualified Institutional Buyers ("QIBs") in reliance on Rule 144A or (ii) Institutional Accredited Investors (who are not QIBs) shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Notes in registered form, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (the "Global Note"), deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, as hereinafter provided. Notes offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued in the form of permanent certificated Notes in registered form in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A (the "Offshore Physical Notes"). Notes offered and sold in reliance on any exemption from registration under the Securities Act other than as described in the preceding paragraph shall be issued, and Notes offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A or to Institutional Accredited Investors, as described in the preceding paragraph, may be issued, in the form of permanent certificated Notes in registered form, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A (the "U.S. Physical Notes"). The Offshore Physical Notes and the U.S. Physical Notes are sometimes collectively herein referred to as the "Physical Notes." SECTION 2.02 Execution and Authentication; Aggregate Principal Amount. One Officer shall sign, or one Officer and a Secretary (each of whom shall, in each case, have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate actions) shall attest to, the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. The Company's seal shall also be reproduced on the Notes. Each Guarantor shall execute the Guarantees in the manner set forth in Section 11.09. If an Officer or Secretary whose signature is on a Note was an Officer or Secretary at the time of such execution but no 36 -28- longer holds that office or position at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall nevertheless be valid. A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture. The Trustee shall authenticate (i) Initial Notes for original issue in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $175,000,000, and (ii) Exchange Notes from time to time for issue only in exchange for a like principal amount of Initial Notes, in each case upon written orders of the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate. The Officers' Certificate shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated and the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding on the date of authentication, whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes or Exchange Notes, and shall further specify the amount of such Notes to be issued as the Global Note, Offshore Physical Notes or U.S. Physical Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed $175,000,000, except as provided in Section 2.07. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent (the "Authenticating Agent") reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an Authenticating Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such Authenticating Agent. An Authenticating Agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company and Affiliates of the Company. The Notes shall be issuable in fully registered form only, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. SECTION 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange ("Registrar"). The Company shall also maintain an office or offices or agency (which shall be located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, State of New York) where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment ("Paying Agent") and notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company, upon prior written notice to the Trustee, may appoint one 37 -29- or more co-Registrars and one or more additional paying agents reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The term "Paying Agent" includes any additional Paying Agent. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent. The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture, which agreement shall incorporate the provisions of the TIA and implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee, in advance, of the name and address of any such Agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent and agent for service of demands and notices in connection with the Notes, until such time as the Trustee has resigned or a successor has been appointed. The Paying Agent or Registrar may resign upon 30 days' notice to the Company. SECTION 2.04 Paying Agent To Hold Assets in Trust. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all assets held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (whether such assets have been distributed to it by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes), and the Paying Agent shall notify the Trustee of any Default by the Company (or any other obligor on the Notes) in making any such payment. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any payment Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and to account for any assets distributed. Upon distribution to the Trustee of all assets that shall have been delivered by the Company to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for such assets. SECTION 2.05 Noteholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee before each Record Date and at such other times as the Trustee may 38 -30- request in writing a list as of such date and in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders and the Company and the Guarantor shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a). SECTION 2.06 Transfer and Exchange. Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.16 and 2.17, when Notes are presented to the Registrar or a co-Registrar with a request to register the transfer of such Notes or to exchange such Notes for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar or co-Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar or co-Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney, duly authorized in writing. To permit registrations of transfer and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Notes at the Registrar's or co-Registrar's request. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 2.10, 3.06, 4.15, 4.16 or 9.06); provided, that in no event shall the Trustee, Registrar or co-Registrar be responsible for the payment of any such taxes or governmental charges. The Company shall not be required to issue, and the Company and the Registrar or co-Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of any Note (i) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing and (ii) selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article Three, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Any Holder of the Global Note shall, by acceptance of such Global Note, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Notes may be effected only through a book entry system maintained by the Holder of such Global Note (or its agent), and that ownership of a beneficial interest in the Note shall be required to be reflected in a book entry. 39 -31- SECTION 2.07 Replacement Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction that a Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the conditions for replacement set forth herein have been met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, such Holder must provide an affidavit of lost certificate and an indemnity bond or other indemnity, sufficient in the judgment of both the Company and the Trustee, to protect the Company, the Trustee or any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge such Holder for its reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses in replacing a Note, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel. Every replacement Note shall constitute an additional obligation of the Company. SECTION 2.08 Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes that have been authenticated by the Trustee except those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company, the Guarantors or any of their respective Affiliates holds the Note. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a mutilated Note surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives an Opinion of Counsel that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser. A mutilated Note ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Note and replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.07. If on a Redemption Date or the Maturity Date, the Paying Agent holds U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest due on the Notes payable on that date and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders thereof pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue. SECTION 2.09 Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver, consent or notice, Notes owned by the Company, the Guarantors or 40 -32- any of their respective Affiliates shall be considered as though they are 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 which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so considered. SECTION 2.10 Temporary Notes. Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Notes upon receipt of a written order of the Company in the form of an Officers' Certificate. The Officers' Certificate shall specify the amount of temporary Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the temporary Notes are to be authenticated. 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 upon receipt of a written order of the Company pursuant to Section 2.02 definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. SECTION 2.11 Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent, and no one else, shall cancel all Notes surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall retain or destroy, in accordance with its normal practice, cancelled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). If such Notes are destroyed, certification of the destruction of all cancelled Notes shall be delivered to the Company. Subject to Section 2.07, the Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. If the Company or the Guarantors shall acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.11. SECTION 2.12 Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the defaulted interest to the 41 -33- Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be the fifteenth day next preceding the date fixed by the Company for the payment of defaulted interest or the next succeeding Business Day if such date is not a Business Day, in each case at the rate provided in Section 4.01 hereof. At least 15 days before the subsequent special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or caused to be mailed to each Holder, as of a recent date selected by the Company, with a copy to the Trustee, a notice that states the subsequent special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on such defaulted interest, if any, to be paid. SECTION 2.13 CUSIP Number. The Company in issuing the Notes may use one or more "CUSIP" numbers, and if so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that no representation is hereby deemed to be made by the Trustee as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP numbers printed in the notice or on the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers. SECTION 2.14 Deposit of Moneys. Prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time on each Interest Payment Date and Maturity Date, the Company shall have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds money sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Paying Agent to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be. SECTION 2.15 Restrictive Legends. Each Global Note and Physical Note that constitutes a Restricted Security shall bear the following legend (the "Private Placement Legend") on the face thereof until August 12, 1999, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Holder thereof: THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. 42 -34- PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE ACT) OR (B) IT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE ACT) (AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR") OR (C) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE OR TRANSFER AGENT A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE OR TRANSFER AGENT FOR THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE ACT, (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE OR TRANSFER AGENT AND THE ISSUER SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS ANY OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "OFFSHORE TRANSACTION," "UNITED STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE ACT. Each Global Note shall also bear the following legend on the face thereof: UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A 43 -35- NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, OR BY ANY SUCH NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, OR BY THE DEPOSITORY OR NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR'S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.17 OF THE INDENTURE. SECTION 2.16 Book-Entry Provisions for Global Security. (a) The Global Note initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of such Depositary, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depositary and (iii) bear legends as set forth in Section 2.15. Members of, or participants in, the Depositary ("Agent Members") shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Note. (b) Transfers of the Global Note shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary, its 44 -36- successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in the Global Note may be transferred or exchanged for Physical Notes in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary and the provisions of Section 2.17. In addition, Physical Notes shall be transferred to all beneficial owners in exchange for their beneficial interests in the Global Note if (i) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Note and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a written request from the Depositary to issue Physical Notes. (c) In connection with any transfer or exchange of a portion of the beneficial interest in the Global Note to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b), the Registrar shall (if one or more Physical Notes are to be issued) reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note to be transferred, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Physical Notes of like tenor and amount. (d) In connection with the transfer of the entire Global Note to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b), the Global Note shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depositary in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Physical Notes of authorized denominations. (e) Any Physical Note constituting a Restricted Security delivered in exchange for an interest in the Global Note pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) shall, except as otherwise provided by paragraphs (a)(i)(x) and (c) of Section 2.17, bear the legend regarding transfer restrictions applicable to the Physical Notes set forth in Section 2.15. (f) The Holder of the Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including Agent Members and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes. 45 -37- SECTION 2.17 Special Transfer Provisions. (a) Transfers to Non-QIB Institutional Accredited Investors and Non-U.S. Persons. The following provisions shall apply with respect to the registration of any proposed transfer of a Note constituting a Restricted Security to any Institutional Accredited Investor which is not a QIB or to any Non-U.S. Person: (i) the Registrar shall register the transfer of any Note constituting a Restricted Security, whether or not such Note bears the Private Placement Legend, if (x) the requested transfer is after August 12, 1999 or (y) (1) in the case of a transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor which is not a QIB (excluding Non-U.S. Persons), the proposed transferee has delivered to the Registrar a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto or (2) in the case of a transfer to a Non-U.S. Person, the proposed transferor has delivered to the Registrar a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto; and (ii) if the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a beneficial interest in the Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of (x) the certificate, if any, required by paragraph (i) above and (y) instructions given in accordance with the Depositary's and the Registrar's procedures, whereupon (a) the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and (if the transfer does not involve a transfer of outstanding Physical Notes) a decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Global Note to be transferred, and (b) the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver one or more Physical Notes of like tenor and amount. (b) Transfers to QIBs. The following provisions shall apply with respect to the registration of any proposed transfer of a Note constituting a Restricted Security to a QIB (excluding transfers to Non-U.S. Persons): (i) the Registrar shall register the transfer if such transfer is being made by a proposed transferor who has checked the box provided for on the form of Note stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who has signed the certification provided for on the form of Note stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Registrar in writing, that it is purchasing the Note for its own account or an 46 -38- account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as it has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A; and (ii) if the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Notes to be transferred consist of Physical Notes which after transfer are to be evidenced by an interest in the Global Note, upon receipt by the Registrar of instructions given in accordance with the Depositary's and the Registrar's procedures, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Physical Notes to be transferred, and the Trustee shall cancel the Physical Notes so transferred. (c) Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall deliver Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Registrar shall deliver only Notes that bear the Private Placement Legend unless (i) the circumstance contemplated by paragraph (a)(i)(x) of this Section 2.17 exist or (ii) there is delivered to the Registrar an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to the effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. (d) General. By its acceptance of any Note bearing the Private Placement Legend, each Holder of such a Note acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Note set forth in this Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Note only as provided in this Indenture. The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to Section 2.16 or this Section 2.17. The Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar. 47 -39- ARTICLE THREE REDEMPTION SECTION 3.01 Notices to Trustee. If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the Notes, it shall notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing of the Redemption Date and the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed. The Company shall give each notice provided for in this Section 3.01 at least 30 days before the Redemption Date (or at least 45 days if the Company requests the Trustee to give notice to the Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof) (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee, as evidenced in a writing signed on behalf of the Trustee), together with an Officers' Certificate stating that such redemption shall comply with the conditions contained herein and in the Notes. SECTION 3.02 Selection of Notes To Be Redeemed If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which such Notes are listed or, if such Notes are not then listed on a national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or in such other fair and reasonable manner chosen at the discretion of the Trustee; provided, however, that if a partial redemption is made with the proceeds of a Public Equity Offering, selection of the Notes or portion thereof for redemption shall be made by the Trustee only on a pro rata basis, unless such method is otherwise prohibited. Not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, the Trustee shall make the selection from the Notes outstanding and not previously called for redemption and 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 in denominations of $1,000 or less may be redeemed only in whole; except that if all of the Notes of the 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. Unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, interest on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the Holders of such Notes is to receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, upon surrender to the Paying Agent 48 -40- of the Notes redeemed. The Trustee may select for redemption portions (equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal of Notes that have denominations larger than $1,000. 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 a notice of redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed to such Holder's registered address, with a copy to the Trustee and any Paying Agent. At the Company's written request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company's name and at the Company's expense. Each notice for redemption shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state: (i) the Redemption Date; (ii) the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, to be paid; (iii) the name and address of the Paying Agent or the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment; (iv) the subparagraph of the Notes pursuant to which such redemption is being made; (v) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any; (vi) that, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, interest on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the Holders of such Notes is to receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Notes redeemed; (vii) 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, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, a new Note or Notes in the aggregate principal 49 -41- amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof; and (viii) if fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Notes (or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be outstanding after such partial redemption; and (ix) the CUSIP number, if any, listed on such Note or printed on the Notes, provided, that such notice shall specify that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of such CUSIP number. 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, an Officer's Certificate, requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice. SECTION 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any. Upon surrender to the Trustee or Paying Agent, such Notes called for redemption shall be paid at the Redemption Price (which shall include accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date), but installments of interest, the maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption Date, shall be payable to Holders of record at the close of business on the relevant record dates referred to in the Notes. SECTION 3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price. On or before the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender sufficient to pay the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Notes to be redeemed on that date. The Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any U.S. Legal Tender so deposited which is not required for that purpose. If the Company complies with the preceding paragraph, then, unless the Company defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, interest on the Notes to be redeemed will cease to accrue on and after the applicable 50 -42- Redemption Date, whether or not such Notes are presented for payment. SECTION 3.06 Notes Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is to be redeemed in part, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder a new Note or Notes equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered. ARTICLE FOUR COVENANTS SECTION 4.01 Payment of Notes. The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. An installment of principal of or interest on the Notes shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on that date U.S. Legal Tender designated for and sufficient to pay the installment in full and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. The Company shall pay, to the extent such payments are lawful, interest on overdue principal and on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes plus 2% per annum. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Company may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America from principal or interest payments hereunder. If the Company is required to make any withholding or deduction for or on account of any Canadian taxes from any payment made under or with respect to the Notes, the Company will pay such Additional Amounts as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each Holder (including Additional Amounts) will not be less than the amount the Holder would have received had such Canadian taxes not been withheld or deducted; provided that no 51 -43- Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to a payment made to a Holder (an "Excluded Holder") (i) with which the Company does not deal at arm's length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) at the time of making such payment, or (ii) which is subject to such Canadian taxes by reason of its being connected with Canada otherwise than by the mere holding of the Notes or the receipt of payments thereunder. The Company will also (i) make such withholding or deduction and (ii) remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with applicable law. The Company will furnish, within 30 days after the date the payment of any Canadian taxes is due pursuant to applicable law, to the Holders of Notes that are outstanding on the date of the withholding or deduction copies of tax receipts evidencing that such payment has been made by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Notes that are outstanding on the date of the withholding or deduction (other than an Excluded Holder) and upon written request reimburse each such Holder for the amount of (i) any Canadian taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Holder as a result of payments made under or with respect to the Notes, (ii) any liability (including penalties, interest and expense) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, and (iii) any Canadian taxes imposed with respect to any reimbursement under clause (i) or (ii) above. At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to the Notes is due and payable, if the Company becomes obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable, and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information as is necessary to enable the Trustee to pay such Additional Amounts to the Holders on the payment date. SECTION 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company shall maintain the office or agency located in the Borough of Manhattan, State of New York as required under Section 2.03. The Company shall give prior written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 13.02. 52 -44- SECTION 4.03 Corporate Existence. Except as otherwise permitted by Article Five and Section 4.16, the Company shall do or cause to be done, at its own cost and expense, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the respective organizational documents of each such Restricted Subsidiary and the material rights (charter and statutory) and franchises of the Company and each such Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve, with respect to itself, any material right or franchise and, with respect to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any such existence, material right or franchise, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine in good faith that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. SECTION 4.04 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims. The Company shall pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges (including withholding taxes and any penalties, interest and additions to taxes) levied or imposed upon it or any of its Subsidiaries or properties of it or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes. SECTION 4.05 Maintenance of Properties and Insurance. (a) The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain its material operating properties in appropriate condition (subject to ordinary wear and tear and taking into account the historical and intended use of any such properties) and make appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereto, all as in the sole judgment of the Company and its Management may be necessary so that business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times unless the failure to so maintain such properties would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4.05 shall prevent the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from discontinuing or 53 -45- abandoning the operation and maintenance of any of such properties, if such discontinuance or abandonment is, in the sole judgment of Management of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, desirable in the conduct of their respective businesses and does not materially affect the ability of the Company to repay principal on the Securities. (b) The Company shall provide or cause to be provided, for itself and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, insurance (including appropriate self-insurance) against loss or damage of the kinds that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, are adequate and appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Company and such Restricted Subsidiaries in a prudent manner, with reputable insurers or with the government of the United States of America or an agency or instrumentality thereof, in such amounts, with such deductibles, and by such methods as shall be customary, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, for companies similarly situated in the industry. SECTION 4.06 Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default. (a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of the Company's fiscal year, an Officers' Certificate stating that a review of its activities and the activities of its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of such Officer's knowledge each of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such preceding fiscal year has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every such covenant and no Default or Event of Default occurred during such year and at the date of such certificate there is no Default or Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing or, if such signers do know of such Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe such Default or Event of Default and its status. The Officers' Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should the Company elect to change the manner in which it fixes its fiscal year end. (b) The annual financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.08 shall be accompanied by a written report of the Company's independent accountants (who shall be a firm of established national reputation) that in conducting their audit of such financial statements nothing has come to their attention that 54 -46- would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Article Four, Five or Six of this Indenture insofar as they relate to accounting matters or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation. (c) (i) If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) if any Holder seeks to exercise any remedy hereunder with respect to a claimed Default under this Indenture or the Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, at its address set forth in Section 13.02 hereof, by registered or certified mail or by telegram, telex or facsimile transmission followed by hard copy by registered or certified mail an Officers' Certificate specifying such event, notice or other action within five Business Days of its becoming aware of such occurrence. SECTION 4.07 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 and Canada, all states, provinces and municipalities thereof, and of any governmental department, commission, board, regulatory authority, bureau, agency and instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their respective properties, except for such noncompliances as are not in the aggregate reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. SECTION 4.08 SEC Reports. (a) Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer and the issuance of the Exchange Notes, the Company (at its own expense) shall file with the SEC when due as required by the Exchange Act and shall file with the Trustee within 15 days after it files them with the SEC copies of the quarterly and annual reports and of the information, documents, and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) to be filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (without regard to whether the Company is subject to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act); provided that prior to the consummation of the Exchange Offer and the issuance of the Exchange Notes, the Company (at its own expense) will mail to the Trustee and Holders in 55 -47- accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section 4.08 substantially the same information that would have been required by the foregoing documents within 15 days of when any such document would otherwise have been required to be filed with the SEC. Upon qualification of this Indenture under the TIA, the Company shall also comply with the provisions of TIA Section 314(a). (b) At the Company's expense, the Company shall cause an annual report if furnished by it to stockholders generally and each quarterly or other financial report if furnished by it to stockholders generally to be filed with the Trustee and mailed to the Holders at their addresses appearing in the register of Notes maintained by the Registrar at the time of such mailing or furnishing to stockholders. (c) The Company shall provide to any Holder any information reasonably requested by such Holder concerning the Company and the Guarantors (including financial statements) necessary in order to permit such Holder to sell or transfer Notes in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act. SECTION 4.09 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) the Company hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted. SECTION 4.10 Limitation on Restricted Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, (a) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company) on or in respect of shares of the Company's Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock, (b) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company, or 56 -48- any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock, other than through the exchange therefor solely of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, (c) make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of the Company that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes, or (d) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments) in any Person (each of the foregoing prohibited actions set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) being referred to as a "Restricted Payment"), if at the time of such proposed Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto, (i) a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, or (ii) the Company is not able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.12(b) (as if such Restricted Payment had been made as of the last day of the Four Quarter Period), or (iii) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made subsequent to the Issue Date (the amount expended for such purposes, if other than in cash, being the fair market value of such property as determined reasonably and in good faith by the board of directors of the Company) exceeds or would exceed the sum of: (x) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of the Company during the period (treating such period as a single accounting period) subsequent to the Issue Date and prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment; and (y) 100% of the aggregate Net Equity Proceeds received by the Company from any Person (other than from a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale subsequent to the Issue Date of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (excluding (A) any Qualified Capital Stock of the Company paid as a dividend on any Capital Stock of the Company and (B) any Qualified Capital Stock of the Company with respect to which the purchase price thereof has been financed directly or indirectly using funds (i) borrowed from the Company or from any of its Subsidiaries, unless and until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid, or (ii) contributed, extended, guaranteed or advanced by the Company or by any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, in respect of any employee stock ownership or benefit plan)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, these provisions do not prohibit: (1) the payment of any dividend or making of any distribution within 60 days after the date of its declaration if the dividend or distribution would have been permitted on the date 57 -49- of declaration; (2) the acquisition of Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Capital Stock of the Company either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (ii) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; and (3) the acquisition of any Indebtedness of the Company that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (ii) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of (A) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (B) Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (2) and (3) of this paragraph, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such payment or as a result thereof. In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date, amounts expended pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) shall, in each case, be included in such calculation. Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment complies with this Indenture and setting forth in reasonable detail the basis upon which the required calculations were computed, which calculations may be based upon the Company's latest available internal quarterly financial statements. SECTION 4.11 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of transactions with or for the benefit of any of their Affiliates (each an "Affiliate Transaction"), except in good faith and on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction on an arm's-length basis from a Person not an Affiliate of the Company or such Subsidiary. All Affiliate Transactions (and each series of related Affiliate Transactions which are similar or part of a common plan) involving aggregate payments or other property with a fair market value in excess of $5 million shall be approved by the board of directors of the Company, such approval to be evidenced by a Board Resolution 58 -50- stating that such board of directors has determined that such transaction complies with the foregoing provisions. If the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company enters into an Affiliate Transaction (or a series of related Affiliate Transactions related to a common plan) that involves an aggregate fair market value of more than $15 million, the Company or such Subsidiary shall, prior to the consummation thereof, obtain a favorable opinion as to the fairness of such transaction or series of related transactions to the Company or the relevant Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a financial point of view, from an Independent Financial Advisor and file the same with the Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in this covenant shall not apply to customary directors' fees, indemnification and similar arrangements. SECTION 4.12 Limitation on Indebtedness. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness, including, without limitation, any Acquired Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness). (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, in addition to Permitted Indebtedness, the Company may Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Indebtedness) and Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company may Incur Acquired Indebtedness, in each case, if (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the proposed Incurrence thereof or would result as a consequence of such proposed Incurrence and (ii) immediately after giving effect to such proposed Incurrence, (x) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company is at least equal to 2.0 to 1.0 if such proposed Incurrence is on or prior to December 31, 1998 at least equal to 2.5 to 1.0 if such proposed Incurrence is after December 31, 1998 and on or prior to December 31, 1999, and at least equal to 2.75 to 1.0 if such proposed Incurrence occurs after December 31, 1999 and (y) the Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company are at least equal to 150% of the aggregate consolidated Indebtedness of the Company. (c) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, in any event Incur any Indebtedness which by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) is subordinated to any other Indebtedness of the Company ranking pari passu with the Notes unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) made expressly subordinate to the Notes to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to such pari passu 59 -51- Indebtedness pursuant to any subordination provisions that are most favorable to the holders of any such pari passu Indebtedness of the Company. "Permitted Indebtedness" means, without duplication, each of the following: (i) Indebtedness under the Notes, this Indenture and the Guarantee; (ii) Commodity Agreements of the Company; provided, however, that such Commodity Agreements are entered into to reduce the exposure of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to fluctuations in the prices of commodities, in each case consistent with past practice of the Company; (iii) Interest Swap Obligations and Foreign Exchange Obligations of the Company; provided, however, that such Interest Swap Obligations and Foreign Exchange Obligations are entered into to protect the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from fluctuations in interest or exchange rates on Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with this Indenture to the extent the notional principal amount of such Interest Swap Obligation or Foreign Exchange Obligation does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Obligation relates; and provided, further, that the Company may enter into Foreign Exchange Obligations to protect the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from fluctuations in exchange rates related to the operating costs of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case consistent with past practice of the Company; (iv) Indebtedness under the Working Capital Facility not to exceed Cdn.$28 million, less any amounts repaid from Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.16; (v) Capitalized Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not to exceed $20 million outstanding at any one time; (vi) additional Indebtedness Incurred by the Company not to exceed $25 million outstanding at any time; (vii) Indebtedness of a direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to a direct or indirect wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by the Company or a direct or indirect wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the 60 -52- Company in each case subject to no Lien held by a Person other than the Company or a direct or indirect wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that if as of any date any Person other than the Company or a direct or indirect wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be deemed the Incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of such Indebtedness; (viii) Indebtedness of the Company to a direct or indirect wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by a direct or indirect wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in each case subject to no Lien; provided that (a) any Indebtedness of the Company to any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, and (b) if as of any date any Person other than a direct or indirect wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or any Person holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be deemed the Incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this clause (viii) by the issuer of such Indebtedness; (ix) guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company of Indebtedness of the Company (other than Permitted Indebtedness) Incurred on or after the Issue Date; provided that such Indebtedness was Incurred in compliance with this Section 4.12; and (x) Refinancing Indebtedness. SECTION 4.13 Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock; (b) make loans or advances or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (each such encumbrance or restriction in clause (a), 61 -53- (b), or (c) a "Payment Restriction"), except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: (1) applicable law; (2) this Indenture; (3) customary non-assignment provisions of any lease governing a leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (4) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness Incurred in accordance with paragraph (b) of Section 4.12; provided that such encumbrance or restriction is not, and will not be, applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or asset of the Person, becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (5) agreements existing on the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such agreements are in effect on the Issue Date; (6) restrictions imposed by Liens granted pursuant to clauses (v) and (vii)-(ix) of the definition of Permitted Liens solely to the extent such Liens encumber the transfer or other disposition of the assets subject to such Liens; (7) any restriction or encumbrance contained in contracts for the sale of assets to be consummated in accordance with this Indenture solely in respect of the assets to be sold pursuant to such contract; or (8) any encumbrance or restriction contained in Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to Refinance the Indebtedness issued, assumed or Incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clause (2), (4) or (5) above; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such Refinancing Indebtedness are no less favorable to the Company or to the Holders in any material respect in the reasonable and good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in agreements referred to in such clause (2), (4) or (5). SECTION 4.14 Prohibition on Incurrence of Senior Subordinated Indebtedness. The Company shall not incur or suffer to exist Indebtedness that is senior in right of payment to the Notes and subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company. SECTION 4.15 Change of Control. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will be required to offer to repurchase (the "Change of Control Offer") all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to the offer described below, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase. 62 -54- (b) Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, the Company must send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice will state: (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and that all Notes tendered and not withdrawn will be accepted for payment; (2) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued interest) and the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law) (the "Change of Control Payment Date"); provided that the Change of Control Payment Date for the Notes shall be a date subsequent to any payment dates for the purchase or other repayment of Senior Indebtedness having similar provisions; (3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest; (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date; (5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will 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 Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date; (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than five Business Days prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Notes purchased; (7) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part will be issued new Notes in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered; provided that each Note purchased and each new Note issued shall be in an 63 -55- original principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof; and (8) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control. On or before the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall (i) accept for payment Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender in immediately available funds sufficient to pay the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Notes so tendered and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Notes so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Notes so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to such Holders new Notes equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered. Any Notes not so accepted shall be promptly mailed by the Company to the Holder thereof. For purposes of this Section 4.15, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent. Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be returned by the Trustee to the Company. The Change of Control Offer is required to remain open for at least 20 Business Days and until the close of business on the Change of Control Payment Date. (c) A Change of Control Triggering Event requires both the occurrence of a Change of Control and a Rating Event. A Rating Event will occur if the rating on the Notes is downgraded by one or more Gradations at any time within a specified 90-day period (subject to extension under certain circumstances). See "Change of Control," "Change of Control Triggering Event" and "Rating Event" of Section 1.01. (d) If an offer is made to repurchase the Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, the Company will comply with all tender offer rules under state and Federal Securities laws, including, but not limited to, Section 14(e) under the Exchange Act and Rule 14e-1 thereunder, to the extent applicable to such offer. 64 -56- SECTION 4.16 Limitation on Sale of Assets. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate any Asset Sale unless (i) such Asset Sale is for at least fair market value, (ii) at least 85% of the consideration therefrom received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, and (iii) the Company or such Subsidiary shall apply the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale within 180 days of receipt thereof as follows: (a) to repay any Indebtedness secured by the assets involved in such Asset Sale together with a concomitant permanent reduction in the amount of such Indebtedness (including a permanent reduction in committed amounts therefor in the case of any revolving credit facility so repaid); and (b) with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds remaining after application pursuant to the preceding paragraph (a) (the "Available Proceeds Amount"), the Company shall make an offer to purchase (the "Asset Sale Offer") from all Holders up to a maximum principal amount (expressed as an integral multiple of $1,000) of Notes equal to the Available Proceeds Amount at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of purchase; provided, that the Company will not be required to apply pursuant to this paragraph (b) Net Cash Proceeds received from any Asset Sale if, and only to the extent that, such Net Cash Proceeds are (i) applied to or invested in Mining Related Assets, within 180 days of such Asset Sale or (ii) applied on or prior to the date of such Asset Sale, to the purchase, redemption, payment or other permanent reduction of then outstanding Senior Indebtedness. If at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash, then such conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with this Section 4.16. The Company may defer the Asset Sale Offer until there is an aggregate unutilized Available Proceeds Amount equal to or in excess of $10 million resulting from one or more Asset Sales (at which time, the entire unutilized Available Proceeds Amount, and not just the amount in excess of $10 million, shall be applied as required pursuant to this paragraph). 65 -57- In the event of the transfer of substantially all (but not all) of the property and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as an entirety to a Person in a transaction permitted under Section 5.01, the successor corporation shall be deemed to have sold the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries not so transferred for purposes of this Section 4.16, and shall comply with the provisions of this Section 4.16 with respect to such deemed sale as if it were an Asset Sale. In addition, the fair market value of such properties and assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries deemed to be sold shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds for purposes of this Section 4.16. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to purchase Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer on or prior to the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date to the extent that such purchase would result in the aggregate of the principal amount of Notes purchased pursuant thereto or prior thereto being in excess of 25% of the principal amount of Notes originally issued; provided, however, that to the extent that the Available Proceeds Amount is not required to be applied to purchase Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall apply such proceeds to make an Asset Sale Offer immediately after the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date. Notice of an Asset Sale Offer will be mailed to the Holders as shown on the register of Holders not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days before the payment date for the Asset Sale Offer, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer and shall state the following terms: (1) that the Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.16, that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment and that Holders may elect to tender their Notes in whole or in part in integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount at maturity in exchange for cash; provided, however, that if the aggregate principal amount of Notes properly tendered in an Asset Sale Offer plus accrued interest at the expiration of such offer exceeds the Available Proceeds Amount, the Company shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (based on amounts tendered); (2) the purchase price (including the amount of accrued interest) and the purchase date (which shall be 20 Business Days from the date of mailing of notice of such Asset Sale Offer, or such longer period as required by law) (the 66 -58- "Proceeds Purchase Date"); provided that the Proceeds Purchase Date for the Notes shall be a date subsequent to any payment dates for the purchase or other repayment of Senior Indebtedness having similar provisions; (3) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest; (4) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment therefor, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Proceeds Purchase Date; (5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer will 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 Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Proceeds Purchase Date; (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than five Business Days prior to the Proceeds Purchase Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased; and (7) that Holders whose Notes are purchased only in part will be issued new Notes in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered; provided that each Note purchased and each new Note issued shall be in an original principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof; On or before the Proceeds Purchase Date, the Company shall (i) accept for payment Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer which are to be purchased in accordance with item (b) above, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent U.S. Legal Tender in immediately available funds sufficient to pay the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Notes to be purchased and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Notes so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Notes so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued interest, if 67 -59- any. For purposes of this Section 4.16, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent. Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer shall be returned by the Trustee to the Company. If an Offer is made to repurchase the Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer, the Company will and will cause its Subsidiaries to comply with all tender offer rules under state and Federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, Section 14(e) under the Exchange Act and Rule 14e-1 thereunder, to the extent applicable to such offer. SECTION 4.17 Limitation on Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries. The Company shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock (other than to the Company or to a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) or permit any Person (other than the Company or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to own or hold any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Lien or security interest therein. SECTION 4.18 Limitation on Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist or remain in effect any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) upon any properties or assets of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries whether owned on the Issue Date or acquired after the Issue Date, or on any income or profits therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income or profits thereon; provided that in addition to creating Permitted Liens on its properties or assets, (i) the Company may create any Lien upon any of its properties or assets (including, but not limited to, any Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries) if the Notes are equally and ratably secured thereby, and (ii) a Subsidiary Guarantor may create any Lien upon any of its properties or assets (including, but not limited to, any Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries) if its Subsidiary Guarantee is equally and ratably secured thereby; and provided, further, that if (a) the Company creates any Lien on its assets to secure any Indebtedness of the Company subordinated to the Notes, the Lien securing such Indebtedness shall be subordinated and junior to the Lien securing the Notes with the same or lesser priorities as the subordinated Indebtedness shall have with respect to the Notes, and (b) a 68 -60- Guarantor creates any Lien on its assets to secure any Indebtedness of such Guarantor subordinated to the Notes, the Lien securing such subordinated Indebtedness shall be subordinated and junior to the Lien securing the Guarantee of such Guarantor with the same or lesser priorities as the subordinated Indebtedness shall have with respect to the Guarantee. SECTION 4.19 Conduct of Business. The Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not engage in the conduct of any business other than the Mining Business on a basis congruent with the conduct of such business as it is conducted on the Issue Date. SECTION 4.20 Additional Subsidiary Guarantees. In the event that any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, guarantees any Indebtedness of the Company other than the Notes (the "Other Indebtedness"), the Company shall cause such Subsidiary (an "Additional Guarantor") to concurrently guarantee (an "Additional Guarantee") the Company's Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes to the same extent that such Subsidiary guaranteed the Company's Obligations under the Other Indebtedness (including waiver of subrogation, if any); provided that if such Other Indebtedness is (i) Senior Indebtedness, the Additional Guarantee shall be subordinated in right of payment to the guarantee of such Other Indebtedness on the same basis that the Notes are subordinated to such Other Indebtedness, (ii) pari passu Indebtedness, the Additional Guarantee shall be pari passu in right of payment to the guarantee of such Other Indebtedness, or (iii) subordinated Indebtedness, the Additional Guarantee shall be senior in right of payment with respect to the guarantee of the Other Indebtedness; provided, however, that each Additional Guarantor will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged from its obligations under such Additional Guarantee upon the release or discharge of the guarantee of the Other Indebtedness that resulted in the creation of such Additional Guarantee, except (i) a discharge or release by, or as a result of, any payment under the guarantee of such Other Indebtedness by such Additional Guarantor or (ii) a discharge or release of an initial Guarantee. 69 -61- ARTICLE FIVE SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SECTION 5.01 Mergers, Consolidation and Sale of Assets. The Company shall not, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company's assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and the Company's Restricted Subsidiaries) whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person unless; (i) either (1) the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation or (2) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition the properties and assets of the Company and of the Company's Restricted Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety (the "Surviving Entity") (x) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia or Canada or any province thereof and (y) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the Notes, this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (i)(2)(y) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, (1) shall have a Consolidated Net Worth equal to or greater than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company immediately prior to such transaction and (2) shall be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.12(b); provided that in determining the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the resulting, transferee or surviving Person, such ratio shall be calculated as if the transaction (including the Incurrence of Any Indebtedness or Acquired Indebtedness) took place on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; (iii) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the 70 -62- assumption contemplated by clause (i)(2)(y) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and (iv) the Company or the Surviving Entity shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied, which Opinion of Counsel may rely, as to factual matters, upon an Officers' Certificate. For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company. Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, lease or transfer in accordance with the foregoing, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company therein, and thereafter (except in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition) the predecessor corporation will be relieved of all further obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes. Each Guarantor (other than any Guarantor whose Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee and this Indenture in connection with any transaction complying with the provisions of Section 4.16) will not, and the Company will not cause or permit any Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person other than the Company or any other Guarantors unless: (i) the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Guarantor), or to which sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made, is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or 71 -63- under the laws of Canada or any provinces thereof; (ii) such entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Guarantor on the Guarantee; (iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (iv) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the use of any net proceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, the Company could satisfy the provisions of clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this covenant. Any merger or consolidation of a Guarantor with and into the Company (with the Company being the surviving entity) or another Guarantor that is a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company need only comply with clause (iv) of the first paragraph of this covenant. SECTION 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted. Upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with the foregoing, the surviving entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as such; provided that solely for purposes of computing amounts described in clause (iii) of the first paragraph of Section 4.10, any such surviving entity to the Company shall only be deemed to have succeeded to and be substituted for the Company with respect to periods subsequent to the effective time of such merger, consolidation, combination or transfer of assets. ARTICLE SIX DEFAULT AND REMEDIES SECTION 6.01 Events of Default. An "Event of Default" occurs if: (1) the Company fails to pay interest on any Note for a period of 30 days or more after such interest becomes due and payable; or (2) the Company fails to pay the principal on any Note, when such principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption, pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer or otherwise; or 72 -64- (3) (x) the failure of the Company or any Guarantor to comply with any of the terms or provisions of Section 5.01 or (y) a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture which default continues for a period of 30 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default from the Trustee or from Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Notes; or (4) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness of the Company or of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) which default (a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, or interest on such Indebtedness after any applicable grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a "payment default") or (b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $10 million; or (5) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $10 million (which are not covered by third-party insurance as to which a financially sound insurer has not disclaimed coverage) being rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and such judgments remain undischarged, or unstayed or unsatisfied for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; or (6) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (a) commences a voluntary case, (b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (c) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, (d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (e) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: (a) is for relief against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an involuntary case, 73 -65- (b) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or (c) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; (8) any of the Guarantees cease to be in full force and effect or any of the Guarantees are declared to be null and void and unenforceable or any of the Guarantees are found to be invalid or any of the Guarantors denies its liability under its Guarantee (other than by reason of release of a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Indenture). Any Event of Default shall not be deemed to have occurred under clause (4) or (5) until the Trustee shall have received written notice from the Company or any of the Holders or unless a Trust Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Event of Default. SECTION 6.02 Acceleration. (a) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.01(6) or 6.01(7) above with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Notes then outstanding to be due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders) and upon such declaration such principal amount, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest will become immediately due and payable. (b) If an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in Sections 6.01(6) or 6.01(7) above occurs, all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes then outstanding will ipso facto become due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. (c) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default (other than the nonpayment of principal of and premium, 74 -66- if any, and interest on the Notes which has become due solely by virtue of such acceleration) have been cured or waived and if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may waive any existing Default or Event of Default under this Indenture, and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Notes or a Default in respect of any term or provision of the Notes or this Indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of all Holders. Holders of the Notes may not enforce this Indenture or the Notes except as provided in this Indenture and under the TIA. Subject to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, the Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against any and all expense and liability to which the Trustee, in its discretion, may be exposed. Subject to all provisions of this Indenture and applicable law, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. SECTION 6.03 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, and subject to the Trustee's right to indemnification, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes or 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 Noteholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. 75 -67- SECTION 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. Subject to Sections 2.09, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of all Holders waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on any Note as specified in clauses (1) and (2) of Section 6.01. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases to exist. SECTION 6.05 Control by Majority. Subject to Section 2.09, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it, including, without limitation, any remedies provided for in Section 6.03. Subject to Section 7.01, however, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that the Trustee reasonably believes conflicts with any law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Noteholder, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. SECTION 6.06 Limitation on Suits. A Noteholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless: (1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default; (2) Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy; (3) such Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to be incurred in compliance with such request; (4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of satisfactory indemnity; and (5) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes do not give the 76 -68- Trustee a direction which, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with the request. A Noteholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Noteholder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Noteholder. SECTION 6.07 Rights of Holders To Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on a Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note, 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 in payment of principal or interest specified in clause (1) or (2) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or any other obligor on the Notes for the whole amount of principal and accrued interest remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest at the rate set forth in Section 4.01 and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. SECTION 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, taxes, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Noteholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, any of their respective creditors or any of their respective property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceedings is hereby authorized by each Noteholder 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 Noteholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable 77 -69- compensation, expenses, taxes, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07. The Company's payment obligations under this Section 6.09 shall be secured in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.07 hereunder. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding. SECTION 6.10 Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article Six, it shall pay out the money in the following order: First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07; Second: if the Holders are forced to proceed against the Company directly without the Trustee, to Holders for their collection costs; Third: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, respectively; and Fourth: to the Company, the Guarantors or any other obligor on the Notes, as their interests may appear, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. The Trustee, upon prior notice to the Company, may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Noteholders pursuant to this Section 6.10. SECTION 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due 78 -70- regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by a Holder or Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. ARTICLE SEVEN TRUSTEE SECTION 7.01 Duties of Trustee. (a) If a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. (b) Except during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default: (1) The Trustee need perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Indenture against the Trustee. (2) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: (1) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01. (2) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is 79 -71- proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. (3) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.02, 6.04 or 6.05. (d) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. (e) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.01. (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or assets received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Assets held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other assets except to the extent required by law. SECTION 7.02 Rights of Trustee. Subject to Section 7.01: (a) The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting 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 consult with counsel and may require an Officers' Certificate and/or an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to Sections 13.04 and 13.05. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. (c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care. 80 -72- (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action that it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers. (e) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon reasonable notice to the Company, to examine the books, records, and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney and to consult with the officers and representatives of the Company, including the Company's accountants and attorneys. (f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred by it in compliance with such request, order or direction. (g) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder. (h) The Trustee may exercise any powers hereunder and perform any duties of it through attorneys (which may but shall not be required to be employees of the Trustee), accountants, receivers, or other agents employed by the Trustee, and shall be entitled to pay the reasonable compensation and expenses of such attorneys, accountants, receivers and agents. Before being required to take any action, the Trustee may require an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to it, which Opinion shall be made available to the other parties hereto upon request, or a verified certificate of any party hereto, or both, concerning the proposed action. If it does so in good faith, the Trustee shall be absolutely protected in relying thereon. 81 -73- 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 otherwise deal with the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11. SECTION 7.04 Trustee's Disclaimer. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, and it shall not be accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or the Notes other than the Trustee's certificate of authentication on the Notes. SECTION 7.05 Notice of Default. If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing of which the Trustee has actual knowledge, the Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder notice of the uncured Default or Event of Default within 90 days after such Default or Event of Default occurs. Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of principal of, or interest on, any Note, including an accelerated payment and the failure to make payment on the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or on the Proceeds Purchase Date pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer and, except in the case of a failure to comply with Article V hereof, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as its Board of Directors, the executive committee of its Board of Directors or a committee of its directors and/or Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Noteholders. SECTION 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders. Within 60 days after each May 15, the Trustee shall, to the extent that any of the events described in TIA Section 313(a) occurred within the previous twelve months, but not otherwise, mail to each Noteholder a brief report dated as of such date that complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section Section 313(b), (c) and (d). A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Noteholders shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed. 82 -74- The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee if the Notes become listed on any stock exchange and the Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 313(d). SECTION 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its services. 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 advances and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it in connection with the performance of its duties under this Indenture. Such expenses shall include but not be limited to the reasonable fees and expenses of the Trustee's agents and counsel (including either in-house counsel or outside counsel). The Company shall indemnify the Trustee and its agents and employees, stockholders, directors and officers for, and hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred by them except for such actions to the extent caused by any negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, arising out of or in connection with the administration of the Trustee's duties under this Indenture including but not limited to the reasonable costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their rights, powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee for which it may seek indemnity. At the Trustee's sole discretion, the Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate and may participate in the defense; provided that any settlement of a claim shall be consented to in writing by the Trustee which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. Alternatively, the Trustee may at its option have separate counsel of its own choosing and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel; provided that the Company will not be required to pay such fees and expenses if it assumes the Trustee's defense and there is no conflict of interest between the Company and the Trustee in connection with such defense as reasonably determined by the Trustee. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its written consent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability to the extent incurred by the Trustee through its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. 83 -75- To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all assets or money held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee, except assets or money held in trust to pay principal of or interest on particular Notes. The Trustee's right to receive payment of any amounts due under this Section 7.07 shall not be subordinate to any other liability or indebtedness of the Company (even though the Notes may be subordinate to such other liability or indebtedness). When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(6) or (7) occurs, such expenses and the compensation for such services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. SECTION 7.08 Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Company and the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Company may remove the Trustee if: (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10; (2) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent; (3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting. If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall notify each Holder of such event and shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided in Section 7.07, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee 84 -76- under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Noteholder. If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Noteholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. SECTION 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee corporation is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee; provided that such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article Seven. SECTION 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification. This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirement of TIA Section Section 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee (or, in the case of a corporation included in a bank holding company system, the related bank holding company) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. In addition, if the Trustee is a corporation included in a bank holding company system, the Trustee, independently of such bank holding company, shall meet the capital requirements of TIA Section 310(a)(2). The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 310(b); provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of TIA Section 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other securities, of the Company are outstanding, if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA Section 310(b)(1) are met. The provisions of TIA Section 310 shall apply to the Company, as obligor of the Notes. 85 -77- SECTION 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein. The provisions of TIA Section 311 shall apply to the Company, as obligor on the Notes. ARTICLE EIGHT DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE SECTION 8.01 Termination of the Company's Obligations. The Company may terminate the Guarantors' and its obligations under the Notes and this Indenture, except those obligations referred to in the penultimate paragraph of this Section 8.01, if all Notes previously authenticated and delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Notes which have been replaced or paid or Notes for whose payment U.S. Legal Tender has theretofore been deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company, as provided in Section 8.05) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all sums payable by it hereunder, or if: (a) either (i) pursuant to Article Three, the Company shall have given notice to the Trustee and mailed a notice of redemption to each Holder of the redemption of all of the Notes under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of such notice or (ii) all Notes have otherwise become due and payable hereunder; (b) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee or a trustee satisfactory to the Trustee, under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders for that purpose, U.S. Legal Tender in such amount as is sufficient without consideration of reinvestment of such interest, to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes to maturity or redemption; provided that the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such U.S. Legal Tender to the payment of said principal, 86 -78- premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Notes and, provided, further, that from and after the time of deposit, the money deposited shall not be subject to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions of Article Ten; (c) no Default or Event of Default with respect to this Indenture or the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound; (d) the Company shall have paid all other sums payable by it hereunder; and (e) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent providing for the termination of the Company's obligations under the Notes and this Indenture have been complied with. Such Opinion of Counsel shall also state that such satisfaction and discharge does not result in a default under the Working Capital Facility (if then in effect) or any other agreement or instrument then known to such counsel that binds or affects the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, the Company's obligations in Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 4.01, 4.02, 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive until the Notes are no longer outstanding pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2.08. After the Notes are no longer outstanding, the Company's obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive. After such delivery or irrevocable deposit, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company's and the Guarantors' obligations under the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above. SECTION 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. (a) The Company may, at its option by Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, at any time, elect to have either paragraph (b) or (c) below be applied to all outstanding Notes (determined in accordance with Section 2.08) upon compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 8.03. 87 -79- (b) Upon the Company's exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (b), the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding 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 8.04 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), and Holders of the Notes and any amounts deposited under Section 8.03 hereof shall cease to be subject to any obligations to, or the rights of, any holder of Senior Indebtedness under Article Ten or otherwise, except for the following provisions, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, (ii) the Company's obligations with respect to such Notes under Article Two and Section 4.02 hereof, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company's obligations in connection therewith and (iv) this Article Eight. Subject to compliance with this Article Eight, the Company may exercise its option under this paragraph (b) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under paragraph (c) hereof. (c) Upon the Company's exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (c), the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03 hereof, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.10 through 4.20 and Article Five hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after 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) and Holders of the Notes and any amounts deposited under Section 8.03 hereof shall cease to be subject to 88 -80- any obligations to, or the rights of, any holder of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness under Article Ten or Article Twelve or otherwise. For this purpose, such 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 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 or Default under Section 6.01(3) 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 paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (c), subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03 hereof, Sections 6.01(3), 6.01(4) and 6.01(5) shall not constitute Events of Default. SECTION 8.03 Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02(b) or 8.02(c) hereof to the outstanding Notes: In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance: (a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of and interest on the 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 or interest on the Notes; provided that the Trustee shall have received an irrevocable written order from the Company instructing the Trustee to apply such U.S. Legal Tender or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations to said payments with respect to the Notes; (b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02(b) hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably 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, 89 -81- there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the 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 8.02(c) hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the 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 or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a Default or an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing 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 insofar as Sections 6.01(6) and 6.01(7) hereof are concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of such deposit; (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 Officers' Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company; (g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the 90 -82- Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with; and (h) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the trust funds will not be subject to any rights of any holders of Indebtedness of the Company other than the Notes, and (ii) assuming no intervening bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company between the date of deposit and the 91st day following the deposit and that no Holder is an insider of the Company, after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable Bankruptcy Law. SECTION 8.04 Application of Trust Money. The Trustee or Paying Agent shall hold in trust U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to Article Eight, and shall apply the deposited U.S. Legal Tender and the money from U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to invest said U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations except as it may agree with the Company. The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.03 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 Company's request any U.S. Legal Tender or U. S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.03 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. SECTION 8.05 Repayment to the Company or the Guarantors. Subject to Article Eight, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company, or if deposited with the Trustee by any Guarantor, to such Guarantor, upon request any 91 -83- excess U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations held by them at any time and thereupon shall be relieved from all liability with respect to such money. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company, or if deposited with the Trustee by any Guarantor, to such Guarantor, upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years; provided that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any payment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of New York notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company or a Guarantor. After payment to the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, Noteholders entitled to such money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law designates another Person. SECTION 8.06 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Article Eight by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's and each Guarantor's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Article Eight until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Article Eight; provided that if the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. 92 -84- ARTICLE NINE AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS SECTION 9.01 Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Guarantors, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, together, may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or Guarantees without notice to or consent of any Noteholder: (1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; provided that such amendment or supplement does not, in the opinion of the Trustee, adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect; (2) to comply with Article Five; (3) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; (4) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; (5) to make any change that would provide any additional benefit or rights to the Noteholders or that does not adversely affect the rights of any Noteholder; (6) to provide for issuance of the Exchange Notes, which will have terms substantially identical in all material respects to the Initial Notes (except that the transfer restrictions contained in the Initial Notes will be modified or eliminated, as appropriate), and which will be treated together with any outstanding Initial Notes, as a single issue of securities; or (7) to make any other change that does not, in the opinion of the Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Noteholders hereunder; provided that the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment or supplement complies with the provisions of this Section 9.01. Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company and each of the 93 -85- Guarantors, as the case may be, authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to 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 supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. SECTION 9.02 With Consent of Holders. Subject to Section 6.07 and Section 9.07, the Company and the Guarantors, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, together, with the written consent of the Holder or Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees, without notice to any other Noteholders. Subject to Section 6.07, the Holder or Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may waive compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes without notice to any other Noteholder. No amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, shall, without the consent of each Holder of each Note affected thereby: (1) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment; (2) reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Notes; (3) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity of any Notes, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or repurchase, or reduce the redemption or repurchase price therefor; (4) make any Notes payable in money other than that stated in the Notes; (5) make any change in provisions of this Indenture protecting the right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Note on or after the due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, permitting holders of a majority in principal amount of Notes 94 -86- to waive Defaults or Events of Default, other than ones with respect to the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, or relating to certain amendments of this Indenture; (6) amend, modify or change in any material respect the obligation of the Company to make or consummate a Change of Control Offer in the event of a Change of Control or make and consummate a Net Proceeds Offer in respect of any Asset Sale that has been consummated or modify any of the provisions or definitions with respect thereto; (7) modify Article Ten or Article Twelve or the definitions used in Article Ten or Article Twelve to adversely affect the Holders of the Notes in any material respect; or (8) release any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Company from any of its obligations under its Guarantee or this Indenture otherwise than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture. Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company and each of the Guarantors, as the case may be, 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 of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors 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. 95 -87- SECTION 9.03 Effect on Senior Indebtedness and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. No amendment of this Indenture shall adversely affect the rights of any holder of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness under Article Ten or Article Twelve of this Indenture, without the consent of such holder. SECTION 9.04 Compliance with TIA. Every amendment, waiver or supplement of this Indenture or the Notes shall comply with the TIA as then in effect. SECTION 9.05 Revocation and Effect of Consents. Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a 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. Subject to the following paragraph, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to such Holder's Note or portion of such Note by notice to the Trustee or the Company received before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officers' Certificate certifying that the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have consented (and not theretofore revoked such consent) to the amendment, supplement or waiver. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver, which record date shall be at least 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date. After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Noteholder, unless it makes a change described in any of clauses (1) through (7) of Section 9.02, in which case, the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind only each Holder of a Note who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Note; provided that any such waiver shall not impair or affect the right of any Holder to receive 96 -88- payment of principal of and interest on a Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates without the consent of such Holder. SECTION 9.06 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Any such notation or exchange shall be made at the sole cost and expense of the Company. 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 9.07 Trustee To Sign Amendments, Etc. The Trustee shall execute any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine; provided that the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers' Certificate each stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. Such Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee. ARTICLE TEN SUBORDINATION SECTION 10.01 Notes Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness. The Company covenants and agrees, and the Trustee and each Holder of the Notes, by its acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that all Notes shall be issued subject to the provisions of this Article Ten; and the Trustee and each Person holding any Note, whether upon original issue or upon transfer, assignment or exchange thereof, accepts and agrees that the payment 97 -89- of all Obligations on the Notes by the Company shall, to the extent and in the manner herein set forth, be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Obligations on the Senior Indebtedness, and that the subordination is for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable directly by, the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and that each holder of Senior Indebtedness whether now outstanding or hereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed shall be deemed to have acquired Senior Indebtedness in reliance upon the covenants and provisions contained in this Indenture and the Notes. SECTION 10.02 No Payment on Notes in Certain Circumstances. (a) No direct or indirect payment by or on behalf of the Company of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes whether pursuant to the terms of the 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 principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Senior Indebtedness with a principal amount in excess of $5.0 million (and the Trustee has received written notice thereof), 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 Senior Indebtedness. In addition, during the continuance of any other event of default with respect to any Designated Senior Indebtedness pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated, upon the occurrence of (x) receipt by the Trustee of written notice from the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Designated Senior Indebtedness or their Representatives, or (y) if such event of default results from the acceleration of the Notes, no such payment may be made by the Company upon or in respect of the Notes for a period ("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 holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or their Representatives who delivered such notice). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event will a Payment Blockage Period extend beyond 179 days from the date on which such Payment Blockage Period was commenced. Not more than one Payment Blockage Period may be commenced with respect to the Notes during any period of 360 consecutive days. For all purposes of this paragraph, no event of default which existed or was continuing on the date of the commencement of any Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Designated Senior Indebtedness initiating such Payment Blockage Period shall be, or be made, the basis for the 98 -90- commencement of a second Payment Blockage Period by the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or their Representatives 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 (it being acknowledged that any subsequent action, or any breach of any financial covenants for a period commencing after the date of commencement of such Payment Blockage Period that, in either case, would give rise to an event of default pursuant to any provisions under which an event of default previously existed or was continuing shall constitute a new event of default for this purpose). (b) In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets or securities of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders or any Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, money for any such payment or distribution shall be segregated or held in trust) on account of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be received and held in trust by the Trustee or such Holder or Paying Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, or their respective Representatives, ratably according to the respective amounts of Senior Indebtedness held or represented by each, and shall be paid over or delivered to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid after giving effect to all concurrent payments and distributions to or for the holders of such Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on information regarding amounts then due and owing on the Senior Indebtedness, if any, received from the holders of Senior Indebtedness (or their Representatives) or, if such information is not received from such holders or their Representatives, from the Company and only amounts included in the information provided to the Trustee shall be paid to the holders of Senior Indebtedness. Nothing contained in this Article Ten shall limit the right of the Trustee or the Holders of Notes to take any action to accelerate the maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section 6.02 or to pursue any rights or remedies hereunder; provided that all Senior Indebtedness thereafter due or declared to be due shall first be paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents before the Holders are entitled to receive any payment of any kind or character with respect to Obligations on the Notes. 99 -91- SECTION 10.03 Payment Over of Proceeds upon Dissolution, Etc. (a) Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any total or partial liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors or marshaling of assets of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property, whether voluntary or involuntary, all Obligations due or to become due upon all Senior Indebtedness shall first be paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents, or such payment duly provided for to the satisfaction of the holders of Senior Indebtedness, before any payment or distribution of any kind or character is made on account of any Obligations on the Notes, or for the acquisition of any of the Notes for cash or property or otherwise. Upon any such dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization, receivership or similar proceeding, any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of the Notes or the Trustee under this Indenture would be entitled, except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid by the Company or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, or by the Holders or by the Trustee under this Indenture if received by them, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the respective amounts of Senior Indebtedness held by such holders) or their respective Representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents after giving effect to any concurrent payment, distribution or provision therefor to or for the holders of Senior Indebtedness. (b) To the extent any payment of Senior Indebtedness (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 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 Senior Indebtedness or part thereof originally intended to be 100 -92- satisfied shall be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred. (c) In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by any Holder when such payment or distribution is prohibited by Section 10.03(a), such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, the holders of Senior Indebtedness (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the respective amount of Senior Indebtedness held by such holders) or their respective Representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents, after giving effect to any concurrent payment, distribution or provision therefor to or for the holders of such Senior Indebtedness. (d) The consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company with or into, another corporation or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, to another corporation upon the terms and conditions provided in Article Five hereof and as long as permitted under the terms of the Senior Indebtedness shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section if such other corporation shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, assume the Company's obligations hereunder in accordance with Article Five hereof. SECTION 10.04 Payments May Be Paid Prior to Dissolution. Nothing contained in this Article Ten or elsewhere in this Indenture shall prevent (i) the Company, except under the conditions described in Sections 10.02 and 10.03, from making payments at any time for the purpose of making payments of principal of and interest on the Notes, or from depositing with the Trustee any moneys for such payments, or (ii) in the absence of actual knowledge by the Trustee that a given payment would be prohibited by Section 10.02 or 10.03, the application by the Trustee of any moneys deposited with it for the purpose of making such payments of principal of, and interest on, the Notes to the Holders entitled thereto unless at least two Business Days prior to the date upon which such payment would otherwise become due and 101 -93- payable a Trust Officer shall have actually received the written notice provided for in the second sentence of Section 10.02(a) or in Section 10.07 (provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, such application shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the first sentence of Section 10.02(a) and Section 10.03). The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company. SECTION 10.05 Subrogation. Subject to the payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Senior Indebtedness, the Holders of the Notes shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Company applicable to the Senior Indebtedness until the Notes shall be paid in full; and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness by or on behalf of the Company or by or on behalf of the Holders by virtue of this Article Ten which otherwise would have been made to the Holders shall, as between the Company and the Holders of the Notes, be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of the Senior Indebtedness, it being understood that the provisions of this Article Ten are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Notes, on the one hand, and the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, on the other hand. SECTION 10.06 Obligations of the Company Unconditional. Nothing contained in this Article Ten or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Notes is intended to or shall impair, as among the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders the principal of and any interest on the Notes as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Holder of any Note or the Trustee on its behalf from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy. 102 -94- SECTION 10.07 Notice to Trustee. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any fact known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Article Ten. Regardless of anything to the contrary contained in this Article Ten or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any default or event of default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness or of any other facts which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee unless and until the Trustee shall have received notice in writing from the Company, or from a holder of Senior Indebtedness or a Representative therefor, and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee shall be entitled to assume (in the absence of actual knowledge to the contrary) that no such facts exist. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that any evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article Ten, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amounts of Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article Ten, and if such evidence is not furnished the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such person to receive such payment. SECTION 10.08 Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article Ten, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Seven hereof, and the Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which bankruptcy, dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending, or upon a certificate of the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, for the purpose of ascertaining the persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article Ten. 103 -95- SECTION 10.09 Trustee's Relation to Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article Ten with respect to any Senior Indebtedness which may at any time be held by it in its individual or any other capacity to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or any such agent of any of its rights as such holder. With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article Ten, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness. Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders or owners of Senior Indebtedness, the distribution may be made and the notice may be given to their Representative, if any. SECTION 10.10 Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or Omissions of the Company or Holders of Senior Indebtedness. No right of any present or future holders of any Senior Indebtedness to enforce subordination as provided herein shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Senior Indebtedness may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee, without incurring responsibility to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article Ten or the obligations hereunder of the Holders of the Notes to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Indebtedness, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Indebtedness, or any instrument 104 -96- evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Indebtedness is outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Indebtedness; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of Senior Indebtedness; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company and any other Person. SECTION 10.11 Noteholders Authorize Trustee To Effectuate Subordination of Notes. Each Holder of Notes, by its acceptance of them, authorizes and expressly directs the Trustee on its behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, as between the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders of Notes, the subordination provided in this Article Ten, and appoints the Trustee its attorney-in-fact for such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization or similar proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise) tending towards liquidation of the business and assets of the Company, the filing of a claim for the unpaid balance of its Notes and accrued interest in the form required in those proceedings. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in such proceeding prior to 30 days before the expiration of the time to file such claim or claims, then the holders of the Senior Indebtedness or their Representative are or is hereby authorized to have the right to file and are or is hereby authorized to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders of said Notes. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee or the holders of Senior Indebtedness or their Representative 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 thereof, or to authorize the Trustee or the holders of Senior Indebtedness or their Representative to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. SECTION 10.12 This Article Ten Not To Prevent Events of Default. The failure to make a payment on account of principal of or interest on the Notes by reason of any provision of this Article Ten will not be construed as preventing the occurrence of an Event of Default. 105 -97- SECTION 10.13 Trustee's Compensation Not Prejudiced. Nothing in this Article Ten will apply to amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to other sections in this Indenture. ARTICLE ELEVEN GUARANTEE SECTION 11.01 Unconditional Guarantee. Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantees, subject to Article Twelve, to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, that: (i) the principal of and interest on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise and interest on the overdue principal, if any, and interest on any interest, to the extent lawful, of the Notes and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or of any such other obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, subject, however, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, to the limitations set forth in Section 11.05. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes, this Indenture and in this Guarantee. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, any Guarantor, or any 106 -98- custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or any Guarantor, any amount paid by the Company or any Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between each Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article Six for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article Six, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by each Guarantor for the purpose of this Guarantee. SECTION 11.02 Subordination of Guarantee. The obligations of each Guarantor to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantee and this Indenture are expressly subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor, to the extent and in the manner provided in Article Twelve. SECTION 11.03 Severability. In case any provision of this Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. SECTION 11.04 Release of a Guarantor. Upon (i) the release by the lenders under the Working Capital Facility, related documents and future refinancings thereof of all guarantees of a Guarantor and all Liens on the property or assets of said Guarantor relating to such Indebtedness or (ii) the sale or disposition (whether by merger, stock purchase, asset sale or otherwise) of a Guarantor (or all or substantially all its assets) to an entity which is not a Subsidiary of the Company and which sale or disposition is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture, such Guarantor shall be deemed released from all obligations under this Article Eleven without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder; provided, however, that any such termination shall occur only to the extent that all obligations of such Guarantor under the Working Capital Facility and all of its guarantees of, and under all of its pledges 107 -99- of assets or other security interests which secure, such Indebtedness of the Company or the Guarantor shall also terminate upon such release, sale or transfer. The Trustee shall execute an appropriate instrument delivered by the Company evidencing such release upon receipt of a request by the Company accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel certifying as to the compliance with this Section 11.04. Any Guarantor not so released remains liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Notes as provided in this Article Eleven. SECTION 11.05 Limitation of Subsidiary Guarantor's Liability. Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance hereof, each Holder hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the guarantee by such Guarantor pursuant to its Guarantee not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar Federal or state law. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Holders and such Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor under the Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor (including, but not limited to, the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor) and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to Section 11.07, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under the Guarantee not constituting such fraudulent transfer or conveyance. SECTION 11.06 Guarantors May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms. (a) Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or shall prevent any sale of assets or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, to the Company or another Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company. Upon any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, the Guarantee given by such Guarantor shall no longer have any force or effect. 108 -100- (b) Except as set forth in Article Four and Article Five hereof, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into a corporation or corporations other than the Company or another Guarantor (whether or not affiliated with the Guarantor) or shall prevent any sale of assets or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, to a corporation or corporations other than the Company or another Guarantor (whether or not affiliated with the Guarantor); provided, however, that, subject to Sections 11.04 and 11.06(a), (i) immediately after such transaction and giving effect thereto, such transaction does not (a) violate any covenants set forth herein or (b) result in a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture that is continuing, (ii) upon any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, the Guarantee of such Guarantor set forth in this Article Eleven, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by such Guarantor, shall be expressly assumed (in the event that the Guarantor is not the surviving corporation in the merger), by supplemental indenture satisfactory in form to the Trustee and in compliance with Section 9.07, executed and delivered to the Trustee, by the corporation formed by such consolidation, or into which the Guarantor shall have merged, or by the corporation that shall have acquired such property, and (iii) in the event that such Guarantor is not the surviving corporation in the merger, such surviving corporation shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia. In the case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance and upon the assumption by the successor corporation, by supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee of the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Guarantor, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. SECTION 11.07 Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the Guarantors, the Guarantors agree, inter se, that in the event any payment or distribution is made by any Guarantor (a "Funding Guarantor") under the Guarantee, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from all other Guarantors in a pro rata amount based on the Adjusted Net Assets of each Guarantor (including the Funding Guarantor) for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Company's obligations with respect to the Notes or any other 109 -101- Guarantor's obligations with respect to the Guarantee. "Adjusted Net Assets" of such Guarantor at any date shall mean the lesser of the amount by which (x) the fair value of the property of such Guarantor exceeds the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities incurred or assumed on such date), but excluding liabilities under the Guarantee, of such Guarantor at such date and (y) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Guarantor at such date exceeds the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Guarantor on its debts including, without limitation, Guarantor Senior Indebtedness (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities incurred or assumed on such date and after giving effect to any collection from any Subsidiary of such Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such Subsidiary under the Guarantee), excluding debt in respect of the Guarantee of such Guarantor, as they become absolute and matured. SECTION 11.08 Waiver of Subrogation. Until all Obligations are paid in full each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against the Company that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor's obligations under the Guarantees and this Indenture, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, indemnification, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Holder of Notes against the Company, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Company, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and the Notes shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the Holders of the Notes, and shall, subject to the provisions of Section 11.02, Article Ten and Article Twelve, forthwith be paid to the Trustee for the benefit of such Holders to be credited and applied upon the Notes, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the waiver set forth in this Section 11.08 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. 110 -102- SECTION 11.09 Execution of Guarantee. To evidence their guarantee to the Holders set forth in this Article Eleven, the Guarantors hereby agree to execute the Guarantees in substantially the form included in Exhibit A and Exhibit B, which shall be endorsed on each Note ordered to be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in this Article Eleven shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Guarantee. Each such Guarantee shall be signed on behalf of each Guarantor by two Officers, or an Officer and an Assistant Secretary or one Officer shall sign and one Officer or an Assistant Secretary (each of whom shall, in each case, have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate actions) shall attest to such Guarantee prior to the authentication of the Note on which it is endorsed, and the delivery of such Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of such Guarantee on behalf of such Guarantor. Such signatures upon the Guarantees may be by manual or facsimile signature of such officers and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Guarantees, and in case any such officer who shall have signed the Guarantees shall cease to be such officer before the Note on which such Guarantee is endorsed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or disposed of by the Company, such Note nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed the Guarantees had not ceased to be such officer of the Guarantor. SECTION 11.10 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws. Each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive each such Guarantor from performing its Guarantee as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) each such Guarantor hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted. 111 -103- ARTICLE TWELVE SUBORDINATION OF GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS SECTION 12.01 Guarantee Obligations Subordinated to Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. Each Guarantor covenants and agrees, and the Trustee and each Holder of the Notes, by its acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that all Guarantees shall be issued subject to the provisions of this Article Twelve; and the Trustee and each Person holding any Note, whether upon original issue or upon transfer, assignment or exchange thereof, accepts and agrees that the payment of all Obligations on the Notes pursuant to the Guarantees by any Guarantor shall, to the extent and in the manner herein set forth, be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Obligations on the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor; that the subordination is for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable directly by, the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, and that each holder of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness whether now outstanding or hereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed shall be deemed to have acquired Guarantor Senior Indebtedness in reliance upon the covenants and provisions contained in this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees. SECTION 12.02 No Payment on Notes in Certain Circumstances. (a) No direct or indirect payment by or on behalf of any Guarantor with respect to any obligations on the Guarantee whether pursuant to the terms of the Guarantee 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 principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness with a principal amount in excess of $5.0 million (and the Trustee has received written notice thereof), 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 such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. In addition, during the continuance of any other event of default with respect to any Designated Senior Indebtedness (which Designated Senior Indebtedness is also Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor) pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated, upon the occurrence of (x) receipt by the Trustee of written notice from the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Designated Senior Indebtedness or their Representatives, or (y) if such event 112 -104- of default results from the acceleration of the Notes, no such payment may be made by the Guarantor upon or in respect of the Guarantee of such Guarantor for a period ("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 holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or their Representatives who delivered such notice). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event will a Payment Blockage Period extend beyond 179 days from the date on which such Payment Blockage Period was commenced. Not more than one Payment Blockage Period may be commenced with respect to the Notes during any period of 360 consecutive days. For all purposes of this paragraph, no event of default which existed or was continuing on the date of the commencement of any Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Designated Senior Indebtedness initiating such Payment Blockage Period shall be, or be made, the basis for the commencement of a second Payment Blockage Period by the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or their Representatives 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 (it being acknowledged that any subsequent action, or any breach of any financial covenants for a period commencing after the date of commencement of such Payment Blockage Period that, in either case, would give rise to an event of default pursuant to any provisions under which an event of default previously existed or was continuing shall constitute a new event of default for this purpose). (b) In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets or securities of the Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders or any Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, money for any such payment or distribution shall be segregated or held in trust) on account of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Guarantee of such Guarantor before all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be received and held in trust by the Trustee or such Holder or Paying Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, or their respective Representatives, ratably according to the respective amounts of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness held or represented by each, and shall be paid over or delivered to the holders of the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid after giving 113 -105- effect to all concurrent payments and distributions to or for the holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on information regarding amounts then due and owing on the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, if any, received from the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness (or their Representatives) or, if such information is not received from such holders or their Representatives, from the Guarantors and only amounts included in the information provided to the Trustee shall be paid to the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. Nothing contained in this Article Twelve shall limit the right of the Trustee or the Holders of Notes to take any action to accelerate the maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section 6.02 or to pursue any rights or remedies hereunder; provided that all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness thereafter due or declared to be due shall first be paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents before the Holders are entitled to receive any payment of any kind or character with respect to Obligations on the Guarantees. SECTION 12.03 Payment Over of Proceeds upon Dissolution, Etc. (a) Upon any payment or distribution of assets of any Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any total or partial liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors or marshaling of assets of such Guarantor or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding relating to such Guarantor or its property, whether voluntary or involuntary, all Obligations due or to become due upon all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor shall first be paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents, or such payment duly provided for to the satisfaction of the holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, before any payment or distribution of any kind or character is made on account of any Obligations on the Guarantee of such Guarantor. Upon any such dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization, receivership or similar proceeding, any payment or distribution of assets of any Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of the Notes or the Trustee under this Indenture would be entitled, except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid by such Guarantor or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, or by the Holders or by the Trustee under this Indenture if received by them, directly to the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the respective amounts of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness held by such holders) or their respective 114 -106- Representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents after giving effect to any concurrent payment, distribution or provision therefor to or for the holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. (b) To the extent any payment of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness (whether by or on behalf of such Guarantor, 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 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, such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred. (c) In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of such Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by any Holder when such payment or distribution is prohibited by Section 12.03(a), such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, the holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the respective amount of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness held by such holders) or their respective Representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents, after giving effect to any concurrent payment, distribution or provision therefor to or for the holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. (d) The consolidation of any Guarantor with, or the merger of any Guarantor with or into, another corporation or the liquidation or dissolution of any Guarantor following the conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets, to another corporation upon the terms and conditions provided in Section 11.06 hereof and as long as permitted under the terms of 115 -107- the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section if such other corporation shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, assume such Guarantor's obligations hereunder in accordance with Section 11.06 hereof. SECTION 12.04 Payments May Be Paid Prior to Dissolution. Nothing contained in this Article Twelve or elsewhere in this Indenture shall prevent (i) a Guarantor, except under the conditions described in Sections 12.02 and 12.03, from making payments at any time for the purpose of making payments in respect of its Guarantee, or from depositing with the Trustee any moneys for such payments, or (ii) in the absence of actual knowledge by the Trustee that a given payment would be prohibited by Section 12.02 or 12.03, the application by the Trustee of any moneys deposited with it for the purpose of making such payments in respect of the Notes to the Holders entitled thereto unless at least two Business Days prior to the date upon which such payment would otherwise become due and payable a Trust Officer shall have actually received the written notice provided for in the second sentence of Section 12.02(a) or in Section 12.07 (provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, such application shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the first sentence of Section 12.02(a) and Section 12.03). A Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of such Guarantor. SECTION 12.05 Subrogation. Subject to the payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor, the Holders of the Guarantee of such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of such Guarantor applicable to such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness until the Notes shall be paid in full; and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness by or on behalf of such Guarantor or by or on behalf of the Holders by virtue of this Article Twelve which otherwise would have been made to the Holders shall, as between such Guarantor and the Holders of the Notes, be deemed to be a payment by such Guarantor to or on account of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, it being understood that the provisions of this Article Twelve are and are intended solely for the purpose of 116 -108- defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Notes, on the one hand, and the holders of the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, on the other hand. SECTION 12.06 Obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors Unconditional. Nothing contained in this Article Twelve or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Notes or the Guarantees is intended to or shall impair, as among the Guarantors, its creditors other than the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders, the obligation of the Guarantors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders all amounts due and payable under the Guarantees as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Guarantors other than the holders of the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Holder of any Note or the Trustee on its behalf from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, in respect of cash, property or securities of the Guarantors received upon the exercise of any such remedy. SECTION 12.07 Notice to Trustee. The Guarantors shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any fact known to the Guarantors which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Notes and the Guarantees pursuant to the provisions of this Article Twelve. Regardless of anything to the contrary contained in this Article Twelve or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any default or event of default with respect to any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness or of any other facts which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee unless and until the Trustee shall have received notice in writing from the Guarantors, or from a holder of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness or a Representative therefor, and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee shall be entitled to assume (in the absence of actual knowledge to the contrary) that no such facts exist. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that any evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article Twelve, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amounts of 117 -109- Guarantor Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article Twelve, and if such evidence is not furnished the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such person to receive such payment. SECTION 12.08 Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Guarantors referred to in this Article Twelve, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Seven hereof, and the Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which bankruptcy, dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending, or upon a certificate of the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, for the purpose of ascertaining the persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of the Guarantors, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article Twelve. SECTION 12.09 Trustee's Relation to Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. The Trustee and any agent of the Guarantors or the Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article Twelve with respect to any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness which may at any time be held by it in its individual or any other capacity to the same extent as any other holder of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee or any such agent of any of its rights as such holder. With respect to the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article Twelve, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. 118 -110- Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders or owners of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, the distribution may be made and the notice may be given to their Representative, if any. SECTION 12.10 Subordination Rights Not Impaired by Acts or Omissions of the Subsidiary Guarantors or Holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. No right of any present or future holders of any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness to enforce subordination as provided herein shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Guarantors or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Guarantors with the terms of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee, without incurring responsibility to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article Twelve or the obligations hereunder of the Holders of the Notes to the holders of the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Guarantor Senior Indebtedness is outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Guarantor Senior Indebtedness; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Guarantors and any other Person. SECTION 12.11 Noteholders Authorize Trustee To Effectuate Subordination of Guarantee Obligations. Each Holder of the Notes and the Guarantees by its acceptance of them authorizes and expressly directs the Trustee on its behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, as between the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness and the Holders, the subordination provided in this 119 -111- Article Twelve, and appoints the Trustee its attorney-in-fact for such purposes, including, in the event of any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of any Guarantor (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization or similar proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise) tending towards liquidation of the business and assets of any Guarantor, the filing of a claim for the unpaid balance of its Notes and accrued interest in the form required in those proceedings. If the Trustee does not file a proper claim or proof of debt in the form required in such proceeding prior to 30 days before the expiration of the time to file such claim or claims, then the holders of the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness or their Representative are or is hereby authorized to have the right to file and are or is hereby authorized to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders of said Notes. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee or the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness or their Representative 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 thereof, or to authorize the Trustee or the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness or their Representative to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. SECTION 12.12 This Article Twelve Not To Prevent Events of Default. The failure to make a payment in respect of the Guarantees by reason of any provision of this Article Twelve will not be construed as preventing the occurrence of an Event of Default. SECTION 12.13 Trustee's Compensation Not Prejudiced. Nothing in this Article Twelve will apply to amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to other sections in this Indenture. 120 -112- ARTICLE THIRTEEN MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 13.01 TIA Controls. If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control. SECTION 13.02 Notices. Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, by telex, by telecopier or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows: IF TO THE COMPANY OR THE GUARANTORS: Royal Oak Mines Inc. 5501 Lakeview Drive Kirkland, WA 98033 Attn: Chief Financial Officer WITH COPIES TO: Lang Michener B.C.E. Place, P.O. Box 747, Suite 2500 181 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T7 Attn: David A. Knight, Esq. IF TO THE TRUSTEE: Mellon Bank, F.S.B. 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 2230 Seattle, WA 98101 Attention: Corporate Trust Department IF TO THE PAYING AGENT (WITH A COPY TO THE TRUSTEE) Mellon Securities Trust Company 120 Broadway, 13th Floor New York, NY 10271 121 -113- Each of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee by written notice to each other such Person may designate additional or different addresses for notices to such Person. Any notice or communication to the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered if personally delivered; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged, if faxed; and five (5) calendar days after mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid (except that a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given until actually received by the addressee). Failure to deliver "copies" as noted above shall not affect the sufficiency of a notice to the Company, Trustee or Paying Agent. Any notice or communication mailed to a Noteholder shall be mailed to him by first class mail or other equivalent means at his address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Noteholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Noteholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. SECTION 13.03 Communications by Holders with Other Holders. Noteholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c). SECTION 13.04 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: (1) an Officers' Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent to be performed by the Company, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and 122 -114- (2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent to be performed by the Company, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with. SECTION 13.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture, other than the Officers' Certificate required by Section 4.06, shall include: (1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is reasonably necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with. SECTION 13.06 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules in accordance with the Trustee's customary practices for action by or at a meeting of Noteholders. The Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules for its functions. SECTION 13.07 Legal Holidays. A "Legal Holiday" used with respect to a particular place of payment is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or at such place of payment are not required to be open. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at such place, payment may be made at such place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. 123 -115- SECTION 13.08 GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE. SECTION 13.09 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture. SECTION 13.10 No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee, stockholder or incorporator, as such, of the Company, the Guarantors or of the Trustee shall not 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 creations. Each Noteholder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes. SECTION 13.11 Successors. All agreements of the Company and the Guarantors in this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. SECTION 13.12 Duplicate Originals. All parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement. SECTION 13.13 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other 124 -116- respect and of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law. 125 -117- SIGNATURES IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above. Issuer: ROYAL OAK MINES INC. By: /s/ M. K. Witte ------------------------------ Name: M. K. Witte Title: Chairman and CEO Guarantor: KEMESS MINES INC. By: /s/ M. K. Witte ------------------------------ Name: M. K. Witte Title: Chairman and CEO Trustee: MELLON BANK, F.S.B., as Trustee By: /s/ Robert R. Meyers ------------------------------ Name: Title: 126 EXHIBIT A CUSIP No.: [ ] ROYAL OAK MINES INC. 11% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2006 No. $ ROYAL OAK MINES INC., an ontario, Canada corporation (the "Company," which term includes any successor entity), for value received promises to pay to or registered assigns, the principal sum of Dollars, on August 15, 2006. Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15. Record Dates: February 1 and August 1. Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers and a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereto or imprinted hereon. ROYAL OAK MINES INC. By: ------------------------------ Name: Title: Dated: Certificate of Authentication This is one of the 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. MELLON BANK, F.S.B., as Trustee Dated: By: ------------------------------ Authorized Signatory A-1 127 (REVERSE OF SECURITY) 11% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2006 1. Interest. ROYAL OAK MINES INC., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum shown above. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from August 12, 1996. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, commencing February 15, 1997. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue installments of interest from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes plus 2% per annum and on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful. 2. Method of Payment. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the Notes are cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts ("U.S. Legal Tender"). However, the Company may pay principal and interest by its check payable in such U.S. Legal Tender. The Company may deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder's registered address. 3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, Mellon Bank, F.S.B. (the "Trustee") will act as Registrar and Mellon Securities Trust Co., a New York chartered trust company, will act as Paying Agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders. 4. Indenture and Guarantees. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of August 12, 1996 (the "Indenture"), among the Company, the Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture) and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Initial Notes of the Company designated as its 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Initial Notes"). The Notes are limited in aggregate principal amount to $175,000,000. Payment on each Note is guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Eleven of the Indenture. The Notes include the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes, as defined below, issued in exchange for the Initial Notes pursuant to the Indenture. A-2 128 The Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. 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 (15 U.S. Code Section Section 77aaa-77bbbb) (the "TIA"), as in effect on the date of the Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them. The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company. 5. Subordination. The Notes are subordinated in right of payment, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Indenture, to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, whether outstanding on the date of the Indenture or thereafter incurred. The Guarantee in respect of the Notes is subordinated in right of payment, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Indenture, to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantor, whether outstanding on the date of the Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed. Each Holder by his acceptance hereof agrees to be bound by such provisions and authorizes and expressly directs the Trustee, on his behalf, to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provided for in the Indenture and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for such purposes. 6. Redemption. (a) Optional Redemption. The Notes will be redeemable, at the Company's option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on and after August 15, 2001, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on August 15 of the year set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of redemption: A-3 129 Year Percentage - ---- ---------- 2001 ................................ 105.500% 2002 ................................ 103.667 2003 ................................ 101.833 2004 and thereafter ................. 100.000% (b) Optional Redemption upon Public Equity Offerings. At any time, or from time to time, prior to August 15, 1999, the Company may, at its option, use the net proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings of the Company to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on August 15 of the year set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption: Year Percentage - ---- ---------- 1996 ................................ 111.000% 1997 ................................ 109.778% 1998 ................................ 108.556% In order to effect the foregoing redemption with the net proceeds of any Public Equity Offering, the Company shall make such redemption on or prior to 120 days after the receipt of such net proceeds. (c) Optional Redemption upon Changes to Certain Canadian Laws. The Notes are redeemable, as a whole but not in part, at the option of the Company at any time upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount so redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption, if the Company has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable under or with respect to the Notes, any additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations promulgated thereunder including changes to withholding tax laws) of Canada (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein), or any change in, or amendment to, any official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after August 5, 1996. 7. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder's registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part. A-4 130 Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the Notes called for redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for redemption on such Redemption Date, then, unless the Company defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, the Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such Redemption Date and the only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any. 8. Offers to Purchase. Sections 4.15 and 4.16 of the Indenture provide that, after certain Asset Sales (as defined in the Indenture) and upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture), and subject to further limitations contained therein, the Company will make an offer to purchase certain amounts of the Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. 9. Registration Rights. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, the Guarantor and the Holders of the Initial Notes, the Company will be obligated to consummate an exchange offer pursuant to which the Holder of this Note shall have the right to exchange this Note for the Company's Series B 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Exchange Notes"), which have been registered under the Securities Act, in like principal amount and having terms identical in all material respects to the Initial Notes. The Holders of the Initial Notes shall be entitled to receive certain additional interest payments in the event such exchange offer is not consummated and upon certain other conditions, all pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement. 10. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange of any Notes or portions thereof selected for redemption. 11. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. 12. Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company. After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease. A-5 131 13. Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity. If the Company at any time deposits with the Trustee U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity and complies with the other provisions of the Indenture relating thereto, the Company will be discharged from certain provisions of the Indenture and the Notes (including certain covenants, but excluding its obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes). 14. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, or comply with Article Five of the Indenture or make any other change that does not adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Holder of a Note. 15. Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture imposes certain covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional Indebtedness, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments, consummate certain asset sales, enter into certain transactions with Affiliates, incur Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to any Senior Indebtedness and senior in right of payment to the Notes, incur liens, impose restrictions on the ability of a subsidiary to pay dividends or make certain payments to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries. Such limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations. 16. Successors. When a successor assumes, in accordance with the Indenture, all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture, the predecessor will be released from those obligations. 17. 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 in the manner, at the time and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided A-6 132 in the Indenture. The Trustee is not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to 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 the interest of such Holders. 18. Trustee Dealings with Company. The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee. 19. No Recourse Against Others. No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, as such, of the Company shall have any liability for any obligation of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Note 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. 20. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on this Note. 21. Governing Law. The Laws of the State of New York shall govern this Note and the Indenture, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. 22. Abbreviations and Defined Terms. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note 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). 23. 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 as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon. 24. Indenture. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time. A-7 133 The Company will furnish to any Holder of a Note upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture, which has the text of this Note in larger type. Requests may be made to: Royal Oak Mines Inc., 5501 Lakeview Drive, Kirkland, WA 98033, Attn: Chief Financial Officer. A-8 134 [FORM OF NOTATION ON NOTE RELATING TO GUARANTEE] SENIOR GUARANTEE KEMESS MINES INC. (the "Guarantor"), has unconditionally guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis (such guarantee by the Guarantor being referred to herein as the "Guarantee") (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal and interest, if any, on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Eleven and Article Twelve of the Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantor to the Holders and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth and are expressly subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor, to the extent and in the manner provided, in Article Eleven and Article Twelve of the Indenture, and reference is hereby made to such Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantees therein made. No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator, as such, of any of the Guarantors shall have any liability under the Guarantee of such Guarantor by reason of such person's status as stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator. Each Holder of a Note by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Guarantee. A-9 135 The Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication on the Notes upon which the Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories. KEMESS MINES INC. By: ------------------------------ Name: Title: A-10 136 ASSIGNMENT FORM If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your signature guaranteed: I or we assign and transfer this Note to: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Print or type name, address and zip code and social security or tax ID number of assignee) and irrevocably appoint ______________________________________ , agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. Date: Signed: ------------------------- ------------------------------ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note) Signature Guarantee: ---------------------------------------- In connection with any transfer of this Note occurring prior to the date which is the earlier of (i) the date of the declaration by the SEC of the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") covering resales of this Note (which effectiveness shall not have been suspended or terminated at the date of the transfer) and (ii) December 1, 1999, the undersigned confirms that it has not utilized any general solicitation or general advertising in connection with the transfer and that this Note is being transferred: A-11 137 [Check One] (1) ___ to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or (2) ___ pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or (3) ___ to an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements (the form of which letter can be obtained from the Trustee); or (4) ___ outside the United states to a "foreign person" in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or (5) ___ pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (6) ___ pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or (7) ___ pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided that if box (3), (4), (5) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, in its sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications (including an investment letter in the case of box (3) or (4)) and other information as the Trustee or the Company has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. A-12 138 If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Note in the name of any person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 2.17 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied. Date: Signed: ------------------------- ------------------------------ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note) Signature Guarantee: ---------------------------------------- TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned's foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. Date: Signed: ------------------------- ------------------------------ NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer A-13 139 [OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE] If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box: Section 4.15 [ ] Section 4.16 [ ] If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $ -------------------- Dated: -------------------- ------------------------------------ NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever and be guaranteed by the endorser's bank or broker. Signature Guarantee: ------------------------------------------------ A-14 140 EXHIBIT B CUSIP No.: ROYAL OAK MINES INC. SERIES B 11% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2006 No. $ ROYAL OAK MINES INC., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the "Company," which term includes any successor entity), for value received promises to pay to or registered assigns, the principal sum of Dollars, on August 15, 2006. Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15. Record Dates: February 1 and August 1. Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officers and a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereto or imprinted hereon. ROYAL OAK MINES INC. By: ------------------------------ Name: Title: Dated: Certificate of Authentication This is one of the Series B 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. MELLON BANK, F.S.B., as Trustee Dated: By: ------------------------------ Authorized Signatory B-1 141 (REVERSE OF SECURITY) SERIES B 11% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2006 1. Interest. ROYAL OAK MINES INC., an Ontario, Canada corporation (the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate per annum shown above. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from August 12, 1996. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, commencing February 15, 1997. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and on overdue installments of interest from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes plus 2% per annum and on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful. 2. Method of Payment. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the Notes are cancelled on registration of transfer or registration of exchange after such Record Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company shall pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts ("U.S. Legal Tender"). However, the Company may pay principal and interest by its check payable in such U.S. Legal Tender. The Company may deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder's registered address. 3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, Mellon Bank, F.S.B. (the "Trustee") will act as Paying Agent and Mellon Securities Trust Co., a New York chartered trust company, will act as Paying Agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to the Holders. 4. Indenture and Guarantees. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of August 12, 1996 (the "Indenture"), among the Company, the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture) and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Exchange Notes of the Company designated as its Series B 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Exchange Notes"). The Notes are limited in aggregate principal amount to $175,000,000. Payment on each Note is guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by the Guarantors pursuant to Article Eleven of the Indenture. The Notes include the Initial Notes (the 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006) and the Exchange Notes, issued in exchange for the B-2 142 Initial Notes pursuant to the Indenture. The Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. 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 (15 U.S. Code Section Section 77aaa-77bbbb) (the "TIA"), as in effect on the date of the Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and said Act for a statement of them. The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company. 5. Subordination. The Notes are subordinated in right of payment, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Indenture, to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Senior Indebtedness of the Company, whether outstanding on the date of the Indenture or thereafter incurred. The Guarantee in respect of the Notes is subordinated in right of payment, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Indenture, to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantor, whether outstanding on the date of the Indenture or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed. Each Holder by his acceptance hereof agrees to be bound by such provisions and authorizes and expressly directs the Trustee, on his behalf, to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provided for in the Indenture and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for such purposes. 6. Redemption. (a) Optional Redemption. The Notes will be redeemable, at the Company's option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on and after August 15, 2001, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on August 15 of the year set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of redemption: Year Percentage - ---- ---------- 2001 .............................. 105.500% 2002 .............................. 103.667 2003 .............................. 101.833 2004 and thereafter ............... 100.000% (b) Optional Redemption upon Public Equity Offerings. At any time, or from time to time, prior to August 15, 1999, the Company may, at its option, use the net proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings of the Company to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes at the following redemption B-3 143 prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on August 15 of the year set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption: Year Percentage - ---- ---------- 1996 ............................... 111.000% 1997 ............................... 109.778% 1998 ............................... 108.556% In order to effect the foregoing redemption with the net proceeds of any Public Equity Offering, the Company shall make such redemption on or prior to 120 days after the receipt of such net proceeds. (c) Optional Redemption upon Changes to Certain Canadian Laws. The Notes are redeemable, as a whole but not in part, at the option of the Company at any time upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount so redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption, if the Company has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable under or with respect to the Notes, any additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations promulgated thereunder including changes to withholding tax laws) of Canada (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein), or any change in, or amendment to, any official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after August 5, 1996. 7. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder's registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part. Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the Notes called for redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for redemption on such Redemption Date, then, unless the Company defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, the Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such Redemption Date and the only right of the Holders of such Notes will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any. 8. Offers to Purchase. Sections 4.15 and 4.16 of the Indenture provide that, after certain Asset Sales (as defined in B-4 144 the Indenture) and upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture), and subject to further limitations contained therein, the Company will make an offer to purchase certain amounts of the Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. 9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange of any Notes or portions thereof selected for redemption. 10. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. 11. Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company. After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease. 12. Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity. If the Company at any time deposits with the Trustee U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity and complies with the other provisions of the Indenture relating thereto, the Company will be discharged from certain provisions of the Indenture and the Notes (including certain covenants, but excluding its obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes). 13. Amendment; Supplement; Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, or comply with Article Five of the Indenture or make any other change that does not adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Holder of a Note. 14. Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture imposes certain covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its B-5 145 Restricted Subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional Indebtedness, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments, consummate certain asset sales, enter into certain transactions with Affiliates, incur Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to any Senior Indebtedness and senior in right of payment to the Notes, incur liens, impose restrictions on the ability of a subsidiary to pay dividends or make certain payments to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries. Such limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. The Company must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such limitations. 15. Successors. When a successor assumes, in accordance with the Indenture, all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture, the predecessor will be released from those obligations. 16. 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 in the manner, at the time 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 is not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to 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. 17. Trustee Dealings with Company. The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee. 18. No Recourse Against Others. No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, as such, of the Company shall have any liability for any obligation of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Note 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. B-6 146 19. Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee or Authenticating Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on this Note. 20. Governing Law. The Laws of the State of New York shall govern this Note and the Indenture, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. 21. Abbreviations and Defined Terms. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note 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). 22. 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 as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon. 23. Indenture. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Indenture, as the same may be amended from time to time. The Company will furnish to any Holder of a Note upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture, which has the text of this Note in larger type. Requests may be made to: Royal Oak Mines Inc., 5501 Lakeview Drive, Kirkland, WA 98033, Attn: Chief Financial Officer. B-7 147 [FORM OF NOTATION ON NOTE RELATING TO GUARANTEE] SENIOR GUARANTEE KEMESS MINES INC. (the "Guarantor") has unconditionally guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis (such guarantee by each Guarantor being referred to herein as the "Guarantee") (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal and interest, if any, on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Eleven and Article Twelve of the Indenture and (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantor to the Holders and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth and are expressly subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor, to the extent and in the manner provided, in Article Eleven and Article Twelve of the Indenture, and reference is hereby made to such Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee therein made. No past, present or future stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator, as such, of any of the Guarantors shall have any liability under the Guarantee of such Guarantor by reason of such person's status as stockholder, officer, director, employee or incorporator. Each Holder of a Note by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Guarantee. B-8 148 The Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication on the Notes upon which the Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories. KEMESS MINES INC. By: ------------------------------ Name: Title: B-9 149 ASSIGNMENT FORM If you the Holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your signature guaranteed: I or we assign and transfer this Note to: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Print or type name, address and zip code and social security or tax ID number of assignee) and irrevocably appoint _________________________________ , agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. Date: Signed: ------------------------- ------------------------------ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note) Signature Guarantee: ---------------------------------------- B-10 150 [OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE] If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box: Section 4.15 [ ] Section 4.16 [ ] If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $___________________ Dated: ------------------------- ------------------------------------ NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever and be guaranteed by the endorser's bank or broker. Signature Guarantee: ------------------------------------- B-11 151 Exhibit C Form of Certificate To Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Non-QIB Accredited Investors ___________, ____ Mellon Bank, F.S.B. 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 2230 Seattle, WA 98101 Attention: Corporate Trust Department Re: Royal Oak Mines Inc. 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 -------------------------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with our proposed purchase of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Notes") of Royal Oak Mines Inc. (the "Company"), we confirm that: 1. We have received a copy of the Offering Memorandum (the "Offering Memorandum"), dated August 5, 1996 relating to the Notes and such other information as we deem necessary in order to make our investment decision. We acknowledge that we have read and agreed to the matters stated on pages (i)-(iv) of the Offering Memorandum and in the section entitled "Transfer Restrictions" of the Offering Memorandum, including the restrictions on duplication and circulation of the Offering Memorandum. 2. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture relating to the Notes (as described in the Offering Memorandum) and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). 3. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell or otherwise transfer any Notes prior to the date which is three years after the original issuance of the Notes, we will do so C-1 152 only (i) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) inside the United States in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a "qualified institutional buyer" (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), (iii) inside the United States to an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to the Trustee (as defined in the Indenture relating to the Notes), a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements relating to the restrictions on transfer of the Notes, (iv) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (v) pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act (if available), or (vi) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing any of the Notes from us a notice advising such purchaser that resales of the Notes are restricted as stated herein. 4. We are not acquiring the Notes for or on behalf of, and will not transfer the Notes to, any pension or welfare plan (as defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), except as permitted in the section entitled "Transfer Restrictions" of the Offering Memorandum. 5. We understand that, on any proposed resale of any Notes, we will be required to furnish to the Trustee and the Company such certification, legal opinions and other information as the Trustee and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect. 6. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or their investment, as the case may be. 7. We are acquiring the Notes purchased by us for our account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional "accredited investor") as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion. You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a C-2 153 copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Very truly yours, By: ------------------------------ Name: Title: C-3 154 Exhibit D Form of Certificate To Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S ______________, ____ Mellon Bank, F.S.B. 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 2230 Seattle, WA 98101 Attention: Corporate Trust Department Re: Royal Oak Mines Inc. (the "Company") 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2006 (the "Notes") Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with our proposed sale of $___________ aggregate principal amount of the Notes, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly, we represent that: (1) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States; (2) either (a) at the time the buy offer was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States, or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States; (3) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; (4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act; and D-1 155 (5) we have advised the transferee of the transfer restrictions applicable to the Notes. You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S. Very truly yours, [Name of Transferor] By: ------------------------------ Authorized Signature D-2